tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-44272909502107261982012-02-13T18:27:30.943-06:00A University of Texas Longhorn football focused blog.Texas Whisper Chantnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1121100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4427290950210726198.post-75724174515630183482008-11-04T20:22:00.002-06:002008-11-04T20:34:02.281-06:00

I know, I know, believe me I know all about how Graham Harrell has passed for a billion yards this season and has the head to head win, but shit like this is uncommon.[Colt McCoy] on if he is tired at all: "I could play today. I'm telling you, losing is one of the worst feelings and if you play a sport, that's one of the toughest pills to swallow. So, when that happens, you want to get back on

Texas Whisper Chantnoreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4427290950210726198.post-89582712251771357812008-11-04T08:23:00.002-06:002008-11-04T08:26:01.975-06:00

Mack and co intend to send in a tape of specific plays this week in which they felt calls by the officiating crew were missed or botched. Although it does not matter at this point, it is still good to know that I'm not actually insane concerning all the missed holding calls.

Texas Whisper Chantnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4427290950210726198.post-54548180324035987782008-11-04T06:55:00.002-06:002008-11-04T06:59:55.260-06:00

Nice timing, Orange Bowl. The week our National Championship dreams take a bit of a hit, Chris O. was announced as a nominee for the 2008 FedEx Orange Bowl/FWAA Courage Award. If you haven't read or heard anything about Ogbonnaya's life, it's worth reading up on for the simple reason that it really puts some bad luck on the football field into perspective.

Texas Whisper Chantnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4427290950210726198.post-1456075966959433262008-11-03T18:05:00.002-06:002008-11-03T20:22:15.055-06:00

I wish real life was like a video game; I would love to have been able to hit the reset button at halftime this weekend. Congratulations to Tech for facilitating the ultimate worst case scenario for this season's Texas team, and capitalizing on the vast majority of mistakes made. Even though the game came down to one play, it is unreasonable to expect to win when you get dominated at the line of

Texas Whisper Chantnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4427290950210726198.post-37342316445576775102008-11-01T14:04:00.003-05:002008-11-01T15:06:45.005-05:00

Very slow start today after a punishing (for my liver at least) Halloween, but what better hangover cure than blowing off responsibilities, eating, drinking, and watching football all day long. The two most important things I will be looking for in tonight's game are turnover margin and control at the line of scrimmage. Our d-line is far and away the best defensive line Tech has faced since last

Texas Whisper Chantnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4427290950210726198.post-81297069941084919492008-10-30T07:53:00.003-05:002008-10-30T08:05:25.492-05:00

The depth chart for Saturday's game has been released, and I must say I am a little surprised. I realize the depth chart doesn't entirely sum up who gets to play and who doesn't, but is more a tool players and fans can use to gage how each player has performed (in theory). That being said, how on earth did Curtis Brown go from shutting down Dez Bryant, maybe the premier receiver in the country

Texas Whisper Chantnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4427290950210726198.post-31395035487655941682008-10-30T07:14:00.004-05:002008-10-30T17:42:49.797-05:00

I'm not even a player and I feel exhausted from this ridiculous stretch of games. Which is exactly why a steaming pile of hate is in order. 1. Graham Harrell prefers white wine to any other beverage. Just plain un-American.2. Mike Leach wishes the election was still another year away, because two years just isn't enough time to make a decision.3. Michael Crabtree drinks Dr. Pepper, and clearly

Texas Whisper Chantnoreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4427290950210726198.post-38800983718466523962008-10-28T20:53:00.006-05:002008-10-29T07:00:09.022-05:00

I'm feeling a bit testy about members of the national media making comments like these or speculating that Graham Harrell should be the Heisman race leader because of his circumstantially "better" stats (ESPN PTI), so I gathered some inspiration from maybe my favorite blogger and decided to write something contrarian.Said Gary Danielson on Colt versus Matt Stafford as a pro:"I'll take Stafford.

Texas Whisper Chantnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4427290950210726198.post-58500975605118463092008-10-27T17:50:00.004-05:002008-10-27T20:45:47.631-05:00

It's pretty rare that you lose a game, but end up with the most amount of points. That's exactly how I felt leaving the stadium after the game. I completely understand what our Oklahoman brethren must have felt like at the end of the third quarter earlier this season against us. I can't even count the amount of times I said to myself "please, please, please just stay ahead for [insert any number

Texas Whisper Chantnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4427290950210726198.post-69074967206064829002008-10-24T17:23:00.004-05:002008-10-24T17:33:55.494-05:00

Viewing requirements: replace "Washington" with "Colt McCoy."PASSING:           g cmp-att-int yards td long pct avg/p avg/g effic2008 7 160-197-3 1894 19 65 81.2 9.6 270.6 190.8            g att yards td long avg/c avg/g2008  7 70 371 6 35 5.3 53.0Sick. 

Texas Whisper Chantnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4427290950210726198.post-61093525115394544602008-10-23T17:50:00.002-05:002008-10-23T19:20:23.039-05:00

The talk of the tubes today has been about the futures of Colt McCoy and Will Muschamp, the first saying he will stay and the latter being rumored to possibly be done at UT at the end of the season. It's unpleasant to think or talk about, but what if both decide to move on to arguably greener pastures? Colt:For the immediate future of the program, this one will hurt the most. It's no breaking

Texas Whisper Chantnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4427290950210726198.post-27829752278601863232008-10-22T20:01:00.009-05:002008-10-22T21:52:09.372-05:00

The dark side of the force may feed off of anger and hate, but no Jedi ever faced an adversary as tough as Texas's 2008 schedule. Pull up a chair, grab a plate, and eat up some hate until it hurts.1. Oklahoma State's premier receiver, Dez Bryant, tailors his jeans.2. Running back Kendall Hunter is not a big fan of women's volleyball. 3. Zac Robinson, OSU's quarterback, watches Madden Nation on

Texas Whisper Chantnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4427290950210726198.post-49191315724556889732008-10-21T12:17:00.002-05:002008-10-21T12:21:37.600-05:00

Mack may or may not be losing his mind in his old age, but in that saying swear words to children sort of way that make your grandparents so endearing. To keep the Horns focused on the task ahead Mack has littered the locker room with cheese and nudez of dudez. Or something like that.

Texas Whisper Chantnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4427290950210726198.post-43530722052572447362008-10-21T07:38:00.003-05:002008-10-21T07:47:16.328-05:00

Steve Spurrier has cleared the linebacker ref, Wilbur Hackett Jr., who appeared to have tackled the Gamecock's QB, Stephen Garcia. The best part is, Hackett was a linebacker for Kentucky from 1967-1970.I think Spurrier made the right call, I mean it's his own fault for not getting a blocker on that ref. My next question is what is Greg Davis doing to ensure that we don't let unblocked refs wreck

Texas Whisper Chantnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4427290950210726198.post-77195327264717207742008-10-19T17:47:00.002-05:002008-10-19T17:51:15.395-05:00

BCS Standings 1. Texas 7-02. Alabama 7-03. Penn State 8-04. Oklahoma 6-15. USC 5-16. Oklahoma State 7-07. Georgia 6-18. Texas Tech 7-09. Ohio State 7-110. Florida 5-111. Utah 8-012. Boise State 6-013. LSU 5-114. TCU 7-115. Missouri 5-216. South Florida 6-117. Pitt 5-118. Georgia Tech 6-119. Tulsa 7-020. Ball State 7-021. BYU 6-122. Northwestern 6-123. Kansas 5-224. Minnesota 6-125. Florida State

Texas Whisper Chantnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4427290950210726198.post-42333787777793177332008-10-19T15:36:00.003-05:002008-10-19T15:48:07.655-05:00

All the whining I did earlier today about the refs calling a bad game seems absolutely ridiculous compared to this play from last night's LSU vs South Carolina game. Wow. Someone convince me this is fake.

Texas Whisper Chantnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4427290950210726198.post-25748107711028851882008-10-19T11:27:00.003-05:002008-10-19T12:37:21.208-05:00

This weekend in the world of college football was essentially the polar opposite of last weekend. Pretty much everyone who should have taken care of business did, and did it early on in the game. Even so, little doubt remains in my mind that we are the rightful owners of the number one spot on any and all polls. Now, on to ranking the unrankable (and no spell check, I didn't mean "undrinkable" as

Texas Whisper Chantnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4427290950210726198.post-32023452808931659972008-10-18T11:53:00.002-05:002008-10-18T12:03:58.569-05:00

I'm about to head out the door for Austin, but I'll leave you with these to enjoy. See you on the Norf Side.

Texas Whisper Chantnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4427290950210726198.post-73035238821868080302008-10-17T17:57:00.004-05:002008-10-17T18:43:08.357-05:00

Watch out Mack, your couch and wallpaper don't match at all!*We've got ourselves a mighty pachyderm sitting on the couch in the parlor and it might be time to talk about it. What the heck is going on with last season's favorite backup running back, sophomore Vondrell McGee? What happened to 8 TD's and 4.0 yards/carry? What happened to all the fans calling for McGee to replace the then

Texas Whisper Chantnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4427290950210726198.post-76850346091433128822008-10-17T17:15:00.005-05:002008-10-17T17:50:22.867-05:00

I can see exactly where this road is headed, and I don't like it one bit. Sure, Mack didn't offer a scholarship to Mizzou's now fantastic QB Chase Daniel(no 's'), but that doesn't mean MU is the wonderful protagonists of this fairytale you are all spinning that ends with them getting sweet sweet revenge on big mean Texas. So please stop it right now.This is still our fairytale, goddammit. I mean

Texas Whisper Chantnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4427290950210726198.post-12151420239810346322008-10-15T19:48:00.005-05:002008-10-16T07:28:39.262-05:00

I can most certainly sense that we as a fan base are still frolicking out in our post-OU bliss fields (I wish bliss fields were real), and not focussed on our upcoming game against the once #2 Mizzou. OU is in the past, it's time to get out a fresh six pack of Hateoraide and begin the Mizzou strong dislike (hate is an awfully strong word for a Big 12 North team).1. Quarterback Chase Daniel is

Texas Whisper Chantnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4427290950210726198.post-6074083904656784142008-10-14T07:28:00.002-05:002008-10-14T17:57:15.681-05:00

Reading txtwstr7 @ BON's preview of the upcoming basketball season, I got to thinking about how similar our football and basketball teams are at the moment. Sort of like how girls who hang out too much will start to have their period at the same time. Starting with the preseason, both teams lost a key offensive facet to the glamour of professional sports. In football, we lost Jamaal Charles and

Texas Whisper Chantnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4427290950210726198.post-47812873663810835042008-10-14T07:19:00.002-05:002008-10-14T07:25:11.187-05:00

Jordan Shipley was nominated for the Pontiac Game Changing Performance of the Week. It is our duty as mindless consumer drones to visit the website and vote, and because he deserves it. *This message was brought to you by Tampax for Mature Plus-Sized Women. 

Texas Whisper Chantnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4427290950210726198.post-28617988920688192782008-10-12T21:27:00.003-05:002008-10-13T20:01:23.330-05:00

Holy balls what the hell is going on? Mack: didn't you get the memo that this is a rebuilding reloading year? We are supposed to be struggling to stay in games this season. We lost just about every player on offense from last season not named Colt. I mean come on, we have a true freshman playing safety! And most importantly, you're making me look stupid. In a good way. Thank you.Playing the "

Texas Whisper Chantnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4427290950210726198.post-15655894667553341502008-10-10T06:58:00.005-05:002008-10-10T08:23:53.153-05:00

It is at this point that the coaches start telling the players that they have done everything possible to prepare for the game physically and that it is time to get their heads in a place that will allow them to come into this game on top of a surge of confidence and destructive energy. As a fan, I feel that a similar plan of action applies; I've read all the reviews, watched all the experts on

Texas Whisper Chantnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4427290950210726198.post-17841726058095514232008-10-09T19:52:00.003-05:002008-10-09T20:35:39.563-05:00

The Big 12 coaches voted on the preseason-so-why-does-it-matter-but-we-care men's basketball rankings, and we came out pretty close to the top. It's amazing to me that both Kansas and Texas can lose star players year after year to the NBA and still continue to be the class of the Big 12. I'm starting to believe that the Texas basketball no longer "rebuilds, they  reload," just like Texas football

Texas Whisper Chantnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4427290950210726198.post-66871675773527443242008-10-08T17:41:00.009-05:002008-10-08T18:15:49.656-05:00

If you are like me your hate-o-meters are probably pretty full already, but I am all about throwing babies fuel onto the fire.1. OU QB Sam Bradford actually has a sidewinder missile for a penis and has your girlfriend's number on speed dial.2. Bob Stoops is actually a Nigerian lord who needs you to send him your bank information so that he can transfer you his last $6.1 million.3. Running back

Texas Whisper Chantnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4427290950210726198.post-19063111186007812362008-10-07T22:11:00.003-05:002008-10-07T22:22:47.840-05:00

Bob Stoops at his Monday press conference in Norman.On whether both teams have gotten better:“That’s probably fair to say,” Stoops said. “I feel as though we’re a stronger team than a year ago overall. And I feel that Texas is better as well.“It’s a major challenge. And an exciting one as well. They’re playing well in all parts of the game."How is it only Tuesday? I just impulse bought a football

Texas Whisper Chantnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4427290950210726198.post-360128988158435932008-10-07T18:29:00.006-05:002008-10-07T18:56:37.243-05:00

It's been a good while since I have been this excited about any OU weekend, which is incredible considering how generally low the expectations were going into this season. I'm certainly not the only one who is putting a lot of thought into this game, especially not on the tubes. To take a line from the esteemed D.J. Paul Wall, "We gon' see what they talkin 'bout mayne, okay."The PrimerAmazing Old

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It's here, it's finally here! Ask anyone who follows the University of Texas football team what single weekend they are most anxious about this season, and they will almost invariably admit that OU weekend has been circled on their calendar for quite a while. A few will mention the upcoming match-ups against Mizzou, Oklahoma State, Texas Tech, and Kansas, but none will disagree that this is a

Texas Whisper Chantnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4427290950210726198.post-66224029171200674042008-10-05T12:15:00.006-05:002008-10-05T13:40:19.330-05:00

Another weekend, another game, another team that tells us absolutely nothing about how far this team can be pushed. As much better as CU was than our out of conference schedule, OU will be that much stronger compared to CU. Shit's about to get real real.Top Five1. Chris OH-bon-EYE-uh: The best way I can think to describe his performance on Saturday is that it was gratifying. After not registering

Texas Whisper Chantnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4427290950210726198.post-85994589952629211582008-10-03T18:02:00.003-05:002008-10-03T18:53:03.053-05:00

Holy crap, is it really time to start playing (kind of) good teams now?! Some have said that this could very well be a trap game for Colt and family, so I have decided to nip this the bud and throw out some reasons to hate want to beat CU.1. Josh Smith once said he though "Reggie Bush deserved the Heisman." Kind of like Reggie deserved his weekly pay check at USC (cha-zing).2. Ralphie is widely

Texas Whisper Chantnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4427290950210726198.post-89939078198796169312008-10-01T17:38:00.002-05:002008-10-01T17:57:32.002-05:00

Ground RulesOklahoma vs Baylor: (651,000 to 412,000)Kansas vs Iowa State: (557,000 to 335,000)Texas Tech vs Kansas State: (455,000 to 360,000)Texas vs Colorado: (403,000 to 615,000)Texas A&M vs Oklahoma State: (371,000 to 503,000)Missouri vs Nebraska: (617,000 to 664,000)And just because: LSU vs Florida: (665,000 to 932,000)Winners: OU, Kansas, Texas Tech, Colorado, Oklahoma State, Nebraska,

Texas Whisper Chantnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4427290950210726198.post-39099819170611941062008-09-30T18:17:00.006-05:002008-09-30T21:51:00.255-05:00

Dan "the Egg Man" Hawkins is spreading some serious chemical love around Boulder based on some of the comments the CU PR team is letting slip. For further proof, remember that time Darrell Scott was going to be the Buffs star player in an offense designed around him? Someone named Dan Hawkins must have been high, unlike the ranking of CU's future recruits after that bit of wizardry. From the

Texas Whisper Chantnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4427290950210726198.post-58314745903916711382008-09-30T12:10:00.002-05:002008-09-30T12:38:24.251-05:00

Bo Pelini is a man, he's 40! No really he is. If you are going to be the headcoach at a school renowned for having the most accommodating and classy fans, the best thing you can do in my mind is go in there and f#*k some sh!t up. Kind of like how on your first day in prison, you should find the biggest baddest dude, and become his b!tch. Or something like that, I don't remember the specifics. Bo

Texas Whisper Chantnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4427290950210726198.post-52871132122081355092008-09-29T18:29:00.005-05:002008-09-29T19:52:13.728-05:00

This Texas team is slowly getting harder and harder to write anything negative about. Especially against a team as sucktacular as Arkansas. Did  some SEC official neglect to tell Casey Dick and the rest of Arkansas that SEC teams aren't supposed to gobble copious amounts of man-meat? Top Five1. Colt "your Dick looks like a munch-kin" McCoy: Dude, you better not be setting me up for another heart

Texas Whisper Chantnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4427290950210726198.post-80702841650246140642008-09-27T10:02:00.004-05:002008-09-27T10:18:52.192-05:00

Ground RulesFlorida State vs. Colorado: (908,000 to 600,000)Kansas State vs. Louisiana-Lafayette: (346,000 to 456,000)Nebraska vs. Virginia Tech: (593,000 to 358,000)Oklahoma vs. TCU: (614,000 to 270,000)Oklahoma State vs. Troy: (500,000 to 280,000) Texas vs. Arkansas: (401,000 to 553,000)Texas A&M vs. Army: (383,000 to 440,000)Winners: Nebraska, Oklahoma, Oklahoma StateLosers: Colorado, Kansas

Texas Whisper Chantnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4427290950210726198.post-33116535991611912692008-09-24T11:54:00.007-05:002008-09-24T12:42:09.660-05:00

For Texas fans like me who are either too young or too old to remember Arkansas as a SWC rival, this week doesn't feel like anything more than a regular out of conference game. For Arkansas fans of all ages this game is like the lovechild of the Superbowl and the moon landing, so in an effort to balance the zealotry I have come up with some totally made-up untrue non-facts about the Hawgs that

Texas Whisper Chantnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4427290950210726198.post-67500094399147894922008-09-23T12:20:00.005-05:002008-09-23T14:17:42.332-05:00

I've had several conversations already this season with people who either aren't crazy about the performance of this year's version of the Horns without last year's stars, or could not be more excited about the track that this team is on. The expectation going into this season was that we would struggle to produce on offense after losing our three best play-makers, but now it is starting to feel

Texas Whisper Chantnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4427290950210726198.post-54999180246200403982008-09-22T18:33:00.005-05:002008-09-22T20:12:59.660-05:00

Top Five1. Colt "Tebow is fat" McCoy: Are you freaking kidding me? Where the capital F were you last season? If Colt and his protectorate can play half this well against teams that have the ability to knock him around a little bit, come January we might be asking ourselves if he'll be around in '09. 2. Jordan "glass corvette" Shipley: Sneakiest human alive. Without doing any research, I know that

Texas Whisper Chantnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4427290950210726198.post-90030424147953386772008-09-20T11:05:00.004-05:002008-09-20T11:22:34.361-05:00

Ground RulesMissouri vs Buffalo: (555,000 to 375,000)Miami vs Texas A&M: (719,000 to 369,000)Texas vs Rice: (415,000 to 467,000)Texas Tech vs Massachusetts: (436,000 to  454,000)Kansas vs Sam Houston State: (558,000 to 246,000)UNLV vs Iowa State: (288,000 to 332,000)Winners: Missouri, Kansas, Iowa StateLosers: Texas A&M, Texas, Texas TechGoogle has it out for Texas this week, but maybe it is

Texas Whisper Chantnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4427290950210726198.post-86333319726839097732008-09-18T19:18:00.005-05:002008-09-19T20:42:47.687-05:00

As in, West Virginia's offense is more boring than old people talking about the past. I truly hope West Virginia's post game talk included a sincere apology from their coach Bill Stewart. The only way I can explain his coaching behavior is that Bill Stewart was actually being controlled by someone playing a video game, who was being distracted by his girlfriend's complaints about how all he ever

Texas Whisper Chantnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4427290950210726198.post-62506306042318212472008-09-18T19:18:00.003-05:002008-09-18T19:50:00.433-05:00

Hooray John Chiles! This weekend's game marks a full year as an active college football player for the sophomore, and his second time facing rice. He ran nine times for 72 yards in his debut game, averaging 8 ypc over two drives. So far this season he has only carried the ball six times for eight yards, averaging 1.3 ypc. It is no secret that the Horns' running backs have been underwhelming so

Texas Whisper Chantnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4427290950210726198.post-68626562282791154632008-09-17T18:21:00.004-05:002008-09-17T19:07:44.925-05:00

We Like Hate Ike:Survey says hurricanes are way less fun than I initially projected. Getting sloppy drunk during a hurricane was probably a bad idea for two reasons:The last thing you need when there is a big dangerous storm outside is a sense of invincibility.You suddenly find yourself really drunk and really scared in the dark. I've definitely had better ideas in my life, but it passed the time

Texas Whisper Chantnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4427290950210726198.post-37152585822063367122008-09-12T17:40:00.005-05:002008-09-12T21:54:05.634-05:00

Weatherman says 100% chance of hurricanes for Houston (where I live) and he wouldn't lie, so I guess I better just watch football, eat pizza, and get sloppy drunk all night. Desperate times call for desperate measures. This being my first hurricane experience, I have to say I am kind of enjoying it so far. In this picture I snapped of "Tracking Ike," I can't exactly explain why the hurricane

Texas Whisper Chantnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4427290950210726198.post-20657014589337486852008-09-12T11:24:00.006-05:002008-09-12T11:57:51.119-05:00

USF vs Kansas: (911,000 to 556,000)Iowa vs Iowa State: (583,000 to 332,000)Baylor vs Washington State: (402,000 to 474,000)Missouri vs Nevada: (593,000 to 426,000)Nebraska vs New Mexico State: (667,000 to 376,000)Oklahoma State vs Missouri State: (542,000 to 429,000)Texas Tech vs SMU: (450,000 to 267,000)Oklahoma vs Washington: (606,000 to 763,000)Winners: Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma State,

Texas Whisper Chantnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4427290950210726198.post-49037766104583069422008-09-09T23:55:00.004-05:002008-09-10T00:03:43.648-05:00

Pretty tough to argue against. This is pretty much exactly what I look and sound like after 3 hours of drinking beer by my/a car, 4 hours of baking in the sun, cheering, drinking out of a boot flask, and then when the game ends stumbling out of DKR at 4 PM wondering why I'm starting to get hung over. My new answer for every question: "Who's going to lock and load? UT of course." Thanks be to the

Texas Whisper Chantnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4427290950210726198.post-89865549711644947012008-09-09T19:42:00.003-05:002008-09-09T19:52:25.805-05:00

Some pictures of a coupe of very enterprising UTEP fans are attracting attention in the (quasi) national media. Awesome.

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The top tens are out, and they are important for us because we cracked the top 10 at 8th. I've said it before, and I'll say it again, I think it is in our best interest if we remain out of the national spotlight for at least a few more weeks. I've really come to enjoy the quiet confidence on and behind this team, so I can only hope these new rankings do not upset that.AP Top 10/USA Today' Poll1.

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Top Five1. Defense is multiple: I'm talking about how impressed I was with the adjustments made by the defense as the game went on. The true credit probably belongs with DollaWill, but the defensive players executed the second half shutout. After all, we've now had two score-free second halves in a row, our last before that being against Iowa State last season. 2. Kick Blocks: Watching the game,

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Skin it dot com girl you are hot, but please get off my TV. At least reduce the frequency with which you annoy me with your totally unrelated winking and ridiculous product. It's Saturday, let me enjoy my football!

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Ground RulesNebraska vs San Jose State: (672,000 to 333,000)Colorado vs Eastern Washington: (600,000 to 288,000)Oklahoma vs Cincinnati: (609,000 to 509,000)Texas A&M vs New Mexico: (378,000 to 379,000)Baylor vs Northwestern State: (398,000 to 266,000)Iowa State vs Kent State: (327,000 to 362,000)Kansas vs Louisiana Tech: (567,000 to 277,000)Kansas State vs Montana State: (331,000 to 316,000)

Texas Whisper Chantnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4427290950210726198.post-19178195137622829992008-09-02T21:02:00.005-05:002008-09-02T22:07:48.981-05:00

Let's do this, best and worst five aspects of the Horns' game against FAU.Disclaimer: I am VERY content with our game on Saturday, but in an effort to remain balanced am including a bottom five.Top Five1. Colt is back! I have been a fairly vocal member of the Malcolm in the Middle fan club since I heard he was the qb selected to lead the scout team in preparation for our game against USC. I

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Ground RulesWake Forest vs. Baylor: (316,000 to 407,000)Iowa State vs. South Dakota State: (321,000 to 295,000)Oklahoma State vs. Washington State: (533,000 to 482,000)Kansas vs. Florida International: (538,000 to 404,000)Kansas State vs. North Texas: (336,000 to 413,000)Nebraska vs. Western Michigan: (593,000 to 347,000)Oklahoma vs. Chattanooga: (618,000 to 176,000)Texas vs. Florida Atlantic: (

Texas Whisper Chantnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4427290950210726198.post-54146102780830842532008-08-28T20:48:00.006-05:002008-08-28T21:14:53.308-05:00

With only two days left until most of college football begins its season, I figured it was a good time to start up something I really enjoyed doing during March Madness, Googlology. If you are looking for tips from the ultimate-turbo-omniscient-probably-creepy-but-who-cares supercomputer that is Google, you have come to the right place. My take is that knowing and analyzing every single stat on

Texas Whisper Chantnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4427290950210726198.post-88156264931701249862008-08-27T07:02:00.003-05:002008-08-27T07:10:22.751-05:00

The AAS has an interesting article up focusing on the leaders of the offense and defense, and the team's outlook going into the season. What really caught my attention the most was that the coaches have changed their tune a little bit from last season going into the Holiday Bowl. At the end of last season, absolutely everyone's position was up for grabs, but this season there are a few players

Texas Whisper Chantnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4427290950210726198.post-51406890707297409942008-08-26T17:57:00.004-05:002008-08-26T19:22:22.755-05:00

I was planning on writing a unit vs unit preview of the FAU game coming up this weekend, but have found that no one really cares about FAU. Even the roster found on their own website is out of date. So instead, I thought it would be prudent to create a drinking game for those of you who will be watching the game at home with a fridge full of beer. Those of us at the game won't be drinking of

Texas Whisper Chantnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4427290950210726198.post-42968489020389383422008-08-25T18:09:00.002-05:002008-08-25T18:55:36.579-05:00

I realized recently how unusually excited ecstatic I am about the upcoming season, so I decided that in order to remain reasonably balanced I would force myself to write a post from a positive standpoint and a post from a very negative standpoint. This one, obviously, is from a positive standpoint, but the negative version can be found here.It's official, the off season is over. Sure the first

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I've felt dirty having just the pessimist's outlook on the upcoming season up, so I've been working on that, but in the meantime I stumbled across something that has me feeling somewhat validated. In the latest edition of "Tracking Mack" on mb-tf.com our beloved coach seems to have sensed the creeping expectations surrounding this season's squad, and seeks to temper them. From the website:On the

Texas Whisper Chantnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4427290950210726198.post-78244365960714529332008-08-20T21:17:00.000-05:002008-08-25T18:08:43.922-05:00

I realized recently how unusually excited ecstatic I am about the upcoming season, so I decided that in order to remain reasonably balanced I would force myself to write a post from a positive standpoint and a post from a very negative standpoint. This one, obviously, is from a negative standpoint and will be followed shortly by a post blowing some serious sunshine.Less than two weeks until game

Texas Whisper Chantnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4427290950210726198.post-7709625213845508232008-08-19T18:01:00.007-05:002008-08-19T18:52:03.571-05:00

I think the time has come to have a very important discussion concerning a relatively new aspect of our football team. It's about time we came up with a reasonable name for the "Q package," because the working name is unsatisfactory in my opinion. I came up with a few of my own, but would like to hear from you guys (and girls) as well. Q Package Names1.  Double-barreled shotgun: By far my

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There, now that your mind is set, let's talk some shit.FAU's coach, Howard Schnellenberger, didn't make things easier on himself or his Owls with a little verbal diarrhea concerning their upcoming trip to Austin on August 30th. If you haven't yet, take a little eye walk here, fill up your rage tank, and get ready to get really drunk and angry come game day. New paragraph means I want to make an

Texas Whisper Chantnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4427290950210726198.post-35725284764161660972008-08-12T20:21:00.003-05:002008-08-12T20:38:33.144-05:00

Naturally, I am poop-in-my-pants excited about all the rhetoric coming out the program right now concerning the new attitudes, players, and coaches employed (that would be literal if we were dirt burglars, see: Bomar, Rhett) by this season's version of our football team. The one little detail that is really making me lose my bananas is Greg Davis's new toy. I am talking about the new double QB

Texas Whisper Chantnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4427290950210726198.post-11549520123940275492008-08-11T20:00:00.005-05:002008-08-11T21:46:09.960-05:00

Unless you've been living under a rock this past week, you undoubtedly know Texas had two open practices on Wednesday and Thursday. To me, these practices just served to remind me of the hole left in my soul when football ends and (shudder) the other sports start. Well, to be fair I like basketball and baseball, but let's face it, weekends aren't the same without football. The good news is

Texas Whisper Chantnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4427290950210726198.post-29244697472941804772008-08-05T18:17:00.004-05:002008-08-05T18:48:02.811-05:00

I'm a bit late on this, but mb-tf.com has posted a great set of interviews with a couple of the team leaders for 2008. I really do like these sorts of comments from the actual players because not only does it let me get a decent feeling of what sort of philosophy Mack is instilling in them in practice, but it also reminds me that most of these guys are really college kids and football machine

Texas Whisper Chantnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4427290950210726198.post-5029757502139390392008-08-04T17:51:00.003-05:002008-08-04T20:57:13.849-05:00

In response to Mack Brown's to-do list, reported by Suzanne Halliburton at the AAS, I decided to pen a couple of items I would like to see on the to-do list for Mack, GD, DollaWill Mu$champion and the rest of the Goof Troop. 1. Pick the right defense: At Texas we run 4-3 defense. Period. Right? For consideration sake, what if we employed a different base defensive package, say 4-2-5? Admittedly,

Texas Whisper Chantnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4427290950210726198.post-82602536218925981672008-08-01T18:51:00.004-05:002008-08-01T21:36:26.508-05:00

3. FAU: I'll probably get the most criticism for this one, but the very reason for that criticism is why this game worries me. Since any of the current players have been on the team the first game of the season has been a sort of "tune-up before grownup football starts." Make no mistake, this is not Arkansas-State or the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, this is a developing team with the

Texas Whisper Chantnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4427290950210726198.post-35357669893118799922008-07-31T18:28:00.006-05:002008-07-31T22:42:44.598-05:00

Disclaimer: I have not included John Chiles in this list because it has been promised to us by the Texas information machine that the coaches are hard at work trying to get him on the field no matter what, and I fully expect them to at some position.5. Sam Acho DE: Behind the likes of Brian Orakpo, Henry Melton, and Eddie Jones it is tough to believe that we have this kind of talent at defensive

Texas Whisper Chantnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4427290950210726198.post-70119266528723882762008-07-31T06:56:00.003-05:002008-07-31T07:04:04.762-05:00

It is impossible to deny that the 2008 secondary is going to need to play out of their very talented minds in order for the Horns to be competitive in conference play this season. To me, however, the most important position, not only on defense, but for the entire team is going to be defensive tackle. The scary part? We have a junior, a senior, and a gaggle of goofy freshman listed at that

Texas Whisper Chantnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4427290950210726198.post-30186774133706945622008-07-29T18:38:00.002-05:002008-07-29T19:24:13.992-05:00

Tim Griffin's hatin' got me thinking about the most divisive person currently associated with Texas football program not named Greg Davis. Malcolm in the middle Colt McCoy's astounding freshman season is difficult to remember through the 18 interception fog from the past season, but cannot be ignored. In my opinion, the difference in Colt's performances can be attributed to the relative

Texas Whisper Chantnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4427290950210726198.post-84095114901216424522008-07-29T18:12:00.002-05:002008-07-29T18:26:15.556-05:00

Tim Griffin over at ESPN's Big 12 blog affirmed something I think most Longhorn fans have already come to terms with, the rest of the Big 12 hates us as much as we hate ourselves (come on we boo our own team). He did so by posting not one but two articles in a row today about the less than favorable opinions of our fellow conference members. He makes nice, though, by blaming it on our superior

Texas Whisper Chantnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4427290950210726198.post-1103869986222428032008-07-28T21:17:00.002-05:002008-07-28T22:06:02.994-05:00

Me:After finally finishing the semester, graduating, getting a job, and moving to Houston, I am finally ready to start regularly writing for all my trusty readers (hi mom). Unfortunately and fortunately, I feel like I haven't missed much over the past few months in the land of Texas football. No news is good news:Even though I get excited like Kirstie Alley at Golden Corral every time mb-tf.com

Texas Whisper Chantnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4427290950210726198.post-49078760912014732842008-04-07T12:26:00.004-05:002008-04-07T12:30:44.478-05:00

Rules of the GameGame: (Result)Memphis vs. Kansas --- (307,000 to 454,000)Congrats to Kansas, the 2008 Googlology Basketball National Champion!

Texas Whisper Chantnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4427290950210726198.post-56100775268910113232008-04-05T13:27:00.002-05:002008-04-05T13:38:43.934-05:00

Rules of the GameGames: (Results)No. 1 Kansas at No. 1 North Carolina --- (449,000 to 1,110,000)No. 1 UCLA at No. 1 Memphis --- (491,000 to 298,000)Winners:North Carolina and UCLAOrdinarily I wouldn't be too interested in non-Longhorn basketball games, but considering it is the Final Four and the last oft-televised collegiate sporting event for too many days to come I will be watching every

Texas Whisper Chantnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4427290950210726198.post-74177534680005267352008-04-02T11:29:00.000-05:002008-04-02T11:30:27.982-05:00

In the previous three spring scrimmages I attended, at least one punt or kick return was ran back for a touchdown. Naturally I assumed that this scrimmage would be no different, and it nearly wasn't.ReturnersMack Brown and co. have said several times in the press conferences following the scrimmage that the main focus was to get newer players exposure and reps. This strategy was most evident in

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Texas Whisper Chantnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4427290950210726198.post-78910690595736693922008-03-31T22:52:00.003-05:002008-03-31T23:15:15.081-05:00

The Austin American-Statesman has some more comments about the possible futures of our basketball stars. According to the Statesman:"I'll get away from everything for a while and then get back at it," said sophomore Damion James, stung by the defeat. "We have a chance to be the No. 1 team in the country next season."Good, good, I like how that sounds. Keep saying "we" Damion, more "we" is

Texas Whisper Chantnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4427290950210726198.post-34147833923832141552008-03-31T10:45:00.003-05:002008-03-31T10:53:39.530-05:00

Not even a day after our Hurtin' in Houston, speculation has already begun about the future of D.J. Augustin. Augustin has said before that he definitely plans on staying for school, but the Daily Texan makes him sound much less certain (read: time to make some paper).Augustin said after the game that he hasn't made a decision about jumping up to the NBA."I'm not even thinking about that," he

Texas Whisper Chantnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4427290950210726198.post-82890696880177879832008-03-31T08:19:00.000-05:002008-03-31T08:19:17.135-05:00

I had to take a basketball break between writing up my reviews, but now I'm ready for more thought spewing.   Pom Girls: I feel that these girls are an integral part of every single sports success the University of Texas enjoys. I wonder if opposing teams practice ignoring our sirens? While I was taking notes on the scrimmage I wrote down "Pom Girls are hot" at least three times. Let's just say

Texas Whisper Chantnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4427290950210726198.post-74459485187329851822008-03-30T17:17:00.006-05:002008-03-30T17:56:47.531-05:00

According to orangebloods.com, Mack Brown added another high school superstar from inside the state to his already stacked recruiting class on Saturday evening. Mason Walters is listed as the top offensive lineman in Texas and one of the top 100 recruits in the nation. Here are the commitments Mack has picked up so far: Tariq Allen LB 6-2 230 Thomas Ashcraft*  OL 6-5 280 Eryon Barnett

Texas Whisper Chantnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4427290950210726198.post-10891075044604150862008-03-30T16:27:00.003-05:002008-03-30T16:53:05.628-05:00

Even if basketball isn't my favorite sport, I love our basketball team and today's game was very hard to watch. 85-67 is certainly not how I imagined this season ending, but Memphis has to be given credit for being an extremely talented basketball team. I'm not sure what I was expecting out of this game, but I know I was at least hoping for a neck-and-neck triple overtime game for the ages. Worse

Texas Whisper Chantnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4427290950210726198.post-17481162646636426982008-03-29T21:29:00.003-05:002008-03-30T03:44:44.467-05:00

Basic rules of the metaphorTwo pointer = Rushing first downCommonalities: bread and butter positive offensive action for any team, not as game changing as...Three pointer = Passing first downCommonalities: generally speaking a larger gain, momentum swingPost game = Running game.Commonalities: lower risk, lower reward; requires a lot of unglamorous work by the big uglies.Outside shooting = Passing

Texas Whisper Chantnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4427290950210726198.post-62955145131018878652008-03-29T16:47:00.005-05:002008-03-29T19:58:43.131-05:00

Now that I've had some time to think about the game, I'm all ready to give my real-life thoughts.Stadium: The new changes to the stadium are phenomenal. Our stadium is going to be a very imposing place to play when it is completed and full of Longhorn fans. The horseshoe is going to be two decks high the whole way around, with two lines of boxes in between. I really believe we are going to have

Texas Whisper Chantnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4427290950210726198.post-77379941424455615542008-03-29T16:05:00.005-05:002008-03-29T16:15:53.521-05:00

Rules of the Game Games: (Results)No. 3 Xavier at No. 1 UCLA --- (192,000 to 529,000) No. 3 Louisville at No. 1 North Carolina --- (346,000 to 1,090,000)No. 2 Texas at No. 1 Memphis --- (446,000 to 284,000)No. 10 Davidson at No. 1 Kansas --- (462,000 to 431,000)  Winners:UCLA, North Carolina, Texas, Davidson Upsets:Memphis, Kansas Google, you so crazay! But please be right. Seriously.

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Oh my God I can't believe how far away more football is. I just got back from the football team's spring game, and I really did my best to just enjoy myself watching the game. I recorded it on TV too, so I'm going to write up a more in depth review once I've watched that. Also, by recording it I'll have something to nurse my sanity with when I'm watching the women's badminton qualifying matches

Texas Whisper Chantnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4427290950210726198.post-14777216914819840402008-03-26T22:07:00.004-05:002008-03-26T22:17:24.935-05:00

Rules of the GameGooglology: Sweet 16 Day 1 (3/27) Games: (Results)No. 10 Davidson at No. 3 Wisconsin --- (443,000 to 348,000)No. 3 Stanford at No. 2 Texas --- (317,000 to 434,000)No. 12 Villanova at No. 1 Kansas --- (188,000 to 429,000)No. 5 Michigan State at No. 1 Memphis --- (439,000 to 305,000)Winners:Davidson, Texas, Kansas, Michigan StateUpsets:Wisconsin, MemphisI wonder if Google knows

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Rules of the Game Games: (Results)No. 7 West Virginia at No. 3 Xavier --- (365,000 to 192,000)No. 4 Washington State at No. 1 North Carolina --- (290,000 to 1,080,000)No. 12 Western Kentucky at No. 1 UCLA --- (188,000 to 455,000)No. 3 Louisville at No. 2 Tennessee --- (365,000 to 612,000) Winners:West Virginia, UNC, UCLA, Tennessee. Upset:Xavier Google appears to be less gung-ho on predicting

Texas Whisper Chantnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4427290950210726198.post-69389725085658420872008-03-24T12:29:00.003-05:002008-03-24T13:52:40.745-05:00

Like a good deal of Texas fans, I'm most familiar with our football team and the game of football itself (I didn't say all Texas fans, you sports nerds who are hitting the email reply button to tell me they know everything about all sports, or hate football and only follow Texas' underwater basket-weaving team for people with gender identity disorder). So to accommodate mostly me, but also the

Texas Whisper Chantnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4427290950210726198.post-68045253990101154642008-03-23T22:05:00.003-05:002008-03-23T23:07:09.343-05:00

The first weekend and the first two rounds of 2008 NCAA tournament play is in the books, and now it's time to see how Google did. Round of 64Winners predicted by Google (incorrect predictions in red, correct upset predictions in green):Georgia, Kansas, Michigan State, Kentucky, Purdue, Kent State, Pittsburgh, Stanford, USC, Duke, Washington State, BYU, Cal State Fullerton, Arizona, Notre Dame,

Texas Whisper Chantnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4427290950210726198.post-40250007402165364722008-03-22T23:51:00.005-05:002008-03-23T00:16:46.896-05:00

Rules of the GameGooglology: Round of 64 Day 1 (3/20)Googlology: Round of 64 Day 2 (3/21)Googlology: Round of 32 Day 1 (3/22)Games: (Results)No. 13 Siena at No. 12 Villanova --- (234,000 to 176,000)No. 7 Miami (FL) at No. 2 Texas --- (544,000 to 426,000)No. 7 Butler at No. 2 Tennessee --- (1,660,000 to 616,000)No. 13 San Diego at No. 12 Western Kentucky --- (219,000 to 204,000)No. 10 Davidson at

Texas Whisper Chantnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4427290950210726198.post-6100489821581904972008-03-22T12:46:00.003-05:002008-03-22T12:59:58.033-05:00

Rules of the GameGooglology: Round of 64 Day 1 (3/20)Googlology: Round of 64 Day 2 (3/21)Games: (Results)No. 7 West Virginia at No. 2 Duke --- (190,000 to 200,000)No. 11 Kansas State at No. 3 Wisconsin --- (309,000 to 349,000)No. 6 Purdue at No. 3 Xavier --- (515,000 to 349,000)No. 5 Notre Dame at No. 4 Washington State --- (372,000 to 294,000)No. 6 Marquette at No. 3 Stanford --- (207,000 to

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Rules of the GameGooglology: Round of 64 Day 1 (3/20) Games: (Results)No. 15 American University at No. 2 Tennessee --- (136,000 to 622,000)No. 10 Davidson at No. 7 Gonzaga --- (525,000 to 145,000)No. 10 Saint Mary's at No. 7 Miami (FL) --- (118,000 to 561,000)No. 12 Western Kentucky at No. 5 Drake --- (199,00 to 180,000)No. 10 South Alabama at No. 7 Butler --- (179,000 to 1,600,000)No. 15 UMBC

Texas Whisper Chantnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4427290950210726198.post-32890495578608501632008-03-19T10:39:00.006-05:002008-03-22T13:29:45.971-05:00

It's like football off-season Christmas today; mackbrown-texasfootball.com posted its latest installment of tracking the horns:Offensive highlight of the interview: We came back this spring with an attitude that we had some young guys and we had some guys that we needed to get tested, so we're doing a lot more hitting. The scrimmage the last Wednesday before spring break I think we had 125 snaps

Texas Whisper Chantnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4427290950210726198.post-90101855408782238652008-03-19T10:21:00.004-05:002008-03-19T10:36:40.963-05:00

The Austin American-Statesman has an article up about the Longhorns' running back candidates for next year with some quotes from  the coaches that make me feel reasonably optimistic about next year's offense."Maybe we'll be playing by committee for a while," Davis said. "Then we'll play the one who gets hot and we'll be fine."The part that makes me excited about spending a silly amount of money

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Rules of the GameGames: (Results)No. 14 Georgia at No. 3 Xavier --- (506,000 to 198,000) No. 16 Portland State at No. 1 Kansas --- (205,000 to 411,000)No. 12 Temple at No. 5 Michigan State --- (371,000 to 441,000)No. 11 Kentucky at No. 6 Marquette --- (602,000 to 202,000)No. 11 Baylor at No. 6 Purdue --- (224,000 to 488,000)No. 9 Kent State at No. 8 UNLV --- (246,000 to 193,000)No. 13 Oral

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Two days away from the first tip of the NCAA men's basketball tournament and I am all ready to join the educated guessing tomfoolery that is "bracketology," as ESPN wants to constantly remind me they think it should be called. If you are looking for tips from mere humans (albeit very well informed ones) in order to fill out your office/facebook/espn bracket sheet then I'd recommend Burnt Orange

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For those of us lucky enough to enjoy a spring break this year the hangover should be just setting in. A deep Big XII tournament run for the Horns (read: extra drinky fun time) definitely was the main instigator of this wonderful headache I have now. Due to the obscenely addictive nature of March Madness I'm going to be venturing away from my footballness and join in the basketball party over the

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Texas baseball (5-1) is handed its first loss of the season at the hands of the Tennessee Volunteers on the first day of the Houston College Classic this past Friday. Notables from the game include seven extra-base hits (four doubles and three triples) from the Longhorns, two doubles and one run by junior catcher Preston Clark, and one ejection for coach Augie Garrido at the top of the seventh

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Although it was a maddening loss to an in-state rival and will definitely make a negative impact on the Horns' NCAA seed, if handled properly this could prove to be a valuable one going into the Big 12 and NCAA tournaments. Being down by 10 with two minutes left is a whole different game situation then being up by 25 from the half onwards. Texas has proved itself time and time again in games

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View Larger MapGood news: with 776, the Longhorns have made 130 more field goals than the Raiders (although Tech has played one more game, the Horns have played a tougher schedule).Bad news: the Longhorns have made 45.7% of their field goal attempts, the Raiders have made 46.5%. From three-point land, the Longhorns have made 38.4% and the Raiders lead the conference with 38.9%.Stat to make your

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