The brilliant analysts at ESPN talk about the national championship game.
Everything is big in Texas. Especially wins.
Everything's big in Texas.
You think they win big at Alabama? They win bigger at Texas.
The Crimson Tide has won 811 football games [...]
Like most Longhorns fans, I am unabashedly enthralled with college football and unapologetic about my marginal interest in every other sport UT plays (during the fall) regardless of ranking or prowess on the national stage. It's not that I don't bleed Burnt Orange and support Texas' unwavering pursuit of all-around [...]
The Gazelles made me proud tonight, battling the best team in NCAA volleyball history to what amounted to a draw, trading punches until the very end of a remarkable 5-set championship match. Think Federer vs. Nadal at Wimbledon two years ago. Two superb teams, two remarkable sets of athletes [...]
In one of the more entertaining basketball games of the past few years, 39,000 fans watched the Texas Longhorns run away from the talented UNC Tar Heels in a 103-90 victory at JerryWorld. While this recap is technically supposed to analyze this game by itself, I'd prefer to look' [...]
7pm CT on ESPN2.
Destinee Hooker and the Gazelles will try to win Texas a national championship, and snap the ridiculous winning streak of Penn State in the process!
So let's try to remember tonight how fortunate we are to be seeing such a unique matchup between two dominant teams that [...]
More photos » by Tony Gutierrez - AP
Like the football team, the basketball team enjoyed Jerry World. [...]
North Carolina Tar Heels @ Texas Longhorns
Saturday, Dec 19, 2009, 1:00 PM CST
Cowboys Stadium - Arlington, TX
Ken Pom Ratings: Texas #1 / UNC #47
Ken Pom Predictor: Texas 88-65
Texas Basketball Report 3.01 [Texas-UNC Analysis]
posted by Peter Bean 13 [...]
Jerry World is an impressive place, even for basketball.
"It's my first time ever feeling small," said 6-foot-10 center Dexter Pittman, who used to weigh nearly 400 pounds. "I didn't think that JumboTron was that big. I thought people were overexaggerating, but it's huge!"
As' [...]
As this has been a soul-crushing week of work for most of us, BON has been largely silent over the upcoming UNC-UT tilt at JerryWorld tomorrow. While I'll leave the chalktalk to Wiggo, I did want to briefly comment on the location of the game.
I've gotten a lot of texts, e-mails, etc, [...]
[DJ pleaded down to "Obstruction of a Passageway", which is apparently a thing. Hopefully, he'll be back to returning kickoffs and being a decoy on offense in no time. --BZ]
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Gazelles win! And just like their counterparts in football, Texas moves on to play the #1 team in the country for the National Championship.
Texas had an easy time of it, taking out Minnesota in a sweep.
The ease with which the Longhorns (29-1) moved the ball around and [...]
Well, no one is perfect. Colt McCoy has been told he isn't perfect.
Colt McCoy has been told he isn't perfect. Lately by the Heisman voters, often by pro scouts.
But if he can find a television with the NFL [...]
Longhorns regain momentum in recruiting. Remember just a few months ago when it seemed like nothing could go right in the world of Texas football recruiting? Ahmad Dixon de-committed and the Longhorns lost out on another extremely talented safety a year after missing out on both [...]
Pete Flutak has ten reasons why Texas will beat Alabama.
NationalChamps.net has put out 2010 rankings and the Horns come in at No. 7.
Their 2010 preview already is out. Texas at No. 7 is the highest ranked team in [...]
From reader BradLonghorn, our first hype video before the big game. And it. is. great.
Can you feel it yet?
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Horndude has already created a group: Burnt Orange Nation. Password = colt.
Picks are confidence based but straight up.
Picks lock on December 19th.
[...]Back at the first Junior Day in February, Skyline receiver Mike bore the ignominious distinction of being one of the few players not to receive a Texas offer at the event. Some speculated that Davis left unhappy and feeling disrespected about the slight. By the end of February, he [...]
It is short, direct, and a great help to research if you take the survey. See my original post for details on the survey itself or to contact the research administrator. Thanks in advance for your participation and help.
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More photos » by Michael Thomas - AP
PB's favorite player is killing the competition. (AP Photo/Michael Thomas)
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Sporting News has a Q&A with Jordan Shipley.
Pete Flutak has Garrett Gilbert listed as a 2010 Heisman candidate.
14. Garrett Gilbert, QB, Texas
Remember, Vince Young couldn't be replaced, either. Gilbert might be the most talented quarterback' [...]Texas-Pan American Broncos @ Texas Longhorns
Tuesday, Dec 15, 2009, 7:00 PM CST
Frank Erwin Center
KenPom Ratings: Texas #1, UT-Pan Am #306
KenPom Predictor: Texas, 96-50
TV: Fox Sports SW
posted by Peter Bean about 4 hours [...]
Excellent AP article on how strong the Big 12 is in basketball this year. (Once again, I should add. The perception that we're a football conference is comically outdated.) From the article:
Led by Kansas and Texas at the top of the polls,' [...]
The University of Texas Faculty Council voted 23-15 in favor of a resolution criticizing Mack Brown's $2 million raise as "unseemly and inappropriate." The December 14th meeting was called to discuss the Report of the Intercollegiate Athletics Council, which you can read here. Because the Council lacked a quorum, [...]
A check of the calendar reveals that today is December 15th, which means Florida transfer Jai Lucas officially begins his tenure as a Texas Longhorn. The Statesman profiles the end of Lucas's wait, which arrives in time for tonight's match up against UT-Pan Am (7:00 CT, Erwin Center). [...]
Bumped. Your game plan theories/concoctions/wild ideas in the comments below.
Hey, its easy to criticize Coach Davis after the fact or even during the game; heck, I do that ALL the time...I actually believe I could call a better game, which may be ridiculous, as I only played basketball and [...]
Bumped, with video added. PB
Interesting development north of the Red River at QB. Obviously Newton's prior criminal matters in Florida won't scare off OU. In fact, it probably makes Norman a very good fit for him.
It is also very interesting that OU is so "tardy to the" [...]
Cayuga 41, Ganado 19
Traylon Shead and Cayuga will have another chance to secure the state championship that eluded them last season after prevailing over Ganado. As is so often the case, Cayuga won by running the football, with Shead and quarterback Malcome Kennedy combining for over 400 [...]
BONizens: Toby Hopp is working on an important bit of research and has asked a number of blogs for research assistance. As the child of two professors, I am sympathetic to the challenges related to academic research, and happy to help.
So help me help Toby. Do your part. Take a [...]
Bumped. Hook 'em
It was a good day for quite a few Horns. Three of our running backs produced very well, but 2 of them didn't get any support from their team. Orakpo went nuts.
Here is a quick break down, stats provided by ESPN.
Ricky: 108 yards on 28 carries with a [...]
It hasn't been easy for Texas to recruit Dallas Skyline high school, a hotbed of recruiting. Securing a commitment from Christian Scott was a major victory and now the addition of wide receive Mike Davis may help the Longhorns secure a foothold in the talent-rich school, which' [...]
Here's txtwstr7's great recap of the game.
Click here for the Texas vs Texas St. GameFlow.
via i50.tinypic.com
Player (min) +/- +/- per min A. Bradley (32) +37 +1.16 D. James (23) +33 +1.43 D. Pittman (17) +29 +1.71 J. Mason (22) +22 +1.00 D. Balbay (18) +16 +0.89 J. Brown (16) +14 +0.88 J. Hamilton (26) +12 +0.46 A. Wangmene (13) +9 +0.69 M. Hill (4) +3 +0.75 S. Williams (6) +1 +0.17 C. Chapman (6) -5 -0.83 G. Johnson [...]
Another uncomfortable moment in Heisman media coverage.
Colt McCoy finished third in the Heisman voting.
McCoy and Earl Thomas were listed as first-team All-Americans by the Football Writers Association of America.
McCoy is a repeat honoree [...]
Last season, Texas State had an obnoxiously loud cheering section in the south O-Zone as they pushed Texas to the limit. This afternoon, their cheering section stayed up in the mezzanine and witnessed a thorough beating. Unlike last season, Texas used an early 16-0 run to bury the Bobcats and had the game [...]
#2/2 Texas (7-0) vs. Texas State (3-6)
Saturday, December 12, 2009 • 3 pm (Central)
Frank Erwin Center (16,734) • Austin, Texas
GAME DAY QUICK FACTS
TELEVISION: The game will be televised by the Longhorn Sports Network. Kevin Eschenfelder (pxp) and Reid Gettys (analyst) will call the action. The game [...]
Bumped to front page by txtwstr7--great, great, great stuff
Sorry once again for the delay. At least I got these in just before our next game (this afternoon at 3pm vs Texas State).
Click here for the Texas vs USC GameFlow
via i45.tinypic.com
Player +/- +/- per min James +21 +0.66 Brown +20 +0.71 Pittman +19 +0.76 Mason +18 +0.82 Balbay +13 +0.46 Bradley +11 +0.55 Hamilton +2 +0.13 Wangmene 0 0.00 Williams 0 0.00 Hill 0 0.00 Johnson -9 -0.69
This has been a great year for the Longhorn's quarterback. Sporting News makes a case for McCoy's Heisman hopes.
Colt McCoy is all for a playoff.
"There's going to be two or three teams that'" [...]
More photos » by LM Otero - AP
About Alabama. For the third and final time, the regular season closes as [...]
"It was close, you've got to admit that," McCoy said. "It wasFlorida will get the last word with Jordan Hicks as he takes his last official visit this weekend, but Mack Brown will help keep the Longhorns near the forefront of his mind with an expected in-home visit with Hicks Wednesday.
Perhaps even bigger [...]
More photos » by Tony Gutierrez - AP
As mentioned in Sunday's Celebration and Reflection post, there is plenty of time for worrying about [...]
The Neighborhood Longhorns Program, which BON likes to support, has asked us to help them on a fundraising campaign, to which we happily agreed. Below you'll find details on how you can order some pretty cool commemorative footballs, proceeds of which benefit the NLP, a terrific organization.The limited edition' [...]
The War of 13-12. Dave Parry, the national coordinator for college football officiating, comments on the Texas-Nebraska game.
Parry said the game officials were correct in reviewing the play and restoring the time. He also said he did not [...]
Fort Worth Dunbar wide receiver Darius White was supposed to take his official visit to Oklahoma for the Bedlam game, but decided to re-schedule. Now it looks like White might not make it back to Norman in the near future, as he canceled [...]
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Two Texas coaches stopped by Dallas Episcopal on Monday to visit with fast-rising 2010 defensive tackle prospect Eric Humphrey, whose stock has soared in recent weeks with the release of his senior film. Area recruiter Bruce Chambers, responsible for securing Mike Davis' visit this' [...]
More photos » by Michael Thomas - AP
Freshman Avery Bradley's game is coming along. (AP Photo/Michael Thomas)
[...]( Ed Spaulding is a 1969 graduate of the University of Texas and a former sports editor of the Daily Texan and the Corpus Christi Caller-Times. He worked for the Houston Chronicle for 21 years. The South Texas town of Freer, where Steve McMichael went to high school, was part [...]
McCoy was named a finalist for the award on Monday, along with Stanford's Toby Gerhart, Alabama's Mark Ingram, Nebraska's Ndamukong Suh and Florida's Tim Tebow.
[...]Graham 48 Wimberley 7
For Case McCoy, there's every reason to believe that this was a grudge match against Wimberley. Not because Graham has any particular history with the team from Hill Country, but because Wimberley took out Brownwood last week and ended the season for McCoy's close friend, Jaxon Shipley. [...]
It is official. The Horns are in.
As expected, it will be Texas vs. Alabama playing for the national championship, Jan. 7 at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena.
It’s the second trip for Texas to a BCS [...]
For the first time, there is actual smoke surrounding the fire -- after weeks of rumors about Skyline receiver Mike Davis, who is committed to LSU, visiting Texas, it now appears that may happen. ESPN's Gerry Hamilton is reporting that Davis will take an [...]
[UPDATE--It's official, Horns to Pasadena!] Texas finds out now whether it'll play in Pasadena in January. You remember the last time Texas went there, right? Good times.
' [...]The first good news of the day leading up to the official selection show later -- the Longhorns moved up to second in the Coaches' Poll, in front of TCU and Cincinnati, with Florida dropping to fifth.
Correction: Texas remains at second in the [...]
More photos » by Tony Gutierrez - AP
The Longhorns may have needed a few lucky breaks to overcome the Cornhuskers and the incomparable [...]
Things are coming up orange roses.
(I'm just glad I didn't have to use any of those dead rose photos
I found last night during the last minute of the game...)
Even the Austin American-Statesman didn't believe the Horns would win. At 10:42pm' [...]
More photos » by Tony Gutierrez - AP
Hopefully more burnt orange and white confetti awaits in Pasadena. [...]
GAME 13: #3 Texas Longhorns (12-0) vs #22 Nebraska Cornhuskers (9-3)
Saturday, December 5, 2009 · 7:00 p.m. CT
Cowboys Stadium · Dallas,TX
Television: ABC / Radio: 98.1 FM, 1300 AM (Austin)
The Eyes of Texas
Texas Fight Song
All times Central
TIME
GAME
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11:00
Cincinnati at Pittsburgh
CINCY -2
11:00
West Virginia at Rutgers
RU -2
11:00
Houston v. East Carolina
[C-USA Championship]
UH -2.5
2:30
Arizona at USC
USC -7
3:00
Florida v. Alabama
[SEC Championship]
UF -5
7:00
Nebraska v. Texas
[Big 12 Championship]
TX-14
7:00
Georgia [...]
Thanks to Jon Nyatawa, Omaha World-Herald, and
Jon Johnston, JLew and Husker Mike, Corn Nation, for the Cornhusker preview.
ESPN announcers at their very best. Just google it on your IPhone, Cunningham.
1. What’s the latest on Zac Lee’s knee injury? Does Nebraska [...]
More photos » by MIchael Thomas - AP
Dogus Balbay quicker than anyone on both ends. (AP Photo/Michael Thomas)
[...]Alright Longhorns fans, do your civic duty (and what we do best): go talk some Texas.
[...]Texas wears out USC 69-50, though it was hardly pretty. And no miracle cover this time, as Texas fails to overcome 19 of 34 free throw shooting. Not a typo. And effing pathetic.
Beavers lead Ducks 30-28 late in the 3rd. Chatter here.
[...]Thursday, Dec 3, 2009, 8:00 PM CST
Big 12/Pac 10 Hardwood Series - Frank Erwin Center
KenPom Ratings: Texas #1 (#9 AdjD / #1 AdjD)
Las Vegas Line: TX -21
posted by dimecoverage about 18 hours ago
6 [...]
It's been difficult to find time to watch film on Nebraska, but I've watched a little, particularly the Oklahoma game, to get a better idea of the team we're facing in just two days. Since nobody is concerned about their offense, it is prudent to start with their defense and [...]
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Five days post aTm and I finally have a chance to review game tapes of the worst, by a factor of 2, defensive performance of the season by the Longhorns. PB's in-depth' [...]
Mack Brown is missing something.
If Texas coach Mack Brown sent his résumé throughout the country, he'd have job offer after job offer.
He's won a national title.
He's headed up the winningest program in the country with' [...]
Thank you to Jim over at Conquest Chronicles for a look at the USC Trojans.
1) Tell us a little about Kevin O'Neil. How does the Trojan fan base feel about the hire?
Many USC fans were not happy with O'Neill's hire. [...]
Even blogging full time, I now fully understand why Brian Cook usually isn't getting these things out until Wednesday, at the earliest. Finishing one half of one side of the ball took me far longer than I anticipated, for a multitude of reasons, some for reasons beyond my' [...]
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Dexter Pittman
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Avery Bradley
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Damion James
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Jordan Hamilton
+12
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Dogus Balbay
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+.36
Alexis Wangmene
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+.35
Justin Mason
+5
+.29
J'Covan Brown
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Matt Hill
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Previous Gameflows:
A few thoughts after the jump, as well as the Four Factors, Gameflow, and Player Impact charts...
NCAA Basketball Stats
It is going to be one big explosion on Saturday.
"It’ll be exactly the opposite," Brown said during a Monday news conference.The defense is mad. [...]
at least as for now....
Of course, this is what he should be saying right now. In reality, it probably depends somewhat on the draft evaluation that he will get back some time in January and if there are any extenuating circumstances with his family. Good [...]
Jordan Hicks has not been able to schedule trips to USC and Alabama in the last several weeks and it appears now that he will not take either trip, with his visit to Florida on December 12th likely to be his final official visit. Ohio State, Florida, [...]
We do not want history to repeat itself.
Like Nebraska in 1996, the Longhorns are No. 3 in the country and one victory away from playing for a national championship. Like UT in 1996, the Cornhuskers struggled in the middle [...]
For the first time since his visit to Austin for the Kansas game, White spoke publicly on Tuesday about the trip to campus. White mentioned that he was hosted by Christian Scott, whom he called his "homeboy," while also saying that he spent time with Colt [...]
True, the Snap Shots series has to this point been deployed to illustrate successes and failures from our own, but ESPN's Thanksgiving telecast gave us rare footage of an A&M Yell Leader attempting a Double-Axelcaneckaballoo, which only eleven Senior Yell Leaders had successfully executed on T-Sip Week in the' [...]
Apologies for failing to post the Friday Night Lights Weekly Wrap for the last several weeks. In lieu of that, here's a breakdown of commits and targets still in action across the state as the playoffs heat up.
Abilene High 41 Cedar Hill 17
Not only did Aaron Benson's high school [...]
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Longhorn freshman defensive back Marcus Davis, who was arrested on Saturday and charged with possession of a controlled substance and driving while intoxicated in Pearland, was suspended by the team for the rest of the season.
[...]Hope you all had a nice Thanksgiving Holiday complete with 27 hours spent stuffing yourselves watching a cornucopia of delicious football. Some random thoughts from the week that was...
"Dear Aggies...Um, T-Sip, we prefer Agro-Americans" - I just about had a heart attack Thursday night and it wasn't because I had' [...]
Our defense sprung a leak.
For the first time this season, the [...]
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