Barking Carnival

If you recall, I was toying this offseason with a spreadsheet to rank players for my fantasy drafts.  I leisurely followed my pre-rankings with how things turned out at the end of the season to test the validity.  On running backs, I failed miserably and need to study the final rankings to see if I can [...]

Had the opportunity to watch Allen’s 34-21 upset of #1 Euless Trinity yesterday.  With Florida/Bama tied at 17, we bolted mid-way through the 3rd quarter with Allen up 27-7.  I’ve seen Trinity play enough over the last 3 or 4 years to know they are in trouble, if having to line up in the shotgun with 4 wide [...]

Thanks to LSUfreek for creating this little jewel of geniusness.

Something to the effect of, BYU being a legit, good football team that was BCS caliber.  Per TCU alum Corby Davidson of 1310 The Ticket.  Nice plug there Mr. Davidson to make TCU look better than they are.  Seriously, what did he have to lose there.  No matter what the outcome of the game, TCU would [...]

But, I would like to hear some of the folks thoughts on this subject right here.  I’m pretty sure Texas played  a lot of cover 2 deep zone under Akina.  I was thinking Robinson would have his guys man up and devour our WRs at the line.  Of course, he had some unbelievable talent to work [...]

One of the first things I do after every game is scour through the drive chart and play-by-play on espn.com.  As a stat junkie since my days of youth (my mother was making fun of me with my girlfriend a couple of weeks ago), I’ve found it one the most fascinating places to get information as [...]

Summary 
I wasn’t too far off on what we needed to do to make this easy.  However, at the end of the 1st quarter, I had an uneasy feeling that KSU’s blocked punt for a TD in the 4th quarter might end up being the difference in the game.  Ruffin McNeill and Colby Whitlock made sure [...]

I’ve had the opportunity to watch KSU play exactly once this season against Louisville.  I learned a few things about them, mostly that they dare teams to run on them.  Which is pretty cool and manly, if you’ve got size in the middle and speed on the edges.  They don’t.  They lost 38-29 in that [...]

I’m usually not too emotional when movie stars like Paul Newman pass away, but he was different.  At least to me anyway.  My grandmother is one of the most interesting people I know.  She’s a walking encyclopedia of Texas history, and specifically the Panhandle.  Her grandfather originally moved to the area in the 1880’s and [...]

Now, we’ve had a little time for things to shake out and my original rankings are all over the place at this point.  Some have worked well like the WR, where I projected Brandon Marshall and Greg Jennings as the best value picks.  And some not so much, like the RB, where I wasn’t so high [...]

With Tech not on the tube, I had the opportunity to DVR the Texas game and do a little scouting of the enemy.  I didn’t really focus too much on schemes and playcalling, but merely wanted to see the talent the 2008 Longhorns were rolling out.  I only picked up at the start of the [...]

Since I was limited to radio transmission only, I couldn’t tell a whole lot about this game except that it sounded like we kicked their ass.  And the box score would seem to confirm that.  So instead, I want to focus a little bit more on trends and where this team is at as we [...]

As the game was winding down, I was thinking to myself in the stands about what June Jones’ post game interview might sound like.  I kept thinking of the scene where Chief Karlin is interrogating Fletch and figured it would go something to the effect of, “We like men.  We like to be manhandled.  We [...]

Everybody has a couple of games under their belt and we’re all starting to realize who can and can’t make plays on this team.  I can’t speak for Texas or any of the other Big 12 programs, but I can mention a little about Texas Tech and it’s time to assess where this thing is [...]

One of the more interesting games I can remember in my Texas Tech life, and that’s saying something.  I’ve never come off feeling good about my defense after giving up 488 yards and I shouldn’t.  Except I kind of do, in a way.  Not real good, but okay. 
First off, much like I said last [...]

On his decision (s) to go for it on 4th and short inside Tech’s own 30, twice:

“I thought my gambles were stupid. I guess being here in Reno I really just got that bug. I have been stuck in a hotel where there are no clocks, and they are just pumping oxygen in to it, [...]

I’ll let the thread do the talking.

Posted on the Red Raider internets courtesy of kezarmyaj:

What do Chris Ault, Bobby Bowden, and Joe Paterno have in common? 
If you said they’re the only three active coaches in the College Football Hall of Fame, then you would be correct. Surprised me too, I wasn’t aware of it. A graduate of Nevada himself, Ault is the epitome of loyalty to his alma mater and this is his [...]

Let’s cover what we learned in this interesting final episode:
- Marion the Barbarian has a softer side, that being he’s the black version of Beethoven.
- Pacman Jones still fishes with a Zebco 33.
- Pacman won’t be gleeking on ho’s or strippers as the bitches TO lines up are more than willing.
- Poor Danny Amendola, he’s [...]