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Smoking!

Chef Chooky on proper brisket.

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Who’s the Boss?

Many might say Morello: The Ghost Of Tom Joad
The end is incredible.

Lester Miles Hearts Mack Brown

…or perhaps not.
A new NCAA rule bars head football coaches from visiting high schools in May, a wrongheaded decision LSU Coach Les Miles said was prompted by widespread cheating and the probable wishes of Texas Coach Mack Brown.
“I can tell you this, there were head coaches who were violating the rules, tremendously so,” he said. […]

Those shorts are way too tight for you.

So says Brennan Carroll, athletic fashion maven, mentor of walk ons, and true innovator in the realm of golf visor application.
I found this while perusing the always excellent BHGP.

Horns Finish # 5 in Final Coaches Poll

The link.
Pretty good stuff considering what was predicted, the fact that beat the # 1 team in the land and the putative # 4 squad IN THEIR HOUSE.
While the difference between # 4 and # 5 is not really that big of a deal, I think the Horns have a more than […]

Optimist vs. Realist?

ChrisApplewhite sees good things while EyesofTexas takes a more pragmatic view.

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Ken McDonald takes reigns at Western Kentucky

Horns Hoops Assistant gets his shot as the Head Hilltopper.
Congrats, Coach McDonald and good luck!

Attaboy!

Will Muschamp Moonlighting

Apparently as Mikhail Youzhny’s tennis coach. Intensity.

(h/t: Yost @ The M Zone)

Regional Previews

The East: A Regional Analysis
Weaklings of the West: A Regional Analysis
The Midwest: A Regional Analysis
Southern Comfort. Analyzing the South Region

Muck City Florida

While out cruising the blogs, I cam across this at MGOBLOG, who found it at EDSBS. Thought our readers might enjoy it if they hadn’t seen it.

Longhorn Hoops: All Big XII & Coach of the Year

From Big 12 Sports:
Barnes wins his third Big 12 coaching accolade after leading the Longhorns to a 26-5 regular season record. Despite losing National Player of the Year Kevin Durant from last season’s roster, he has had UT in the top five of the rankings for a good part of the year. He led Texas […]

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