Barking Carnival

If you are a Longhorn fan, have the internet, and can read, you no doubt saw this article by CBS Sports columnperson Dennis Dodd. It is a shameless knob slobbering of an almost embarrassing degree, but goddamn if it doesn’t get the blood racing. I dare you to read that and not openly weep.

Up until the latter half of 2004, I was a pessimist. Our teams never showed direction, our players never developed, and any team with good coaching seems to negate our talent advantages with ease. It peaked with the Washington St. Holiday Bowl, a game that should’ve ended Greg Davis’ career. It remains, to this day, […]

Some stuff from the internets.

Connor Atchley, hobgoblin, makes the Deadspin College Basketball Closer. Also: Bob Huggins is a vision in mustard.
Connor Atchley, unsurprising Caucasian, also makes the 35 Seconds Tuesday Morning Roundup.
Connor Atchley, unmentioned by blog-God Dan Shanoff, who likens the Horns to the 2006-07 Florida Gators. Bonus blurbs on the Texas-Texas A&M game moving […]

“I want the players to take the personality of their coach.” Will Muschamp in today’s Statesman.
And he’s not talking about Mack Brown’s personality.
Other good stuff from the article:
“Intensity overcomes talent.”
and
Regardless, Muschamp will put the best 11 on the field without consideration for age, classification or apples for the teacher. He is all business and tolerates […]

This junior day will be interesting on three levels:
1. In its immediate wake, we’ll have effectively filled at least half of our 2008 class. We’ll have 10-12 commitments by March 1st.
2. We’ll learn how inoculated we are against camp fever. Steady, Mack. Steady.
3. We’ll see the degree of influence from Muschamp […]

Dear Will,
Congratulations on the new gig. You’ve gone from what may be one of the top five defensive coordinator positions in the SEC to one of the top five defensive coordinator positions in college football. If you do well and stay at least two years, you’ll be able to turn your performance into a head […]