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Nate Heupel commented on the blog post LeGarrette Blount Fights His Way Back On To The Field 1 hour, 17 minutes ago
Let’s not kid ourselves, Ripley. Aside from teams based out of Watts, no one in the Pac 10 really plays defense.
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Sailor Ripley commented on the blog post LeGarrette Blount Fights His Way Back On To The Field 1 hour, 48 minutes ago
I think Oregon could’ve used Blount a time or two against Stanford, don’t you?
I dunno. Does he play defense?
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Sailor Ripley commented on the blog post LeGarrette Blount Fights His Way Back On To The Field 1 hour, 48 minutes ago
I think Oregon could’ve used Blount a time or two against Stanford, don’t you?
I dunno. Does he play defense?
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Nate Heupel commented on the blog post Who’s Not Playing 2 hours, 24 minutes ago
It would’ve been better if the injuries had been more evenly spread out, HJ. On defense, we’ve got some very talented depth we’re simply not taking advantage of. LB Ronnell Lewis is a name you’re going to remember come 2011. Dezmon Briscoe already can’t forget it. At DE, we’ve got RJ
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Nate Heupel commented on the blog post The Texas Longhorns: Running Game Home Edition 3 hours, 35 minutes ago
@ballrific: On the contrary, I think Boom is much more subtle here at Mack’s request. He’s probably put a Deathwatch clock on his wall to remind him that there is hope. 680 days, 13 hours, 17 minutes, and 41 seconds until Greg Davis’ career dies.
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Charles commented on the blog post Tracking Baylor & Potpourri 3 hours, 55 minutes ago
Let’s do this Big XII style:
A la carte Briles
Bo Linguine
Mike Sherbet
Ndamukong Soup
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HenryJames commented on the blog post Who’s Not Playing 4 hours, 25 minutes ago
Do you think it would be better or worse if they were more evenly spread out on both sides of the ball?
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The General commented on the blog post Tracking Baylor & Potpourri 4 hours, 30 minutes ago
Ded, It took me about ten reads before I figured that one. Then I belly laughed for ten minutes. Strong work, young pirate.
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The General commented on the blog post Christian Scott eligible for bowl game? 4 hours, 33 minutes ago
Curtis Brown would be sitting with the band. Aaron Williams would be in line at the concession stand.
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bigdukesix commented on the blog post Mack Brown’s First 150 Games 4 hours, 53 minutes ago
I can realize his flaws but also admit that I wouldn’t take anyone other than Mack as our head coach.
That’s at the opposite end of the spectrum from irrational criticism, and is an equally flawed position. Somewhere in between the two is the Golden Mean.
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Rick Vigorous commented on the blog post Tracking Baylor & Potpourri 4 hours, 59 minutes ago
Michigan all time wins…877
Texas all time wins…840
And the gap is quickly closing.
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Nate Heupel wrote a new blog post: LeGarrette Blount Fights His Way Back On To The Field 5 hours, 40 minutes ago
Duck Sport News
Honestly, I have no problem with this. First, I was overwhelmingly pleased with Blount dropping a Falcon Punch on some random Boise State jackass. Second, after the honorable Brandon Spikes, who knows dirty play when he sees it, attempted to eye-gouge some random Georgia jackass and only got a one-game suspension against
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Nate Heupel wrote a new blog post: Who’s Not Playing 5 hours, 51 minutes ago
Take a look at our injury list, and tell me we’re not paying for 2000 when not one of our starters missed a single game. The following players have missed at least one game.
QB – Sam Bradford
TE – Jermaine Gresham
DE – Auston English
OL/TE – Brody Eldridge
RB -DeMarco Murray
OL – Brian Simmons
OL – Ben Habern
WR –
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HenryJames commented on the blog post Quotable Mack 6 hours, 15 minutes ago
I wasn’t being cynical so I highlighted the part that made me laugh.
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parlin commented on the blog post Quotable Mack 6 hours, 22 minutes ago
Intentional irony like this seems rare in Mack’s repertoire.
Do any other instances come to mind?
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The General commented on the blog post Quotable Mack 6 hours, 42 minutes ago
Who do you call to steal him some more snaps on offense? Oh, yeah . . .
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HenryJames wrote a new blog post: Quotable Mack 7 hours, 48 minutes ago
Talking about Malcolm Williams at today’s press conference:
“Malcolm’s about 220 pounds, and it’s amazing to me that he’s on kick coverage, he’s on punt coverage, he’s on the kickoff return team and playing 35-40 plays a game and making a difference. I walked into Oscar Giles’ office and tried to get him off the kickoff
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Colin Coe commented on the blog post Basketball Thoughts 7 hours, 55 minutes ago
I’m ready for bb !!
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Nordberg commented on the blog post Christian Scott eligible for bowl game? 8 hours, 16 minutes ago
“The biggest downside I see is that our guys would all be running around in circles before the play without Blake out there to line them up, right?”
Curtis Brown would be sitting with the band. Aaron Williams would be in line at the concession stand.
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Sailor Ripley commented on the blog post Tracking Baylor & Potpourri 8 hours, 29 minutes ago
Holy shit, that’s funny.
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Triston27 commented on the blog post I’ve got nothing 8 hours, 34 minutes ago
I’m fearing that with our seasojnj gone and their win on Saturday, we may need to brace ourselves for a whole lotta red this weekend.
Prime recipe for KU fans unloading tickets to now-excited Huskers.
I was thinking of this earlier today. It could be pretty ugly. Also, I completely agree about the lack of
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dedfischer commented on the blog post Tracking Baylor & Potpourri 8 hours, 36 minutes ago
Union dudes aren’t big on Mexicans.
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Bob in Houston commented on the blog post Tracking Baylor & Potpourri 8 hours, 57 minutes ago
srr, I said “bad fit” before, and I’m more convinced than ever.
If RR were to have a 10-win season, he’d still be disliked. You know it doesn’t bother me to see Michigan struggle, but he’s gotta go.
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Sailor Ripley commented on the blog post Tracking Baylor & Potpourri 8 hours, 58 minutes ago
srr50 has written some great stuff about Michigan and Rich Rod:
https://www.barkingcarnival.com/tag/rich-rodriguez/
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Jason commented on the blog post Mack Brown’s First 150 Games 9 hours, 12 minutes ago
Three things come to mind when Mack Brown comes up as a coach.
First, he’s turned Texas into a recruiting juggernaut. I would argue the success he has had through his last 100 games has just as much to do with the talent he’s brought to the 40 acres as his coaching.
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Hiphopopotamus commented on the blog post I’ve got nothing 9 hours, 16 minutes ago
I think they have too – just haven’t seen that emotion in a while (can’t even remember the last Fist Pump). It’s hard to believe, but there were certain goals out there that are no longer attainable. When that happens, it’s hard to have the same drive, especially when it feels like everything is going
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Scipio Tex commented on the blog post Christian Scott eligible for bowl game? 9 hours, 17 minutes ago
I was thinking about special teams too. Fairly streamlined assignments there.
I don’t know if the coaches would feel comfortable giving him too many snaps on D in a national title game given his absence all year.
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Hiphopopotamus commented on the blog post And so it begins 9 hours, 30 minutes ago
Very much agreed, Sailor. Considering heading down to Austin for that one. Let me know.
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Levander Williams commented on the blog post Tracking Baylor & Potpourri 9 hours, 34 minutes ago
@texasholdem:
I lost track of the fact that there were only 40 seconds left in the game when Colt ‘would’ have gone back in the game to get the remaining four yards. Clearly this would not have been the right time to send Colt back in the game, and it would have looked petty –
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spider commented on the blog post Mack Brown’s First 150 Games 10 hours, 15 minutes ago
Aaaaaaaaand I misplaced three games.
Again.
I’m, like, the Colorado Buffaloes of math or something.
Kansas Horn said:
November 3rd, 2008 at 7:53 am
Agreed. Great season so far, but it still hurts. If thats not enough, it looks like one more coaching door for Muschamp has opened up. Looks like Fulmer is out. http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=3679810
RolloTamasi said:
November 3rd, 2008 at 7:55 am
I’m really excited about the following:
1). The young secondary. I’m beginning to think this secondary can be better than the 2005 unit depending on how we look at Gideon’s safety spot in the next 2 years. If Ben Wells or Christian Scott can surpass him, I think we look really good here.
2). The unleashing of Fozzy Whittaker. I know the coaches are ready to turn him loose. They were ready to mortgage the game on him with 7 minutes left in the 3rd quarter and were rewarded. I’m expecting at least 12-15 carries against Baylor. I still think Ogbonnaya has some great uses and I love McGee for cutting up field but Fozzy has to be the featured back on running plays.
3). Malcolm Williams: Yes. I had no idea the switch could be flipped so quickly with this guy. He’s fast. He made 2 huge tackles in the kicking game early that I think revved up his confidence. His speed and deep ball skills are incredible.
4). No more I-Formation on the goal-line. After a few near-misses I think the safety spelled the end of the Cojo as FB I-formation that has sucked so hard this season. Of course, the worst possible damage has already been done.
5). Angry Mack/Texas will be back. The team started the year angry, started getting focused and then fatigued. I think angry under-appreciated team is going to be back and I think the emergence of Fozzy and Malcolm is going to give them even more weapons with which to bludgeon the Big 12.
The statesman had an idiotic comment about how Texas, after giving up 400 yards passing to Harrell, now needed to worry about the best freshman in the country, Baylor QB Robert Griffin. I don’t know how you watch that game and come away thinking that we have a weak secondary that is ready to be exposed by Baylor. I’m 1 million times more concerned with his scrambling than him throwing it to whomever they line up at receiver.
someone said:
November 3rd, 2008 at 7:55 am
word up
Bobby Jack Akina said:
November 3rd, 2008 at 8:05 am
We’re 8-1. But otherwise, you speak the double truth, Ruth.
Cimarrones said:
November 3rd, 2008 at 8:13 am
It’s still an awfully good time to be a horn football (and soon basketball) fan.
I had Tech pegged as my pre-season favorite to win the south. I may back off that a bit as it’s more likely to end up in a three-way tie - in which case I’m still partially correct. But, I didn’t see us in a three way tie - - - - thought we’d end up with two conference losses.
Good post.
Groundhog Day said:
November 3rd, 2008 at 8:31 am
Be careful, Rollo, there are some sensitive people around here regarding Gideon. I made a post last week that stated he was weak in coverage and his upside is limited due to his athleticism. Had it not been for a sensational play by Ben Wells early in the 4th quarter Gideon would have been burned for a game clinching TD. I still stand by the statement that while being a good hitter and a smart player, his upside is limited. However, how can one not be excited about Aaron Williams. This guy is a star already. And I’m very excited about Chykie Brown and Ben Wells.
There are a lot of reasons to be excited about this football team next year. One glaring weakness and problem will be the loss of Roy Miller. We have nobody on our roster right now that can replace him. In fact, we are extremely thin at that position. We have enormous depth at DE so that doesn’t worry me as much. The future is indeed bright, but we better hope we sign McFarland and hope he can make a similar impact that Tommie Harris made at OU.
Groundhog Day said:
November 3rd, 2008 at 8:42 am
Sorry, meant to say Earl Thomas in the above post.
Groundhog Day said:
November 3rd, 2008 at 8:49 am
HJ,
I thought Kindle played a great game. He, Miller, and Aaron Williams had a great day defensively. The d played incredible in the second half and we could have won a game we had no business winning if any number of things had happened that we have all rehashed from dropped balls to awful clock managment. The staff has done a great job this year, but I still take issue with some of the personnel decisions on both offense and defense.
HenryJames said:
November 3rd, 2008 at 8:53 am
I certainly have some problems with some personnel decisions as well. But I predicted this team to lose 4 games, and we’re sitting here 8-1 ranked #4 in the BCS. It’s the big picture I’m getting at.
Groundhog Day said:
November 3rd, 2008 at 9:10 am
Maybe this team was underrated this year. Football is won in the trenches and our D-Line has been a strength all year and the O-Line has played well except for the first half against tech. There is a lot of talent on this team. Jordan Shipley might be the most underrated player in the country. Williams and Fozzy need to play more and I think Robinson needs to see more time.
TaylorTRoom said:
November 3rd, 2008 at 9:11 am
This team still has a chance to improve before bowl season. We need to develop more playmakers, and Fozzy Whitaker and Malcolm Williams look like good candidates.
Doperbo said:
November 3rd, 2008 at 9:16 am
Look at HenryJames counting our blessings with this team. Do you realize how good we have it?
Great post, BTW.
bighornfan32 said:
November 3rd, 2008 at 9:25 am
The thing I love about this team is just watching them grow. Coming into the season, there were question marks everywhere, but so far our guys have proven that they are more than capable of answering those questions. The growth of the secondary, the OL, the young receivers and the consistency and hard work by Quan, Ship, Colt, and the front seven has been a pleasure to watch.
ChrisApplewhite said:
November 3rd, 2008 at 9:26 am
Kindle’s not lazy, if that was directed at me.
I was angry that early in the second quarter, the offense had stunk up the place so badly that the defense was already tired.
I was expecting 1-2 losses, so we’re right there. IT was the way the game went down, and the fact that we lost to the worst of the Big 12 south contenders that made it suck.
Hell, I still expect to be in the conference title game.
Mack Brown's 10 win season streak said:
November 3rd, 2008 at 10:02 am
how isn’t Aaron Williams starting? that kids needs to be on the field at all times. He made play after play once he was in full time on sat.
Loadholt's Lost Money said:
November 3rd, 2008 at 10:16 am
Scout says Blake runs a 4.6. Not exactly a burner.
Facebook User said:
November 3rd, 2008 at 10:22 am
Look at HenryJames counting our blessings with this team. Do you realize how good we have it?
Gene Claude said:
November 3rd, 2008 at 11:36 am
Henry, we Missouri fans have had many conversations about expectations. I don’t know that I buy this “we started the season with X expectations and therefore we should be happy” stuff. Expectations are fluid. You don’t freeze them Labor Day weekend and then judge the season relative to those expectations.
The flip side of the coin is that all fans should recognize when a team has exceeded initial expectations and take a chill pill or four. I imagine that is the intent of your post.
Also, although I would much rather play TT in the championship game, I am sincerely sorry for your loss. Very painful, and I was hoping if anyone was going to run the table this year, it would be you guys. Good luck, and I hope to see you guys in KC. Going to be painful for you to root for OU…..
HenryJames said:
November 3rd, 2008 at 11:49 am
They’re certainly fluid. Before this season I did not expect this team to get to a BCS game. Now I do, and I will be disappointed if they don’t.
You gauged my intent correctly. Some of our fans need to chill out and enjoy a pretty damn fulfilling season thus far.
uthookem said:
November 3rd, 2008 at 12:14 pm
I think the way in which we played in the first half, and the way we clawed our way back into the lead with 1:30 to go makes it even tougher to take. However, I still think we have a shot to go to the Big XII Championship game, and this season has been a tremendous amount of fun.
It will be interesting to see how Tech handles the pressure that they have never felt before. If they win out, they go to Miami.
NBMisha said:
November 3rd, 2008 at 2:32 pm
I’m chill. Now its the really interesting time of the season.
EyesOfTX said:
November 3rd, 2008 at 3:46 pm
Nice stuff HJ - agree on every point. This has been one of the most satisfying Texas Longhorn seasons I can remember. I am thrilled to death with what this team has accomplished this year, and what it remains likely to accomplish before it’s over.
NateHeupel said:
November 3rd, 2008 at 5:21 pm
This 2008 Texas Longhorns team reminds me of the 2006 Sooners. Underrated and phenomenally well coached. Except with a infinitely more competent QB (McCoy v. Thompson) and an infinitely less competent RB (All UT RBs combined v. Peterson).
exuLt said:
November 3rd, 2008 at 5:22 pm
Exceeding expectations is an 11-1 on a 10-2 rinse/repeat when I was fully expecting a 9-3 or so this season.
We do have an entrenched albatross in the system, you know.
sooner tim said:
November 3rd, 2008 at 6:37 pm
Nate, (UT RB’s vs. Peterson), Peterson only played 6 games in the regular season. He broke the collarbone the week after Texas. Allen Patrick broke through after the AD injury.
If you want to give props to the coaching of that team, remember that Big XII champion started a WR at QB and JACOB GUTIERREZ at RB for two or three games.