West Virginia finds FREEEEDOM: Welcome to The Big 12

by Scipio Tex on Feb 10, 2026 3:41 PM CST in Texas Longhorns and Other Football

According to the fine West Virginia blog The Smoking Musket, the deed is done. Look for West Virginia on the Texas Longhorn's 2012 schedule.

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Missouri and Texas A&M were scheduled for November 10th and November 22nd, respectively, but the entire schedule may require a rework to respect Dana Hologorsen's preferred Big 12 town pub crawl sequencing.

A Longhorn trip to West Virginia in September or early October would be glorious. A little whitewater rafting, some bonding, pursued by inbred mountain folk, one of us (you, preferably) is violated, I shoot a guy with an arrow, and he tumbles off of a cliff.

That may be a movie also.

In any event - Welcome, West Virginia. Today, we are all Major Harris failed Heisman candidacies.

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by Sailor Ripley on Feb 10, 2026 3:45 PM CST reply actions 3 recs

They omitted co-ed tail.

by Scipio Tex on Feb 10, 2026 3:52 PM CST up reply actions

Co-Ed Tail

Is covered under one or both of:

Do I need more Brut?

Clock Management

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by Sailor Ripley on Feb 10, 2026 4:02 PM CST up reply actions

I think those are the holes where his brain stores alcohol.

You know, like the fat humps on a camel.

by Dagga Roosta on Feb 10, 2026 6:16 PM CST up reply actions

3 days late

I’d fat hump your camel.

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by Funkytown on Feb 13, 2026 10:15 AM CST up reply actions

the gray

represents the Johnnie Walker Black that all the other stuff is suspended in.

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by RedmondLonghorn on Feb 10, 2026 4:04 PM CST via iPhone app up reply actions

No. 2

many commentators, at least up here in D-Town, have them no.2 in the Big 12 for 2012. I tend to think that they’ll find 2012 Big 12 defenses a little stouter than in the Big East but their offense is certainly one of the most formiddable in conference.

by Nickel Rover on Feb 10, 2026 3:55 PM CST reply actions

Who's #1?

Is it us? Who else could it be?

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by HookTech on Feb 10, 2026 4:13 PM CST up reply actions

KANSAS

After all, they got Charlie Weis.

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by CanAzn on Feb 10, 2026 4:17 PM CST up reply actions

What's the over/under on the number of times he gets called Coach Mangino

by people who were around during the Mangino days?

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by HookTech on Feb 10, 2026 4:31 PM CST up reply actions

Identity confusion offers a decided schematic advantage.

by Scipio Tex on Feb 10, 2026 4:37 PM CST up reply actions

They can probably just give him all of Mangino's old KU sweaters, too.

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by HookTech on Feb 10, 2026 4:40 PM CST up reply actions 2 recs

True

The baseball team doesn’t need that many tarps

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by kriess on Feb 10, 2026 6:16 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs

uh

no…not us.

by Nickel Rover on Feb 10, 2026 5:35 PM CST up reply actions

Of course not

People severely underestimate how good our defense will be next year, especially against pass first teams.

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by HookTech on Feb 10, 2026 7:34 PM CST via mobile up reply actions

True

but it’s hard to project us to first place in the conference when KSU and OU should be as good or better than they finished last year and TCU and WVU look like contenders.

I hope everyone here isn’t anticipating that we just roll over OU this year. That’s an expectation that could easily yield some more fierce anger and disappointment at the fair in October.

by Nickel Rover on Feb 11, 2026 5:38 PM CST up reply actions

Then again, we might just ROLL over OU!

We will have the best defense in the conference - Bradford won’t enjoy that. And, if Ash can simply hand the ball off and dink a few passes, our offense should be fine. Harsin will have a year under his belt and should be familiar with his talent and have his system purring.

We are still very young but have a decent chance to run the table or, worst case scenario, finish with 2 losses, max!

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by Snide Aside on Feb 11, 2026 6:30 PM CST up reply actions

Tap the brakes.

Two losses max is not the worst case scenario.

Oh. Aggies, I apologize; I forgot you were there. You may go now.

by pleaseplaykindle on Feb 11, 2026 6:39 PM CST up reply actions

Two losses would be the worst case compared to running the table

It is easy to build a case against UT not being much more successful this year than last year. It is just as easy to build a case as I have described .

I just perceive the glass as half full.

We can argue the pros and cons til hell freezes over, but the real lynchpin to next years success lies directly on a young sophomore QB’s shoulders.

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by Snide Aside on Feb 11, 2026 10:04 PM CST up reply actions

Oh, I agree.

I think it should be a five way tie for first place in the preseason projections. Actually, I think preseaon polls are silly, since no one has any clue how it’s going to shake out. So, with that in mind, I’m going to be irrationally optimistic if I’m making a projection.

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by BurntOrangeJuice on Feb 11, 2026 9:31 PM CST up reply actions

It's not irrations to think Texas will win the conference

It is irrational to believe that KANSAS will win the conference, however. :-)

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by Snide Aside on Feb 11, 2026 10:06 PM CST up reply actions

I'm pretty sure

The winner of the league will not go unblemished in conference. Too much conference depth. We may see tie-breaker scenarios and co-champs.

by Scipio Tex on Feb 10, 2026 4:16 PM CST reply actions

Excellent!

That has always gone well for us.*

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by Sailor Ripley on Feb 10, 2026 4:23 PM CST up reply actions

yeah

OU is the only team I see with a potential that includes the ability to escape without a scar and I don’t find that particularly likely.
What’s interesting to me is whether our league champion gets passed over for the MNC again.
If it’s UT or OU you figure they’ll get in but if it’s WVU, TCU, etc…

by Nickel Rover on Feb 10, 2026 5:37 PM CST up reply actions

looking through the bottom of the glass

If Ash turns the corner this off season and i think he will, Texas will be hard to beat.

by 55f100tx on Feb 10, 2026 10:32 PM CST up reply actions

Yep!

I agree.

by j_java on Feb 11, 2026 12:00 AM CST up reply actions

Appalachia

Is beautiful and a cultural gem. That is all.

by Big(g) Ern on Feb 10, 2026 4:24 PM CST reply actions

Can't wait

for a trip to Morgantown.

Also, I can’t help but look at that map and think “that would look great with Clemson and Florida State, too.”

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by Elm City Horn on Feb 10, 2026 4:24 PM CST reply actions

Nice...

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by Sailor Ripley on Feb 10, 2026 4:36 PM CST reply actions

You suppose Clemson wants some more of this?

Great find, Sailor

I’d put the Hatfields around No. 4 in the Big 12 next year. Have no idea where their visits may be, but they’ll have 9 new opponents to prep for.

So . . . if you’re in the SE part of Texas, you have to drive through Louisiana, Mississippi, Tennessee, Kentucky and part of W. Virginia. Can you get there for a 3:30 p.m. Saturday kickoff if you leave Friday at noon? And can you get back before 8 a.m. on Monday?

by edsp on Feb 10, 2026 4:41 PM CST up reply actions

I would look into aviation technology

I’m no early adopter, but they’ve worked out most of the kinks on the Wright Brother’s whimsy.

by Scipio Tex on Feb 10, 2026 4:46 PM CST up reply actions 2 recs

I've done the Texas through West Virginia drive

Trade Louisiana and Mississippi for Arkansas, imo.

by bigdukesix on Feb 10, 2026 4:56 PM CST up reply actions

I hope this guy comes, too

"I don't want no part o' yo' tight-ass country club, ya freak bitch!"

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by HookTech on Feb 10, 2026 4:45 PM CST reply actions 1 recs

I want one of those shirts so bad

by Egonz on Feb 10, 2026 4:52 PM CST up reply actions

We're opening the Barking Carnival T Shirt store soon.

We’ll get one of those ready for for the first road trip.

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by Sailor Ripley on Feb 10, 2026 4:54 PM CST up reply actions

Can we get our tote bags first?

by ShameAndFailure on Feb 10, 2026 8:19 PM CST via mobile up reply actions

We should change it just a little...

Remove the “st” from “West”, and replace the “IA” in “Virginia” with an “s”.
FIFY.

by dec3169 on Feb 13, 2026 4:45 PM CST up reply actions

Look who's coming to Texas and he's bringing HELL with him

by WVUIE97 on Feb 10, 2026 5:12 PM CST reply actions 1 recs

Welcome, WVUIE97

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by Sailor Ripley on Feb 10, 2026 5:41 PM CST up reply actions

I LOL's - well played.

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by Snide Aside on Feb 10, 2026 5:48 PM CST up reply actions

Looks something like this

About 35 seconds into the following:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=81OoQmcLj48&feature=related

by Saul! on Feb 11, 2026 11:54 PM CST up reply actions

From @bubbaprog

I have nothing to ask but that you would remove to the other side, that you may not, by intercepting the sunshine, take from me what you cannot give.

by Sailor Ripley on Feb 13, 2026 12:40 PM CST up reply actions

So when will the conference schedule be released?

It must be ready and waiting for the lawyers to give the thumbs up. Really hoping we aren’t having frog legs for Thanksgiving.

by FringeHorn on Feb 10, 2026 5:12 PM CST reply actions

Hope we play them on the road this year.

Ithaca to Morgantown: 6.5 hours according to google maps.

Oh. Aggies, I apologize; I forgot you were there. You may go now.

by pleaseplaykindle on Feb 10, 2026 5:14 PM CST reply actions

Chip Brown

says his sources tell him OU goes to Morgantown and the Moutain men come to Austin to marvel at our city planning and liquor venues.

by Nickel Rover on Feb 10, 2026 6:26 PM CST up reply actions

Blast.

Leave a ~~light~~ sofa lit up for our new guests.

Oh. Aggies, I apologize; I forgot you were there. You may go now.

by pleaseplaykindle on Feb 10, 2026 6:41 PM CST up reply actions

OU will be floored by the notion.

…that you can go redneck in land that’s actually gorgeous.

by Scipio Tex on Feb 10, 2026 6:54 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs

And to think, they picked the Oklahoma desert to settle in.

Guess they Sooned too soon.

Oh. Aggies, I apologize; I forgot you were there. You may go now.

by pleaseplaykindle on Feb 10, 2026 7:11 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs

DC baby!

Under 4 hours. That’s practically a commute in this town.

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by Elm City Horn on Feb 10, 2026 5:20 PM CST reply actions

by j_java on Feb 11, 2026 12:05 AM CST reply actions

Thanks to All

I needed a good laugh and I got several from this thread. Some of you guys are comic geniuses.

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