Texas Basketball Elite Camp
burntorangenation.com 6/19/2009 — The two football camps aren't the only major events happening at the University of Texas in June. The Texas Elite Camp started on Thursday and will continue on Friday as Rick Barnes and staff host some of the top prospects in the country in the 2010, 2011, and 2012 classes, and possibly even a ...

Wait 'Til Next Year
burntorangenation.com 6/26/2009 — It's a refrain more worthy of a Chicago Cubs fan than a Longhorn baseball fan. As Augie Garrido says repeatedly, Omaha is the minimum expectation for his baseball team. His statements explain the massive disappointment felt by fans after Wednesday's loss to LSU in the CWS Finals, even though ...

Championship Series Q&A With Burnt Orange Nation
andthevalleyshook.com 6/22/2009 — When it was looking like Texas and LSU would meet for the championship, the guys from Burnt Orange Nation contacted me about having some cross-pollination on the blogs. A couple of their guys do most of the baseball coverage over there, and they sent ...

Wait, does Texas need more from its running game?
rivals.yahoo.com 7/3/2009 — Everybody loves Texas this summer, for obvious reasons -- namely, it's likely to take 35 points to beat the Longhorns, and the only two teams that hit that mark on them last season finished first and third nationally in scoring offense. (And it ...

Stoking the Fire
andthevalleyshook.com 6/23/2009 —   As persona non grata in the Texas blogosphere right now, I should take last night's classic as a chance to backtrack, give Texas credit, and back down from my "LSU is an unstoppable juggernaut" meme.  But I'd rather throw fuel on the ...

June 7 Summer Camp News and Notes
burntorangenation.com 6/8/2009 — In an amazing turn of events, the Longhorns managed to retain all 19 commitments over the weekend. A little bit of sarcasm there, but given the two recent defections, right now it's more about keeping everyone than gaining new commitments, especially considering the fact that most of the ...

Daniels Makes Four
burntorangenation.com 7/3/2009 — On Thursday, coach Rick Barnes and company received a fourth commitment for the 2011 class -- DeAndre Daniels, a 6-7.5, long, lanky combo forward from Woodland Hills, CA. Once again, Rick Barnes gains another commitment from a talented wing player and takes a further step in assuring that Texas ...

Why Texas Bunts
burntorangenation.com 6/10/2009 — Bunting is like Greg Davis, everybody has a (mostly negative) opinion. With all the hoopla surrounding the bunt the last few weeks, we thought we'd take the opportunity to defend the bunt as an offensive strategy which has helped make Augie Garrido the winningest coach in NCAA history. We ...

Do You Believe In Magic?
burntorangenation.com 6/17/2009 — You can call it magic. The fickle Baseball Gods smiling benevolently down upon the Longhorns. Maybe it's just pure moxie. Perhaps simple, blind luck. Whatever the case, it's becoming increasingly apparent that this Longhorn baseball team has "it." True, there are still games to win before the ...

Bevo's Daily Roundup - Happy birthday to Coach Royal
burntorangenation.com 7/5/2009 — You've got to think lucky. If you fall into a mudhole, check your back pocket - you might have caught a fish. -Darrell K Royal Darrell K. Royal. What does the "K" stand for ? Born July 6, 1924, Darrell K. Royal has a middle initial but no middle name. The "K" is in ...

Texas gets even with LSU with a complete-game effort — SFGate: Top Sports Stories 6/24/2009
Neb. - Thousands of fans flock to Rosenblatt Stadium every summer, and one of the reasons they give for their pilgrimage is nostalgia. But for at least two of the Texas Longhorns, the key to winning there Tuesday night was amnesia. Taylor Jungmann ...

Texas Longhorns: If History Repeats..... — Bleacher Report - College Football 6/24/2009
We've all heard the old saying, "History Repeats itself." Well, if this old quip is true, than the Longhorns will be very happy at the end of this season. Lets compare the situation from the 2005 National Championship run, and this years team. In ...

Look Out for ASU in 2009 — Bleacher Report - College Football 6/27/2009
How will Dennis Erickson and the ASU Sun Devils rebound from their dismal 5-7 record in 2008 ? I was pretty surprised when ESPN's Ted Miller wrote about top returning Sack Master in the PAC-10, ASU's own Dexter Davis. Dexter Davis, LB Mike ...

Texas A&M Aggies: High Stakes in 2009 — Bleacher Report - College Football 6/27/2009
Why is it so important for the Aggies to pull out of this slump?  The Aggies do not want to take Baylor's place as the whipping boy of the Big XII.  It is pivotal for Texas A&M to right the ship because they are going to fall further ...

Death, Taxes, the Longhorns and Crimson Tide in the Post Season — Bleacher Report - College Football 6/27/2009
Ever have that conversation with a friend? The "which school has the best athletic department" conversation? I found myself having that very discussion recently. It wasn't pretty. To make a long story short, let's just say that if ...