burntorangenation.com - 6/29/2009
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67 days until the Louisiana-Monroe game.
Now we know we are getting close. Media days . July 29th is the big day for the Horns. The schools do not announce what players they are bringing to the media event, but ESPN's Tim Griffin has his wish list .
KU Sports muses over the ...
Bevo's Daily Roundup - June 22, 2009
burntorangenation.com 6/21/2009 —
The thrilling run has led some to label them a team of destiny. Excuse the Longhorns if they don't quite see it that way.
"We haven't done anything yet," reliever Austin Wood said. "We expect to get here every year, whether we do or not. That's not the point. The tradition at Texas is ...
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 ...
Bevo's Daily Roundup - July 13, 2009
burntorangenation.com 7/12/2009 —
53 days until the Louisiana-Monroe game.
ESPN's Tim Griffin looks at the age old question: Which conference has the best tandem of quarterbacks?
Athlon Sports has the best 2009 units: Wide receiver/Tight end .
The best offseason news the Longhorns received had to be the ...
Bevo's Daily Round Up - June 25, 2009
burntorangenation.com 6/26/2009 —
We'll be back. Augie Garrido believes the young Horns have a great future .
Texas lost to LSU in the College World Series finals, but coach Augie Garrido has a hunch his Longhorns might be back soon.
"This is the beginning of a new era of Texas baseball in Omaha,'' Garrido ...
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 ...
Talent vs. Magic
andthevalleyshook.com 6/22/2009 — I live in Texas, so I am surrounded by Texas fans. To be honest, in the great UT-A&M debate, I tend to side with A&M because I am related to a few a Aggies and I sort of admire their completely unreasonable fanaticism. But I ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...