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 '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 ...

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 ...

Morning Coffee Finally Reviews Sunday's Camp
burntorangenation.com 6/18/2009 — But first, the obligatory Lache Seastrunk section. After Seastrunk failed to make it down to Austin for the first summer camp, the speculation here and on other sites was that Mack Brown would choose to move on, as the Texas head coach often remarks that he doesn't want to recruit players ...

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 ...

Afternoon Brewsky Goes to Summer Camp
burntorangenation.com 6/5/2009 — Or, it's hard to de-commit from Texas at a Texas camp. Rejoice, Longhorn fans -- the worst thing that can happen at the Texas camp on Sunday is that a couple of 2010 targets don't show up. While that certainly would be disappointing, especially in the cases of Darius White, Lache Seastrunk, ...

Morning Coffee Is On MLB Draft Watch
burntorangenation.com 6/9/2009 —   Day of trepidation. For followers of Texas athletics, there is nothing like the MLB Draft. Not only do Longhorn fans have to worry about which draft-eligible juniors (and possibly sophomores) might be drafted high enough to depart for professional baseball, but they also have to ...

Morning Coffee Is Still Camping
burntorangenation.com 6/11/2009 — Darius White speaks. Life is not particularly simple these days for Darius White. No, not for someone who receives constant phone calls, text messages, emails, all from people wanting to know his latest favorite, or his latest list, or latest trips planned, or if he's going to be a package ...

One Down, Two to Go
burntorangenation.com 5/11/2009 — Despite arguably being outplayed on the weekend and being lucky to get away without an Aggie sweep, Texas took two of three from A&M and in the process emerged as Big XII Regular Season Champions. We're sure Augie and his boys feel terrible for removing any drama from the final weekend of ...

David Durham's School Rumors Crushed by BlockONation.com — Bleacher Report - College Football 6/15/2009
Recently, a handful of Ohio State message boards and blogs have reported that 2010 Buckeye recruit David Durham may reopen his school search even though he has already verbally committed to Ohio State. David is originally from the state of North ...

Texas Longhorns 2009 Preview: Running Back — Bleacher Report - College Football 6/16/2009
Earl Campbell. Ricky Williams. Cedric Benson. Jamaal Charles. Some of the greatest running backs in college football history have played for the University of Texas. Both Campbell and Williams were awarded the Heisman Trophy, while Benson ...

Big 12 Preview for 2009 — Bleacher Report - College Football 6/17/2009
Next up on the BCS conferences, the Big 12, or the arial assault conference. Take a look at the progression of the Big 12 in even the past three seasons, everything is a form of the spread offense now. Quarterbacks are posing playstation like numbers. ...

Bradford: Is the Free Ride Over in 2009? — Bleacher Report - College Football 6/17/2009
Sam Bradford has been electric during his first two years. Actually, no freshman or sophomore has ever came within 30 TDs of his totals, or led the Bowl Subdivision in passing rating their first two years. Despite having two full seasons of  ...

My Pre-Season Big 12 Standings — Bleacher Report - College Football 6/20/2009
North: 1) Nebraska: Nebraska returns to the top of the North this year.  2) Colorado: With Nebraska having to come to Boulder this year the Buffs could very well take first in the division however I don't see it.  That being said ...