burntorangenation.com - 6/30/2009
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Pleasant-ly surprising. Power forwards who are 6-5 and can throw down thunderous dunks in traffic aren't exactly a dime a dozen, but that one skill alone isn't enough to draw the attention of major-college programs around the country, especially being undersized for the position. Football ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Afternoon Brewsky Isn't Shocked At Losing Nelson
burntorangenation.com 7/14/2009 — Nelson picks the Aggies. Two days ago, Skyline linebacker Corey Nelson confirmed what many had anticipated for some time -- that the Longhorns had little chance with the rangy linebacker, as Nelson chose to become an Aggie ($). Rated as the no. 3 outside linebacker by Rivals, Nelson has a ...
Bevo's Daily Roundup - Happy birthday to Coach Royal
burntorangenation.com 7/5/2009 —
You've got to think lucky. If you fall into a mudhole, check your back pocket - you might have caught a fish. -Darrell K Royal
Darrell K. Royal. What does the "K" stand for ?
Born July 6, 1924, Darrell K. Royal has a middle initial but no middle name. The "K" is in ...
Wait 'Til Next Year
burntorangenation.com 6/26/2009 — It's a refrain more worthy of a Chicago Cubs fan than a Longhorn baseball fan. As Augie Garrido says repeatedly, Omaha is the minimum expectation for his baseball team. His statements explain the massive disappointment felt by fans after Wednesday's loss to LSU in the CWS Finals, even though ...
Championship Series Q&A With Burnt Orange Nation
andthevalleyshook.com 6/22/2009 — When it was looking like Texas and LSU would meet for the championship, the guys from Burnt Orange Nation contacted me about having some cross-pollination on the blogs. A couple of their guys do most of the baseball coverage over there, and they sent ...
Wait, does Texas need more from its running game?
rivals.yahoo.com 7/3/2009 —
Everybody loves Texas this summer, for obvious reasons -- namely, it's likely to take 35 points to beat the Longhorns, and the only two teams that hit that mark on them last season finished first and third nationally in scoring offense. (And it ...
Afternoon Brewsky Bears Poor News For Baylor
burntorangenation.com 7/17/2009 — "Three-Ring Circus." On March 30, Ahmad Dixon told Burnt Orange Beat that he was 100% committed ($) to becoming a Texas Longhorn. That all changed less than two months later, when Dixon switched his commitment to Baylor. Less than a month after that, Dixon was still " ...
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 ...
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