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Texas RBs Anxious to Quiet Naysayers
Texas RBs Anxious to Quiet Naysayers
by Terrance Harris It's hard to argue with much when a team goes 12-1 and comes within a lucky last-second play of going undefeated during the regular season as well as having a chance to play for the national title. That is unless you play in the backfield at the University of Texas, where ...
Wait, does Texas need more from its running game?
Wait, does Texas need more from its running game?
rivals.yahoo.com — 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 ... (more) Wait, does Texas need more from its running game?
Bevo's Daily Roundup - Happy birthday to Coach Royal
Bevo's Daily Roundup - Happy birthday to Coach Royal
burntorangenation.com — 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 ... (more) Bevo's Daily Roundup - Happy birthday to Coach Royal
Wait 'Til Next Year
Wait 'Til Next Year
burntorangenation.com — 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 ... (more) Wait 'Til Next Year
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Wait, does Texas need more from its running game?
Dr. Saturday — ... It's also not clear that it matters, given the absurd heights of the passing game, which incorporates plenty of safe throws of the "long handoff" variety. I went much further in his critique earlier this season: ...

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