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Wait 'Til Next Year
Wait 'Til Next Year
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 ...
Talent vs. Magic
andthevalleyshook.com — 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 ... (more) Talent vs. Magic
LSU 11 - Texas 5: National Champions!
andthevalleyshook.com — Anthony Ranaudo certainly didn't get the great outing we hoped for, but he fought through 5 1/3 innings, giving up 8 hits and 5 walks but only 4 runs, and another outstanding bullpen outing shut the Longhorns down from there. Offensively, the ... (more) LSU 11 - Texas 5: National Champions!
Picking the Big 12
dennis-dodd.blogs.cbssports.com — The Big 12 South Division race, the Big 12 title game, the Heisman race and the national championship hinged on the conference's three-way tiebreaker. We found out about the 11-year-old rule when Texas, Oklahoma and Texas Tech each tied at 7-1 in the ... (more) Picking the Big 12
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