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Posted by HenryJames on June 9th, 2008 under Football
ESPN The Magazine’s Bruce Feldman has a list of his top 10 workout warriors, and Texas defensive end Brian Orakpo is number one.
Orakpo is 253 pounds with only 8 percent body fat, benches 515 pounds, power cleans 380 pounds and runs an electronically timed 4.6 40.
Damn.
Imagine what he could do with the right shoes.
Ag_in_TX commented on the blog post Beat the Barkers NCAA Tourney Bracket 3 minutes ago
I have A&M making it to the Final Four.
I’ve been sporting wood for two weeks straight now.
Nate Heupel wrote a new blog post: Things To Do While Not Watching OU in the NCAA Tourney 15 minutes ago
1) Fill out a bracket whilst weeping softly and saying “Damn you for leaving us, Sampson” to no one in particular
2) Recover a small bit of joy at pegging UT for a first round exit after you realize that this is a realistic possibility
3) Rewatch the Sun Bowl
4) Post overlong diatribes needling Huckleberry to comeSHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: ””, url: ”” });
Trips Right commented on the blog post Bracket Analysis: The Wild West Regional 27 minutes ago
Triston, exactly.
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Sailor Ripley commented on the blog post Beat the Barkers NCAA Tourney Bracket 28 minutes ago
Great video. Did Beilein have a similar look when Evan Turner pulled his heart our of his chest this weekend?
I’d really like a Tote Bag too. Maybe we’ll have a telethon / pledge drive.
Kevin Berger commented on the blog post Bracket Analysis: The Wild West Regional 49 minutes ago
I thought I hedged appropriately with the Onuaku stuff. If he’s healthy Cuse rolls. If not, they’re two and done.
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Vasherized commented on the blog post Bracket Analysis: The Wild West Regional 54 minutes ago
I am buying NCAA tourney credit default swaps insuring I cash out Mark Burry style HUGE when Butler knocks off UTEP in the first round.
This looks like a fucking NIT bracket compared to KU’s region.
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jc25 commented on the blog post Bracket Analysis: The Wild West Regional 55 minutes ago
I find it hard to pick against a Cuse team just because it lost its final two games to (1) a pumped up Louisville team on Senior Day in the last game at Freedom Hall and (2) a solid Georgetown squad that made it to the Big East Final and had also lost its prior
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Blake Stansbery commented on the blog post Three Strikes: John Pelphrey 1 hour, 5 minutes ago
I agree with your first two points 100%. We have to land Ratliffe, and fortunately there seems to be some good news on that front. I read that he canceled his remaining official visits after coming to Arkansas and then going through Alabama on his way back to Florida. The Hogs have the biggest need
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Patrick Bateman commented on the blog post NFL Draft: A Mockery 1 hour, 10 minutes ago
Here’s a concern for Kindle other than the pubs. I still think he compares well to Anthony Spencer of Dallas….
Texas OLB/DE Sergio Kindle registered an unimpressive 10-yard split at the Combine at 1.65 seconds.
Some scouts reportedly had Kindle at 1.70 seconds. Kindle’s forty time (in the 4.65-4.71 range) was impressive, but he doesn’t have
Sailor Ripley commented on the blog post Bracket Analysis: The Wild West Regional 1 hour, 12 minutes ago
OK, Berger. Taking UTEP a long way. If you set my brackets ablaze, I will hunt you down and force you to arm wrestle a Juarezian Mexican midget wrestler.
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HenryJames commented on the blog post Texas finishes sweep of Iowa 1 hour, 13 minutes ago
Good find. That’s where I got it.
So that makes their ERA 1.77.
bonecrusher commented on the blog post Texas finishes sweep of Iowa 1 hour, 20 minutes ago
Are you sure about the 1.89 ERA? If you got this number from TexasSports.com STATS page, they haven’t updated for Sunday’s shutout yet. The STATS web intern is probably on spring break.
Sancho commented on the blog post C-USA TOURNEY PREDICTIONS 1 hour, 21 minutes ago
Article coming soon…believe me, I have a couple opinions
BrickHorn commented on the blog post Texas finishes sweep of Iowa 1 hour, 29 minutes ago
HenryJames goes 3-for-4 on game coverage. Not a bad outing for a blogger, really.
Chase Sessoms wrote a new blog post: Three Strikes: John Pelphrey 1 hour, 33 minutes ago
The Hog’s late season collapse has left a bad taste in a lot of fan’s mouths. Tune into any local sports talk program and you’ll hear people clamoring for John Pelphrey’s head on a platter, but is that premature?
I for one think it is premature. No one in Arkansas is used to being this mediocre
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Vasherized commented on the blog post Texas finishes sweep of Iowa 1 hour, 47 minutes ago
Pitching and defense
You lied to us about this team.
Vasherized commented on the blog post Texas finishes sweep of Iowa 1 hour, 47 minutes ago
Pitching and defense
You lied to us about this team.
Kevin Berger wrote a new blog post: Bracket Analysis: The Wild West Regional 1 hour, 47 minutes ago
Go west young man. There’s gold in them there hills, which probably sits well with the 12th seeded UTEP Miners.
There’s little resistance in this bracket relative to the other regions and that should sit well with the Syracuse Orangemen. At least it should if the Orange are healthy.
If not, meaning Arinze Onuaku the aircraft
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Vasherized wrote a new blog post: Beat the Barkers NCAA Tourney Bracket 1 hour, 49 minutes ago
The winner gets a weekend with sizzlechest, all medical bills paid, in secluded Nova Scotia where screams go unanswered for miles. Runner-up gets the free BC tote bag that has yet to be claimed from last year’s tourney. Third place gets to learn what it’s like to wake up as HenryJames every day.
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BatesHorn commented on the blog post The high cost of razors 1 hour, 54 minutes ago
Doug Jones had a changeup, and two more change ups off his change up, and he managed to get by fine. ish.
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texasengr commented on the blog post A Wake Before The Funeral 1 hour, 55 minutes ago
I have to agree with 3_from_the_corner.
I’ve absolutely hated the way we’ve looked against zone defenses. We don’t have anyone that can just kill it from the outside (Hamilton maybe, but he’s on the bench more often than not). Kentucky’s offensive efficiency is about on par with ours, so it could turn into a defensive struggle.
BatesHorn commented on the blog post The high cost of razors 1 hour, 55 minutes ago
Nobody likes Posada. His mid game arguments with Jose Contreras were legendary and entertaining to watch. Stottlemeyer used to have to go out to the mound just to get them to on the same page.
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czarcw commented on the blog post A Wake Before The Funeral 2 hours, 3 minutes ago
Texas has been the most consistent team in the Big 12. Outside of a terrible game against Oklahoma and a great game against Nebraska, we’ve played about the same, game in and game out. We’re consistently bad away from home, and mediocre against tournament-quality teams (KU, KSU, Baylor). Guess what? There are no home games
HenryJames wrote a new blog post: Texas finishes sweep of Iowa 2 hours, 6 minutes ago
This staff is money. The kind of money Trips leaves in g-strings. After this weekend’s four game sweep of Iowa, the team ERA is sitting at 1.89.
Game 1
Pitching: Cole Green was on and looked really comfortable out there. He gave up a single unearned run in the first on a single, three stolen bases and
whiskey commented on the blog post NFL Draft: A Mockery 2 hours, 17 minutes ago
Patrick, I think your assessment on Clausen is pretty much on. He won’t be throwing at his pro-day so he may slip a bit as a result. One thing I think he does have going for him that I haven’t heard much mention of is that he is very tough, and extremely competitive.
Nickel Rover commented on the blog post If we can stop Tim Duncan… 2 hours, 48 minutes ago
Good call BateMan, my brackets have been burned by Syracuse before. The abundance of 3 pt. attempts in the tournament makes the 2-3 teams somewhat vulnerable to a hot shooting performance.
It’s probably best to make sure they don’t draw a team of white 3 pt. bombers in the early rounds before advancing them in the
Sailor Ripley commented on the blog post NFL Draft: A Mockery 2 hours, 53 minutes ago
For the record, the “they don’t drink much in Boston” quip was tongue in cheek.
Jesus. First if they can’t figure that out then we ridicule them. Second, did you not get the Spinal Tap quotes?
I may have to dock you a week’s pay.
Hiphopopotamus commented on the blog post Midwest Region 3 hours, 12 minutes ago
I really think Luke Winn said it best:
“• My issue with the Group of Death Midwest Region isn’t so much that Kansas got screwed despite being the No. 1 overall seed. It’s not the hugest deal, for the Jayhawks, that they were paired with one of the two best two-seeds (Ohio State), the best three-seed
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HenryJames commented on the blog post The high cost of razors 3 hours, 16 minutes ago
Burnett really likes his curveball and throws it a lot. It can be really wicked, and you have to have a good defensive catcher to catch it. So I think Posada calls for more fastballs because he can handle them easier.
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HenryJames commented on the blog post The high cost of razors 3 hours, 16 minutes ago
Burnett really likes his curveball and throws it a lot. It can be really wicked, and you have to have a good defensive catcher to catch it. So I think Posada calls for more fastballs because he can handle them easier. That’s the disagreement.
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Steve Nebraska said:
June 9th, 2008 at 11:32 am
Orakpo has demonstrated the unique ability to avoid Mad Dog for his entire tenure at the University. This alone should earn him an award at the banquet in December.
Ransom Stoddard said:
June 9th, 2008 at 2:06 pm
I bet FatDog is pissed
uthookem said:
June 9th, 2008 at 8:49 pm
It looks like he’s doing a triceps press with about 125 pounds…impressive.
Jack Butler said:
June 10th, 2008 at 5:23 am
125, 126… whatever it takes.
Techno Viking said:
June 10th, 2008 at 6:56 am
But can he dance?
RansomStoddard said:
June 10th, 2008 at 9:09 am
FatDog must be teaching him how to lift, there is absolutely nothing correct about the exercise or his form.
TKO said:
June 11th, 2008 at 4:00 am
Nothing correct about the exercise? It’s just a standard overhead triceps extension (though the weight he’s pushing is pretty formidable). I suppose it might be done more often with a cambered bar or a cable, but using a heavy dumbbell with a two-handed grip like this is a very common and very effective movement for triceps. As for his form, it’s kind of tough to tell much from a still photo, but it looks OK to me.