Posted by HenryJames on August 20th, 2009 under Football
Yesterday's Longhorn scrimmage had a couple of special guests. Mack Brown says on his blog that both Spike Dykes and Joe Greene (whose name Brown misspells) stopped by. No jersey for you, Mack.
That kid later died of auto-erotic asphyxiation in that same tunnel.
No video is up as of yet, and the pictures link is broken.
So I'll just make up
Posted by HenryJames on August 18th, 2009 under Football
Texas had a single practice on Tuesday. I talked to a source within the program, and he indicated that the practice was either in the morning or the evening. Or possibly in the afternoon.
Mack Brown informs us that it's pretty fucking hot in Austin on his blog.
Kenny Boyd, the head athletic trainer for football, apparently gives Brown lots of random facts that Brown finds interesting.
He said the guys typically take
Posted by Trips Right on August 13th, 2009 under Football
Chris Applewhite's excellent Regression to the Mean piece got me off of my ass to type a half dozen words in the google search box. After wiping off my brow and the pool of sweat on my keyboard I pulled up the 2008 Collegiate Football Turnover Margin rankings. Most of you probably knew this already, but Texas ended up tied for 47th. (Keep in mind I've had a busy summer consisting
Posted by ChrisApplewhite on April 12th, 2009 under Football
Roy Miller was the best henchman in the world, the Oddjob of Will Muschamp's operation. Short, tough, and deadly, his best asset was keeping his boss from having to do any dirty work himself. Have a scotch, give an order, and sit back.
Posted by HenryJames on November 17th, 2008 under Football
Before the season started we knew that Texas would be starting a couple of youngsters at safety. I set my expectations accordingly. Same as I would if I sit down in a restaurant and find that my waiter is a dude wearing skinny jeans. But unlike hipster waitstaff, our safeties have upside.
Earl Thomas received some much deserved criticism this season for looking lost at times. No, he was lost. But the dude has athleticism out