Barking Carnival

Football: Vasherized was there to record the developments from the open practice, Geoff Ketchum is opposing the new development on the grounds that it gives up too much of what worked the last 2 years. I'm feeling better from hearing both opinions. Sure the 3-step passing game of Colt's prime was good to Texas, but it was also dependent on super-accurate Colt throwing darts underneath to the Quan and Ship both of whom he had been

We'll keep updating this as we become aware of additional ex-Longhorn performances... Jamaal Charles and Cedric Benson had a nice duel in the Chiefs/Bengals contest today. Jamaal got himself to within striking distance of a 1,000 yard season with 102 yards on 24 carries, while Benson ran up 133 yards on 29 attempts. Cedric is now up to 1,251 yards on the season - Jamaal can join him in the 1,000 club with 139 next week. Quan

The cool kids in the Austin area get to see this game instead of, oh I don't know, the Texans vs Rams. But don't fear. Our Texans correspondent CloseToJumping will be providing us with live updates. In the meantime you can enjoy watching the two best players to come out of Texas since Earl Campbell.

If Alabama's Mark Ingram wins the Heisman this Saturday, he will be the first from that tradition-rich program to take home the hardware. Texas of course has two Heismans in the vault, and Colt McCoy will be on stage Saturday as one of the finalists.

In case you missed the NFL Network game last night, Ricky Williams had a terrific performance in leading the Miami Dolphins over the Carolina Panthers with three TD's including this game clinching 46 yarder. All and all, not a bad night for little Earl. 15 carries for 121 yards. Two rushing TD's and 1 reception for a TD.

Newsflash: many athletes are sheltered, not particularly bright, prone to wild speculation, have no financial acumen, and are easily manipulated. So they're basically like the average American, but with superior vertical leaps. At least that's what Sports Illustrated contends in How (and Why) Athletes Go Broke Consider: • By the time they have been retired for two years, 78% of former NFL players have gone bankrupt or are under financial stress because of

I was hurrying back to my apartment after having walked out of the Fundamentals of Engineering exam (precursor required to take the Professional Engineer exam after a certain time period in the workforce) early to watch the Longhorns game in Lincoln, Nebraska. Some engineering classmates called me after they got out to give me some encouragement because they figured I had bombed it. Fools. There was a great football game that day. First

According to Chris Mortensen they might be. The Big Tuna has apparently been impressed with Ricky Williams' comeback.

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