Soooo, after opening against Rice today, I was wondering what everyone here at BoN felt about scheduling cupcakes for openers. Yes, im glad we play a decent team from time to time (OSU, TCU, etc) but love seeing our Horns “practice” against the like of UNT, ULL, etc. Im all for winning against ANY team, as long as its not a FCS team that we payed for a win.
I just think that if we would have scheduled Ohio State or Boise State or anyone else like yall are always clamoring for, then we would have gotten beat. I love watching blow-outs (as they are easier for me to relax and enjoy the freshman play) and would take 4 easy wins over the likes of Rice, Wyoming, UCLA, and FAU over a loss to Oregon anyday.
The game next week vs Wyoming will be tougher and they have a good offense to go with a decent defense. It should be a good game, and hopefully over by halftime. I attached a little poll to get everyones opinion just for fun:
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About scheduling "cupcakes"
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END OF THE FIRST QUARTER. Texas has gone backwards in its drive after Robinson’s interception. The Horns face fourth-and-14 from the Owls’ 34 —- which would be a 51-yard field goal attempt by Texas. Rice 3, Texas 0. FIRST
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Update from Reliant: Rice, 3-0
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My point: the first couple of weeks of the season are critical in determining Texas ’ chances at playing for a national title. While the Horns will be cruising past the likes of Rice and Wyoming , some huge national games will indirectly determine the… Source: Austin American-Statesman
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Breakfast with Bevo: Game on
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Case McCoy will have some Colt McCoy moments, and that’s a good thing. He’s got the same quick release and good decision-making ability. Of course, he’s probably studied the Longhorns playbook for the last five years. Texas will run half a dozen trick… Source: Austin American-Statesman
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The seasons in a nutshell 2000: The Horns rolled off 6 straight Big 12 wins after loss to Oklahoma 2001: Won the Big 12 South, but not the Big 12 title game; huge rally vs.
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Longhorns football: Last 10 seasons in review
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Longhorns philosopher Emmanuel Acho has his own version of that. “Potential that’s unreached,” Acho said recently, “doesn’t really mean anything.” Texas ‘ junior linebacker was referring specifically to the Longhorns’ defense, which coach Mack Brown has… Source: Austin American-Statesman
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Other Acho set for his time to shine for Horns, too
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Will VY win or will the better team win?
Titans vs. Cardinals in preseason action. Both starters should see multiple drives in first half.
VY is a two-time Pro Bowler and 26-13 as a starter. Leinart is taking the reins back from Kurt Warner, trying to establish himself as the starter.
First play of the game…a completion to Bo Scaife.
(Several other Horns like Michael Griffin, Ahmard Hall, and Chris Simms also involved for the Titans. Lyle Sendlein with the Cardinals.)
Last time these teams met, Vince led this 99-yard game winning drive:
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Vince vs. Leinart: MNF Open Thread
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“We’re further ahead in the kicking game,” Brown said. “We’re working really, really hard at it. This is going to be a different type of team. We have to be a physical team on offense.” Horns use past results in practice scenarios The Longhorns are… Source: Austin American-Statesman
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Texas Longhorns football notes: Special teams slots coming into focus
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I know a lot of us burnt orange types are scoffing those little upstarts in Boise right now for being ranked ahead of Texas. They play in the WAC, which might as well be the Sun Belt of the West Coast. Well, they’re bringing back 20 starters from a team that beat TCU last season – no small feat, except that those Frogs came out of a weak-sister conference as well. I think anytime a team has gone 26-1 over the last two seasons and returns that many guys NOT placing them in the top 10 is criminal. I’d be more alarmed at Florida losing Saint Tim and being ranked ahead of UT (they’re 4th, the Horns are 5th) than Boise’s AP ranking. Bringing back 20 starters from an undefeated BCS win season is unreal. I can’t bring twenty out of twenty-two socks back from the dryer, yet the Smurf Turf crew is loaded. Heck, the one guy on defense they lost – Kyle Wilson – is probably going to start at corner for the Jets unless they get the Revis situation under control. Boise State has a little left-handed Major clone with the unfortunate name of Kellen Moore. If he was in Lubbock last season, he would have worn a practice jersey with “Brock” or “Rusty” on the back. This kid has lost one game over the past two seasons – some 3rd rate bowl in San Francisco to TCU, later avenged – and put up 39 TD’s to 3 picks in 2009. I don’t care if he’s playing East Dillon 14 times a year – that’s impressive. I can’t even do that on varsity mode on NCAA 10 with Colt and Ship. Most Longhorn fans I know think Boise and remember a bunch of trick plays, a marriage proposal to a cheerleader, a dumbfounded Bob Stoops, and a night in January five years ago where they were every UT diehard on the planet’s second favorite team. They do have some games this year that don’t involve weak conference play – opening at Virginia Tech and then having Oregon State coming to town two weeks later. If they win both of those and run the table they can go to the championship game for all I care. The David versus Goliath matchup against someone like Bama, Ohio State, or even UT will be compelling television and a probable mismatch. Beating two loss OU was magical, sure. These guys want to play with the grown-ups now, and they’ll be treated as such when the time comes. I don’t think they’re the third best team in college football, but they can take a #3 ranking in the preseason when we’re comparing stats, past performances, and predicting the future. Why not? The paper is all there – starters returning, 09 won-loss record, and a favorable schedule. Is it fair that they’ll play one, maybe two (if the Beavers knock off the Frogs in Jerryworld week one) ranked teams all year and Texas has a four game stretch with Tech, UCLA, OU, and Nebraska? Hell no it isn’t. There’s a very real chance we get to cheer on the BCS computers after the Horns go to Lincoln and win and the Broncos get San Jose State at home the same night. The only real injustice a #3 preseason ranking does is if it results in shutting an undefeated BCS team out of the championship game. If that happens, I’ll get back on my soapbox and whine.
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yeah, Boise deserves to be #3
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I know a lot of us burnt orange types are scoffing those little upstarts in Boise right now for being ranked ahead of Texas. They play in the WAC, which might as well be the Sun Belt of the West Coast. Well, they’re bringing back 20 starters from a team that beat TCU last season – no small feat, except that those Frogs came out of a weak-sister conference as well. I think anytime a team has gone 26-1 over the last two seasons and returns that many guys NOT placing them in the top 10 is criminal. I’d be more alarmed at Florida losing Saint Tim and being ranked ahead of UT (they’re 4th, the Horns are 5th) than Boise’s AP ranking. Bringing back 20 starters from an undefeated BCS win season is unreal. I can’t bring twenty out of twenty-two socks back from the dryer, yet the Smurf Turf crew is loaded. Heck, the one guy on defense they lost – Kyle Wilson – is probably going to start at corner for the Jets unless they get the Revis situation under control. Boise State has a little left-handed Major clone with the unfortunate name of Kellen Moore. If he was in Lubbock last season, he would have worn a practice jersey with “Brock” or “Rusty” on the back. This kid has lost one game over the past two seasons – some 3rd rate bowl in San Francisco to TCU, later avenged – and put up 39 TD’s to 3 picks in 2009. I don’t care if he’s playing East Dillon 14 times a year – that’s impressive. I can’t even do that on varsity mode on NCAA 10 with Colt and Ship. Most Longhorn fans I know think Boise and remember a bunch of trick plays, a marriage proposal to a cheerleader, a dumbfounded Bob Stoops, and a night in January five years ago where they were every UT diehard on the planet’s second favorite team. They do have some games this year that don’t involve weak conference play – opening at Virginia Tech and then having Oregon State coming to town two weeks later. If they win both of those and run the table they can go to the championship game for all I care. The David versus Goliath matchup against someone like Bama, Ohio State, or even UT will be compelling television and a probable mismatch. Beating two loss OU was magical, sure. These guys want to play with the grown-ups now, and they’ll be treated as such when the time comes. I don’t think they’re the third best team in college football, but they can take a #3 ranking in the preseason when we’re comparing stats, past performances, and predicting the future. Why not? The paper is all there – starters returning, 09 won-loss record, and a favorable schedule. Is it fair that they’ll play one, maybe two (if the Beavers knock off the Frogs in Jerryworld week one) ranked teams all year and Texas has a four game stretch with Tech, UCLA, OU, and Nebraska? Hell no it isn’t. There’s a very real chance we get to cheer on the BCS computers after the Horns go to Lincoln and win and the Broncos get San Jose State at home the same night. The only real injustice a #3 preseason ranking does is if it results in shutting an undefeated BCS team out of the championship game. If that happens, I’ll get back on my soapbox and whine.
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yeah, Boise deserves to be #3
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