Texas Longhorns Fan Spot » spring http://www.texaslonghornsfanspot.com/blog Your Spot For Longhorn Apparel & News Fri, 10 Feb 2012 03:40:19 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Just another WordPress weblog No No Aggies lose one to the Ducks http://www.texaslonghornsfanspot.com/blog/01/aggies-lose-one-to-the-ducks/ http://www.texaslonghornsfanspot.com/blog/01/aggies-lose-one-to-the-ducks/#comments Wed, 01 Feb 2012 13:59:15 +0000 http://www.texaslonghornsfanspot.com/blog/01/aggies-lose-one-to-the-ducks/ It wasn’t the kind of surprise first-year Texas A&M coach Kevin Sumlin was hoping for on signing day. ESPNU 150 receiver Bralon Addison of Missouri City, Texas, has flipped from Texas A&M to Oregon. Addison had been committed to the Aggies since the spring when Mike Sherman was still the Texas A&M head coach. He’s rated as the No. 18 receiver prospect in the country.

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]]> http://www.texaslonghornsfanspot.com/blog/17/texas-football-2012-early-enrollees-face-differing-expectations/feed/ 0 ESPN analyst McShay weighs in on Horns’ draft prospects http://www.texaslonghornsfanspot.com/blog/08/espn-analyst-mcshay-weighs-in-on-horns-draft-prospects/ http://www.texaslonghornsfanspot.com/blog/08/espn-analyst-mcshay-weighs-in-on-horns-draft-prospects/#comments Sun, 08 Jan 2012 02:40:07 +0000 http://www.texaslonghornsfanspot.com/blog/08/espn-analyst-mcshay-weighs-in-on-horns-draft-prospects/ As many as four University of Texas football players will be selected in the NFL draft this spring, ESPN football analyst Todd McShay said Saturday.

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]]> http://www.texaslonghornsfanspot.com/blog/08/espn-analyst-mcshay-weighs-in-on-horns-draft-prospects/feed/ 0 Horns have plenty of reason to look forward to spring men’s season http://www.texaslonghornsfanspot.com/blog/03/horns-have-plenty-of-reason-to-look-forward-to-spring-mens-season/ http://www.texaslonghornsfanspot.com/blog/03/horns-have-plenty-of-reason-to-look-forward-to-spring-mens-season/#comments Thu, 03 Nov 2011 01:50:36 +0000 http://www.texaslonghornsfanspot.com/blog/03/horns-have-plenty-of-reason-to-look-forward-to-spring-mens-season/ The way the Texas men’s team finished up its fall season, it’s easy to get excited about what could unfold in the spring.

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]]> http://www.texaslonghornsfanspot.com/blog/03/horns-have-plenty-of-reason-to-look-forward-to-spring-mens-season/feed/ 0 3-point shot: Replacing Festus Ezeli http://www.texaslonghornsfanspot.com/blog/18/3-point-shot-replacing-festus-ezeli/ http://www.texaslonghornsfanspot.com/blog/18/3-point-shot-replacing-festus-ezeli/#comments Tue, 18 Oct 2011 09:00:19 +0000 http://www.texaslonghornsfanspot.com/blog/18/3-point-shot-replacing-festus-ezeli/ 1. Vanderbilt’s Festus Ezeli ’s six-game suspension to start the season for accepting a meal and a hotel room from an alumnus should be characterized as a mistake. It is not a trend by a player who has done everything right to get to this point. But the experienced Commodores’ can absorb losing Ezeli early in the season. Vandy coach Kevin Stalling said he’ll look to Steve Tchiengang or Josh Henderson to replace Ezeli inside. Tchiengang is more than capable. The ‘Dores are loaded at the wings with Jeffery Taylor and John Jenkins , but Ezeli offered up balance for the top-10 ‘Dores. He’ll be back against Xavier on Nov. 28. But his absence could help Texas in a potential matchup if the two teams meet on Nov. 21 in the Legends Classic at the Meadowlands. Vandy would need to beat NC State and Texas would need to take care of Oregon State in the semifinals. 2. Kansas coach Bill Self said the loss of freshmen forwards Ben McLemore and Jamari Traylor “kills our depth.” McLemore and Traylor were declared partial qualifiers by the NCAA. Neither player can practice or compete in the fall, but they can practice in the spring. If they maintain their eligibility then they would be able to play in games in 2012-13. Kansas’ 2011 newcomer class was ranked No. 22 by ESPNU’s recruiting site.

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]]> http://www.texaslonghornsfanspot.com/blog/04/bowers-injury-another-blow-to-mizzou/feed/ 0 Cyclones searching for next program peak http://www.texaslonghornsfanspot.com/blog/16/cyclones-searching-for-next-program-peak/ http://www.texaslonghornsfanspot.com/blog/16/cyclones-searching-for-next-program-peak/#comments Fri, 16 Sep 2011 13:00:35 +0000 http://www.texaslonghornsfanspot.com/blog/16/cyclones-searching-for-next-program-peak/ Paul Rhoads talks progress at all opportunities. Missouri and Oklahoma State have seen historic success in recent years, putting together the best four-year and three-year stretches in school history. Baylor, too, is ranked higher than it’s been since 1991. Why not Iowa State? “Peaks and plateaus,” Rhoads likes to say. No steps back. That’s how programs are built. Iowa State experienced one of those intoxicating peaks on Saturday, when it beat rival Iowa 44-41 in overtime. “It just gives you a measuring point,” linebacker Jake Knott said of the win. “We know if we can play with them, we can play with pretty much anybody.” Rhoads has helped his team scale that kind of peak before. It beat Big 12 North champion in 2009 without its starting quarterback or running back. Last year, it beat Texas for the first time in school history. Both of those landmark wins came on the road. There’s something a little bit different about beating a true school rival and being swarmed by a delirious student body as time expires. “There’s people crying, there’s people jumping on top of you,” Knott said. “You can tell how much this game means to the people in Iowa.” In Ames that night and throughout the week, even more fans stopped Knott to thank him and tell him what Saturday’s win meant to them. It means a lot to the guys inside the locker room, too, especially Iowa natives like Knott and Rhoads. “[Rhoads] really didn’t have as many words as we’re used to, like he usually does after games,” Knott said. “You could kind of tell he was getting emotional about it and that’s what we kind of thrive on as players.” He made sure his team knew how much that win meant. For now, the Cyclones have the title of the best team in the state. How long they hold on to it is up to them.

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]]> http://www.texaslonghornsfanspot.com/blog/16/cyclones-searching-for-next-program-peak/feed/ 0 Cyclones searching for next program peak http://www.texaslonghornsfanspot.com/blog/16/cyclones-searching-for-next-program-peak-2/ http://www.texaslonghornsfanspot.com/blog/16/cyclones-searching-for-next-program-peak-2/#comments Fri, 16 Sep 2011 13:00:35 +0000 http://www.texaslonghornsfanspot.com/blog/16/cyclones-searching-for-next-program-peak-2/ Paul Rhoads talks progress at all opportunities. Missouri and Oklahoma State have seen historic success in recent years, putting together the best four-year and three-year stretches in school history. Baylor, too, is ranked higher than it’s been since 1991. Why not Iowa State? “Peaks and plateaus,” Rhoads likes to say. No steps back. That’s how programs are built. Iowa State experienced one of those intoxicating peaks on Saturday, when it beat rival Iowa 44-41 in overtime. “It just gives you a measuring point,” linebacker Jake Knott said of the win. “We know if we can play with them, we can play with pretty much anybody.” Rhoads has helped his team scale that kind of peak before. It beat Big 12 North champion in 2009 without its starting quarterback or running back. Last year, it beat Texas for the first time in school history. Both of those landmark wins came on the road. There’s something a little bit different about beating a true school rival and being swarmed by a delirious student body as time expires. “There’s people crying, there’s people jumping on top of you,” Knott said. “You can tell how much this game means to the people in Iowa.” In Ames that night and throughout the week, even more fans stopped Knott to thank him and tell him what Saturday’s win meant to them. It means a lot to the guys inside the locker room, too, especially Iowa natives like Knott and Rhoads. “[Rhoads] really didn’t have as many words as we’re used to, like he usually does after games,” Knott said. “You could kind of tell he was getting emotional about it and that’s what we kind of thrive on as players.” He made sure his team knew how much that win meant. For now, the Cyclones have the title of the best team in the state. How long they hold on to it is up to them. That peak can be punctuated with a win over UConn tonight on ESPN2 and a 3-0 start. Want to reach a second bowl game in three years under Rhoads? That’s the place to start with a brutal schedule ahead in the Big 12, which currently has five teams in the top 25 and another just outside. “We’d start getting a little more respect on a national level,” Knott said of a win. “It’d help recruiting, it’ll help everything and that’s what we need to be going into a really tough conference like the Big 12.” The difference in 2011 so far has been Steele Jantz , a quarterback with an unforgettable name, but one that hasn’t reached the peak of the national stage yet. A week after struggling early with three interceptions in a dramatic comeback win over Northern Iowa, he threw for 279 yards and four touchdowns on 25-of-37 passing and ran for 42 more yards, earning Big 12 Player of the Week honors. “He’s probably the most mellow guy you’ve ever seen in your life,” Knott said. “He doesn’t change if he throws a 90-yard touchdown pass or if he throws an interception. Nothing’s really changed with him after how he’s been playing recently.” That’s a good thing, but for now, Jantz is working toward becoming the team’s outspoken leader. He joined the team in the spring from junior college, and has been the team’s official starting quarterback for less than a month. “It’s still kind of a growth process for him,” Knott said. “He’s more of a leader by example than anything else.” He can set another example tonight with the reigning Big East champions playing host to the Cyclones. Iowa State had to go Connecticut to get it, but another peak is waiting.

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]]> http://www.texaslonghornsfanspot.com/blog/16/cyclones-searching-for-next-program-peak-2/feed/ 0 Cyclones searching for next program peak http://www.texaslonghornsfanspot.com/blog/16/cyclones-searching-for-next-program-peak-3/ http://www.texaslonghornsfanspot.com/blog/16/cyclones-searching-for-next-program-peak-3/#comments Fri, 16 Sep 2011 13:00:35 +0000 http://www.texaslonghornsfanspot.com/blog/16/cyclones-searching-for-next-program-peak-3/ Paul Rhoads talks progress at all opportunities. Missouri and Oklahoma State have seen historic success in recent years, putting together the best four-year and three-year stretches in school history. Baylor, too, is ranked higher than it’s been since 1991. Why not Iowa State? “Peaks and plateaus,” Rhoads likes to say. No steps back. That’s how programs are built. Iowa State experienced one of those intoxicating peaks on Saturday, when it beat rival Iowa 44-41 in overtime. “It just gives you a measuring point,” linebacker Jake Knott said of the win. “We know if we can play with them, we can play with pretty much anybody.” Rhoads has helped his team scale that kind of peak before. It beat Big 12 North champion in 2009 without its starting quarterback or running back. Last year, it beat Texas for the first time in school history. Both of those landmark wins came on the road. There’s something a little bit different about beating a true school rival and being swarmed by a delirious student body as time expires. “There’s people crying, there’s people jumping on top of you,” Knott said. “You can tell how much this game means to the people in Iowa.” In Ames that night and throughout the week, even more fans stopped Knott to thank him and tell him what Saturday’s win meant to them. It means a lot to the guys inside the locker room, too, especially Iowa natives like Knott and Rhoads. “[Rhoads] really didn’t have as many words as we’re used to, like he usually does after games,” Knott said. “You could kind of tell he was getting emotional about it and that’s what we kind of thrive on as players.” He made sure his team knew how much that win meant. For now, the Cyclones have the title of the best team in the state. How long they hold on to it is up to them. That peak can be punctuated with a win over UConn tonight on ESPN2 and a 3-0 start. Want to reach a second bowl game in three years under Rhoads? That’s the place to start with a brutal schedule ahead in the Big 12, which currently has five teams in the top 25 and another just outside. “We’d start getting a little more respect on a national level,” Knott said of a win. “It’d help recruiting, it’ll help everything and that’s what we need to be going into a really tough conference like the Big 12.” The difference in 2011 so far has been Steele Jantz , a quarterback with an unforgettable name, but one that hasn’t reached the peak of the national stage yet.

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