On Saturday, the Texas Longhorns and the Oklahoma Sooners will take the field for the 104th time of this storied matchup. Since the conference’s inception, this game has carried enormous significance for both teams, as one has won the Big 12’s South Division in 11 of the last 13 years.
But all is not lost, as [...]
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The Truth Revealed
Posted in NCAA Athletics, Texas Longhorn Athletics, tagged Oklahoma Sooners, Texas, Texas Longhorns on October 16, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Exactly Different
Posted in NCAA Athletics, Texas Longhorn Athletics, tagged College Football, Longhorn football, NCAA Football, Texas football, Texas Longhorns on August 29, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
It’s finally here. Saturday marks the day that has been circled on calendars across Texas since they were purchased late last year. Statewide conversations are all the same this week – whether it’s at the local BBQ joint, in an office cubicle or at a neighbor’s mailbox, “Football season is finally here.”
Big 12 Preview
Posted in NCAA Athletics, Texas Longhorn Athletics, tagged Baylor Bears, College Football, Colorado Buffalos, Iowa State Cyclones, Kansas Jayhawks, Kansas State Wildcats, Missouri Tigers, NCAA Football, Nebraska Cornhuskers, Oklahoma Sooners, Oklahoma State Cowboys, Texas A&M Aggies, Texas Longhorns, Texas Tech Red Raiders on August 28, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Big 12 Storylines
*** While the age old mantra “Defense wins championships” may still ring true, don’t try to convince the defensive coordinators in the Big 12. An astounding ten of twelve teams return their starting quarterbacks from 2007. Addionally, four Big 12 teams finished nationally ranked among the top eight teams in scoring offense.
*** The [...]
SEC Preview
Posted in NCAA Athletics, tagged Alabama Crimson Tide, Arkansas Razorbacks, Auburn Tigers, College Football, Florida Gators, Georgia Bulldogs, Kentucky Wildcats, LSU Tigers, Mississippi Rebels, Mississippi State Bulldogs, NCAA Football, South Carolina Gamecocks, Tennessee Volunteers, Vanderbilt Commodores on August 25, 2008 | 7 Comments »
2008 Storylines
*** Of 24 potential coordinators, there will be 11 new men calling shots on Saturdays in the Southeastern Conference. With so many teams learning new systems, there will not be the potential advantage normally associated with a lack of coaching cohesion.
*** There are six SEC teams breaking in new quarterbacks this Fall (Tennesee, South [...]
Big Ten Conference Preview
Posted in NCAA Athletics, tagged Big 10, College Football, Illinois Illini, Indiana Hoosiers, Iowa Hawkeyes, Michigan State Spartans, Michigan Wolverines, Minnesota Golden Gophers, NCAA Football, Northwestern Wildcats, Ohio State Buckeyes, Penn State Nittany Lions, Purdue Boilermakers, Wisconsin Badgers on August 21, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Big 10 Storylines for 2008:
*** Conflicting Results? – Will the real Big Ten please stand? In the last three years during the regular season, the Big 10 has a very respectable non-conference record of 17-12 versus BCS conference schools. In those same last three years, the Big 10 is a wretched 8-14 in bowl games [...]
