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by Peter Bean on Oct 16, 2007 8:52 AM CDT
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ABC announced that the Texas-Nebraska game on 10/27 will be one of its 2:30 PM games. I'm especially pleased with that kickoff time, as I'll be flying in to Austin that week for the game. It's pretty much the ideal kickoff time for a solid day of tailgating.
You may have noticed the second team offense take the field against Iowa State on Texas' third possession of the game. You may have also noticed that the entire second team offense is compirsed of freshmen. But did you know that the unit is nicknamed "Storm"? Apparently it is.
Whatever you want to call that group, it marked the first time this season the staff has shaken things up dramatically. Not that there was anything wrong with the first unit on Saturday, but it was great seeing the future out there in a meaningful situation. Ideally, this marks an understanding that building for 2008 and '09 has to start now, and not next spring.
Mack Brown's Monday press conference transcript is up, though there's nothing terribly noteworthy in it. I'd imagine it's a lot more fun to chat with the press when virtually everyone plays well and you win 56-3.
Rick Barnes' Big 12 media day transcript is up, and worth reading. This is an interesting team, and one which will be notably different from last year's squad. It's going to be very interesting to see which combination of front court players are the most effective.
Around The 40 Acres: The Gregory Gazelles moved up a spot in the rankings to #6 on Monday, while Michelle Moriarty was named Big 12 player of the week... The #1 ranked lady soccer team lost 2-0 in their showdown with A&M, but rebounded to beat Baylor 1-0 on Sunday... Baseball is back for fall exhibitions, including a Friday, 10/26 game at the Dell Diamond in Round Rock...
--PB--
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Storm?
Storms move through the air. Not so for this offense. How about Quake? Or maybe "Indecisive Turtle"?
I haven't been impressed with Chiles' passing
ability.
And this is coming from someone who watches Stephen McGee week after week.
Chiles stills looks like someone who was recruited to play WR, masquerading as a QB.
He hasn't had enough attempts
for anyone to make any conclusions. You may be right, but I don't think the 4-5 attempts he's had tell us anything.
He's actually connected on a few drops.
I'm on the fence with Chiles as a QB. If you watch his highlights he is a phenom at WR or in a Ramonce type role. With GJ Kinne and Sherrod Harris, plus some potential big QBs coming for 09 it seems like a force.
Vince wasnt "Vince" either
when he first stepped on the field. And Chiles is seeing playing time a year earlier than Vince. I'm not necessarily comparing #7 to #10, I'm just saying Freshmen dont always look crisp.
It wont be pretty for a while, which I assume is why he's out there now with the squad he practices with.
by the other Andrew on Oct 16, 2007 9:26 AM CDT up reply actions
even Vince had his moments
In his first game appearance against New Mexico State, I believe it was, he connected for a huge gain on his only pass, and then had a big run, too.
Vince was raw as all get out as a RS freshman, true, but you could see the potential.
I don't see that potential with Chiles; I see a big, physical athlete masquerading as a passing QB. Chiles would be perfect at QB at West Virginia or Nevada or Navy, but I don't think he'll be the passing QB y'all need for your offense. JMO.
I never thought
VY would last as a QB after his frosh year.
Watching him warm up for games he couldn't hit anything and would get frustrated. He would sometimes go an entire warm up without connecting a single pass.
That long pass against New Mexico St.you refer to was exhibit A.
Roy had to stop, turn around and come back to make the catch. Anyone who says that was a good pass doesn't know good versus bad.
IMO that looked a lot like a WR trying to throw a long bomb.
NU @ Texas
A game I had previously thought would be a not down drag out slobber fest is looking like a dud.
***Heads up
I'll post this again in the diaries, but Durant plays Kobe and the Lakers Thursday night on TNT (10:00 ET).
B-ball tickets on sale now
...for individual games. I picked up Kansas, Wisconsin, and A&M, even though I have the LASP... I know a lot of people got shut out of the A&M game last year.
how does that happen?
Getting shut out of seating, when you have a sport pass, which should guarantee you a ticket, I mean.
Do they sell single game tickets to the A&M game without regard to the number of sports passes that are bought? Is it pretty much a first come/first served deal?
A&M Game Last Year
If I remember correctly, from the friends I had who actually made it over to get into the game, they had some ID scanning difficulties at one student entrance. This led to one whole side of the student line (like the south entrance) from getting in and the other side had everyone get in. It was a pretty fucked up deal.
LASP
I think it's first come, first served. There are only so many seats reserved for students in the arena. Incidentally I had 2 regular tickets and couldn't find anybody to go with me... ended up selling my extra for $10. And it was rated in multiple places as one of the top 5 games of the year in all of college hoops.
from texassports.com
Men's and Women's Basketball: The O-Zone, the Longhorn All-Sports Package and the Process
The O-Zone defines the official Erwin Center student seating sections for Texas Basketball. There is an O-Zone in the arena level and an O-Zone in the mezzanine section. All O-Zone seats are general admission.
THERE IS HIGH DEMAND for O-Zone seats. You must plan ahead and be sure you have already purchased a Longhorn All-Sports Package (LASP) before attempting to sit in the O-Zone.
Your LASP provides you the easiest access to the O-Zone IF YOU ALREADY HAVE PURCHASED IT and IF YOUR UT ID CARD is able to be scanned to prove you are a UT student AND an LASP purchaser.
On basketball game day, in order to get a seat within the O-Zone:
· Show up EARLY at the north entrance of the Frank Erwin Center;
· Have a valid UT ID (you must be a registered UT student);
· Have a valid UT ID that is able to be scanned (if your ID does not work in this way, your ID code must be manually entered at an Erwin Center box office station, and that will take time and another stand-in-line requirement);
· The first 1,200 students who line up receive a wrist band and the opportunity to be seated in the lower arena (there are 600 general admission seats in each end zone for O-Zone members);
· The next LASP holders whose ID's are scanned are seated in the mezzanine O-Zone seats in sections 78-90.
LASP does NOT reserve you a ticket
It just gives you the chance to get a ticket. That's why you have to line up and get a wrist band for OU tickets and you have to line up early for some of the bigger home football games. When I was a student, I was shut out of one of the Rice baseball games because it was sold out.
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Where do I order my BON Christmas ornament? Or perhaps a BON Morning Coffee cup?
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