Morning Coffee Is So Freaking Glad It's Friday

by Peter Bean on Oct 19, 2007 8:38 AM CDT in Texas Longhorns Football

Rutgers got a chance last night to do to South Florida what Cincinnati did to them in 2006, and that's exactly what they did, ending USF's magic run with a 30-27 win in Piscataway. However unlikely, I was rather hopeful the Bulls could put together a Shock The Nation season that would keep a team like LSU or Oklahoma out of the BCS title game, but with last night's defeat, those hopes are almost assuredly dashed. Just goes to show, one more time: being ranked in the top five is not a good place to be in 2007.

Chip Brown spends a good chunk of his Friday mail bag explaining why he's been more critical of Mack Brown these past couple weeks. I can't take issue with much of anything Chip says, and echo a majority of it.

Looking at the Texas injury report, Rashaad Bobino (right ankle) and Rod Muckelroy (left ankle) are both probable for Saturday's game against Baylor. Defensive end Aaron Lewis (left elbow) will not play this week.

Saturday's game will be televised on the Versus Network, a channel many of you may not be sure you have. According to the Statesman, Versus can be found as follows:

Time Warner Cable Austin — Channel 470 (available only on digital tier)

SuddenLink: Channel 71
Grande Communications: Channel 123 (digital tier)
DirecTV: Channel 603
Dish Network: Channel 151

If you haven't seen already, MB-TF has undergone a makeover. It's fancy new digs for the Longhorn football program's official online home, with far more multimedia features than had been available in years past. It's a pretty slick vehicle for putting out the team's official news.

And last, the Houston Chronicle's Joseph Duarte has an intresting note on Nate Jones. Apparently, Jones looked at our loaded deck of wide receivers heading into '07 and considered redshirting, the idea being he'd be available to help tutor the younger guys in '08. After Sweed hurt his wrist in August, however, Jones shelved the idea. He leads the Longhorns in receptions and yards on the season.

--PB--

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Is anyone...

going to the game? I am driving down from Dallas for it, so I will be getting in around 9 in the morning in Waco. What is the parking situation like?

I plan on making a sign for BON, something creative, since it is an away that we are going to win very handily. Stations usually put up signs and stuff like that for filler.

My adopted son has the hottest wife.

by maverick76904 on Oct 19, 2007 8:45 AM CDT reply actions

maverick..

don't forget the sergio kindle pics!

I appreciate it!

My adopted son Sergio Kindle does not sleep; he waits.

by mvplonghorns on Oct 19, 2007 11:25 AM CDT up reply actions

TAPS?

Thanks for the pointer to the newfangled MBTF site. Just did a quick look-around, and found some new content under "Traditions." I don't remember anything previously on the history of Texas Fight, and I sure didn't know the tune is a sped-up version of "Taps." Am I the only one who was clueless on that one? Interesting bit of Texas lore for one who thought he knew it all.

by NYCHorn on Oct 19, 2007 9:24 AM CDT reply actions

I was until....

I heard the band play it slowed down after touchdowns. They usually do it in blow out situations.

by LonghorninRaiderland on Oct 19, 2007 9:45 AM CDT up reply actions

I had a pager years ago...

that played taps when a page came through. These okies up here thought I had out Texas Fight put on it (this was before you could download ringtones). They hated me for that.

by Bevoboy94 on Oct 19, 2007 10:03 AM CDT up reply actions

Yeah,

It's apparently making fun of the Aggie's "Farmer's Fight" chant they used to do. Wasn't it cool when we actually thought of them as rivals every year? Now it's only after they beat us, which isn't often. I feel sorry for the Ags this year. We will bring pain. Pain, Pain, Pain.

Growing up, I only fed Jared Norton paper. That's why he eats plays.

by Horn Brain on Oct 19, 2007 11:27 AM CDT up reply actions

Thanks for the tip

I would never have guessed to look on the Versus channel.

by Caradoc on Oct 19, 2007 9:39 AM CDT reply actions

Big East

Why is it that every week someone in the Big East gets their biggest win ever?

by JohnsonUT on Oct 19, 2007 9:46 AM CDT reply actions

Yep

The Big East is great evidence that we create greatness rather than witness it.

I'm not all that convinced that the Big East is really any better than the Mountain West. But the NCAA needed to retain the Big East as a BCS conference, so it gets paid a whole lot more media attention.

If we all collectively decided to place a great importance on what happens this week in the WAC or MAC or Mountain West, I'm sure those conferences would seem pretty "crazy" too.

And that's pretty much what we've done with the Big East.

by BrooklynHorn on Oct 19, 2007 1:59 PM CDT up reply actions

Chip is off his game

Two things:

And Palmer leads the team in tackles and pass breakups. (Scary that a corner is leading the team in tackles, but that's what happens when Palmer has to track down the running backs who bounce everything outside and the linebackers can't get there.)

Does it occur to Chip that Palmer, Jackson, Griffin never leave the field and don't have any viable back-ups -- which is why they lead the team in tackles? Their stats are inflated relative to the rest of the defense, becuase nobody else gets such a lion's share of playing time.

I think the chances are slim that Texas would get an at-large BCS berth. I think the at-large berth will come out of the Pac-10 with a team like Oregon, Cal or Arizona State.

There are four at-large births in the BCS. Two of them down the road in New Orleans. Notre Dame is out and Hawaii is most likely going to lose at some point. That leaves 4 for the major conferences -- and each conference can only have 2. If Texas wins out they have a very, very good chance of a BCS.

One would think that since Chip does nothing but cover college sports he would know this, but apparently he is still stuck in the year 2005 like the rest of us.

Cats and dogs sleeping together.

by EYESofBEVO on Oct 19, 2007 10:14 AM CDT reply actions