Morning Coffee Is Global

by Peter Bean on Jun 18, 2007 10:19 AM CDT in Quick Hits

Beginning this fall, Texas Longhorns athletics will be available just about anywhere in the world, thanks to a recent deal brokered between the University and XM Satellite Radio. Channel 241 of XM Satellite Radio will be devoted to the Longhorns each Saturday. The broadcast company also announced that it would carry roughly 75 percent of basketball games.

Despite my enthusiasm for satellite radio since its inception, I've yet to find myself in a situation where I'm commuting enough to justify purchasing the product. As XM continues to rack up the sports broadcast deals, though, it's becoming an increasingly attractive product. It's reach is so vast now that, even without a commute situation on my horizon, I'd think about purchasing the product for home use.

I think I suck at YouTube. For some time now, I've been looking for the 4th and 18 VY run against Kansas in 2005, but never found it. 40AS did, though, so enjoy the clip.

40AS notes that you could argue that the Kansas game paved the way for the 2006 national championship, and I concur. Without that win, Texas doesn't go to the '05 Rose Bowl. And I firmly believe that Texas' odds of beating USC in Pasadena lessen dramatically without the experience of the previous year.

Peter King ranks the NFL's quarterbacks, with this to say about Vince Young:

Want my upset specials in the top 10? Try Vince Young and Jon Kitna. Young's the most feared young player in football right now. More feared than Reggie Bush. He ran for nearly as many touchdowns last year (seven) as Mike Vick has rushed for in the last two years (eight).

I wonder what King's basis is for the "most feared" comment. Not that I don't believe him.

Briefly: the Atlanta Hawks online home asked me to profile Acie Law... 'Bama and Tennessee fans should be all over RBR and RTT, who are getting into great college football discourse already... College baseball fans should stop by Building The Dam (Jake's in Omaha) and Corn Nation for fixes. Card Chronicle and Carolina March are also following closely...

--PB--

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I wouldn't worry about Peter King

I am confident that Vince Young will have an outstanding season, in spite of what PK has to say.

by Red Blooded @ Burnt Orange Nation on Jun 18, 2007 3:13 PM CDT reply actions

XM Radio

I have the home version of the XM and you get a lot of college football and basketball, from ACC, PAC 10, BIG EAST, BIG 10 and now some SEC and it looks like BIG 12. Its very cool, you get the home announcers for each game, so they are very into it. I love it.

by orangemocha on Jun 18, 2007 8:05 PM CDT reply actions

uhh..

..no one from A&M wanted to write me back,

yeah, definitely didn't get any kind of correspondence from this guy..

great write up anyways, although I would've mentioned his ambidextrousness in driving to the hoop.

Gig'em

by the12thManchild on Jun 19, 2007 1:03 AM CDT reply actions

that's just weird

No offense, Peter, but the last place I'd go to get a breakdown of a player is the author of a blog for a rival school.

Doesn't sound like he tried too hard to reach any Aggies, if 12thManchild is any indication.

by Beergut on Jun 19, 2007 2:25 AM CDT reply actions

You have to admit, though

PB can be pretty unbiased when he wants to be.

by GoHorns on Jun 19, 2007 10:11 AM CDT up reply actions

Thanks, GH

And I gave Acie a glowing review, too.

--PB--

by Peter Bean on Jun 19, 2007 10:15 AM CDT up reply actions

If you cant get an Aggie

even though it looks like he did not try too hard, I would think a UT fan would be a good substitute, considering we saw just how good he can be and how he can take control of a game, at A&M this year and last year, and even at UT this year. I think most Texas fans have a lot of respect for Law after those three games.

by Wells on Jun 19, 2007 10:28 AM CDT up reply actions