Texas Routs Texas A&M By 20... Again

Damn conflict coincided perfectly with the game.

So, like, where are we gonna hang the championship banner?

We have been Monstrous lately.

“To put this in perspective… Texas took an intentional shot clock violation against us…at home. How ****ing pathetic and embarrassing.”

Most complete, dominant game in years. On the road in a place where they haven’t won since 2004. Everyone contributed. Happy dance!

3 things that pissed me off.
1) The 4th foul call on Dogus was one of the worst calls I have seen in my life. The goal tending on Wangmene was close to being the worst. That’s probably going to be the last “Big ” game that crew will get.
2) Speaking of Wangmene, how can one guy hedge out on a screen, recover and block a guys shot against the glass on one play looking supremely athletic. Few plays later, look like a guy whose elbows don’t bend on a pass straight under the basket for an easy dunk.
3) I think scoreboarding a football record during a basketball game was moronic, then we get USA chants during TT’s free throws. Really aggies?

I was pretty unhappy about that.

Apparently something funny happened there on the right side. Might have been one of them Aggie cheers.

we are now #2 overall, passing Kansas, and our def. efficiency lowered to 82.5, 1.7 below 2nd place Maryland.

Pomeroy gave us about a 20% chance of winning out before the game, with A&M being the toughest game left on the schedule. Now, the probability has risen to 37.5%. Remaining threats are @ Nebraska, @ Colorado, and @ Baylor.

http://barkingcarnival.fantake.com/2011/01/31/texas-vs-texas-am-post-mortem-3/

It’s one thing to hold Keiton Page scoreless, but it’s another to hold Khris Middleton to a goose egg, especially with Hamilton assigned to him. This was a POY worthy performance by him.

what all those screaming, crying, shaking girls at Michael Jackson concerts feel like. Knight and Musberger’s comment about the first half being the greatest half of basketball this season across the NCAA was my favorite announcer observation of the night. It brought tears to my eyes watching J’Covan’s teammates come to support him during the timeout after he got pulled for the intercepted behind the back pass. That was awesome to see. It seems like when he gets in trouble with coach he thinks everyone hates him and it’s him vs. the world. I hope he continues to grow and continues to let his guard down to understand his teammates and coaches don’t hate him, just want him to continue to learn. I’m so excited about this team. Can we start a “Please stay for one more year” site for TT? Can’t blame him if he leaves, he’s gonna make bank. HOOK ’EM!!

I’m like the guy who keeps getting dumped by hot chicks. I hardly get my hopes up anymore, despite how hot she may be, due to fear of rejection. This team is bringing my faith back.

and staff for REALLY focusing on defense this year. Horns D will help us more than anything else in the tournament.

Isn’t it fun to revisit the rantings of trolls every once in a while? :)

For me, it was the awesome contributions of Matty and Wing-man. We’ve watched these two develop for years – sometimes very slowly. And the wait finally paid off yesterday. When Matt hit that 15-footer, I was off the couch and screaming out loud. And both of them played brilliant defense.

1. Texas held Texas A&M to just 30.9 percent from the field in a 69-49 win. It was the Aggies’ worst shooting performance at home since a 2001 loss to Kansas State. A&M leading scorer Khris Middleton was held scoreless on 0-for-9 shooting, which continued a rather amazing stretch for the Longhorns defense. Texas has held each of its last four opponents under 36 percent from the field. Three of those games were against ranked teams, and three were also on the road. Combined, those four teams have shot 33.3 percent against Texas, including 20.0 percent from 3-point range. Since a Dec. 5 loss at USC, Texas has won its last five true road games. That includes wins at Michigan State, Kansas and now Texas A&M, all top-20 teams at the time. In front of their own fans, those five teams have shot 33.4 percent from the field and 15.9 percent from long range.

2. Texas is one of 10 remaining teams unbeaten in conference play. The Longhorns are 7-0 in league play for the first time in 33 years. All seven of those wins have come by double-digits, with the closest being an 11-point victory at Kansas. Texas is outscoring conference opponents by an average of 18.7 ppg, second only to Belmont’s 22.2 in the Atlantic Sun. The Big 12 record for ppg differential in conference play is 19.3, set by the 1998 Jayhawks who went 15-1 in league play. This season’s UT squad had held Big 12 opponents to a 36.0 field goal percentage, which would be a conference record. Conference opponents are now shooting just 19.0 percent from 3-point range. Not only would that be a Big 12 record, but no team in any conference has done better in league play in the past 15 years. Saint Joseph’s held A-10 opponents to a 24.4 3-pt FG pct in 2004, which is currently the best in the last 15 years.

J’Covan Brown was a big part of UT’s problems last season, and he hasn’t completely shaken his tendency to make boneheaded plays. In the first half, with his team up twenty, Brown flipped a no-look pass behind his back that was intercepted and turned into a transition bucket for A&M. Barnes yanked him off the floor, and Brown started to pout. Senior Gary Johnson clamped an arm around Brown’s shoulders and pulled him into the next huddle for a teaching moment. It was an instinctive moment that worked: Brown got his head back in the game and ended up with 8 points.

CBS Game Recap

Every time they mention how badass the Texas basketball team is I conspicuously rummage in my Texas tote bag and enjoy the dirty looks.

If we stay on course for the top seed (how sweet to have the tie-breaker against KU this time), then we meet the fourth seed (or fifth with minor upset) in the semis. That looks to be about where this Aggie team will finish, barring total collapse. And when we hit them they would be coming off a good win.

It just struck me that this will be the last year for the current two-tier bracket in the Big 12 tourney. When that goes to 10 teams, it will be stacked for the top two seeds.