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Texas Longhorns football fans are in the middle of November BCS chaos. An expert weighs in with takes on various pressing questions.

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Following up from my mid-August conversation with an equally Texas-obsessed friend in Austin, we had a long chat about Texas football. Here in Part 1: Blake Gideon’s surprising role as the...

First, a reminder of who we're dealing with here: I mentioned this morning that I'm more excited about this team and season than I anticipated being as recently as the beginning of the summer....

About this summer...  After I sent The Eyes of Texas 2008 to press in late May one week after finishing my first year law exams, I exhaustedly started thinking about what topics I'd try to cover...

I received a number of emails this summer - including from some pretty well-connected people - asking about rumors concerning John Chiles and a potential transfer out of the program. I dug and...

It is August, people. The temperature is 103, the players have reported to fall camp and the serious business of The Season is upon us. Mack Brown held opening ceremonies on Sunday with his annual...

When enough reader emails come in on topics worth exploring publicly, I'll put a post together for the site. This is one such time. As always, you can email me any time with questions or comments....

This post is far longer than a blog post should be, but 1) it all had to go together and 2) I actually had the time to sit down and write it. Print it and take it on your coffee break. I promise...