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Longhorn Projections for the NFL Draft
Mock drafts are a dime a dozen. Hell, more like a dime a million. Everyone with a few minutes of time and a "Publish" button can put together a mock draft that will be about as accurate as you'll find from those folks who spend hours on TV talking about it. But we'll go ahead and pick the first...
Filling in the gaps
SuperBowl: Green Bay won, or so I heard on the Radio whilst identifying a Wandering Atrial Pacemaker rhythm and cursing my weekend schedule. I thought the Packers were a fairly close approximation of the 2009 Texas Longhorn Runner-ups. They operated at their best when Rodgers made most of the...
Coming Out Of The Shell
They say that the team that runs for more yards has won every game since 1997 in this series, but of course Scipio partially rebuts the importance of that stat in the podcast with NorthDallasSooner when pointing out the stat-padding sack that has inflated Texas' rushing defense totals every season...
Strategic Incompetence
How many offenses have the Wide Receiver stand still and wait for the ball at the LOS on a corner blitz? Two, Texas and UCLA. UCLA did the same thing on an Aaron Williams blitz and saw the same result, their receiver being lit up (by Vaccaro) for no gain. I'm not saying that's the right scheme...
Vision, tools and execution: what I learned about the offense from DVR
It is becoming increasingly evident that Greg Davis sat down this summer and had the following thought process, Our running game is poor from the shotgun spread and it prevents us from executing short-yardage, punishing dishonest fronts, or drawing in defenders from deep coverage where they can sit...
The Texas Longhorns' Five Most Valuable Players in 2010
They're not who you think they are. It's not necessarily about who is the best, it's about who we can least afford to lose. That's St Raphael, an Archangel. An Archangel is basically an angel that knows karate. They're like the Chuck Norris of angels. When Raphael is not binding demons, and...
Texas Football Mid-Camp Report: OL, TE/H-Back
Let's move on to OL, which has the depth of a Louis L'amour novel, and to TE/H-Back, a position we've decided to feature on offense because it's our weakest. I kid. I kid. No, I don't. Thoughts are based on my observations, what I'm reading from Mack and Greg and Will, and what I'm hearing...
Texas Football Practice Report Day One: What Scipio Missed While Scoping Out Sweaty Babes
Nice rundown on Wednesday's open practice here already by Scipio. And now that I've pointed out to him who all the players are and what positions they play, tomorrow's recap should only get better. He tends to focus on the defense whereas I watched the guys who actually make plays, score points,...
Recruiting Spotlight: Garrett Porter
With Signing Day rapidly approaching and the great majority of the Longhorns' 2009 class already committed, it's time to look at each individual prospect. Vitals Name: Garrett Porter Position: Offensive tackle Height: 6-6 Weight: 308 Speed: 5.2 40-yard dash High School: Odessa...
The Five Biggest Surprises of 2007: #3 Chris Hall and Kyle Hix
You could make the argument that Chris Hall was a Team MVP - you really could. He's not the most talented player on the team - or even the offensive line - but in a turbulent year for Texas' big guys up front, he did everything a coach or fan could ask for. By season's end, Hall had played all five...
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