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Why Mack Brown Really Might Retire Soon
On Thursday afternoon, when the report from Topeka, Kansas surfaced that Mack Brown is going to step down after the Baylor game, it was pretty easy to disregard it as, well, a non-credible rumor from nowhere. On the other hand, though, despite the unbelievable sourcing of the rumor and the...
Texas vs OU: Beating the Sooners in September
Maybe the thing that most drove me crazy during the previous coordinator regime was the way that the Texas offense would so often tip-toe through as much of the early season as possible. It was a tendency that afflicted Texas for many years and manifested itself in a variety of ways, from holding...
The Wisdom of Starting Garrett Gilbert to Open 2011
As you know by now, the first depth chart for the Texas Longhorns 2011 football team is out and Garrett Gilbert is the starting quarterback heading into the season opener versus Rice. My esteemed colleague Big Roy framed it as a starting gig Gilbert not so much won, but retained on the basis of...
Garrett Gilbert Named Texas Starting Quarterback
In his Rice game week press conference on Monday morning, Texas head coach Mack Brown named junior quarterback Garrett Gilbert the starter following a competition that last throughout the spring and summer and into the fall. Well, Gilbert would walk out onto the field with the first-team offense...
11 for '11: The Intoxicating Potential Of Manny Diaz
This entry is the first of 11 posts on the '11 football team as we head towards fall camp. Special thanks to our gracious sponsor Nestea Bold, for wishing to sponsor a post with a bold declaration about the upcoming season, providing the perfect gateway into this series. Given the way I felt when...
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