All of us have a mancrush on someone.  Don't deny it, you know you do.  Who is it?

This morning, on Mike and Mike (ESPN radio, bleh), it was mentioned that Derek Jeter has been romantically liked to 6 of the Maxim Hot 100 (I'm at work, no link).  I have to say: Shortstop for the Yankees (even though I hate the Yankees), Bachelor in a jungle of women (though the majority aren't up to par with Texas Women), and then there's the whole 6% of the MH100, I may be developing a mancrush on Derek Jeter.

But I have to say, that Sherrod Harris is my Longhorn Mancrush.  Dude is just cool.  I haven't met him, but every single person that I've heard that has, says he is an awesome person.  I truly hope nothing but the best for that young man.  If he succeeds on the gridiron, I may just shed a tear for him.  Much love, Sherrod.  Keep up the great work and making The University of Texas fanbase proud to call you a Horn.

I'll be the first to admit: I know next to nothing about basketball.  I know that the ball goes in the hoop and it counts for either 1, 2 or 3 points.  I know what traveling, charging, blocking, and goaltending are.  I know a lot of the basics, but don't know anything about match-ups, strengths, weaknesses, or schemes.

So, to you basketball educated, what is your score for tonight?

To those going to the game: YELL LIKE HELL and HOOK 'EM!!

So, I know a lot of you are lawyers and I promised a buddy of mine I would ask you legal types.  Basically, he's going through a messy divorce.  This has been going on since mid-late last year and he dropped her from his insurance because she cheated on him, left him, and said she was going to file the divorce papers.  

She did leave him, but kept the money he gave her to file the paperwork (I know, dumb move.  I told him as much).  

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And I'm not referring to the obvious: his talent.  No, there is far more to this thing than just Scott's talent.  With a greater impact than his talent alone can accomplish.

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Cheesehorn's diary got me thinking.  Yes, the kick return is a problem.  Why has nothing been mentioned about the effort we are not giving on Blocking kicks this year?  Correct me if I'm wrong, but I don't remember a single block this year.  Much is made of how Texas leads the nation since 2000 in blocked kicks, but NONE?!!  

Whenever I post a diary, I try to be thoughtful, so I tried to counter my arguement:

We don't have Brian Robison or Michael Griffin anymore.

So?  Yeah, they blocked a lot, but they weren't here since 2000.  Where's the drop off?

It could be a coaching philosophy.  We don't know why they aren't blocking kicks

True, this could be a change in philosophy.  But Mac Duff was supposed to be this Special Teams Wizard.  I'm not seeing it.

Teams could be aware that we have an exceptional kick blocking unit and are taking steps to prevent the blocked kicks.

We're not even attempting to block kicks!  We can't block them if we don't try.

What am I missing?  Why have we not only not blocked a kick, but it appears that we are not even trying?

A few weeks ago, someone mentioned that we had a definite lack of dread power.  I said at the time that Jamaal Charles was growing them but didn't have anything to back it up.  The Statesman has a slideshow of some pictures from the voluntary workouts.

http://www.statesman.com/news/mediah...

3 notes:

1. Jamaal's dreads are looking totally bad ass.  By the time his Sr. year rolls around, he should have them hanging out of the helmet (and maybe by the end of the Jr. year).

2. Colt is looking big.  I can't wait to see him and the WR's on the field this year.  The Heisman should be a serious thought.

3. Brian Orakpo.  DAMN

Ok, so I know this has little to do with sports.  Bear with me.  I got to thinking today, "What is the greatest cover song of all time?"  It's not such an easy question as I have several that I just wouldn't be able to take out of my MP3 player.  How does this relate to sports?  I'll get to that.

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OK, I can't credit a source, I don't have that kind of time, but just to let you guys know, it's happened.  They made some minor changes, but for the most part have reverted back to the old rules.

If someone doesn't beat me to a link, I'll post as soon as I have time.

John Brantley was just named the Gatorade Player of the Year!  What a stud.  

http://playeroftheyear.gatorade.com/playeroftheyear/national.php?sprt=FB

From Rivals.com:

"Brantley ended his high school career completing 61.4 percent of his passes and throwing for 6,802 yards with 99 touchdowns and only 14 interceptions."

http://texas.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=616633

Kicker posed a pretty good question that I think deserved it's own topic.

http://www.burntorangenation.com/comments/2006/11/28/111659/80/6#6

Is 2006 tOSU as good as 2005 UT?

I think on the surface, we can, and will, all agree that Texas 2005 was better than the 2006 Ohio State team is, but looking at the teams a little closer, I balk.  There are a lot of parallels that can be drawn between the two teams.  

1. Great Leadership (VY & TS)
   
2. Best Player in NCAA (VY & TS)
   
3. Breakout receivers
   
4. Stellar offense
   
5. Solid defense
   
6. Special players on both sides (Ross, Huff, VY, Taylor - Ginn, Laurenitis, Smith, Pittman)
   
7. Hard fought victories against great teams (USC & Michigan)

I'm sure there are other similarities, and ultimately I agree that 2005 Texas would beat this OSU team.  But it's worth noting the similarities to the two teams.

I am curious as to what you think about the comparisons.  The level of competition may be a notch lower this year, but are the comparisons apt?