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Aggie blog releases some documents on the Longhorn Network

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look out guys this was sent to the president of A&M he may very well.....send UT a nasty memo?

this is a great video some guy made for the 2011 season

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this is a great video some guy made for the 2011 season

Total QB Rating

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An interesting, proposed new stats system for rating QB's. The passer rating we're familiar with was not a bad general statistic if one knew what it measured and how it measured it (unfortunately, many did not, leading them to either rely too heavily on passer rating or ignorantly reject it altogether), but given that it was just a summary of basic stats on a per-attempt basis, it could be pretty limited. This new rating system attempts to include more about a QB's play, but it can possibly get pretty subjective since one has to decide how to divide blame or credit on any given play. And if Jay Cutler wasn't already viewed as an erratic QB already, apparently this new system makes him look worse.

There’s a massive public flagship university located in one of the top football recruiting states...

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There’s a massive public flagship university located in one of the top football recruiting states in the nation that has entered into a multi-year multi-million dollar third tier rights deal with a regional sports network that is wholly-owned by a large multimedia conglomerate. There are some football and basketball games along with coaches’ shows and other promotions showing the university. The RSN also telecasts high school football games that potentially showcase that university’s recruits. Such public flagship university does not own any part of such RSN. I’ve just described the contract that the University of Florida has with Sun Sports.

(From Frank The Tank's most recent realignment-related post.)

UNC Wants Mack

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Came across this and thought it was amusing. Keep dreamin Tar Heels.

Freshman and their jersey #'s

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I'm not sure if anyone has done this yet on BON, but here's a recap of the incoming class and their respective jersey #'s for the upcoming 2011 football season. #8: WR-Jaxon Shipley (Don't act like you didn't see this coming) #11: LB-Tevin Jackson (Huge jersey to fill at LB) #13: FB-Chet Moss #14: QB-David Ash #24: FB-Joe Bergeron #25: DB-Josh Turner #26: ATH-Mykkele Thompson #28: RB-Malcolm Brown (You know he's happy with that) #28: DB-Quandre Diggs #29: DB-Sheroid Evans #31: PK-Ben Pruitt #31: DB-Leroy Scott #33: LB-Steve Edmond #35: LB-Kendall Thompson #65: OL-Marcus Hutchins #66: OL-Sedrick Flowers #68: OL-Josh Cochran #76: OL-Garrett Greenlea #81: WR-Miles Onyegbule #88: DE-Cedric Reed #88: TE-MJ McFarland #99: DT-Desmond Jackson

BYU Blog on A&M/SEC

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Saw this in a comment thread (can't remember who posted it) and thought it deserved a fanshot.

Mack Brown state of the program presser at 3 pm CST

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Free link to Mack Brown's annual press conference on reporting day and the first presser the Texas coach has held since the end of spring practice. Open thread to follow.

Texas no. 24 in debut USA Today Coaches Poll

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In what can only be considered a sign of respect for the program and the available talent for Texas, the coaches voted the Longhorns into the top 25 of the preseason Coaches Poll, sliding in at no. 24 despite the terrible 2010 season. As expected, the powerful Sooners are no. 1, with Oklahoma State at no. 8 and Texas A&M no. 9. Missouri landed at no. 21. After 5-7, do the Longhorns really deserve a preseason top 25 ranking?