THE TEXAS SCRIBBLER

If there was a way to watch the Cleveland Browns-New England Patriots game, I couldn’t find it. Thank goodness for ESPN’s Gamecast and Twitter. Or I wouldn’t know how good Colt did in a 33-14 beatdown of the Patriots. He’s making the 2010 stinker Horns look good, if only for what they had vs what [...]

No chance of that, of course, but we can wish. He won his second NFL start against (yipes) the defending champions New Orleans Saints. And he’s already the cautious talk of Cleveland fans and sportswriters: “McCoy did exactly what was asked of him on Sunday by not turning the ball over and showing the same [...]

Even the Austin locals were joking all week about how the Browns better have the ambulance ready when McCoy started his NFL career against the Steelers. Well, he was sacked five times, and blitzed by the Steelers’ bad-boy Harrison. And he threw two interceptions. But he impressed most who saw him, with his 23 for [...]

Congrats to Earl Thomas (Seattle), Sergio Kindle (Baltimore), Lamarr Houston (Oakland), Jordan Shipley (Cincinnati), Roddrick Muckelroy (also Cincinnati), and Colt McCoy (Cleveland). The daily is sputtering over McCoy, the winningest, etc. being a late, second round pick (long after Bradford and Tebow), but I’m not surprised. I still say he’s injury prone and I think [...]

Colt’s injury last night, which probably cost Texas the BCS championship, was hardly the first time. Not even the first time for the shoulder he said after the game had no feeling. He’d hurt it before, in 2006, followed a few weeks later by a severe pinched nerve in his neck. Then, in 2007, he [...]

Have to laugh to see that Rasmussen has a poll out showing 55 percent of “fans” expect Bama to win tonight at the Rose Bowl. I laugh because that was almost exactly the prediction level in 2006 when Texas played USC for the national championship and won. Then, people would say, Texas would be nothing [...]

I wouldn’t have thought so, after an undistinguished season–other than helping get his team in the championships. But after his three awards last night–the Maxwell, the Davey O’Brien, and the Walter Camp–it certainly looks like The Tuscola Kid is about to walk off with the biggie, as well. On the other hand, Vince also won [...]

I wouldn’t have thought so, after an undistinguished season–other than helping get his team in the championships. But after his three awards last night–the Maxwell, the Davey O’Brien, and the Walter Camp–it certainly looks like The Tuscola Kid is about to walk off with the biggie, as well. On the other hand, Vince also won [...]

Can’t help believing, going into this game, that it will be a Horns victory. Like to see Colt have some impressive plays to counter what Mark Ingram did against Florida. We shall see. UPDATE: Mid-3rd quarter. I guess Colt can kiss the Heisman goodbye. He’s thrown two interceptions and been sacked a bunch of times. [...]

Can’t help believing, going into this game, that it will be a Horns victory. Like to see Colt have some impressive plays to counter what Mark Ingram did against Florida. We shall see. UPDATE: Mid-3rd quarter. I guess Colt can kiss the Heisman goodbye. He’s thrown two interceptions and been sacked a bunch of times. [...]