Category Archives: Texas Football

Tech 41, Michigan State 31

Very satisfying game. Glad to see Ruffin McNeil win it. Gutsy decisions,  going for it on fourth down several times and, especially,  switching QBs near the end.

Pflugerville’s own (Steven Sheffield) passed for the go ahead touchdown and then handed off to RB Brandon Batch for the second one.

The only problem I foresee for McNeil is his physique. He’s as fat and waddly as the fired Mark Mangino of Kansas was. But from all I’ve heard and read McNeil has no hint of the punitive “coaching” style of Mangino or the fired Mike Leach.

School science project experiments

Whew. The six experiments for Mr. B.’s school science project took four hours. Not counting an hour’s worth of breaks, one of them a trip to the grocery for more supplies.

I hesitate to explain the thing until it’s turned in later this month and the grade is given. Who knows whether the competition might pass through. By then I will be able to post one of the pictures we took in documenting everything and the conclusions we drew.  Said conclusions remaining to be drawn, of course. The data collection was exhausting enough. We continue with the analysis tomorrow and Monday.

I will say that the experiments didn’t turn out the way we expected, probably partly because our methodology wasn’t very precise. Which is one reason I doubt AGW, because of what I’ve read of their methodology, it, too, is far from precise.

Missed the Ole Miss-OK State game, of course. Sorry State was shelacked, 21-7. Maybe it’s as well I missed it. To my Mississippi relatives who follow Ole Miss, congratulations!

Alas that gives the Big 12 a 3-3 record in bowls so far. Hope Tech wins tonight and, of course, Texas next Thursday to make the record a winning one.

The pirate walks the plank

Something tells me we’ve seen the last of Mike "The Pirate" Leach. The flamboyant lawyer-coach, whose QBs put up high-flying numbers but never seem to make it in the NFL, claims to have a doctor’s okay for making that player stand in a closet for two hours. Hardly matters that the player had a mild concussion or that his daddy is a big shot television talking head. Punitive "coaching" doesn’t sell anywhere. Not even on the High Plains. At least not when you get caught. Adios, coach.

UPDATE:  Indeed, he sued and the university fired him. No surprises here. Said Chancellor Kent Hance on ESPN: "When you sue your boss, it’s not going to turn out well." Heh.

Titans win in overtime, 27-24

Nice to see Vince & Co. on a roll to the playoffs after a dismal beginning under QB Kerry Collins.

Colt to win the Heisman?

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 the Maxwell, but didn’t get the stiff-arm statue.

UPDATE:  Alabama’s RB Mark Ingram won it. Now he should get ready to meet the Texas defense. Heh.

Longhorns vs Huskers

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. Still, at 10-6, Texas has a chance to win it. This is old-time, smashmouth football, a low-scoring, defensive struggle. So far, and looks to stay that way.

FINAL:  Husker fans will be upset, like their coaches were. Been a while since the Horns won a heartstopper like this one, 13-12. Champions find a way, they say. As for the Heisman, I hear they don’t give them to defensive tackles. But they should give one to Nebraska’s Ndamukong Suh.

Horns vs Ags

Been an exciting first half. What looked at first glance to be a defensive struggle has become an offensive one instead. So we go into the half with Texas up 28-21. Texas already has almost four hundred yards of total offense. Colt’s really puttin’ on a show, with deep passes, a long run for a TD and a good pooch punt. Gunnin’ for that Heisman?

UPDATE:  Texas pulls out a tough victory 49-39 in a tit-for-tat contest in which both teams combined for more than a thousand yards of total offense. These in-state grudge games can be murder. This was a wild one.