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Losses ahead

Posted on September 16, 2007 | Comments Off on Losses ahead

It was depressing reading the daily’s takes on the Texas-UCF 35-32 squeaker. BurntOrangeNation isn’t much more optimistic. Amazing that Texas only fell to No. 7 in the AP poll and held on to No. 6 in the USA Today one. Rice next week could be the last win for the Longhorns for quite a while. Or maybe a miracle will happen. And pigs might fly.

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Lookin’ ahead to TCU

Posted on September 4, 2007 | Comments Off on Lookin’ ahead to TCU

Did you know that Texas Christian has won five straight against the Big 12? That’s why the Longhorns better fix what happened against Arkansas State, in a hurry. BON thinks they will. Hopes, anyhow. We’ll find out Saturday. Meanwhile, the Tuscola Kid’s fans have a nice new site to visit.

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Longhorns football

Posted on September 1, 2007 | Comments Off on Longhorns football

Unnecessary penalties, unnecessary injuries and Colt McCoy’s two interceptions in the first half, with the Horns leading Arkansas State just 14 to 3. Not much of a tune-up game, so far.

UPDATE: A shocking game, actually. Horns winning their buy-a-win by only 21-13. Their new offensive line is shaky, the inexperienced secondary is, well, something not much better than last year’s 99th in the nation on pass defense. And McCoy could have had five total picks, if the ASU defenders hadn’t dropped three of them. The daily’s Kirk Bohls predicted Friday they could lose two games this year and only go to the Cotton Bowl. I thought, then, that was pessimistic. But not now. They might lose even more. Texas Christian certainly will have a chance next week. 

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Attrition

Posted on July 30, 2007 | Comments Off on Attrition

It isn’t even college football season yet, and the starting lineup of the Texas Longhorns already may have shrunk by one player, 2006 top recruit and linebacker Sergio Kindle, 19, who is faced with a DWI charge. Meanwhile ex-safety Robert Joseph, who was suspended in June after being charged with burglary of a vehicle, has now been charged in a new incident with aggravated robbery–a first degree felony. Defensive end Henry Melton, 20, also was charged with DWI in June. Please, guys, let the attrition stop here, OK?

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45 days

Posted on July 18, 2007 | Comments Off on 45 days

That’s 45 days to kickoff for Longhorns football. I know I can hardly wait. Same for BurntOrangeNation.

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Tuscola Kid, Part 6

Posted on December 30, 2006 | Comments Off on Tuscola Kid, Part 6

In less than two hours we’ll start to find out if Texas QB Colt McCoy really is recovered from his nerve injuries and can play, once again, like the Big 12 freshman of the year. Not that Iowa is expected to present much of a challenge, but if Colt really isn’t well, or worse yet, gets injured yet again, not only could the Horns lose the Alamo Bowl, but their 2007 season would be in serious doubt. Mainly because, as sportswriter Kirk Bohls says in the Austin daily, coach Mack Brown so mishandled backup QB Jevan Snead that Snead transferred to Mississippi and won’t be available today or next year. So a lot is riding on the game that starts at 3:30 p.m. CST. Alas we do not get ESPN here at the Rancho, so will be listening in on the Longhorns Radio Network, instead.

End of 1st Quarter: Iowa winning 14-3. McCoy seems okay but the offense is not clicking and the defense, as usual this season, is having trouble stopping the pass.

At the Half: It’s Iowa 14, Texas 10. McCoy doing better, with a touchdown pass late in the second quarter, and the defense is doing better, forcing punts, and an Aaron Ross interception set up the drive for the touchdown. But Iowa’s got a hot offense, so it’s still a ballgame.

End of 3rd Quarter: Iowa 21, Texas 20. Texas came out sacking Iowa QB Drew Tate, and McCoy steadily improving. Texas got a field goal, and then a touchdown (Colt tying the NCAA touchdown record for a freshman), but Iowa fought back and leads by one point.

Final score: Texas 26, Iowa 24. Texas gets a 10 win season for the sixth time in a row, a record of some sort. Colt didn’t break the NCAA record for a freshman, but he’s apparently back in good form and 2007 should be a good season! 

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Tuscola Kid, Part 3

Posted on November 7, 2006 | Comments Off on Tuscola Kid, Part 3

With the elections swinging badly for war supporters, and with them a looming prospect of another American cut-and-run–thirty-one years after doing it in South Vietnam–it’s a pleasure to turn to Longhorns football and the ongoing redshirt freshman QB phenom Colt McCoy.

"McCoy…is at the head of the freshman quarterback class. His passing prowess has been documented — he’s two touchdown passes away from tying the national freshman record and ranks second nationally in pass efficiency. His winning at such a young age also is extraordinary, especially if the Longhorns make it to the Bowl Championship Series title game. Former Virginia Tech star Michael Vick is the only freshman quarterback to lead a team to the BCS title game."

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