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OU Football Spring Preview Part Three: The Trenches
Gerald McCoy, in the process of getting "face-masked" above, will anchor a solid defensive line in 2009. Previous Spring Preview Issues Part Two: Offensive Skill Position PlayersPart One: Who Is and Isn't Back, Exciting New Players Two opposite stories in the trenches for the Sooners...
Recruiting Spotlight: Alex Okafor
With Signing Day on Wednesday and the Longhorns' 2009 class essentially complete, it's time to look at the second-to-last commitment to analyze. Vitals Name: Alex Okafor Position: Defensive end Height: 6-6 Weight: 240 Speed: 4.6 40-yard dash High School: Pflugerville Rating (Rivals): Five...
At Long Last, the Gray Lady Speaketh
A sign of life from the Lady In an article best described as "not timely," the New York Times admits that the wild party reported on by Thayer Evans in his "piece of journalism" about the Jamarkus McFarland recruitment was completely fabricated, weeks after McFarland admitted so himself. Why so...
US Army All-American Bowl Analysis
Texas commits Greg Timmons (WR) - Overthrown on a deep pass from Tyrik Rollison that the producers missed because they were screwing around talking about something else. Failed to make a play on an underthrown deep ball after beating his defender, having to stop on the play, but letting the ball...
A Final Word On Thayer Evans
Big Roy's excellent and thorough write up on the McFarland saga pretty well covers all my thoughts on this, but I do have two follow-up thoughts I want to add before moving on. Neither has anything to do with bitterness towards McFarland himself or losing him to Oklahoma. Rather, I'm exceptionally...
On Losing McFarland
The battlefield Beyond battles on the turf of the Cotton Bowl every season, Texas and Oklahoma battle on the recruiting front, with the viability of OU's football program largely dependent on luring Texas-born players north of the Red River. As such, Texas often locks horns with the Sooners when...
NYT Story Re. Opulence In Recruiting & Building Relationships
In case you missed it, recently the New York Times ran a very interesting article giving us a little glimpse on what goes in the world of college recruiting. Thayer Evans from the NYT tracked the recruiting saga of Jamarkus McFarland, a 6-foot-3, 290-pound defensive tackle from Lufkin High School...
Morning Coffee Survives Trip To the Llano Estacado
There and back again, a hobbit's tale of Lubbock. I think she meant it as some type of compliment. At the least, a simple observation unworthy of deep analysis. "You look like a hobbit," said the fellow partygoer, celebrating the graduation from Texas Tech of my girlfriend's godbrother. Perhaps...
Morning Coffee Talks Football Recruits
Gilbert and Cavaliers stay alive in playoffs. Fans at DKR got their first look at Garrett Gilbert on the Horns' home field on Saturday (just read Alan Trubow's article for all the Longhorn connections), watching the Cavaliers trample Killeen 71-9 as Lake Travis rides toward a second consecutive...
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