SB Nation User Blog: Brandon 97

Dawson's Kick to Beat Virginia (via trivinity)

Brandon 97 — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 14:56:27 -0000

Dawson's Kick to Beat Virginia (via trivinity)

aggies want Applewhite?

Brandon 97 — Tue, 09 Oct 2007 13:39:30 -0000

I thought this was pretty funny. It seems that quite a few aggies on their message boards are hoping to hire Applewhite after they can Fran. Hiring Major wouldn’t be the dumbest thing that they ever did.

I can't see him leaving Alabama for an OC position at aggieland, but what about an HC? That seems too fast anyhow, even for Major, and I don’t think that it will happen. If I were him, I would stick around at Alabama for a while. Getting a couple more years under Saban has got to look good on the ole résumé.

http://www.texags.com/main/forum.rep...

A quick read...

Brandon 97 — Mon, 23 Oct 2006 21:02:01 -0000

If you guys haven't picked up this book yet, you really ought to. My wife and I took a vacation away from the kids last week, and I read this on the plane.

Marc Pitman tells how he forged a relationship with his son Cole, a former UT D-lineman. The father/son story is great, and the added Texas ties made this an absolute must read for me. Anyhow, if you have kids (or even if you don't), give it a read.

http://www.raisingcole.com/

Tech's Hicks academically ineligible?

Brandon 97 — Fri, 01 Sep 2006 13:46:17 -0000

Seems that there is a question regarding Jarrett Hick's eligibility.

http://www.redraiders.com/stories/083106/foo_083106007.shtml

Losing him would definitly hurt the TT. Leach's system will still throw for 10 gazillion yards, but Jarrett is a proven playmaker for them.

While I never saw TT beating us this year, that loss definitely hurts their depth, and likely could be a ray of hope to a&m.

How far will this Reggie Bush House Scandal go?

Brandon 97 — Tue, 25 Apr 2006 13:14:26 -0000

In case you haven't heard, Reggie's family was living in a house owned by a sports marketing firm. Rent free? The article doesn't say, but you have to wonder. The article can be found here...
http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/news?slug=cr-bush042306&prov=yhoo&type=lgns

USC has referred this to the PAC-10 for investigation. My question is how far does this go? If true, this is a pretty clear violation of NCAA rules, and could result in USC forefeiting games that Bush played in, and make him ineligible for the NFL draft. Could sanctions extend to post-season awards as well? My guess is probably not.

My guess is this will blow over. But damnit, this is a longhorn sports blog, and if we can't discuss and wildly speculate about this here, then where can we?

Comments?

VY endorsement from Joe Cool

Brandon 97 — Fri, 31 Mar 2006 14:05:57 -0000

If I were a QB, and could pick one guy to give me an endorsement, this would be it.

Montana: "The other guy [VY] is a combination of both. The thing I like about him the most is that he looks down the field first before he takes off. He's not afraid. He's got some pretty good wheels, and he protects himself. Michael Vick, he takes some serious shots.

http://www.courier-journal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060331/SPORTS/60330034/1002/SPORTS

Take that you lame-ass draft scouts.