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Jeff Ward has high praise for "The Eyes of Texas 2008"

Longhorn13 — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 23:16:37 -0000

On Monday evening's show with Ed Clements, Jeff Ward of 590 KLBJ used "The Eyes of Texas 2008" as the basis for part of his show. He was very impressed with the section covering Mack Brown's Ten Years at Texas, specifically saying the staff went about the statistical analysis in the right way.

Jeff's usually a tough critic. That's a damn good piece of work.

I bet KLBJ will put the podcast of today's show online tomorrow. They talked about it beginning at 6 pm.

http://590klbj.com/Podcasts/

NHL Discussion

Longhorn13 — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 18:15:48 -0000

It's really dead... both hockey and this time of year for all sports. No football, no Longhorns in the CWS, the Astros are horrible. For some reason, I remember how I used to love hockey and I had a great idea for the NHL.

The National Hockey League needs to push it's season back so that the start of the Stanley Cup Playoffs starts the week after the NBA Finals end. The Stanley Cup Finals would end right before college football starts back up. It would be a great way to reach an audience when there is little else in the way of competition.

College football, the NFL and the NBA dominate the NHL throughout the year. Football is always relevant and the NBA Finals are always right on top of the NHL Finals. Why not seize that time when people seem to be begging for sports on television?

Orange-White Game Thoughts

Longhorn13 — Sat, 29 Mar 2008 17:44:42 -0000

The highlight so far for me is that John Chiles has not had a good day at quarterback. Greg Davis apparently said that Chiles has made great strides as a "quarterback" but it was not evident today. Chiles misfired on the majority of his throws, underthrowing an out route by the running back and a drag route to Dan Buckner. Chiles can still run though.

Deon Beasley had a nice pass breakup. He followed that up with a pass interference call going against Cosby. Real nice throw by McCoy on that play.

McGee was probably the most impressive running back. He lowered his shoulder pads on one run, knocking a defensive back to the ground. McGee really should have gotten credit for a tackle.

Hard to tell anything regarding the offensive and defensive line.

Garrett Gilbert to Announce College Choice Tomorrow

Longhorn13 — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 01:03:15 -0000

Wow.

The 2008 ink is barely dry and now comes word that Garrett Gilbert, Rival's #2 rated quarterback and #12 player overall for 2009, will announce where he's going to school tomorrow. Geoff Ketchum just announced this on 590 KLBJ during Jeff Ward's show and he said Gilbert will most likely announce he's going to Texas.

Gilbert is the quarterback for state champion Lake Travis. He threw for nearly 5,000 yards this past season.

Muschamp Hired!

Longhorn13 — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 03:15:32 -0000

...according to Fox 7 News in Austin. I love the hire as it's a commitment to an elite defense. I'm sure we'll learn more about him over the next couple days.

I also heard there might be a press conference tomorrow at 10 am but that was off a message board. Not from Fox 7. It will be interesting to hear what Akina's role will be. I assume just defensive backs coach.

T.J. Ford Taken Off Court on a Stretcher

Longhorn13 — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 03:56:56 -0000

T.J. stole the ball and former Florida Gator Al Horford hit him in the face. T.J. landed hard on the floor and his head bounced off the court.

Horford was ejected after the flagrant foul. Most of us know about T.J.'s problems. He missed the 2004-05 season with Milwaukee after neck surgery. Let's hope he's alright.

Still my all-time favorite Longhorn basketball player. Easily. Get well soon.

Al Horford can go to hell.

Limas Sweed Done for the Year

Longhorn13 — Mon, 08 Oct 2007 22:13:37 -0000

Undergoing surgery on his wrist. That hurts being that he's an All-American but we all know it's a deep position for the Longhorns. Really disappointing to end like this for him though.

I think we'll always remember him for his huge catch against Ohio State. That touchdown was the highlight of the 2005 season... if you forget that whole Rose Bowl thing. He's supposedly a heck of a blocker out at the wide receiver position and I kind of hope he ends up with the Titans, giving Tennessee a big pass catcher and blocker on the outside for Vince.

Austin American-Statesman also reports, "...defensive end Aaron Lewis fractured his elbow against the Sooners and is out indefinitely. Fullback Luke Tiemann also will undergo wrist surgery, but is expected to miss only two games."

http://www.statesman.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/austin/longhorns/entries/2007/10/08/sweed_lo st_for.html

Reggie Bush = Tony Mandarich

Longhorn13 — Thu, 27 Sep 2007 04:43:10 -0000

"Defensive coordinators have told me this season that Bush may be seen as a superstar to the general public but he is not someone who keeps them awake at night. They say he's not as fast as he looks, can be covered by a linebacker one-on-one and gets shy around contact. That last description is not exactly what you want to hear about your franchise runner."

http://www.sportsline.com/columns/st...

Arrest Warrant Issued for Andre Jones

Longhorn13 — Thu, 02 Aug 2007 19:25:47 -0000

Bumped from the diaries. UN_believable. --PB--

Statesman.com is reporting that an arrest warrant has been issued for freshman defensive tackle Andre Jones. Apparently he was part of the robbery with former Longhorn Robert Joseph.

When will all this end? Doesn't Mack Brown go after "character" guys? This season is not starting out too well.

Update [2007-8-2 16:8:40 by HornsFan]: From the Statesman entry:

The arrest warrant accuses Jones of being with a man known as "N.O." or New Orleans. The warrant said the two broke into an apartment in East Austin, with N.O. pointing a gun at one of the occupants as well as a 14-year-old. N.O. asked for several items, including cell phones and gaming equipment.

I'm beyond stunned at this point. I'm angry. As are a lot of Longhorn fans. We've been able to crow for years about the good kids Mack Brown was bringing through Austin, but this is just pitiful. If the alleged charges are true, Jones needs to be kicked off the team for good, of course. But more than that, Mack Brown has some serious questions to answer. For all the talk of avoiding "red flag" recruits, the Robert Joseph and Andre Jones arrests are particularly stunning. (PB)

ESPN Radio Changes

Longhorn13 — Sat, 07 Jul 2007 19:35:40 -0000

Does anyone know what happened to the guys on Austin's ESPN Radio? Looks like their show was cancelled.

About a week ago I was listening and they were going on about some girl that lived upstairs and her "meathead" boyfriend and the noises they'd make. I used to work in radio and I thought some of the things they were saying were dangerously close to crossing the line... maybe they knew they were on the way out. I wish the station can find a mediocre alternate to Craig Way and Chad & Kevin.

Secondly, it looks like the guys from Orangebloods are going to have a show on the station during football season. That should be a good one. I think Jeff Ward & Ed Clements are the best for post-game, but we'll see what kind of show the Rivals guys put together.