SB Nation User Blog: NYCHorn

Colt is Dallas Morning News' Big XII POY

NYCHorn — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 14:29:17 -0000

I hope Heisman voters see this and pay attention. Tech fans are grumbling in the comments section, but I suppose you can't blame them. They don't seem to appreciate that the DMN names Leach coach of the year. Besides Colt, only two other Horns named to the first team -- Orakpo (no surprise) and Shipley (yes!).

Nice argument for the Heisman:

The bottom line: McCoy did as much for his team as any offensive player in the Big 12 – or the country. Here are three of several numbers that back up the argument:

• McCoy accounted for 70.3 percent of the Texas offense.

• With his completion percentage of 77.6, McCoy could break Daunte Culpepper's Bowl Subdivision mark of 73.6 in 1998.

• He's one of just seven players in the Bowl Subdivision to lead his team in rushing and passing this season.

If Jason King's tongue gets any deeper up Stoops' ass...

NYCHorn — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 14:50:38 -0000

... he'll be giving him a prostate massage.

Sorry to be so graphic, but come on. King's blathering on today about Sam Bradford being the best OU player of all time. The Heisman hype for Bradford is out of control. Reminds me of '05 and all the BS about USC being the Best Football Team of All Time -- at least until January 4, 2006. Texas deflated the hype machine then, and Vince showed up the pretender Reggie Bush. We probably won't get a rematch with OU this year, but I can't wait for the Sooners -- and Bradford -- to stink it up in Miami, and for Colt and Texas to come out smelling sweeter than ever.

Appearances at #1

NYCHorn — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 22:30:15 -0000

This graph from an AP story caught my attention:

The Sooners remained No. 1 in the new AP poll Sunday, their record 97th time at the top. They had 51 of a possible 65 first-place votes, eight more than a week earlier when they broke a tie with Notre Dame for 95 appearances at No. 1.

If OU's number 1 among the No. 1s, where does Texas rank?

Eighth, it turns out, and a distant eighth at that. In nearly 1,000 AP college football polls published since 1936, the Horns have been ranked No. 1 just 42 times. We're third among the Big XII teams -- Nebraska ranks fifth, with 70 No. 1s.

Just some interesting trivia as we head into Saturday. Hook 'em!

Every Football Stadium in Texas

NYCHorn — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 22:17:50 -0000

Every Football Stadium in Texas

This will help BONers while away the time until the college season starts ... a database of every football stadium in Texas. TexasBob even has Tiger Field in McLean, Texas, so I figure this is one comprehensive site.

Men's tennis in NCAA Elite 8

NYCHorn — Sun, 18 May 2008 17:36:19 -0000

The UT men's tennis team advanced to the NCAA Quarterfinals with a 4-0 win over 9th-seeded Florida on Friday. The 'Horns haven't dropped a match since the tourney started last weekend in Tulsa, posting 4-0 victories over A&M CC, Rice and the Gators. Texas, the tournament's 7th seed, meets 2-seed Ohio State today. The rest of the Elite 8 are Baylor, Georgia, Mississippi, top-seed Virginia, USC and UCLA.

texassports.com has a report on Friday's win over Florida . ncaa.com sucks as far as tourney coverage is concerned. Your better bet is the University of Tulsa site , where they are filling in the bracket as the tournament proceeds.

FWIW: Texas 7th in final polls

NYCHorn — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 21:39:13 -0000

The Horns fell one spot in the AP and rose one spot in the ESPN/USA Today polls released today.

I know, big deal.

But there was one interesting factoid:

Ten schools were ranked in every poll this season, with North Carolina, UCLA, Memphis and Kansas spending the entire season ranked eighth or higher. The others ranked all season were Georgetown, Tennessee, Michigan State, Washington State, Duke and Texas.

Longhorn Women Upset 10th-ranked Sooners

NYCHorn — Sun, 02 Mar 2008 20:50:37 -0000

Well this may take a little of the sting out of the men's loss in Lubbock yesterday. The Texas women took this one by a full 15 points on the road, despite another double-double (her 88th) by Courtney Paris. The victory kept o.u. out of first place in the Big XII and burnished the Horn's (18-11, 6-9 Big XII) tournament resume considerably.

The Longhorns picked up a crucial win in their bid to make it back to the NCAA tournament by handing Oklahoma its first home loss to an unranked opponent since SMU beat a 15th-ranked Sooners squad 71-68 on Dec. 21, 2002. It was Texas’ second straight Big 12 road win after starting conference play 0-6 outside of Austin.

There's a good write-up of the game in the Dallas Morning News as well.

UT's Brittainey Raven had 16 points, and Erneisha Bailey added 14. Texas drained 15 of 16 free throws in the final 1:48 and captured its fifth win over a Top 25 opponent – four of them against teams in the top 15.
If the NCAA Tournament selection committee is looking for reasons to include Texas, that alone may be enough. UT's brand recognition and Goestenkors' star power are two more. But the Longhorns need to win Wednesday's regular-season finale against Texas Tech, too.

Who remembers the '81-82 basketball team?

NYCHorn — Mon, 10 Dec 2007 03:45:36 -0000

With the men's basketball team now 9-0 on the young season, I keep reading references to the record set by the 1981-82 team, which jumped out to a 14-0 start. I'm wondering how that story played out.

I seem to recall three things: 1) Texas was ranked fifth before suffering our first loss. 2) That loss came on the road, to Baylor. 3) The wheels came off the rest of the season.

Anyone know for sure, or know where I can research this? My research skills begin and end with texassports.com, but I found very little basketball history there.

We've got a challenge ahead if we're going to go 15-0 -- Texas State, ORU, @ Michigan State, Wisconsin, TCU. Win those, and we'll bust the record at home on January 5 vs. St. Mary's -- and that one could be tough, too.

Texas rises to #5 in Coaches, #4 in AP

NYCHorn — Mon, 03 Dec 2007 19:38:26 -0000

Following last night's upset of UCLA, the UT men's team is now ranked fifth in the ESPN/USA Today coaches' poll. Still awaiting the AP.

UPDATE: Here is the AP poll, with a nice nod to the Horns in the lead paragraph.

What I like even better is Mike DeCourcy's analysis of D.J.'s mastery of the game last night and DeCourcy's ranking Texas number 1 "based on achievement." Best excerpt:

I only got to watch Augustin vs. the Bruins on TV, but we all know what we saw. We saw the best point guard in college basketball taking on one of his challengers, UCLA's Darren Collison, and winning the duel without really making that the issue.

Notre Dame #1, Texas #2

NYCHorn — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 23:26:58 -0000

Forbes has a story on the most valuable (read: lucrative) college football programs in the country. Notre Dame, worth an estimated $101 million, "is the most valuable team in college football," Forbes says. Oh the irony of that, this year.

Texas is a close second:

The University of Texas Longhorns, worth $92 million, was football's most profitable team last season, earning $46.2 million, of which $4.7 million went to academics. When the Longhorns play at home, Travis County sees an estimated $9.4 million of incremental spending associated with the game, a virtual tie with South Bend County during Notre Dame home games.
University of Texas merchandise royalties doubled to $8 million after the Longhorns won the national championship in 2006. Premium and club seating at Darrell K. Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium generates $12 million a year. The athletic department even added an exclusive space, dubbed the Centennial Room, which is reserved for boosters who contribute the most money to the program.

Judging from the number of Horns I see on caps and shirts all the way up here in the Northeast, it's clear the merchandising team has done its job. I daresay the Texas brand is near-ubiquitous, and it's always a pleasure to see.

Here's the full report on the Top Twenty.

For the record, here's where some of our friends rank:

Oklahoma

Nebraska