SB Nation User Blog: Sunkist

The reason Colt threw the pass the way he did...

Sunkist — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 00:30:47 -0000

The reason Colt threw the pass the way he did...

About That Pass: Colt McCoy said that he knew that he had time to throw the ball out of bounds. One problem, though. Texas offensive coordinator Greg Davis taught him that the clock would stop as soon as the ball sailed out-of-bounds past the first-down marker. By rule, the clock didn’t stop until the ball hit a railing on the stands. "Coach Davis called me yesterday and said, ‘I’ve been coaching it that way for 37 years. I’m going to teach to throw it in the dirt,’" McCoy said.

It's official! Tristan Thompson has signed!

Sunkist — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 19:10:14 -0000

It's official! Tristan Thompson has signed!

Barnes is only building on his reputation as "Recruiter of the Decade" with more great hoops classes ahead.

Hook 'em!

Dez Bryant is DONE for 2009.

Sunkist — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 01:37:52 -0000

Dez Bryant is DONE for 2009.

[Sad news for Bryant and yet another example of the absurd randomness of NCAA punishments, but good news for the Horns as we head to Stillwater. -BZ]

Dez Bryant ruled Ineligible

Sunkist — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 20:04:56 -0000

Dez Bryant ruled Ineligible

I can't believe this. What is happening in the Big 12 this year? This helps our chances greatly in Stillwater.

Mack Brown Releases Texas Depth Chart for Season Opener

Sunkist — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 20:20:33 -0000

OFFENSE
Position	No.	Player	\|	No.	Player	\|	No.	Player
Flanker (Z)	11	James Kirkendoll	OR	5	Brandon Collins
Sub B	9	Malcolm Williams	OR	7	John Chiles
Tight End (Y)	83	Greg Smith	\|	13	Ahmard Howard	OR	89	Barrett Matthews
	Flex TE: Dan Buckner, Barrett Matthews
Right Tackle	64	Kyle Hix	\|	72	Britt Mitchell
Right Guard	63	Michael Huey	OR	78	David Snow	\|	67	Mason Walters
Center	71	Chris Hall	\|	78	David Snow
Left Guard	52	Charlie Tanner	OR	78	David Snow	\| OR	75 54	Steve Moore Mark Buchanan
Left Tackle	74	Adam Ulatoski	\|	56	Tray Allen	OR	77	Luke Poehlmann
Split End (X)	8	Jordan Shipley	\|	9	Malcolm Williams	OR	4	Dan Buckner
Tailback	2	Vondrell McGee	\|	31	Cody Johnson	OR	28	Fozzy Whitaker
Fullback	24	Antwann Cobb	\|	31	Cody Johnson
Quarterback	12	Colt McCoy	\|	3	Garrett Gilbert	\|	17	Sherrod Harris
Place-Kicker	15	Hunter Lawrence	OR	39	Ryan Bailey	\|	9	Justin Tucker

DEFENSE
Position	No.	Player	\|	No.	Player	\|	No.	Player
Buck	2	Sergio Kindle	\|	80	Alex Okafor
Tackle (Nose)	91	Kheeston Randall	OR	92	Ben Alexander	\|	56	Tray Allen
Tackle	33	Lamarr Houston	\|	96	Calvin Howell	OR	93	Tyrell Higgins
End	81	Sam Acho	\|	32	Eddie Jones
Strongside LB	18	Emmanuel Acho	OR	1	Keenan Robinson
Middle LB	11	Jared Norton	\|	42	Dustin Earnest
Weakside LB	38	Roddrick Muckelroy	\|	1	Keenan Robinson	OR	18	Emmanuel Acho
Right CB	8	Chykie Brown	\|	7	Deon Beasley
Right Safety	6	Christian Scott	OR	21	Blake Gideon	\|	5	Ben Wells
Left Safety	12	Earl Thomas	\|	27	Nolan Brewster
Left CB	4	Aaron Williams	\|	3	Curtis Brown
Nickel	4	Aaron Williams	\|	12	Earl Thomas
Punter	47	John Gold	OR	6	Justin Tucker	\|	17	Trevor Gerland

SPECIAL TEAMS
Punt Returns	8	Jordan Shipley	\|	12 3	Earl Thomas Curtis Brown
Kickoff Returns	8 6	Jordan Shipley Christian Scott	\|	9 4	Malcolm Williams Aaron Williams
Kickoffs	9	Justin Tucker	\|	15	Hunter Lawrence
Holder	8	Jordan Shipley	\|	17	Sherrod Harris
Deep Snapper (PAT/FG)	83	Greg Smith	\|	72	Britt Mitchell
Deep Snapper (Punts)	58	William Harvey	\|	48	Alex Zumberge

Aaron Franklin scholarship offer?

Sunkist — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 21:12:02 -0000

I believe the coaches have given him an offer after his awesome showing at our camps. He's been under the radar because of an injury. And I guess the news is also that he will likely commit VERY soon? If he does commit, I guess he's committing as a safety? His size definitely points to this or I guess a linebacker that can play against the spread due to his quickness. What does this do for the rest of our offers? If he is coming in as a safety, he's obviously replacing Dixon. But if he comes in at LB, we probably won't go after both Hicks and Nelson. And Hicks IS visiting Texas (crossing my fingers for it to actually happen), so I guess we'll take whomever commits first out of both Hicks and Nelson and perhaps take the both if room allows?

Malcolm Brown or Aaron Green?

Sunkist — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 17:26:30 -0000

Who do you think is better? Who do you think we have a better shot at?

I bring this up as we all wait for Seastrunk to make his decision. Yes, his decision won't be made until the very late in the process but a lot of us are desperate for a 5-star STUD RB like Cedric Benson was coming out of school. Some of us have given up on Seastrunk which is fine, but I personally still have hope (though it gets less and less each day). Whaley could be THAT guy, but we all know that he's more of a big bruiser type of back with impressive speed.

Anyways, it's never too late to look to 2011 as most of our 2010 class is locked in (hopefully no more de-commits!). These two RBs are studs (ranked #1 and #3 in the state of Texas on the lists right now) and after watching their Youtube clips, they both look quite impressive.

Aaron Green looks to be a step faster than Brown but Malcolm Brown runs with more power and is very similar to Adrian Peterson in high school. Brown is making a trip to camp this weekend...so is it almost a lock that we get one of these two studs? Any chance we get both?

I'm still unsure of who I would want if I had to pick between the two. Right now, after the clips, I'd take Malcolm Brown but that could easily change.

Colt McCoy is staying for his senior season!

Sunkist — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 19:19:33 -0000

http://www.statesman.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/austin/longhorns/entries/2008/12/08/mccoy_to_stay_f.html

I love this kid. He's such a competitor. This puts us in good shape for 2009 and Garrett Gilbert will have such a great person and leader to learn from. I know we all have a bad taste in our mouths from the BCS and Big 12 tiebreaker rules, but at least we have something to build on and look forward to in 2009! Hook 'em Horns!

Best realistic scenario?

Sunkist — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 18:57:32 -0000

We're all throwing out scenarios here and there but I think I have the best remaining realistic scenario. And it's the only one I am throwing out:

Right now, I can only think that a Big 12 team will face a SEC team in the MNC.

So with that said, here's Texas' best shot:

Texas wins out and looks great doing it.

Texas Tech wins out but loses to Missouri in the Big 12 championship.

A one-loss Florida will likely play an undefeated Alabama in the SEC championship and so the winner of that game will likely be in. I think Florida will win this game.

So Florida vs. Texas!

So there you have it? Is this not our best remaining scenario assuming Tech will not lose to Baylor?

In a 3-way tie, I'd be worried that OU (if they were to win out) would surpass us in the computers and maybe even the polls. Would I want to gamble on that? Sure if that's the only option, but it's not the only option.

We'd be #2 in my scenario. OU would have two losses. Tech will have one loss but their late loss would drop them below us right? Or will we see 2003 all over again with them still playing for the national championship?

USC isn't even in position to win the PAC 10 so I dont think I'd be worried much about them (maybe a little).

Penn State is hurt by the fact that only two teams are playing football in the Big Ten this year (PSU & OSU).

Thoughts? Will Tech not drop below us? Certainly our SOS will favor us right despite the fact that we lost to them (similar to what could happen with OU).

So we lost...

Sunkist — Sun, 02 Nov 2008 23:00:31 -0000

but it's not the end of our season! This team didn't give up during the game despite being down 22-3 at one point. We lost senior leaders Cosby, Orakpo, and Miller (he eventually came back) and we still fought our way back. I really hope Cosby and Orakpo are okay. We now have a true deep threat in Malcom Williams (please throw him the ball more down field)....who, let me tell ya, is fast as hell. Just check out that replay of the 90+ yd TD and you'll see he turned up his speed and burned the defender behind him.

Heck, if there is a way to lose a game, it's this way. Sure, it hurts the most when we lose like this, but if we are to lose, I'd rather lose at the last second than getting blown out (which we were well on our way to doing until late in the 3rd).

The dream season isn't over, in fact, it's just started. I'd love to go undefeated, but the Big 12 south is just that good and I'm happy to have beaten 3 out of these 4. We should beat the rest of our teams on the schedule and we'll hopefully be in position to go to the Big 12 championship game and then who knows what will be at stake!

Tech has to face OSU & OU still. I don't see them beating both. Heck, I have a hard time seeing them beat either of them. OSU can run the ball and use time of possession in their favor and the Sooners can score with the best of them.

Let's win the rest of our games and see where things end up. I still believe in this team and you should too.

Hook 'em Horns!