SB Nation User Blog: UTrumbo

New Mt. Rushmore idea...

UTrumbo — Mon, 12 May 2008 03:47:34 -0000

top tv-summer-offseason television shows to watch.

1. Deadliest Catch (ive become addicted after this mother's day marathon)

2. Top Chef (you can add hell's kitchen here, if you'd rather dumb line cooking down)

3. The Soup (the show that puts reality television in its place)

4. The Office Reruns

5. 30Rock Reruns

6. Verminators (dale from king of the hill was given a documentary. nuff said)

7. Renting the better british comedies i.e. Peep Show

8. MLB

edit: i know thats eight, but its to get things started.

Texas now preseason #8...

UTrumbo — Mon, 12 May 2008 03:43:27 -0000

not that it means anything, but I feel its a bit high despite Muschamp.

heres the post:

http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/columns/story?columnist=schlabach_mark&id=3388100

I will be incredibly surprised if we make it past TTech this year. I know tech is always the "we'll see, we'll see" and then diving into the inevitable disappointment, but this is the year we dont have Leach's number.

then again, if we can find a tailback and a decent flanker....

Time to move on to baseball and the painful waiting for the football offseason

UTrumbo — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 02:44:31 -0000

I've decided, after tequila shots and a well earned nap, to just move on, applaud an incredible basketball season, and console myself by looking on to a baseball team that has a lot of potential but that I admittedly know very little about.

And as much as this might hurt the sentiments of PB and AW, that I would so quickly skip past a mourning period and not even wait for AJs declaration, I must do what I must as an individual fan and try to find a lifespark in the upcoming football season (I say upcoming like kickoff is next saturday).

Lets break down concerns and things to be giddy about

CONCERNS
QB: hopefully this isnt as much of a concern as more of a compliment to our revived defense. Colt was getting no good scans at the spring game, Chiles sure can run, which does him nothing as an option qb if he cant hit a shovel pass in a scramble, and unfortunately, Harris looked HOT. I say this is unfortunate because I dont even know if Davis notices the best player on the squad anymore. It seems that he saw that the decision was to go with Chiles last year, and you better not mess with success(sic?) and Chiles is the man. Regardless, Harris was the better QB out saturday morning, and while the game is meaningless, I better see that the implications have an effect.

WR- the young are young and the veterans cant threaten. bottom line. Shipley was scary three years ago, maybe. Shipley is what shipley has proven today. That is, a reliable receiver but nothing spectacular. Cosby is lovable but he isnt a deep threat. The young guys dropped a lot of passes which is to be expected but I didnt see anything stand out to me. Given they were going after a lot of bad passes but thats an element that makes a good receiever: catching eli mannings terrible throws. I'm hoping it was just jitters and training transition. we'll see. just something to be concerned about.

SPECIAL TEAMS: wtf? hey, you catch those pigskins and you hold on. and after holding on, you run like the devil. where are we? seriously deon beasley playing special teams? this seemed almost like a "what COULD we do here, for lack of a better player." scary. downright scary.
I was very, VERY impressed by one punter I was unable to grab the name of. hit it on the spot inside the 10 almost every time. High, high punts, huge air time. Hope this to be a factor AKA the giants last year.

THINGS THAT MAKE ME GIDDY

Offensive Line. Dont color me giddy but color me a bit more relieved, they are going up against a same team very improved defense and giving more time than colt had all season last year. Which brings me to...

MUSCHAMP DEFENSE: WOW. just wow. just as Barnes had no answer for Memphis this offense could do almost nothing against this d. Outside of one reverse to shipley and some quickfoot by chiles and some good throws by Harris (against this defense? GIVE THE KID THE NOD PLEASE), this crew overwhelmed this offense (Again, is the spring scrimmage, this is all probably meaningless). Our DBs are good, our safeties are playing good coverage, and our Dline should have no problems. There definitely isnt any "lack of motivation" concern

I would add that offensive playcalling was a concern, but again, this is the spring scrimmage, and this is all basically rubbish till fall.

Texas games under the lights

UTrumbo — Sun, 23 Mar 2008 19:59:29 -0000

I may just be me being petty, but I've noticed that Texas football gets very few night games these past few years.

I dont want to pull a media bias card, but the SEC seems to definitely dominate the primetime hours in college football. I dont know how long its been since I've been to a Texas game under the lights.
Not a major complaint, but the atmosphere at evening games always has a higher intensity than day games.

The roots behind the mutual Texas/Nebraska respect...

UTrumbo — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 03:39:05 -0000

As a longhorns student and a former NU transfer, I have naturally been inclined to root for both teams.

(its always the horns when they play, of course) but I've always wondered where the widespread mutual respect these two programs have for each other has rooted from. Can anyone fill me in on how these programs seem to constantly have a healthy rivalry but such a strong respect for each other?

I'm not sure if anyone read this article...

UTrumbo — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 15:55:23 -0000

ridiculous fans

Now don't get me wrong, I expect vulgarity at a game and even partake in some of it. But chanting "faggot" and throwing things at a player's grandmother and calling her a whore is more than just below the belt. Being the obnoxious drunk frat guy is one thing, this is something else entirely.

I'm not going to advocate a solution by clamping down on fan behavior and the potential 1st amendment right violations, I'm just saying this is in very, very bad taste.

On the development of retiring VYs number.

UTrumbo — Sun, 24 Feb 2008 04:37:31 -0000

I don't know if this has been posted on before (I am relatively new to this) but according to Chip Brown they are planning on retiring Vince Young's jersey next month.

*The Morning News reported this week UT officials are expected to retire the jerseys of Vince Young and Kevin Durant next month. UT has already taken No. 10 out of circulation. WR James Kirkendoll and LB Keenan Robinson of Plano East wore the number last year and now have new ones. Kirkendoll is wearing No. 87 and Robinson is wearing No. 1. No one is wearing No. 10.

provided link: http://collegesportsblog.dallasnews.com/archives/2008/02/spring-football-starts-at-texas.html