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Super regional times

edsp — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 03:21:01 -0000

Super regional times

If I read D1basebal.com correctly, Horns will host TCU at 5 on Saturday and 2 on Sunday, with Monday's third super regional game (if needed) TBA

Baseball America Poll

edsp — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 21:26:33 -0000

Longhorns climbed to No. 1 in BB America's poll, and there's much more:

1. Texas

3. Texas A&M

5. Baylor

9. Rice

12. TCU

18. Arkansas

The Southwest Conference may be 13 years gone. It's good not to forget it. Collegiate Baseball has 'Horns at No. 4, BB Writers and ESPN/USA today have UT at 3. Texas hosts Baylor on Wednesday (non-conference game) and opens Big 12 play with Mizzou on Friday. Coupla games with Rice and one with TCU also coming up.

12th commitment

edsp — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 04:22:22 -0000

Scout/Burnt Orange Beat is reporting that the 'Horns got another verbal.

"The Texas Longhorns continued their recruiting roll on Monday night with the commitment of Lufkin DB Carrington Byndom. The 6-0, 165-pound speedster became the 12th commitment of the 2010 class and the first corner prospect to pledge to the Longhorns."

Ghost of Big Roy reported on Feb. 9 that Byndom, who attended the 1st Junior Day, had been extended an invite.

new commit

edsp — Sun, 18 Jan 2009 20:36:57 -0000

Rivals is reporting that Tevin Mims, (6-4, 240, DE) of Round Rock Stony Point, has committed to UT. That swells the ranks to 20 commitments (this is the first in more than six months).

From Rivals: He was just a dominating presence off the edge this season and he got better and better with each passing week. He's not the most explosive edge guy you'll find off the edge, but he has a quick first step and he has the ability to use his athleticism to go around guys and the strength to go through them. He's been at his best in the playoffs, reminding of the rise that (UT commit) Alex Okafor made as a junior in 2007. This kid has a great body/frame that should allow him to add more weight and still maintain his athleticism.

Shipley to return

edsp — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 00:46:51 -0000

According to Statesman site, WR Jordan Shipley was granted a sixth year by the NCAA.

It is definitely a blessing to be able to play one more season at Texas,” Shipley said. “This is such a great place, and I’ve had an unbelievable experience. Obviously, it started slow due to the injuries, but I couldn’t be happier with the NCAA’s decision to give me one of those years back.”

Shipley gets a sixth year because he missed two season with injuries. In 2004 he had a knee injury and in 2005 he had a hamstring injury. He didn’t play a down either season.

Good health

edsp — Sat, 18 Oct 2008 00:45:46 -0000

From Statesman a few minutes ago:

According to the official injury report issued by Texas on Friday, all players are available for Saturday’s game against Missouri.

That means cornerback Ryan Palmer is healthy. Palmer, the fifth-year senior starter, pulled a hamstring late in the second quarter of the 45-35 win over Oklahoma and did not return for the second half.

His presence will be needed against Missouri’s passing attack.

The injury report also indicated that running back Fozzy Whittaker will be completely healthy for the first time since the second game of the season. Whittaker was listed as probable a week ago, but did not play against OU. He has not played since UTEP.

Colorado, the last time

edsp — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 19:44:25 -0000

Since the subject of the 2005 Big 12 championship game has come up this week, let's take a look back. The template then was two-fold: Last hurdle cleared, on to the Rose Bowl and USC; the debacle of the Big 12 title game in 2001 was put to rest.

As a result, some of what happened in Houston that day was quickly swept aside. To refresh your memory (and mine):

**In winning 70-3, Texas scored 4 TDs each in the second and third quarters. The game went from 14-3 a minute into the second quarter to 70-3 less than halfway through the third quarter. Anybody team ever do that in a title game?

**Horns scored 4 TDs in 12 minutes of the second quarter and beat that with 4 TDs in 8 minutes of the third. That's 56 points in 20 minutes!!!!!! Surely, nobody ever beat that!

**Texas had TD drives of 65 yards in less than two minutes, 71 yards in less than three minutes, 68 yards in less than four minutes. They had TD drives of 16 and 26 yards after recovering fumbles and 46 yards after a 54-yard KO return, plus scoring on a blocked punt.

**They had 11 explosive plays in a little over two quarters. With the game far out of reach, they ran out the clock with 20-plus runs (mostly straight handoffs) and two passes over the game's final 22 minutes, thus keeping the score at 70 when mid-80s was easily attainable.

And we think this year's team was explosive.

Ian Harris primer

edsp — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 19:22:30 -0000

Since he's becoming somebody whose name is generating some buzz, here's info on TE Ian Harris. Much of this comes from UT archives dating to signing day 2007.

Harris redshirted in '07. He was an early Missouri commit who switched to UT not long after TE Zach Pianalto jumped from UT to N. Carolina. Harris weighed 225-230 when he signed, now listed at 250. Mizzou source says they were sick to lose him; felt he would have been one of their top signings in 2007.

Harris was a two-sport letterman who was an all-district basketball player … was named a captain by the coaching staff at the 2007 U.S. Army All-American Bowl … a three-year letterman at tight end who tallied 67 receptions for 793 yards and 16 TDs during his career at SA Churchill … averaged one TD catch in every 4.2 receptions during his career … brother Gilbert played FB at Arizona from 2003-05. . . . HS coach was Carl Gustafson; believe Carl is Cliff's nephew.

The real Sergio

edsp — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 16:58:09 -0000

The real Sergio

Highly recommend today's Statesman piece by Alan Trubow on Sergio Kindle. We often rip newspaper pieces and reporter/writers; this shows what's possible.

The real Sergio

edsp — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 16:58:08 -0000

The real Sergio

Highly recommend today's Statesman piece by Alan Trubow on Sergio Kindle. We often rip newspaper pieces and reporter/writers; this shows what's possible.