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Top 5 Sports Writers I can't stand...

hookemkp — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 21:27:26 -0000

Bashing on spammers/Dhab/sooner-posing-as-an-longhorn gets old. Let's channel the hate on someone else.

Someone who never excelled in anything (with a few exceptions) but LOVE to talk trash and doubt people/fans/etc...

Who are your top 5 sports writers/sports tv personalities/journalists you can't stand?

1. Skip Bayless--this man is against everything you ever thought and believed in. Sometimes he says the most ridiculous things just to show how much of a jackass he is.

2. Bill Simmons--he only writes articles that are composed of 1 million words. He hates on anything not Boston/NE.

3. Thayer "JaMarcklovin" Evans--enough said

4. Lou Holtz--I used to respect Holtz, but I am curious to find out if he can get anymore annoying this upcoming season.

5. Norman on WSOP--this man is a walking cliche dictionary. I hear he really sucks at poker too.

Vince Young Debate

hookemkp — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 18:46:30 -0000

VY conversation

There is a video on ESPN of VY talking about what he said a couple of weeks ago regarding his playing time at Tennessee and his future as a NFL qb.

*maybe it is the beard..but it looks like he put on some weight...

I know we covered this topic couple of weeks ago but, since we are having a slow day/wk, why not talk about it...just for shits and giggles.

I personally think he is doing the right thing by being outspoken about his issue. Throughout his career, there were many nay-sayers questioning his mechanics, heart, and his potential as a QB. For example, we all remember the time when people wanted VY to be a WR instead of a QB (his RS fresh/sophomore season). But he kept working hard and became the best UT player/qb in our generation (although simplified schemes helped). Some might call that being stubborn or selfish, but it all worked out for him at the end.

Now, he is facing a fairly difficult situation. His contract should be up either next season or the season after, and he sees what could happen to good quarterbacks in the league like Leftwich, Culpepper, etc. (this could be due to "black qb" vias but I dont really want to get into that now). So, in my opinion, VY realizes that he needs to undo the damage he has done last season and prove his worth in NFL.

He is desperate for an opportunity and, despite of what many people will say, this is worth trying. After all, his numbers and Collins numbers are not too different from each other, although I dont have the statistics to back up this statement. Realistically, it is very hard to imagine VY beatingout Collins purely through practices and pre-season games. Titans have a strong running game and doesnt require their QB to do much.

Dex thinking about turning pro? really??

hookemkp — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 16:20:59 -0000

Dex thinking about turning pro? really??

Texas Proday

hookemkp — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 22:04:01 -0000

Texas held their proday today, and I am impressed with some of the numbers. NFL Pro Day Some of the impressive stats: Quan benching pressing 28 reps??!!! WOW I had no idea he was that strong. Henry melton posting 4.6 40's should get some scouts' attention. He has been playing DE for only 2 yrs I believe...I think he has a future in NFL Your FanPost must be at least 75 words long. Right now it's only 67 words long. If you just have a quote, link, video or photo you'd like to share with the community, try creating a FanShot instead.

Maisel on Crack

hookemkp — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 17:18:10 -0000

Maisel ranked OU to be #1 in his College Football Prestige Rankings.

ESPN CFB prestige ranking

and we own 58-40-5 record against this "so-called" most prestige team.

Does that make us like super #1?

Also why are these folks of chokelahoma bringing up Royal being an sooner?That is like us saying half of your players are from Texas.

It is a Oh-good-to-know-by the way statement, but nevertheless an argument that doesnt make sense whatsoever.

I wonder who "He" is Chiles? Bradford? or....Colt??? god I love facebook

hookemkp — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 02:30:02 -0000

I wonder who "He" is

Chiles?
Bradford?
or....Colt???

god I love facebook

So Whats Next for Mack...

hookemkp — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 05:40:49 -0000

WOOO HOOO!!

I am EXCITED that we are going to a BCS bowl game, and as many of you said before, this team surprised ALOT of people. It really sucks to see our biggest rival taking the spot that was supposed to be ours, but I am really proud of how this team performed this season.

However, I wanted to focus on what Mack should do this offseason and the next season. Over the years, Mack has displayed great sportsmanship (by not running up scores like Big Choke Bob) and has always portrayed himself as a nice southern gentleman who runs a GREAT program.

But, this season, some of the actions by Big 12 coaches showed that they are not too fond of Mack Brown. I remember Ron Prince calling Texas "the Yankees" or "the Redsox" of College football, and also, Mack brown got snubbed out of COTY while Stoops and Leach shared.

So my point is, should Mack keep up this nice image? I believe (or would like to) Mack has changed a bit since last season after A&M loss. Bringing Muschamp and Major was one of the best decisions he has ever made since recruiting VY.

I would like to see Mack to be pissed off about how things have gone toward end of the season and coach his team with some fire and embarass other schools next year...especially against OU and Tech....God I hate Tech

Hook 'Em

Some observations from TX-OU and Looking forward Missouri

hookemkp — Sun, 12 Oct 2008 23:02:32 -0000

What a great game!! I cant seem to wipe this biiiig ass smile off of my face..I shall dress up all BURNT ORANGE tomorrow and piss off my aggie/OU classmates

Shipley and Quan had respective career games. But I wonder how they were so effective against OU's secondary. I noticed that OU played lots of zone, and only brought front 4 (or sometimes 3 and drop one) while shading Colt w/ a LB. Maybe they lacked good man coverage corners?
We still need a reliable 3rd WR. About 80%-90% of the passes are thrown to Shipley and Quan, and they were taking some punishing hits in the middle. I am not sure if these guys (both about 6-0 and 190 lbs) can take this kind of pounding for the rest of the season. Collins and Kirkendoll had pretty good games, but I feel like Colt hasnt developed enough chemistry to these guys.
This makes me wonder what if teams start double covering our main receivers. When shipley and quan were covered, the play usually resulted in Colt getting sacked...(I think twice in a row)
It seems like Buckner is still struggling to learn routes (not so much in this game, but in CU game)
I think defense is playing great. But we need to play better against bubble screens/WR screens. I dont know if the OU OLs were a huge reason for their success, but the teams we face in the remainder of season are certainly capable of executing good screens (i.e. Missouri)

Hook'em

Will Muschamp is Ari Gold's twin brother?

hookemkp — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 16:09:06 -0000

I don't know if someone mentioned it already, but can you see the uncanny resemblance between these two BADASSES???

via blogs.trb.com

via assets.espn.go.com

via www.utahsaint.com

via farm3.static.flickr.com

can't you just picture muschamp cussing out a kid for a blown assignment (most likely palmer or beasley) and follow by saying "lets hug it out b*tch"

"Stats are for losers" still cracks me up...hahaha

HOOK 'EM!!!!

NFL Thread?

hookemkp — Sun, 07 Sep 2008 17:17:10 -0000

Finally the NFL season is here!!

Any of you guys watching NFL games today?

I am curious to see how Vince fares against Jacksonville. If you can give me updates on that game that would be great. I am stuck with Steelers and Texans game instead in College Station....MAN, this town is laaaaame. I guess I have to settle for watching Limas Sweed..

I hope Vince quiets his critics by scoring some touchdowns...I know he didn't exactly have a great preseason...