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I'm sure GOBR or Bill will be posting something on here, but until then, here are a few free notes on tonight's scrimmage gathered mainly from twitter.

10 months ago 717_tiny mikey 4 1 comment

[DJ pleaded down to "Obstruction of a Passageway", which is apparently a thing. Hopefully, he'll be back to returning kickoffs and being a decoy on offense in no time. --BZ]

over 2 years ago 717_tiny mikey 4 35 comments

Texas QB Commit Garrett Gilbert (rivals, scout, espn) led the Cavs to beat Longview 48-23 in the 4A Division 1 Title Game.

* Lake Travis View
* Austin American Statesman (AP)

over 3 years ago 717_tiny mikey 4 11 comments

Burnt Orange Nation Assignment for lawyers (and anyone else interested in rules)

I know a lot of lawyers read this blog, and I think one of us should investigate this post on ShaggyBevo (I would, but I'm swamped through next week, which will be too late).

In a nutshell, the posters think they have found an error in the BCS rankings.  They think that OU's 2008 probation might make it ineligible to be ranked in the Coaches Poll, and that the American Football Coaches Association has been erroneously including the team in this year's polls.

There's probably nothing to it, but someone with a few minutes to spare should take a look.

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Burnt Orange Nation Yet another journalist in our corner.

Others have picked up on Schlabach's position.  Here's another one from WSJ's Darren Everson:

 

By all rights, this shouldn't even be a debate. Texas beat Oklahoma. The Longhorns suffered the most defensible defeat of any title contender, a last-second loss at still-top-10 Texas Tech. And Mr. Stoops's argument doesn't fly. His logic about the Texas-Texas Tech-Oklahoma dynamic wouldn't compute if the three-way Big 12 South tie didn't include the Red Raiders. Well, the Red Raiders lost their shot at the national title. This is no longer a three-team debate. It's between two teams that already played each other. Mr. Stoops made an argument for parity with Texas. He can't make one for superiority.

 

 

This can't be bad for us.

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Burnt Orange Nation Garrett Gilbert Cumulative Stats

Here are Gilbert's stats after eight games.  Let me know if you notice an error in the data, and I'll update the chart.

 

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Burnt Orange Nation Another Great Night for Garrett Gilbert

Lake Travis beat Cedar Park tonight 35-21.  Gilbert completed 26/39 (66.7%) for 341 yards passing, and ran for 32 yards on 4 carries (8 ypc).  Just one INT.

For reference, last week he threw 14/30 (46.7%) for 215 yards.  The week before that he went 17/23 (73.9%) for 328.

Looks like the arm is fine.

Box score

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Burnt Orange Nation Poll: Should Mack Offer Russell Shepard at QB?

I've seen a lot of debate over whether Mack should offer Russell Shepard at QB.  Here are a few of the pros and cons:

Pros (pretty obvious, imo)

  • He's a fantastic QB.  As a junior, he put up 794 yards and 8 TDs passing, and 1525 yards and 18 TDs rushing.
  • We need a backup plan in case GG has problems recovering from surgery.
  • He's versatile, and he has already said he'd be happy to play WR or DB if he loses in the QB competition.

Cons

  • We already have GG on the roster, and signing up two highly ranked QBs could lead to discontent on the team and among the fans.
  • We can't afford to "waste" a scholarship on a position we don't need right now.
  • If we offer Shepard, Gilbert may not come here.
  • Although he's young and has great feet, his passing rate is only 40%.

This list obviously isn't exhaustive; it's just what comes immediately to mind.  So, what do you think?

Poll
Should Mack offer Russell Shepard at QB?
Yes
122 votes
No
37 votes

159 votes | Poll has closed

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Burnt Orange Nation We Need a D. Scott Countdown Diary...

So here it is.  Rumors are flying all over the blogs and forums.  Here's a collection of what I've seen today, from good to bad:

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Burnt Orange Nation One Man's Trash...

...is another man's treasure.

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Burnt Orange Nation Rivals 100 2009

Rivals 100 for 2009 is out.

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Burnt Orange Nation Vote for McCoy for Player of the Week

Vote Here

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Burnt Orange Nation SI Names McCoy "Most Disappointing Player in College Football"

This is sad to see, but unfortunately, it is probably true.

SI  Names McCoy Most Disappointing Player

McCoy burst on the scene last season, setting an NCAA freshman-record with 29 touchdowns. But five games into this season, McCoy has already thrown more interceptions (9) than he threw all last season (7)

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Burnt Orange Nation Jerry Gray for Defensive Coordinator?

Orangebloods is reporting that Brown & co. has contacted Jerry Gray, secondary coach of the Redskins and former Longhorn rockstar, about taking over as defensive coordinator. (http://texas.rivals.com/content.asp?cid=625909). Anyone have additional information?

http://www.redskins.com/team/cprofile.jsp?id=15290

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