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Lifelong sports geek. I was lucky enough to have a father who introduced me to sports at a very young age. Took me to many great events such as the opening game in the Dome, Astros vs Yankees in 1965, and the UCLA vs UH mega college basketball game in 1968. I got tickets to the opener at Enron also vs the Yankees and took my Dad, another cool moment. Now I get to take him to Texans games. Anyway, just trying to justify the lifelong sports geekdom. Been to thousands of sporting events, but my favorite is football, college and pro. I was a student at UT when the great Earl Campbell was a senior; awesome stuff there. Did not start attending Oiler games regularly until the run and shoot era, but have a Texans PSL and have been to almost all of the games from day one. Gameday at Reliant is a great experience. I tailgate in the yellow lot on the outer grass section. Texans are poised for a successful year, and with any luck will put together a nice run behind the core of talented youth Smithiak have assembled.

GO TEXANS!!!!!!!!!!!!1

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Battle Red Blog Commented Personally I have attended an average of 9 of the 10 games each year on The Hunt for Coach #3 on Battle Red Blog - 12/08/09 11:36 PM EST (1 reply)

Battle Red Blog Commented Agree - a risk:reward analysis of this call would undoubtedly on Jaguars 23, Texans 18 on Battle Red Blog - 12/08/09 11:26 PM EST

Battle Red Blog Commented fickle fan base, I don't think so on The Hunt for Coach #3 on Battle Red Blog - 12/08/09 4:43 PM EST (2 replies)

Battle Red Blog Commented Dan O looked absolutely horrible in preseason on Post-Game Breakdown: Texans Lose To Jaguars...Again on Battle Red Blog - 12/07/09 11:04 PM EST (3 replies)

Battle Red Blog Commented Jordann, you're exactly right in your analysis of the play on Jaguars 23, Texans 18 on Battle Red Blog - 12/07/09 10:55 PM EST (2 replies)

Battle Red Blog Commented NE doesn't trade away #2's on Texans draft with a trade up on Battle Red Blog - 12/07/09 7:43 AM EST (1 reply)

Battle Red Blog Commented It is on Kubiak and that was a horrible 1st and goal at the 5 call, period. on The disaster known as Chris Brown on Battle Red Blog - 12/06/09 10:19 PM EST

Battle Red Blog Commented Hopefully McNair does his homework this time around on Keep Kubiak on Battle Red Blog - 12/06/09 10:15 PM EST (1 reply)

Battle Red Blog Commented Without doing any research because I'm too lazy, I suspect the odds are against early success on Keep Kubiak on Battle Red Blog - 12/06/09 10:11 PM EST (1 reply)

Battle Red Blog Commented Dom was HC at Carolina for 4 years as the inaugural HC for another expansion team on Keep Kubiak on Battle Red Blog - 12/06/09 10:06 PM EST (1 reply)

Battle Red Blog Commented Didn't look like a slip to me. Looked like he just dove at Harvey's legs on Eric Winston is overrated and Chris "double agent" Brown on Battle Red Blog - 12/06/09 9:15 PM EST

Battle Red Blog Commented Thanks for the video link texanphil on Jaguars 23, Texans 18 on Battle Red Blog - 12/06/09 8:42 PM EST

Battle Red Blog Commented Exactly, the down and distance make that decision indefensible on Jaguars 23, Texans 18 on Battle Red Blog - 12/06/09 8:35 PM EST (1 reply)

Battle Red Blog Commented Gus Johnson and Steve Tasker, todays announcers are both terrible on Jaguars 23, Texans 18 on Battle Red Blog - 12/06/09 8:29 PM EST

Battle Red Blog Commented It would be less than classless for me to add anything at this point on Jaguars 23, Texans 18 on Battle Red Blog - 12/06/09 8:21 PM EST (2 replies)

Battle Red Blog Commented Is that a BCS reference? on Jaguars 23, Texans 18 on Battle Red Blog - 12/06/09 8:10 PM EST

Battle Red Blog Commented There's the real irony, and it's oh so cruel on Jaguars 23, Texans 18 on Battle Red Blog - 12/06/09 8:07 PM EST

Battle Red Blog Commented I thought Ryan Moats did a nice job hitting the hole quickly and not going down easily on Jaguars 23, Texans 18 on Battle Red Blog - 12/06/09 8:01 PM EST (1 reply)

Battle Red Blog Commented Thank you Buck, I also did not know about this clip, it was an enjoyable watch on The Captain’s Ship is Taking on Water on Battle Red Blog - 12/05/09 4:23 PM EST

Battle Red Blog Commented Really I thought the momentum changed not at the start of the 3rd quarter on Kubiak on Battle Red Blog - 12/05/09 4:09 PM EST

Battle Red Blog Commented mmmmmm...........makes me hungry on Running the Numbers: Dunta vs Quin/Mccain/Reeves on Battle Red Blog - 12/05/09 3:57 PM EST

Battle Red Blog Commented OK, you are right, mea culpa for gross oversimplification on Kubiak on Battle Red Blog - 12/04/09 10:26 PM EST (1 reply)

Battle Red Blog Commented Last game we looked absolutely lost on both sides of the ball after halftime on Kubiak on Battle Red Blog - 12/04/09 10:18 PM EST (2 replies)

Battle Red Blog Commented What I would like to see Kubiak and his staff do is reduce the number of mental mistakes we make on WTH is Missing? on Battle Red Blog - 12/04/09 5:51 PM EST

Battle Red Blog Commented How lucky is Rick Smith that Dunta foolishly turned down his offer on Running the Numbers: Dunta vs Quin/Mccain/Reeves on Battle Red Blog - 12/04/09 5:32 PM EST (1 reply)

Battle Red Blog Commented Of course no one is 100% right in personnel decisions on Make Your Voice Heard: How Many Games Do The Texans Have To Win For Gary Kubiak To Return... on Battle Red Blog - 12/04/09 11:48 AM EST

Battle Red Blog Commented The state of the Texans today is certainly better than the team that Kubiak inherited on Make Your Voice Heard: How Many Games Do The Texans Have To Win For Gary Kubiak To Return... on Battle Red Blog - 12/04/09 11:41 AM EST

Battle Red Blog Commented Our talent level is better than what our current record indicates on Kubiak on Battle Red Blog - 12/03/09 10:12 PM EST (1 reply)

Battle Red Blog Commented Our OL has looked good in stretches, but I think you are giving them too much credit on Kubiak on Battle Red Blog - 12/03/09 9:29 PM EST (1 reply)

Battle Red Blog Commented The NE game is at Reliant on Complete Fiction: Do we have a shot at the Playoffs on Battle Red Blog - 12/03/09 8:58 PM EST

Battle Red Blog Commented You get the official Matt Schaub seal of approval on Welcome to the playoffs!!!!! on Battle Red Blog - 12/03/09 7:57 PM EST

Battle Red Blog Commented Kubiak was not asked whether or not the Texans should bring back Carr for 2006 on Make Your Voice Heard: How Many Games Do The Texans Have To Win For Gary Kubiak To Return... on Battle Red Blog - 12/03/09 7:45 PM EST (2 replies)

Battle Red Blog Commented Soul-crushing, that's exactly what those last 2 games were on Make Your Voice Heard: How Many Games Do The Texans Have To Win For Gary Kubiak To Return... on Battle Red Blog - 12/03/09 7:02 PM EST (1 reply)

Battle Red Blog Commented Fair enough on Make Your Voice Heard: How Many Games Do The Texans Have To Win For Gary Kubiak To Return... on Battle Red Blog - 12/03/09 7:00 PM EST (1 reply)

Battle Red Blog Commented Here's a link to the page with the Schaub interview on Make Your Voice Heard: How Many Games Do The Texans Have To Win For Gary Kubiak To Return... on Battle Red Blog - 12/03/09 6:45 PM EST

Battle Red Blog Commented Schaub was interviewed on 610AM on Make Your Voice Heard: How Many Games Do The Texans Have To Win For Gary Kubiak To Return... on Battle Red Blog - 12/03/09 6:38 PM EST

Battle Red Blog Commented I wish it could be guaranteed, but unfortunately that's not the case on Make Your Voice Heard: How Many Games Do The Texans Have To Win For Gary Kubiak To Return... on Battle Red Blog - 12/03/09 6:33 PM EST (1 reply)

Battle Red Blog Commented I like our talent level right now on Make Your Voice Heard: How Many Games Do The Texans Have To Win For Gary Kubiak To Return... on Battle Red Blog - 12/03/09 4:35 PM EST (1 reply)

Battle Red Blog Commented I had to leave after their 3rd string back shredded our D on Make Your Voice Heard: How Many Games Do The Texans Have To Win For Gary Kubiak To Return... on Battle Red Blog - 12/03/09 3:10 PM EST (1 reply)

Battle Red Blog Commented You're words are right there, and there's not that many of them on Make Your Voice Heard: How Many Games Do The Texans Have To Win For Gary Kubiak To Return... on Battle Red Blog - 12/03/09 3:08 PM EST (2 replies)

Battle Red Blog Commented You hate the Cowboys and the Steelers too on Make Your Voice Heard: How Many Games Do The Texans Have To Win For Gary Kubiak To Return... on Battle Red Blog - 12/03/09 2:56 PM EST (1 reply)

Battle Red Blog Commented Again, had Kubiak had just one successful (i.e. playoff contending) season on Make Your Voice Heard: How Many Games Do The Texans Have To Win For Gary Kubiak To Return... on Battle Red Blog - 12/03/09 2:52 PM EST (2 replies)

Battle Red Blog Commented Just curious. Why are you a Texan fan if you've never been to Texas? on Make Your Voice Heard: How Many Games Do The Texans Have To Win For Gary Kubiak To Return... on Battle Red Blog - 12/03/09 2:20 PM EST (2 replies)

Battle Red Blog Commented You may be correct about all 3 of them missing the playoffs, but the current standings on Make Your Voice Heard: How Many Games Do The Texans Have To Win For Gary Kubiak To Return... on Battle Red Blog - 12/03/09 2:16 PM EST (1 reply)

Battle Red Blog Commented You raise a valid point. There is great risk in regime change. on Make Your Voice Heard: How Many Games Do The Texans Have To Win For Gary Kubiak To Return... on Battle Red Blog - 12/03/09 2:00 PM EST (1 reply)

Battle Red Blog Commented I don't see Smith and Kubak as inseparable on Make Your Voice Heard: How Many Games Do The Texans Have To Win For Gary Kubiak To Return... on Battle Red Blog - 12/02/09 7:17 PM EST

Battle Red Blog Commented You beat me to it Tim on Make Your Voice Heard: How Many Games Do The Texans Have To Win For Gary Kubiak To Return... on Battle Red Blog - 12/02/09 7:15 PM EST (1 reply)

Battle Red Blog Commented Soon if McNair makes the right decision on Game Time: A Hand Of Blackjack At The "Atrocious Football Game Management" Convention on Battle Red Blog - 12/01/09 10:03 PM EST

Battle Red Blog Commented Thank's Tim that was freakin' funny on Game Time: A Hand Of Blackjack At The "Atrocious Football Game Management" Convention on Battle Red Blog - 12/01/09 10:03 PM EST

Battle Red Blog Commented Kubiak must go on Bob McNair, "Right Now I Have A Coach" on Battle Red Blog - 12/01/09 9:33 PM EST

Battle Red Blog Commented Ditto, as Kubiak endlessly repeats his "It's on me" mantra on WTH is Missing? on Battle Red Blog - 11/30/09 4:53 PM EST

Battle Red Blog Commented The posession where we had 1st and goal at the 8 and couldn't punch it in was a killer on BRB's Comcastic Red Zone Review: Titans v. Texans on Battle Red Blog - 11/26/09 12:21 PM EST

Battle Red Blog Commented Matt Stevens was really bad on BREAKING NEWS: Texans Sign Brian Russell on Battle Red Blog - 11/26/09 12:11 PM EST

Battle Red Blog Commented The dropoff after Wilson was injured was regrettably noticeable on BREAKING NEWS: Texans Sign Brian Russell on Battle Red Blog - 11/26/09 12:06 PM EST

Battle Red Blog Commented Remember the words of the late Nancy Reagan..."Just say no" on Thoughts on Charlie Casserly for a team in need? on Battle Red Blog - 11/25/09 9:42 PM EST

Battle Red Blog Voted for D on Battle Red Blog - 11/25/09 9:39 PM EST

Battle Red Blog Commented Doh, make that FS, how could I forget that Pollard is the best SS we've ever seen here on BREAKING NEWS: Texans Sign Brian Russell on Battle Red Blog - 11/25/09 8:45 PM EST

Battle Red Blog Commented If this guy is Matt Stevens reincarnated on BREAKING NEWS: Texans Sign Brian Russell on Battle Red Blog - 11/25/09 8:31 PM EST (3 replies)

Battle Red Blog Commented He also didn't even touch VY on the big first down run you referred to, got sucked inside similar to the on oh dunta... a few words please. on Battle Red Blog - 11/25/09 8:00 PM EST

Battle Red Blog Commented Part of me wants to agree with you on I love Kubiak, but Cowher? on Battle Red Blog - 11/25/09 5:45 PM EST

Battle Red Blog Commented Compelling numbers. I didn't realize that Kubiak rates so poorly vs coaches of similar tenure on I love Kubiak, but Cowher? on Battle Red Blog - 11/25/09 2:04 AM EST (1 reply)

Battle Red Blog Commented Sorry I couldn't make the party in the orange lot on BRB Tailgate: Thanks To All on Battle Red Blog - 11/25/09 1:49 AM EST

Battle Red Blog Commented As I recall that opening win 19-10 over the Cowgirls was at night on Pre-Game Recon: Five Questions With Music City Miracles on Battle Red Blog - 11/20/09 2:56 PM EST (2 replies)

Battle Red Blog Commented That makes even less sense. Accept that he was being black-balled by a single team on Bernard Pollard: Best. Interview. EVER! on Battle Red Blog - 11/19/09 4:03 PM EST (2 replies)

Battle Red Blog Commented That he was cut by the Chiefs and unemployed for > 1 week is downright amazing on Bernard Pollard: Best. Interview. EVER! on Battle Red Blog - 11/19/09 2:40 PM EST (1 reply)

Battle Red Blog Commented Belichick has succeded so many times in the past on 4th down that he had to go for it on Bill Belichick - Fourth and 2 on Battle Red Blog - 11/18/09 3:05 PM EST

Battle Red Blog Commented I saw the film and it looked like Bud could only count to one on Ask Music City Miracles on Battle Red Blog - 11/18/09 2:52 PM EST (1 reply)

Battle Red Blog Commented could not agree more, wish all the best for Big Nasty on Former Texans in UFL on Battle Red Blog - 11/14/09 8:06 PM EST

Battle Red Blog Commented could not agree more, wish all the best for Big Nasty on Former Texans in UFL on Battle Red Blog - 11/14/09 8:04 PM EST

Battle Red Blog Recommended No kidding on Battle Red Blog - 11/14/09 8:04 PM EST

Battle Red Blog Commented No, you only need a pass to drive your vehicle into the lot on BRB Tailgate For Monday Night Football (11/23/09) on Battle Red Blog - 11/13/09 3:59 PM EST

Battle Red Blog Commented That's really disturbing that we the fans can see what Kube's staffers upstairs cannot on Texans Lose To The Colts--What Else Is New? on Battle Red Blog - 11/09/09 6:57 PM EST

Battle Red Blog Commented Schaub getting off to a slow start is not acceptable on Texans Lose To The Colts--What Else Is New? on Battle Red Blog - 11/09/09 3:23 PM EST (1 reply)

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