SB Nation User Blog: the1austin

Earl: First Round Money Impossible to Turn Down

the1austin — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 17:57:10 -0000

Earl: First Round Money Impossible to Turn Down

DMN's Cowlishaw: Colt McCoy is my Texan of the Year

the1austin — Sat, 12 Dec 2009 23:54:30 -0000

DMN's Cowlishaw: Colt McCoy is my Texan of the Year

As the Heisman presentation draws closer, Mr. Cowlishaw does a great job of helping us remember how lucky we've been to have Colt McCoy on campus.

A Quick Review of the Final Coaches Poll

the1austin — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 18:36:26 -0000

As noted by 2Bearnest in the Fanshots, the final USA Today Coaches Poll was released this morning (Link here). Let's not forget these polls make up 1/3rd of the BCS formula. Bo Pelini ranked Texas #1 so maybe we should lay off the "Stay Classy Bo" talk for a while. Texas also received #1 rankings from Bobby Akey of Idaho, Tim Brewster of Minnesota, and Mark Dantonio of Michigan State.

Among the most stunning decisions, I submit the following:

1) Les Miles (LSU): ranked Cincinnati 8th! Behind 2 loss teams Oregon and Ohio State!

2) Charlie Weatherbie (UL-Monroe): Was the only coach to rank Texas 4th (behind TCU and Cincinnati) despite UT ripping apart his team to the tune of 58-20. Imagine what Cinci would have done to them! Okay, all those teams are undefeated, so I will give him the benefit of the doubt on that. Then Mr. Weatherbie completely omitted LSU! In his eyes, LSU isn’t Top 25 caliber, but Troy, East Carolina, and Houston are. He also had Northwestern at 16!

3) Dewayne Walker (New Mexico State): Didn’t think Nebraska and Ndamakong Suh were top 25 material, but was the only coach to rank Nevada!

4). Gary Pinkel (Missouri): Pinkel ranked Boise State 9th. Yes, 9th, behind Oregon (who they beat) and Ohio State.

5) Troy Calhoun (Air Force): Coach Calhoun thought Florida was so impressive in the SEC title game that he wanted to give them a chance at a rematch! Yes, he ranked Florida #2 ahead of Big 12 Champ Texas, TCU, and Cinci.

Did anyone else spot an indefensible ranking?

Poll

Which final ballot was the worst?

Les Miles: Cinci at 8

16 votes

Charlie Weatherby: UT at 4, No LSU

54 votes

Dewayne Walker: Nevada in, Nebraska Out

13 votes

Gary Pinkel: Boise at 9 (behind Oregon)

7 votes

Troy Calhoun: Tebow & Co. at #2 ahead of UT, TCU, Cinci

83 votes

173 votes | Poll has closed

Mandel: MNC the "Granddaddy of all Mismatches"

the1austin — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 07:00:04 -0000

Mandel: MNC the "Granddaddy of all Mismatches"

Let the media beat down officially begin. As for Mandel, who I usually agree with, let's not forget he called Matt Barkley the next Joe Montana two weeks into the season.

One second at a time....

the1austin — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 20:41:04 -0000

One second at a time....

Finally, A "Heisman Moment" for Colt.

the1austin — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 16:22:16 -0000

Finally, A "Heisman Moment" for Colt.

What Goes Around, Jumps Around

the1austin — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 20:45:17 -0000

What Goes Around, Jumps Around

Things couldn't get much worse in Norman....

The Daily Texan Roasts OU

the1austin — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 16:31:04 -0000

The Daily Texan Roasts OU

The annual editorial war between the Texan and the Oklahoma Daily came out today and not surprisingly Texas won. OU's response is anemic at best, but I had to FanShot this because the Texan's letter was undoubtedly the best I've seen them do in this series.

Gameday Will be @ the RRS

the1austin — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 01:28:45 -0000

Gameday Will be @ the RRS

Any sign ideas?

Colorado Leans on Stewart, Not Scott at RB

the1austin — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 16:52:33 -0000

Colorado Leans on Stewart, Not Scott at RB

Darrell Scott was awesome against West Virginia. 4 carries for 5 yards.