With finals over, the team is getting back after it and we are around here as well. Part of being any true fan is boning up on enemy literature and there is no shortage of it in Longhorn territory. While the Austin American-Statesman dominates the newspaper scene, there are a handful of excellent Texas blogs doing their best to bring that extra level of coverage.
Blogs
Burnt Orange Nation
Peter Bean is one of the founding fathers of the college blog movement and runs this excellent Longhorns blog that's been at it since November of 2005. What was once a one-man operation has become a group effort on a site that's updated constantly with fresh, relevant content.
40 Acres Sports
Formerly Bevo Sports, this is another blog that's been going strong for a few years. Don't let the great design fool you -- the substance is top-shelf as well.
Barking Carnival
A relative newcomer to the scene, this blog is another group effort with well over 20 contributors. With posts like A Colt McCoy Encomium, it's no wonder the community there is so lively.
Newspapers
Austin American-Statesman
The hometown paper is always a good source for opposition research and this one doesn't disappoint. Though you may have to weed through Lady Longhorn hoops coverage to get to the good stuff, it's in there, and plentiful. Check out the Bevo Beat blog for even more news and commentary.
Houston Chronicle
While the Chronicle spreads the love around to all four major Texas college football teams, they do have a Longhorns Blog that's worth checking out.
Dallas Morning News
The Morning News provides some supplemental Longhorn coverage and even have a college sports blog that spreads the love around to between the major programs in the state of Texas.
Comments
The Buckeyes are gonna lay the smack down on Colt McCoy's candy asses.... If you can SSSMMMELLLLL what the Animal is cookin'!!!!!!!!!!
Dude I just lost half the respect I had for you with that one statement! LOL
don't worry Ski.... just a little pro-wrestling humor to get the discussion started. I really think the Animal is gonna have his way with Mccoy... no Big-12 defenses play as well...... too bad Nathan williams will be watching from a TV at the Dayton Macy's.. he would have had fun getting a few sacks as well.
Yea but that TV is actually a security monitor and what he is watching is his career going down the shitter
Anyhow, I really thought it was funny, just a bit of afternoon ball busting. The K-State Hater Patrol fell back so now im kinda bored....
I kinda miss the K-state crowd... How can they be such rabid fans with such a loser team??? And they are bringing Bill Snyder back out of retirement?? You must be joking?? That program is a joke... even the years they were so-called "good" ... they played the most pathetic schedules I have ever seen
http://kstatefootball.com/2003...
Troy State, McNeese State, UMass, Marshall(lost), Cal... they lost 3 games and still won the conference... weak, weak.... give me a break. All smoke and mirrors.
they aren't around because i'm running behind-the-scenes "hater patrol" haha...i'm absolutely a little school boy excited right now as i am currently waiting to recieve my tickets in the mail...i'm down for some nice Arizona weather
this new format is going to take some getting used to
Well I like 40 Acres blog until I read their take on OSU vs. scUM. The Texas faithful obviously have no respect for Ohio State's offense. They said Ohio State didn't have the fire power to cover the spread, and he actually liked scUM's chances, too bad everybody else knew better....
to be honest i don't have that much respect for our offense either, we've been really, really inconsistent this year. Beanie and pryor certainly have the potential to ring up huge points, but that didn't always happen
For an 11W shirt of the future, I would be partial to the back of the shirt listing only the following:
37-21
25-21
42-39
14-3
42-7
And then something snide and funny on the front, denigrating Michigan. I dunno maybe a reference to The Winningnest Program or something. Someone can come up with that part.
I vote that if the Richrod experiment doesn't work out, we have a "Michigan: Returning to Glory since 2007" shirt.
Ouch, Cleveland State wins at #11 Syracuse with a 60 foot buzzer beater.
That was awesome. I think LeBron is rubbing off on those guys.
Hello there,
I am Peter Robert Casey and I am a basketball columnist. I have initiated an idea to create a sports blogroll where bloggers from all sports disciplines could participate. All you need to do is to add my blog link to your blog and i'll do the same. That way, we could have a mutual partnership and we could refer visitors to each other's blog.
Please let me know if you would be interested.
Your's in Hoops,
Peter Robert Casey
http://www.peterrobertcasey.com
Jason, thanks for these links, and good work. I was just thinking the other day that I'd like to be able to read some Texas banter regarding our Buckeyes...
Definitely -- I've always respected Texas fans and see a lot of similarities between the two programs, so it's a fun build-up with these guys.
I just noticed that Ohio State is now the highest rated Big 10 basketball program in the ESPN/USA Today poll at #16, jumping Purdue and Michigan State; we still trail Purdue by several slots in the AP poll.
They obviously watched ZERO Michigan games this season.
What was the final verdict with Williams? I havent heard anything
I am a UT graduate and I attended our game in Columbus. Everyone was very cordial. (My Michigan friends are still disbelief at that statement.) Columbus is a great college town and it was a nice weekend.
I sincerely doubt Texas will underestimate the Buckeyes. OSU has a long tradition of great teams. Besides, anything an happen on any given day in college football. A team that beats you today, you could beat next Saturday. (Example: Our game against Texas Tech.) Two losses isn't any indication of what a team can do.
The list above is great. The Statesman, our local paper... Well, a lot of us call it the Daily Disappointment. The blogs seem to give better analysis of the Horns.