Texas Longhorns - Road to the National Championship Thread! - Dallas-Mavs.com Forums

alby · 09-03-2005, 08:06 PM

Opened the season ranked #2 in the nation behind USC.
Oklahoma is the weakest its been in 5 years with most of their starters on both sides of the ball graduating.

Vince Young looks great running AND throwing the football

Game 1:
vs La Lafayette @ halftime 39-3

Go Longhorns!

ames7 · 09-03-2005, 08:20 PM

They do look good, don't they? I'll forgive them if they follow the baseball team & win the championship right after I graduated. [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif[/img]

Hook em!

alby · 09-03-2005, 09:31 PM

game over 60-3

Texas: 1-0
Oklahoma: 0-1

A&M down in the 3rd quarter

Drbio · 09-03-2005, 09:33 PM

This thread DEFINES Premature Ejocularity.

alby · 09-03-2005, 10:31 PM

clemson beats a&m by one with a game winning field goal with time running out..

Big 12 South

UT: 1-0
OU: 0-1
A&M: 0-1

we have a big game next week against Ohio State

Murphy3 · 09-03-2005, 10:50 PM

Why didn't A&M go for two on their final TD? The extra point only put them up by two...why not go for two?

Drbio · 09-03-2005, 10:53 PM

Good question murph. It appears Coach Fran got outcoached or was just stupid.

bgantz · 09-04-2005, 01:11 AM

the road to the national championship dies a week from today.

chumdawg · 09-04-2005, 01:30 AM

Does the road to the UT championship pass through In-Your-Dreams-Ville?

I'm just wondering.

ocelot_ark · 09-04-2005, 01:57 AM

It's a shame the Big 12 SUCKS so bad. Texas can WALK to the MNC.

chumdawg · 09-04-2005, 02:07 AM

I was getting ready to reply--until I realized how insignificant Arkansas is, in every major sport!

dirno2000 · 09-04-2005, 02:09 AM

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Originally posted by: ocelot_ark
It's a shame the Big 12 SUCKS so bad. Texas can WALK to the MNC.

How would that be any different than SC running through the Pac-10 every year?

bgantz · 09-04-2005, 02:19 AM

Let's see, in a stadium that is equally divided and holding 71,000 people, texas can't grow the balls big enough to beat oklahoma at least once the last 5 years; knowing full well that OU was probably not better than them all five years. Yet they are going to ohio stadium comprised of 100,000 rabid fans who are all cheering for ohio state without the luxury of a split-fans stadium, and they will win? Good luck with all that. Michigan's defense ain't Ohio State's defense, and Jim Tressell will have Mack Browns skirt flapping in the wind and his panties in a wad. At least we can hear brown "apologize to all texas fans."

mavs413 · 09-04-2005, 02:38 AM

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Originally posted by: dirno2000

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Originally posted by: ocelot_ark
It's a shame the Big 12 SUCKS so bad. Texas can WALK to the MNC.

How would that be any different than SC running through the Pac-10 every year?

The Pac-10 is the only conference to place two teams in the top 10 of the final AP poll the past five seasons and leads all conferences with six BCS wins in that span.

dirno2000 · 09-04-2005, 02:58 AM

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The Pac-10 is the only conference to place two teams in the top 10 of the final AP poll the past five seasons and leads all conferences with six BCS wins in that span.

in 2003 Washington State (#15) was the only other Pac-10 school to finish in the top 38...North Texas finished 38th by the way.

Last year everybody thought Cal was a quality Pac 10…then in the Holiday Bowl Texas Tech knocked on the door, Cal answered and Tech handed them their asses.

I'm going to stick by my statement that SC has benefited from playing in a weak conference these past couple of years. Not saying that they haven't been the best team in the nation but there’s less chance for and upset if they have a bad week.

mavs413 · 09-04-2005, 03:36 AM

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Originally posted by: dirno2000

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The Pac-10 is the only conference to place two teams in the top 10 of the final AP poll the past five seasons and leads all conferences with six BCS wins in that span.

in 2003 Washington State (#15) was the only other Pac-10 school to finish in the top 38...North Texas finished 38th by the way.

Actually WSU finished #9 that year in the AP.

dirno2000 · 09-04-2005, 03:53 AM

You're right, the poll I'm looking at is pre bowl season and they beat Texas that year. Still, the fact remains that it hasn't been a very deep conference the past couple of years as teams like Washington and UCLA have been down.

alby · 09-04-2005, 04:16 AM

I also feel the Pac-10 has not been as deep or as good as the Big-12 in recent years, but that doesn't discount the fact that USC has been the best team in the country without question during the last two years.

side note: i keep watching your sig over and over mavs413

ocelot_ark · 09-04-2005, 04:39 AM

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Originally posted by: chumdawg
I was getting ready to reply--until I realized how insignificant Arkansas is, in every major sport!

And a testament to that? One of the "middle-of-the-road" SEC teams has consistently beaten one of the top 2 Big 12 teams the last few times they've played...as in, the last 10 years. UT, nor OU would have the cakewalk they have now if they played in the SEC. Care to dispute that?

alby · 09-04-2005, 05:03 AM

no argument here.

u2sarajevo · 09-04-2005, 08:30 AM

I really appreciate Longhorn fandom.... however I would appreciate even more if those fellow fans wouldn't tempt fate. [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-tongue.gif[/img]

So early in the Football season also.

It was Louisiana Lafayette. And the majority of the players probably had more on their minds than trying to win an un-winable game.

We have a real chance of getting our butts handed to us next week.

Let's *at least* wait until after that game before any proclamations are made for National Championships. Actually, I think it would be best to wait until October 9th, given our history in that annual game.

But..... Hook em'.

Big Boy Laroux · 09-04-2005, 11:17 AM

man, i thought my cajuns had a chance...

as for A&M, horrible decision not to go for 2. a monkey could have made the right decision.

alby · 09-04-2005, 11:31 AM

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Originally posted by: u2sarajevo
I really appreciate Longhorn fandom.... however I would appreciate even more if those fellow fans wouldn't tempt fate. [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-tongue.gif[/img]

So early in the Football season also.

It was Louisiana Lafayette. And the majority of the players probably had more on their minds than trying to win an un-winable game.

We have a real chance of getting our butts handed to us next week.

Let's *at least* wait until after that game before any proclamations are made for National Championships. Actually, I think it would be best to wait until October 9th, given our history in that annual game.

But..... Hook em'.

im a longhorn fan, i overreact when things are going good =P

Joey · 09-04-2005, 03:34 PM

Hook 'em! I went to Texas A&M University in Commerce and then to Baylor, but I have always bled burnt orange!

ocelot_ark · 09-04-2005, 04:10 PM

I still think aTm will give UT their biggest challenge this season...But other than that, I see no reason they can't at least run the table in the Big 12.

Drbio · 09-05-2005, 08:37 AM

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Originally posted by: Joey
Hook 'em! I went to Texas A&M University in Commerce and then to Baylor, but I have always bled burnt orange!

That's just sacreligious.

Murphy3 · 09-05-2005, 08:50 AM

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Originally posted by: Drbio

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Originally posted by: Joey
Hook 'em! I went to Texas A&M University in Commerce and then to Baylor, but I have always bled burnt orange!

That's just sacreligious.

It's ok Doc...My dad went to A&M, but he bleeds Baylor green.

Drbio · 09-05-2005, 09:46 AM

See murph...that's a case of God intervening on a poor souls behalf.

alby · 09-05-2005, 01:30 PM

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Originally posted by: Murphy3

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Originally posted by: Drbio

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Originally posted by: Joey
Hook 'em! I went to Texas A&M University in Commerce and then to Baylor, but I have always bled burnt orange!

That's just sacreligious.

It's ok Doc...My dad went to A&M, but he bleeds Baylor green.

was he smoking the green too? [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif[/img]

Drbio · 09-05-2005, 03:23 PM

Watch it alby....[img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif[/img]

sike · 09-07-2005, 03:37 PM

a quick question about a recently drafted grad: Is DJ going to start for KC?

dirno2000 · 09-07-2005, 04:03 PM

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Originally posted by: sike
a quick question about a recently drafted grad: Is DJ going to start for KC?

Is he going to start...he's running that defense. From Peter King:

1. Derrick Johnson, LB, Kansas City. I've seen him practice twice and he has the best speed for a linebacker I've seen since Lawrence Taylor. I think he's going to be not good, but great.

alby · 09-07-2005, 05:36 PM

im sure its a big reason why they dropped fujita right?

alby · 09-10-2005, 01:10 AM

No. 2 Texas at No. 4 Ohio State (8 p.m. ET, Sat., ABC)

dont miss this game.

bgantz · 09-10-2005, 02:21 AM

two words: anthony gonzalez, texas going to show a lot of attention to ginn, and rightfully so. and they will guard santonio holmes with cedric griffin, look for gonzalez to get some open passes.