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Keenan Robinson - Butkus Semi-Finalist
Keenan Robinson was just announced as a Butkus semi-finalist. His 57 tackles lead the Longhorns and his qualitative level of play has been very high. Fantastic stuff from one of our most improved players. This also highlights the impact of our favorite DC. Will Muschamp has affected this team...
Texas Basketball Lectured By Soccer Mom On Overreward
The Texas basketball team had their annual awards banquet , and managed to eclipse even the football team's harvest of obscure awards. Everyone got a trophy! YEAAAA!!!!! Some of my favorite awards: Mike Wacker Comeback Award sponsored by United Healthcare: Alexis Wangmene The Mike Wacker award...
Coltable Quote
I mean 'Quotable Colt.' McCoy is aware that Statesman columnist Kirk Bohls did not cast his Heisman ballot for him. And so Colt uncharacteristically let it be known publicly that he didn't appreciate the slight. "Tell Kirk Bohls thanks for all the votes. You can put that on the air or anywhere you...
McCoy wins the Walter Camp Award. Again.
Colt McCoy repeats as the Walter Camp Football Foundation Player of the Year. Congratulations on winning an award that CTJ claims is more prestigious than the Heisman. I kid. Ricky won it in 1998, and now Colt wins it again. And this shit does matter, not least of all for recruiting. When you give...
Heisman finalists announced
McCoy, Tebow, Ingram, Gerhart and Suh. Interesting that 3 out of the 4 offensive candidates play on teams that owe most of their success this year to their defense. If Heisman voters waited until the final weekend to decide, Suh will win. But he won't.
McCoy wins the Unitas
The Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award goes to the top senior quarterback. Tim Tebow is also a senior quarterback. Tim Tebow did not win. This will not end well.
Earl Thomas is a finalist for the Thorpe Award
Along with Florida's Joe Haden and Tennessee's Eric Berry. As I predicted. Thomas is second on the team in tackles and PBUs and has tied a school record with seven interceptions this season. Berry has been playing closer to the line this year from what I've watched, but Thomas only has one fewer...
The Cynic’s Guide To The 2009 Heisman Race
Full disclosure: I detest the Heisman. Even more than hipsters. Except when a Longhorn wins. Or uses a Downtown Athletic Club slight as motivation to drop a nuclear warhead on USC in the Rose Bowl and then dance around in confetti. I've been working on a soon-to-be-released magnum opus to...
Earl Thomas a Thorpe Award semi-finalist
Earl Thomas is one of 12 semi-finalists for the award given to the nation's best defensive back. He'll definitely be one of the three finalists, and he should win it. Doesn't hurt that he makes highlight plays each week. His main competition will come from Tennessee's Eric Berry and Florida's Joe...
Earl Thomas is on the Thorpe watch list
Texas' Earl Thomas is the only sophomore on the Thorpe Award watch list. It looks like he's finally getting some national recognition. He'll be even better this year. Unfortunately he has no chance to win it because Eric Berry of Tennessee should win this going away.
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