Colt McCoy is the baddest QB in the game AND he's got the best name EVER for a QB taking the title previously held by another UT QB, Major Applewhite.

I'm pegging him for this year's Heisman if he stays healthy AND my 'Horns will win the championship.

I told ya'll them Texas boys ain't nuthin to play with.

So, who are your college teams???

McCoy leads No. 2 Texas to 59-20 romp of ULM

AUSTIN, Texas (AP)—Colt McCoy to Jordan Shipley looked as unstoppable as ever for No. 2 Texas. However, it was the Longhorns’ new speedy weapon that was drawing raves after an easy opener.

McCoy passed for 317 yards, including a 78-yard touchdown to Shipley, and freshman tailback D.J. Monroe returned a kickoff 89 yards for a touchdown the first time he touched the ball as the Longhorns romped past Louisiana-Monroe 59-20 on Saturday night.

“We’ve known he was going to be great the whole time,” McCoy said of Monroe, who also rushed for 64 yards. “He’s a playmaker for us.”

Monroe redshirted last season and dazzled Texas coaches with his speed in practice. His TD return in the second quarter came at a big moment after Louisiana-Monroe had struck for a 75-yard touchdown catch by Luther Ambrose.

Monroe, a state high school champion in the 100 meters, took the kickoff at the 11, split a seam in the defense and bolted nearly untouched to the end zone.

“I don’t remember anything during the play. It was a really great feeling,” Monroe said. “I just wanted to be ready when they called on me.”

Cody Johnson scored Texas’ first three touchdowns on three 1-yard runs and the Longhorns got the rout for which they paid Louisiana-Monroe $850,000.

A Texas record crowd of 101,096 jammed into refurbished Royal-Memorial Stadium to watch the start of what they hope is a repeat of the 2005 national championship season. Many of those who stayed to the end gave a large roar at the news of rival No. 3 Oklahoma’s loss to No. 20 BYU.

Louisiana-Monroe dreamed of quieting the crowd like it did two years ago with a shocking upset on the road against Alabama.

“We think about that game in any game we go into, big game-wise. It always reminds us that it can be done,” Louisiana-Monroe running back Frank Goodin said..

Any chance of an upset lasted mere seconds between Ambrose’s touchdown catch and Monroe’s big return. The Longhorns rolled up 568 yards in total offense to win their 11th consecutive season opener.

Still, Texas didn’t get out without fumbling the ball away a few times and a few rare miscues by McCoy.

McCoy’s seven incompletions in the first half were more or equal to his total in eight games last season when he set an NCAA record with a 76.7 percent completion rate. Three came on dropped balls and he threw an interception.

There were a few other problems.

New starting tailback Vondrell McGee fumbled twice, likely putting his position in jeopardy despite rushing for a game-high 70 and a late touchdown. Until his two drops, Texas had gone 17 games without a lost fumble by a running back.

On defense, broken coverage led to Louisiana-Monroe’s long touchdown pass in the second quarter. Trey Revell led the Warhawks with 197 yards passing.

“Colt wasn’t as pleased with himself in the first half, but his standard is set really, really high,” Texas coach Mack Brown said. “If we were great tonight, why practice any more? Opening games should be your worst.”

While McCoy tries to break in young receivers, he and Shipley are as in-sync as ever. Granted a sixth year of eligibility after losing two seasons to injuries, Shipley had a career-high 180 yards on eight catches.

The 78-yard TD was the longest of his career and came after he easily beat the defender on a deep route.

“If I throw it up for him, he’s going to get it,” McCoy said.

And quarterback-turned-receiver John Chiles shook off an early drop to catch a 14-yard touchdown in the third.

McCoy finally came out early in the fourth with Texas leading 52-10. Freshman Garrett Gilbert, a former high school All-American, showed a bit of McCoy’s style by completing 4 of 5 passes and capping his only drive with a 12-yard touchdown run.

“You always remember the first time you run out in the stadium,” McCoy said. “I remember my first time. It’s a good feeling.”

And OU got spanked by BYU in the Cowboys new stadium. Their QB got hurt and BYU's QB, Max Hall, is the nephew of Cowboys QB Danny White.

Hopefully, this will get OU outta our way on the road to the championship. I'm still mad that UT got robbed last year by these mofos.
[Edited 9/6/09 9:52am]

I
Bleed
Burnt
Orange
class OF 1991

these pics are from 10 mins ago--i woke up feeling UT today

Fury said:

Love me some HORNS!!!

I had a scholarship there but had to get the funk outta Austin. But I was raised in Austin on a steady diet of UT football and basketball as is the law. Although orange don't look good on me, my beloved Marley Poo rode hard for the Horns.

eric metcalf was in one of my classes

i know what u mean about gettin the funk out of town. university of maryland was not on my list lol...plus they suck at football since the 90's 9see the drubbing by cal last night

Fury said:

I dated that fool for a hot second. He didn't know how young I was cuz I was still in high school. Goodness, I was a fast ass.

My first job at the age of 14 was working in the cafeteria at Kinsolving dormitory. Do you remember that dorm? I met a lot of college boys that summer.

SCNDLS said:

take me back! i used to want to live in Dobie fr so long, but couldn't afford that shit lol. my frat house was over in west campus. went to tx-ou in dallas a few times...only to watch us get whored like a bitch
[Edited 9/6/09 10:36am]

Fury said:

You shoulda came last year.

I'm still trynna figure out what the hell this kid was thinking.

Oregon RB Blount apologizes to Boise State

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP)—Oregon running back LeGarrette Blount called Boise State defensive end Byron Hout and coach Chris Petersen to apologize for the punch he threw following Thursday’s game between the two teams.

Blount and Ducks coach Chip Kelly made the conciliatory phone call on Saturday. A spokesman for Oregon confirmed it took place, but would not discuss what was said.

Blount punched Hout in the jaw following the 16th-ranked Ducks’ 19-8 loss to the 14th-ranked Broncos on Thursday night. Hout was knocked to his knees.

On Friday, Kelly suspended Blount for the rest of the season, effectively ending his career at Oregon. Blount will remain on scholarship and be allowed to practice with the team, but will not play in games or a bowl.

Saturday’s apology was first reported by The Register-Guard newspaper in Eugene and ESPN. Blount had apologized after the game when he spoke with reporters.

“I just apologize to everyone that was watching this, ESPN, national TV. I just apologize to all of our fans, all of Boise’s fans,” he said. “It was just something that I shouldn’t have done. I lost my head.”

Hout yelled in Blount’s face and tapped him on the shoulder pad before catching the right to the jaw. Petersen was trying to pull Hout away when he was hit.

Oregon president Richard Lariviere called Blount’s actions reprehensible. Oregon athletic director Mike Bellotti, who stepped aside after 14 years as head coach of the Ducks this summer, called the punch “an egregious error.”

Boise State’s Petersen was not available for comment on Sunday. He was scheduled to speak on the WAC coaches conference call on Monday.

Kelly also was unavailable for comment on Sunday.

Blount was expected to practice with the Ducks on Monday, however, he will not allowed to speak to the media.

the dude that got knocked the fuck out was talking shit and apparently put his hand on blount. blount lost his cool and punched the shit out of him. now i ain't saying i condone this...but talking shit after your team won is gonna get u punched in your jaw

Fury said:

Nahhh, talking shit is part of the game and you rarely see this kind of response. Besides he sucker punched him, that's a straight bitch move. Plus didn't he go into the stands after fans?

SCNDLS said:

well ron artest went in the stands too no one knows what the guy said, but i'm sure it was worse than "we won you lost"

Fury said:

I KNOW you're not invoking that NUT to support your point

I want to get into college ball. But, I... I ... I just can't.

ThreadBare said:

Really???

I'm much more excited about college ball than the NFL. It seems a little less spoiled than the NFL and more exciting in general.

SCNDLS said:

ThreadBare said:

What is we gon' do with you???

GO GATORS!

eh, I'm not much of a sports fan at all, but the enthusiasm around here is so contagious, and we just won on Saturday.

technol21 said:

Here's a good Gator story for ya http://rivals.yahoo.com/n...&type=lgns
[Edited 9/7/09 10:06am]

I hope he goes to Texas

Dad among Plano West star Jeffcoat's many suitors

There is only so much the father can say about his son's football skills as he cautiously maneuvers through an NCAA minefield of bylaw subparagraphs and potential recruiting violations.

"You know, as a recruiter I can't really talk about him," Jim Jeffcoat was saying over the telephone from his assistant coach's office at the University of Houston. "But as a father, I can tell you that I would guess he is exactly what this school is looking for."

A hearty laugh punctuated the words of the man known in college football recruiting circles these days as Jackson Jeffcoat's father. He knows NCAA rules are very specific about what college recruiters can say about high school players. They've been legislated into silence about anything more than the fact they know the kid exists and their school has an interest.

Jackson Jeffcoat, a 6-5, 235-pound defensive end at Plano West, is rated the No. 1 college football prospect in the nation by ESPN. And here is the piece de resistance in the Jim-Jackson, father-son, recruiter-recruit tale: Jackson Jeffcoat just may be the best high school player in the country. ESPN ranks Jackson the nation's No. 1 recruit. To be fair, Rivals.com, another respected ranker of recruits, is not quite as impressed. It rates Jackson, a senior defensive end at Plano West, only at No. 5.

But even the powerful enforcer of college football rules knows it can't legislate the speech of a man who has changed his son's diapers, watched him take his first steps, helped with homework, fussed to make that tie look just right on prom night and taught him a thing or two about technique when exploding toward a quarterback.

And Jim Jeffcoat, who earned two Super Bowl rings with the Cowboys and played 15 stellar seasons as a defensive end in the NFL, delights in talking about his son.

After all, Jackson is a 6-5, 235-pound blue chip off the old block. He is a student of the game, a good student in the classroom, a quiet leader on the field, always painfully polite off it.

Read the rest here http://www.hsgametime.com...9679f.html

I am VERY loyal to my RUTGERS Scarlet Knights!

I went to SMU - fortunately, back when we had the best team money could buy. Literally.

So now I adopt a team each year. My son and I are thinking hard about adopting Texas, but it's hard for me to do that.

They were our BITCH when I was in college.

chocolate1 said:

At the beginning of the 4th Quarter right now, we are getting KILLED by Cincinnati.

RodeoSchro said:

That was a VERY long time ago, huh?

SCNDLS said:

The local heartbreaker, California Golden Bears. But I actually love SEC football.

SCNDLS said:

Will this one come with an asterisk? (No Bradford)

SUPRMAN said:

If so, they better use it for the whole season. He's gonna miss more games I think.

SUPRMAN said:

Figures. It's all about the Big 12, baybay!

SCNDLS said:

Blount had been woofing before the game and in the media about avenging Oregon's loss to Boise St. last season.
Dude was probably reminding Blount of what he said when got knocked out.
Blount was all kinds of wrong.
What a way to throw away a career . . .