Linkpost: 07/30/08
- The Obstinate Obstetrician (Jacob Sullum, Reason)
- From Gitmo to Miranda, With Love (Debra Burlingame, WSJ)
- 'A Truman for our times' (Edward Luttwak, Prospect)
- Obama's women problem (Dick Morris, RCP)
- Drilling in Afghanistan (Thomas Friedman, NY Times)
- The Ted Stevens Indictment Is an Earthquake in Alaska Politics (Michael Barone, US News) Bye…
- Stevens's Payback Moment (Michael Crowley, WaPo) Bye!
- Chicken Fried Steak and Banana Pudding at the Humble City Cafe (Robb Walsh, Houston Press) It will probably pain some of the local foodie elitists to see this review in print. Not me. But then, I don’t really give a sh!t about lamb tongue on lentils, so I’m definitely not among the elite.
- Wade could try to add insurance for 'pen (Alyson Footer, MLB.com) And, he did today. But seriously, “insurance” for such a bad team? Lord.
- Ex-Dallas Cowboys' presence fixing Parcells' Giant mistake (Jean-Jacques Taylor, DMN) Seeing all those Giants run around the franchise that made a habit of thumping them was annoying.
- Dallas Cowboys' Roy Williams is reignited (Jean-Jacques Taylor, DMN) What a bunch of crap from Williams and from Taylor. Williams isn’t being criticized because he found Jesus. He’s being criticized because he’s paid like a top defensive player and has performed over the past two years like a guy who should be cut.
- Mack: No more sugar and spice for his Horns (Kirk Bohls, AAS) It’s that time of the year when Kirk “Homer” Bohls tries to convince everyone that this year’s Longhorns are TOUGH TOUGH TOUGH! So funny and so predictable.
5 comments On Linkpost: 07/30/08
No way, Cory. Tech?
"tough" or no there’s a better than average chance this year that Tech finishes with a better record than UT.
Everyone in the South is looking up to OU again however, and they will remain in that position until Stoops retires or moves on.
I think UT will be a notch below where they usually have been during the Mack Brown era (Top Ten), but given Mack’s track record in Austin, I’m hesitant to predict a very big fall (finishing below Tech would be a very big fall for the burnt orange faithful, and rightly so).
Mack’s "down" years tend to be better than almost everyone’s good years. However it goes, I can’t wait for it to get underway!
In fact, I think UH single-game tix go on sale today. My cousin (who lives in Enid) has expressed some interested in the game at lOSUr. That one looks like a roadtrip!
"<i>finishing below Tech would be a very big fall for the burnt orange faithful, and rightly so</i>"
I’m not a big believer in the power of Leach so I won’t go so far as to say its an outright lock. Leach has a lot of the Briles’ streak of "fix something that’s not broken" in his offensive coaching style.
Look at the schedule however:
Eastern Washington – W
Nevada – W
SMU – W
Umass – W (or Leach should be shot)
@ K-State – W (still no d in the little apple)
Nebraska – W (Better beat Nebraska now)
@ aTm – W (no way Sherman’s that good)
@ Kansas – W (Rock, Flop, Jayhawk)
Texas – W (At home, where the RR are much better than on the road)
Okie State – W (Gundy’s last year?)
@ Oklahoma – L (reality bites)
Baylor – W (Big, by 40 or more)
Maybe they lose to Kansas but that’s still a two loss team. UT could have four losses this year. (OU, Mizzou, KU and Tech)
Speaking of local tickets….
Rice plays SMU Friday August 29th for their home opener.
June Jones is the new coach @ SMU.
Both teams could break 90.
Linda and I are going to go because it could be the best football game played in Houston this season.
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