Fall Means Football

Many doubters scoffed at preseason rankings that had Texas A&M in the top 10. These same doubters were silenced as the Aggies dominated an outmanned SMU squad that was no pansy. Led by sensational Cyrus Gray’s 132 yards and two touchdowns, A&M rolled to a 46-14 victory. The Aggies showed themselves to be a top … Continue reading »

The Texas college football season couldn’t have kicked off with a bigger bang thn last night’s scintillating 50-48 Baylor upset of No. 14 TCU. Robert Griffin entered his name into the Heisman race after one night, and Casey Pachall showed TCU they still have a reliable quarterback to count on. While most of the better … Continue reading »

Watching Russell Wilson and Wisconsin just steamroll UNLV last night made me smile. Not because I particularly love Wisconsin or just hate UNLV, but because football is back. The games are underway and opening weekend is in full swing. We’ll be opening up an open thread for discussion over the weekend as we all watch … Continue reading »

The Oklahoma Sooners begin the new season as the No. 1 team in America, as well as the Fall Means Football power rankings. This is the year many players and fans expect Bob Stoops to capture his 2nd national title and the program’s eighth overall title. A talented bunch of returning upperclassmen are in position … Continue reading »

You can’t miss the feeling. Even though the Texas Rangers are in the thick of a pennant run, you can’t help but notice the anticipation over the area. As the summer begins to wind down and we start seeing those bright lights of football on the side of the highways, we’re taken back to our … Continue reading »

Imagine if they had chosen to offer a scholarship to Vince Howard. Oklahoma State’s Friday Night Lights alter ego sent a caricature of T. Boone Pickens to recruit the star quarterback of the East Dillon Lions to Oklahoma Tech. After hyping Howard up to be their guy with prostitutes and glamour, they pulled a last-minute … Continue reading »

Fall cannot get here fast enough. Suffering through these 110 degree August days has me dreaming of tailgates, marching bands, whiskey and hot chocolate. The upcoming season gives us plenty to look forward too. Plenty of star players return and many more have given glimpses to their potential to emerge. The constant arrival of the … Continue reading »

It wasn’t too long ago when Texas Christian University was almost unheard of in college football. Tucked away in the Mountain West Conference, the Horned Frogs success was almost a forgotten lore. Some people I spoke to almost forgot that the nation’s Top QB award was named after the TCU legend Davey O’Brien — almost. … Continue reading »

It isn’t often that Texas A&M is ranked higher than ‘Tu’ over in Austin, but that change has been swirling in the air since Colt McCoy’s shoulder injury forced him to leave the National Championship game against Alabama in the first quarter. Texas A&M watched as the Longhorns entered last season with an unearned sense … Continue reading »

The last year the Texas Longhorns finished with a record below .500 was 1997. The 4-7 final season of Coach John Mackovic included embarrassing losses to Rice, Baylor, Texas Tech and Oklahoma State; as well as the infamous 66-3 thrashing at home against UCLA. For many this was the darkest time in their Texas fandom. … Continue reading »

The Houston Cougars entered last season with lofty aspirations. Dreaming of a possible BCS bid and touting the Heisman candidacy of quarterback Case Keenum, the wheels came off en route to a disappointing 5-7 campaign. 2011 finds the Cougars humbled and hungry for a return to the heights of a 10 win 2009 season that … Continue reading »

According the all-knowing website Wikipedia, a Bear market is defined as a general decline in the stock market over a period of time. Investors are hesitant and pessimistic about market outlook. A Bull market is the exact opposite where markets rise along with investor confidence. If the Baylor Bears fans are investors, then they’re buying … Continue reading »

There’s still room to jump on the Boulevard Bandwagon. If there’s one team in the lower tier of our Texas football power rankings primed to make a giant leap forward, it’s SMU. The Mustangs hired June Jones and his run-n-shoot offense in 2008, brought back the proper Pony Express uniforms (remember these hideous things?), and … Continue reading »

At least they got rid of that Mike Leach. The pirate of western Tejas has been mutinied for over a season and isn’t bringing his innovative offense, candid interviews, or double-digit win football teams back to Lubbock. In his stead, Tommy Tuberville has brought back the sort of boring, non-descript nature apparently preferred by Texas … Continue reading »

Quick: How many Oklahoma teams won 10 games last season? If you guessed two, Oklahoma and Oklahoma State, you’d be incorrect. Easily overlooked is Tulsa, who went 10-3 last season and narrowly missed claiming the Conference USA West division crown. That even included a 28-27 over Notre Dame in South Bend, Ill. That’s not as … Continue reading »

The first game of college ball is so close that you can taste it. The season seems even closer now that the Associated Press released their preseason Top 25 poll. Oklahoma chimes in at number one with 36 first place votes, the 10th time in the programs history, which is tops among all colleges. The … Continue reading »

After having felt the devastating effect that a Nevin Shapiro or Sherwood Blount brings to a football program, SMU got proactive. After careful research, SMU determined that football players love strip clubs, so instead of worrying about its players getting carefree nights on shady boosters’ tabs, it decided to bring the strip club to them. … Continue reading »

It’s hard to imagine the Miners digging their way out from the trenches of Conference USA. Perennial underachievers who look somewhat decent on paper, UTEP tends to raise their fans hopes only to drop them like Gandalf dropped the Balrog in the fellowship. The Miners lost six of their last seven games last year including a … Continue reading »

It’s hard to believe the Rice Owls went 10-3 in 2008, including a 38-14 thrashing of Western Michigan in the Texas Bowl. Two years that saw the Owls go a combined 6-18 make the memory seem so far away. This year’s crop of seniors were freshmen on that record setting squad, and hope to return the … Continue reading »

Todd Dodge got the hell out of Dodge. After arriving in 2007 with an aerial attack saddled with high expectations, the former Southlake Carroll mastermind forgot that football has two sides that alternate. He knew how to rack up yards, but he’d be damned if he had a clue on how to stop other offenses. … Continue reading »

Welcome to Fall Means Football. We love all kinds of football, but especially Texas football. It has that rare air of importance that no other state seems to possess. From August through January, weekends are devoted to the gridiron every Friday through Sunday. Fans of all teams always have an eye on how their rival … Continue reading »