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Letter from the University of North Dakota to the NCAA over their nickname.

it’s a shame the two won’t be able to play together.

Have a toddler around the house and tired of watching The Wiggles? Ever babysit for an Aggie friend and feel sorry for their child? Entertain your tyke and create future Longhorns using Team Baby Entertainment’s DVD’s to brainwash introduce them to the Texas Longhorns.

Team Baby Entertainment titles allows parents, grandparents, alumni and friends to share their love, loyalty and passion for their university with their children. Our videos provide an informative, entertaining and educational way to introduce your child to the university and team you root for.

Each DVD is customized for a specific university and uses officially licensed footage of the university’s team sports, mascot, marching band, campus attractions and more to expose children to the university in an exciting and playful manner.

Videos also feature the music of the school’s marching band as well as original “Team Baby” footage of children enjoying the sites and sounds of the university you love.

The videos are about 30 minutes in length and sell for twenty dollars. Based on the preview video it mainly consists of baby-friendly inspirational/sports/team music playing over video of kids happily wearing Longhorn garb. There’s also clips of the football team and band interspersed, but I’m not sure how much based on the preview. Pretty cool idea, especially as a gift, but the price seems a little steep for only 30 minutes of entertainment. I think I’ll just force my future offspring to watch the Rose Bowl over and over again with me.

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Excellent analysis of the team for the upcoming season.

He must really not want to return if possibility of 2nd round is good enough.

With Steve McNair in Baltimore, Vince will definitely see the field this year.

I re-watched the race several times and still can’t see her lead leg miss the hurdle.

The Texas men took home third place in the NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships yesterday. Florida State won the title easily with 67 points, finishing well in front of second place LSU and the Horns.

Two Texas football stars played a part in that finish. Defensive end/shot putter [tag]Brian Robison[/tag] narrowly missed another national title with his throw of 66 feet 5.25 inches. The winner of the event, Garrett Johnson of Florida State, bested him by less than two inches. Excellent performance by Robison in what will likely be his last for the Texas Track team, as next year this time he’ll likely be preparing himself for an NFL career.

Running back/sprinter [tag]Jamaal Charles[/tag] competed in the 100- and 200-meter events, as well as the 4×100-meter relay. He started well in the 100 before the leaders pulled away. His 10.27 time into a stiff headwind earned him a fifth place finish in the event. Not a bad performance for a freshman competing against Olympic sprinters. A particularly impressive feat for a running back, the majority of football/track sprinters are wide receivers or cornerbacks. Charles can definitely claim the title of college football’s fastest running back next season.

Click here to watch Charles’ performance in the 100-meters. (Note: Video playback requires Flash Player 8.)

The first Rivals100 list is out for 2007 and it had a decidedly burnt orange hue. Nine Texas Longhorn commitments are on the list and three receive five-star status. Guard/tackle [tag]Tray Allen[/tag] is the highest ranked Horn at number eight, followed by the two quarterbacks [tag]John Chiles[/tag] and John Brantley at twelve and thirteen respectively.

Not a ton of controversy (and keep in mind this is an early list that will definitely change) over the rankings but there are a couple of things that stand out. Hempstead wide receiver Terrance Toliver is a tremendous raw talent but hasn’t put up big numbers despite playing at a small school. Definite potential but a bit of a reach as the nation’s number ten overall prospect. Interesting to note that Toliver has big time talent but Mack Brown has decided not to pursue him, there’s usually a reason for that.

The omission of future Texas linebacker [tag]Keenan Robinson[/tag] from the list is a little surprising, Robinson’s camp performances have been impressive and he’s been rising quickly. His latest performance at last weekend’s Texas Junior Day had people talking. There are reports that he’s a near lock to be on the next top 100 list.

To put things in perspective, the Longhorns have more top 100 commitments than any other school has total commits. With three, or possibly four, more spots available, it’ll be interesting to see how the coaching staff decides to use those final scholarship offers.

I worry about injury, but I love Jamaal keeping quick while getting stronger.