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A sportswriter who has actually spoken with Vince thinks he’s mature and ready for the NFL.

Definitely a little cruel, some Cal students pretending to be a UCLA co-ed on instant messenger get USC point guard Gabe Pruitt’s phone number and set up a date for after the game. The best part may be that they reveal the prank to him while he’s at the free throw line:

When USC guard Gabe Pruitt took his first trip to the free throw line early in the game, the Cal student section hollered in unison: “VIC-TOR-IA, VIC-TOR-IA,” and then yelled out a telephone number. Pruitt glanced back at the crowd in horror and bewilderment before clanking his free throws.

It turns out that a couple of mischeivous little bastards from the Cal student section had been IM’ing with Pruitt all week under the identity of “Victoria,” a fictional UCLA hottie, and Pruitt was eagerly anticipating a date with this nubile co-ed back in Westwood after the game. In preparation for the date, Pruitt had handed over his digits, which the Cal student section recited back to him in unison.

Ouch.

I can’t wait for the reverse pass back to Colt McCoy for the TD at the end of the movie.

“Right now, I don’t see myself playing.”

And it looks really average.

2K Sports is releasing the game March 14th just in time for March Madness and a couple of weeks before most people forget about college basketball. It essentially looks like a slightly better version of the Xbox game they released in November. They’ve slowed the gameplay down a little to more accurately recreate the college game, but many problems remain. Basketball simulations in general are a big step below the more arcade style games such as NBA Street.

Sports games have definitely been the most disappointing thing about the Xbox 360 lineup. Average ports like this one from 2K Sports and quickly thrown together, half-finished games like Madden from EA Sports typify what the genre has had to offer so far. Hopefully the football games that come out this Summer and Fall for the 360 and PlayStation 3 will be a true “next-gen” experience with more development time.

Let’s hope LaMarcus Aldridge & the real Longhorns look better this weekend in the Big 12 Tournament than they do in this game.

Would be nice if the Horns would step it up against teams other than the Owls.

Knick fans rejoice, Indiana fans vomit.

If he continues to play like that, there aren’t many teams that can beat the Horns.

I got chills watching this again yesterday. Hearing the crowd erupt is just awesome, much better than the barely awake play-by-play from Keith Jackson:

Be sure to also check out his videos of the infamous VY pitch to Selvin Young touchdown and the final play of the game. I may have had a better view at home watching it in HD, but man I wish I could’ve been there.

(Videos from hookem81 on Orangebloods)

With today’s thrashing of Oklahoma the Longhorns finish Big 12 play with a 13 – 3 record and a share of the conference title. Since Texas defeated Kansas head-to-head last week, the Horns will be the number one seed at the Big 12 Men’s Basketball Championship in Dallas this week.

Huge game from Daniel Gibson which will hopefully spark him heading into the next couple of weeks. When he’s hot from the outside it opens up so much for him and the entire team on offense. Today he hit some early 3’s and was able to drive to the basket and create opportunities for himself and his teammates the rest of the game. Gibson finished with 22 points, 6 assists, and no turnovers.

Brad Buckman also had a solid outing in his last game in Austin. A typical, solid Buckman game with 9 points and 7 rebounds. Fellow senior Kenton Paulino didn’t have a spectacular afternoon, but managed the offense well and played solid defense.

Not a perfect game, but solid defense and good shooting let the Horns pull out early and then cruise to the victory with a solid second half. I wish we could play some tourney games at home, we have been a much worse team on the road this lately.