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Like most athletes who are about to be drafted in the NFL, Michael Huff is looking forward to purchasing a new house. But his dream is just a tad bit different than you might expect. He doesn’t want to buy a normal house. No. He wants to buy an International House of Pancakes. I am not sure if this is refreshing or just plain weird.

The first house I buy will be the one with the blue roof on it that says “IHOP.” It has been a dream of mine to own my own International House of Pancakes, and someday I will. Just last week I ate there five or six times, and about every time I got the same thing, pancakes and shrimp. It’s a cool feeling to know that someday I’ll get to eat at my IHOP whenever I want.

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Texans exercise David Carr’s $8 million option.

“Vince Young was in the house yesterday. And it was almost as if the house tilted.”

Would make a lot of people switch allegiances from Cowboys to Texans if he does.

Vince Young #1 and Michael Huff at seven.

John McClain definitely seems to be pushing the Texans to take VY.

If he hadn’t won the title I’m pretty sure there would’ve been a lot more upset Horn fans.

Vince Young… “Think Michael Vick if he was a quarterback.” Ouch!

He doesn’t have perfect footwork, but I really don’t think he throws off-balance very often.

The Houston Chronicle is reporting that Vince Young has scheduled a press conference for 3pm today and will announce he is headed for the NFL. Young will reportedly sign with Steve McNair’s agent Bus Cook.

Obviously disappointing news for Longhorn fans but probably the best decision for Vince. His stock is about as high as anyone’s could get right now and he’s probably got a chance for some endorsements coming off his legendary Rose Bowl performance. Also, the hometown Houston Texans are drafting number one overall and his mentor McNair’s Tennessee Titans are sitting at number three. I think things are setting up for him to head to the Titans and spend a year or two learning under McNair (who is unsigned but looks close to completing a deal) while he finishes up his career.

Young’s departure would leave the Horns unbelievably thin and inexperienced at the quarterback position for next season. Redshirt freshman Colt McCoy would be the only scholarship QB on campus right now and he’s never taken a snap. Fortunately, blue chip recruit Jevan Snead will also be on campus this Spring and will have a chance to go through practices with the team. Snead performed very well in yesterday’s US Army All-American Bowl and will compete for the starting job. We’ll have a complete look at the Longhorn depth chart for 2006 sometime in the next couple of weeks.

Again, tough news if true but we wish him the best and will immediately become fans of whatever team he ends up with.

Update

It’s official, good luck Vince.

Update 2

Just to clear something up, I didn’t mention Sherrod Harris, the other QB recruit coming in, because unlike Snead he won’t be here in the Spring and I think that puts him well behind McCoy and Snead. He definitely has the skills and smarts to make an impact at Texas but he’s more of a project and might not be able to compete for the position immediately.