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A&M approves $4.4 million buyout of Franchione. Wow. Wish I could get millions for sucking at my job.

Texas basketball #2 in SI’s power rankings. Big jump after UCLA win, like Augustin for the Wooden Award.

The latest DKR construction photos on HornFans. The outside is going to look a lot different when they’re done.

Senior center [tag]Dallas Griffin[/tag] was awarded the 2007 Draddy Trophy Tuesday night, an honor often referred to as the academic Heisman. The award is handed out to the student athlete who best exhibits the combination of academic success, football performance, and exemplary community leadership.

Griffin, who suffered a season and career ending knee injury against Nebraska, graduated last May with a 3.88 GPA in Business Honors and Finance. As someone who was booted out of the Business Honors program I can vouch for how hard it is to get A’s (but it’s actually also near impossible to get worse than a B). This fall he was probably one of the youngest people in the Red McCombs’ MBA program, which usually requires at least 3 – 5 years of real world experience.

Congrats to Dallas who not only played hard on the field but obviously has represented the university well in the classroom as well.

Related Links

• MBTF: Dallas Griffin wins 2007 Draddy Trophy
• The Vincent dePaul Draddy Trophy, presented by HealthSouth

SI’s Grant Wahl says Rick Barnes can coach. Barnes took a lot of heat last year from national media who never watched college basketball and certainly never watched the Horns (cough… Bill Simmons).

CFN’s Cavalcade of Whimsy featuring top 10 bowl storylines. The Horns could use a boost and a win in the Holiday Bowl would do it.

Use StubHub to get your 2007 Holiday Bowl tickets. Prices currently range anywhere from $45 to $455.

The Frank Erwin Center celebrates 30th anniversary. Maybe to celebrate some fans will actually show up for games?

Texas volleyball advances to Sweet 16 with win over LSU. For some reason they’ll now play lower ranked Florida in Gainesville.

2007 Holiday Bowl
	#11 Arizona State (10-2) vs. #19 Texas (9-3) Dec. 27, 7:00 p.m. (ESPN)

Texas’ 2007 season will end with another trip to San Diego to play in the Pacific Life [tag]Holiday Bowl[/tag] (tickets) on December 27th. There the Horns will face a tough match-up with the eleventh ranked [tag]Arizona State[/tag] Sun Devils out of the Pac-10. The defense will definitely have it’s hands full with ASU’s offense and their excellent QB Rudy Carpenter. On paper it looks like this one could be another wild, high scoring Holiday Bowl.

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