Posted May 28th, 2008 by Brian
Filed under: Baseball, Quick Hits, World Series
YouTube history of the 2002 and 2005 Texas baseball title winners. Quintanilla’s play against Rice was amazing and clutch.
Posted May 28th, 2008 by Brian
Filed under: Football, Quick Hits
Free at last: Michael Huff is back at free safety for the Raiders. Should mean much better season ahead for Mike.
Name: Sam Acho #81
Position: Defensive End
Hometown: Dallas, TX (St. Mark’s)
HS Rating: 
Height: 6-foot-3
Weight: 258 lbs
Class: Sophomore
Background
Sam Acho came out of nowhere in the summer of 2006, getting multiple offers from several big-time BCS schools such as Oklahoma, USC, Virginia, and Iowa. The Texas coaching staff made a great impression on him in an official visit to Austin in August 2006 and Acho committed soon after.
Sam was a three-time All-Southwest Preparatory Conference performer at St. Mark’s in Dallas, TX. He was also a three-sport letterman and a member of ESPN’s top 150 national prospects.
Career Stats
| Games | Solo | Ast | Total | TFL/Yds | Sacks/Yds | Hurries | FF | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 3-11 | 1.5-10 | 2 | 0 |
He may have gone undrafted but former Texas defensive tackle [tag]Derek Lokey[/tag] is quickly making a name for himself in Kansas City. From the Orangebloods’ message boards copied from a Chiefs’ board:
DT Derek Lokey – If you listened to our most recent Podcast with Chuck Cook, you know why he and the defensive coaches are high on Lokey. He’s already in the mix as one of the team’s four best interior defensive linemen. Ron Edwards and Glenn Dorsey are the starters, so that means Lokey will line up next to Tank Tyler. After watching him today, I can’t believe he wasn’t drafted.
I’m not surprised. Lokey was one of my favorite Longhorns the last few years. He wasn’t devoid of talent, but he sure did an incredible job with fewer measurables than some of his teammates. He may never be an NFL star but I think he could be headed to a long and successful career.
Soon after the Longhorns took the championship trophy off the field in Oklahoma City the Phillips 66 Big 12 Baseball Championship All-Tournament Team was announced. Three Texas players were named to the team and first baseman [tag]Brandon Belt[/tag] was named the tournament’s Most Outstanding Player. Belt hit .588 with two doubles, one home run and 10 RBI in four games.
Check below for the full team:
All-Tournament Team
1B – [tag]Brandon Belt[/tag], Texas
2B – Jake Opitz, Nebraska
SS – Drew Biery, Kansas State
3B – Nate Tenbrink, Kansas State
C – Luis Flores, Oklahoma State
OF – Jacob Priday, Missouri
OF – [tag]Jordan Danks[/tag], Texas
OF – [tag]Russell Moldenhauer[/tag], Texas
DH – Rebel Ridling, Oklahoma State
P – Daniel Edwards, Kansas State
P – Andrew Doyle, Oklahoma
Most Outstanding Player
1B – Brandon Belt, Texas
The Texas baseball team finished the job Sunday with a 15-7 win over [tag]Kansas State[/tag] in the Big 12 Baseball Championships. The victory gives the Longhorns their third Big 12 tournament championship, second only to Nebraska since the conference was formed.
The wind was blowing out and the ball was jumping off the Texas bats all game long. Just like on Saturday against OU the team jumped out to an early lead and then had to hold on tight as things got crazy in the middle innings. Texas had a 9-1 lead but gave up 5 runs in the bottom of the 5th to make things interesting. The Horns didn’t panic and answered back right away by putting 3 up on the scoreboard in the 6th. They added 3 more in the 8th to make things comfortable.
The team will find out where they’re going and who they’re playing Monday morning when the NCAA announces tournament pairings.
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Posted May 25th, 2008 by Brian
Filed under: Football, Quick Hits
Ricky Williams video from MB-TF.com. I’m rooting so hard for him, hope he keeps it together for a few seasons.
Posted May 25th, 2008 by Brian
Filed under: Football, Quick Hits
Vince Young focused on winning, being role model. Claims he thought about retirement after rookie season.
The Texas baseball team blew a big lead against the Sooners in the 7th inning but rallied back in the bottom of the 9th to win it. The win makes the Horns 2-1 in the Big 12 Baseball Championships and they’re now headed to the title game thanks to a Texas A&M win over Missouri.
Once up by 5 runs, the Longhorns had to score 3 in the last frame to win 11-10. Shortstop [tag]David Hernandez[/tag] singled up the middle to score [tag]Brandon Belt[/tag] and win the game. Texas starter [tag]Kenn Kasparek[/tag] pitched well before losing it in the 7th. Pitcher [tag]Keith Shinaberry[/tag] got one out in the 9th but was credited with the win.
The team will play for the Big 12 title Sunday against either Oklahoma State or Kansas State. The game will be at 1pm on FSN Southwest.
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Posted May 24th, 2008 by Brian
Filed under: Bowls, Football, Quick Hits
Joe Paterno backs playoff system, calls excuses ‘bogus’. He doesn’t think we’ll have playoff by the time he retires in 15 years.
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