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This is now almost two weeks old but it’s new to me and hilarious.

On February 3rd Texas A&M won a huge game over Kansas for their first victory over the Jayhawks ever. It was a great win for Billy Clyde Gillespie and the Aggies over a top 10 team so it’s understandable that the fans were excited. Heck I even understand storming the court after such a big victory.

There’s only one problem… the game was in freaking Kansas.

Typical Aggies.

The Longhorns finally looked like a complete and dangerous basketball team for the first time since the win over Texas Tech. All five starters scored in double figures and the Texas defense locked down Oklahoma State, holding the Cowboys to 38% shooting and forcing 16 turnovers. OSU star forward Mario Boggan chipped in 16 points but only grabbed three rebounds and had none on the offensive end.

Star of the game for Texas was the much maligned A.J. Abrams who finally snapped out of his shooting slump with 17 points and even added some solid work on defense. Abrams’ shot was falling and he did a much better job of getting open for his shots and not settling for mid-range jumpers on the move. After struggling to get involved in the first half, Kevin Durant did his usual thing in the second half and finished with a game high 21 points and 12 boards. D.J. Augustin was a little rough at the start of the game and turned the ball over carelessly a few times but settled in and contributed 19 points and 8 assists. Augustin’s 3-pointer from the state of Texas emblem at half court to beat the shot clock was the play of game.

Check out highlights from the game below:

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Pretty impressive video on Takkle.com of new LB commit Emmanuel Acho.

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I guess this is pretty old, but it is still a pretty good interview. Interesting that in the video they say Durant decided on going to Texas even before going to Montrose Christian. I don’t know though, the way they were talking, I bet if the NBA didn’t have the new age limit rule Durant would be playing with TJ Ford in Toronto right now.

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Man, this ESPN guy sure gets a kick out of this. It’s not often you see a sportscaster laugh at an athlete that hard.

Wouldn’t mind seeing them do this when we play them on March 3rd.

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This is one of the funnier clips I have seen of [tag]Bob Knight[/tag]. Apparently he thinks [tag]Kevin Durant[/tag] is a good player.. My favorite part:

“There’s no secret. There’s no secret thing he drinks before the game. There’s no secret thing he rubs on his ***.”

Is it just me or does this remind you of the Dennis Green blowup after the Cardinals lost to the Bears. “They are who we though they are!”. You can almost hear Bob Knight saying, “Durant is who we thought he is!” Haha.

So this brings up the question. Just how good is Kevin Durant? We will let you decide. Vote for who you think the best player in college basketball is right now. You can vote below or in the sidebar to the right.

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Ok, well obviously they didn’t play each other head-to-head, but with tonights billing on ESPN being Greg Oden vs. [tag]Kevin Durant[/tag], I don’t think Durant left too much doubt who the better player is.

Durant put up a ridiculous 37 points and 23 rebounds, the first ever 30/20 game in Texas history. What is even more amazing, is he outscored the whole Texas Tech team by himself in the second half.

Honestly, it’s tough to put into words how special of a player Durant it. I think we all just need to sit back and enjoy the ride, and pray for some miracle that will bring him back for another year.

We have a tough schedule ahead, especially the game at A&M. That game will be on Monday at 8pm on ESPN. Hook ’em.

Check out video of ESPN’s college basketball experts discussing Durant and Oden on SportsCenter after the jump.

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The Longhorns and Cowboys faced off last night in one of the best college basketball games of the season. Three overtimes, last second heroics, amazing Hail Mary shots, and more in the great atmosphere of Gallagher-Iba Arena. ESPN has really been hyping the game (and Kevin Durant) on all their shows last night and today.

If you missed it (shame on you), check out the highlights from College GameNight below:

Don’t you just love ESPN’s behind-the-old-guy’s-head camera angle? Really makes you feel like you’re there at the arena.

If you were busy watching American Idol, ESPN has deemed the game an “Instant Classic” and will be re-airing it Thursday on ESPN Classic at 4 p.m. Set your TiVo’s.

The Eagles sent a pretty big message to Reggie Bush on the first play of the Eagles-Saints playoff game last night, and I couldn’t help but enjoy it:

I was surprised Bush came back into the game so soon after that hit.

The Saints went on to win a good game and Bush had his typical game with one good run and a bunch of negative yard carries. Deuce McAllister was killing the Eagles and the twelve carries Bush got were carries McAllister should have been pounding on the Eagles defense. It’s interesting to note that Reggie’s per carry and per catch average are so much lower than the rest of his teammates every game.

My second favorite part of the game was on Bush’s touchdown where he celebrated with a big poster of his face instead of the fans trying to give him five just a couple of feet away. Classy move.

Hopefully last night most of you caught one of the better endings ever in a college football bowl game. Boise St had played it pretty straight laced throughout the whole game, until the last play of regulation and in overtime where they looked like they just emptied the playbook. In case you didn’t see the last play, here it is, the ole “Statue of Liberty” to win the game. Amazing.

All I can say is it couldn’t have happened to a more arrogant coach and team in Stoops and [tag]Oklahoma[/tag]. Poor Sooners. Have fun thinking about this one in the off-season.

Now the question will be, “Should Boise St get a shot at the National Championship?” Me personally, I would say no. Let them work their way into a BCS conference and see how they do then. I don’t think there is any way Boise St would have gone undefeated in any of the major conferences. Just my opinion.