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Two Loops & a Hooey – Winter Olympic Edition

A little known fact about me is that I was the Texas 4-H air pistol state champion in what I recall as about the 7th

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Two Loops & a Hooey – Winter Olympic Edition

Posted by dedfischer on February 20th, 2010 under Uncategorized

A little known fact about me is that I was the Texas 4-H air pistol state champion in what I recall as about the 7th grade.  Impressive, you say?  Well, it's kind of a funny story in a way.  My shooting abilities were fostered under a 4-H program that literally spit out Olympic hopefuls.  We might have had as many as 2 or 3 shooters qualify for the Olympic Trials in a given year.  It
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Stupid Neutral-Site Games That Would Never Happen

Posted by chicagottu on January 21st, 2010 under Football

So the hot new thing in sports is to host sporting events at unlikely venues. Last year I attended the Blackhawks vs RedWings game on New Year’s Day at Wrigley Field. Aside from being ultra-pricey, it was pretty cool. (Thank you wasted Southside-Irish guy for smuggling in that bottle of Admiral Nelson. Genius.) Actually, now that I think about it, this isn’t really anything new. The NFL has played in Mexico and is playing across the
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Pre-Spring Starters: Dreams Do Come True

Posted by dedfischer on December 21st, 2009 under Football

If I had been given one wish for this recruiting class, it would have been for Ruff to dart and bag the country's #1 rated Juco DE.  Scott Smith is that guy per Rivals and has signed with Tech as a spring enrollee proving what most of us knew already, that Jesus is a Red Raider.  Former Tennessee DT Donald Langley signed as well and will enter the mix with Pearlie Graves to replace Richard Jones.  Not
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The Cycle Prick

Posted by dedfischer on December 11th, 2009 under Uncategorized

In the most entertaining and bizarre celebrity scandal since Richard Gere shoved a gerbil up his ass, Golf Prick icon Tiger Woods has been busted performing Craig's List gangbangs across the globe.  I'll set the over/under at 6.5 days for a Bangkok tranny to make an appearance in this story.  Nothing will surprise me at this point.  His wife has banned him from golf, and if you think it's simply a coincidence that this event transpired
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Baylor Gameplan: Offense & Defense

Posted by dedfischer on November 26th, 2009 under Uncategorized

 Offense I'm really hopeful that we've got this figured out.  OU, Texas and A&M averaged 265 yards rushing on the Baylor defense.
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Scouting OSU

Posted by dedfischer on November 10th, 2009 under Uncategorized

I don't really feel that using a team like Texas for comparative analysis is accurate for a program like ours.  Instead, I prefer to use the most recent opponent method not including Texas.  It's not fair to our players to expect them to make the same plays as other guys with more talent.  A more conservative approach might be to look at what Okie State does well against marginal talent to give you a clear aspect of what
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TR Preseason Top 25

Posted by dedfischer on August 20th, 2009 under Uncategorized

We've been invited to vote in the prestigious CBSSports.com Blogpoll.  It's been described to me as the AP poll of blog voters, if that counts for anything.  They also sent me a link that said I could make some money by getting you to sign up for this:  Free College Fantasy Football!!! They also advised that I make my poll public here and possibly defend my position.  Here's how I voted on 8/20/09: 1.  Florida -
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2009 Tech Offense: The Doyle Hargraves Show

Posted by dedfischer on August 16th, 2009 under Uncategorized

Quarterback Not only does Taylor Potts sport the closest arm to the last Billy Joe to don a Tech jersey, but he's also donning the facial hair of most Billy Joe's I've known in my life.  I'm not sure about you, but as for myself, I've always felt a little more comfortable with a welder from Fritch pulling the strings at Texas Tech.  The biggest adjustment for the team will be
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2006 Recruiting Class Revisted

Posted by RRR on June 16th, 2009 under Uncategorized

2006 was that huge 34-commit class coming off a 9-3 season that ended with a Cotton Bowl loss to Alabama. I had super high expectations, and on signing day I was thrilled to count up four 4-star players, four defensive tackles, and at least one 3-star player at every position. Seemed like we were really turning a corner, evolving into a perennial nine-win team that would always be in the running for the
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Outdoor Retort: CHUPACABRA IN RICHARDSON, TX!!!

Posted by dedfischer on June 9th, 2009 under Uncategorized

Being the award-winning author of several wildlife mystery publications, I receive copious amounts of email submissions for Outdoor Retort-worthy material.  I'm a man of skepticism and have a top-notch team of trained professionals to help me do the dirty work.  We know how to do our homework around here.  With that in mind, this feature is the most compelling evidence I've personally received as to the Legend of the Chupacabra.   The Tortilla Retort Team will have to

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  • Black Scholes commented on the blog post Texas Hoops vs. Wake Forest: Post Mortem   1 hour, 27 minutes ago

    lawdog – on the topic of regression, this crew can’t compare with the senior seasons Thomas and Atchley put up. Something ain’t right in this scenario. Mason topped out his sophomore year and Pittman last year.

    Wangmene is ‘Manos de Piedra’ redux, so that was really never going to work out.

  • Kevin Berger wrote a new blog post: Top Ten Reasons Why Cal Can Beat Duke   3 hours, 27 minutes ago

    This would probably go a bit better if you read it in your Bobby Knight voice and it had two decades worth of goodwill built up from its gratuitous appearance on a popular late night television show. But oh well.

    1) Interior Worries. As in the Bears shouldn’t have any defensively

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  • Kevin Berger wrote a new blog post: Round 2 Saturday Recaps   4 hours, 24 minutes ago

    We talked about the upset of the decade in this post, but I watched some other great basketball today I’d like to comment on.

    For me, the theme of the day was well-played basketball. I’m not only talking about what Northern Iowa did, I’m talking about the other seven games being really well

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  • Sailor Ripley commented on the blog post Madness Magic: Northern Iowa Upsets Kansas   4 hours, 37 minutes ago

    Just a phenomenal game.

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  • Sailor Ripley commented on the blog post Recapping The South   4 hours, 49 minutes ago

    Udoh was a fargging beast in that game. Very athletic player.

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  • Sailor Ripley commented on the blog post Because We’re Dedicated To Doing Stupid Things – Tiny Gallon Reportedly Took Payout   5 hours, 13 minutes ago

    Jesus. I think I see four horseman on the horizon.

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  • Kevin Berger wrote a new blog post: Madness Magic: Northern Iowa Upsets Kansas   5 hours, 16 minutes ago

    Today reminded me why I love this tournament so much. A good friend of mine mentioned to me that college basketball is the great equalizer of all athletic endeavors. At least of the sports we care about. He’s right.

    For instance, you can have a 40 inch vertical, be Iverson quick,

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  • Nate Heupel commented on the blog post Because We’re Dedicated To Doing Stupid Things – Tiny Gallon Reportedly Took Payout   5 hours, 20 minutes ago

    Patrick,

    Unless you’re completely retarded, you know precisely what I meant. The closest any Big 12 team has gotten to winning the infamous Fuller Cup is the 2007 Texas squad. I can’t remember a team being that horribly undisciplined as a whole aside from the insane OU teams of the 80’s. That’s not

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  • Nate Heupel commented on the blog post Because We’re Dedicated To Doing Stupid Things – Tiny Gallon Reportedly Took Payout   5 hours, 20 minutes ago

    Patrick,

    Unless you’re completely retarded, you know precisely what I meant. The closest any Big 12 team has gotten to winning the infamous Fulmer Cup is the 2007 Texas squad. I can’t remember a team being that horribly undisciplined as a whole aside from the insane OU teams of the 80’s. That’s not

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  • Sailor Ripley wrote a new blog post: This Is Sparta!   5 hours, 33 minutes ago

    Please make yourself welcome and Adam will be by shortly to keep you up to date on all Michigan State Spartan happenings.

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  • Nickel Rover commented on the blog post Barnes worst team   5 hours, 37 minutes ago

    I suppose anyone could be your “favorite Longhorn basketball player” but Ford did more than just about anyone…although Durant is clearly better. Ford’s supporting cast was better than Durant’s in his sophomore year. Durant’s had more talent (Augustin, James, Abrams) but Ford’s was more developed (Boddicker, Ivey, Mouton, Thomas) and had worked with him for

  • Nickel Rover commented on the blog post Bradley or Hamilton?   5 hours, 44 minutes ago

    Crazy Joe, your thoughts intrigue me and I would like to subscribe to your newsletter.

  • Nickel Rover commented on the blog post Bradley or Hamilton?   5 hours, 46 minutes ago

    This notion of Hamilton as being a disaster area on defense is all a bit much. He rebounds extremely well which, if it wasn’t obvious, is extremely important in this game since it secures possession of the basketball. Winning in basketball is achieved through the scoring of baskets and it’s necessary to possess the basketball

  • Ojnab Bob commented on the blog post Best Opening Round I Can Remember   5 hours, 57 minutes ago

    I posted earlier about how Collins’ effort just crippled Kansas today, but what amazed me the most was his complete inability to stay in front of his man on defense. UNI got a LOT of good looks out of penetration/pass after one of UNI’s modestly gifted athletes blew right by Sherron. The best

  • Scipio Tex wrote a new blog post: Best Opening Round I Can Remember   7 hours, 9 minutes ago

    At least it’s shaping up that way if Sunday delivers.

    As disappointed as I was in last year’s opening weekend of March Madness, this one is exceeding all expectations. Putting aside the fact that my bracket now resembles Kabul after the Taliban rolled through in ‘96 – a map of ordered failure –