Never too early for the first Heisman Watch of the year....
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Typical and non-surprising. Full of big name players from top name schools. No love for the little guy.
After a 5-7 season, this is exactly what Texas fans want to hear:
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Mack Brown: Longhorn Network a "second full-time job"
Mack talked about how the Longhorn Network had become a "second full-time job" and said "no question it's a whole lot of work."
He said it's constant from the time he gets to the office to which coaches should be miked at practice - if those coaches even want to be miked at practice.
Mack called it a second full-time job. So I asked him if it was just more work or a distraction.
"Both," Mack said. "I mean we're not going to let it be a distraction. But anytime you've got added work - to put it in the best place, a year from now we'll all know what it means.
"We will have worked together. But obviously the Longhorn Network objectives, like your (the media's) objectives, are different from mine. So it would be no different from one of you coming to practice every day and us negotiating what you can say and what you see.
"It's never been done before. So everything that happens, we have to go over. John sits down with me, then I sit down with the coaches and say, 'Stacy (Searels), you mind if they mike you today for your meeting?' That takes time, extra time. And Stacy says, 'I don't want to talk to anybody except my players.' Then I say to John, 'Not Stacy.'
"'What about you Darrell (Wyatt)?' So it's different. A year from now we'll be able to say here's who we are and here's the format. But it happened so quickly, and the network isn't even up yet. We are all wondering if they show practice, what does that mean?
"How can you show practice without formations or defensive alignment? So there's still a lot of things we have to work out before the week of the Rice game to be fair to the network that we can help them with what Texas felt like it could help them with football.
"And at the same time not be a distraction and not take too much time from our day-to-day routine and not distract our players. It is constant. Steve and I have become really good friends. He walks in with me and walks out with me.
"The thing I want us to get out of it as a program and the only thing it seems to me we can get out of it is exposure for players and young coaches. If I'm Major Applewhite's age, or Bryan Harsin's age or Manny Diaz's age or Stacy, if I'm those guys, it's great exposure for them.
"If I'm an athletic director and I'm interested in one of these coaches, I'm going to turn on the Longhorn Network and watch them. We'll have an hour show on Monday that reviews the previous game. The radio show will now be on air. And then you've got a 30-minute show on Thursday night.
"Those coaches are going to be on there a whole lot. I have to make sure it doesn't change the responsibilities I have in this program. But I'm going to be doing more things than I've done. And I'm on TV enough.
"But I think it's an advantage for a player. If he wants exposure nationally, he'll get it daily. And I think it's a good thing."
But it's exactly what Nebraska fans want to hear :nod:Quote:
Originally Posted by cdj
Schnellenberger officially done after this season. Early rumored candidates include Mike Leach, Randy Shannon, and Butch Davis who all have ties to the current AD.
Rumor coming out of College State is A&M to SEC decision could come as early as two weeks, and happen as early as next year.
The A&M Rivals site is reporting it as fact.Quote:
Originally Posted by JBHuskers
i hope so.....everything was set to happen for the pac16 before boobe and texas had to eff things up and create the longhorn network.
At this rate, they may have to go back to the Big 8 moniker.
No, at this rate they may wish to consider the BIG WAC. :(Quote:
Originally Posted by cdj
Rumors now saying Florida State in discussions with SEC. That makes sense if A&M is a done deal to get conference to 14 teams.
That is better exposure for FSU. And makes their bball program a bit more competitive in-conf versus getting beat up by ACC conf teams.
If the SEC is looking to add 2 schools and FSU is one of them, I'd think they would be better off going after Miami than A&M.
SEC already has lots of ties to FL, so maybe they want exposure to Texas for recruiting and wider audience (more TV money).
I'm not sure how much I believe that those discussion are serious. It's never been a secret that Florida and South Carolina would do anything to try and block any chances for Florida State or Clemson to ever join.
True, I guess looking at it from a business aspect that would make more senseQuote:
Originally Posted by AustinWolv
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Originally Posted by SmoothPancakes
No way FSU or Miami goes to the SEC. Florida already has their hands full trying to recruit against them in separate conferences with the better conference prestige being lauded over FSU and Miami's heads. No way they allow FSU into the SEC.
WVU will go to the SEC before FSU or Miami does.
Yeah, Florida is perfectly happy having the advantage of the prestige of the SEC over that of the ACC when recruiting against FSU and Miami. Same thing with South Carolina and Clemson. I just don't see any way Florida and SC would agree to let any of those three into the SEC.Quote:
Originally Posted by morsdraconis
What do y'all mean "let them in?" Does it have to be a unanimous vote or something? It's not like Florida or South Carolina are going to bail if Clemson or FSU gets in so they can kick and scream all they want. Unless it has to be unanimous, they're just 1 vote.
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Yeah, but they can do their damnedest to get enough schools in the rest of the SEC to vote to reject and block entry. And they will do their damnedest. Florida and South Carolina would possibly ally up regarding votes on FSU and Clemson, so right there's two schools voting against them. Then it's just a matter of getting 4-5 more to officially block their chances of entry.