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buckeyeboy
Still fortitudinous
From CFN's top 30 QB battles this off season:
1. Texas – One of two freshman—redshirt Colt McCoy or true Jevan Snead—is about to succeed living legend Vince Young, who just three months ago carried the ‘Horns to a Rose Bowl win and a thrilling national championship. Yao Ming will be filling smaller shoes in Texas this year. No doubt, Young is an impossible act to follow, however, Texas really likes what the future holds at the position. Both have a working knowledge of the UT offense and the supporting cast will make the transition a little less rocky. McCoy’s extra year in Austin and quickness afford him an early cushion, but Snead flashed enough skills this spring to earn no less than spot playing time this fall.
Prediction: McCoy
My question is how in the world Snead can have a "working knowledge of the UT offense." I understand he's an early enrollee, but to claim he has a working knowledge of an offense already is ridiculous. Unless you can get such a knowledge watching UT games on TV.
1. Texas – One of two freshman—redshirt Colt McCoy or true Jevan Snead—is about to succeed living legend Vince Young, who just three months ago carried the ‘Horns to a Rose Bowl win and a thrilling national championship. Yao Ming will be filling smaller shoes in Texas this year. No doubt, Young is an impossible act to follow, however, Texas really likes what the future holds at the position. Both have a working knowledge of the UT offense and the supporting cast will make the transition a little less rocky. McCoy’s extra year in Austin and quickness afford him an early cushion, but Snead flashed enough skills this spring to earn no less than spot playing time this fall.
Prediction: McCoy
My question is how in the world Snead can have a "working knowledge of the UT offense." I understand he's an early enrollee, but to claim he has a working knowledge of an offense already is ridiculous. Unless you can get such a knowledge watching UT games on TV.
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EngineerHorn
No todo alli
Why yes, yes we are.
On that note, here are the FSU cowgirls. I'm sure many of you have seen them, but they had to be posted at some point because they're college football fans.
As far as Snead having a working knowledge of the UT offense, I guess he's referring to the early enrollment, but I agree, he won't have a working knowledge until summer practice.
Stephenville (Snead's high school) ran a very shotgun/spread-heavy offense. I don't know how similar it is to UT's, but that might also be what he's referring to.
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Then why did you say earlier "A tie goes to the preseason all-american senior"? First you say he's as good as Blalock, now you say he ain't...
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BrockSamson
2006: The Post-VY Era
They must have said Hills is as good as Jon Scott. Blalock was, and should remain, our starting RT and best OL.
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cincibuck
You kids stay off my lawn!
A replay from a post I made last year upadates added in scarlet:
Just got back from my second visit to Austin. Two old high school friends live there. He's a UT class of 66 grad and she went to OSU. But I digress.
Austin and Austin Airport. Not so big as to be a pain in the ass and not so small as to be inconvenient. When you go to book your flight (for 2006) check out the aircraft. I flew down on a Canada Air (not the airline, the plane) something or other and my seat partner and I were damn near cloned by the time we touched down in Austin. You could seat two Vietnamese comfortably in the thing, but we were in squeeze mode for three long hours. On the way back I was booked on a 737 and, while not spacious, I didn't loose blood circulation to my legs and arms as happened on the flight down.
Austin benefits from being both a college town and the state capitol. There are first run movies, a top class lecture series, book stores, performance arts out the wazoo and restaurants that transcend the corporate O' Charlie's, Bennigans, Outback, et al level of excellence. It is a blue island in a sea of social-issue-Republican-red. "Keep Austin Weird" bumperstickers, T-shirts, flyer's, billboards, stain-glass windows and stone tablets sprout up like crab grass and dandelions. "Willy for President/Senator/Governor/Pope" signs are also popular. W is not, and for that I am thankful. I'm sure the twins and Daddy are not on Austin's 'A' list this year.
I was shocked by the UT. It is an urban campus mercifully packed with live oaks and creeks and ponds. I expected something on the lines of Michigan State or Indiana's spaciousness. Not gonna happen. (I've also got a problem with a president's grove that features Washington, Wilson, Robert E. Lee and Jefferson Davis. Folks, can we tell the difference between patriots and slave holding traitors?) Its buildings are a compounding of corporate Spanish mission (if you can imagine a five to ten story Spanish Mission) and sixties modern architecture. It's handsome, but you will be glad you went to "spacious" OSU.
The performing arts area is something the university can well be proud of. Beautiful. Impressive. Top Shelf.
The stadium sits damn near in the middle of the campus surrounded by precious little parking area and I could only scratch my head and wonder how people ever get to their seats on time. I would not use a "two-hour before kick-off mentality" if you plan to go. this is a stadium that caters to the university's "Big Givers" and students. I'm sure the natives know how to pull it off, but Buckeye fans who plan to party and then meander down to Darryl K. Royal better think well in advance. Give yourself a full 4 hours prior to KOT (kick off Time) to begin meandering/partying from your well-off-campus parking spot. Book a room NOW. The town and campus are very tight to each other and you could get a place within easy walking distance of the stadium.
Just to the west of the stadium is a beautifully designed alumni-booster enclave. It sits by a babbling, wandering stream, shaded by white oaks, cotton woods and God-knows-what-else vegetation. It's impressive, and makes you cringe at the thought of putting it up against the Buckeye Grove, but it seems a bit out of place juxtaposed to the starkness of the stadium wall. Imagine Mirror Lake within 20 yards of Stadium Dorm.
In terms of an impressive, well designed alum/booster site, UT wins that contest hands down. We have nothing comparable that near the stadium.
Not to worry, while the alum center blows us away, their marching Cowboywannabe-Motif band and kazoo inspired fightsong will force you to stifle your laughter. They should a) get a real uniform design, and b) buy the rights to Indiana's fight song. It's a great piece of music, it just doesn't get much use. I just watched the NCAAs and listened to the Texas fight song again. You know, I didn't like oysters, beer, cigars, scotch, Bob Dylan the first time I experienced them, but I came to love them. Not gonna happen with the Texas band uniforms or their fight song. Like Rocky Mountain oysters, it's an acquired taste I'm never going to aquire.
I love Tex-Mex and began my weekend at Guerro's Taco Bar. Think of it as Planks with a Hispanic leaning. A real bar with decent food, an eclectic clientele and oozing friendly, let's party, mentality. I love black beans, rice and whatever the chef wants to do with the beef and black beans. Guerro's gives you plenty of that and if it ain't haute cuisine, so the hell what?
Shiner Bock is the real thing. It's a great beer. Don't go down there and drink Miller/Bud/Coors Lite because you're afraid to try something local. This is one fine beer that more than stands up to the competition. I kid you not. Mett me at Guerro's on Friday and I'll stand you a round.
Had to do some barbecue and my hosts took me to some place called Salt, or Salts or Salt mine... Salt Lick, turns out there are two locations. I went to the one in town. Locals will tell you to go to the one outside of town. Same great food, but a better view/atmosphere... don't know how the ribs could be better. Hey, I'm 62, so cut me some damn slack here... It's the real thing. You can smell the mosquite and sauce from two blocks away. Slow cooked, pulled pork, falls apart, makes your fingers and face sticky, but ain't that the idea? Wonderful. We do not have ANYTHING like it in Ohio. Puts the Rib King's (a Cincinnati hallmark) to shame. Order another Shiner Bock and enjoy.
I failed to mention the bridge and the bats. I'm not sure if my buddy was p8ulling my leg, but he assurred me that the locals all head down to the big bridge just south of the capitol building on evenings and watch the bats come out... blankets, wine, picnic baskets, ehorn, Lonesome is this for real?
If you take a long weekend to see the game, pack your golf bats. Lots of good muni golf in the area. Make tee times well in advance cause it looks like everyone in Austin loves golf. I played Jimmy Clay-Roy Kizer, 2 well managed muni courses. $40 for 18 and a cart on Saturday. I played Riverside the last time I was here. It's the prettier of the three courses, but management has slipped in the last few years and the natives tell me it "ain't what it used to be." None of the three is anywhere near the level of Scarlet and Gray, Blue Ash, Vineyards or Sharon Woods in terms of beauty or difficulty, but they ain't Lunken either.
The folks down here are talking up this game, but my Scarlet baseball cap with the Gray block O threw them for a loop. Oklahoma was in town for an important baseball series and they thought maybe I was some kind of Sooner in a bright scarlet (as opposed to OU's dead red) cap. I am keeping in mind that I was in Austin in baseball season, but from what I've heard we could do well in Buckeyeland to learn from the Texas fans. I heard no mean spirited remarks about Ohio. No one was confrontational, though I was assurred that the 'horns would win.
Just being honest here longhorn fans; the burnt orange is ugly. I mean real ugly. I can see how an interior decorator could use it as an accent, but a T-shirt full of it just plain sucks. It must be an acquired taste, something on the order of escargot and Bartok's music. See comments on Longhorn band and fight song. Why not go for orange, or terra cotta our burnt umber?
I had a great time, accentuated by the fact that my hosts have double G Guaranteed me a ticket to the 06 game.
I'd visit Austin again in a heartbeat, but I gotta love them Buckeyes. I like our chances, even if we are on their turf minus the greates set of linebackser in college history.
Cincibuck
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Just got back from my second visit to Austin. Two old high school friends live there. He's a UT class of 66 grad and she went to OSU. But I digress.
Austin and Austin Airport. Not so big as to be a pain in the ass and not so small as to be inconvenient. When you go to book your flight (for 2006) check out the aircraft. I flew down on a Canada Air (not the airline, the plane) something or other and my seat partner and I were damn near cloned by the time we touched down in Austin. You could seat two Vietnamese comfortably in the thing, but we were in squeeze mode for three long hours. On the way back I was booked on a 737 and, while not spacious, I didn't loose blood circulation to my legs and arms as happened on the flight down.
Austin benefits from being both a college town and the state capitol. There are first run movies, a top class lecture series, book stores, performance arts out the wazoo and restaurants that transcend the corporate O' Charlie's, Bennigans, Outback, et al level of excellence. It is a blue island in a sea of social-issue-Republican-red. "Keep Austin Weird" bumperstickers, T-shirts, flyer's, billboards, stain-glass windows and stone tablets sprout up like crab grass and dandelions. "Willy for President/Senator/Governor/Pope" signs are also popular. W is not, and for that I am thankful. I'm sure the twins and Daddy are not on Austin's 'A' list this year.
I was shocked by the UT. It is an urban campus mercifully packed with live oaks and creeks and ponds. I expected something on the lines of Michigan State or Indiana's spaciousness. Not gonna happen. (I've also got a problem with a president's grove that features Washington, Wilson, Robert E. Lee and Jefferson Davis. Folks, can we tell the difference between patriots and slave holding traitors?) Its buildings are a compounding of corporate Spanish mission (if you can imagine a five to ten story Spanish Mission) and sixties modern architecture. It's handsome, but you will be glad you went to "spacious" OSU.
The performing arts area is something the university can well be proud of. Beautiful. Impressive. Top Shelf.
The stadium sits damn near in the middle of the campus surrounded by precious little parking area and I could only scratch my head and wonder how people ever get to their seats on time. I would not use a "two-hour before kick-off mentality" if you plan to go. this is a stadium that caters to the university's "Big Givers" and students. I'm sure the natives know how to pull it off, but Buckeye fans who plan to party and then meander down to Darryl K. Royal better think well in advance. Give yourself a full 4 hours prior to KOT (kick off Time) to begin meandering/partying from your well-off-campus parking spot. Book a room NOW. The town and campus are very tight to each other and you could get a place within easy walking distance of the stadium.
Just to the west of the stadium is a beautifully designed alumni-booster enclave. It sits by a babbling, wandering stream, shaded by white oaks, cotton woods and God-knows-what-else vegetation. It's impressive, and makes you cringe at the thought of putting it up against the Buckeye Grove, but it seems a bit out of place juxtaposed to the starkness of the stadium wall. Imagine Mirror Lake within 20 yards of Stadium Dorm.
In terms of an impressive, well designed alum/booster site, UT wins that contest hands down. We have nothing comparable that near the stadium.
Not to worry, while the alum center blows us away, their marching Cowboywannabe-Motif band and kazoo inspired fightsong will force you to stifle your laughter. They should a) get a real uniform design, and b) buy the rights to Indiana's fight song. It's a great piece of music, it just doesn't get much use. I just watched the NCAAs and listened to the Texas fight song again. You know, I didn't like oysters, beer, cigars, scotch, Bob Dylan the first time I experienced them, but I came to love them. Not gonna happen with the Texas band uniforms or their fight song. Like Rocky Mountain oysters, it's an acquired taste I'm never going to aquire.
I love Tex-Mex and began my weekend at Guerro's Taco Bar. Think of it as Planks with a Hispanic leaning. A real bar with decent food, an eclectic clientele and oozing friendly, let's party, mentality. I love black beans, rice and whatever the chef wants to do with the beef and black beans. Guerro's gives you plenty of that and if it ain't haute cuisine, so the hell what?
Shiner Bock is the real thing. It's a great beer. Don't go down there and drink Miller/Bud/Coors Lite because you're afraid to try something local. This is one fine beer that more than stands up to the competition. I kid you not. Mett me at Guerro's on Friday and I'll stand you a round.
Had to do some barbecue and my hosts took me to some place called Salt, or Salts or Salt mine... Salt Lick, turns out there are two locations. I went to the one in town. Locals will tell you to go to the one outside of town. Same great food, but a better view/atmosphere... don't know how the ribs could be better. Hey, I'm 62, so cut me some damn slack here... It's the real thing. You can smell the mosquite and sauce from two blocks away. Slow cooked, pulled pork, falls apart, makes your fingers and face sticky, but ain't that the idea? Wonderful. We do not have ANYTHING like it in Ohio. Puts the Rib King's (a Cincinnati hallmark) to shame. Order another Shiner Bock and enjoy.
I failed to mention the bridge and the bats. I'm not sure if my buddy was p8ulling my leg, but he assurred me that the locals all head down to the big bridge just south of the capitol building on evenings and watch the bats come out... blankets, wine, picnic baskets, ehorn, Lonesome is this for real?
If you take a long weekend to see the game, pack your golf bats. Lots of good muni golf in the area. Make tee times well in advance cause it looks like everyone in Austin loves golf. I played Jimmy Clay-Roy Kizer, 2 well managed muni courses. $40 for 18 and a cart on Saturday. I played Riverside the last time I was here. It's the prettier of the three courses, but management has slipped in the last few years and the natives tell me it "ain't what it used to be." None of the three is anywhere near the level of Scarlet and Gray, Blue Ash, Vineyards or Sharon Woods in terms of beauty or difficulty, but they ain't Lunken either.
The folks down here are talking up this game, but my Scarlet baseball cap with the Gray block O threw them for a loop. Oklahoma was in town for an important baseball series and they thought maybe I was some kind of Sooner in a bright scarlet (as opposed to OU's dead red) cap. I am keeping in mind that I was in Austin in baseball season, but from what I've heard we could do well in Buckeyeland to learn from the Texas fans. I heard no mean spirited remarks about Ohio. No one was confrontational, though I was assurred that the 'horns would win.
Just being honest here longhorn fans; the burnt orange is ugly. I mean real ugly. I can see how an interior decorator could use it as an accent, but a T-shirt full of it just plain sucks. It must be an acquired taste, something on the order of escargot and Bartok's music. See comments on Longhorn band and fight song. Why not go for orange, or terra cotta our burnt umber?
I had a great time, accentuated by the fact that my hosts have double G Guaranteed me a ticket to the 06 game.
I'd visit Austin again in a heartbeat, but I gotta love them Buckeyes. I like our chances, even if we are on their turf minus the greates set of linebackser in college history.
Cincibuck
details and film to follow
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xrayrandy
Blowhard Statistician
Because the discussion was about who should have been last years starter, and Scott was the All-American senior that Hills was backing up.
Blalock will likely be a preseason All-American this coming year and Hills will start opposite him at LT. Expect Hills to be a preseason All-American going into 2007.
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EngineerHorn
No todo alli
Ah, I see the offer for a free Shiner still stands. Seeing as how you're 62, I'll be sure to remind you in case you forget.
That bat thing is most definitely for real. National Geographic did a story on it a few years back. It's the largest urban bat population in the world. I have no idea if that's something to be proud of, but it definitely adds to Austin's culture. Supposedly they eat untold amounts of skeeters (mosquitoes for you Ohioans), but I still manage to get eaten alive.
As far as the other attractions go, I'm sure they'll be covered on the other thread. Especially the barbecue. Definitely pay attention to the barbecue advice, although Salt Lick is a good start.
When is tOSU's spring game?
UT's is this weekend. If anyone out there can get Fox Sports Southwest, it'll be televised. 6PM saturday. Just in case you want to see how our freshman QB's are doing.
That bat thing is most definitely for real. National Geographic did a story on it a few years back. It's the largest urban bat population in the world. I have no idea if that's something to be proud of, but it definitely adds to Austin's culture. Supposedly they eat untold amounts of skeeters (mosquitoes for you Ohioans), but I still manage to get eaten alive.
As far as the other attractions go, I'm sure they'll be covered on the other thread. Especially the barbecue. Definitely pay attention to the barbecue advice, although Salt Lick is a good start.
When is tOSU's spring game?
UT's is this weekend. If anyone out there can get Fox Sports Southwest, it'll be televised. 6PM saturday. Just in case you want to see how our freshman QB's are doing.
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xrayrandy
Blowhard Statistician
Bat watching along the congress avenue bridge is for real, but it's more of a tourist thing. There are nearly 1,000,000 of them and they come out at dusk, so it's not a bad thing to do between eating and partying. Each bat consumes about 1000 insects a night, so Austin has very few bugs. There are some other smaller colonies around, 250,000 or so. Of course, never touch one as they do carry rabies.
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thanks for the update, wish I had that channel.
Ours is April 22, 1 pm. Not on draft day like last year
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