The Bellmont Breakdown
Charlie Strong: “It's an embarrassment. It's an embarrassment to this program. It's an embarrassment to this university, and I knew it, and I didn't do anything about it. And I take responsibility and...
View ArticleW2W4 in the Big 12: Week 3
Texas gets blown out again by BYUIn the words of rapper Ace Hood: "Same old S***, just a different day." Most people thought this game would be closer. Maybe some Longhorns fans were hoping more than...
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Reality Check
What a difference a week makes. After the Longhorns’ season-opening, lopsided victory over the Mean Green, it appeared that the culture surrounding the Texas football program had finally begun to...
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Chalk Talk
Last week the University of Texas looked a little different than they did while playing UNT. From the roster to the play calling, Texas seemed…lack luster. However, a stout first half performance from...
View ArticleThe morning after
"Almost doesn't count."You hear this a lot. In a results driven world, it obviously matters. But with the Texas Longhorns, almost can and does matter.Yes, Texas played UCLA without Brett Hundley for...
View ArticleCommitment focus: Eric Davis
On Tuesday afternoon, 2015 shooting guard Eric Davis (Saginaw, MI) announced his commitment to the University of Texas. Davis is the first recruit of his class to pledge to Coach Barnes and the...
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Chalk Talk
When Texas faced off against UCLA it would be hard to say that Longhorn fans had full faith in the offensive play calling. However, they saw a coaching staff that responded and adapted very well to the...
View ArticleThe morning after
The Texas Longhorns shut out the Kansas Jayhawks 23-0 Saturday afternoon. Yet we are here with more unresolved questions and more doubt about the future of this season.While this was the first shutout...
View ArticleDecoding Bellmont
There isn’t an interview room for the visiting team in Lawrence, so reporters scurried around the parking lot getting reactions from players. Maybe it was the environment? Maybe it was getting back...
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The best laid plans
Allow me to take you through many of the steps in preparing for game day. Let’s break preparations down into the manageable pieces that most coaching staffs focus on.First thing to understand is that...
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Chalk Talk - The Anatomy of a Shutout
Last week against Kansas, Charlie Strong and the Texas Longhorns reached the highest achievement a defense can strive for, a shutout. The Longhorns continually took the ball away from Kansas and, more...
View ArticleThe morning after
Can hope sustain the Longhorn fanbase?That is the critical question for the Longhorn coaches and players this season. There is no easy way to ascertain the future. The Longhorns were great in the first...
View ArticleCommitment focus: Reggie Hemphill
Lost in the news of Saturday’s loss to Baylor was the re-commitment of 2016 Manvel (TX) wide receiver Reggie Hemphill. Hemphill was previously committed to Mack Brown, but decommitted when Charlie...
View ArticleChalk Talk - Making adjustments
For nearly a year now I have been contributing Chalk Talk to explain the technical breakdown of Longhorn plays and systems. This week I planned to cover the ‘lack luster’ kicking game, but as I wrote,...
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Breaking down the Sooners
The game week that matters most to Texas fans is finally here. The Red River Rivalry Shootout (or whatever you want to call it) is one of the most storied and contested border battles in college...
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Report Card - Texas vs. OU
Quarterback: After last week's poor performance against Baylor, there was no telling how Swoopes would play in the Cotton Bowl. Many fans were calling for the backup to take over, while others were...
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Chalk Talk - Attention to detail
Every year, nearly 95,000 people gather in the Cotton Bowl to watch one of the most historic rivalries in all of college football. These games rely as much on preparation and coaching as they do on...
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Chalk Talk - The money down
There is no more important down in the game of football than third down. Offensive drives are defined by converted or failed third down conversions. Third down also carries with it a huge amount of...
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Chalk Talk
In recent games, Texas seems to be bringing back that old school feel of football – defensive-minded football. Hard-nosed, Lombardi-style football, where scoring 21 points will win you the game.Winning...
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As the deflating loss against TCU ended Texas’ regular season, UT fans rallied around the still bowl eligible Longhorns with hopes of a post season victory to establish a winning record. As the...
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