FOOTBALL!!

Hey guys sorry I have dropped off the map here for a while but its been completely worth it-if you want to know whats been going on hit me up but otherwise football is here again after a crazy slew of events with the lockout and free agency. If youd like me to dig into any of that stuff let me know cause i would love to analyze the changes/new additions will have on everybody.

other wise this sunday it begins!! with bears and rams

For George

While I wont call myself the biggest basketball fan- the finals are going on. Tonight the Mavs have a chance to put down the Heat and make their bunch of 30+ yr old players happy with rings to go around.

So far the biggest difference has been seen because of the maturity of the teams. The mavericks are playing as a team with a focus to be the best together. As well along with that the lack of maturity in the leadership for the Heat has been so blatantly bad its funny. You'd think Lebron, wade. or bosh would be able to demand the respect settle there team down and focus on the win but they havent.

Lebron james talking about it being his time to step up then right before the game makes fun of the Dirk thats just childish and low in front of the cameras. I will say that has swayed my opinion in this match up and hope the Mavs put it away. Before this I could honestly say it wasnt a big deal to me either way but the lack of maturity and inability for the Heat to step up and be "bigger men" has swayed my support to the Mavs. They have played respectfully,  maturely and as a team. The way they have played on and off the court to has them deserving this title and look forward to that honor being brought to the great state of Texas. Goes to show you superstars are great and all but you need a team and passion to be truly great.

Go Mavs

NCAA BASEBALL

The Horns Stayed alive today after an embarressing loss to kent state the day before and stave off elimination with a victory over texas st. TxST put up a huge fight and luckily the horns bats came thru in the end


"The Texas Longhorns return to action as they look to stay alive in the NCAA Austin NCAA Regional in a must win-game against Kent State Sunday night, with first pitch slated for 6:30 p.m. at UFCU Disch-Falk Field."

http://www.texassports.com/sports/m-basebl/recaps/060511aad.html

Halllelujah!!!

http://www.statesman.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/austin/longhorns/entries/2011/06/05/reports_highly.html?cxntfid=blogs_bevo_beat?cxtype=rss_longhorns&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=br_utlonghorns&utm_source=twitter.com

A major missing piece for the Longhorns just comitted, when I saw this post I was fired up!! Estelle a 6' 7" LT will bring the horns an desperately needed body as well as one who should develop into a name that will be called in the first round of the NFL draft in 4ish years from now. 

Down to the beach

Hey guys down to the beach for a little bit here to enjoy some time away to relax, recover, and reflect. If your reading this here is an awesome scripture to read thru.

Psalms 116:⁷ Be at rest once more, O my soul, 
   for the LORD has been good to you.

 ⁸ For you, O LORD, have delivered my soul from death,
   my eyes from tears,
   my feet from stumbling,
⁹ that I may walk before the LORD
   in the land of the living.
¹⁰ I believed; therefore^[b] I said,
   “I am greatly afflicted.”
¹¹ And in my dismay I said,
   “All men are liars.”

 ¹² How can I repay the LORD
   for all his goodness to me?
¹³ I will lift up the cup of salvation
   and call on the name of the LORD.
¹⁴ I will fulfill my vows to the LORD
   in the presence of all his people.

Vikings

Another one of those whether you liked the pick or hated it as most did. The Vikings went ahead and picked oft injured Christian Ponder with a top 15 pick in the NFL draft. While many have seen this as a horrific mistake we will have to let it play out. Its good to see him stepping up and setting up team work outs for a team he isnt even being paid by yet because of this offseason nonsense. I wish him the best


http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/news;_ylt=ArOzSOSd_wcYCGxr_FALlaJDubYF?slug=ap-vikings-workouts

News Today

http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news;_ylt=AqbvIemuYgrwe_uQJZX6.7Q5nYcB?slug=ap-shaqretires


Never thought I'd see the day but this Favre like era of Shaq has ended. Not that this move was this surprising but the 19th season vet  15-time All-Star, four-time champion and the 2000 NBA Most Valuable Player, has opted to leave basketball as his body just cant continue at the high level and approaching 40 yrs old. Boston fans know it best as they saw collapse of their normally dominant defense following the loss of the big man. Whether or not you liked or disliked shaq you have to respect what he has brought to the NBA from the good to the ugly (free throw shooting) 

NBA Finals vs College World Series 2011

Sadly but surely the college world series is going to lose viewers this year to the NBA Finals. Which is going to be most important to you?


Game 1 Wade and James combine for 46 and take down Dallas during a 4th qt rally to take game one.
http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/recap;_ylt=AhB5q8uGPyj8mxYa39kII645nYcB?gid=2011053114

• Game 1: DAL 84, MIA 92 Recap | Box Score
• Game 2: Jun 2 9:00pm EDT @MIA (TV: ABC, TSN)
• Game 3: Jun 5 8:00pm EDT @DAL (TV: ABC, TSN)
• Game 4: Jun 7 9:00pm EDT @DAL (TV: ABC, TSN)
• Game 5: Jun 9 9:00pm EDT @DAL (TV: ABC, TSN)
• Game 6: Jun 12 8:00pm EDT @MIA (TV: ABC, TSN)
• Game 7: Jun 14 9:00pm EDT @MIA (TV: ABC, TSN)

While that is news to many how many of you know anything about the CWS yet?

June 5th the Brackets will be announced this coming sunday and the regional games/locations will be :

• Atlanta – Georgia Tech (40-19)
• Austin, Texas – Texas (43-15)
• Fullerton, California – *Cal State Fullerton (39-15)
• Chapel Hill, North Carolina – North Carolina (45-14)
• Charlottesville, Virginia – *Virginia (48-9)
• Clemson, South Carolina – Clemson (41-18)
• College Station, Texas – *Texas A&M (41-18)
• Columbia, South Carolina – South Carolina (45-14)
• Corvallis, Oregon – *Oregon State (38-16)
• Fort Worth, Texas – TCU (42-17)
• Gainesville, Florida – *Florida (44-16)
• Houston – Rice (41-19)
• Los Angeles – *UCLA (33-21)
• Nashville, Tennessee – *Vanderbilt (47-9)
• Tallahassee, Florida – *Florida State (42-16)
• Tempe, Arizona – *Arizona State (38-16)

If you have any ideas for next post hit me up 

Texas Longhorns Football-Moving Forward

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/653735-texas-longhorns-back-to-the-future-horns-looking-ahead-with-energizing-spring

Following this spring my beloved longhorns looked somewhat energized but unfortunately there is still so much room to grow.

new coaches: with Manny Diaz and Harsin taking over

The Horns Defense is looking solid Diaz is stepping right in and should be able to get the most out of them. much like last year our DE's are looking solid but our secondary looks to be interesting especially with the addition of diggs and viccaro bring a a whole new style of physically. and the Linebackers should be amongst our strongest and deepest we've had for years. unfortunately like last year the biggest weakness we have is in the DT- the real question is whether or not Howell, Bible, Cedric Reed, Quincy Russell, or Desmond Jackson can step up and help Kheeston Randall hold the middle together long enough for our guys like Jeffcoat, Wilson, and Okafor to blow up the play. 


The real questions are in the offense. First and foremost the one that has been on the forefront of everyone's minds is the QB battle whether Gilbert, McCoy, and Brewer will step up and take charge. Unfortunately up to this point none of them has taken that step forward. Gilbert still isnt panning out the way he needs to, McCoy's throwing form needs a lot of work even though  he did put up some good stats in the spring game and it seemed as if Brewer wasnt given enough of a chance. The second major question is can the O-line play to its potential and exceed it. Up to this point they have been beyond underwhelming. And they are beyond needed to step up with a new sense of physicality and attitude. As far as the skill players UT is loaded, with mike davis stepping up, desean hales, darius white the next shipley coming in, malcolm brown, fozzy and cody johnson


So all in all while I didnt go into too much detail for the team I believe the Horns will be up to a 9-4 football team, with a new sense of energy and with new coaches and thankfully a new strength and conditioning coach who is hands on with the players in Bennie Wylie. It may take a few years but the Horns will make it back to BCS form in time. The real question is will it  be fast enough for the fan base. 


more on this in time 

News of the day

http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/football/news?slug=dw-wetzel_compounding_mistakes_cost_tressel_job_053011


Well as most of you all heard Jim Tressel has stepped down from Ohio State. Personally I think this process took way to long and after all this information came to light it was only a matter of time before it happened

Intro

Hey Guys,

My name is Austin  and I will up front say i am an avid longhorn fan. While that may be the case I wont let it detract from the focus that this will be about sports for the most part. Another thing you need to know about me is that I am just an avid sports guy in general some of my friends call me almanac because of that.  As my blog title implies sometimes I will talk about other things but this will be about sports. If you ever have an thoughts or ideas you want me to look into or write about let me know.

--Austin