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B/R ranks 2005 Texas as a top 10 team of all time

Bleacher Report recently ranked its top 10 CFB teams of all time. 2005 Texas, led by Mac Brown and Vince Young, made the list.

For long, there has been a debate over who is the greatest college football team of all time. Bleacher Report recently joined in the conversation, ranking their top 10 teams of all time.

The earliest team selected was Oklahoma’s 1956 team, while LSU’s 2019 national championship team also made the list. Half the teams selected for the top 10 have come since the turn of the century.

Texas’ 2005 team made the list, coming in at No. 8. Led by Mack Brown, the Longhorns had a perfect 14-0 while winning the Big 12 and National Championship.

The season was capped off against USC, playing the famous 2006 Rose Bowl. Arguably the greatest college football game of all time, Texas cemented their place in history with a walk-off touchdown from Vince Young.

Here is the full list:

2001 Miami
1971 Nebraska
1973 USC
1995 Nebraska
2005 USC Trojans
2019 LSU
2018 Clemson
2005 Texas
1979 Alabama
1956 Oklahoma

Texas had to face two teams on this list, playing against 1956 Oklahoma and 2019 LSU.

The Longhorns played the annual Red River Shootout against the Sooners at the Cotton Bowl and got shutout 45-0. To this day, it is the fourth-largest margin of victory in the rivalry.

Fairing better against the Tigers, Texas lost by seven in Austin this past season. Only Alabama and Auburn played LSU better, losing by five and three respectively.

As for 2005 Texas, B/R agrees the 2006 Rose Bowl brings a whole new element when discussing the Longhorns that season.

If the 2006 Rose Bowl isn’t the greatest game ever played, it’s certainly no lower than the highest tier in history.

Vince Young’s legendary fourth-down scramble gave Texas a dramatic win over USC—then considered a potential all-time team. Given that context, how could the unblemished Longhorns not then be catapulted into that discussion?

Texas allowed just 16.4 points per game, but Young and Co. demanded the headlines with a top-ranked 50.2 points scored per game.

Young, who finished second in Heisman voting behind USC’s Reggie Bush, became the first NCAA player to throw for 3,000 yards and run for 1,000 in a single season. Running back Jamaal Charles, a future NFL star, topped 1,000 scrimmage yards, too.

No matter how many great teams win national championships in the future, it will be difficult to knock the 2005 Longhorn team out of the conversation. With a game and moment as special as beating USC, they’ll be remembered for the rest of history.

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Locked on Longhorns Podcast: Karen Aston out as women’s head coach

Patrick and Cami discuss Karen Aston not coming back in the 2020-21 season and reactions to the 2006 Rose Bowl re-air.

Patrick and Cami discuss Karen Aston being out as head coach for the Texas women’s basketball team. Is it the right move and what message does it send with Shaka returning?

Twitter reaction for the 2006 Rose Bowl game and which tweets were the best?

Plus they preview some games on Longhorns Network on Friday night. For fun fact Friday, Patrick asks Cami about a certain tweet regarding cereal.

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Locked on Longhorns Podcast: Mack Brown story

Patrick and Cami discuss a never before heard Mack Brown story that involves Jerry Springer plus how the coaches are getting creative.

Patrick and Cami discuss a never heard story from Mack Brown prior to the 2005 Rose Bowl game. Brown also called Vince Young the greatest of all-time, but is he right? The 2005 BCS Championship game is still the most watched college football game, how many will tune in on Thursday?

The NCAA has extended the dead period, how much longer will it go on? They also discuss a couple of college football prospects from the 2021 class. The duo answers the question “If you could take the field with the Longhorns for any game, which would it be?”

With the social distancing mandates, Patrick and Cami discuss how the coaching staff is getting creative for meetings. Are their twitter posts actually being used for recruiting purposes?

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Locked on Longhorns Podcast: 2005 National Championship review

Patrick and Cami discuss the new Big 12 guidelines, top paid Longhorns in the NFL and a review of 2005 and the National Championship game.

Patrick and Cami discuss the new Big 12 guidelines and how Tom Herman feels about them. Who are the highest-paid Longhorns in the NFL? Plus Texas and Gonzaga to play a home and home series.

The duo also discuss the year of 2005. What were the top movie hits? Top music and TV shows of that time?

With the re-air of the National Champion from 2005, what were some of the greatest moments? Not to mention what are they planning for the rewatch?

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ESPN to re-air 2006 Rose Bowl against USC

On Thursday night, ESPN will be re-airing the 2006 Rose Bowl between UT and USC. The classic national championship will be on at 7 p.m. CST.

It has been just over two weeks since sports have been taken away from us due to the COVID-19 pandemic. To make up for it, ESPN has decided to re-air classic sporting events in primetime each night, including the best college football game of all time.

On Thursday night, ESPN will be re-airing the 2006 Rose Bowl between Texas and USC, the most famous game in Longhorn history. Quarterback Vince Young led the program to their fifth national championship.

A game with historic college football players such as Young, Reggie Bush, and Matt Leinart, not many games have the same anticipation the 2006 Rose Bowl did. Clearly the two best teams in the country throughout the 2005 season, it was a clash of two heavyweight teams.

To refresh your memory, here are some highlights from the game:

To go along with Thursday, Longhorn Network will be replaying other classic Texas games throughout the week. Ranging from 2019 regular-season games to classic rivalry games against Oklahoma and Texas A&M, there is plenty of retro Texas matchups to watch.

Here is the full schedule for ESPN and their family of networks.

You can catch the 2006 Rose Bowl on ESPN at 7 p.m. CST on ESPN.

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What if 2005 Texas played 2009 Texas?

In this experiment, we put the 2005 team against the 2009 team in a 10 game series. Here is how the games played out and who won the series.

The last half of the 2000s ended one of the best stretch runs Texas has ever seen in their football history. Led by two elite quarterbacks throughout the years in Vince Young and Colt McCoy, the 2005 and 2009 teams made it all the way to Pasadena to play in a national championship.

While the two seasons ended in opposite fashions, they are no doubt the best teams the Longhorns have produced throughout the program’s history.

That got us thinking, what if they could play against each other in a 10 game series? Who would win? Who would be the stars of the games? Could ’05 Mack Brown out coach ’09 Mack Brown or visa versa? Would this decide who is the better all-time Texas quarterback?

Thanks to the website WhatIfSports, you can put any two teams from any sport (not just college football) up against each other and see how they would play out.

For this experiment, we put the 2005 National Champions against the 2009 Big 12 Champions to see which team is ultimately better between the two. Giving each team five home games, both had equal opportunity to take advantage of Darryl K. Memorial Stadium, even though the crowd would be cheering for both to win.

After simulating 10 games, here are the results:

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Texas wins second Big 12 title 14 years ago today

On Dec. 3, 2005, Texas faced off against Colorado in the Big 12 championship game. They blew them out, 70-3, the largest win in history.

On Dec. 3, 2005, Texas faced off against Colorado in the Big 12 championship game. The two teams had already met earlier that season in Austin, with the Longhorns winning 42-17. With a national championship birth on the line, Texas blew out the Buffaloes, 70-3.

For the Longhorns, they pounded the ball on the ground, having 57 attempts for 268 yards. Six out of the nine touchdowns for Texas came on the ground. No one player, in particular, had a ridiculous amount of yards, as Jamaal Charles led the way with 62 yards. Romance Taylor, Henry Melton, Vince Young, and Selvin Young all had over 30 yards. Charles and Melton both had two touchdowns, while Vince and Selvin Young each had one.

Jamaal Charles of the Texas Longhorns scores a first-quarter touchdown versus the Colorado Buffalos in the Big 12 Championship Game at Reliant Stadium in Houston, Texas on December 3, 2005. Texas won 70-3. (Photo by G. N. Lowrance/Getty Images)

In the air that day, Vince Young had his second-most efficient day of the year. In the regular-season matchup against Colorado, he completed 86% of this throws. In the Big 12 championship, he completed 82%, going 14-17. He added 193 yards, three touchdowns, and an interception.

Colorado struggled all day, only having 191 total yards. The Buffaloes fumbled four different times, losing it three times. Quarterback Joel Klatt had an interception, making it four turnovers for Colorado. When they were not turning it over, they were punting. The Longhorn defense forced seven punts, not letting the Buffaloes get any offensive rhythm.

The scoreboard during the Texas Longhorns against the Colorado Buffalos in the Big 12 Championship at Reliant Stadium in Houston, Texas on December 3, 2005. Texas won 70-0. (Photo by G. N. Lowrance/Getty Images)

The 70-3 win is still the biggest win in the history of the Big 12 championship. Vince Young was named MVP of the game, having 250 total yards and four touchdowns. Texas improved to 13-0, setting themselves up for a matchup in the BCS Championship game against USC.

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