2005 Big 12 Championship Game: Texas beats Colorado by 67 points

TBT: 17 years ago, the Longhorns put on a show to punch their ticket to the BCS title game.

Throwback Thursday: The year was 2005, and the No. 2 Texas Longhorns were playing in hopes of earning their second Big 12 Championship and a trip to the  BCS title game.

Despite not being ranked, the Colorado Buffaloes secured a spot in the Big 12 Championship game, where they faced off against the formidable Texas Longhorns. The game was highly anticipated, with fans and analysts alike wondering if the Buffaloes had what it takes to upset the Longhorns and claim the championship title.

Spoiler: they didn’t.

In the first half of the game between Texas and Colorado, the Longhorns outscored their opponents by 39 points, scoring 42-3 at halftime. Texas continued their impressive performance in the third quarter, adding another 28 points to their total. By the end of the third quarter, the Longhorns had scored a total of 70 points, while Colorado had still only scored three. It was a clear demonstration of Texas’ superior skills and dominance on the field.

Texas secured their second Big 12 Championship and upset the USC Trojans in the BCS National Championship game.

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Colin Simmons is one of the highest rated recruits in program history.

On Thursday, Texas landed one of the most important recruits of Steve Sarkisian’s tenure as the head coach of the Longhorns. Continue reading “Where Colin Simmons ranks among Texas’ highest ranked recruits”

Former Texas QB Vince Young calls out players for lack of hustle

Don’t let Vince Young catch you walking.

We are nearly 20 years removed from Texas quarterback Vince Young running into the corner of the end zone to score the game winning touchdown over USC in the national championship. Continue reading “Former Texas QB Vince Young calls out players for lack of hustle”

Colt McCoy reveals the pressures of taking over after Vince Young

Colt McCoy was worried he wouldn’t be able to follow up Vince Young’s great career.

While Texas fans can debate until they are blue in the face which quarterback will go down as the best in program history, both Colt McCoy and Vince Young are the epitome of Texas football. Continue reading “Colt McCoy reveals the pressures of taking over after Vince Young”

Vince Young mentioned among “most overrated” college players

Artificial intelligence is lacking in college football knowledge.

When Texas fans look back at the glory days of their favorite program is it hard to forget the impact that Vince Young had.

The former Longhorn quarterback was simply better than just about every player he took the field with, and can even be credited with helping put an end to USC’s dynasty. He’s responsible for Texas’ last championship thanks to his iconic scramble against the Trojans, and he is also widely regarded as being one of the best players to ever play the sport at the college level.

Well … that depends on who you are asking of course. While of course Oklahoma fans are known for shooting down anything positive in relation to Texas, it was the infamous artificial intelligence chatbot “Chat GPT” who was the latest to discredit Young. In fact, the AI Chatbot took a shot at some of college football’s best recently.

In a recent Instagram post by 247Sports, it was revealed that when asked who the most overrated college football players are, Chat GPT believes the Longhorn great is among them. Joining Young on this list of  “overrated” players are Tim Tebow, Johnny Manziel, Reggie Bush, and Oklahoma’s Brian Bosworth among others.

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If the list was about college stars who didn’t pan out in the NFL, it would make sense but to say they are the most overrated college players is absurd. In the names listed above alone, there are four Heisman winners and five championships between the players.

While we have made great advancements in technology throughout the years, it is safe to say that AI has yet to develop a good sense of takes when it comes to college football.

Two Longhorns make ESPN’s list of best QBs since 2000

EPSN ranks Young as the No. 3 and McCoy as the No. 12 quarterbacks in the top 75. 

ESPN’s Bill Connelly conducted a list of the 75 best college football quarterbacks of the 2000s. College football fans have been treated to a few special talents this century. Two of the top names are former Longhorns.

Texas enjoyed a run of dominance from 2003-2009, led by the elite quarterback play of Vince Young and Colt McCoy. Young and McCoy were superstars for the Longhorns, helping Texas reach the heights of a national championship, conference titles and a handful of BCS bowl victories.

Young dazzled as a dual-threat quarterback who put it all together for a historic 2005 season. He lead Texas to a perfect 13-0 campaign, including a memorable performance against USC in the national title game.

McCoy had huge shoes to fill following Young’s career and he delivered in a major way. He guided Texas to a record 45 wins in his four-year career, finishing just shy of a national title in 2009.

EPSN ranks Young as the No. 3 and McCoy as the No. 12 quarterbacks in the top 75.

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Now, it’s a Texas party: Vince Young shows up Saturday at the LPGA’s Chevron Championship

Young told Golfweek he consistently breaks 90 at a number of courses in the Houston area.

THE WOODLANDS, Texas — For an LPGA major trying to forge its identity deep in the heart of Texas, Saturday’s third round of the Chevron Championship brought a huge golf fanatic and a Texas icon — former Longhorns great Vince Young.

Young did a lengthy segment with the film crew from local HBCU Prairie View A&M, which has been broadcasting live from the event all week inside the Inspiration Dome, a golf ball-like monstrosity just off the 18th green at The Club at Carlton Woods.

And then he told Golfweek he has been playing regularly for the past few years and consistently breaks 90 at a number of courses in the Houston area.

“I play a lot out here,” Young said of the Jack Nicklaus Signature design, one of two courses on the property. “I also play the Fazio (also at Carlton Woods). I play Wildcat (which is south of Houston) a lot, too. But I haven’t joined anywhere yet. I’m still looking.”

Young, whose legendary fourth-down touchdown run in the 2006 Rose Bowl was the decisive play as the Longhorns downed a talent-laden USC team and captured the national championship, said he was in awe of the LPGA players at the Chevron on Saturday.

“Since I’ve been here, I saw a sand shot go right in the hole and heard there was a hole-in-one,” Young said. “For the first year in Houston, I’d say that’s pretty good. And with weather like this, it’s great.”

Young, who grew up in Houston and played high school football at Madison High School where he led his team to the state title game, said he played sporadically when he was younger, but got into the game more during his pro career. Young played for the Tennessee Titans and Philadelphia Eagles and was also signed by the Buffalo Bills, Green Bay Packers and Cleveland Browns.

“I started playing in like my fifth or sixth year in the pros, and then I really picked it up three years ago during the pandemic,” he said. “I can’t get enough. You know, I’m in the 80s. Any time I’m in the 80s is a good day.”

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ChatGPT ranks the top 10 Big 12 quarterbacks of all time

Open Source AI ChatGPT ranked the top 10 Big 12 quarterbacks of all-time. Four of them were Oklahoma Sooners.

Over the life of the Big 12 conference, it’s become synonymous with high-scoring offenses and high-level quarterback play.

There have been Heisman trophy winners and first-overall picks, and the conference that’s been at the forefront of the aerial assault that’ taking college football by storm.

We’ve all spent time ranking quarterbacks, but for this version, we thought it’d be fun to let the computers do it. Using Open AI’s ChatGPT, we simply asked, “Who are the best Big 12 quarterbacks of all time?”

Its response?

These quarterbacks have all made significant contributions to their respective teams and have impressive statistics and accomplishments. However, it’s important to note that there have been many other great quarterbacks in the Big 12 who could also be considered for this list. – ChatGPT

Their top 10 is pretty solid. There are certainly arguments to be made for several others that made significant impacts or even won a Heisman trophy, but not bad from a computer-generated AI.

Here’s a look at the rankings.

10 worst NFL free-agent signings in Eagles franchise history

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NFL teams make some of the worst decisions when it comes to the process of properly evaluating and, or adding big named free-agent talents to the roster. When it works, it can change your organization’s path to success, while leading to multiple playoffs or Super Bowl runs.

When it doesn’t work, it can be disastrous with costly consequences from the general manager all the way down to personnel.

We’ve compiled a list of the ten worst free-agent signings in the Eagles’ team history and almost added Eric Wilson (2021) to the list before placing him on the honorable mentions list.

When was the last time Texas won a national championship in football?

The last time Texas won a national championship, Vince Young was the Longhorns’ quarterback.

Every college football season — and sometimes in the offseason too — there’s a debate among fans: Is Texas back? And what exactly “back” constitutes.

Is Texas back if it wins a national championship? Is it back if it wins the Big 12 or has a 10-plus-win season or simply beats Oklahoma? However you subjectively define “back” for the Longhorns, the fact is that they haven’t been a consistent national powerhouse in more than a decade.

Texas’ last national championship in football was back in the 2005-06 season when it finished with a perfect 13-0 record. The Longhorns played a thrilling game against unbeaten USC, which was looking for a three-peat. Enter Vince Young, who scrambled for an 8-yard touchdown with just 19 seconds left to give Texas the lead and deliver a 41-38 victory.

The Longhorns also won national championships in 1970, 1969 and 1963, but the 2005 one was definitely the most recent, even if it was almost 20 years ago.

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