Everyone Gets a Trophy

In this week's ep., Joe & BK preview Texas's conference opening matchup against Texas Tech. Then, the guys go around the Big 12 and discuss who the 3rd-best team in the Big 12 is. Thanks for listening!  Special thanks to our sponsors, AV Consultations and Alstadt Beer. 

Paul & Kevin talk Big 10 and Pac 12 football returning and the overly aggressive nature of the current contact tracing protocols in college sports. That leads to a larger discussion about our society's increasing inability to properly assess risk, safety first dogma, our incomprehension of mathematical scale, and how that interplays with the nationalization of local news.  Then it's on to...

In this week's ep., Joe & BK break down every aspect of Texas's 59-3 season-opening win over UTEP. Plus, the guys discuss the BJ Foster situation and recap an abysmal opening weekend for the rest of the Big 12.  Thanks for listening! Please like, share & subscribe.  Special thanks to our sponsors, AV Consultations and Altstadt Brewery. 

Texas blasts UTEP 59-3 and Longhorns rejoice. What did we learn on Saturday? We talk Texas coordinators and players. One thing we definitely learned on Saturday is that the Big 12 appears to stink outright. What the hell happened in the TTU-HBU, KSU-Arkansas State, and Louisiana-Iowa State games? Finally, the Big 10 may be scrambling late to actually play football after their preseason power play...

San Francisco has Martian skies, Austin has torrential downpours, and Tarik Black is starting at X over Brennan Eagles. Meanwhile several states have high school and professional teams playing football while their colleges are not. What explains this phenomenon? Paul and Kevin break down what we can learn from the UTEP-SFA game and then discuss Longhorn charts o' depth in depth. UDFA Malcolm Roach...

In this week's ep., Joe & BK preview Texas's season opener against UTEP. The Horns are 43-point favorites against the Miners. Can they cover that hefty line? Plus, the guys go position by position on the opening weekend depth chart and discuss surprises and notables from the Longhorns' starting lineup.  Please like, share & subscribe!  Thanks for the continued support. 

NFL RBs are a commodity now more than ever - when will they and their agents learn?  We talk Fournette, Kamara, and their RB draft class. Texas adds a couple of nice additions in the new college football free agency market while LSU is gutted by opt outs. What will Sioux Falls RB Gabriel Watson and Oregon Swiss Army Knife Brenden Schooler add to the Texas roster?  We're getting to ready...

In this week's ep., Joe & BK preview the 2020 Texas defense. Will things turn around under Chris Ash? Who will win the starting jobs on the DL and in the secondary? Plus, the guys discuss the recently announced kickoff times for the Longhorns and give their thoughts on the athletic department layoffs due to COVID-19. Thanks for listening! Please like, share & subscribe.  Special thank...

Chris Ash has a media availability. How's the D looking? We break down Sam Ehlinger's career at Texas and observe that he has gotten better every year. Can he still level up? Is his return in 2021 an actual possibility? Pat Forde and many in the national sports media continue to push the "playing football is irresponsible" narrative while having the audacity to make sympathetic noises when non-rev...

In this week's ep., Joe & BK preview the Texas offense. The guys go position by position and break down what you can expect from the Horns O in 2020. Plus, the guys talk recruiting and give some updates on the Classes of 2021 and 2022.  Please like, share & subscribe! Thanks for listening! Thanks to our sponsors, Audio Visual Consultations and Altstadt Beer!

Texas lands the #1 2022 QB in the country, Quinn Ewers. Why is he such a highly ranked prospect? What factors into his longer term development? Then an update on the Longhorn team: what surprises does the current depth chart hold and what are the key preseason battles? Texas A&M isn't pleased with their schedule as they swap out Abilene Christian, Colorado, North Texas and Fresno State for Flo...

The Big 10 and Pac 12's transparent campaign to control the narrative and force the other conferences to quit on the 2020 football season is thwarted. Are the athletes safer playing football with accountability, testing, and supervision or left to their own devices? We think we know the answer to that. Then we break down Big 12 Schedule 2.0 for Longhorn Football. Did Paul & Kevin have a hand i...

The Texas Longhorns have a long, deep history of great football players at every position...and then there's tight end. The position has featured more untapped potential and solid role players than superstars. Still, there are some beloved Longhorn greats here. Where do David Thomas, Lawrence Sampleton, Pat Fitzgerald and others fall in the all-time rankings? Don't forget about the 8th annual Thin...

On this week's ep., Joe & BK break down the latest college football scheduling news, including the recent announcements from the SEC and ACC. The guys also discuss Anthony Cook's return to the Longhorns and break down the preseason All-Big 12 team.  Please like, share & subscribe! Thank you. Special thanks to our sponsors, Audio Visual Consultations and Altstadt Brewery. 

Kevin and Paul discuss the fun reactions to the Top 5 All-Time QBs podcast and the fan push for Peter Gardere as an all-time Longhorn great. Then it's on to discussing the move to mandatory workouts and the Longhorn depth chart and personnel groupings, evaluating Phil Steele's Longhorn position rankings, shark attack likelihood, orangutan strength, and monkey unemployment. Please subscribe, rate a...

Paul & Kevin talk UT football roster weights and what they mean for each player. Who is up and who is down? And what weighs more: Number 1 or Number 2? Then they talk Gaskamp Award, arguably the most prestigious and important award in existence. Who are the most likely senior candidates and why? Who are the fabled Gaskamp winners of yore? Finally, some much needed Austalgia including: Magic Ti...

In this week's ep., Joe & BK discuss the Brockermeyer Brothers' commitment to Alabama and what it says about Texas Football. Then, the guys debate what the 2020 CFB season will look like amidst the pandemic. Finally, Joe & BK get into the big changes coming to the University of Texas campus and the UT athletics department.  Please like, share & subscribe. Thanks! Special thanks to...

Paul is in Austin in studio and Kevin assigned everyone homework: make a list of the five best quarterbacks in Texas football history. Kevin and Paul try to tease out quarterbacking greatness by era, talent, and offensive system. An impossible task you say? We tackle it just the same. We also reveal Major Applewhite's less than impressive Longhorn record that most Longhorn fans don't know about. P...

Paul & Kevin talk country lane courtesy waves, proper honking, grocery store parking, and shopping cart returns as a marker for basic human decency. Then Kevin congratulates Paul on giving birth to his 53,000 word baby - the 2020 Longhorn Football Prospectus: Thinking Texas Football. They talk about what's in the preview, the philosophy behind writing something deeper than the typical preseaso...

In this week's ep, Joe & BK talk about Joey Chestnut's historic performance in the Nathan's Hot Dog Contest on the 4th of July. Then, the guys discuss the latest commitments for Texas football and basketball. Finally, the guys debate the meaning behind Demarvion Overshown's tweet and what the Patrick Mahomes deal means for the NFL.  Please like, share & subscribe. Thanks for listening...

The Big 12 is going to baptize Baylor's new staff and defense.  Expect a steep decline from Baylor's 11-3 Big 12 champion runner-up team as they battle for a winning season.  We preview their deep losses on defense and the myriad uncertainties on offense.  Former Baylor coach Matt Rhule went to Carolina while former Panther Cam Newton is now a Patriot.  How can the Pats get pro...

Toppling statues of US Grant, abolitionists and Stevie Ray Vaughan seems constructive and educated, but remember, strippers can be any gender!  Why is it important for positive athlete movements to separate from more radical elements?  Then, we talk college football's elite signal callers.  Who is overrated, underrated and properly rated?  Then it's on to the Longhorns weakest...

On this week's ep., Joe & BK discuss the two newest Texas Football commitments for the Class of 2021, debate what all the positive COVID-19 tests means for the future of the program and talk about Juwan Mitchell's social media post and how the University will handle the "What Starts Here Changes the World" statement from UT student-athletes.  Thanks for listening! Please like, share &...

Paul and KevIn break down the student-athlete activism at both Oklahoma State and Texas.  Should Mike Gundy‘s job security be threatened by an inflammatory t-shirt?  Should Texas get rid of the Eyes of Texas, after learning more of its debut at a minstrel show over a century ago?  Or has the song , despite its associative origins, actually been a powerful unifying force for people o...

Texas returns its best backfield in the Tom Herman era, but misses out on a touted program transfer.  Should Texas rely on its runners while bringing an inexperienced WR corps up to speed?  ESPN’s Adam Rittenberg ranked the top tier programs from the perspective of college football coaches.  What eight other schools made Tier 1 along with Texas?  Should Michigan, Penn State and...