Everyone Gets a Trophy

The Texas football Kool Aid in this podcast may cause jittery anticipation and tooth decay. Paul & the Oracle of Yoakum break down the Texas spring game and spring practices even more and hold forth on Maalik Murphy's light turning on, why Jordan Whittington is headed for a big season and the reasons that the Texas defense should dare teams to run on them by getting as many talented corner...

It's Part 2 of the Texas Longhorn Spring Football Game Breakdown. Paul and Ian talk about how to solve Edge, the improvements in secondary depth and talent, the defensive line, the athleticism of Anthony Hill and why it might be time to revive the Dirty Dime. It's football talk (and a couple of movie asides). The time is now for your new mortgage or refi with Gabe Winslow at 832-557-1095 o...

Paul and Ian break down the Spring Game offense. Quinn Ewers, Maalik Murphy, Arch Manning, the receiver upgrades, Blue flashing at running back and the offensive line are all discussed in detail. Jump in and let's do this. The time is now for your new mortgage or refi with Gabe Winslow at 832-557-1095 or MortgagesbyGabe. Then get your financial life in order with advisor David McClellan with a...

Snakebitten (and zebra bitten) Texas basketball bows out on the precipice of the Final Four as Rodney Terry earns the big job. Paul & Randy break down the tournament, lament some odd officiating and a couple of bad breaks and talk about what will ultimately determine Rodney Terry's success. That leads to an interesting tangent on over and underachievement. Texas Hoops properly achieved. Te...

We're back...and so is college basketball! Texas is in the Sweet 16 and college basketball is good again. Paul and Randy talk March Madness, the awesome games we've watched, the great matchups to come and the general excitement of college hoops putting out a good product at Texas and nationwide. What are the keys to Texas beating Xavier and making a Final Four run? What teams do they like...

Paul & Randy talk about CDC's town hall, which was laden with interesting info about Texas sports and the SEC move. Also check ins on UT basketball's tourney chances, a slow start to baseball and why Texas should be the frontrunner for the Big 12 football title. Pepper in some tangents about the singularity, Applebees and a prospective night game Cotton Bowl and you have all the ingredients fo...

Texas to the SEC in 2024! The deal is done. Paul and Randy talk about the move, their excitement, the need to challenge Texas athletics to eliminate complacency, dream road trips, how to structure the SEC schedule, whether "Texas is ready." We even snuck in a little Quinn Ewers mullet cut talk along with some Super Bowl and wildlife musings. But you know what this episode is about... The time is n...

Paul and Randy are back and they discuss...everything? They dig on football portal transfers Mitchell, Holmes and Catalon, talk awful kid's Youtube shows, reflect on the NFL playoffs and the hilarious futility of being a Cowboys fan as embodied in their final play of the season, discuss why they're not sweating the Alamo Bowl loss, ponder our man crush on Joe Burrow, examine the weird and unexpect...

Paul & Randy briefly discuss the legendary high school pitcher who bested two Texas national champions via the transitive property and then break down Texas portal needs, the Texas-Washington Alamo Bowl, Aztec human sacrifice, the rest of the college bowl slate, why construction job sites are always a cast of colorful characters. The time is now for your new mortgage or refi with Gabe Winslow...

Paul and Randy talk about the tumult in the Texas basketball program and then shift to discussing Mike Leach and his legacy as an innovator and an authentic man who never felt the need to wear a mask, always asked why, and indulged his curiosity about the world.  RIP Coach Leach.  The time is now for your new mortgage or refi with Gabe Winslow at 832-557-1095 or MortgagesbyGabe. Then get...

Paul and Randy have a lot to catch up on: how Texas beat Baylor, individual player improvements, defensive improvement over the course of the season, the travesty of the All Big 12 teams, college football coaching changes, Alaskan cabin portal analogies and much, much more.  The conversation is fun and far-ranging. Jump in and enjoy.  The time is now for your new mortgage or refi with Ga...

Paul & Randy break down the tough loss to the Horned Frogs in Austin. A hell of a performance by the Longhorn defense and a terrific Texas crowd was undermined by a surprising offensive Sarkopenia. What were the symptoms and how might it have been overcome? How does Sark balance developing Quinn Ewers with larger team goals? Finally, this isn't the Kansas you remember. Find out why the Jayhawk...

Paul and Randy are fired up about the huge road win in Manhattan which sets up a big time contest in Austin against the Horned Frogs. They break down the win, talk Frog matchups and the potential for an all-time Texas crowd on Saturday night. The time is now for your new mortgage or refi with Gabe Winslow at 832-557-1095 or MortgagesbyGabe. Then get your financial life in order with advisor David...

Paul and Randy break down the tough Texas loss in Stillwater where they saw plenty of good and bad. How can an improved Texas defense maximize? How does Quinn Ewers get back on track? Should he have been pulled in Stillwater? How does Texas close out the season? Then it's a potpourri of topics ranging from Big 12 matchups this weekend, Astros dominance and Colorado snow.  The time is now for...

Paul and Randy break some Big 12 games trying to learn about future opponents and then move on to the exciting come from behind win over Iowa State in Austin. They talk about the good and bad on the offense and defense and reflect on some takeaways from the contest. As usual, they explore some tangents, including Randy's pitching strategy against a little person, the anguish of Paul's Mom throwing...

Have a road trip this week? Planning on a two and a half hour hike? Good news! Paul and Randy drop an epic post Red River Shutout podcast to keep you entertained and informed. They break down the massive Texas victory against OU, Quinn Ewers, Sark's play calling, the Horn D, preview Iowa State, and then indulge any number of topics and flight of fancy, to include how a 11-2 Texas could earn a play...

Hate week is no time to be weak. Paul and Randy are feeling confident about Texas-OU, which history proves is not a great mental state to be in before the Red River Shootout, unless the Longhorns deliver the goods. In which case, it's a glorious mental state to be in. They go in depth on the great performance against West Virginia and then preview what they've seen of OU this year. How does Texas...

Hogs saved our bacon in Week 4 and Paul blinked at the possibility of maximizing his KSU will beat OU in Norman predictions he's been making since July. Lost nerve meant lost money. What about Week 5? 

"Fundamentals are the crutch of the talentless." - Kenny Powers.   Paul and Randy Boone break down the Texas loss in Lubbock and look to the future. They also talk about the Ovie Oghoufo incident and how cooler heads prevented a really bad scene, what's going on with the Texas D, and maybe Sark needing to not be afraid of going to the well again. Then it's a full on BS session: which of Randy...

Paul gives a quick overview of where the Big 12 conference race stands and then goes hard in the paint on the Overshown targeting suspension. Then it's on to previewing Texas Tech in Lubbock and the Big 12 conference opener for the Longhorns. Who will start at QB - for either team? What are the keys to the game? Has Texas Tech's improved and retooled defense actually played anyone?   The time...

Is Texas gonna get it done in Lubbock? Is Paul really betting a college football game with a 35 point over/under?  How long will we ride the Kansas, Ole Miss, Kansas State and USC trains? 

USC comes through in Week 2 and still loving the Wildcats. It is heart/head week and Paul has big bets on Miami, Texas and defense. 

Paul and Justin talk Bama post Saturday disappointment and longer program optimism. What are the big picture takeaways from the Tide heartbreaker? Texas found its QB, but that's on hold. Texas also found a defense - can it stick around? Bama can't beat us twice, so it's on to breaking down UTSA's football team and mining Justin's brain for what makes Jeff Traylor such a unique and powerful culture...

Paul and human glue Joe Cook break down the 52-10 Texas win over ULM and then discuss the biggest game in college football: Texas vs Alabama. Bama is a 20+ point favorite in Austin. How can Texas hang with the Tide? How many tricks does Steve Sarkisian have up his sleeve on Saturday? Join us and find out.  The time is now for your new mortgage or refi with Gabe Winslow at 832-557-1095 or Mort...

5-1 in Week 1. Let's talk Week 2.