Everyone Gets a Trophy

Paul & Randy talk youth sports, why multi-sporting unlocks athleticism better than singular focus, throwing coaches, the scammy aspects of youth baseball, why understanding first principles of athleticism can allow deeper insight than the priests and regulators of sport, why QB gurus actually make their money off of QBs with marginal college or NFL futures and why Jim Abbott is a bad, bad man....

Paul and Randy breakdown the upcoming Texas Spring Game, how to eval a zero sum game and then ponder the currency of defensive backfield personnel groupings. What if your dime plays quarters? Do you get back 15 cents? 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 312-933-8823 wi...

Paul and Randy somehow manage to talk about everything and nothing: Spring football, the Longhorn baseball malaise, the men's basketball loss to Tennessee in the NCAA tournament and a random litany of facts, topics and other amusements. 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 Mc...

Paul and Randy talk March Madness, preview Colorado State, talk best hoops lineups, discuss a lot of Spring football and a little Longhorn baseball. Finally, they finish with important Iditarod moose facts. Namely, the importance of killing them to protect you and your dogs and field dressing them in timely fashion. The time is now for your new mortgage or refi with Gabe Winslow at 832-557-1095 or...

Paul and Joe Cook debrief the NFL Combine with some nuggets you may not know. How much did Texas athletes help themselves or is the Combine now just a testing environment where athletes can only hurt their stock? They also ruminate on Florida's brutal schedule, how Texas is still a playoff team at 10-2 and BaseketPaul even makes an appearance as they puzzle over whether Rodney Terry's Horn...

Paul and Randy talk about a bunch of topics, including Texas baseball, the new playoff format, Pat Mahomes ruining a generation of fundamentals, Quinn Ewers upscaling and why this is a very small world indeed. 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 312-933-8823 with a fre...

The fellas break down the new college football playoff format, the development of football analytics, muse about Texas 2024 upside, talk way too early playoff favorites and the upside of Quinn Ewers in his 3rd year starting.... 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 312-9...

Paul & Randy are back and they're talking portal transfers, Saban, Harbaugh, the BOB resume vs. reality, overly emotional Midwesterners, the coming dominance of the SEC and Big 10 in college football, Jimmy Sexton sextin'. wrasslin' being fake, the amusing concept of Bill Belichick interviewing for a job, the Texas offense, sloth races, Rolexes and sled dogs. The time is now for yo...

Paul & Randy break down the Michigan-Washington national title game, their feelings of what might have been had Texas advanced, Michigan's excellent defensive game plan vs. the Husky passing attack, the value of a quality secondary and various musings about Texas in 2024, how Quinn Ewers levels up and Paul's deep desire to have a sponsor race a hippo. The time is now for your new mortg...

Washington Preview Part III. The conclusion of the series with the Alpaca ends with Paul and Scott breaking down the steel man argument for how Washington or Texas wins this semifinal. Rome Odunze wasn't built in a day. How does Texas DL depth impact the 4th quarter? And why isn't anyone talking special teams on the fast track of the Sugar Dome? Finally, a shout out of appreciation to the...

Washington Preview II. Paul and Scott continue with the second installment of the series, which many critics compare favorably to the Empire Strikes Back, Legally Blonde 2 and Godfather II. How did each team's schedule prepare or not prepare them for this game? Dare we delve into why the Dirty Dime defense would be a potentially fantastic wrinkle? The latter musing is an admitted attempt to wi...

Washington Preview I. Paul is joined by special guest Scott Gerlach and they unpack the Longhorns-Huskies matchup over a three part series. If you're tired of the surface analysis from low prep talking heads, this is the pod for you. Paul and Scott ask what has changed in the Texas offense, if the Brooks injury opened up the passing game, the toughest aspects of each team to game plan against...

Back by popular demand, Justin Wells joins Paul to give an overview of NSD1, talk relationship building, explain why Sark's quest for early enrollees is a good proxy for maturity and college readiness, hits on the portal, debates whether East Texas has airplanes, discusses the new world of the SEC and Justin's favorite recruits. They also touch on Evan Stewart, Elijah Robinson pillaging th...

The Longhorns nail down a top 5 high school class while also securing two strong portal additions. Paul breaks down each player and offers his perspective on the strengths of this class. Bask in the glow of another strong Sark signing day. 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 McC...

Paul and Ian are dropping hot takes like hot cakes so watch out snowflakes! No, not really. The guys talk about recent Longhorn portal and recruiting additions and their impact on current players, break down Alabama-Michigan in depth, spend some time talking Texas-Washington -- specifically whether Texas should get in its bag or try to control clock --and lots of other interesting tangents. Two we...

Randy is back from Arlington and it's time to talk with Paul about vibes at the Big 12 Title Game, the opening of the college football transfer portal, Sooner and Aggie schadenfreude, whiny Noles, the college football playoff, Texas LB Coach Jeff Choate being hired at Nevada and, of course, Maine HS football. It's a good time to be a Longhorn football fan. The time is now for your new mort...

The Texas Longhorns are Big 12 champions and made the CFP! Join Ian and Paul as they celebrate the victory and discuss the path forward. What do we think of the field, was FSU hosed and what about the bowl games? Good news. Texas can win the national title. Bad news? Texas is in a 4 team tournament where every team is capable of winning it all. This is shaping up to be one of the best playoffs eve...

Paul & Ian continue breaking down the Oklahoma State Cowboys and then it's Contrar-Ian at his best as they discuss playoff scenarios, how Texas would fare against the main contenders, Ian's valuing of the Big 12 title above all and addressing the Platonic notion of what a Longhorn playoff team and national champion should be. The time is now for your new mortgage or refi with Gabe Wins...

It's our preview of the 2023 Big 12 title game! First, Paul and Ian break down what makes Mike Gundy such an effective and successful coach, in part because he's willing to play the role of the bumpkin who always asks Why? Then it's a thorough breakdown of the Cowboy offense and defense. Why is the Tech defensive gameplan duplicable for Okie State? What does the Texas offense need to d...

PART 2. Paul and Ian talk about the 57-7 destruction of the Texas Tech Red Raiders and highlight some of the key aspects of the win. Then it's on to discussing the A&M footbal hire of former Aggie DC and Duke headman Mike Elko. Was it a good hire? Will Elko fall into the trap of so many DCs turned head coach? Why did the Aggies have a Mike Stoops coup? They also discuss the effect of how J...

Paul and Ian talk about the 57-7 destruction of the Texas Tech Red Raiders and highlight some of the key aspects of the win. Then it's on to discussing the A&M footbal hire of former Aggie DC and Duke headman Mike Elko. Was it a good hire? Will Elko fall into the trap of so many DCs turned head coach? Why did the Aggies have a Mike Stoops coup? They also discuss the effect of how Jeff Lebb...

Paul and Randy review the Iowa State game and wonder why anyone would willingly head slap a resting tiger and lion? After discussing A&M's follies and the impossible permutations of the Big 12 tie breakers, it's on to Texas Tech. Like many in Longhorn nation they're fed up with Tech's combination of posturing and whining before the final showdown in Austin. What Tech team will...

Paul and Randy talk about the 29-26 Texas win over TCU. Why did the Horns dominate the first half and barely hold on in the second? Then an intermezzo to talk about the CFB coaching carousel, with special attention to our friends in College Station. Where does A&M rank amongst the SEC jobs? Who should they hire? Who will they hire? Finally, a discussion of Iowa State and how the Horns can get...

Paul and Randy muse over the elite findings of the College Football Playoff Committee. They are top men. Top men! They also break down Maalik Murphy, the Sark Cost Fallacy, Quinn Ewers gaining perspective from his time on the sideline, Texas A&M and Jimbo and the merits of the Wing T. Yep, it's a typical EGAT. The time is now for your new mortgage or refi with Gabe Winslow at 832-557-1095...

It's the post game reaction to the thrilling Longhorn victory over the Kansas State Wildcats. Paul and Ian try to make sense of a terrific game that featured the whole range of play and emotion that a game can. They dig into what happened, Big 12 title hopes, the Pokes win over OU, the Aggie loss to Ole Miss and a lot more. The time is now for your new mortgage or refi with Gabe Winslow at 832...