It has begun. College football season. Already one surprise with Utah knocking off soon to be not #15 Pittsburgh.
The big match-up comes Monday Night, (Monday Night College Football?) when #3 Boise State plays #10 Virginia Tech. In our weekly pool, which we WON last year, I'm picking Virginia Tech to send Boise back to the blue, blue fields of Idaho. That said, if Boise State were to go undefeated this season they deserve a shot at the national championship.
While the NFL is great, College Football is where it's at. The students, the alumni and of course the teams and traditions are unique in sports. Mascots and marching bands. Wow. It's the happiest time of the year.
We're excited to journey to Austin next weekend for the Texas home opener against Wyoming. 'Q at the Salt Lick, a visit to the Co-op and then the game. HOOK'EM!!
As for this weekend, Rice, it's what's for dinner.
Enjoy the weekend and regardless of your favorite team, cheer them on and cheer them on loud.
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Brian Olson
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Showing posts with label Bevo. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Bevo. Show all posts
Friday, September 3, 2010
Friday, August 27, 2010
BEVO Blog #2
I just watched the Big 12 Preview on ESPNU. The usual cast of characters got the most attention, mainly Texas and OU, although honorable mentions went to A&M and Texas Tech. It will be weird to see Tech actually running the football! Howdy Tommy.
Texas and OU come into the season with new QB's. Sam Bradford is now with St. Louis, Colt McCoy with Cleveland. Texas coach Mack Brown is legendary for his ability to re-load each season. Garrett Gilbert got a baptism by fire last January in the BCS Championship Game. It will serve him well this year. Also look for Texas to run the ball a lot more.
The two big games on the Texas schedule this year are Nebraska who has a lot of motivation to beat the 'Horns in Lincoln this year. That last second loss in the Big 12 Championship game still hurts and with Nebraska leaving for the Big 10, this could be the last meeting of the two teams for quite some time. The big question is just how will the Nebraska fans, among the best and most sportsmanlike in all of college football, react when the Longhorns take the field.
Then's there's the annual gathering in Dallas with the Sooners. The Red River Rivalry. Game time has been pushed back a couple of hours which means an even rowdier crowd than ever. Most of the predictions have Texas winning, again. But when these two teams take the field against each other, all bets are off. Howdy ya'll.
We're excited to be heading to Austin for the Wyoming game on September 11. Pre-game will be at the Salt Lick plus we'll make a visit to the Co-op. We were up at the game last year in Laramie, and the Cowboys led at half-time. The Pokes have a history of playing big teams tough in the first-half. As for the second-half, not so much. But never take Wyoming for granted. Just ask the Vols.
College football is almost here, and no matter who you cheer on, it's the happiest time of the year.
HOOK'EM!
Brian Olson
Conversation Starters LLC
"We start the conversations about you"
Texas and OU come into the season with new QB's. Sam Bradford is now with St. Louis, Colt McCoy with Cleveland. Texas coach Mack Brown is legendary for his ability to re-load each season. Garrett Gilbert got a baptism by fire last January in the BCS Championship Game. It will serve him well this year. Also look for Texas to run the ball a lot more.
The two big games on the Texas schedule this year are Nebraska who has a lot of motivation to beat the 'Horns in Lincoln this year. That last second loss in the Big 12 Championship game still hurts and with Nebraska leaving for the Big 10, this could be the last meeting of the two teams for quite some time. The big question is just how will the Nebraska fans, among the best and most sportsmanlike in all of college football, react when the Longhorns take the field.
Then's there's the annual gathering in Dallas with the Sooners. The Red River Rivalry. Game time has been pushed back a couple of hours which means an even rowdier crowd than ever. Most of the predictions have Texas winning, again. But when these two teams take the field against each other, all bets are off. Howdy ya'll.
We're excited to be heading to Austin for the Wyoming game on September 11. Pre-game will be at the Salt Lick plus we'll make a visit to the Co-op. We were up at the game last year in Laramie, and the Cowboys led at half-time. The Pokes have a history of playing big teams tough in the first-half. As for the second-half, not so much. But never take Wyoming for granted. Just ask the Vols.
College football is almost here, and no matter who you cheer on, it's the happiest time of the year.
HOOK'EM!
Brian Olson
Conversation Starters LLC
"We start the conversations about you"
Thursday, August 19, 2010
BEVO Edition #1
Ok dear reader(s)...time for a new Friday feature which will run throughout the college football season.
***Update*** 1:41pm ET
Texas and BYU add home and home games to schedules.
Now back to our regularly scheduled blog:
The BEVO edition, named after the stalwart symbol of the glorious Texas Longhorns will of course cover the 'Horns, but also a couple of other favorite teams; the University of Wyoming Cowboys and the Auburn Tigers.
For fans of OU and CU and yes, Nebraska we extend our apologies in advance.
This past week, ESPN re-ran the National Championship Game between Texas and 'Bama. We didn't watch. Once was enough to see Colt go down. But a new season awaits and all is well with the world.
The Big 12 almost folded itself into what might have been the PAC 16. We would have liked the opportunity to visit new venues in cities like San Francisco. Now the Big 12 is the sort-of Big 12. With Nebraska heading to the Big 10 this years match-up between Texas and the Huskers will overshadow the OU game if you can believe it.
Lots of changes coming to several converences in the coming years. How it will all shake out remains to be seen but we'd be disappointed if there is no championship game in the Big 12 or whatever it ends up being called. It's very likely one or more teams will be moving into the conference depending on what kind of television deals can be made.
Then there's the whole mess with USC. We're not fans of Lane Kiffin, who is? But it's sad players who came to USC after Reggie Bush left will pay the price.
We're just weeks away from the happiest time of the year, college football season. It should be a grand one.
Brian Olson
Conversation Starters LLC
"We start the conversation about you"
***Update*** 1:41pm ET
Texas and BYU add home and home games to schedules.
Now back to our regularly scheduled blog:
The BEVO edition, named after the stalwart symbol of the glorious Texas Longhorns will of course cover the 'Horns, but also a couple of other favorite teams; the University of Wyoming Cowboys and the Auburn Tigers.
For fans of OU and CU and yes, Nebraska we extend our apologies in advance.
This past week, ESPN re-ran the National Championship Game between Texas and 'Bama. We didn't watch. Once was enough to see Colt go down. But a new season awaits and all is well with the world.
The Big 12 almost folded itself into what might have been the PAC 16. We would have liked the opportunity to visit new venues in cities like San Francisco. Now the Big 12 is the sort-of Big 12. With Nebraska heading to the Big 10 this years match-up between Texas and the Huskers will overshadow the OU game if you can believe it.
Lots of changes coming to several converences in the coming years. How it will all shake out remains to be seen but we'd be disappointed if there is no championship game in the Big 12 or whatever it ends up being called. It's very likely one or more teams will be moving into the conference depending on what kind of television deals can be made.
Then there's the whole mess with USC. We're not fans of Lane Kiffin, who is? But it's sad players who came to USC after Reggie Bush left will pay the price.
We're just weeks away from the happiest time of the year, college football season. It should be a grand one.
Brian Olson
Conversation Starters LLC
"We start the conversation about you"
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