1. Conference Realignment's Family Feud: Who to Blame for Collapse of Big 12?

    The wheels are in motion once again. It was just last summer that college football was sitting in a state of uncertainty with many of its biggest programs seeking more profitable waters in different conferences...

    Dino Nicandros Written by Dino Nicandros about almost 2 years ago 1,518 reads 33 comments

  2. Texas Football: Is Another QB Controversy the Best Thing for the Longhorns?

    As of Saturday, September 10th, 2011, the Garrett Gilbert era may finally be over at the University of Texas. It's sad, really. It couldn't have happened to a nicer kid...

    Dino Nicandros Written by Dino Nicandros about almost 2 years ago 356 reads 8 comments

  3. Texas-UCLA Football: Live Blog, Stats, Analysis

    Good afternoon ladies and gentlemen, Featured Columnist Dino Nicandros here, live blogging the Texas-UCLA game...

    Dino Nicandros Written by Dino Nicandros about over 2 years ago 1,842 reads 52 comments

  4. Texas Football: Why the Longhorns Could Have the Best Defense In America

    Texas Longhorns' Head Coach Mack Brown said before the season began that he believed he could possess the best defense he's ever had during his tenure at the University of Texas...

    Dino Nicandros Written by Dino Nicandros about over 2 years ago 3,592 reads 23 comments

  5. Texas Football: Breaking Down Longhorns' Hot and Cold 34-17 Victory Over Rice

    It wasn't as impressive as many expected, but on a day when some of the nation's top teams were pushed to the brink, Mack Brown and the Texas Longhorns were just happy to leave Houston with a win over the Rice Owls...

    Dino Nicandros Written by Dino Nicandros about almost 3 years ago 1,907 reads 11 comments

  6. What Makes The Texas Longhorns Serious Title Contenders In 2010?

    The USA Today Coaches Poll was released yesterday, and as many expected, Alabama was almost a unanimous number one. Perennial powers Ohio State and Florida follow behind the Tide at two and three...

    Dino Nicandros Written by Dino Nicandros about almost 3 years ago 4,301 reads 132 comments

  7. Texas Football: Breaking Down The QB Paths Garrett Gilbert Could Follow

    The 2010 National Championship game was not your typical football contest. Sure, it pitted the top two teams in the country against each other in one of college football's most recognizable venues...

    Dino Nicandros Written by Dino Nicandros about almost 3 years ago 3,628 reads 5 comments

  8. LeBron James Goes and Dan Gilbert Blows His Top

    Well, the LeBron James free agency saga is officially over. The 25 year old superstar is headed to Miami to join forces with fellow All-Stars Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh...

    Dino Nicandros Written by Dino Nicandros about almost 3 years ago 2,198 reads 9 comments

  9. Enough Is Enough: Conference Bickering Is Over, Can We Get Back To Football Now?

    To quote the King of Swamp Castle in Monty Python and the Holy Grail, "Please! This is supposed to be a happy occasion. Let's not bicker and argue about who killed who...

    Dino Nicandros Written by Dino Nicandros about 3 years ago 776 reads 45 comments

  10. Breaking News: Texas, Texas A&M To Big Ten, Oklahoma to The SEC?

    Bleacher Report's Pete Tietjen is reporting that Texas and Texas A&M are possibly getting ready to petition the Big Ten for entrance into the conference, while OU will look to enter the SEC...

    Dino Nicandros Written by Dino Nicandros about 3 years ago 6,319 reads 34 comments

  11. Pac-10 Expansion: Texas A&M a Key Piece of Pac-16 Pie, but Hardly the Kingpin

    As I was driving home, I was listening to the local ESPN station and the topic of conference expansion arose (what else?)...

    Dino Nicandros Written by Dino Nicandros about 3 years ago 2,220 reads 14 comments

  12. How Will NCAA Conference Realignment Affect College Hoops?

    The rumblings surrounding a massive overhaul of the college football landscape continued today. With conference meetings being held this week, all eyes have been on the Big 12 and ...

    Dino Nicandros Written by Dino Nicandros about 3 years ago 1,239 reads 4 comments

  13. Insurance Plan: Does Texas Have a Viable Second Option at QB?

    Wind the clocks back to a mild night on the 7th of January, 2010, in beautiful Pasadena, California. Alabama and Texas are set to square off in what promises to be a star-studded National Championship game...

    Dino Nicandros Written by Dino Nicandros about 3 years ago 966 reads 6 comments

  14. Texas Longhorns Football: Post-Spring Game-By-Game Predictions

    With spring football now officially behind us, it's time for the endless anxiety and overhwelming anticipation that the summer before college football season brings us each year...

    Dino Nicandros Written by Dino Nicandros about 3 years ago 3,741 reads 43 comments

  15. Texas Longhorns Football: Five Players to Watch in 2010

    There was a different feeling around Austin this spring. For the first time in five years, the Texas Longhorns entered spring practices on the heels of a bowl game loss...

    Dino Nicandros Written by Dino Nicandros about 3 years ago 3,291 reads 13 comments

  16. March Madness 2010: Last-Second Loss a Fitting End for Texas

    The clock was ticking. Clinging to just a one point lead following two missed free throws by Gary Johnson, the Texas Longhorns were just seconds away from outlasting Wake Forest and moving on to the second round...

    Dino Nicandros Written by Dino Nicandros about over 3 years ago 862 reads 0 comments

  17. March Madness 2010: Expect Cornered Longhorns To Come Out Swinging

    In nature, when an animal is injured or in a compromising situation, it tends to become more aggressive and incredibly dangerous...

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  18. March Madness: Texas Longhorns More Dangerous as a Lower Seed Team?

    If I were to tell you that a certain basketball team possessed a 17-0 record through the month of January and had arguably the best collection of talent in the nation, what would your prediction ...

    Dino Nicandros Written by Dino Nicandros about over 3 years ago 696 reads 2 comments

  19. How Will Dogus Balbay's Injury Affect the Texas Longhorns?

    The slumping Texas Longhorns, losers of six of their last 10 games, received some more bad news on Monday. Starting point guard Dogus Balbay will miss the rest of the season with a torn ACL in his left knee...

    Dino Nicandros Written by Dino Nicandros about over 3 years ago 3 reads 1 comments

  20. NCAA Football: New Head Coach-In-Waiting Rule Unfair, Damages Texas Recruiting

    The University of Texas received some bad news this week.  The NCAA passed a new regulation that drastically limits the ability of football programs with designated head coaches-in-waiting to recruit...

    Dino Nicandros Written by Dino Nicandros about over 3 years ago 865 reads 25 comments

  21. Big Ten Expansion: Why Texas Is Not the Proper Solution for Realignment

    Some interesting chatter arose today regarding rumored talks between the University of Texas and the Big Ten conference—and a possible realignment that could take place if UT was really interested...

    Dino Nicandros Written by Dino Nicandros about over 3 years ago 1,380 reads 39 comments

  22. Major (Applewhite) Changes Need To Be Made at Texas

    Ask anyone within a 20 mile radius of Austin, Texas what they think of Longhorns' offensive coordinator Greg Davis and see how many of the replies are positive...

    Dino Nicandros Written by Dino Nicandros about over 3 years ago 1,156 reads 4 comments

  23. Ten Things That Need to Happen for Texas to Win a National Championship

    The Texas Longhorns (17-1) are off to their best start in over 20 years and have the look of a legitimate National Title contender after just under three months of play...

    Dino Nicandros Written by Dino Nicandros about over 3 years ago 442 reads 3 comments

  24. Breaking Down the Texas Longhorns' First Loss of 2010

    Texas' stay at No. 1 was brief. Fresh off the heels of an emotional overtime victory over rival Texas A&M, the top-ranked Longhorns were ripe for an upset in a Big Monday game in Manhattan, Kan...

    Dino Nicandros Written by Dino Nicandros about over 3 years ago 539 reads 7 comments

  25. NFL Head Coaching Stock: Could These College Football Coaches Make It?

    Pete Carol's sudden announcement that he would be taking the vacant Seattle Seahawks Head Coaching job sent the college football world in to a tizzy...

    Dino Nicandros Written by Dino Nicandros about over 3 years ago 781 reads 7 comments