Fridays in the Humidor – 2/21/20
What's going on with the football team during offseason conditioning? What areas will Texas' new assistant coaches be assigned to recruit? What's going on with Shaka Smart (and John Beilein)? Get all that in the Humidor.
Truth or consequences: If Texas misses NCAAs, what does CDC do?
AUSTIN -- Texas vice president for athletics Chris Del Conte has said that the goal of the Longhorns’ athletic department is to finish in the top 10 in every sport it sponsors. Since Del Conte started at UT in December of 2017, two of the three revenue sports produced a top 10 finish.
TTU 62, Texas 57 — Knocked out by Holyfield
Texas’ chances to win versus Texas Tech and maintain its NCAA Tournament hopes came down to Matt Coleman’s performance during crunch time. But in the final round, Texas Tech’s TJ Holyfield knocked out any Horns hopes at a win.
Longhorns survive late Horned Frog run, escape Fort Worth with 62-61 win
FORT WORTH -- With under four minutes remaining, Texas was in an unfamiliar position.
Appalachian Atrocity: West Virginia dismantles Texas, 97-59
When was this game over? Was it when West Virginia led 45-20 at halftime following a Texas scoring drought of almost seven minutes? Or when the Mountaineers extended their lead to 35 before the second half under-12?
Kansas game thoughts
Winning time, baby! Well, if you were a KU fan in attendance at the Erwin Center today.
Texas 76, Oklahoma State 64: Notes and thoughts from the win
Texas went to Stillwater and beat a team they were expected to beat, and honestly, never were in any true peril of losing.
Four prescient pre-Oklahoma quotes from Shaka Smart
Prior to Texas’ 72-62 loss to Oklahoma on Wednesday, Texas head coach Shaka Smart spent 20 minutes Monday speaking with local media. Throughout his entire tenure, Smart has given thoughtful answers to the questions of the media that continuously circle back to his core beliefs as a coach. The problem throughout his entire tenure has been that his team struggles to employ those core beliefs on the floor.
Baylor Game Thoughts
It was there for the taking. This is a game Texas pretty reasonably could have won. They lost by 15.
