Just a quick note that the Baylor post-game will be delayed until late this afternoon or early evening. Unfortunately, there’s a few too many “real world” things to attend to in the lone off-day we have before making the trip to Stillwater. |
It’s official. The coaches and media agree — Texas is the best basketball team in the country right now. The Longhorns took home 56 of the 65 first-place votes in the Associated Press poll that was released this afternoon, while 30 of the 31 coaches slotted Rick Barnes’ team first in the nation. Today marks the first time in school history that Texas was honored with the top ranking in the country. Previously, the Longhorns had held the Associated Press’ No. 2 ranking for a total of twelve different weeks — the previous six weeks of this season, five weeks in 2005, and one week in December of 2002. Texas is one of four Big 12 teams in the Top 25, as Kansas, Kansas State, and Baylor are all ranked in both polls. Texas A&M, Missouri, Oklahoma State, and Texas Tech also received votes in both polls. If that bevy of talented teams in conference play wasn’t enough of a challenge for Texas, they are also less than two weeks away from a road trip to Connecticut, where they will face the 15th-ranked Huskies. The Longhorns will put their newly-minted ranking to the test with a visit to Ames on Wednesday night. Tip for their game against the Iowa State Cyclones is set for 7 P.M. |
Home and in one piece. After sleeping approximately 731.9 hours, though, it’s time to rush out the door. We’ll be back with some post-game thoughts in the last few hours before the BCS National Championship Game. |
 The subject says it all, sports fans. The photo above and many more from our trip to Kansas City are now available. This was quite a time-consuming project, so notes from the trip will have to be delayed until after our weekend sojourn to JerryWorld for the Carolina game. In the meantime, click the photo above or the link below to peruse over 60 pictures from our two days in Kansas City. |
We did, in fact, make it back safely from Kansas City on Wednesday afternoon. Since then, we’ve been a bit caught up in all the familial business and football overload, but will be back in the saddle later today. Look for our Pitt wrap-up later tonight, a Rice preview early Sunday, and notes and photos from the KC trip sometime next week. In the meantime, enjoy the last round of holiday hoops tournaments and the last regular season Saturday for college football! |
