02-17-2020, 02:32 AM
AUSTIN, Texas -- Charlie Strong may be coaching his last game at Texas.With a 16-20 record in three seasons, Strong has been told his future will be evaluated after Fridays regular-season finale at home against TCU. That comes against the backdrop of multiple media reports that the decision to fire him has already been made.Strong said this week he hopes thats not the case, and that school administrators have promised him a full season before evaluating his future.And, he said, he most certainly wants to come back . He has two years left on a contract that pays him more than $5 million per year.I look at the job that this staff has done and I look at the players that they have put in place and I look at just how far we have come. The wins and losses, they dont stack up, but still, you are looking at a young football team and a team that, when you get everything back in place for the upcoming year, its got a lot of talent, Strong said.Strong said he hopes beating TCU would work in his favor, but school President Greg Fenves, who been an strong advocate for the coach this season, has remained silent since Texas lost at lowly Kansas last week.A win would make the Longhorns bowl eligible, marking a slight improvement over last season. But thats a big part of the problem. He was hired to bring Texas back to the top of the Big 12. That Texas has to fight just to make a bowl game is not where Longhorns fans expect their program to be.You asked this guy to come in and change the culture and hes done that, senior linebacker Tim Cole said. Im telling you, hes going to be pay dividends for this program, for this fan base. Hes going to build a dynasty here.TCU coach Gary Patterson, who handed Strong two of his most humiliating losses the past two seasons, is also trying to push his team to a bowl game in what has been a disappointing season. He expects the Longhorns to bring an emotional effort Friday.Theyll be playing for their coach, Patterson said. Thats such a big motivator.Some things to watch for when the Longhorns (5-6, 3-5 Big 12) meet the Horned Frogs (5-5, 3-4)
ONTAS MARCHTexas running back DOnta Foreman is having one of the best rushing seasons in school history and is approaching 2,000 yards. Hes one of three finalists for the Doak Walker Award given to the nations top running backs. But hes also coughed up some key fumbles, including a late one against Kansas that set-up the game-tying drive.INCONSTENT QUARTERBACKSTexas Shane Buechele finally had a freshman-like game at Kansas, throwing a pick-six interception and another in overtime that set up the Jayhawks winning field goal. TCUs Kenny Hill has thrown 12 interceptions and was pulled from last weeks blowout home loss to Oklahoma State.TURPIN TORNADOThe Horned Frogs KaVonte Turpin ripped Texas with four touchdowns in a 50-7 win last season. He missed four games this season with an injury, but has 13 catches and a touchdown in the last three games.MISSING MALIKTexas middle linebacker Malik Jefferson missed most of the last two games with a head injury. His coaches hope their second-leading tackler, who has 4+ sacks, can return this week.STRONGS EXITStrongs players love him. More than 50 showed up for his Monday news conference, and theyve put him on their shoulders after big wins before. Strong may get carried off again, win or lose, on Friday by a group of players who see him as much of a father figure as a coach.---More AP college football: http://www.collegefootball.ap.org and https://twitter.com/AP-Top25 Elgton Jenkins Super Bowl Jersey .com) - Yankee Stadium is the home of the Bronx Bombers, but on Sunday afternoon it will open its gates to host the latest addition of the Hudson River Rivalry. Josh Jackson Super Bowl Jersey .Y. - Jerome Samson scored once in regulation and again in the shootout as the St. https://www.packersrookiestore.com/Customized/ . 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Heres how Europe and North Americas finest stack up.Finalist contenders: FlipSid3, Northern, NRGFlipSid3 TacticsI said it last time, and even at the risk of jinxing it: FlipSid3 is the best team in the world. The EU squad scores more goals and lets fewer goals in than anyone else in the world. FlipSid3 will be a top contender in the world again, and should do one better than last season this time.Northern GamingEuropes Northern underperformed at the last RLCS; a third place finish is not enough for a team of this caliber, and with the new look lineup it will be ready for a push at the championship. FlipSid3 will stand in its way, but thats always been the story for Northern. Now is the chance to surpass its longtime rival.NRG EsportsNRG come in as the surprise number-one seed from North America taking down Orbit in the NA Regionals to secure that coveted slot. If NRG cannot do better than the Season 1 Grand Finals where it finished dead last, there will have to be a lot of questions asked about its LAN performances.Great potential: Orbit, Mockit, GenesisOrbit EsportsOrbit was expected to be the number one team from North America for most of the season yet it fell at the last hurdle, droppinng to NRG.dddddddddddd If Orbit can play the way it played for most of the regular season, expect a deep run in the Grand Finals.Mockit AcesMockit Aces is an odd team. On its best day, the guys from Mockit are comfortably in the top three teams in the world; on its worst day, they lose to teams that didnt even make it this far. Mockit is one of the most volatile teams in the world; it would be equally unsurprising to see it win the whole thing as it would be to see it lose in the first round.GenesisGenesis is North Americas third seed and also the third-best team from the region. Barring a truly biblical performance, Genesis will likely struggle to make a deep run, but the potential is there. If a really great vein of form strikes them, Genesis will be competing in the later rounds.The underdogs: Precision Z, Take 3Precision ZPrecision Z is a very good team... sometimes. On a good day, Precision Z beats Mockit Aces and takes Flipsid3 to five games; on a bad day, Precision Z will not manage to win a game in the entire tournament. A performance in the middle still leaves them somewhere down here.Take 3Take 3 is an interesting conundrum, North Americas fourth seed lacks almost all consistency; truly, this team could show up as world-beaters or look totally incompetent. The middle ground is again generally expected, but Take 3 on its middle ground simply isnt good enough to compete with the best in the world. ' ' '
ONTAS MARCHTexas running back DOnta Foreman is having one of the best rushing seasons in school history and is approaching 2,000 yards. Hes one of three finalists for the Doak Walker Award given to the nations top running backs. But hes also coughed up some key fumbles, including a late one against Kansas that set-up the game-tying drive.INCONSTENT QUARTERBACKSTexas Shane Buechele finally had a freshman-like game at Kansas, throwing a pick-six interception and another in overtime that set up the Jayhawks winning field goal. TCUs Kenny Hill has thrown 12 interceptions and was pulled from last weeks blowout home loss to Oklahoma State.TURPIN TORNADOThe Horned Frogs KaVonte Turpin ripped Texas with four touchdowns in a 50-7 win last season. He missed four games this season with an injury, but has 13 catches and a touchdown in the last three games.MISSING MALIKTexas middle linebacker Malik Jefferson missed most of the last two games with a head injury. His coaches hope their second-leading tackler, who has 4+ sacks, can return this week.STRONGS EXITStrongs players love him. More than 50 showed up for his Monday news conference, and theyve put him on their shoulders after big wins before. Strong may get carried off again, win or lose, on Friday by a group of players who see him as much of a father figure as a coach.---More AP college football: http://www.collegefootball.ap.org and https://twitter.com/AP-Top25 Elgton Jenkins Super Bowl Jersey .com) - Yankee Stadium is the home of the Bronx Bombers, but on Sunday afternoon it will open its gates to host the latest addition of the Hudson River Rivalry. Josh Jackson Super Bowl Jersey .Y. - Jerome Samson scored once in regulation and again in the shootout as the St. https://www.packersrookiestore.com/Customized/ . Miller reached right to deflect Mikhail Grabovskis attempt with just over 2 minutes remaining in regulation, and then made two more saves in the shootout Sunday to give the Sabres a 2-1 win over the Washington Capitals. Paul Hornung Super Bowl Jersey . Already owning gold from competition in Vancouver in 2010, Loch posted a combined four-run time of 3:27.526. That included a track-record third run of 51. Kevin King Super Bowl Jersey . -- Its been a long road back for Sean Bergenheim. Just like a flying miniature car accelerating towards the opponents goal posts, we are once again rapidly nearing the premier event of the Rocket League Championship Series. The Season 2 Grand Finals wrap up on December 3 and 4 in Amsterdam, and going into it every one of the eight teams will be hoping to outshine the others for the $75,000 prize. Heres how Europe and North Americas finest stack up.Finalist contenders: FlipSid3, Northern, NRGFlipSid3 TacticsI said it last time, and even at the risk of jinxing it: FlipSid3 is the best team in the world. The EU squad scores more goals and lets fewer goals in than anyone else in the world. FlipSid3 will be a top contender in the world again, and should do one better than last season this time.Northern GamingEuropes Northern underperformed at the last RLCS; a third place finish is not enough for a team of this caliber, and with the new look lineup it will be ready for a push at the championship. FlipSid3 will stand in its way, but thats always been the story for Northern. Now is the chance to surpass its longtime rival.NRG EsportsNRG come in as the surprise number-one seed from North America taking down Orbit in the NA Regionals to secure that coveted slot. If NRG cannot do better than the Season 1 Grand Finals where it finished dead last, there will have to be a lot of questions asked about its LAN performances.Great potential: Orbit, Mockit, GenesisOrbit EsportsOrbit was expected to be the number one team from North America for most of the season yet it fell at the last hurdle, droppinng to NRG.dddddddddddd If Orbit can play the way it played for most of the regular season, expect a deep run in the Grand Finals.Mockit AcesMockit Aces is an odd team. On its best day, the guys from Mockit are comfortably in the top three teams in the world; on its worst day, they lose to teams that didnt even make it this far. Mockit is one of the most volatile teams in the world; it would be equally unsurprising to see it win the whole thing as it would be to see it lose in the first round.GenesisGenesis is North Americas third seed and also the third-best team from the region. Barring a truly biblical performance, Genesis will likely struggle to make a deep run, but the potential is there. If a really great vein of form strikes them, Genesis will be competing in the later rounds.The underdogs: Precision Z, Take 3Precision ZPrecision Z is a very good team... sometimes. On a good day, Precision Z beats Mockit Aces and takes Flipsid3 to five games; on a bad day, Precision Z will not manage to win a game in the entire tournament. A performance in the middle still leaves them somewhere down here.Take 3Take 3 is an interesting conundrum, North Americas fourth seed lacks almost all consistency; truly, this team could show up as world-beaters or look totally incompetent. The middle ground is again generally expected, but Take 3 on its middle ground simply isnt good enough to compete with the best in the world. ' ' '