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2008 Weekly local football review
(previous weekly reviews are here) Texas Longhorns 24 Ohio State 21 In a not particularly well-played, but nevertheless highly-entertaining Fiesta Bowl last Monday night, the Longhorns (12-1) used some more QB Colt McCoy magic with 16 seconds left to...
2008 Weekly local football review
(WRMSOX photo; previous weekly reviews are here) Rice 38 Western Michigan 14 As expected, the Owls (10-3) rolled to an easy win in the Texas Bowl last Tuesday as star QB Chase Clement (30-44/307 yds/3 TD's/12 carries for 72...
2008 Weekly local football review
(AP Photo/Dave Einsel; previous weekly reviews are here) Texans 31 Bears 24 Well, at least this time, the Texans (8-8) beat the Bears' (9-7) first-string rather than the Jags' junior varsity to achieve only the franchise's second non-losing season...
2008 Weekly local football review
(AP Photo/George Nikitin; previous weekly reviews are here) Raiders 27 Texans 16 Amidst the Chronicle cheerleaders becoming enraptured again during the Texans' (7-8) first four-game winning streak, the local team reminded us today against the Raiders (4-11) why they...
2008 Weekly local football review
(AP Photo/David J. Phillip; previous weekly reviews are here) Texans 13 Titans 12 The Texans (7-7), who most everyone in these parts had left for dead a month ago, won their fourth straight game for the first time in...
2008 Weekly local football review
(AP Photo/Morry Gash; previous weekly reviews are here) Texans 24 Packers 21 Could the Texans actually be turning into a reasonably dangerous team so long as they hang on to the ball? Despite four turnovers, the Texans (6-7) rallied...
2008 Weekly local football review
(AP Photo/Harry Cabluck; previous weekly reviews are here) Texas Longhorns 49 Texas Aggies 9 As predicted in the previous weekly review, the Longhorns (11-1/7-1 Big 12) hammered the Aggies (4-8/2-6 Big 12), but still ended up behind Oklahoma (11-1/7-1...
2008 Weekly local football review
(AP Photo/Tony Dejak; previous weekly reviews are here) Texans 16 Browns 6 A win is a win, right? Well, maybe. But the reality is that the Texans (4-7) finally found a team in the Browns (4-7) that is more...
2008 Weekly local football review
(AP Photo/Michael Conroy; previous weekly reviews are here) Colts 33 Texans 27 Texans (3-7) backup QB Sage Rosenfels (13-18/192 yds/0 TD/1 INT) had another "Sage moment" (i.e., "what the hell was that?") when he threw his only interception of...
2008 Weekly local football review
(AP Photo/David Einsel; previous weekly reviews are here) Ravens 41 Texans 13 Oh my. It's going to be a long week for Houston sports talk show hosts this week. The Ravens (6-3) manhandled the Texans (3-6) in the 4th...
2008 Weekly local football review
(AP Photo/LM Otero; previous weekly reviews are here) Texas Tech 39 Texas Longhorns 33 As predicted, the top-ranked Horns (8-1/4-1 Big 12) were not able to run the table through four straight games against top-10 ranked teams. The loss...
2008 Weekly local football review
(AP Photo/Dave Einsel; previous weekly reviews are here) Texans 35 Bengals 6 The Texans (3-4) won their third game in a row for the first time in franchise history by drubbing the Bengals (0-8), who are truly dreadful. The...
2008 Weekly local football review
(AP Photo/Dave Einsel; previous weekly reviews are here) Texans 28 Lions 21 Texans (2-4) continue to be a work-in-progress. They hammered the atrocious Lions (0-6) for three quarters and looked to be on their way to an easy win....
2008 Weekly local football review
(Previous weekly reviews are here) Texas Longhorns 45 Oklahoma 35 In the most entertaining college football game of the season to date, the Longhorns (6-0/2-0 Big !2) vaulted to No. 1 in the AP, Harris and Coaches Top 25...
2008 Weekly local football review
(AP Photo/David J. Phillip; previous weekly reviews are here). Colts 31 Texans 27 The following was a conversation that I had with another long-suffering fan of Houston sports teams after the Texans (0-4) became the first team in NFL...
2008 Weekly local football review
(AP Photo/Phil Coale; previous weekly reviews are here). Jaguars 30 Texans 27 (OT) If it isn't one thing, it's another for the Texans (0-3). After pretty much stinking it up in the Texans' first two games, QB Matt Schaub...
2008 Weekly local football review
(AP Photo/John Russell) After a week off in deference to Hurricane Ike, the weekly local football review is back (previous weekly reviews are here). Titans 31 Texans 12 OK, it wasn't as bad as the Week One loss to...
2008 Weekly local football review
(AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar; previous weekly review is here). Steelers 38 Texans 17 Geez, that Texans' performance certainly didn't make this preview look very good. Getting one's ass kicked in the first game of the season is never pleasant,...
Houston Texans, Year Seven
Year Seven of the Houston Texans begins this Sunday with a road game against the Steelers, so it's time for my fifth annual preview of the team (previous annual previews are here). Largely ignored amidst the ubiquitous mainstream media...
2008 Weekly local football review
(Previous weekly reviews from the 2004-2007 seasons are here). Rice 56 SMU 27 As noted earlier here, I think the Owls (1-0/1-0 CUSA) are a good bet to surprise this season. They have an excellent and experienced QB in...
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