How to Make Love to a Texas Longhorns Fan. Another classic from EDSBS.
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I guess since the Cotton Bowl game won’t actually be in the Cotton Bowl anymore they’ve got to try anything to get some extra revenue to upgrade the stadium for one game a year. The latest idea? This Sunday people will be allowed to bring their dogs down on to the field to dump on the 50 yard line.
“Petsmart presents Texas’ largest dog park. A once in a lifetime opportunity to have dog owners and their dogs run free on the Cotton Bowl field. From 1-5pm on May 6 the Cotton Bowl will be open for dogs of all sizes to stomp, scamper and swish across the most historic playing field in Dallas.”
All kidding aside, I think it’ll be pretty cool just to get to go down on the field. Maybe you and your pooch can take the frisbee and reenact Vince Young to Billy Pittman for the TD. My mutt would spend the entire time trying to Bomar dogs five times her size.
paidContent.org is reporting that Yahoo may be about to acquire Rivals.com for up to $100 million. The guys running Orangebloods.com are saying it’s not a done deal yet, but it certainly looks like its just a matter of getting the final dollar amount ironed out between the two companies.
You’re reading it here first: Yahoo is close to making its biggest sports acquisition after, well, the Broadcast.com deal: the college sports network Rivals.com, paidContent.org has learned. The price could reach around $100 million, which some we’ve spoken to say is overpriced, and that’s why the traditional sports media buyers are sitting out on this one. One exec involved in online sports acquisitions told us $50-75 million would be more realistic given a model that can—and has been—replicated and described the reaction to what Rivals was asking—$100 million—as “sticker shock.”
For comparison, FIM paid $60 million for Scout Media in September 2005.
The new acquisition would be a boost to Yahoo Sports, which has been looking for ways to catch up to the juggernaut of ESPN.com and the surge from FoxSports.com. It has an already-existing deal with Rivals.com for sharing sports content; Rivals also supplies content to USAToday.com, AOL Sports, SportingNews.com, MSNBC.com and SI.com.
Rivals is an incredible network of websites for college sports fans, and an Orangebloods membership is a must have for any hardcore Longhorn fan. They’ve got great writers at both the national and school level and their recruiting coverage is second to none. It’s probably the best ten bucks I spend every month. Hopefully Yahoo is simply looking to improve their college sports coverage and won’t be changing too much with the sites.
If you are a parent in Texas, be careful. You may become a criminal if you miss a parent-teacher meeting. Free country?
I don’t know if we should be honored or offended but Bevo Sports is a nominee for the College Football Blogger Awards. The site is one of five finalists for the Brady Quinn Award for “the prettiest blog, the best layout and design.” The winning blog must have “an aesthetic appeal, whether from a stylish banner, a pleasing layout, or an eye-catching incorporation of blog technology.”
Here’s the other nominees:
We all know how much we love Notre Dame around here but this is quite the honor. Matt and I put a lot of time and effort into the site and it’s nice that somebody out there likes what we’re doing.
Hopefully this isn’t a case of style over substance, we do try to provide quality content but we can’t help it that we’re so darn pretty.
Bevo Sports, your favorite Longhorn sports blog, is seeking an intern to help with writing articles on the site.
Requirements
Obviously, you must be a Texas Longhorn fan. Sooners, Aggy, and Pirates need not apply. Ideally you would share the same passion about the Longhorns that we do. The ideal candidate would be a current UT student or someone with the time and access to post news as it happens during the day.
Also, you must be a capable writer, as the position is centered on writing Longhorn sports articles. Extra points for humorous and/or analytical writers.
We are asking for no less than a 3 month commitment. If you don’t have time, please don’t apply.
Why Intern for Bevo Sports?
Looking for an internship to help you start getting published? The Bevo Sports intern will be able to contribute regularly to the website and help start building their writing portfolio.
Looking for an internship with responsibility? The Bevo Sports intern will handle most of the daily duties when it comes to posting articles on the site.
Mostly though, it is all about having fun. Longhorn sports is something that is fun to talk about and share with others. We hope you think so too.
How To Apply
To apply, reply with the following to intern@bevosports.com:
- Quick statement on why you want to intern for Bevo Sports and why you think you are qualified.
If you have any questions about the position don’t hesitate to contact us via the email address above or comment on this post. We look forward to hearing from you soon.
Deadline for application is December 15th.
We are working on trying to add new community features here at Bevo Sports, and we are now happy to introduce our Bevo Sports Forums. The forums are powered by BBPress, which is a nice, speedy new bulletin board, and will integrate nicely with our current site.
Hopefully we can make this a fun place for everyone to share their views on anything Longhorn related. So feel free to register, or head directly to the Bevo Sports Forums and check them out.
And no, there will be no pop-ups.
Probably has to do with marijuana being so prevalent in Austin.
Not sports related but sad nonetheless. He was stung by a stingray in the chest.
And you probably thought the Aggie BCS rap was the worst rap that you ever heard. Think again my friends, think again.
Sleepy Rappers featuring MC Snorz and DJ Snooz give you this absolutely hilarious rap, titled “Franklin (County)”. It is hard to watch it all, but you should get the idea after the first minute or so.
Ohio State University can’t be too happy to have this video “reppin” their school.
Deadspin brings up a good point. Baby due in November. Leinart spotted leaving Paris Hilton’s in May. Hmm…
This is getting out of control. How many things can we be #1 at?
I guess the question now is what are we not #1 at?
Letter from the University of North Dakota to the NCAA over their nickname.
Have a toddler around the house and tired of watching The Wiggles? Ever babysit for an Aggie friend and feel sorry for their child? Entertain your tyke and create future Longhorns using Team Baby Entertainment’s DVD’s to brainwash introduce them to the Texas Longhorns.
Team Baby Entertainment titles allows parents, grandparents, alumni and friends to share their love, loyalty and passion for their university with their children. Our videos provide an informative, entertaining and educational way to introduce your child to the university and team you root for.
Each DVD is customized for a specific university and uses officially licensed footage of the university’s team sports, mascot, marching band, campus attractions and more to expose children to the university in an exciting and playful manner.
Videos also feature the music of the school’s marching band as well as original “Team Baby” footage of children enjoying the sites and sounds of the university you love.
The videos are about 30 minutes in length and sell for twenty dollars. Based on the preview video it mainly consists of baby-friendly inspirational/sports/team music playing over video of kids happily wearing Longhorn garb. There’s also clips of the football team and band interspersed, but I’m not sure how much based on the preview. Pretty cool idea, especially as a gift, but the price seems a little steep for only 30 minutes of entertainment. I think I’ll just force my future offspring to watch the Rose Bowl over and over again with me.
Support Dirk and the Mavs in the NBA Finals.
At 76, he claims he can leg press 2,000 pounds. Might make a great DT.
Found a great photo on Flickr of just one more example that the Texas Longhorns have gone national and are headed towards world domination. Some hoodlum put tape over the middle fingers and the thumb of the crosswalk stop hand and now everyone who comes to that New York City intersection has to “Hook ‘em Horns” before they proceed.
Okay, okay, I’m sure it’s probably just a sign of the devil but it’s still pretty cool.
Any Flickr users and UT fans should join the University of Texas group. Not a huge group (yet) but there’s some really fantastic photgraphers sharing their UT-related photos.
Important info just in case there’s any other alumni reading this.
Jason White’s hometown threatens to call the FBI because they couldn’t configure their own web server.
Fortunately, there is “no imminent, direct or specific threat.”
Definitely a little cruel, some Cal students pretending to be a UCLA co-ed on instant messenger get USC point guard Gabe Pruitt’s phone number and set up a date for after the game. The best part may be that they reveal the prank to him while he’s at the free throw line:
When USC guard Gabe Pruitt took his first trip to the free throw line early in the game, the Cal student section hollered in unison: “VIC-TOR-IA, VIC-TOR-IA,” and then yelled out a telephone number. Pruitt glanced back at the crowd in horror and bewilderment before clanking his free throws.
It turns out that a couple of mischeivous little bastards from the Cal student section had been IM’ing with Pruitt all week under the identity of “Victoria,” a fictional UCLA hottie, and Pruitt was eagerly anticipating a date with this nubile co-ed back in Westwood after the game. In preparation for the date, Pruitt had handed over his digits, which the Cal student section recited back to him in unison.
Ouch.
Sure am glad I didn’t actually try to watch this whole thing. Longhorns were only on for about a minute, but still some good PR for the Horns with the female/unemployed market segment. A little bit of video of Matthew McConaughey and the team before the Rose Bowl and celebrating the win, and then some short stuff from Mack Brown, Rashad Bobino, and Limas Sweed. Bobino seems like a fun kid.
Video including Craig Way saying “the Texas Longhorns are college football’s national champions” in front of ten million television viewers is below.
Video removed by YouTube. The DMCA is dumb.
Sewell Hummer in Plano, TX is releasing their 2006 Hummer H2 Longhorn Special Edition. Now this could possibly be one of the more gaudy cars I have ever seen, but isn’t it just beautiful? I personally would probably not drive one, but I am sure that they have already received a few orders for the car.
Also, I am pretty curious as to what the price will be for this “Special Edition.” My guess is around $80,000. What do you guys/girls think?
Update
You can also get a Longhorn edition Hummer H3. It looks even uglier and doesn’t have the longhorn on the front grill, which I think is the coolest part of the H2.
“The simple, classic Longhorns trademark could become the Nike swoosh of the college world, retail experts say.”
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