Longhorn Men's Sports
- By Ivan Jamison
- Published 09/25/2011
- Sports
- Unrated
Longhorns On The Field
Can you say one of the best? Texas football has been a traditional powerhouse for a bunch of years. They have been in the Big 12 conference for going on 15 years now. During the years of the program, the Longhorns have won 4 national titles. A whopping 32 conference championships. However, out of all these successful seasons, Texas only has two prior Heisman winners.
For the past 72 NFL drafts, Texas has sent at least one player to the NFL. For the past 73 years, Texas is ranked as the #7 college football team. A team that has just under 850 wins & a winning percentage over 70%. There are only two other schools(Notre Dame & Michigan) that can say they have a better winning percentage than the Longhorns.
They trail only 1 other team for total bowl appearances. They're also in the top 10 for total games played. Since the BCS started in 1998, the Longhorns have played in four BCS games. They have won 75% of those BCS appearances including a game for the coveted national championship five years ago. The other BCS victories came against two other powerhouse schools.
Longhorn Hoops
A team that has been playing basketball for over 100 years. Not to be left in the shadows of the football program, the basketball program has been very good as well. A team that has made the NCAA tournament every year since 1998. 220+ wins for the past 11 seasons as well.
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nk in the top 15 for victories all-time. 27 total conference titles without claiming a national championship. The current head man(Rick Barnes) has been at the coaching controls for 12 years now. He had been the head coach at Clemson University for the previous 5 seasons. He has a winning percentage of just under 72% while at Texas.
A previous Texas player that's gaining more & more recognition is Kevin Durant. After spending only season at Texas, Durant declared for the draft & has since become a force to be reckoned with in the NBA for the Oklahoma City Thunder.
Longhorns On The Diamond
Definitely in the upper echelon of college baseball schools. A team that stakes its claim to having the best winning % ever. Besides that, there's only one other team beats them in total wins too. One thing they can claim alone is having the most College World Series(CWS) appearances with 33. Another CWS feat is having the most wins with 82.
There's only one other school(USC) that has more national titles. USC has twelve in their trophy case while Texas only has six. A school that has ¾ of a century(75) worth of conference championships The school has passed some very fine players through & then onto the highest level of baseball. One of those is “Rocket” Roger Clemens who had a magnificent MLB career.
The present head coach(Augie Garrido) has been at Texas for 14 years now. Texas was involved in playing the longest game in baseball history in a game that lasted 25-innings against the Eagles of Boston College last year.
Can you say one of the best? Texas football has been a traditional powerhouse for a bunch of years. They have been in the Big 12 conference for going on 15 years now. During the years of the program, the Longhorns have won 4 national titles. A whopping 32 conference championships. However, out of all these successful seasons, Texas only has two prior Heisman winners.
For the past 72 NFL drafts, Texas has sent at least one player to the NFL. For the past 73 years, Texas is ranked as the #7 college football team. A team that has just under 850 wins & a winning percentage over 70%. There are only two other schools(Notre Dame & Michigan) that can say they have a better winning percentage than the Longhorns.
They trail only 1 other team for total bowl appearances. They're also in the top 10 for total games played. Since the BCS started in 1998, the Longhorns have played in four BCS games. They have won 75% of those BCS appearances including a game for the coveted national championship five years ago. The other BCS victories came against two other powerhouse schools.
Longhorn Hoops
A team that has been playing basketball for over 100 years. Not to be left in the shadows of the football program, the basketball program has been very good as well. A team that has made the NCAA tournament every year since 1998. 220+ wins for the past 11 seasons as well.
They ra
A previous Texas player that's gaining more & more recognition is Kevin Durant. After spending only season at Texas, Durant declared for the draft & has since become a force to be reckoned with in the NBA for the Oklahoma City Thunder.
Longhorns On The Diamond
Definitely in the upper echelon of college baseball schools. A team that stakes its claim to having the best winning % ever. Besides that, there's only one other team beats them in total wins too. One thing they can claim alone is having the most College World Series(CWS) appearances with 33. Another CWS feat is having the most wins with 82.
There's only one other school(USC) that has more national titles. USC has twelve in their trophy case while Texas only has six. A school that has ¾ of a century(75) worth of conference championships The school has passed some very fine players through & then onto the highest level of baseball. One of those is “Rocket” Roger Clemens who had a magnificent MLB career.
The present head coach(Augie Garrido) has been at Texas for 14 years now. Texas was involved in playing the longest game in baseball history in a game that lasted 25-innings against the Eagles of Boston College last year.
Ivan Jamison
Ivan Jamison is a big sports fan. You can check out his Texas Longhorns Watch or his St. Louis Cardinals Watch or his New York Yankees Watch
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