The Outsiders Edge – May 22, 2013

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Greetings Horns Fans, and welcome to another edition of the The Outsiders Edge, my personal take on the Texas Longhorns, and life in general.  Let’s jump right in to the fray with this weeks hot topic of the moment…….

Case McCoy Left The Country: As we all know, Texas QB Case McCoy has left the country on a ten week mission trip, doing something no one should look down upon: helping out his fellow man.  Now that said, there are rumors flying all over the place about what it means for his status with the program.  Keep calm, and lets look at the facts in the matter.

McCoy has graduated, and is eligible to transfer to any school without penalty next year and play so long as they offer a graduate degree Texas does not.  McCoy will not be the starter, and has been passed up by Tyrone Swoopes for the #2 QB spot behind David Ash.  McCoy is not his brother, and doesn’t, nor did he ever, possess the arm strength to hit all the throws (well to his receivers at least).

In his article this week, Justin Wells hit on the fact Texas is looking at a second 2014 QB, rumors of Conner Brewer looking at transfer options, and Swoopes status as reasons for McCoy to leave.  I spoke with a source having direct knowledge of the McCoy issue, and was told nothing has been decided.  Look for McCoy to think things over while out of the country, coming back in 10 weeks with his decision, which I feel will be leaving the team in one way or another.

There are some folks out there who don’t want to hear this, but it’s truly what is best for Swoopes, Ash, and the program. McCoy is like that ex girlfriend you know is just all wrong for you, but you end up in the sack with every time things hit the fan. You never learned how to cope and move on with that crutch there, and neither has Texas.

Sergio Garcia vs Tiger Woods: For the love of God, both of you brats shut up and move on. That is all.

Texas Baseball: Where do you begin?  It has been a bad couple seasons on the diamond for the Longhorns, who crashed and burned this year en route to missing the post season tournaments of the NCAA and the Big 12. For all that Texas Football is, Longhorn Baseball is more when speaking of meaning to the sport.  Cliff Gustafson annihilated the competition for almost 30 years and built Texas into the greatest program of all time. Texas went to Omaha so much, it seemed yearly their place in the College World Series was guaranteed.

Enter Augie Garrido, who has won a ton of games, two National Championships, several Big 12 Championships, and, according to his peers, belongs on the Mount Rushmore of coaches. However, while Mack Brown seems to be pulling his program out of a nose dive, primed and ready to be handed to some young stud, the baseball program is on its own personal “5-7”.

I won’t debate Garrido’s place in history, he has earned it. What I will point out is he fired Tommy Harmon over hitting, and the hitting has only gotten worse. I’ll point out that the game can, and normally will, pass even the best coaches by. I’ll point out Garrido is 74 years old, and has lost at least 20 games 10 times in his 17 years at Texas. In 29 years in the same position, Gustafson lost 20 or more games just twice.  Someone will eventually be the first one of the big three coaches to go, and it feels like Garrido will be that guy after the coming season.

Austin Sports Radio: Central Texas has so much going on the in sports world its insane. Austin Vipers Football, a perennial championship contender in semi pro ball. The Austin Toros, Texas Stars, Round Rock Express, Texas Sports, several strong high school programs, and more. We seem to have two stations competing for your listening, AM 1300 “The Zone”, and 104.9 FM “The Horn”.

I was a loyal listener of the The Horn, where Id get “The Nooner” with some combination of Chance Mock, Dan Neil, JD Lewis, and Beau Edge. I got “The Adams Theory” with Sean Adams and Ari Tempkin, a strong show that saw one go to ESPN Horns Nation and the other rise to stardom with ESPN San Antonio. Then I got “The Drive” with Geoff Ketchum and Chad Hastings, where the “Drive By” always was hilarious.  Then when I felt like (or had to) be awake I got the “Morning Rush” with Erin Hogan (don’t care for that fella in the least) and Chip Brown, who brought it every single day.  I’d also flip around and get some of Craig Way and Rod Babers on 1300 as well. Things were good, and you always knew what was going on from some intelligent, opinionated people who made radio interesting.

As money normally does, it swooped in and screwed this up, as “firings” and behind the scenes foolery ruined things for everyone. Now I don’t know what the heck is going on from week to week. As it stands right now, you get Chip Brown and Chad Hastings from 1-3, and Sean Adams carrying Erin Hogan and a part time comedian from 3-7.  You can find Ketchum on Yahoo! Sports Radio from 3-7, Mock and Edge starting a new show on 105.3 and AM1490 possibly set for 1-4 weekdays, and who knows whats up at 1300.

So…..since it seems to be an open competition right now, and they are already doing it anyway….. could we see “The Orange Report” on an FM format in the motherland one day soon?  Unlike Blog Talk the FM airwaves never called in sick to work……

Closing Thoughts: Pray for the folks in Oklahoma, and help out if you can. Hope that all the judges bailing on American Idol finally ends that turd and gives up back the bevy of six weeks or less TV series we’ve come to expect from Fox. My Anatolian Shepherd and @BuddyKilgore need to get collaborate on a project. Sebastian could be the Big Show to Buddy’s Chris Jericho.

Till next time…Hook Em!