Saturday, September 10, 2011

Why CultureMap Houston shouldn't do sports.



  • Unleash the speed: With Marquise Goodwin back & Mike Davis on, UT has an attack Al Davis would love. Kevin Benz, CultureMap Houston
  • Homer articles that make veiled attempts to be "honest" aren't really all that compelling. The fact is, we know absolutely nothing about the Longhorns after the Rice game. We don't know if the supposed "speed" of their offensive weapons are going to hold up against a real college defense, we don't know if their LB's are as good as advertised, and we don't know much about their D-line or D-backfield either. What we do know is that they can beat a bad team that's looking down the pipe at a horrendous year. Beyond that? Well, they're a team with a lot of questions trying to come back from a 5-7 year.

     The season starts tonight, and my guess is it won't go the way the Longhorns want it to. They might win, but it won't be the confidence booster they were looking for. FWIW, the current Texas team calling the current BYU team "Not a national championship power" is humorous. Texas isn't exactly putting the fear of God in the SEC or OU either. 
     Keep to fashion shows CultureMap, leave the sports writing to those who know a thing or two about it.