College Confidential

Tack this up, Frogs

TCU shouldn’t need much incentive when it plays at Texas on Sept. 8. But thanks to an Austin columnist, the Frogs have something to put on their bulletin boards and read for the next month.

Kirl Bohls, the outstanding sports columnist for the Austin American Statesman, wrote about how UT coach Mack Brown is trying to crack down on off-field misbehavior. He suspended Sergio Kindle and Henry Melton for the first three games after their DUI arrests during the summer.

Bohls then discussed how much the Longhorns would “suffer” because of the suspensions:

“True, Texas accidentally is playing Hill Country Middle School's schedule this year with opponents Arkansas State, Texas Christian and Central Florida up first before perennial bowl team Rice comes to town.’’

What’s worse for TCU? Being compared to a middle school? Or being compared to Arkansas State, Central Florida and Rice?

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Helllllllooooooooo football fans.

Starting today, Aug. 6, the countdown to kickoff of the 2007 college football season is 25 days. I'll be blogging as often as possible, offering opinions, news nuggets and links to college football stories I think you'll find interesting.

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About the author

Wendell Barnhouse has covered national college football for the Star-Telegram since 1994 and has attended the bowl game that determined the national championship each of the last 13 seasons.

He has worked at the Star-Telegram since 1983 and has covered college basketball for the paper since the 1985-86 season.

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