Analyst Says Top 5 Team is Actually Underrated
After all, we've been told they're "back" for years now, with nary a championship to show for it.But this year, Ubben said, the Longhorns are widely regarded to be the most talented team in the country."In idle conversations this offseason, I asked coaches who they thought had the best roster in the sport. At least 80 percent of them said Texas," Ubben wrote. "Nitpick Steve Sarkisian and his red zone play calling all you’d like, but if I were a voter, I’d have the Longhorns No.
- ▪After all, we've been told they're "back" for years now, with nary a championship to show for it.But this year, Ubben said, the Longhorns are widely regarded to be the most talented team in the country."In idle conversations this offseason,
- ▪At least 80 percent of them said Texas," Ubben wrote.
- ▪"Nitpick Steve Sarkisian and his red zone play calling all you’d like, but if I were a voter, I’d have the Longhorns No.
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By Cameron Kiszla0ShareNewsweek is a Trust Project memberSee more of our trusted coverage when you search.Prefer Newsweek on Googleto see more of our trusted coverage when you search.The Associated Press's preseason Top 25 rankings are out, and there's plenty to discuss.Are Ohio State and Oregon deserving of being such heavy favorites at No. 1 and 2, respectively?Is it right to put last year's top two teams, Indiana and Miami, out of the top five?Read More on Sports...Perhaps the biggest question, though, is one posed by David Ubben of The Athletic: How can a top five Texas Longhorns squad be underrated?As Ubben points out, it's "the first time in recorded history" that the Longhorns are underrated.
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