On Second Thought

Can the Texas Longhorns spring the upset at Alabama Saturday?
Did the SEC lose its luster on opening weekend?
Will Nick Saban coach another five years?
ESPN personality Paul Finebaum answers these questions and more on this week’s On Second Thought podcast.
Finebaum also discusses Saban’s near 28-2 record in games against his assistants and what this game could mean to the latest ex employee to match up with the coaching legend, Texas’ Steve Sarkisian.
Hosts Cedric Golden and Kirk Bohls also give their game prediction and preview the NFL season. 

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It’s Game Week and On Second Thought hosts Cedric Golden and Kirk Bohls are in disagreement on how the Texas Longhorns will fare this fall.
Kirk has them at 11-1 while Cedric has them at 9-3 so what better way to debate their differences than by breaking down the 2023 schedule?
All of this and more on this week’s podcast. Enjoy.


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CBS national college football columnist Dennis Dodd joins hosts Cedric Golden and Kirk Bohls on the On Second Thought podcast this week to answer questions that are being asked by many in Longhorn Nation.
Are the Texas Longhorns for real?
Is the preseason hype justified?
Dodd also touches on college football realignment, Reggie Bush’s attempt to regain his standing in the sport and if Jimbo Fisher will really allow Bobby Petrino to be the full-time play caller at Texas A&M.
Ced and Kirk also discuss the loss of longtime Texas administrator Bill Little and examine what’s happening up front with the football team.

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Sam Khan, national college football writer for The Athletic joins On Second Thought hosts Cedric Golden and Kirk Bohls to explain why anything less than 10 regular-season wins for Texas will be considered a disappointment in 2024.
Khan also spotlights what might happen next in the ever evolving world of college realignment and how the Houston Cougars will fare in the new look Big 12.

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As the Texas Longhorns embark on their final season in the Big 12, Statesman columnists Kirk Bohls and Cedric Golden break down the hoopla surrounding the team favored to win the league in 2023 on this week’s On Second Thought podcast.

The guys also discuss quarterback Quinn Ewers development over the spring and what the junior thinks about being projected as a top-10 NFL pick next spring.

SEC commissioner Greg Sankey pops in to discuss Texas and Oklahoma joining the conference in 2024 and gives his views on possible future expansion.

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Can Texas finally bring a Big 12 title home for the first time since 2009 and leave the conference on a high note?
Statesman sports columnists Cedric Golden and Kirk Bohls discuss the upcoming season on this week’s On Second Thought podcast and discuss who got the better of the SEC 2024 schedule release.
They also hit on the NBA blockbuster trade that sent Washington all-star Bradley Beal to join Kevin Durant and Devin Booker in Phoenix and if Dallas Cowboys
Dak Prescott belongs in the top 10 of league signal callers.

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Texas athletic director Chris Del Conte joins the On Second Thought podcast this week to discuss the school sports year, including the heartbreaking season-ending baseball loss at Stanford.
Del Conte also answers questions about USC’s interest in him, the upcoming final year in the Big 12, the SEC schedule and the Horns finishing fourth in the Learfield Division I Director’s Cup standings.
Hosts Kirk Bohls and Cedric Golden also put a bow on the sports year at Texas and the finish of the NBA season.

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This weeks marks an seminal achievement in of the longest running podcasts in the state. Ced and Kirk commemorate their 300th episode with a look back at some of their most memorable moments, including Texas football coaching legend Mack Brown’s recollections from the 2005 national championship team, a hilarious interview with golf analyst/standup comedian David Feherty and an eye-opening interview with new deceased billionaire Oklahoma State football benefactor T. Boone Pickens whose comments on football coach Mike Gundy went viral.

All of this and much more — including our updated interview wish list — on Episode 300.

Enjoy.

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As the final weekend of the regular season approaches, theTexas baseball team has an outside shot winning a share of the Big 12 title with a sweep of first-place West Virginia along with getting some possible help from Oklahoma against Oklahoma State.
Head coach David Pierce joins the On Second Thought podcast to discuss the team’s mindset heading into the most pivotal series of the season and the hard conversations he had with his ballclub after a devastating home sweep at the hands of Oklahoma last month.
Hosts Cedric Golden and Kirk Bohls also break down Texas football’s chances to reach double digits in the win column for the first time in the regular season since the 2009 national runner-up and how the Horns stack up against other teams’ win projections in the Big 12.

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Texas football coach Steve Sarkisian is in the middle of his Texas Fight Tour but made time to chat on a myriad subjects on this week’s On Second Thought podcast.
Sarkisian discussed the talented quarterback, the maturation of starter Quinn Ewers and how the team will have to adjust to the loss of program stalwarts like All-America running back Bijan Robinson and star linebacker DeMarvion Overshown.
He also took off his coach’s hat to break down what’s going on with his beloved Los Angeles Lakers in the NBA playoffs.
Hosts Cedric Golden and Kirk Bohls examine what’s going on with the resurgent Longhorn baseball which is fighting against tough odds to earn a NCAA regional host bid in three weeks.

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