Can the Texas Longhorns take out red-hot Virginia Tech and vanquish the memory of last season’s crushing first-round loss to Abilene Christian in the NCAAs?
On Second Thought hosts Kirk Bohls and Cedric Golden discuss coach Chris Beard’s mindset entering Friday’s matchup of the Big 12 and ACC tournament champions.
Also, Texas women’s coach Vic Schaefer stops by to put a bow on the huge Big 12 tournament win over Baylor and how the Horns, winners of 11 straight, can keep the momentum buying in their home matchup against Fairfield.
All of this, plus the gives discuss their brackets and their Final Four picks on a jam-packed podcast.

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Spring football starts at Texas on March 22 and Longhorns coach Steve Sarkisian stops by the On Second Thought podcast to give a primer on what fans can expect this fall.
The Horns are coming off a 5-7 season in Sark’s first season and signed a top-five recruiting class. He breaks down the quarterback situation with Quinn Ewers transferring from Ohio State and the addition of former TCU coach Gary Patterson to the staff in an analyst role.
Hosts Cedric Golden and Kirk Bohls preview the Big 12 tournaments, and give their favorite memories from the Erwin Center, which will give away to the Moody Center next season.

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Austin FC opens its sophomore season in MLS with a home match against Cincinnati FC on Saturday and sporting director Claudio Reyna is out for a quick turnaround similar to the one he providing in building league power in New York.
Reyna joins this week’s On Second Thought podcast and breaks down the changes he’s made in personnel, his expectations for head coach Josh Wolff and the overall process of turning an expansion franchise into a successful organization, on the pitch and off.
Statesman beat writer Danny Davis joins Ced and Kirk to discuss the hot start for Texas baseball, softball’s surprising early-season struggles and why Vic Schaefer is so upset despite a successful season thus far from his basketball team.

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After coming within one win of playing for a national championship, the Texas baseball team opens the season atop the national rankings.
David Pierce’s Horns host in-state rival Rice Friday in the opener of a three-game series. He stops by this week’s On Second Thought podcast with Kirk Bohls and Cedric Golden to discuss the expectations that come with that ranking and how his veteran lineup is shaping up for its season debut.
The Duck and Ced put a bow on the Super Bowl and discuss if winning a championship has put Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford in serious Hall of Fame consideration. They also break down the Texas basketball’s bounce-back win at Oklahoma and its chances to move up in the Big 12 pecking order with Texas Tech coming to town on Saturday.

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After the Texas Longhorns delivered a huge win over Kansas — the biggest of coach Chris Beard’s first season — they set their sights on making a serious push in the Big 12 and hopefully, an extended playoff run after that embarrassing loss to Abilene Christian in last season’s tourney.
On Second Thought hosts Cedric Golden and Kirk Bohls reflect on what it took to take down Kansas and how it will affect the Horns who visit defending national champion Baylor Saturday.
Also, Houston Chronicle NFL columnist John McClain breaks down the thought process behind the team’s hiring of Lovie Smith as the head coach and the implications involving the Rooney Rule.
All that and a look at Sunday’s Super Bowl between the Los Angeles Rams and the Cincinnati Bengals.

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Texas Tech was out for blood in Chris Beard’s return to Lubbock and the Horns paid dearly with a 77-64 loss that dropped them to 5-4 in Big 12 play.
Beat writer Brian Davis joins Kirk Bohls and Cedric Golden on this week’s On Second Thought podcast and examines the fallout from the loss. The guys take a look back at the raucous crowd Texas faced and if Beard can bring that kind of juice to the Erwin Center in the second half of the season and in future campaigns at the new Moody Center.
Also, what does Texas have to do get back on track with some tough games coming up on the slate, starting with Saturday’s home contest against scrappy Iowa State.
Kirk and Ced break down the bombshell dropped by former Dolphins coach Brian Flores and reflect on the career of the newly retired Tom Brady.

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Should Roger Clemens and Barry Bonds be enshrined into the Baseball Hall of Fame?
Longtime HOF voter Richard Justice of Texas Monthly joined the On Second Thought podcast to explain why he decided to not vote this year.
He also discussed with hosts Kirk Bohls and Cedric Golden his longstanding relationship with Texas ex Clemens and why he believes MLB and the Hall voters have dropped the ball when it comes to the handling of the fallout from the Steroid Era.
The guys also discuss Gary Patterson’s possible impact at the University of Texas and the current plight of the Houston Texans, a team Justice covered extensively while a columnist at the Houston Chronicle.

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Gary Patterson sitting in an Erwin Center box with Texas athletic director Chris Del Conte Tuesday night while sporting a Texas shirt is already the biggest story of the 2022 football season.
On this week’s On Second Thought podcast, Brian Davis joins hosts Cedric Golden and Kirk Bohls to the conversation he had with the coaching legend and his former TCU AD and the trio discusses how bringing Patterson in as a special assistant would affect the dynamic on the field and in coaching meetings.
They also examine the struggles of Chris Beard’s Texas basketball team, which just dropped its second straight game to fall to 3-3 in conference play with some really tough games coming up, starting with a Saturday home game against Oklahoma State.
Kirk and Ced then seal up the coffin on the Dallas Cowboys after their latest playoff failure and preview the weekend NFL playoff slate.

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In the first podcast of 2022, On Second Thought hosts Cedric Golden and Kirk Bohls recap the thrilling national title game between Georgia and Alabama and discuss the distance separating those programs from the Texas Longhorns, who turned in a clunker last season.
They also discuss the biggest stories of the 2021 sports year, including the COVID-19 effect, Todd’s Dodge’s three-peat at Westlake and name, image and likeness for college athletes.
They cap off a jam-packed episode with an NFL playoff preview, including Dallas’ tough home test against San Francisco.

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Kenny Vaccaro always brought a sense of toughness and leadership to the locker room. The former Texas All-American safety, never one to mince words, gave his take on this week’s On Second Thought podcast as to what he believes is ailing the current team, which missed the bowl season after finishing 5-7 under first year coach Steve Sarkisian.
Vaccaro just retired after a successful eight-year NFL career split between the New Orleans Saints and the Tennessee Titans. He discusses his new ESports organization, his longtime passion for video gaming and how he is adjusting to retirement while living in Austin.
Hosts Cedric Golden and Kirk Bohls also address the latest on the Quinn Ewers sago, how offensive linemen coming to Texas are making big bucks and Longhorn hoops.

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