As the Texas football team prepares for an early offseason after missing out on a bowl game with its fourth 5-7 finish since 2012, beat writer Brian Davis joins On Second Thought hosts Cedric Golden and Kirk Bohls to examine how it all went wrong in 2021 on the Forty Acres.
The guys break down what wrong in Steve Sarkisian’s first season at the helm and what changes, if any, could be on the horizon. Also, Oklahoman columnist Berry Tramel drops in to discuss the fallout from Lincoln Riley’s shocking resignation to take the head coaching job at Southern California after five seasons with the Oklahoma Sooners and how the game’s dynamics have changed due to the huge money coaches are making, thanks in part to the influence of agents.

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Are the Texas Longhorns too broken to salvage a bowl bid with two straights wins to end the regular season?
With the Horns traveling to West Virginia for Game No. 11, Cedric Golden and Kirk Bohls weigh the desperation level in this week’s episode of On Second Thought.
Also, Texas men’s basketball coach Chris Beard discusses his team’s loss to top-ranked Gonzaga and how his new members are mixing with the four returning players from last season’s team that lost in the first round of the NCAAs.

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With the Texas Longhorns in the midst of a four-game losing streak, the frustration has not only extended to the fan base but to the alumni who helped the build the program.

2008 Fiesta Bowl Defensive MVP Roy Miller joins this week’s On Second Thought podcast to discuss what’s ailing the Texas Longhorns, especially a defense that has surrendered second-half double-digit leads over the last four games.

Texas women’s basketball coach Vic Schaefer gives us a primer on some new faces on the roster after the Horns opened the season with a 131-36 win over New Orleans. Texas visits defending national champion Stanford Sunday.

Hosts Cedric Golden and Kirk Bohls try to make sense of what happened to the Dallas Cowboys in that 30-16 loss to Denver and the fallout from Aaron Rodgers’ COVID-19 situation.

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ESPN College GameDay host Rece Davis joins the On Second Thought podcast this week to break down the first College Football Playoff rankings and answer the eternal question: did the voting committee get it right?

Davis also gives his bird’s eye view from Bristol on what’s going on with the Texas Longhorns and what Steve Sarkisian may have to do to get things turned around in the 512.

Hosts Cedric Golden and Kirk handicap the chances of Texas going into Ames and pulling off the upset over Iowa State after blowing three consecutive second-half double-digits leads, the massive fallout from Aaron Rodgers’ positive COVID-19 test and their current top five in the NFL, including where the surging Dallas Cowboys rank entering a road game against the Von Miller-less  Denver Broncos.

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The Texas Longhorns are off the bye week and face a crossroads game at Baylor Saturday.
Waco Tribune-Herald writers Brice Cherry and John Werner visit this week’s On Second Thought podcast to give a primer on the No. 16 Bears, who are off to a 6-1 start under second-year coach Dave Aranda and also discuss the probability of Texas and Baylor continuing their rivalry after the Horns and Oklahoma Sooners depart for the Southeastern Conference.
Hosts Cedric Golden and Kirk Bohls also dive into the current mental state of Steve Sarkisian’s Horns, who have blown double-digit second-half leads in losses to the Sooners and Oklahoma State and if they are in the right head space to turn the season around in a hostile environment against a confident opponent.

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Joel Klatt knows a thing or two about Big 12 football from his days as the quarterback of the Colorado Buffaloes.

In years since the 2005 Big 12 title loss to the eventual national champion Texas Longhorns, Klatt has become one of the best color commentators in the business. 

Klatt, who will be on hand with Fox broadcast partner Gus Johnson on Saturday when Texas hosts Oklahoma State, joins the On Second Thought podcast this week to examine the Longhorns’ mental state after the Oklahoma collapse, the fight for the top spot in college football and what he thinks might happen when it comes time for the College Football Playoffs.

Hosts Kirk Bohls and Cedric Golden also discuss the passing of Texas basketball pioneer Leon Black, the surging Dallas Cowboys and the firestorm in Las Vegas with the resignation of embattled Raiders head coach Jon Gruden.

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No one can break down a game like Rod Babers.

The Longhorn great joins the On Second Thought podcast this week to give a primer on the Texas-Oklahoma showdown in Dallas. 

Babers, the host of the RBKD weekdays on 104.9 The Horn, famously returned an interception 73 yards for a touchdown in the 2002 Red River battle. On today’s show, he will climb into the psyches of coaches Steve Sarkisian and Lincoln Riley and share his unique perspective on what to expect from them at the Cotton Bowl Saturday.

Hosts Cedric Golden and Kirk Bohls also discuss rising critical mass in College with the Aggies hosting top-ranked Alabama Saturday, the surging Dallas Cowboys, plus the sad decline of Pittsburgh quarterback Ben Roethlisberger and who the Steelers should target to replace him.

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Telegram columnist Mac Engel has his finger on the pulse of Metroplex sports and gives his unique perspective on TCU football and head coach Gary Patterson on this week’s On Second Thought podcast.

The wounded Horned Frogs host the Texas Longhorns on Saturday and are hoping to bounce back from last week’s gut pun h of a loss to rival SMU in the Battle for the Iron Skillet. Engel gives an update on the war words between Patterson and SMU president Rick Hart regarding a postgame scuffled after SMU’s Brandon Crossley attempted to plant a flag on the TCU logo at midfield.

Engel and hosts Cedric Golden and Kirk Bohls break down the matchup and also discuss if the Dallas Cowboys, who host Carolina Sunday, are built to sustain this nice run of recent success despite the continued questionable coaching decisions of head coach Mike McCarthy.

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After Texas’ 63-56 win in last season’s shootout in Lubbock, the Texas Tech Red Raiders will have revenge on their minds when the visit DKR Saturday.

Lubbock Avalanche Journal writer Carlos Silva joins Kirk Bohls and Cedric Golden for this week’s On Second Thought podcast and discusses coach Matt Wells’ building job and what improvements the Red Raiders have made to start the season at 3-0.

Kirk and Ced also discuss the possibilities that can come with an expanded college football playoff and how the Dallas Cowboys stack up against the Philadelphia Eagles, who visit Jerry World for the Pokes’ home opener on Monday night.

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Casey Thompson has been named the new starting quarterback for Texas’ game against Rice Saturday and On Second Thought hosts Kirk Bohls and Cedric Golden are here to break down Steve Sarkisian’s decision to switch.

They also review the carnage that was the Arkansas loss and discuss what areas must be improved for the Horns to get back on track.

Dallas Cowboys radio voice and Texas Sports hall of famer Brad Sham pops in to break down the road game against the Los Angeles Chargers after nearly pulling off the upset at Tampa Bay.

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