On the road again...

After a long time without posting, I figured sitting in the hotel room for the third straight day was a great chance to get going again.

The men's and women's basketball teams are on a LONG two-game road trip. We left the 'Ville on Friday at noon and drove to Tahlequah, Okla. We spent the night before getting up to play at Northeastern State. The TexAnns lost to NSU on Saturday after falling behind in the first half. They got within four after being down around 20 points in the first period, but they couldn't quite get over the hump and. Here's the game story.

The Texans used strong defense to return to their winning ways and avoiding their first third-straight regular season loss since the 2000-01 season. The Texans played well in the victory over the RiverHawks. Here's the game story.

We then spent the night on Saturday night in northeast Oklahoma again before getting on the bus and driving to Edmond, Okla. yesterday afternoon. The two teams had practice at Central Oklahoma before retiring to the hotel, and a lot watched a victorious Dallas Cowboys team win despite the hype of the absence of the concept of being a team - or so they said.

This morning, the teams have been up and moving around and going to shoot around. The UCO campus held finals last week and had graduation just like Tarleton. I don't know how many people will be there tonight to watch the No. 7 Broncho men and the No. 12 Broncho men host the Texans and TexAnns. The women are averaging 300 at Hamilton Field House while the men are averaging 417 at home.

Both games will be broadcast on KSTV 93.1 FM with the women's game set to start at 6 p.m. and the men to follow at 8 p.m.

Then the road trip continues as we head home. Hopefully, it'll feel short and be a happy one when all is said and done.

Texans 8-3 as season closes

The Tarleton Texans' football season has ended with an 8-3 record after a loss at West Texas A&M on Saturday. The outcome obviously wasn't what the Texans wanted heading into the game, needing a win to reach the NCAA Division II playoffs for the first time since 2003.

Congrats to the Texans on their ninth straight winning season! And good news, only seven seniors that played in the final game are lost, so a solid group of returners are in place for next season.

Final thoughts on this football season? Give them to us in the comment section.

Texans ranked No. 19 in preseason poll, win exhibition game

The Tarleton Texans have been ranked No. 19 in the nation according to the National Association of Basketball Coaches poll released this weekend. Here's the ranking.

The Texans then won their first exhibition game of the season on Saturday, defeating Austin College Saturday, 84-57. Here's the story.

Texans win on national TV

The Texans pulled off a win against Angelo State Thursday on national TV. Thanks to CBS College Sports Television, the Texans and the Rams were seen nationwide, but it turned in to much more of a game than what should have been, or at least what the papers and stats said.

Here's a link to the story.

Tell us what you thought about the game in the comment section.

Texans fall to No. 20

The Texans fell to No. 20 in the nation in the AFCA poll this week. Tarleton also fell in the D2Football.com poll.

What do you think? Is this a good ranking? What do you see out of Thursday's game?

Tell us in the comment section below.

PURPLE OUT!.... Help break a record!

Tarleton wants to break the all-time attendance record at Memorial Stadium for a Tarleton football game, which means we need over 9,850 people for the nationally-televised game on CBS College Sports Network.

We are asking everyone to wear PURPLE and join us for the nationally-ranked Texans!

For all Stephenville residents and Tarleton faculty/staff members, get $1 tickets during presale on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday from noon-4:30 p.m. at the ticket booth in Wisdom Gym. On Thursday, you can only get tickets at the gate for regular price.

Anyone can order tickets online by Wednesday at TarletonTickets.com.

The game is also Take A Kid to the Game night where all kids 14-and-under will get in free.

There will be a live band at Texan Alley - No Justice - starting at 5:15 p.m. There will also be free give-aways and contests throughout the night.

Bring your signs and be on national television this Thursday and support the Texans! And bring your friends, and their friends, too!

Now No. 9

After getting as high as No. 7 in the NCAA Division II Super Regional Four poll, Tarleton fell to No. 9 in this week's regional ranking. The top six teams get into the national playoffs, so the Texans really need to win the last two games of the season to give themselves a chance to make the playoffs for the first time since 2003 and just the third time in school history.

Go here for more information on this week's regional poll.