Watch Vince Wilfork unleash his inside Michael Jordan in HBO’s ‘Hard Knocks

The show is produced by NFL Films and many members of its 32-person crew will stay in Houston for the entire grueling six weeks of shooting.

Tonight HBO will premiere the first episode of “Hard Knocks: Training Camp with the Houston Texans”. Episode #1 Debut: TUESDAY, August 11 (9:00-10:00 p.m. CT) Other hour-long episodes of the first sports-based reality series – and one of the fastest-turnaround programs on TV – debut subsequent Tuesdays at the same time, culminating in the September 8 season finale.

Penn State alumna Shannon Furman, the show’s assistant director, has been working on “Hard Knocks” since May when it was announced that the Texans would be the recipients of a show that many NFL coaches have been hesitant to agree to. I’m not really concerned about cameras.

Q: Bill O’Brien’s honesty and how forward he was stood out during his time at Penn State.

It’s not officially football season until Hard Knocks rears it’s finely produced head in the preseason. We’re guessing … pretty dang Ballers, all things considered, even without the Rock on hand. You know I’m not trying to be somebody else, and that’s what I try to do is just be myself. Who do you think are some of the main characters that fans will enjoy getting to see more of? Will it make the final cut on “Hard Knocks?” This morning, O’Brien sat down with director Matt Dissinger to review the show and make sure nothing in it affected their competitive advantage. We will impose our will on the buffet, and…