Aaron Corp owes Mack Brown

by RolloTamasi on Aug 25, 2008 4:12 PM CDT in Texas Longhorns and Other Football

As devout readers of the Barking Carnival weblog know, we're big, big fans of and believers in Aaron Corp, who gets things done.

It's becoming clear, however, that Aaron's ability to get things done owes much to the pernicious Mack Brown Curse.

When Mark Sanchez went down with some sort of voodooesque knee injury caused by wind shearing during a footwork drill, many assumed that Mitch Mustain, former uber-prodigy from Possumcock, Arkansas would step right in and harness the Sarkisian chariot to Traveler and fight on. Instead he's been relegated to being dragged behind it like Hector.

Word out of Arkansas is that Mustain is having a hard time grokking the complex USC offense, which is housed in a playbook the size of which has been described by most as immense. Greg Davis considers it more like a Cliffs Notes.

It appears the Mack Brown Curse is alive and well and particularly virulent in Troy.

In following this story it occurred to us that no single resource has exhaustively listed all past victims of the Mack Brown Curse. We'd like to ask our audience for help in fleshing this list out. Two are listed above and Albert Hollis just jumped into my head. Please use the comments to complete this list.

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Adrian Peterson. But not really.

by Big Satan on Aug 25, 2008 4:15 PM CDT reply actions

AD had to spend 3 years in norman, how is that not a curse?

by Stuck in MN on Aug 25, 2008 4:25 PM CDT reply actions

The Curse should not be used for Sanchez. He simply picked another school. Mustain would apply.

I would only list those that somehow harmed Brown in some way and depth at position being excluded:

Ryan Perriloux
Rhett Bomar
Derke Robinson

I think that there have been those that have been high on UT’s radar and have had a popularity with UT recruiting fans and have spurned UT that get pushed into the curse category:

Emmanuel Moody
Fred Rouse
Chris Collins
Lynn Katoa
Jon Major
Josh Williams
Xavier Lee
etc.

by kchorn04 on Aug 25, 2008 4:28 PM CDT reply actions

I consider Peterson as having fallen victim for a few reasons. The first is his explicit rationale for choosing Oklahoma – to win a national championship – which he subsequently had to watch Mack do without him while Peterson never did it.

Then there’s the fact that Peterson was the first Sooner to enter and exit the program under Stoops and have a losing record against Mack Brown.

Finally, it makes me feel better about being jilted.

Three solid reasons.

by Huckleberry on Aug 25, 2008 4:29 PM CDT reply actions

Also Cursed: Fred Rouse. Xavier Lee. Ryan Perrilloux. Jon Major. Lynn Katoa.

Pending Curse: Johnny Brantley, Darrell Scott.

Something wicked that way comes. Starting with a stacked depth chart in Florida for Brantley and a clash with Texas Oct. 4 for Scott, when Kindle pretty much turns into Optimus Prime. IF Scott even makes it through the first three games without injury.

by Vasherized on Aug 25, 2008 4:31 PM CDT reply actions

Marcus Houston. I don’t remember him being a jackass, but it’s not like his football career after high school could have possibly been worse than it was.

by Huckleberry on Aug 25, 2008 4:45 PM CDT reply actions

AD is not cursed. He kicked us in the junk for three years. Yes we won the MNC but c’mon, he was a beast of a man against everyone.

by Mysterious Package on Aug 25, 2008 4:55 PM CDT reply actions

Former 5-Star OL Jami Hightower sure went to hell and died after spurning Mack in favor of R.C.

by Crown & Coke on Aug 25, 2008 5:20 PM CDT reply actions

Chris Collins doesn’t count. He was committed and we dropped him because of his legal problems.

by Minnesotahorn on Aug 25, 2008 5:28 PM CDT reply actions

If moderate NFL success doesn’t count, then you can add Tyson Thompson to the list. Dude flat-out disappeared for a while.

by BrickHorn on Aug 25, 2008 5:34 PM CDT reply actions

What’s happened to Jon Major?

by orangeut on Aug 25, 2008 6:50 PM CDT reply actions

Tore his ACL.

by HenryJames on Aug 25, 2008 6:51 PM CDT reply actions

Who was the running back that visited in the late nineties/early aughts that got into a fight during his official visit, and ended up at Georgia, where he promptly blew out his knee?

by BatesHorn on Aug 26, 2008 10:26 AM CDT reply actions

He’s the guy that just jumped into Sailor Ripley’s head (Albert Hollis).

by Huckleberry on Aug 26, 2008 10:46 AM CDT reply actions

He talked shit to Hodges Mitchell, and the other players didn’t take to kindly to it. No fight though.

by HenryJames on Aug 26, 2008 10:52 AM CDT reply actions

Does Tommie Harris fit into this debate? He punked Mack Brown pretty fierce and he didn’t get a national title, but I’m not sure outside of that he suffered any repurcussions other than the “two tackle” Tommy moniker.

by BatesHorn on Aug 26, 2008 11:40 AM CDT reply actions