It was interesting to read the national media yesterday, and discover a few things. Namely- everybody saw the UT-TT game, everybody thought it was a terrific game (really a great promotion for the B12), and people are impressed with both teams. I got to thinking about where it ranked in the history of big games […]
Taylor TRoom makes an impressive argument for the value of the Texas-OU contest being played in Dallas. He bases it on the neutral site and the national championship implications of the rivalry.
Today I would like to make the case for keeping the game the way it is, and where it is, from another angle. This […]
When Texas went to Fayetteville in October of 1965, the Horns were riding high on the hog. Texas was #1 in one poll - #2 in the other. From the start of the 1961 season until that Saturday, Texas was 44-3-1. They had taken up permanent residence in the Top 5, with one National Championship […]
Years ago, on a different board, I posted a transcript of Blair Cherry’s 1951 Saturday Evening Post article “Why I Quit Coaching Football”. Cherry had been an extremely successful HS coach in the ’30s, was Bible’s chief assistant at Texas, and had coached Texas to a 32 - 10 - 1 record from 1947 - […]
We have had some great information this week and two weeks ago when we were first slated to roast the pigs, so here is a recap for you.
Arkansas at Texas
2:30 Kickoff
Televised on ABC
ABC Regional Coverage Map
Also available on ESPN360.com if you don’t have a TV but do have a computer and the right high speed […]
My father-in-law, Gary, is a true orange-blooded Texas Longhorn. He is the only child of two graduates of the University of Texas. He graduated from the pharmacy school the year of our last national championship (pre-Vince), married a Longhorn, and raised two daughters – both Texas graduates and both Texas Angels while […]
Rivalry
ri·val·ry
Pronunciation: r-vl-r
Function: noun
Inflected Form(s): plural -ries
1 : a competitive or antagonistic state or condition
At the beginning of this decade the late Jim Wacker was Athletics Director at Texas State (nee Southwest Texas State).
I’m concerned that this review of cheating in recruiting is too Southwest-centric. I’m sure the SEC is full of great cheating lore and examples; it’s just that the SWC cases are so much more…blatant. You have the combination of a rich talent pool fished by several programs, along with fiercely competitive boosters loaded with cash. […]
ChrisApplewhite on the pontiff.
Scipio on resting up for the Fiesta.
Scipio on Boeckman, Pryor and Tressel.
Scipio on lesser bowls.
TaylorT on the BCS Championship Game.
Scipio on the Sewing Circle.
Huck explains the BCS.
Scipio on RTDB.
CallKev on Colt McCoy.
srr50 remembers Tommy Nobis and the 1965 Orange Bowl
TaylorT on a Longhorn Legend
Barking Carnival hosts the blogpoll Roundtable Round Up
Trips on this year’s squad.
TaylorT’s series on cheating in 10 chapters.