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Howard Fest Road to the pro’s 1966 Howard Fest Howard Fest The word “entitlement” should not be part of an athlete’s vocabulary, but with the introduction of NIL, it has become a prevalent term. Howard Fest, who played college ball for the Longhorns and Coach Royal in the mid-60s, never felt entitled. Howard’s football…
Bobby Wuensch shares a story about one of the Arkansas players comments made to him 40 years after the game. The Arkansas player says that during the game the Razorbacks on defense were amazed that near the end of the 3rd quarter down 14 to 0 that there was no dissention, no name-calling, no grumbling,…
1901: The strange story of Kirksville’s ‘bone doctors’ By Gaylon Krizak “Quod ali cibus est aliis fuat acre venenum (What is food to one person may be bitter poison to others).” —Lucretius, “De Rerum Natura”. The whispers started early in the season; before it had even begun, in fact, for many teams (eventual national champion…
Bill Little- the writer -what is the question? Bill Little is the Master longhorn Sports historian capturing the Heart Beat of the University of Texas. Bill says that college sports are “played by imperfect young people who are pieces of adults.” As a believer in the goodness of the human spirit, he uses his writing…
Overachieving – the good, bad, and ugly Madonna says : Overachievers strive for perfection, which can be a desirable quality in sports but may not always lead to success for students and employees. According to the dictionary, an overachiever is someone who achieves superior results through excessive effort. Coach Rick Pitino defines an overachiever in…
Fix the environment not the flower For many of you, the following article will represent old-school thought. However, Old-school winning recruiting formulas should not be dismissed as old-fashioned. Indeed, recruiting techniques and rules that govern the game have changed dramatically, but the winning principles have not. Team-focused football players who are blessed with innate intangibles…