FINAL CHAPTER OF TEXAS IN BIG XII TITLE GAMES: HORNS AIM TO GORE OKIE STATE by Larry Carlson for https://texaslsn.org (TLSN’s Larry Carlson teaches sports and news media classes at Texas State University. He is a member of The Football Writers Association of America.) The Longhorn Nation was feeling pretty chesty in 1996. This new…
THE BALLYARD AND THE GRAVEYARD by Larry Carlson ( lc13@txstate.edu ) Oakwood Cemetery Disch-Falk It had been a long time since I had been to “The Disch” for a Longhorn baseball game. An embarrassingly long time, really. Dog years. I mean, I’ve been keeping up with the hardball Horns since I was a teenager and they…
Good Riddance to the Big XII by Larry Carlson for https://texaslsn.org The below article is Professor Carlson’s condensed version of the History of the Big XII and conference member the Texas Longhorns. I never really bought in to the Big XII. Fancy Roman numerals and all. Sure, the old Southwest Conference had eroded into a…
What’s In A Name? (The name game) by Larry Carlson (lc13@txstate.edu) “That which we call a rose / By any other name would smell as sweet.” So said Billy Shakespeare’s Juliet to Romeo. But, Julie Baby, many of us would disagree. I mean, would the Rose Bowl be nearly as cool if it were the…
The Rise and Fall of Texas Longhorn football prior to 2023 by Larry Carlson Journalism Professor Larry Carlson has been a Longhorn fan since middle school. He was part of the media that covered the Longhorns starting with Randy McEachern and Coach Fred Akers (see Photos). Larry Carlson Media savvy journalism Professor Larry Carlson has…
LHN: Into The Burnt Orange Sunset by Larry Carlson for https://texaslsn.org DeLoss Dodds, Athletic Director at the University of Texas from 1981-2013, once famously snapped off a line that made the Longhorn faithful smirk and UT enemies boil. Asked something about “keeping up with the Joneses” in college sports, Dodds, self assuredly, swatted the concern…
ALL-STARS ON OFFENSE In a new day for college football, what with million-dollar player deals, hundreds and hundreds of transfers annually and a “hired gun” mentality, a guy like Sam Ehlinger will be looked upon as “playerus extinctus.” Well, I never took Latin but here’s a translation. They’re not going to be making any more…
A history of Texas Longhorn football-baseball athletes Here is the link to Jonathan Wells whole article A history of Texas Longhorn football-baseball athletes (msn.com) Research and Story by Jonathan Wells- Edited for TLSN History of Longhorn sports. Jonathan Wells says: “The football and baseball programs at the University of Texas are both among the most…
Tom Landry: Longhorn For Life? by Larry Carlson for https://texaslsn.org He was a mythical figure on the NFL sidelines. He was one of pro football’s brightest, an innovator without peer, and frequently described as aloof. Laconic. Cold. An automaton. Perhaps most famously, one of his best players, running back Duane Thomas, in 1970 called him,…
Surf’n’Turf: UT’s Best 1-2 Wishbone Running Punch By Larry Carlson If you were fortunate enough to witness the effectiveness and greatness of the Texas Longhorns who ran roughshod on the college football world in the triple option era, you know about now legendary runners such as Chris Gilbert, Steve Worster, Roosevelt Leaks and Earl Campbell….