LOOKING FORWARD TO FOOTBALL, WITH AN ASTERISK By LARRY CARLSON By Larry Carlson LOOKING FORWARD TO FOOTBALL, WITH AN ASTERISK Opinion, by Larry Carlson I can’t wait for college football. The countdown to kickoff has been a big part of the rites of summer for me since 1961 when I got my first issue of…
Number Eleven, And What Might Have Been By Larry Carlson Larry Carlson has followed the Longhorns since seeing his first orange tower in 1960. He hosted the Longhorn Locker Room Show on Austin’s KVET Radio and was later a co-host of Longhorn Pipeline on San Antonio’s ESPN Radio affiliate. Larry just retired after…
This comment highlights something the Horns did not do often enough pre-coach Sark. Alec Baldwin is telling his “players” that they should ALWAYS BE CLOSING in the game. Larry Carlson saw his first orange tower after a victory in 1960 and has been following Longhorn football ever since. He hosted the Fred Akers Pre-game…
POSTCARD FROM THE INDIAN TERRITORY 8/12/2022 Catching Up With Lance Taylor by Larry Carlson ( lc13@txstate.edu ) I think it’s time for Tulsa to secede. It’s just way too pretty and pleasant to be part of the Indian Territory. My parents were here in 1950 for one of Daddy’s first jobs in the oil business….
THE TOUR DE SOUTHWEST: FLASHBACK TO ANOTHER ERA OF MEDIA by Larry Carlson 8/16/2023 As the years rush by at warp speed, and I consider Methuselah a brother in arms,it’s tempting to consider almost all facets of the past as “better days.” Watch “Mad Men” on TV and you’re liable to start wishing you could…
I MISS TIE GAMES by Larry Carlson (lc13@txstate.edu ) Paul “Bear” Bryant offered up long, long ago his disdainful judgment of any football game ending in a tie. “A tie is like kissing your sister,” the Bear said, of his lack of ardor for sixty minutes of football combat that decided nothing. Bryant’s opinion…
SPRING & SUMMER TREATS 2023: Kool-Aid and Rat Poison by Larry Carlson ( lc13@txstate.edu ) I am often reminded of, and often resurrect Darrell Royal’s definitive dismissal of football players — or teams — supposedly loaded with potential. “Potential,” DKR shrugged, “just means you haven’t done anything yet.” Where do you think the Longhorns will…
Professor Carlson took a road trip with Kirk Bohls to the SEC Media Days and shares his day-by-day adventure with the History of Longhorn sports group members and the Longhorn Nation. Enjoy the trip! DAY 1 WAS SATURDAY, 7/15/2023 Larry Carlson says: Jimbo Fisher Brian Kelly Paul Finebaum Kirk Bohls and I embarked on…
THE MIGHTY QUINN by Larry Carlson for TLSN The Professor with his Horns 🤘 While many folks enjoy the sport of schadenfreude, taking pleasure in the failure and humiliation of another (I confess to being gleeful at losses absorbed by certain hated teams), virtually everyone relishes a good story of redemption. Texas fans got an…
PRESSURE: UT SHOULD WIN ITS FINAL BIG XII Commentary by Larry Carlson ( lc13@txstate.edu ) It was hot at DKR for the Orange-White game. About 90 degrees. It’ll be hot for the Rice game on Sept. 2 but let’s hope LHN will get us a 6:30 kickoff. And remember, it’ll be toasty in T-Town, Tuscaloosa,…