ROSE-COLORED PASSES (and runs), VOL. I by Larry Carlson for https://texaslsn.org Aaron Rodgers is still seething that Texas was even IN the Rose Bowl played on the first day of 2005. Mack Brown had successfully lobbied for his Longhorns, the second-place finisher in the Big XII’s South division. UT, not Rodgers’ California Golden Bears, would…
MAJOR COMEBACK HOLIDAY BOWL 2001 By Larry Carlson for https://texaslsn.org Major wearing the Golden Hat after beating O.U. He had every reason to hit the portal. But he didn’t. It didn’t exist yet. For that, Longhorn fans who watched the ’01 Holiday Bowl can rejoice, even long after the fact. Major Applewhite still had it…
PAT CULPEPPER EDITED BY BILLY DALE for the TLSN site Pat Culpepper’s accomplishments are a reminder to all Longhorns that In sports and far beyond, his contributions to Longhorn heritage shape the present and empower the future. DKR said Pat was “the bubbling extrovert, ready to play at the blow on a whistle.” Most Of…
“I don’t care about my gas and oil, as long as I’ve got my Darrell Royal, sitting on the dashboard of my car.” (from the article. It was the feature article in Sports Illustrated with UT on the cover. 1963 – Edith shares a part of Royal that few knew. 1963 Edith Royal.jpg 1963 Edith…
Frank Broyles, the Arkansas coach, says, “The Texas game, for everybody in the conference, is as much psychological as it is scheme and strategy.” “You can define scheme and strategy, but you can’t accurately script morale and attitude in that game.” Arkansas Coach Jack Crowe says the Razorbacks seem to change their personality” for the…
8/29/2023 – Jerry Frey remembers the 1964 Cotton Bowl game. I was at the 1964 Cotton Bowl game with my dad, who was a huge Longhorn fan. Back then, the media was based in NY and heavily slanted toward the East Coast teams. The Big Ten got most of the media love. I recall my…
Steve Ross writes For most of Coach Royal’s career, the NFL was an afterthought in terms of a full-time career. Most NFL players had off-season jobs. When that started to change, so did coach. Just look at his last 4 or 5 recruiting classes – that’s when more NFL-caliber players began showing up on campus:…
Coach and Mrs. Coach Akers Links to articles about Coach Akers are listed below http://www.hookem.com/story/the-statesman-interview-fred-akers/ http://www.texassports.com/news/2003/8/19/081903aab_984.aspx http://www.dailytexanonline.com/blogs/keeping-score/2016/01/27/former-texas-quarterback-danny-akers-dies-of-cancer There were three contenders to replace Royal- Longhorn defensive coordinator Mike Campbell, Maryland head coach Jerry Claiborne, and Wyoming coach Fred Akers. Akers gets the job over the favorite Mike Campbell because he understands the culture of U.T….
December 1982 Issue Texas Monthly by Jan Reid Images added by Billy Dale Coach Royal Regrets Why he won. Why he quit. Why he doesn’t miss it? Raising a great cloud of caliche dust, Darrell Royal zoomed away from the lake house in his van. He explained his haste as a measure of consideration for…
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