Author Emma Schkloven in the title to an article she wrote in October 2022 for the Austin Monthly captures the history of Bevo in 32 words. Bevo’s Long Ride to the Mascot Mountaintop UT’s beloved icon may be living large now, but he’s faced kidnappings, hazings, and even the dinner plate before rising to big…
1971- Texas wins 34-14 By 1971, the Longhorn fans showed no interest in building a bonfire, while the Aggies continued to use engineering techniques and a passion that could light the fire to beat the Horns, but they continued to lose. Texas figured out they could win without a spirit fire. 1971 was Texa’s fourth…
THANKSGIVING LEFTOVERS Aggies, Re-hashed & Warmed Over. 1974- Texas upsets A & M 32-3. A&M is ranked #9, and Texas is ranked #17. Don’t tell anyone, but Texas’s record against A&M in Memorial Stadium since 1924 was 23-1-1. A&M had three fumbles in the first quarter, and Texas scored points on all of the errors….
THE FIX Edited version on How Teddy Roosevelt helped save football By Katie Zezima May 29, 2014 at 8:00 a.m. EDT In 1905, President Theodore Roosevelt – an avowed football fan – summoned coaches and athletic advisers from Harvard University, Yale University and Princeton University to the White House to discuss how to improve the…
Before the Wishbone offense took center stage, the opposing defense’s job was to react and neutralize the offensive play. Emory Bellard changed the defensive strategy with the option offense by devising the first successful offensive college running scheme dictated by defensive decisions. Neither offensive nor defensive players knew who would get the ball when the…
Hey Billy. I was so saddened to hear the news about Ragan. I enjoy many of his prints that adorn my walls. We used to stop by and see him and loved seeing him stomp on his pier to call up his “pet” fish. And were always amazed to see them eat from his hand. …
tOM pENDERS 1988-1998 TOM PENDERS “MR. MARCH” INSTITUTES A SUCCESSFUL Longhorn bASKETBALL “bOMBS AWAY rUNNING hORNS PRO STYLE OFFENSE” THAT REWRITES THE lONGHORN RECORD BOOK. Coach Penders Coach Jody Conradt Was The Media Favorite For The Men’s Basketball Coaching Job After Weltlich Was Released When Asked By A Sport’s Writer If She Was Interested…
PROLOGUE TO Lubbock 2008, Ten Years After Sept. 20, 2021 by Larry Carlson Dateline: Lubbock, November 10, 2018 Many of us began the elevator shuttle from the press box down to the floor of Jones AT&T Stadium, with about six to seven minutes on the clock. Texas had entered the fourth quarter with a lead…
Longhorn author Jenna McEachern say the Cotton Bowl tunnel, “is the “last mile” of college football- a dark, narrow tunnel leading players toward the daylight, toward the frenzy, toward the moment of truth. A link to the tunnel experience October 2022 https://twitter.com/TexasFootball/status/1579460872334086145?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1579460872334086145%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_c10&ref_url= (outlook.com) 10.12.2012 | Football Bill Little commentary: Run it again Bill Little, Texas Media Relations…
Top 15 best defensive backs by anthony snodgrass ALRIGHT …. HERE IS MY BREAKDOWN OF WHAT I THINK ARE THE TOP 15 DEFENSIVE BACKS IN TEXAS LONGHORNS FOOTBALL HISTORY. LET ME KNOW WHAT YOU THINK OF MY ORDER. 1. Michael Huff – 2005 He was a Consensus All-American, a Thorpe Award winner, and a national…