IT’S BEEN A MINUTE: Horns and Coogs Meet Again by Larry Carlson for https://texaslsn.org There was a strange vibe that night when the Texas Longhorns football team last visited the University of Houston. For starters, kickoff time in H-Town for this televised game was 8:15 p.m., the latest Central Time Zone slot UT has ever…
Randy Braband: Turning The Tide, Melting M&M’s by Larry Carlson https://texaslsn.org Randy Braband’s car had dodged a bullet, so to speak. During a heavy overnight June rain, a hefty limb from a San Saba pecan tree in his front yard had landed in the driveway, just missing the vehicle. I rode shotgun with Jay Arnold…
The History of the Texas vs. Tide during the Modern Era by Larry for TLSN. BLUEBONNET BOWL 1960 Season Dec. 17, Rice Stadium, Houston Background: Ninth-ranked Bama went 8-1-1 and boasted the nation’s second-ranked defense. Texas, coming off Darrell Royal’s first SWC championship in ’59, had gone 7-3, with one-point losses to Nebraska and…
A note from the Webmaster concerning Larry Carlson’s article. View fullsize Webmaster Billy Dale and retired Professor of journalism and consummate Media guru Larry Carlson have created a Longhorn sports history website combining 1000’s of montages and mosaics telling the story of the Longhorn brand through the eyes of those who created it. The site…
THE WISHBONE & THE TURKEYS Longhorns vs Aggies, 1968-70 by Larry Carlson ( lc13@txstate.edu ) Ten months before the wishbone offense of Darrell Royal and Emory Bellard got its first of what would ultimately become 30 consecutive victories, UT’s football leaders had tough questions and challenges. The “1967: Year of the ‘Horns” bumper stickers…
“The Last (aggy)Supper” Billy Schott’s oral history, some photos, and text are at https://www.texaslsn.org/billy-schott-oralhistory It would be very easy to recall so many of the distinct memories I have associated with the intense rivalry involving the school in College Station for my 70 years on this planet, but I doubt they would have the same…
THANKSGIVING LEFTOVERS- By Larry Carlson Aggies, Re-hashed & Warmed Over. Larry Carlson stirs the pot with three favorite seasonal Texas A & M memories. “Shock the Nation” is one of Texas vs Aggie trilogies that he captures for the TLSN historical site. Visit this link for the 1974 Texas-A & M game https://www.texaslsn.org/1974-aggie-game-by-larry-carlson Visit this…
“Money CAN’T BUY ME LOVE” or a winning team Horns, Ags Jockey For SEC Position by Larry Carlson ( lc13@txstate.edu ) Like their big brother rivals, the Aggies are weary of winning big in recruiting but never seeing it translate into actually winning big. The programs from Austin and College Station are prototypes for “Money can’t…
Noble Doss caught an impossible catch to score the only points of the game. The victory kept A & M from a repeat national championship and snapped their 19-game winning streak which prevented the Aggies from returning to the Rose Bowl. The impossible catch
HOUDINI RIDES AGAIN: ANOTHER ESCAPE FOR UT by Larry Carlson for https://texaslsn.org TLSN’s Larry Carlson is in his 36th year of teaching news and sports media at Texas State University. He is a member of The Football Writers Association of America. FORT WORTH — I’m typing this at just a few ticks before midnight in the…