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….
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 says the Cotton Bowl tunnel is the “last mile” of college football—a dark, narrow tunnel leading players toward daylight, frenzy, and 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 It hasn’t changed. The…
The Good Side of Joe Don Looney, as told by Longhorn Chuck Taylor Joe was a dear friend. His folks, Don & Dorothy, were ‘bridge partners’ with my Mom and dad in FW. His best friend in FW was my ex-brother-in-law, with whom he went to Austin/UT. Joe lived in Austin for a brief time…
CURTAINS FOR THE COUGARS by Larry Carlson for TLSN https://texaslsn.org “Out, damn spot! Out, I say.” So said Lady Macbeth, famously. I don’t know if Billy Shakespeare was ever required reading at the University of Houston, but Lady Macbeth and Cougar coach Dana Holgorsen are now intertwined in cursing that damn spot. Texas got a…
IT’S BEEN A MINUTE:Horns and Coogs Meet Againby 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 played in. …
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…