BIG GAME, VOLUME II by Larry Carlson for Texas Legacy Support Network Much has been made — ever since the schedule was released last year — about the potential peril Texas football would face in mid-October. Oklahoma and Georgia on the Longhorns’ agenda looked more daunting that any pair of hurdles in recent times. But…
W 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 Show and the Longhorn Locker Room for Austin’s KVET Radio and co-hosted Longhorn Pipeline on San Antonio’s ESPN Radio affiliate during Mack Brown’s tenure. Larry recently retired after…
Welcome To Football Season by Larry Carlson Since I was a kid, the period of late August and early September has always been bittersweet. Bitter is the signal that summer is over. I still say that the three ugliest words in the English language are: Back to school. Longhorn Barbie Cowboys, smokey, Silver Spurs, and…
TEXAS-OU: THE HOT WAR by Larry Carlson for TLSN https://texaslsn.org This October ritual is an assault on the senses. Most every fan involved is hot and sticky, stomach churning from corny dogs, funnel cakes and too much to drink in the wee hours before gametime. The sickening sweet scent of cotton candy wafts in the…