View in Browser Top of the Queue Volume VII newsletter #15 7-7-2023 TLSN is not associated with the UT Athletic Department, or any organization closely aligned with UT. As a follow-up to the July 4th, 2023, Independence Day celebration, enjoy the inspirational music at https://youtu.be/9ETrr-XHBjE . IMPORTANT: Please click on the white letters shown above…
View in Browser IMPORTANT: Please click “VIEW IN BROWSER,” shown in the white letters above, to enlarge and enhance the photos and text on your cellphone. If you don’t click, the text and pictures will be tiny and difficult to read. Top of the Queue Volume VII newsletter #16 8/04/2023 TLSN is not associated with…
View in Browser Top of the Que Volume VI Newsletter #20 8/13/2021 Updates on Tommy Ford and Randy Bishop are available at the links below. Tommy Ford https://texas-lsn.squarespace.com/tommy-ford-football Left to right: Randy Bishop is with Greg Lott and Jack Howe behind the equipment cage in the football locker room. https://texas-lsn.squarespace.com/randy-bishopfootball Johnny Lam Jones Johnny Lam…
Mike Barnes Shares 30 years of Longhorn Sports History. Welcome to Longhorn brand builders for Season #2. Click on the link to share in Mike’s oral history longhorn sports podcast. https://texas-lsn.squarespace.com/mike-barnes Mike and Kim have shared a special journey and it is just beginning. Mike Barnes’s high octane performance on Austin’s KVUE-TV and his intuitive…
HERE ARE A FEW THOUGHTS FROM TLSN CONCERNING SOCIAL MEDIA Longhorn Facebook sites. It is the nature of Longhorn fans to take the wins for granted and obsess over the losses. Even though recruiting is not science, grown men and women, spend hours snorkeling on the internet, pouring over frivolous recruiting gossip that is morphed…
Cody attended 2 National Championship games in 36 years as a TV sportscaster, the last in 2009 when Colt McCoy’s injury on this first-half hit doomed Texas vs. Alabama. Also, he was in the media Gaggle that recorded Vince Young when he crossed the goal line for the game-winner in 2005. National Championship games are…
Renowned sports writer Mark McDonald wrote the definitive book on Texas -Arkansas 1969 Big Shoot-out. His storyline explores more than the game highlights. In his book, Mark manages to merge game highlights, political upheaval, racial tensions, and the Vietnam protest into a cacophony of America in 1969. The author variously spent 30-plus years covering team…
Mark McDonald Mark McDonald – a long-time sports writer for dailies in El Paso, Abilene, Dallas and San Antonio, now an author in Midland, wrote an insightful article about the Mauldin’s contributions to Longhorn sports. Mark’s story illustrates how the Mauldin family used steadfast commitment and dedication to build a sturdy bridge to our U.T….
