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66 Days Until Kickoff -- Who Is Your Fav No. 66?
Blake Munroe replied to Blake Munroe's topic in On Texas Football Forum
Went deep into the archives for today, yall. Check out the blurb on Sewell... Harley Sewell Harley Sewell had a remarkable collegiate career at the University of Texas, where he played as a linebacker before transitioning to offensive guard in the pros. Known for his grit and hustle, he was a two-time All-Southwest Conference selection and earned First-Team All-American honors in 1952. One of his standout moments came in the 1953 Cotton Bowl, where he helped lead Texas to a win over Tennessee and was named the game's Most Valuable Player. His performance in that game was legendary—he anchored a defense that held the Vols to just six first downs and minus-14 rushing yards. Sewell’s journey to Texas is the stuff of football folklore: he was discovered working atop a telephone pole in the tiny town of St. Jo, Texas. A recruiter shouted up, “How would you like to play football for the University of Texas?” and just like that, a Longhorn legend was born. -- Herb Gray: He played for the Longhorns from 1953 to 1955, earning All-American and All-Southwest Conference honors in his senior year. He was also named team co-captain and the Houston Post’s SWC MVP for defense in 1955. After college, he was drafted by the Baltimore Colts but chose to play in the Canadian Football League, where he had a stellar career with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers. -- Doug Dawson: Doug Dawson had a stellar collegiate career as an offensive lineman for the Texas Longhorns from 1980 to 1983. A Houston native and Memorial High School graduate, he quickly rose through the ranks to become a team co-captain and was recognized as a consensus First-Team All-American in his senior year. He wasn’t just a force on the field—he also earned Academic All-American honors, showing his dedication in the classroom as well. His leadership and performance helped anchor the Longhorns’ offensive line during a competitive era in Southwest Conference football. -
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MarkInAustin replied to Gerry Hamilton's topic in On Texas Football Forum
At least in 2020, based on US News survey of faculties, Stanford had the single strongest faculty. Eleven of the 67 schools on the list below have all academic departments ranked 30th or better in the nation. The private elites in this group are Stanford, MIT, Princeton, Harvard, Columbia, and Cornell; the public universities in the group are UC Berkeley, Michigan, Wisconsin, UCLA, and UT Austin. Texas was #14 overall, while being one of the eleven with every one of the 15 departments surveyed in the top thirty. Faculty may not be the best and certainly is not the only measure of a university, but it would be difficult to ever say Stanford has "slipped" if it has the strongest overall faculty in America. - Today
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Coffee and Football: Wednesday 06/25
Longhornfrenzy replied to Blake Munroe's topic in On Texas Football Forum
8:15 or 8:15ish😁 -
Coffee and Football: Wednesday 06/25
Joe Zura replied to Blake Munroe's topic in On Texas Football Forum
Will you be muted again 👀👀👀👀 -
Show starts around 8:15 AM!
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Longhorns1 replied to Gerry Hamilton's topic in On Texas Football Forum
We had a baseball player in our engineering class. Aside from being a nice guy, it was impressive he had the time for both. -
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MarkInAustin replied to Gerry Hamilton's topic in On Texas Football Forum
There is a typical mix of undergraduate courses that med schools require, rather than a major. The STEM load required is less than for any science or engineering degree and could be managed by a history major. The trick is to have a near 4 point average in those required courses. Most American med schools, for admission, do not require undergraduates to have taken any calculus or calculus based introductory physics, for example, among the 10-11 required STEM courses. As a practical matter there is no barrier to med school raised by an Aggie undergrad education. I suggest that the undergraduate environment for a football player who must maintain a high grade point average and schedule his labs to not interfere with football practice requires a strong commitment from the school and the athletic program to provide individual attention to scheduling, mentoring and tutoring. Typically private elites do this well as a matter of course, but I suspect that Texas and Michigan, public elites, and Aggie, a strong near elite, will do this well upon demand. -
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Born Burnt Orange replied to Gerry Hamilton's topic in On Texas Football Forum
Based on what? -
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Bobby Burton replied to Gerry Hamilton's topic in On Texas Football Forum
What we know at this point is that he moved up his commitment date following the South Carolina visit. At the same time, Texas is not recruiting another un-committed corner currently. -
Bishop had nothing to do with Lott’s decision other than Bishop’s pledge could have shrunk the NIL pool at the position.
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Bear19 replied to Gerry Hamilton's topic in On Texas Football Forum
Stanford academics are not what they used to be. -
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I figured Bishop committing and playing wr was the straw that broke the camels back.
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AusMOJO replied to Gerry Hamilton's topic in On Texas Football Forum
I'd honestly be surprised if Texas lost out here. But that's just my opinion. -
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As Expected with Paris Melvin Jr.
qaertyisthatdude replied to CJ Vogel's topic in On Texas Football Forum
They got Jett Washington already -
What worries me is Oregon has made Benjamin a big priority.
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Idk about that. Michigan’s schedule is a pretty big cakewalk outside of OU and tOSU. Zero Athlon preseason top 25 opponents outside of OU and Ohio State, and they have Ohio State at home. If OU wins that game, they have a very good shot at going into RRR undefeated. That would likely make the RRR game a top 10 or even top 5 matchup if Texas takes care of business and other dominoes fall. The back half of OU’s schedule is of course difficult as hell. Conversely, if Michigan beats OU, they have a surprisingly good chance of going undefeated into the Ohio State game, with probably over 50% post-week 2 odds of making the CFP. I can definitely see how it is a pivotal game, given how it will frame every other game for the two teams afterwards.