Commentary: Arch and Simms

And this was one my favorite A&M wins ever. 

B E A U T I F U L ! ! !    ...and H O O K ' E M ! ! ! 

15 minutes ago, Hank Kingsley said:

And this was one my favorite A&M wins ever. 

 

 

That was a butt whooping!

11 hours ago, Bobby Burton said:

It happened. Unfortunately.

I hope, as he gets older, fences can be mended. He played hard and played well for Texas.

Was he perfect? No. But he was very much a big part of putting Texas football among the nation’s elite. And he doesn’t get enough, or even much, credit for that. 

Would be cool to have him on the show with Rod one evening.

15 hours ago, Hashtag said:

Would be cool to have him on the show with Rod one evening.

That would be awesome.  He's one of my favorite longhorns. 

How is it that Major is in the Longhorn Athletics Hall of Honor, but Simms isn't?  If Major's in there, then Simms should be also.  I wasn't a huge Simms fan and felt he was elevated to starter before he earned it by his play at Texas, but he was clearly a good teammate based upon comments from former teammates (such as Rod B).  And the sh*t he had to put up with gives more reason for him to be in.

/SOAPBOX ON

While I'm on my soapbox, I have never understood how they have added some and ignored others for the HoH.  For example, the late 70s/early 80s teams have some peeps who should be in, but aren't.  Of course, guys from that era like Kenneth SIms, Steve McMichael, and Terry Tausch were selected, but imo others on those teams are worthy and ignored.

• Bruce Scholtz played solid football at Texas, was a second round draft pick of the Seahawks and started seven years at LB in Seattle before finishing his NFL career in New England.  He was part of the Seahawks first playoff teams.
• Ricky Churchman was a leader on those teams from his Safety spot, was drafted in the fourth round by the Niners and started at Safety as a rookie.  He kept that position his second year until he got injured.  He got a Super Bowl ring that year, although his injuries kept him out of the playoffs and ended his career after three years.
• Robin Sendlein was a celebrated LB on those teams and was drafted in the second round by the Vikings.  He spent seven years in the NFL with the VIkings and Dolphins.

There are others from across the years and there seems to be no rhyme nor reason as to folks who are in vs. others who seem to be deserving.  Just something that has bugged me over the years every time they announce a new class of inductees.

/SOAPBOX OFF