Jc Dobbs

Congratulations to your niece... always in order because graduating from a big university is an accomplishment. Now, it amazes me about the Horns Down thing...at a game between the two I can understand, but at a graduation ceremony...I just don't get it. When I graduated from UT...not once did anything Aggy cross my mind! Having said that... Hook 'Em!

Yes! All best to Gerry. One of the Good Guys doing Great Work! Hook 'Em for many more! PS ... At HEB yesterday and walking through the frozen food section I glanced to the right at random and you guessed it...CORN DOGS!!!

Thanks. I'd say odds are (!) he had a problem with impulse control... I agree with CJ, who's commented that he doesn't think Sorsby will be eligible to play any more college football. If Sorsby 's attorney works more courtroom magic as he's done in the past... what judge would seek to force the NCAA to restore the QB's eligibility? I don't know the statutes controlling this, but I can't envision a court forcing a governing sports body to accept legal gambling to this degree. I'm not a Tech fan whatsoever, but for the sake of the young man, I hope he gets this under control because at his age, facing his future with this problem would be very difficult. Hook 'Em!

Could it be the pre-snap motion? Lack of complete FOCUS?! Could Arch adjust the snap count for certain play calls that have resulted in the most pre-snap penalties? In Sark's system does the QB determine the snap count (usually according to the play clock, etc., or does it come in with the play call through the QB helmet)? Thanks! Hook 'Em!

Seems like it got up to that (high) level quickly, didn't it? My first thought was to be surprised at how much $ players are being paid after NIL and Rev-sharing came into existence... but my fancy Economics courses at UT taught me that scarcity commands high value, and then you add in the competitive marketplace of colleges and their fans with resources and you get the results we're seeing...coaches and players compensation going ever higher. Oh, and then there's the TV $. In Gerry's area of expertise -- recruiting -- the first cuts are size and speed. Then comes talent, and many people don't realize just how "special" most college athletes are in comparison to, say, the regular student body ( who themselves are "special" because of their test scores and academic skills as students). It's the combination of size, speed and talent that makes the players worth what they are being paid. Thank goodness we're fans of a flagship state university with resources and competitive leadership. Hook 'Em!

I'm not surprised... I'm retired now, but I lived in six different states after graduating from UT and I found people either really liked the Longhorns or they really didn't like them. Going back to the Darrell era some college football fans really liked Texas except when they beat Notre Dame or Bear Bryant's Alabama teams. Regarding Marquise, I remember him making a great TD catch vs OU when he was a freshman. I was in the Cotton Bowl Stadium that day and I looked forward to his future. Sorry he endured that treatment... and sorry VY endured what he received from the Titans HC. Life's just not fair. Hook 'Em!

In late July '06 I was in Nashville for a convention for my employer. I took my daughter (then 11) along with me and we stayed in a Downtown Nashville hotel. We were in an elevator going down to the Lobby and the elevator stopped and the doors opened. In stepped Vince Young. OMG. I quietly said "Hook 'Em Horns!" and he smiled and reached out a handshake. My daughter (a future UT graduate) was in awe. Someone else in the elevator (who obviously wasn't in the know) asked him what he was doing in Nashville. His answer just about floored me. Vince said he was in Nashville "Trying out for the Titans." Talk about humble! When we stepped out into the Lobby he graciously stood there and chatted with us for a couple of minutes. He noticed my UT class ring. Then he showed his ring to my daughter and she told him she had been to the Texas -OU game twice and had seen him play, and she wanted to go to Texas "someday." He couldn't have been nicer, and he told her "I'm sure you'll make it." My daughter was amazed at how big he was... like most kids, she didn't understand how most college football players are big guys. Time flies, indeed. Thanks to VY forever and Hook 'Em!

I'm so old... when I was a little kid, I remember Verne Lundquist was the sports director for WFAA-TV Ch 8 ABC in Dallas. SEC was better on CBS before ESPN got it and applied the Disney treatment.

Who'd a think it?! Hook 'Em! CDC gonna build a new practice facility on the beach at Lady Bird Lake?

McDonald's Corp should give him a franchise of his own in Austin for NIL compensation... and he could hire Andy L to advise him on franchise management in anticipation of the end of his playing days in the future. Cool tie-in with the McDonald name. Hook 'Em! Ronald!

Bobby...I was a Freshman at UT way back in the Fall Semester of 1972. I remember Keith Moreland getting media coverage as a promising QB on Coach DKR's football team. I think it was the last year that Division I football programs were required to maintain Freshman football teams because Freshmen weren't allowed to play varsity football. Please correct me if I'm wrong... happens more frequently these days! Hook 'Em!

Thanks, Steven!!! I'm really old, so 2000-'02 doesn't seem that long ago to me. Maybe CDC can work ad agencies and get a really cool and funny TV and online ad thanking Michael for his contributions..."Dude, we're all Longhorns now!" Hook 'Em!

No eligibility remaining for the future King of England, unfortunately. The Longhorns would be chuffed to welcome him because of his history with the Cricket Bat in hand... but alas, duty calls him. Hook 'Em! Cheerio!

Thanks, Jeff! Several years ago I watched a replay of Texas at Nebraska when Mack took the Longhorns into Lincoln to play the Children of the Corn circa 1998. Back then, Nebraska was a CFB powerhouse and almost never lost at home. Texas played a physically tough, focused and motivated style of football and defeated Nebraska behind a great effort and performance by Ricky Williams. When the final gun sounded, the Longhorns had ended the Cornhuskers' 47- game home winning streak and the Nebraska home crowd gave Texas a standing ovation as the Longhorns left the field. Of course, the "Standing O" was a reflection of the arrogance of the Nebraska fans in those days, but it was also a recognition of what it took for a visiting team to beat Nebraska in their house. Thanks Mack! And Hook 'Em!

Also known as "Venue Shopping." Hook 'Em!

I understand it's probably not doable, but I'd like to see CDC demand any Texas home games played in August or September must be Night games or at least kickoffs at 7 or 7:30 pm. Hook 'Em!

Gotta believe Mack is loving this! Thanks to Coach Sark for being a Class Act! VY Longhorns HOF & Arch future Longhorns HOF! Hook 'Em!

My father died 38 years ago and it might as well have been last year. He was 62 and cancer claimed him quickly. He never went to college but he was a big Longhorns fan and he took me to several Texas games when I was a kid and at one point we attended 30 Texas -OU games together. I graduated from UT with Bachelor's and Master's degrees and those were special days for thfoe two of us. Our family had a tile placed on the plaza at the Ex Students Association facing up towards the West side of DKR in appreciation for him. I am so sorry for Grace Prenter and send her thoughts and prayers. She will always have the memory of her father and the memory of Coach Vic's exceptional gesture. The Eyes of Texas...

It'll be a Burnt Orange eclipse. A rare and beautiful thing when the Heavens align perfectly! Future WR 1 x 2... Hook 'Em!

Yes indeed...In Perpetuity!!!

I was seated right behind the Longhorns bench at the old Texas Stadium. A bit too low for my taste, but I got to see how the players reacted to the play on the field. Too many turnovers and a little overconfidence. Texas should have won that game. I was living in Denver back then and my flight back was packed with CU fans and some were surprised they beat the Horns but I overheard a guy say "I've never seen so much Burnt Orange in my life and I hope I never see that much again!" Hook 'Em!

Thanks for posting this!!! I just watched it here for the first time since the day of the game and the last one of the 500 or so times I viewed it later... What did I notice just now?! I saw that clean, wide- open pocket provided by the O-Line. Quinn always performed well when he was given protection and time to throw. That was excellent. Hook 'Em!

CJ -- Thanks for posting this video of the Fightin' Texas Aggy Band marching into Kyle Field! There better not be any $MU cheerleaders on the field, BTW. Hook 'Em!

Thanks so much for posting. I'm a UT Alum X2, a Longhorns fan since childhood and a Texas season ticket holder until I retired. I was sitting in the Cotton Bowl Stadium at the Texas -OU game when Marquise caught a touchdown pass as a Freshman and I remember thinking what a talented young man he was because he just made an outstanding play -- especially for a Freshman player. As I have gotten older in the past few years, I have been a caregiver for my late mother and my late brother. It is difficult and rewarding, but you don't talk about the difficult part -- because the rewarding part pays its own dividends. I didn't know this about Marquise, but I agree with 817 Boxing B and the comments by others. The man has a huge wonderful heart to go along with his football skills and World class speed. Wow. Just Wow. Hook 'Em!