Jc Dobbs

Prayers WAY up for Scott Wilson. When I was a UT student in the '70s I met Scott through his amazing status as the #1 Longhorns baseball fan. He graciously invited me to sit behind the first base dugout with him and his group known as The Wild Bunch. Been a friend ever since. All blessings and best wishes out to Scott and his family. And his huge Longhorn family.

FONG is never WRONG! Hook 'Em!

Longhorns 17 Alligators 13 Hook 'Em! In the rain and wind...

Ha! Thanks... it's a blessing and a curse. I do have a knack for remembering details -- good and bad. For example, I remember the jacket I was wearing at the 1984 Cotton Bowl game vs Georgia and where I was sitting when Texas DB Craig Curry dropped the punt in the fourth quarter at the Texas 20 yd line in the South end of the Cotton Bowl Stadium. Big mistake cost the Longhorns a good shot at the Natty and wasted the great Texas Defense from the '83 season. Still the best Defense I have watched and I have followed the Longhorns since '68. Thanks again and Hook 'Em!

Yes. The 1984 rain game vs OU was very forgettable. The only thing I could not forget was our RB taking the pitch out right and the two DBs cut him off quickly and all three went down short of the goal line in what looked like a tsunami of water on the artificial turf. Fourth Down fail. The Texas RB was Kevin (?) from Stafford Douglas HS I think. There's nothing like the silence of the crowd leaving the stadium after a long game played to a tie score in the rain. Fwiw, I lived in Wyoming 1999-2016 and when coworkers and others learned I was a Texas Ex they unloaded on me about "Freddie"Akers (I noticed they all called him Freddie). They felt like Akers had success coaching the U of Wyoming and they thought he gave the University and the Cowboys fans the impression he was staying in Laramie immediately before announcing he was returning to Austin. They really had a thing about it. Hook 'Em!

Nothing wrong with that!

Thanks! I missed the 2000 game (mercifully) and the 1985 and 1988 games. I'm one who hopes Mateer misses this year's game. I've built up enough sooner karma over the years to think we deserve a "break," whether the break is their QB's thumb or something else! Hook 'Em!

I'm an Old Fart now, but I was at the OU Game in 1976 as a senior at UT. I remember Gerald Ford at midfield for the coin flip and all the security people surrounding him. A big deal was made of his days playing Center for the Wolverines. I remember the tie score and the other tie score in the 1984 game played in a Monsoon. Was the OU Switzer "spy" his assistant coach Larry Lacewell? There was some genuine bad blood in the rivalry during those years and I remember the Okie fans being a lot jerkier in their behavior back then. Maybe I have mellowed in my advanced years, but it seems to me the fans are more humorous nowadays. Hook 'Em!

Thanks for posting... excellent historical note from one of the more interesting games in the series. A great memory. Indeed I WAS in attendance at the '77 OU game at the venerable old Cotton Bowl Stadium. I was a graduate student at UT in '77 and '78, having graduated from Texas in '76 ( the Bicentennial Year seems so long ago now! ). Speaking of the Bicentennial Year, my roommate sat down on the sofa to watch the Cowboys -Redskins Monday Night game that year and his gametime "snack" was a one-half gallon of Blue Bell Bicentennial Vanilla, and can of Hershey's chocolate syrup and a soup spoon. The young man could eat! He was a grad student at Texas and had been a pitcher for UTEP baseball and was 6'3"and 225 lbs. My student "Blanket Tax" tickets for the OU games in '77 & '78 were the best seat locations I've ever had for the game. In '78, East side lower bowl Row 33 (about halfway up) and my left foot was on the 50-yard line. The kid seated beside me on my left was an OU student and my roommate was on my right. Perfect seat location. For the '77 game you recalled and detailed, we drew student tickets on the East side Upper Deck Row 3 on the North end 40-yard line. Almost perfect, but I do prefer the lower bowl. I know there used to be 66 rows in the lower bowl because in 2004 I got the worst seat location...Row 66 Lower bowl (top row) West side extreme North end under the overhang of the Upper Deck. In that year of '04 my left shoulder was pressed against the chain link safety fence. My wife and kids were unhappy...kids said they couldn't see and my wife asked several times "tell me again how much $ you gave to the Longhorn Foundation to get season tickets just to get OU tickets... and you've been giving for years and the University makes you sit HERE?!" I don't know if those lousy tickets were contributing factors in the divorce, but that '04 game was my last as a married man. 1984 was the tie game played in a downpour and I sat in the West Upper Deck and I could see the sheets of rain illuminated by the stadium lights on that dark and dreary afternoon. My Ex-wife was my fiancee in '84 and she never got over sitting through that tie game in the rain. She was a George Mason U alum and they don't care about football! Finally to the game you mentioned... the game we'd all prefer to forget. We were so sure Earl and the Horns would obliterate Notre Dame. What a time to play the only uninspired game of the entire season. Those awful green jerseys for ND. I almost didn't go because I had a migraine episode and when I found my seat location...top row West Upper Deck and my left shoulder resting against the Cotton Bowl Stadium Press Box. And on top of it all, it was really cold. A lousy day. But the '77 victory over OU was a great day and a great effort by the Longhorns and their THREE quarterbacks who played well after the starter and QB 2 were injured. Still one of the darndest things I have ever seen in a college football game. Thanks so much for indulging me and Hook 'Em Horns! PS my seat location should be good for the upcoming Florida game. I'll be on my sofa!

I read an article in the Daily Mail (USA version) yesterday and Finebaum was quoted as saying he hosted his radio show for four hours after the murder of Charlie Kirk and couldn't remember what he said because it seemed so unimportant to him. He said that he had never experienced that feeling before. My view is that he could have realized it's time to do something else in his remaining years. In the article he also said he considers himself a Republican and he voted for Trump. I would think that profile would make it difficult to enjoy working at ESPN Disney. Back in the 1980s I worked in Alabama and I learned that it's a state with a "strong Governor" structure (unlike Texas' "weak Governor") and being Governor of Alabama is highly coveted in that state. Name identification is the very first requirement to be a candidate for the job, and everyone in Alabama knows Paul. As surprised as I was about Finebaum, I was far more surprised to read that Stephen A Smith is considering running for the Democratic Party nomination for President in 2028. This post is in no way meant to inject political discussion and isn't partisan -- it's just noteworthy that two well-known sports personalities are considering running for high office.

Agree! The only time I remember Zero U fielding a truly bad team was when John Blake was HC. I remember an old guy sitting behind me in the Cotton Bowl Stadium saying something like "who ARE those players wearing the OU uniforms?!" A runner - up season was when Howard Schnellenberger was HC. My buddy's wife used to call him "Grandpa Football," and I thought that was a pretty good one. But I must agree that for a stretch of a few seasons it didn't seem to matter who was playing or coaching for the Longhorns because Bob just had a spell over Texas and it just felt hopeless.

My comment here is a bit different... I have watched Texas -OU game since 1968 and have only missed being in the North half of the Cotton Bowl Stadium 3 times in that span. All the misses due to having surgery myself or a family member's medical need. I've seen several times where the Longhorns Defense had Zero U under control when the starting Okie QB had to leave the field with an injury. And what do you know? The backup QB in crimson and cream trots onto the field and plays lights out, hot as can be. It's really frustrating for the Texas fans because it seems like the Defense relaxes a bit when the starter goes out and the whole complexion of the game changes. I really hope "What's his name QB" doesn't get all motivated and play a career best game against Texas and I also hope this edition of the Texas Defense doesn't relax with the savior from the Portal sitting this one out. Hook 'Em! And don't forget your little packets of Mayo for the Fletcher's Corny Dogs at the State Fair of Texas!

I haven't seen the clip. I didn't have to see it before commenting because I dislike the man so much. Maybe someone else kept it. Hook 'Em!

Perfect fit for the team known as "The Children of the Corn." Didn't like him at Baylor. Didn't know him at Temple. DON'T like him at Corn U. Otoh, the ARMY HC -- now THAT was some genuine enthusiasm in a totally appropriate context.

"Uh, huh...Uh Dude, that ARMY Coach is COOL!"’ - Beavis and Butthead reporting for the Cable TV sports Network, September 2025

I thought Bama looked very reminiscent of the Longhorns during the Texas Decade of Doom. What should have been better talent seemed unfocused and a little bit lethargic. Especially for an early season game. If Alabama plays like that again, I will be concerned for them because that's what Texas used to look like between Mack and Sark coaching.

I thought Livingstone ran an excellent route and made an outstanding catch on the TD. He also kept his focus and muscled the DB very well on the play for a young WR.

When the War Eagle QB sprinted up the middle through the BU Defense my thought was "this looks familiar... I think I have seen this before!" Hook 'Em!

VY knows talent when he sees it. Hook 'Em!

In years past, I would have cared. I stopped caring about the Cowboys when they no-showed at home for the playoff game against GB. Now they send their best player and Ambassador to the very same...oh, I really no longer ( insert Clark Gable line from Gone With the Wind)...

Several years ago a promoter approached Texas and Oklahoma with a proposal to play the game in the infield of the Texas Motor Speedway North of Fort Worth. I saw the artist's conception drawings and it frankly looked ridiculous. But the promoter talked about potentially pulling in 250-300k fans for the game at the NASCAR venue. A different promoter tried selling the two universities on playing the game at Jerrah Jones World after it was completed in 2010. Uh, no. Another guy billing himself as "Eas E. Money" or some such tried to convince the teams to go to a Home and Home version...no thanks, Eas E was told. I've lived in six different states since graduating from UT in 1978 and I made it a point to go to CFB games around the Nation. The Texas -OU game in the old Cotton Bowl Stadium at the State Fair of Texas is THE most unique setting for a big-time college football game in America. Hook 'Em!

Sorry to hear you lost your friend to colon cancer. My father died at age 62. His colon cancer was diagnosed at Stage IV three months before he died. Non-smoker and didn't drink. Wasn't obese and worked hard as a rancher. He loved the Longhorns and our family had his name placed on a memorial tile on the Texas Ex Students Association plaza. He never got to know his granddaughter who was born seven years later. All that is said in agreement with you. Everyone please take this disease seriously and get your screenings done. Talk to your doctor for advice and guidance. Thoughts, prayers and best wishes go out to Sergio. A great Longhorn and now a coach mentoring young people. Hook 'Em!

I've been following Longhorns football since 1968, including some years as an undergrad and graduate student. Banks was so good that many games I didn't notice him at all. I remember some instances (thankfully rare) where the Texas QBs had to play under siege because the OTs were having a bad day or just had deficiencies. Banks was great for the Longhorns and he came to the team just when his talent was needed. Best wishes for his future.

Being a Father to a Daughter myself, I was OK until Coach Corso's wife and daughter came onscreen. I sent the clip to my Daughter (BS UT '17) and told her about my reaction. She said she typically only tuned in every week just in time to see Corso's schtick and wondered how many millions had the same approach to the show. One week until Columbus and Hook 'Em!

I'm STILL bothered by the memory of Colt being injured and Mack brought Gilbert in after getting him very little PT during the season. And still, Gilbert almost pulled it off against that Bama defense. Mack wanted the Heisman for Colt a little too much. He played Colt and built his stats at the expense of game experience for Garrett Gilbert. So when the Longhorns needed a QB2 they brought in a Freshman who had spent the season carrying a clipboard. Oh, well... One more week to Columbus and Hook 'Em!!!