Jc Dobbs

Sorry to hear about your hospital stay. I'm sure you won't let it diminish your enjoyment of the Longhorns game on TV. After our decade of wandering around the CFB desert last season I said the Horns were going to have to show improvement in '23 for me to regain my fervor. They beat Bama and had a great season. In '24 they showed good performance again until the Offense hit a lull and the team seemed to lose focus in third quarters. Still, another playoff appearance. I believe Texas will beat Dabo and Klubnik's South Carolina Aggys. But the Offense has to show me. Texas 20 Clemson 13 Hook 'Em!

Jack -- You are correct! The first time I watched the highlights I thought "now I know why Coach Sark wanted to recruit this kid!" His throws just look remarkably like Quinn's to me. Thanks.

Thanks Gerry! I admit to two things about Lacey: 1) I haven't watched much of his film before this All-star game and 2) I (erroneously) thought he was too small (or I just prefer the prototype "big" QBs). Now having watched this film, it strikes me that Lacey's throws look a whole lot like Ewers' ... he's more mobile in and around the pocket but the throwing motion and arc of the passes look like Quinn's. A lot like Ewers'.

Colorado was rolling and took Kansas for granted.

Agree with Bobby on this. BTW, I saw where one of his younger sons committed to Michigan as a QB. Herbie's such a Buckeye guy and former player I was surprised any of his kids would want to go to Michigan.

"Roll Left" to Derek Lewis for the first Big XII Title versus the Children of the Corn, 1997. Great call on fourth down, great catch and clutch throw by Longhorns QB JB!!! The Godfather of Soul. A brief serious note -- in 1968 I was an eighth grader and a young American sick of the assassinations I had already experienced. As a high school senior I did research that showed something too few people heard about... James Brown went ahead with his show in Baltimore the evening of the assassination of Dr King in Memphis. The Mayor and other leaders credited Brown with calming the audience. His inspiring remarks from the stage kept a lid on the emotions of the concertgoers and the volatile crowd gathered outside of the concert hall.

Stay Classy, Ags.... and serious "Rabbit Ears!" Geez.

I'm beginning to believe Longhorns Baseball in the next few seasons is gonna be more fun than the last few seasons... congrats young man and Hook 'Em!!!

Prayers for continued improvement. I read all of these messages and it really impressed me at how many caring people we have at OTF. When the young man is well enough Blake can show him how many folks were praying and pulling for his eventual recovery. God Bless the Munroe family. Hook 'Em Colt !

Thanks for the info. I haven't lived in Houston for several years. I stay in touch with a friend who is a Rice graduate and former football player. He confirmed what you wrote. I

I'd like to see the Owls do as well as possible but it's become a difficult gig. As many colleges are expanding their stadiums and practice facilities Rice has been shrinking the seating at the venerable Rice Stadium. When you consider the stadium's history (President Kennedy speech, Super Bowl, etc) it's an indication of the direction of the football program. It just seems like Rice should be able to carve out a local niche in Houston... football crazy region, support from the business and professional communities and a recruiting base to draw players good enough to play college football but short of the size and speed requirements to play at the top schools. But times are changing rapidly in CFB and where Rice could fit is problematic.

I'm old enough to remember when the Corps drew swords on the SMU cheerleaders for having so little respect for Aggie traditions that they ran out onto the sainted sacred Kyle Field. SMU cheerleaders were (like everyone else) just supposed to know that the turf at Kyle Field is/was only for A&M players, coaches and Band... they make an exception to allow opposing players onto the field for the absolute minimum of providing opposition. Truly happened... look it up.

Is that a photo of former Governor MOFO?!

I went to graduate school at Texas and had a classmate who played football at Rice. An outstanding student and a great guy. Our team won the grad/Law school division of Intramural football because of him. He was a QB in high school and played Safety at Rice. I remember asking him how his experience went at Rice as a student athlete. He said he was dating several young women at Texas to make up for lost time because the female students at Rice were "really weird." I've never forgotten the quote!

I'm so glad my dear sweet native Texan church -going mom passed on in 2021 at age 92... because if I was visiting her and watching this and she happened to see it -- well, I don't even want to think about it !

...and Jimbo wouldn't need a salary.

This is excellent advice. I also worked in Oil and Gas for 35+ years and was laid off in Houston in 1986. Started a new job in Dallas the month my severance ended and sold my house in Houston for a significant loss. Dallas job turned out well and as I moved up I saw layoffs from management side. I believe jobs are eliminated 'lined out " but the people in those jobs are blameless. Best wishes and stay positive! Hook 'Em!

Thanks for posting this JB classic Gerry. I was a fifth grader when this was a hit. It became a part of the musical culture over the years. If you ever want to know what a positive impact James Brown made just research his concert in Baltimore the night The Rev Dr Martin Luther King was assassinated in 1968. Prominent politicians such as the Mayor credited JB's performance and remarks from the stage with calming emotions and feelings and contributing to reducing potential violence. Being a kid back then I didn't realize the appearances on TV by musicians were lip-syncted but I didn't care. Of course I notice now, but I also notice the talent of the musicians back in the day. No electronic wizardry like auto tune, etc. This clip is a perfect way for you to say "Hi" to your growing OTF Nation! Hook 'Em Horns!

I've sometimes thought how difficult recruiting can be. If a recruit is supremely talented but has character baggage you just have to take a pass and let another program's coaches and AD worry about him. When a Head Coach goes to sleep every night he's gotta be concerned about 100 or so young guys from ages 17-24 doing goodness knows what that evening. Yikes. I've been very impressed with the players and recruits I've seen at Texas under Coach Sark and his staff.

Yep, ole' Dakota Rain is ok, but that's about it. IF he was surrounded by outstanding teammates he'd be ok+1, but he isn't, so he's not. As an old Cowboys fan, this is painful to watch. Steelers fans can't be happy either. At least I have my Cowboys memories...as a high school senior I got to go to SB VI in New Orleans, Dallas 24 Miami 3. But geez, that was awhile ago. I'm 70 now, and the last great Cowboys teams came when I was 40. Yikes. Cowboys have worked themselves into the worst place to be in the NFL -- the middle. Not bad enough to get the #1 pick but not good enough for the playoffs. Hook 'Em Horns! Texas #1 !

I have frog fans in my extended family. Over the last few years they have been insufferable because they talk as though TCU has been a blue blood successful football program. I remind them that their success came about due to CDC and Gary Patterson. Sonny has shown how TCU has reverted to its' real position in CFB after he ran out of GP's recruits and developed players. I also remind them how bad the frogs were for decades before GP arrived in Ft Worth. This season they gave up 66 points to SMU and just lost to Houston at Amon Carter Stadium. Yikes. How long will TCU ride with Sonny? PS...I haven't even mentioned Coach Schloss to the extended family. I'm waiting for the first trip to Omaha with his edition of the Longhorns.

In the past, recruits who went to Catholic high schools/prep schools often had moms with a fondest wish for their sons to graduate from Notre Dame. If the son played football for the Irish, well, it was a nice bonus but not as important as earning that ND degree. After Faraimo visited Texas, I was optimistic about him and the Longhorns. However, as his recruitment has developed, I've been reminded of those strong family desires and how hard it is for some young men to go against Mom's wishes. I don't have any personal information about Faraimo, but if he goes to ND it might be those family dynamics are still at play. I'm sure Gerry will let us know when it's all done in December.

Thanks for posting this Gerry! Brings back some wonderful memories... The legendary Keith Jackson on the call... The original Cotton Bowl Stadium, seating capacity 76,000 open concept so the prevailing south breeze kept things a bit more pleasant on 90 degree afternoons in Dallas ... The great Vince Young leading the Longhorns... Who knew Rhett Bomar ( from the DFW area) would be Jackson Arnold (from Denton) at about the time Arnold was born?! Besides Adrian Peterson, who had an injury, the two teams reflected the importance of recruiting... Texas was loaded with great players and OU wasn't... A reminder of the great and unique atmosphere of Texas - OU at the State Fair of Texas! Hook 'Em Horns!

My late father played baseball as a young man and got as high as Double A in the old St Louis Browns organization. We drove from Dallas to see the Colt .45s play the Cardinals at the old stadium on the Gulf Fwy just to shake hands with Stan Musial before the game... turned out he really did know Musial. After the Astrodome was built we'd drive from Dallas twice a season and spend the weekend in Houston for a couple of Astros games. We went to see Willie Mays and the Giants. Mays hit a record HR that afternoon and ducked the hundred or so kids and parents wanting his autograph after the game... I'll always remember Mays wore a sport coat with an ascot... and he didn't even wave at all the adoring kids. Twenty years later in 1985 my newlywed wife and I lived in Houston and we went to see Nolan Ryan and Steve Carlton in a pitcher's duel. A sellout of course. Game was tied 0-0 to start the 7th inning. Well, a nerdy Mom and Dad were sitting on the row behind us and they decided to start the birthday party for their kid. Complete with gifts being unwrapped from the half-dozen guest kids with birthday cake and they all talked non-stop. Paid no attention to the game. My wife couldn't take it any longer and we left the scoreless game with Ryan and Carlton on the mound. We listened to Milo Hamilton with the call on the radio on the way home. That's still the most frustrating experience I've ever had at a game. The next season I took my Dad to the '86 All-Star Game at the Astrodome. The following season my Dad was diagnosed with cancer and I took him to Game 4 of the World Series in St Louis when the Cardinals played the Twins. My last best memory with him as he died four months later at age 62. Former athlete, he didn't smoke and didn't drink and wasn't obese. Doctors said it was just "bad luck." As you might expect, I had played Little League and high school baseball and American Legion ball, but I lost interest in the game and focused my interest on being a Longhorns football fan. Hook 'Em Horns!

Bobby... living in Wyoming I can tell you the Longhorns are fairly popular here... I don't understand the big chunk of Tech in Montana and the Dakotas. In Montana it's "the Grizz" and nobody else and in the Dakotas it's the two FCS championship teams.