Jc Dobbs

The recruits hosted by Bama were treated to a momentum swing or three that was pretty special. Tide fans went from ecstasy to depression and back to ecstasy. Nothing the Longhorns can do about it except play well at home against Georgia and showcase the University and the Football Program.

Burnt Orange Horn -- Thanks for the info. I'm looking forward to a beautiful natural grass playing surface. I wonder if it will influence some recruiting decisions by certain players.

Fasusi...is that you?! You look different in your uniform... No? Oh, I remember now... the Portal DL guy from TCU who wanted the mega outsized NIL $ deal, right ?!

I really thought this season's Longhorns were past this kind of junk from the past. Uh, no, guess not. Unfocused play like pre-snap penalties, holding calls, fumbles and similar stuff. And run fits by the Defense in the wrong Zip codes...

Just saw that Tech beat Cincy at home tonight demonstrating again that the B12 runs through Lubbock...

I'm sure Bobby will know the details of the plan to bring back a natural grass playing surface to DKR Memorial Stadium. I think it's been proposed for the '26 or '27 football season but I'm not sure of the year.

Thanks, Bobby! BTW, you are a "young 'un" to those of us Longhorns alums who graduated in the 1970s ! You've noted the prevailing wind at DKR. The video clip showed how "open" the South end of the stadium was. I once heard Coach Royal say he considered the prevailing South wind in his decision at the coin toss for afternoon games. Royal said he got to know average South wind velocities during each afternoon hour and how the wind was strongest at kickoff and diminished as the afternoon wore on. He thought about his passing and kicking strategies into the wind. He wanted to go from South to North in the Third Quarter to take advantage of the wind, realizing the South wind wasn't as strong by the time the Fourth Quarter rolled around. He said knowing the wind issues was the main home field advantage for the Longhorns and opposing coaches usually didn't consider the wind from the south until about their third visit to Memorial Stadium. Finally, watching that video reminded me of the great fourth quarter field goal Texas made to beat Virginia... I still remember the deep "THUMP" sound of that kick into the strong South wind that afternoon. Thanks to OTF and the OGs for the coverage of this special team and special season. There's nothing like being #1 ... especially when A&M and OU are having to look up at Texas on top of the national ranking. Hook 'Em!

Blake...A couple of things come to mind...1) "Fake it 'till you make it," and 2) "If you know, then you'll KNOW..." Relating this to typical First Year (the archaic term "Freshman" is no longer used) undergraduate students at UT Austin... when enrolled in ENG (insert random UNIQUE number here, first digit must be a 3 - eg, 343, 329, etc.), you walk into the first day of class at PAR(LIN) Hall as an Engineering Major for your required English class and 1) when the Professor asks, you answer with a self-assured word salad being sure to note how much you enjoyed the first reading assignment given in the syllabus you got with the books at the Co-op, and 2) if you don't have a clue about your answer to the Prof's question, speak and act as if you've never been more CERTAIN of anything. * *NOTE this works every time for Engineering students taking required Non-Engineering courses like English. However, it does NOT work in reverse and you'll get kicked out of UT if you try this as an English major in a required course in the hard sciences. In that case, your football Student Tickets will be revoked and will be null and void. FURTHER NOTE no refunds are given for BLANKET TAX ( i.e. Sports Fee) you pre- paid with your parents' credit card. Avoid this mistake at all costs since the only reason you chose to attend UT is to enjoy the Football Seasons for your full seven years of undergraduate school. Finally, Blake, remember to use lots of commas and footnotes in your writing assignments and be sure to watch EVERY Clint Eastwood "Spaghetti Western" movie before enrolling at UT and attending classes before the first football game. Hook 'Em Horns!

Thanks for posting! Brings back so many memories of the warm sunny afternoons of Texas football at DKR Memorial Stadium. I sat in 26U with friends and family for 30+ seasons. You were correct in noting how wide open it was and how the great Wally Pryor, son of the legendary Cactus Pryor added to the game experience. When I was a student in the 1970s, the track was still in use, making the fans feel even further from the action on the field. I look forward to the return of grass to the playing surface. Watching the clip I couldn't help thinking about the seniors in the LHB would all be over 40 years of age now. And my classmates from the '70s are mostly in our 70s now. Yikes. Hook 'Em!

I think Cam Ward's escape from two Hokie pass rushers and two handed chest pass to his right side, connecting with the tight end is this CFB season's first Heisman moment video. ESPN will darn-near show the video of that play on a continuous loop until one of the other Heisman contenders makes a big play. Then they will show both plays and invite the viewers to say which play is greater. Hook 'Em!

Texas Longhorns 62 --- Ms State Cowbells 3 Hook 'Em and thanks OTF!!! JcDobbs

I wonder if Heupel would return to Norman or take great pleasure in saying no to the offer and solidifying his place in Knoxville... IDK but I think the Okies really offended him when they told him they loved him as a QB but not as a coach.

You say "potay-to" and I say "potah-to." Maybe the kid grew up a Sooners fan...oh, well. Hook 'Em!

Heupel played QB for the Sooners, correct? About 24 seasons ago... now he looks like he could have been a Left Tackle! Hook 'Em!

I'm right there with you... I was a high school freshman in 1969 and followed the Longhorns with my father that magical burnt orange season. He took me to the OU game at the State Fair ( and told me his father had taken him to the State Fair in 1936 when he was ten years old ) and the '36 Fair celebrated the Texas Centennial and the Fairgrounds sported the new Art Deco exhibit buildings. Later that season, we went back to the Cotton Bowl to see Texas smash SMU who played their home games in the Cotton Bowl Stadium. I was taken with how the Fairgrounds were empty for the SMU game because the State Fair had ended right after the Texas -OU game. There was a big crowd, but not a sellout for SMU and the Texas fans far outnumbered the Pony fans. Oh, and no Fletcher's Corny Dogs at the SMU game. We later went to Fort Worth to see the Horns demolish TCU. I remember Texas 69 and TCU maybe 7. Steve Worster had a great game at Amon Carter Stadium. We caught the Baylor game in person and watched the Longhorns best the Aggies on TV at Thanksgiving. Just as you described, I watched "the Big Shootout" against #2 Arkansas in Fayetteville on TV in the living room with my parents. At the dinner table I told the family I was going to college at Texas. I followed through and was the first in my family to earn BA and MA degrees. UT 1976 and 1978. Street to Peschel on fourth down in Fayetteville made a big impression on me and I never regretted attending the University of Texas. Hook 'Em!

Excellent! His nickname is "Allan."

This is especially good coming from Sturm because IMO he's quite the Aggy sympathizer. I seem to remember he had a kid who was a student at A&M a couple of years ago and he was all fired up about the "traditions" he was learning about as his child passed through the program.

Regarding Bert Auburn's missed FG... watching the play live on the telecast I thought the Horns' alignment was off-center. The formation looked oddly different to me and I thought at that moment maybe it was on purpose because of the ball placement near the right hash mark or possibly to adjust for the wind or some other reason. I heard an analyst on the radio reviewing the game and he said he thought from the press box that Auburn just made a bad pass at the ball like a golfer just making a faulty swing. I still think Auburn might have been put off by the holder not being straight behind the center and he compensated by pushing the kick off to the right. He's a very good and dependable kicker and I will bet it turns out to be a "one-off." Hook 'Em!

I'm retired after 35+ years at a couple of big companies. When you are young and right out of UT, all you need is a chance. And that chance is often hard to come by. I got a job at the big company right off the campus in 1978. I got a chance to perform in that company in 1979 when a person left and they needed someone quickly. I've watched CJ take advantage of his chance and he's getting better and more comfortable all the time. Kudos to Bobby for recognizing his talents and to Gerry and Rodney for their mentoring. Hook 'Em!

Good for X-Man! I was super happy for Worthy. Now I can return to disliking KC because of Tech boy QB and his weird wife and the Kelce bro TE and his alleged girlfriend what's-her-name the Pop singer. I wonder if the A&M fans would want to fire KC's former Punt Pass and Kick champ Head Coach because of his waistline?! Oh, well...

Well, "Tickle Me Elko" IS "Heavyset."

Let's review for this A&M "fan" ... Your administration fired the Head Coach they had chosen partly because "he had won a national championship" at another university and paid him millions to go away. Then the Athletic Director identified a coach he wanted and was flying him to Aggie Land to introduce him to Aggiedom... but word of the new coach leaked out and the AD urgently called the coach and told him "Nevermind." Then ( excuse my faulty memory) the AD got the axe because he forgot to ask "may I?" because he thought his job description included hiring authority. Finally all the A&M people consulted each other and hired a "consensus candidate" they could mostly agree on... and instructed the new Athletic Director to hire the guy who was the Head Coach candidate who hadn't offended anyone when he had been a coordinator at A&M a couple of years ago. And NOW you call him fat and want to pay him millions to leave... after ONE GAME. Uh, ok cool. Hook 'Em!

For a UT campus experience, the AT&T Conference Center is excellent. Expensive, but you can walk to the stadium and save on Uber that way. You are literally staying on the campus and you can walk over to the Drag for the post-game craziness and the Guadalupe location of Kerbey Lane Cafe for late night food or next morning brunch. I agree with the Driskill for the historical significance and turn of the last century ambiance. Plus a view of Sixth St idiocy. It helps to be on expense account. Speaking of expense account, the Four Seasons is where the recruits get to stay and it's on the lake. I agree with the Hyatt... still not cheap, but it has easy in and out for transportation and parking. There are some boutique -type small hotels that are very Austin -y but it's not really the football weekend experience. To do the golf and spa things there are places like Barton Creek Resort outside of town in the hills to the West. I've had good luck with the Marriott Courtyard places in Austin and the one at I35 and Parmer Ln is a good property. You can save some money and spend the savings on restaurants. Have fun! I was a season ticket holder for years and took the family to many games. My youngest graduated from UT a couple of years ago and said it was all the football weekends when she was a little kid that made her want to be a student at the University. Hook 'Em!

Way to go, Scottie! WAY back in the summer of 1973 I was a sophomore at UT and I took a "summer school" class (think it was styled as HIS 315) to get the requirement done. It was the first half of the two American History classes. Taught by Professor Norman Brown at the Art Building auditorium across the street to the north of Memorial Stadium. Learned a lot, especially about the American Revolution. Back then, final grades were posted outside of the classrooms where the lectures were held. The postings were on the wide "computer paper" and each student's name, Social Security number (yes!) and final grade appeared as printed by the old dot matrix machines. Students would huddle around the posting and find their name and learn their final grade. As I stood there waiting for space to clear so I could see how poorly I had done, I heard a kid say "Really? I didn't know HE was in the class...I never saw him." The name was Theodore Benjamin Crenshaw. Right then I said to the group, "Don't worry about that guy. He's not concerned about his grade in this class. He's gonna do better in the future than anyone else in this class!" I was right. It didn't matter that Ben Crenshaw spent that summer working on his golf game instead of studying for Prof Brown's history class. So Hook 'Em Ben and Scottie!

I haven't re-watched the game... maybe just too painful, but I have followed CFB since 1969 and I thought Penix's performance was as good/"hot" as I ever recall at the QB position. He simply didn't miss. BTW, I thought Quinn's first quarter play against Bama in Austin in 2022 was outstanding. Then he got planted into the artificial turf at DKR and injured. I still think that injury play has affected Quinn ever since. Hopefully this season he will have worked through it and the aftermath will be gone. I'd love to see him play that well again...