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Thanks for the sneak peek, Blake! I'd like to see what Official Orange cleats would look like with the Home uniforms. I'm showing my age when I say I liked the seasons some of the basketball players have worn the burnt orange shoes. And way back in the day during the DKR years I liked the burnt orange socks... but nowadays the football pants are too short to feature the orange socks! Hook 'Em...

A Longhorn fan and friend of mine talked about this just yesterday. We remember some seasons when the Texas linemen looked a bit soft and overweight. Under Coach Sark and Coach Becton the Longhorns of today look like the championship Horns of years past... Hook 'Em!

Can't remember for sure, but didn't everyone except the Irish rassler pick FSU on College Game Day?!

Sorry for the young man, but I think it's time... someone get a fork.

Agree with Bobby. I got divorced after 21 years and found I had more time and mental energy to put into my work. I hope this is true for him and I wish her the best also. Unfortunately, sometimes it's just best for both. I noticed his belt buckle...is that "H" for Head Coach or Hermes? I suspect it's the latter!

Good advice from RedFive. I am retired, thus old! All of what RF advised plus: Consider parking downtown and taxi/Uber to the gates at Fair Park. DART gets crowded unless you go truly early. If you do park downtown, consider parking at one of the nicer hotels... maybe treat your guests/family to breakfast. The best restroom facilities at Fair Park are at the Fair Park Music Hall. It's just inside the park gate on the NW side of the fairgrounds. Fletcher's Corny Dogs are legendary. To access any food and drink you must first purchase "coupons." The coupon is the medium of exchange and you first stand in line to purchase coupons. Then you stand in line to give Fletcher's a fistful of coupons for the corny dog. I met Stonie Clark in the line the year after he stuffed Zero U RB on the goal line to preserve a Longhorns victory twenty -odd years ago. Stonie said he got started with a half-dozen... but he played DT! The seating is all good but cramped. Prepare to stand while the ball is in play and sit during media timeouts and halftime. If you haven't already gotten a line on tickets...if you are a Texas Ex member you can sometimes get tickets from Exes who are unable to attend...call now to get on their list. All the concert and sports ticket brokers are expensive. Only the true fans go to the game and the atmosphere is unique. Sometimes electric. I've been 35+ times for TX-OU, Cotton Bowl and SMU when they played home games there. My father took me to see the Cowboys there when I was just 6 years old and the Dallas Texans before they became the Kansas City Chiefs. Told you I was old! I've been to a Super Bowl and a World Series. Nothing beats Texas and OU at the State Fair of Texas! Have fun and Hook 'Em!!! PS... one year a lady behind us complained that all the fans were standing and the young man beside us turned around and said this to her: " Ma'am, we'll sit during the commercials, but please realize we merely SUBSIST for 364 days every year just waiting for this moment."

Yep... I've been following the Longhorns and CFB since 1969. My observation is that it's rare for an OL player right out of high school to play as a freshman... seems I've seen more kids be successful after redshirting that freshman season. I realize Texas' left tackle did it, but it's really not the normal path for the long term. Will be interesting to see how he does/doesn't develop in Norman. l l

Thanks! What a memory. My family and best friends were in our season seats in Section 26U. Loved that grass surface from Greg Norman Turf Co. RIP to our best friends who passed away far too young... Mark and Mary were wonderful Texas Exes and Longhorns fans and we miss them at every game. Mark was a Large Human at 6'6" and 350 and they left us at ages 43 and 49 from natural causes. Hook 'Em! Forever.

Mack looks good...has he been laying off Sally's cookies a little bit?!

We miss the late Frank Erwin at times like these and on issues like this. I'm retired now, but I have had experience working with advisory commissions and similar organizations. I don't know the details about the new practice facility, but the artist renderings looked very good. I'm afraid the best outcome for the new practice facility may be the preservation of the building's facade and a prominent plaque/description of the historical significance of the site. Hope we don't have to fight a long litigation dispute here. Hook 'Em!

Realizing my comment is unfair... Lacey just looks far too small. I know he's got time to develop, but he appears borderline frail. It just shows how much credit Sark gets for identifying these players so early.

I had 30+ years working in the oil and gas industry. Also had a graduate school classmate at Texas who had been student body president at A&M. By far, and not even close, the former Sooner grads were more mainstream and easier to work with than the Ags. Just my decades of experience.

I watched her pitch twice past season. When I read that she was considering leaving Stanford I incorrectly assumed she was looking at three or four possible new teams. I NEVER considered Lubbock. If she graduates, for the rest of her life she can enjoy looking at her Tech diploma hanging on the wall and think about how she could have had almost as much NIL $ AND a Stanford diploma. Geez.

Thank you! I don't feel so lonely in the chat. I confess that I am a coffee snob. Rather have a bottle of spring water than a cup of bad coffee . I used to live in Denver and went to the Peet's brick and mortar store as often as I could because of the excellent coffee. Hook 'Em and stay caffeinated!!!

I agree with you Bobby. Some of my observations... I tuned out and didn't watch because I quickly tired of the young man indulging his out-sized ego. I know WRs tend to be divas, but I got the vibe that DKM was really savoring that he was about to stick it to the Longhorns again... first was the LSU commit ( I know he liked their WR as a youngster) and second was rejecting the Horns a second time by committing to the Ducks. You and OTF have interviewed other high school players this year who have impressed me and I especially like their desire to play for Texas. Other nuance factors include the fact that it's hard to believe DKM wouldn't want to catch passes from Arch Manning as opposed to future UO quarterbacks. Another factor is his former Duncanville teammates who are on the Texas roster...he showed them he didn't particularly care to join them in Austin. He showed his family members that he didn't care to play his college football within a four hour drive for them to attend and if he has family in Austin he won't feel the pressure to drop in on them for a visit. From a financial standpoint, I hope his agent made sure the "Delta" of any NIL from UO was large enough to offset the higher taxes he will incur. As you mentioned, I hope he thought about the stability and longevity of the two coaching staffs, and speaking of coaches, if it's true that he didn't make the courtesy phone call to the Texas coaches to say he was going to UO, well, that's a disappointment. Thanks for the excellent coverage. I wish we could always recruit a team full of Jordan Whittingtons and Shipleys and McCoys, but I understand the world doesn't turn that way. Recruitments like this one remind me that college coaches earn their money.

Bobby and OTF Nation..."Join Together" and Hook 'Em Horns! It just means even more now.

Outstanding video. Soundtrack is a perfect fit. "Join Together," written by Pete Townshend and performed by Pete on guitar, John Entwistle on bass, Keith Moon on drums and Roger Daltrey on vocals... The Who.

I remember the recruits committing in waves ... NOT. I also remember great team building ideas like humiliating half the team by serving them burnt toast and runny eggs. And who could forget the urine color charts?! Yeah, those were great times.

Agreed, but I think this is the reason you fight for the smallest roster/scholarship reductions possible. The longer playoff season will put a premium on roster depth. Teams with the fewest injuries at key positions will make the final 4 or final 2. Alternatively, teams with the most quality backups make it into the finals.

As a lifetime Longhorn I am not proud of this but I eagerly watched the Texas softball team dominate at the World Series with a one-hit 10-0 victory yesterday/last evening. Sad to admit I didn't watch a single pitch of the Longhorns baseball game. Just had an overpowering expectation that the performance would be disappointing. I'm 71 and went to UT baseball games at the old Clark Field my Freshman year as a student and I cut class many times to go to games at the Disch in my remaining years of undergrad and graduate school.

I was living in Dallas during the SMU scandal and I watched WFAA TV Ch 8 Sports Anchor Dale Hansen's reporting back then. Hansen broke the story and I recall that one aspect of SMU's rule breaking was their AD being caught up in admitting that they "... have a payroll to meet" when a dismissed player demanded to continue receiving cash after being kicked off the team. It's ironic that one of the likely outcomes of the recent NCAA settlement is that colleges/universities will begin paying players directly. Interesting that SMU recently wanted conference membership so desperately that they agreed to forgo millions in conference payout revenue to gain membership in a conference to enhance their small chance of making the CFB playoffs.

As an old guy, I have observed that cultural/behavioral problems crop up on teams after the teams win several championships in a short time window. Can't prove it or explain it, but I've noticed it over the years.

Personally, I'm ready for the grass field to return to DKR. Hook 'Em!

Bubba Jaques -- Just fyi, but my wife and I, along with two other Texas couples were on a limo/bus vehicle (like an airport rental car shuttle) leaving the Cotton Bowl after the Longhorns beat the Sooners several years ago. There were some VIP guests of the Dallas Chamber of Commerce on the bus that day. As the vehicle was leaving the driver noticed a man and his wife waving for him to hold up for them. That jubilant couple came on board smiling and the man yelled "Hook 'Em Bubba!" to celebrate your game winning play. That man was the then-incumbent Mayor of Dallas, Ron Kirk. My other Texas-OU brush with greatness came in a Fletcher's Corny Dog line when a familiar- looking guy joined my buddy and me at the back of the line. That guy was Stonie Clark, the year after he made that spectacular defensive stop at the Texas goal line to seal the victory. We joked with Stonie about what a difference a year can make. The previous season he was on the top of the Longhorns world... and the very next year there he was at the back of the line for a corny dog!

Thanks Blake! I just saw a headline that the UT Softball team is conference champions! Hook 'Em!