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Gandalfish

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  1. 1. Vince Young for the NATTY.

    2. 1996 Big 12 Championship game. Ricky Williams, Priest Holmes, James Brown, Roll Left. This was my first season as a Longhorn fan so this game will always be very special to me.

    3. November 27, 1998. Unranked Texas upsets #6 A&M and Ricky Williams breaks Tony Dorsett's 22-year-old rushing record with a 60 yd. touchdown run. (I was there in the student section.)

    4. 2005 Rose Bowl. Terrific last second win against Michigan to cap off a great season and foreshadow great things to come.

    5. 2023 Alabama. Instant classic.

    Runner up: 1999 vs. #3 Nebraska - the first time we had faced them since the upset in '96. (I was there in the student section.)

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  2. I think it's cool when you get to play a bunch of teams you have long histories against.

    The Big 12 was nice in that way because a lot of them were old members of the SWC.

    I never felt any real sense of loyalty to the Big 12. I rooted for Big 12 teams if it was in our interest.

    I don't really care about the SEC one way or another.

    I'll miss playing some of the old teams, but I'm glad we still have OU and will be playing A&M again.

    Other than that it's just a business decision. We'll be playing some good teams every year.

    Right now I'm just thinking about how nice it would for our first and last years in the Big 12 to be championships. 🤘

    Bulls Horns Up GIF by USF Athletics

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  3. 15 hours ago, Armybrat said:

    What is the story?

    Michael Jordon Anecdote

    As detailed in Joe Vardon's recent piece for The Athletic, Wilkins recalled that Jordan once had the audacity to enter his opponents' locker room and warn them that it would be "a long f------ night" before posting a standout performance early in his career.

    "I remember him walking into our locker room in Chicago, and he walked right by me," Wilkins told Vardon. "And I'm like, what the hell is he coming in our locker room for? And he walked by me, walked by Kevin [Willis], and he tapped Randy Wittman on the leg, and he said, 'Lace 'em up, it's gonna be a long f---ing night.' And he walked out."

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  4. 1 hour ago, 0xdeadbeef said:

    Saban is 25-2 against former assistants with an average margin of victory of almost 24 points. 

    Bama 38

    Texas 17

     

    It's actually 28-2 against former assistants. (Link)

    That is an impressive 93.3 % winning percentage.

     

    Saban's time winning percentage at Alabama : 87.5%

    That isn't a super significant difference. He beats everyone.

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  5. On 10/14/2022 at 10:46 AM, Gandalfish said:

    Gonna be there. Gonna be loud. Gonna stroll out of the stadium with that warm, fuzzy, winning feeling. (plus a buzz and a sunburn)

    Espn Texas GIF by College GameDay

    I was right about the buzz, the sunburn and the win. Wasn't exactly warm and fuzzy, but I'll take it!

  6. Saturday was a complete gut punch for me. I was screaming and cursing at the TV. Turning it off. Turning it back on. I was forced to let go of the idea that maybe this year's team could be something special. Oh well. Maybe they'll win the championship when I'm 45 - another year to wait. I could literally feel it like an illness when I went to sleep that night.

    At times like that wonder, why do I do this to myself? Why does it hurt so much? Why do I expose myself to this pain?

    Then I think about being a UT Freshman in 1996. Watching the gutsy roll left call on 4th and inches, leading to a touchdown, icing a huge upset win over Nebraska and giving Texas the first championship of the Big 12's existence.

    I was HOOKED for life.

    I remember a cool, humid morning the day after Thanksgiving in 1998. Driving through winding Texas highways early in the morning to get to the stadium in time. Hearing the roar of the crowd as Ricky Williams busted out for a 60 yard touchdown run late in first quarter to break the NCAA rushing record against the Aggies.

    I remember January 4, 2006. Down by 5 with a little over 2 minutes to play. USC has the ball. 4th and 2. I scream at the TV "If we can just stop them we can win this son of a bitch!". LenDale White stuffed for a one yard gain. The rest is history as Vince Young led the Longhorn nation to the promised land.

    That is why these losses hurt. I love Texas Longhorn football.

    So I don't ask you to not be angry, upset, or even lose hope for a while. I just ask that you think about why you care so much.

    Hook 'em!

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  7. 15 minutes ago, derpyhorndog said:

    Weak to very meh first post. Profile photo suggests nerd or furry (maybe both?). Do not want. 

    Your post suggests a very small dick. No one wants.

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