Barking Carnival

When Arkansas jumped to the SEC in 1990 the final stage for the demise of the SWC was set in motion. The league had already been doomed by various factors, not the least of which was the unbridled cheating that had been rampant during the 1980's, but the Razorbacks defection sped up the process. Back then Texas was ready to jump to the Pac-10. Again, outside factors stopped that idea in its tracks, and the retiring

As you're going about your July 4 today, remembering the brilliant men who founded this nation, honoring all those brave souls who have fallen to ensure what freedoms you have remaining, cooking up slabs of fatty meats on your grill, and consuming large quantities of beer, wine, vodka, tequila or some combination thereof, be sure to take just a moment out of your time to thank your parents, a counselor, a mentor or whomever else it might

Bud Shrake was one of a stable of writers for Sports Illustated when the feature article was the best part of the magazine. I thought this feature would give those weren't around then a taste of Shrake's ability. Here is one Texas legend on another.

And we lost one of the best damn sportswriters Texas ever knew. Bud Shrake was one of the last of the dying breed that Scipio writes about in this post Bud Shrake, Gary Cartwright, Blackie Sherrod, Dan Jenkins, Dan Cook, Mickey Herskowitz, Jack Gallagher, Dave Cambell and Lou Maysel. These were my childhood heroes. These were wordsmiths who made you want to head down to the newstand on Sunday and buy every out-of-town paper they

Gary Cartwright opines provocatively. You can also read more Cartwright here. Gary Cartwright is a living Texas treasure and he drives this particular pitch out of the park, past the cotton-candy concessions, over the train tracks, and through a Chevy Corsica's windshield. In the footprints of these giants we now find ants. The greats of yesteryear have been replaced by dabblers, hacks, and homers, glorified fans with press

Harry Kalas and Merle Harmon, two longtime big-league broadcasters died this week. Kalas, the voice of the Philadelphia Phillies for almost 40 years was also the voice of NFL films after the legendary John Facenda. The passing of Kalas brought out many tributes from other reporters. Kalas broke into broadcasting while in the military and stationed out in Hawaii. He was working minor league baseball when the Houston Colt 45's came into existence and he got

It was interesting to read the national media yesterday, and discover a few things. Namely- everybody saw the UT-TT game, everybody thought it was a terrific game (really a great promotion for the B12), and people are impressed with both teams. I got to thinking about where it ranked in the history of big games in Texas, and this is what I came up with. Here follows a list of the greatest games played in

Taylor TRoom makes an impressive argument for the value of the Texas-OU contest being played in Dallas. He bases it on the neutral site and the national championship implications of the rivalry. Today I would like to make the case for keeping the game the way it is, and where it is, from another angle. This is a unique rivalry because even when the stakes are low on the national scene, or when both teams

When Texas went to Fayetteville in October of 1965, the Horns were riding high on the hog. Texas was #1 in one poll - #2 in the other. From the start of the 1961 season until that Saturday, Texas was 44-3-1. They had taken up permanent residence in the Top 5, with one National Championship and two near misses. Arkansas drove the length of the field late in the 4th quarter to secure a dramatic 27-24

Years ago, on a different board, I posted a transcript of Blair Cherry's 1951 Saturday Evening Post article "Why I Quit Coaching Football". Cherry had been an extremely successful HS coach in the '30s, was Bible's chief assistant at Texas, and had coached Texas to a 32 - 10 - 1 record from 1947 - 1950. Basically, he quit because the Texas fans expected to win every game, and complained about his coaching through

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Sports Broadcasting Loses Two Gentlemen

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Texas-OU: It Is Kind of a Big Deal Pt. 2

TX-OU 1968: Bad To The ‘Bone

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