POSTCARD FROM THE INDIAN TERRITORY 8/12/2022 Catching Up With Lance Taylor by Larry Carlson ( lc13@txstate.edu ) I think it’s time for Tulsa to secede. It’s just way too pretty and pleasant to be part of the Indian Territory. My parents were here in 1950 for one of Daddy’s first jobs in the oil business….
Professor Carlson’s Musing by Larry Carlson Oct. 26, 2022 THE NEW POLITICAL FOOTBALL If you fondly recall the cult classic “Napoleon Dynamite” film, you still laugh about the high school election campaign promise of the affable but unremarkable Pedro. “Vote for me and all your wildest dreams will come true,” droned the reluctant candidate. Sadly,…
A BAD HABIT: WHEN WINNING ISN’T EVERYTHING Commentary by Larry Carlson ( lc13@txstate.edu ) Fan Allegiance It’s long been said that while football allegiance is somewhat of a benevolent mistress, she can still be a demanding damn dame. A cruel one, too. Least ways, that’s the way hardboiled mystery writers like Dashiell Hammett and Raymond…
Larry Carlson has written several articles for Horns247 as a guest -columnist. The link to all of these articles is denoted in red font. Goodbye to A&M: No reason for Longhorns, Aggies to play again https://247sports.com/college/texas/Article/Horns247-guest-columnist-Larry-Carlson-on-why-Texas-Longhorns-should-never-play-Texas-AM-again-110971137/ Goodbye to A&M: No reason for Longhorns, Aggies to play again Guest columnist Larry Carlson doesn’t think there’s anything…
IS UT READY FOR IT TO MEAN MORE? 7/29/2022 by Larry Carlson ( lc13@txstate.edu ) Professor Larry Carlson interviewing Randy McEachern in 1977 I will say this. It’s gonna be loud when Texas and Alabama tee it up in Darrell K Royal – Texas Memorial Stadium on a crispy, not crisp, early autumn morning in…
UTNY: Four Longhorns helped Namath back up Super Bowl guarantee By LARRY CARLSON Feb 3, 2019 Imagine four players who sweated and soared on a college championship team together, then moved on to one pro team and played key roles in a Super Bowl win, against the biggest odds there will ever be. The fairy…
FALL FASHION PREVIEW FOR ‘HORNS by Larry Carlson When a new coach takes over at most college football programs, one of the first signs of a new day is strictly cosmetic but highly noticeable. The uniforms change. Sometimes, it’s splashy, sometimes it’s an understated tweak. It can be a bit like a fresh coat of…
Don’t mess with my Longhorns FIFTY YEAR FOOTBALL FLASHBACK: Won’t Get Fooled Again by Larry Carlson ( lc13@txstate.edu ) In March of 1971, University of Texas football coach Darrell Royal approached spring drills knowing that an abundance of teaching and coaching was ahead. The famed “Worster bunch,” the greatest class of players…
As of 2007 holds the record for most receptions in a game (13) and in a career (241). Most Career yards 3,866 Most career touchdown reception (36) Highest average yards per reception for a game (45) Hold the record for most consecutive games with a recption (47) Let the good times roll for Texas, LSU…
Sports writer Dan Jenkins said about the big shootout. “All week long in Texas the people said Hogs ain’t nothing but groceries and that on Saturday in the thundering zoo of Fayetteville, the number one Longhorns would eat ….. hog meat with Worster-Speyrer sauce. Fifty plus years later, Texas-Arkansas shootout worth remembering ByLARRY CARLSON Dec…