1972 – Cotton Bowl- Alabama and Texas COTTON BOWL FLASHBACK: Alan Lowry And The Thin White Line by Larry Carlson ( lc13@txstate.edu ) Written on December 15, 2022 A 1956 Western Union congratulations from Aggie Coach Bear Bryant to new Longhorn head coach Royal Royal and The “Bear” Alabama fans with elephant-like memories still believe…
The History of the Texas vs. Tide during the Modern Era by Larry for TLSN. BLUEBONNET BOWL 1960 Season Dec. 17, Rice Stadium, Houston Background: Ninth-ranked Bama went 8-1-1 and boasted the nation’s second-ranked defense. Texas, coming off Darrell Royal’s first SWC championship in ’59, had gone 7-3, with one-point losses to Nebraska and…
A note from the Webmaster concerning Larry Carlson’s article. View fullsize Webmaster Billy Dale and retired Professor of journalism and consummate Media guru Larry Carlson have created a Longhorn sports history website combining 1000’s of montages and mosaics telling the story of the Longhorn brand through the eyes of those who created it. The site…
THE WISHBONE & THE TURKEYS Longhorns vs Aggies, 1968-70 by Larry Carlson ( lc13@txstate.edu ) Ten months before the wishbone offense of Darrell Royal and Emory Bellard got its first of what would ultimately become 30 consecutive victories, UT’s football leaders had tough questions and challenges. The “1967: Year of the ‘Horns” bumper stickers…
11/17/2021 (Writer’s note: I had fun penning the article below dated 11/24/2017. In 2017 I wasn’t interested in playing A & M in a bowl game or a resurrected series. They left the Big XII and I felt — as outlined in the opinion piece below — that there has never been much to gain…
THANKSGIVING LEFTOVERS Aggies, Re-hashed & Warmed Over. Larry Carlson stirs the pot with three favorite seasonal Texas A & M memories. “Shock the Nation” is one of Texas vs Aggie trilogies that he captures for the TLSN historical site. Visit this link for the 1974 Texas-A & M game https://www.texaslsn.org/1974-aggie-game-by-larry-carlson Visit this link for the…
“The Last (aggy)Supper” Billy Schott’s oral history, some photos, and text are at https://www.texaslsn.org/billy-schott-oralhistory It would be very easy to recall so many of the distinct memories I have associated with the intense rivalry involving the school in College Station for my 70 years on this planet, but I doubt they would have the same…
Goodbye to A&M: No reason for Longhorns, Aggies to play again ByLARRY CARLSON Nov 24, 2017 The desire of many, many Longhorn fans to resume the football rivalry with the cow college over at Malfunction Junction is beyond me. I don’t get it. Then again, I don’t hear the calling for craft cocktails or tacos…
THANKSGIVING LEFTOVERS- By Larry Carlson Aggies, Re-hashed & Warmed Over. Larry Carlson stirs the pot with three favorite seasonal Texas A & M memories. “Shock the Nation” is one of Texas vs Aggie trilogies that he captures for the TLSN historical site. Visit this link for the 1974 Texas-A & M game https://www.texaslsn.org/1974-aggie-game-by-larry-carlson Visit this…
“Money CAN’T BUY ME LOVE” or a winning team Horns, Ags Jockey For SEC Position by Larry Carlson ( lc13@txstate.edu ) Like their big brother rivals, the Aggies are weary of winning big in recruiting but never seeing it translate into actually winning big. The programs from Austin and College Station are prototypes for “Money can’t…