Rivalries

Longhorn author Jenna McEachern say the Cotton Bowl tunnel, “is the “last mile” of college football- a dark, narrow tunnel leading players toward the daylight, toward the frenzy, toward the moment of truth. A link to the tunnel experience October 2022 https://twitter.com/TexasFootball/status/1579460872334086145?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1579460872334086145%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_c10&ref_url= (outlook.com) 10.12.2012 | Football Bill Little commentary: Run it again Bill Little, Texas Media Relations…

The Good Side of Joe Don Looney, as told by Longhorn Chuck Taylor Joe was a dear friend. His folks, Don & Dorothy, were ‘bridge partners’ with my Mom and dad in FW. His best friend in FW was my ex-brother-in-law, with whom he went to Austin/UT. Joe lived in Austin for a brief time…

 CURTAINS FOR THE COUGARS by Larry Carlson for TLSN https://texaslsn.org “Out, damn spot! Out, I say.” So said Lady Macbeth, famously. I don’t know if Billy Shakespeare was ever required reading at the University of Houston, but Lady Macbeth and Cougar coach Dana Holgorsen are now intertwined in cursing that damn spot. Texas got a…

 IT’S BEEN A MINUTE:Horns and Coogs Meet Againby Larry Carlson for https://texaslsn.org There was a strange vibe that night when the Texas Longhorns football team last visited the University of Houston.  For starters, kickoff time in H-Town for this televised game was 8:15 p.m., the latest Central Time Zone slot UT has ever played in. …

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…