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It was the best of my Thanksgiving. Absolutely everything we had planned went sideways, except for going to the game. But now... I will be there, in front of the TV, pulling for LSU to kick aggy's ass up around their shoulders.

On Friday when the Longhorns take the field, I will be in the stadium with my wife and two daughters. I don't like the way the season has gone any more than the rest of you, but I don't miss a game if I can help it. This marks the 50th season that I've been going to Texas football games, including a 40 year stretch where I missed a total of 3 games. I even regret missing those. My dad started taking me to games regularly in 1969. He worked hard all the time but he made time for us to go to the home games and we had a great time. While the '69 and '70 seasons were special, I would have enjoyed them even if we had been losing. That hasn't changed for me in 50 years. The Longhorns are my team and if I were to live another 50 years I probably wouldn't go to enough games to satisfy me. At 59 the math is pretty simple, if I get to go until i'm 80, go to all the home games and OU that's 7 games a year for 21 years. 147 games, for me that's just not enough. You can stay home if you wish because we haven't notched a 10 win season or because you believe that it sends some kind of message, I think that you're cheating yourself out of a good time. That '69 seasons first home game was against Tech, we beat them 49-7 and I got to see it with my dad. On Friday I get to see Texas vs.Tech with my family. Win or lose I'll support the Longhorns. Come out and join us, I'll be there.

Few seem to have hit upon the obvious, great academics and great athletics are not mutually exclusive. We have had both, some universities have one or the other, some have neither. Academics seems to take longer to build and decline (A&M and Rick Perry do show that decline can be achieved quickly in academics). Athletics can wax or wain on a much more rapid basis. Support is even more fickle, last year we were a 10 win team with a major bowl win. I don't recall that much was said at that point about the Tom Herman extension. Another thing that seems fairly obvious, there are some posting bravely here about their emails to our AD. If you're an adult, and you want to vent your spleen on the situation give him a call, he'll talk to you. He has always accepted my call or called me back within minutes. Being a keyboard warrior shows itself and is given the weight it deserves. Call him at (512) 471-5757 My impression is that he will listen even if you are not in the upper tiers of the Longhorn Foundation or a season ticket holder.

And yet I trust him to get it right more than I trusted Patterson to turn on the lights.

Which financial commitments are you referring to?

Doesn’t that just about guarantee he won’t take you seriously? The guy does an incredible job at returning calls. Call him and leave your number, he calls me back within minutes sometimes. If this is just about being annoying, it’s poor form and is counter productive to your goal.

I don't know that it's over, but I'll will definitely give you that it is less likely than in the past. I think it's due to two reasons, less patient people and high expectations due to the high pay checks coaches now pull down.

Emailed

I assume most of you got this already, but perhaps some didn't. UPDATE FROM THE TEXAS ATHLETICS DIRECTOR Greetings Longhorn Nation, As Coach Herman emphasized at his weekly press conference on Monday, we are all extremely disappointed in the outcome of Saturday’s game at Iowa State. It was a difficult afternoon in Ames with a heartbreaking 23-21 loss on the game’s final play that could have put us back in the driver’s seat for a spot in the Big 12 Championship game. We understand you’re frustrated and have heard from several of you. I appreciate you reaching out to share your thoughts, and I am doing my best to get back to all of you. Please know that no one is more disappointed than Coach Herman and our team, and they are focused, determined and driven to get back on the winning track. As Coach Herman told our team, “You’re not ever going to be defined by when you get knocked down. You’re always going to be defined by how you get back up when you get knocked down. This will be a good challenge for us to see what we’re made of.” We’ve responded before, have two more games in the regular season, and I have faith that we can bounce back again. With that in mind, our coaches and student-athletes were back at work on Sunday and preparing hard for another big challenge in the Big 12 as we head to Waco to face a No. 13 Baylor team on Saturday (2:30 p.m. CT/FS1) that is coming off a late-game defeat of its own. For those of you joining us in Waco, we look forward to seeing you, and if you’re watching elsewhere, let’s all pull together with our patented Texas Fight and help our team come away with a victory!

And yet I'd only give him about a 7 on the Briles scale.

It used to be so funny to look at the aggy 3-4 year coaching cycle. They would hire a guy with great fanfare, he would get whacked because of the state of their program under the prior 3 year coach and the honeymoon was over, leading toward a rinse and repeat cycle. Is that where we want to go?. Certainly this season is disappointing, but if you fired coach Royal after 3 seasons in a row with 4 losses ('65,'66,'67 in 10 game seasons no less) you would have missed out on the '69 and '70 NC's. Media wasn't the same back then but there were voices that wanted him gone.So it's not as clear cut as it may appear. Our prior coach was in way over his head, and had a total bafoon for an A.D. during most of his time here. It still took a near revolt by the big donors to get him ousted. Granted there was some political correctness inertia, that doesn't exist with Tom. But firing two HC's in a 4 year span would at least give pause to any potential new hire (that we would want). I don't expect to make any impression on those that are operating emotionally and thinking that contacting Mr.DelConte does anything more than waste everybody's time. I feel the frustration too, we all know how great this place is and how strong (pardon that) it can be. I'm just saying that we are not where we were after the KU loss.

It's on my list, It'll probably have to wait until I retire. Been to Philly lots of times, not my favourite but the streets are cleaner than San Frans.

As it turned out, it would have paid to have listened to him. Like it or not successful people are successful for a reason. In this case it appears that Red was spot on.

How about we make this productive. I don't know their schedule, don't know their buyout or their ability to pay it but I'm going to say Charlie gets the ax during the season somewhere between the end of game 7 and the start of game 9. Everybody join in with your best guess (2 game span).

Interesting phraseology and argument. I was attempting to say that young people doing stupid tings is somewhat expected but destructive or self destructive acts are across the line. I didn't say I associated all three as a single act. And by all means bring back the late 60's phrase "experimenting with drugs" like it's some kind of noble research project carried out by an individual instead of the self destructive waste of time it is. I assume you are a fellow Longhorn or you wouldn't be here, but why you would choose to jump on that phrase with both feet is a bit puzzling . I mean it's not like the way you went about it is going to change my mind, and you are not attempting to encourage drug use by kids... right?

I usually write off the things 17-19 year old males do as part of growing up (with the exception of drugs, firearms and arson), and that's what I was thinking with this kid. Except now, the noise level as been going on for so long it looks like it's habitual. Is someone close to him pulling his strings or is he just so immature that he's making a string of (off the wall) bad decisions. Either way is bad. I get it, most big decisions are not clear cut and total 100% wins but that's life, get used to it young man.

45... inflation.

R.I.P. Cedric, watching you, a world class athlete, do your magic gave us tremendous joy. Your loss at such a young age gives us terrible sorrow. We pray for you and your loved ones. Hook 'em Horns to a truly great and forever Longhorn.

50 years of going to games with the upcoming season. I don't think I could do it. Who wouldn't love an extra $3 mil, but money isn't everything and in this case money is not enough.

Not being sarcastic here, but you really lost me on that one. Sarcasm back on, we all know how much better a game is with everyone screaming profanities. What was she thinking?

Yeah, all those folks that were contributing members of society while you were craping in your diapers, no reason to show them any respect or have any class.

Yeah, I should have known that line about accepting the consequences of your actions would sound prissy and bitchy.

Not as good as the prime rib, shrimp, iced tea, and game day atmosphere!

Yep, but the leather seats are nice too!

Drink 20, just don’t interfere with others who came to watch the game... too hard for some?