I went. I saw a lot of folks I hadn't seen in a long time, which was nice. 3rd and Longhorn did a show with Vince Young, and then at one point brought Royal Ivey up to the stage. I felt like I was the only one who recognized Ivey. That's an exaggeration, but it sure felt like he was a bit more anonymous at the event than I would have preferred. But that's okay.
I met a bunch of CJ Vogel's friends, who told me he was a contrarian who would argue about anything, and I told them that sounded like a load of horse shit to me. I've seen him agree with people all the time, and in any case I hate anyone who would argue about anything.
Most of the time I would talk to people for so long without them being able to get in a word edgewise that finally they would find an exit and steer clear of me the rest of the evening. Rod Babers is the only one who seemed to be able to put up with me for a significant amount of time. I told him my joke about his quote after the Colorado game, "No one catches the ball on my side of the field. Not even me." ("yeah, Mack Brown wasn't a fan of that quote" "well, I thought it was hilarious at the time") I said my motto for last year's team was, "No one scores from the 1 yard line. Not even us!"
It was a nice event to help kick off the season, and I'm glad I went. I have a high opinion of On Texas Football and the product they put out. I feel like they have a different level of integrity, in a business that so often has none. I enjoy all their contributors a great deal. Bobby Burton in particular seems like the Godfather of recruiting services, and I consider Gerry Hamilton the single best person who does what he does. But I also feel like Howe, Vogel, and Babers add a great deal to the dynamics as well.