Found some Tom Penders era footage that some of you old farts might like

[Goo Punch 4275]

I guess this was a recruiting video that my dad put together with Ron Franklin. My how times have changed. 

 

[Red Five 40821]

Travis Motherfucking Mays.

[DaysOff 7943]

BMW!

[Underdog 28543]

Gotta love those old barns like Barnhill, G. Rollie White, Autry(although it's still there just different name) of the SWC. 

[gecko 1104]

I remember the year they opened the Drum.  A student ticket was $10, lower level, for the whole season.  Of course, I think my tuition that year was something like $250 (no, I'm not kidding).

[Dbeasy 15039]

I guess this was a recruiting video that my dad put together with Ron Franklin. My how times have changed. 
 

Dude this awesome. Thanks for posting.

[2300 Nueces 163]

Dang, the seats in the FEC (drum) are full in all those video clips.  It's been years since I've seen anything but empty seats.

[Dbeasy 15039]

The program has gone thru a weird history. With Abe there was just fun and excitement that came with relatively low expectations.
Then Kaiser Bob came in and destroyed the program.

Penders was a massive breath of fresh air that reinvigorated the program with a higher scoring, no defense style that was exciting to watch. And he got the team into the tournament a lot and won some conference titles. He really elevated the program and that’s where the fans started to set real standards. That is what really built the sustainable crowds. Then they got tired of no defense towards the end of his tenure.

I’ve never been more excited than when I saw the first Barnes teams. They played defense and looked so different than Penders’ teams. Yet Penders still deserves some credit for elevating the program and driving crowds, even though he’s a bit of a piece of sh*t in real life.

[TwiceHorn 31431]

I never noticed what a yankee accent Penders had.  He sounds like a fucking goombah in that video.  I think he ditched it pretty quick.

Also, the history of the "proud Texas program" was sad.

Also, I resent being called an old fart.  

Edited November 22, 2019 by TwiceHorn

[Knoxtnhorn 5971]

Some of my fav first memories of my time at Texas were playing pickup games with some of the early 90's players.  I took, what would have been a charge, from Albert Burditt and almost got deaded.  I also got a concussion from trying to block a fast break layup by - I think - BJ Tyler.  

[Deej 76748]

8 hours ago, 2300 Nueces said:

Dang, the seats in the FEC (drum) are full in all those video clips.  It's been years since I've seen anything but empty seats.

Must be CGI. Derka negged me once for disagreeing with him that that Rick Barnes was the only coach to ever pack the Drum. 

[Goo Punch 4275]

1 hour ago, Deej said:

Must be CGI. Derka negged me once for disagreeing with him that that Rick Barnes was the only coach to ever pack the Drum. 

yeah that's not true. i've never even claimed as much, which is why you don't have the receipts. but hey, fuck it, make up whatever you want if it makes you feel better. 

Edited November 22, 2019 by Goo Punch

[Deej 76748]

You did. But you also forgot you used to rap, 

[LTtxfan 49141]

One of my favorite moments...

 

[Goo Punch 4275]

46 minutes ago, Deej said:

You did. But you also forgot you used to rap, 

yeah, no, i mean that totally sounds realistic. first i claimed that the FEC never sold out until Rick Barnes arrived, and then I negged you when you claimed otherwise. totally believable. 

[Deej 76748]

If that's what you want you believe.

[Goo Punch 4275]

21 minutes ago, Deej said:

If that's what you want you believe.

post a link since you remember so clearly that it's impacted you so severely. post the receipts or don't talk. 

[Braff Zacklin 13551]

Dios mio, man. Don't make me go Locksley Collie upside both y'all's heads.

Maybe some Albert Burditt, too, for good measure.

[RoundRobin 828]

Benford Williams was the greatest Longhorn in game dunker. 

[Goo Punch 4275]

36 minutes ago, RoundRobin said:

Benford Williams was the greatest Longhorn in game dunker. 

him, Clack, Roach, and Johnny Moore. off the top of my head anyway. 

[Braff Zacklin 13551]

Gotta throw out Ivan Williams, too.

Roach belongs in the conversation, as well.

[dcar00 14144]

1 hour ago, Braff Zacklin said:

Gotta throw out Ivan Williams, too.

Roach belongs in the conversation, as well.

wagner

[Braff Zacklin 13551]

Got dammit. LoL

I just went Dan Dakich.

Ivan Williams was a fullback, wasn't he?

[gecko 1104]

Benford Williams was the greatest Longhorn in game dunker. 

Don’t you Ovie Dotson bro’???

[Revolution512 1487]

I just watched the stroll’n Nolan highlights. Missing that free throw to go up 4 hurt

[Ignatius 4017]

On 11/22/2019 at 8:58 PM, Goo Punch said:

him, Clack, Roach, and Johnny Moore. off the top of my head anyway. 

I would add Tremaine Wingfield to that list...

[Beau Vine 54203]

Tom Tanning Booth.

[NowThis 931]

i met Travis Mays on campus when he looked like that back in 1990ish.

[Derka 6135]

On 11/22/2019 at 11:33 PM, Braff Zacklin said:

Got dammit. LoL

I just went Dan Dakich.

Ivan Williams was a fullback, wasn't he?

best kick returning fullback we’ve ever had.

[ztejas 43411]

5 minutes ago, Derka said:

best kick returning fullback we’ve ever had.

Dude are you on DMT and seeing the universe you just bumped a 5 year old post. 

[Deej 76748]

1 minute ago, ztejas said:

Dude are you on DMT 

We're not in the trust tree?

[Derka 6135]

58 minutes ago, ztejas said:

Dude are you on DMT and seeing the universe you just bumped a 5 year old post. 

i just came up to the school where i used to work to get some stuff done, and they were having basketball practice, and it turns out our coaches are thomas hill (duke), bj tyler, and chico vázquez. chris bosh was also there for some reason.

anyway, i was looking for an old post here where i had found a bunch of old UT basketball cards because i was going to show BJ the kind of absurd number of rookie cards of his that i own lol. never found that thread, but found this one with some unread posts, and here we are. wild day.

[Deej 76748]

Coaches: "We did not sign up for this."