Busts of National Champ QBs

[txbroadcaster 110]

My network is doing a new podcast that involves UT sports history. Here is the first episode.

Ken Bjorge, the man behind the four bronze busts of University of Texas QBs that won a National Championship 
 Jimmy Nixon.

http://lonestarpodcast.com/busts-of-national-champ-qbs-going-to-dkr-memorial-stadium/

[RomaVicta 29803]

The one of Carlisle looks really good. We should get that artist to redo the heads of Earl and Ricky. That cheap looking shit we got is embarrassing. I think a company out in Elgin or Giddings churns that crap out at low cost. Pay a fucking artist. Either make it realistic or interestingly interpretive, don't settle for crude and unrecognizable.

I got kind of thing about statuary these days. Looking at the skill and talent that went into the statues being torn down, makes me sad that those elements are lacking in statues that deserve to be public art. Hell, even the Pedo State Pedo Paterno statues was far better than Earl and Ricky who are actually great guys.

[NeverMarryAStripper 21781]

I thought this thread was going to be about Todd Blackledge, Jerry Tagge, Tim Tebow, Gino Torretta, Chris Weinke, and Matt Leinart

[Longboard Horn 40163]

No bigger bust than Johhny Fuckup Football

[tejas60 3527]

4 minutes ago, RomaVicta said:

The one of Carlisle looks really good. We should get that artist to redo the heads of Earl and Ricky. That cheap looking shit we got is embarrassing. I think a company out in Elgin or Giddings churns that crap out at low cost. Pay a fucking artist. Either make it realistic or interestingly interpretive, don't settle for crude and unrecognizable.

I got kind of thing about statuary these days. Looking at the skill and talent that went into the statues being torn down, makes me sad that those elements are lacking in statues that deserve to be public art. Hell, even the Pedo State Pedo Paterno statues was far better than Earl and Ricky who are actually great guys.

Bjorge is the same sculptor that did Earl and Ricky...

[RomaVicta 29803]

It wasn't Bjorge, but I did discover more evidence that I may be an idiot. The below is an article about Ricky's statue. I looked at pictures of it, and it's not as bad as I thought.

 

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Cleveland based artist David Deming was commissioned in November of 2010 to create the statue and started the clay model in January of last year.

"It's a great feeling," said Deming about being chosen to create the statue. "As a sculptor, especially loving to do figurative work, the opportunity to do Ricky Williams was just icing on the cake. It was just absolutely wonderful. It meant a lot to me to get this commission."

 

Edited July 16, 2020 by RomaVicta

[RomaVicta 29803]

Bjorge did do Earl. I think that statue is far too generic and stiff.

I guess it was his practice model. Earl deserves better.

And I need to look things up before I bloviate on things I don't know about.

[Kennythetiger 9338]

6 minutes ago, RomaVicta said:

It wasn't Bjorge, but I did discover more evidence that I may be an idiot. 

 

 

Happens to me all the time. Don’t sweat it. 

[VirginiaLonghorn 4750]

24 minutes ago, RomaVicta said:

Bjorge did do Earl. I think that statue is far too generic and stiff.

I guess it was his practice model. Earl deserves better.

And I need to look things up before I bloviate on things I don't know about.

Jimmy’s a good man. 

Edited July 16, 2020 by VirginiaLonghorn

[Herpa Derpa 6114]

57 minutes ago, NeverMarryAStripper said:

I thought this thread was going to be about Todd Blackledge, Jerry Tagge, Tim Tebow, Gino Torretta, Chris Weinke, and Matt Leinart

One of these things is not like the others.  People forget that Weinke went to FSU after a long minor league baseball career.  The guy was a 30 year old rookie QB in the NFL and still managed to hang around long enough to get a pension.  About the best you should expect.

[tejas60 3527]

1 hour ago, RomaVicta said:

And I need to look things up before I bloviate on things I don't know about.

Yeah, me too. I knew he did Earl's and just assumed he did Ricky's, too.

and like VL said above, Jimmy Nixon is a damned good guy.

[The Marsellus Wallace 102]

1 hour ago, RomaVicta said:

Bjorge did do Earl. I think that statue is far too generic and stiff.

I guess it was his practice model. Earl deserves better.

And I need to look things up before I bloviate on things I don't know about.

 

1 hour ago, RomaVicta said:

Bjorge did do Earl. I think that statue is far too generic and stiff.

I guess it was his practice model. Earl deserves better.

And I need to look things up before I bloviate on things I don't know about.

I appreciate your newfound circumspection. It's a rare and precious quality on this board. (Insert foreskin jokes . . . here:          )

[ousux 5587]

Bjorge did do Earl. I think that statue is far too generic and stiff.

I guess it was his practice model. Earl deserves better.
And I need to look things up before I bloviate on things I don't know about.

Bro, are you suggesting research in advance of bloviating/Pontificating?

That would be doing Shag/surly wrong..