Game Week 10, Texas at Arkansas

[Brandywine 1312]

Arkansas waives out of state.

My oldest granddaughter applied and got accepted and that was one of the draws. She ended up going to Colorado. She didn’t like Arkansas politics.

[SHOOTER12 8788]

On 11/11/2024 at 5:19 AM, B00M said:

i thought the play with multiple end arounds where I’m pretty sure Quinn did like 720 degrees of spinning and mostly fake handoffs was a super creative thing of beauty. 

100%, a thing of beauty, pure magician on that one.

[Hank_Hill 18486]

29 minutes ago, Brandywine said:

Arkansas waives out of state.

My oldest granddaughter applied and got accepted and that was one of the draws. She ended up going to Colorado. She didn’t like Arkansas politics.

 

Quite the tuition difference there, but hell yea I’d choose Boulder

[UTexasFight 9376]

4 hours ago, Jkwellborn said:

Gotta go to Blinn first

Blinndergarten.

and back in my day UT accepted a smattering of credits from there. I saved a lot of money loading up on summer classes there my first couple of years. 

[NBHorn7 46]

6 hours ago, NBHorn7 said:

Actually, the idea to move the game to December was ABC executive and sometimes broadcaster Beano Cook. It was the Centennial Celebration of college football so Cook and ABC sports executive Roone Arledge wanted a special game to celebrate the occasion. Arledge convinced Arkansas coach Frank Broyles to move the game with the promise that President Nixon would come to the game and present a trophy to the winner, which later turned into a plaque that said Texas was the National Champion. Arledge also promised Broyles to televise the Arkansas season opener the next season against Stanford, there was a lot of maneuvering done before the game was played because of this.

 

The 1969 Arkansas-Texas Football Game That Made History | Here & Now

 

1969 Texas vs. Arkansas football game - Wikipedia

A couple of other notes about the game and postgame was that Nixon went to the press box at halftime to be interviewed by ABC. The broadcast team that day was long time ABC football analyst and former legendary coach at OU Bud Wilkenson and the Swiss Army Knife of Broadcasting for ABC Chris Schenkel on the play-by-play. He did every kind of sport for the network, college football, NBA, boxing, even the longtime popular bowling show. Nixon came in talked football. He had played football at a small California college. Texas trailed 7-0 at the half and Nixon was talking about plays and the several turnovers Texas had in the first half. He was asked how the second half would go and who would win the game. He said that he thought Texas would stop turning the ball over and come from behind and win. Arkansas scored again the first time they got the ball in the third quarter to lead 14-0 before Texas made their famous comeback in the fourth quarter to win. It didn't look good because after Texas scored and converted for two points to make the score 14-8, Arkansas marched down the field into the Texas red zone. The Razorbacks had an All-American kicker name Bill McClard, and this would be a chip shot for him that would ice the game for the Hogs. For some reason Arkansas on third and long instead of setting up the probable winning field goal, threw a pass into the endzone that was picked off by Texas.

Texas after making a first down, had the pivotal fourth and four play that everyone remembers. The time out and Street going to the sidelines and DKR calling the pass play and after starting back the huddle, Street went back to coach Royal and said, "are you sure coach?" Royal again called the pass play. Then came the long pass to Randy Peschel between three Razorback defenders as Schenkel cries "Peschel catches the ball." Texas goes on to score and take the 15-14 lead. Then Arkansas again marches down the field on short passes into range for a winning field goal by McClard. The Hogs trying to get even closer and throw yet another interception that ices the game for the Horns.

Then comes the memorable scene in the Texas locker room with Nixon to present DKR with the Championship Plaque, but the place for the winner of the game was blank because it was made before the game. Nixon says that he is going to take it back to Washington and have Texas inscribed on it because you are the National Champions. He then said he may have to give some kind of plaque to the undefeated Penn State team also, if that is ok with you Coach Royal. DKR said that was fine with him and Nixon exits to head back the helicopter to take him back to the airport.

This is the strange part. Nixon had the plaque inscribed with Texas on it and his staff was supposed to have it delivered to Austin. It never happened and for fifty years nobody really knew what happened to the plaque. Then Sports SID Bill Little did some research.

 

 

[BurntOrange&White 39621]

 

[nnm 36066]

9 hours ago, SHOOTER12 said:

100%, a thing of beauty, pure magician on that one.

[Ghost of Shag 2578]

11 hours ago, Funk Doctor Spock said:

He already mentioned in his pees conference that they hare Texas.kre thret love themselves. 

I'm pretty sure he gets it now and will give them mercy. He also gets aggy,too the man hasesd from hks mistakes. We're 8-[ and fixinf to 9-1. He understands he has to go on a murder spread in Fayettnam. He's not stupid. We didn't get to 8-1 by sheer luck. We are blowing out teams and have the #1 defense. We're fine. We're winning. This isn't 2021 where he didn't understand how much ever hare us. He gets it. Fucking relax. Plus it's a day game so free crowd won't be drunk as fuck and as rowdy 

[DigglerontheHoof 21053]

The best thing about joining the SEC is for Texas to get all its rivals back. I absolutely want to play OU, Arkansas and aggy every year.

Rival hate makes cfb.  We've blown up the rest of the sport, can we please keep the traditional rivals?  JFC

[BabaYaga 15209]

11 hours ago, Grimas said:

I’ve got two of those up there as well… One was top 7% but wanted to go to business school so didn’t even apply to UT as chances were slim/none to get in but “No way I’m even applying to a&m as they are weird…” even though all wife’s family went there (wife was only one in her clan to go somewhere other than a&m). The other kid chose UArk over Tech as he thought Lubbock was a shit hole the cost is about the same with the OOS discount and could room with his twin brother.
 

We’re headed up for the game tomorrow to see both them for the game and weekend - I’m betting both wear UArk gear to the game as they don’t want to get killed in the student section and by chance, give dad crap if we shit the bed on Sat… And i’ll be wearing my burnt orange all weekend… if anyone knows of a good UT tailgate (since it looks like there won’t be a Surly one), let me know via PM…

That's us.  Son's in the biz school and ROTC @ Arkansas.  He sent me a text this very morning @ 430am of him getting ready to go on another 7-8 mile ruck.  It's working out well for him and he's changing.  Growing.  This is the same kid that got truancy letters in HS because the little shit would sleep in after being up all night playing video games.  He even opted out of rushing as all his HS friends did it and he didn't want this to be an extension of HS.  

We'll be tailgating in section 52 (the white tents set up in advance, near the little creek across the main road in front of the stadium) with Matt Kendall (look him up, if your kid needs internship options, he's one to get to know).  It's an Arkansas tailgate, but everyone is cool.  My dad will be decked out in Texas gear but bought a red AR hat to support his g-son.  

THE nicest guy you will ever meet

[lilMAC25 3777]

22 hours ago, Hagbard Celine said:

the 412 turnpike started the DFW diaspora, then i-540 accelerated the accessibility of fayettenam

from 121/75 on the northeast corner of the metroplex (risking tickets) you can make pig stadium in 5 hours with 1 quick stop

What’s travel time from Beaumont area like?

[Wilcox Cummingtonite 2866]

Y'all let your own kids go to Arkansas? Jesus Christ, is nothing sacred anymore?

 

Edited 2 hours ago by Wilcox Cummingtonite

[texifornia 56489]

12 minutes ago, Wilcox Cummingtonite said:

Y'all let your own kids go to Arkansas? Jesus Christ, is nothing sacred anymore?

 

Thanks to all the Walmart money, it's at least elevated itself beyond the Mississippi States of the world. And the Ozarks are pretty.

[Pimphand 5594]

 

[BurdineBandit 810]

Sorry to Food & Travel this up, but any recommendations on somewhere to stay Friday night to break up the drive? I can stay with family in Dallas, but leaving at 4 am to make kickoff comfortably seems like a shit idea. I know a few pages back someone mentioned it might be worth staying in OK but I wouldn't know a damn thing about towns in that area otw to Arkansas. Any recs for a motel town that won't have a meth feel? 

[Hagbard Celine 10752]

3 minutes ago, BurdineBandit said:

Sorry to Food & Travel this up, but any recommendations on somewhere to stay Friday night to break up the drive? I can stay with family in Dallas, but leaving at 4 am to make kickoff comfortably seems like a shit idea. I know a few pages back someone mentioned it might be worth staying in OK but I wouldn't know a damn thing about towns in that area otw to Arkansas. Any recs for a motel town that won't have a meth feel? 

stay at the cherokee casino hotel in roland on i40 just before the state line and you'll have a 45-minute drive to the stadium saturday morning up i540 which has lots of cops but long sightlines so it can be driven at 90 if you ride shotgun on locals

after the game you can make mcalester by dark and finish the drive sunday or push through saturday night to dallas by 10pm with a mcalester dinner stop

[General Specific 3232]

FDS texts like I do while drinking. My post yesterday in a thread late, probably 5-6 beers in, I texted the word “actually” in about 4-5 consecutive sentences. I know I shouldn’t post while drinking, but reading it today was kind of embarrassing.

I can’t even recall that thread now.

Hook’em!!!

[BabaYaga 15209]

13 hours ago, msucolt45 said:

FDS texts like I do while drinking. My post yesterday in a thread late, probably 5-6 beers in, I texted the word “actually” in about 4-5 consecutive sentences. I know I shouldn’t post while drinking, but reading it today was kind of embarrassing.

I can’t even recall that thread now.

Hook’em!!!