[Official Surly] - San Antonio Commanders - Game thread of Busch and domination

[Funk Doctor Spock 11951]

 

1 hour ago, Steamboat1874 said:

Well I got my information from a Statesman article so who knows......

Yours is probably more correct than mine. I found it a little hard to believe they were making that much, honestly. 

Edited February 11, 2019 by Spider2YBanana

[torre 1284]

Just saw this article.    Texas and B12 repped on San Antonio AAF team.    (lengthy article,  excerpts only)

 

 

SAN ANTONIO — Texas players sometimes refer to the photos adorning the hallways in the football complex as ghosts.

They’re the Longhorns who have played before them, the ones who achieved All-American status or other wow kind of honors when they competed at UT.

Duke Thomas, who was a three-year starter for Texas, didn’t realize his new coach was one of those ghosts.

Thomas is a starting cornerback for the San Antonio Commanders, one of eight teams in the new Alliance of American Football spring league. He met Bill Bradley at training camp last month, not initially cluing in that his new position coach was such a fabled Longhorn that older fans add the word “Super” to his name.

“When he explained (who he was), it rang a bell,” Thomas said. “Oh, my God, I’d seen him in the pictures. Cool is the thing. Coach Cool. … He’s absolutely a Longhorn legend.”

San Antonio won its first game, 15-6, over the San Diego Fleet. Members of the secondary were the stars with three interceptions. Thomas is the starting corner. Former Baylor standout Orion Stewart had an interception with a 68-yard return. Zack Sanchez, an ex-Oklahoma Sooner, had the final pick. Nick Orr, who starred for TCU, is a safety. Former OU defensive back Jordan Thomas also is on the team.

 https://www.hookem.com/story/bill-bradley-duke-thomas-bridging-texas-football-generations-aafs-san-antonio-commanders/