The Best Texas Football Video Yet
This is the motherload. As Brain notes, probably the best on the internets... And as such, deserving of its own thread.
Enjoy.
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how does that video have gilbert on it when he hasn't done anything?
"There aint nothin' over till it's over. "
~Rocky Balboa
by Hook'em13 on Oct 3, 2008 9:36 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Chris Gilbert also owns the record for longest run from scrimmage
96 yards vs. TCU in 1967 – on which he scored in the north end zone of Memorial Stadium.
by whills on Oct 4, 2008 1:00 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
oops my bad
"There aint nothin' over till it's over. "
~Rocky Balboa
by Hook'em13 on Oct 3, 2008 9:53 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
What about Sweed?
And the other Williams (Roy)?
by Katie McBeast on Oct 3, 2008 11:03 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
at the 2:20 mark
Earl Campbell not only a beautifully fluid runner but also strong as a tank
Larry Csonka combined with Gayle Sayer.
He’s just a wonder to watch run the ball.
Nice reel.
by Xerxes on Oct 4, 2008 12:01 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Just a punisher - and great feet and balance.
If I see the play just after 2:20, I’ll watch it a half a dozen time for the impeccable timing to knock someone five yards in the air.
Fine video, PB.
by whills on Oct 4, 2008 1:14 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
You know whills
I was thinking the same thing as I watched that… that is the most amazing display of power I have ever seen from any running back ever. Only some of the hits I saw Butkus lay on can even compare.
1 Peter 2:17
by HornsFan87 on Oct 4, 2008 9:57 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Just. Beautiful.
It’s so great to see Longhorns running free. They will need a couple of those plays each game for the next few weeks. Hook ’Em
by horns129 on Oct 4, 2008 2:15 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Made My Day!
Thanks!
I don’t know about anyone else but….I AM PUMPED UP!
Erich
Texas ’93
by DallasDodger on Oct 4, 2008 10:46 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Not so good
Sorry, I didn’t much like it. The corny music and pretentious captions were embarrassing. The great plays had no context, and though I’ve followed the team closely for many years, I could not recognize half those guys just on sight in the few second they were shown — if they had just said their names, the year, and the situation, it would have set my expectation to allow me to appreciate what I was seeing. And finally, where the hell was the defense?!?
Before you criticize someone, walk a mile in their shoes. If they get mad, you're a mile away AND you have their shoes.
by Caradoc on Oct 4, 2008 10:55 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Despite how much I liked it, your critique is valid.
This piece was playing to the choir, no doubt. Like a sentimental piece just hitting the recognizable highlights without any depth and context.
Better player and situation ID, a little more slo-mo on the older plays and why they were so important at the time, would have helped the narrative tell the story of why these players were so highly esteemed.
And you’re also right about the defense; there’s some, but not enough to really give a serious sense of Texas D. I remember a OU game where the CB/safety – one person but I forget who – made eight of eight tackles on the OU pitch man. Just killed the OU offense, but, even more, a text-book example of open field tackling every single time. And the gang-tacklin’ monsters from the Royal and Akers years, the trademark of the Texas defense that looked the same for over two decades.
In retrospect, I doubt that many have gone through that old film – now transferred to dvd, I would hope – to really isolate the nuggets and put together something more powerful and moving, where the images and the situations do the talking.
by whills on Oct 4, 2008 11:43 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
have to disagee...
The Tony Brackens hit on that poor Techie punter on the fake is the best hit I’ve ever seen…and while the edits were not ‘ready for prime time’ I enjoyed it completely and utterly. If Coach Brown played ‘Rage Against the Machine’ in the locker room we’d never loose another game, ever! LOL
by longhornJ on Oct 4, 2008 12:58 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
think i might have to disagree....
however, since the coaching staff DOES have access to ALL of the historical film on Texas and every game that has ever been played by the team, perhaps he should assign a team of specialists to create a film reel that is played before every game in the locker room to the players to get their blood going so they can visualize the dominance they are about to impose over their opponents, utilizing the best plays by a Texas player ever. big hits, big runs, big plays, total greatness. then using music similar to that of the music used in this reel to invoke a certain emotion deep in the hearts of each individual. but i do like your idea…definitely thinking down the right path.
If You See Kay, Oh You
by texfan23 on Oct 4, 2008 5:10 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
wow...
i’ve seen your sig before, but i just realized what it meant..lol..that’s funny
by vy til i die on Oct 5, 2008 10:11 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Oscar nomination
Now I’m pumped up and ready to…err…sit on the couch and watch the game!
by Kool Hand on Oct 4, 2008 1:37 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

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![This year's senior night for Texas wasn't a particularly memorable one. AJ Abrams and Connor Atchley were relatively quiet, while Baylor barely showed up to compete. I'll take the comfortable win, but the snoozer of a game certainly didn't do much to feed the appetite for excitement.
For that, then, we turn to Pullman for Washington State's senior night overtime thriller, where in his final home game as a Cougar Taylor Rochestie kept WSU red hot and streaking towards the NCAA Tournament. Incredible...
March Madness is here.
[WSU vs. ASU: Senior Night, via CougCenter]](http://cdn3.sbnation.com/fan_shot_images/35104/default_small.jpg)
















