My girlfriend of 2 years got me the greatest Christmas present ever, and I feel obligated  to share. 

As a disclaimer, I must state that she is a Baylor grad.  She was a kinesiology major, and during her senior year she did an internship with a speed & agility called Championship Speed & Strength.  And it just so happens that one of the athletes she was assigned to work with back then was Quan Cosby.  This was back when Quan was playing in the Angels minor league system and prior to his committment to play football at UT.  Since then, they have maintained their friendship.  In fact, after every game this season she would pull out her phone and send him a quick text to congratulate him (something I found to be enormously cool).

Being a Baylor grad, she doesnt really understand my obsession with UT sports.  But she never complains and actually has embraced watching games with me.  She actually surprised me and scored tickets from a friend for us for the Missouri game back in October, which I thought was absolutely pure awesomness.  DKR was unreal that night. Its something Ill never forget, and didnt think it could soon be topped.  I was wrong.

A few weeks back, she had the thought that she would ask Quan for a big favor.  She had gone online and ordered a Texas collectors football, with the three sides covered in the white leather embroidered with the the Longhorn symbol on one side and "Longhorns" on the other.  She asked if Quan might be able to get a few players to sign it if she shipped it to him and then came down to pick it up.  He readily agreed, saying it was no problem at all.  Over the past couple weeks, he would frequently text her asking her who all she wanted him to get to sign it.  She, not really knowing the names of many of the players and not wanting to trouble him, would just tell him it didnt really matter and whoever he could get.  She felt bad about asking and would thank him profusely, even though he would insist it was not a big deal.

She had been stressing about it not arriving in time, but hadnt wanted to pressure Quan about it, knowing he was likely busy with his family and with his obligations to the team and school.  But he got in touch with her last weekend and apologized for not getting it shipped earlier and let her know it would be getting in this week. It arrived Tuesday.  And when I opened the box earlier today, i was floored.

Quan had gotten signatures from Mack and Coach Muschamp, as well as Colt, Orakpo, Shipley, Dan Buckner, and himself.  It was one of the coolest things Ive ever received from anyone.  The fact that its not like a collectors item bought from an autograph shop and that I know the story behind how it got signed makes it that much cooler. It will be going in a case to be displayed on the mantle above the fire place at the house, which will be sure to rile up my Red Raider roommates.

Not to be lost in all of this is the fact that Quan did something amazingly generous for someone he didnt even know.  Lord knows he has enough on his plate, raising two kids and spending time with his wife in addition to taking class and training in preparation for the Fiesta Bowl.  That he would go out of his way to help give me the coolest Christmas present ever, and to act like its not a big deal, just amazes me.

I hope everyone here has had an awesome Christmas.  I just wanted to take a second to share what I found to be a really cool story and something that has me so pumped up that I doubt Ill fall asleep anytime soon.

Hook 'em