Longhorns We Miss – Which Players Do You Miss Most?
by ElongatedHorn on Mar 16, 2011 11:02 PM CDT
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Print"I'll tell you a secret. Something they don't teach you in your temple. The Gods envy us. They envy us because we're mortal, because any moment might be our last. Everything is more beautiful because we're doomed. You will never be lovelier than you are now. We will never be here again."
-Achilles in the movie Troy
Achilles pretty much sums up what makes college sports so much better than the pros. Players' careers are fleeting. If we're lucky, they key players will stay for four short years. (Or in Jordan Shipley's case, 11 years.)
Compared to the pros, college players come and go like the wind. Most make a significant impact for one to three years. And then they're gone. They are either forgotten, remembered or immortalized.
There are so many Longhorns that I miss - players who I wish we could have back just for a few more games just to watch them play. There are the obvious ones, of course. But even players like Brian Robison and Dusty Renfro and D.D. Lewis and Wayne McGarity and Rod Babers - those players I really miss. I just loved watching those guys play football.
Remember how Brian Robison always seemed to be around the ball? He was always there to make a play. Remember those hits Rod Babers would suddenly deliver out of nowhere. And Dusty Renfro... he was just a beast.
I'm sure you more senior fans have your favorites from back in the day. So, which Longhorns do you miss? Leave your comments below.
(Oh, and Mike Davis and Mike Adams. I miss them, too. And Shaun Rogers.)
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For me, it's gotta be Quan Cosby
Never dropped a pass, and was an awesome blocker. That hit on Lendy Holmes in the 08 RRS was a thing of beauty.
I could watch that all damn day.
I wish I could play little league now... I'd kick some fuckin' ass.
Someone get a watch.
"I live in the tower with Coach Brown." -Bevo
by run Bevo run on Mar 17, 2011 1:48 AM CDT up reply actions
Love Quan
I was at the fiesta bowl when he caught that streaking go route down the seam for the game winning TD from Colt against tOSU. I was surrounded by buckeye fans and the sound of thousands of jaws hitting the floor was deafening.
by dukeoforange on Mar 17, 2011 6:17 AM CDT up reply actions
Quan is the greatest human to ever catch a football.
E Thomas is a close second for me. For me, nothing beats an Earl Thomas pick six for sheer fist pumping celebratory lunacy.
"The only sport that should be cried over is tee ball."
- don't remember who said it, but I like it.
by HookTech on Mar 17, 2011 7:06 AM CDT via mobile up reply actions
Certainly The Major
Dusty Mangum, Aaron Ross, Quentin Jammer, Nate Vasher, and Ramonce Taylor, to name a few.
Is it too soon to miss ET?
I wish I could play little league now... I'd kick some fuckin' ass.
DJ Johnson
Derrick Johnson was everywhere every play. Also miss Huston Street, Brandon Mouton, Major, and Roy Williams. Pretty much everyone.
i second the motion for street
He could just flat out deal
"Reality continues to ruin my life."
by jlhotze on Mar 17, 2011 7:13 AM CDT via mobile up reply actions
His dad also was a hell of a pitcher as well.
Saw him many a time. Plus he was 20-0 as the first wishbone QB. It was his 40-yard TD run and two-point conversion that set up the comeback and Peschel pass vs. Arkansas, ’69. Thanks for the memories.
VY of course
But also Ahmard Hall, Ramonce Taylor, Quentin Jammer, Cory Redding, Derrick Johnson, Butch Hadnot, Roy Williams
Butch Hadnot...
that guy was a beast his freshman year. so much fun to watch. whatever happened to him?
There is a famous photo from late 1969 I think
maybe 70, deep in the wishbone era. The Horns are in white against the Aggies…the shot is down the line of scrimmage, tight view, maybe two second max after the snap…there is just a sea of white, the aggie front seven are completely smothered
…it is that obliteration that I miss.
Methinks you are of my generation. Those were the days.
There is not a situation or individual that cannot be improved by the addition of chocolate.
1983 defense
The whole unit.
What we have here is a failure to execute.
by dimecoverage on Mar 17, 2011 9:50 AM CDT up reply actions
Tony Brackens
One of my favorite moments ever was when Brackens ear-holed the punter from Rice and knocked him about 10 yds out of bounds.
Incorrect
It was the punter from Texas Tech.
I remember the night vividly.
But co-signed on missing Tony.
I remember it as Rice and being in the day time
But I have not seen anything to confirm that so I very well could be mistaken. Either way Brackens was a nasty hitter.
by HornsUpInLA on Mar 17, 2011 11:07 AM CDT up reply actions
That was Tech who faked the kick and the holder, Scovall, pitched to the punter.
There could have been one with Rice but I think this is the hit.
Brackens’ shot on Mackovic was pretty good, too.
not being a prick, but...
what’s with the timing of this post? we’re on the eve of march madness..
It's not sport specific, with that said
I bow down to the mighty Cat.
"I live in the tower with Coach Brown." -Bevo
by run Bevo run on Mar 17, 2011 2:12 AM CDT up reply actions 2 recs
Love that top pic
She looks like some fast-pitch Longhorn ninja assassin.
"Try not. Do, or do not. There is no try."
- Yoda
by ElongatedHorn on Mar 17, 2011 11:39 AM CDT up reply actions
Seeing how it was not sport specific...
I am taking out the big timers like Major, TJ Ford, and Huston Street because I think we all miss those kind of guys.
Football: Corey Redding, Quan Cosby, David Thomas, Ramonce Taylor (oh what could have been), Derrick Johnson
Baseball: J. Brent Cox, Jeff Ontiveros, Tim Moss, Omar Quintinilla, Curtis Thigpen, Dustin Majewski, Eric Sultemeier (saw him hit a broken bat homer at Baylor…split the bat in half down the length of the bat)
Basketball: Brandon Mouton, AJ Abrams, Royal Ivey, PJ Tucker, James Thomas
Obvious Ones, Madness Style!
TJ. Ford, Kevin Durant, DJ. Augustin.
In Mack Brown We Trust!
Oh, and who I miss the least?
Robert Killebrew! Cheap shot, I know. Pun intended!
In Mack Brown We Trust!
For me, Brian Orakpo and Sergio Kindle on the line at the same time. I still cant forget that shot of Potts getting his helmet knocked off. Miss me some Ricky and J Charles too.
You know Orakpo had already left for the NFL when Potts got his helmet knocked off, right? That was just an allusion to Kindle?
"The only sport that should be cried over is tee ball."
- don't remember who said it, but I like it.
by HookTech on Mar 17, 2011 7:15 AM CDT via mobile up reply actions
James Street,
Tommy Nobis, Eric Metcalf, Earl Campbell, Ricky Williams,,so many more. We’ve had some magnificent young men and women wear the Burnt Orange.
There is not a situation or individual that cannot be improved by the addition of chocolate.
Earl Earl Earl
Before you criticize someone, walk a mile in their shoes. If they get mad, you're a mile away AND you have their shoes.
The Tyler Rose
I truly feel sorry for all the younger folks who never got to see him play. A simply awe inspiring football player.
I like long walks, especially when they are taken by people who annoy me.
Noel Coward
by beast in bama on Mar 17, 2011 10:19 AM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
How on earth did this thread get this deep before a mention of Earl?
Nobody since or before ran the ball like Earl. Even BS (can’t spell out the name without vomiting) called him “the greatest player to ever suit up!” Not only could he run the ball, but he was a devastating blocker.
Even though Michael Downs might not miss him, I sure do!
Hook ’em!
by BurntOrange&Blue on Mar 17, 2011 6:53 PM CDT up reply actions
Im goin Captain Obvious.....
VY all the way! Second a tie between Orakpo and ET.
"Knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a fruit, wisdom is knowing not to put it in a fruit salad" - Unknown
For real? Chance Mock?
There is not a situation or individual that cannot be improved by the addition of chocolate.
Matthew McConaughey
Why I say that? He goes to all the national title games. So, if I see him him the postseason I know where we are. For actual players, I miss Limas Sweed, Daniel Gibson, Dexter Pittman.
by goje5 on Mar 17, 2011 9:09 AM CDT via mobile reply actions
Two names not mentioned:
Cedric Benson, who would be an absolute boon to our atrocious running game.
And Michael Griffin, who was the safety that Blake Gideon needs to become.
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Bryant Westbrook
Nobody could lay wood like Westbrook. Till the day I die I’ll never forget the time he sent Leland Mcelroy into orbit.
by dmhookem98 on Mar 17, 2011 11:13 AM CDT via mobile reply actions
Just in case anyone doesn’t remember.
http://m.youtube.com/#/watch?desktop_uri=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3Dfe3uJGerQxo&v=fe3uJGerQxo&gl=US
by dmhookem98 on Mar 17, 2011 11:15 AM CDT via mobile up reply actions
Ramonce
Ramonce Taylor. Even before any of the more obvious names, this one came to mind. Seems like a lot of other people on this thread feel the same way. Oh, what could have been.
Along those same lines, I miss Jermichael Finley. No explanation necessary.
Neil
I tend to watch the lines, and Dan Neil was a pleasure to watch.
Yes he was.
And he was a perfect fit for that Denver Broncos offense he was in. As a lineman for 9 years, I too keep a close eye on the line. The game is played from the line of scrimage out. It’s where everything starts.
"Try not. Do, or do not. There is no try."
- Yoda
by ElongatedHorn on Mar 17, 2011 3:31 PM CDT up reply actions
Old timer here..
Enybody else remember Junior Moore and OV Dodson from the Abe Lemons era. Those three brought fun to the court.
Eric Metcalf was lightning in a bottle on the gridiron. And of course, my classmate Big Earl.
"Hell, No. I'm not going to candy this thing up. These are work clothes." -Darrell Royal
Major Applewhite
I get attached to many of the Horns brotherhood, but I loved to watch Applewhite’s quarterbacking. I just thought he was a fast thinking, precision QB, and always cool under pressure.
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