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Top 40 Longhorns Of All Time: 1990-1999

Pb6_tiny by PB @ BON on in Basketball

As we did yesterday with the players during the 2000s, today we'll look at Texas' All Americans from the 1990-1999 seasons for consideration on the Top 40 Longhorns Of All Time list. Note that not every great Longhorn player received All America honors, so think about players not on this list who are worthy of consideration.

-Players listed in alphabetical order.
-An asterisk indicates consensus first team All American

1990-99 All Americans

1998 Ben Adams
1995* Tony Brackens
1994 Blake Brockermeyer
1999 Kwame Cavil
1996 Phil Dawson
1991 Shane Dronett
1995, 1996 Pat Fitzgerald
1992 Lance Gunn
1999 Casey Hampton
1998 Jay Humphrey
1995, 1996* Dan Neil
1990 Stanley Richard
1999 Roger Roseler
1996 Bryant Westbrook
1997*, 1998* Ricky Williams

Your thoughts on the players above? Any names jumping out at you as potential Top 40 Longhorns? Ricky Williams, Casey Hampton, and Phil Dawson are all "locks" in my mind...

--PB--

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bryant westbrook

was such a freakin badass.

by Vice President Coco on Mar 27, 2007 8:25 AM CDT   0 recs

Westbrook

was such a heads up player and a vicious hitter.  So many of those hits came when the ball had been tipped at the line of scrimmage, and he caught the receiver completely unaware.  Ka-Pow!

by Brandon 97 on Mar 27, 2007 10:20 AM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Shaun Rogers

I think he was more physically gifted than Casey Hampton but he didn't have the drive that Casey has.

by Horange on Mar 27, 2007 8:26 AM CDT   0 recs

brackens

should definitely earn some consideration.  

i think ricky, casey hampton and dan neil should all be locks.  

and of course brackens, if for no other reason than this hit alone....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zorwg...

and speaking of hard hits, nobody hit like westbrook.  i remember him ringing mcelroy's bell in college station.  also, i remember a hit he had in austin against a notre dame running back that just ignited memorial staduim.  

by bklynBEVO on Mar 27, 2007 8:45 AM CDT   0 recs

Forgot how hard

of a hit that was.. Damnnnnnnnnnn.
Thanks for the link.........
Made my day..........

Just Remember, No Matter What Happens, ou SUCKS.

by ouALWAYSsux on Mar 27, 2007 9:34 AM CDT to parent up   0 recs

That happened right in front of me.

I was at that game, on the 20 about 20 rows back.  It sounded like someone dropping an egg on concrete floor.  He laid there for about five minutes before he was able to be helped up.  It was by far the hardest hit I've ever witnessed in person.

Q: Why doesn't Texas fall into the Gulf of Mexico? A: Because Oklahoma sucks.

by MikeCotton97 on Mar 27, 2007 4:49 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Chris Carter and James Brown

I've always thought Carter was one of the more underappreciated defensive players on a Texas squad that had lots of issues. Carter's problem was having to play on a defense that lacked other athletes like him.

Some will disagree with me on this, but I think the resurrection of Texas football began the day James Brown played his first game. James Brown had some of the more electrifying moments of that era -- and brought back that aura of "elite" to Texas. He made fans remember that the Horns could win on the big stage.

Most importantly James Brown made it cool for inner city kids to go play for Texas. I don't think that can be understated. Texas really struggled with shaking the caucasian country club image. James Brown and his improve play was the catalyst behind changing that perception.

Cats and dogs sleeping together.

by EYESofBEVO on Mar 27, 2007 9:22 AM CDT   0 recs

James Brown

is also the stunt body double for the character Voodoo on Friday Night Lights.

It certainly augments his resume for induction in to the top 40 of the 90's.:-)

Cats and dogs sleeping together.

by EYESofBEVO on Mar 27, 2007 11:17 AM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Nebraska Game & Stoney Clarke

I think James Brown solidified his position with that Big 12 Championship game. Also, what about Stoney Clarke, that was a natsy hit in the OU game.

Hook 'em

by TarHorn on Mar 27, 2007 9:54 AM CDT   0 recs

I don't know...

whether James Brown makes a top 40 list or not.  He was a phenomenal athlete, but tended to make poor decisions in the pocket.  I am sure that some of this was due to the tallent level around him.  
James Brown's UT legacy will be his guarantee of the Nebraska win, and the subsequent "roll left" on 4th down.  
If we  are talking top 40 plays in UT history, he definitely gets in with that one.  Top 40 players though?  I don't think so.  
Likewise with Stoney Clarke.  That stop at the OU game will forever be etched in my memory (I still don't know where he came from, or how he got position - James Allen looked like he could have walked in).  However, take away that play, and Stoney had a very mediocre UT career.  Top 40 play?  Absolutely.  Top 40 player?  Not so much.

by Brandon 97 on Mar 27, 2007 10:31 AM CDT to parent up   0 recs

WR's

Kwame Cavil.  Man, didn't that guy have 100 catches in one season?  Talk about a "where are they now?"  He was a badass as a freshman.  I think people have forgotten about him, probably because he was unofficially kicked off the team.  

Did we ever find out exactly why? I remembr Mack was pretty secretive about it.  

Also, what about Mike Adams.  In the 90's I thought he was synonomous with "Texas wide-receiver."  

by BrooklynHorn on Mar 27, 2007 10:01 AM CDT   0 recs

Mike Adams

Wasn't he considered one of the 'best-ever' WRs at Texas until Roy came along?  I thought I remembered Mike breaking all kind of WR records for the Horns.

by Shake on Mar 27, 2007 10:47 AM CDT to parent up   0 recs

2nd to R.Williams in

career receptions (177).
2nd in career yardage to R.Williams  with 3032 yards.
Tied with Limas at 2nd in Career TD receptions(17).

Looks pretty impressive to me.

Just Remember, No Matter What Happens, ou SUCKS.

by ouALWAYSsux on Mar 27, 2007 11:21 AM CDT to parent up   0 recs

James Brown, James Brown, James Brown!

I second, third and fourth the nomination of James Brown. The Hardest Working Man in College Football. The Giant-Killer of Nebraska. The Carpet-Bomber of Baylor.

One of my most lasting memories is sitting in a dank corner of Baylor's stadium one Thanksgiving morning watching Brown and the Horns roll up 63 points on the Bears, which made VY's games eerily familiar ten years later. James Brown was a great, gritty quarterback who definitely deserves recogntion.

So take that.

by Kahuna on Mar 27, 2007 10:27 AM CDT   0 recs

great is a stretch

JB was a good college quarterback for a while, but I really don't think he could possibly sniff a top 40 of all time list.  The comment about the social importance of his starting at UT is very valid, but from a purely performance perspective he doesn't make the list.

by SaintBevo on Mar 27, 2007 10:46 AM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Really?

I would refer you to this document. Statistically speaking, JB is definitely in or around the top five QBs in Texas history and I think you could definitely debate (as I did in the previous discussion) that he ranks ahead of Simms and maybe Applewhite. His winning percentage isn't as high, but he had to suffer through that disastrous 4-7 season that I would argue wasn't entirely (or even mostly) his fault.

Now, if only three QBs make the list, I'd say VY, Street and Layne. But if there are more, I think JB deserves consideration, at least.

So take that.

by Kahuna on Mar 27, 2007 11:30 AM CDT to parent up   0 recs

aforementioned hits

by westbrook...

on mcelroy:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fe3uJ...

against ND back:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MzDW9...

really brings back the memories, don't it?

by bklynBEVO on Mar 27, 2007 10:34 AM CDT   0 recs

I remember the ND hit

like it was yesterday.  It seemed to turn the game around for a while, although we lost anyway (stupid Mackovic!)

by SaintBevo on Mar 27, 2007 10:43 AM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Pat Fitzgerald

definitely deserves some comsideration.  He bailed the offense out more times than I can remember.  

by Brandon 97 on Mar 27, 2007 10:36 AM CDT   0 recs

Tight End Screen

I don't know how many times he made a big play on the TE screen.  He was really good.

by Bob LaBlog on Mar 27, 2007 11:32 AM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Another vote for Mike Adams

He was very good and a weapon on punt returns as well as on offense.  He might not compare to the WR's in Mack's era (Roy Williams, Sweed, etc), but at the point he played, he was probably the best Texas WR ever.

by SaintBevo on Mar 27, 2007 10:49 AM CDT   0 recs

Phil Dawson

What a clutch kicker for some mediocre Texas teams.

Does anyone remember....was it against Virginia that he made that last second, into-the-wind, game-winning kick?

by Shake on Mar 27, 2007 10:49 AM CDT   0 recs

That was my birthday present

My dad took me down to Austin to visit campus and go to that game.  It was the craziest stadium I'd ever been in.  Hell, people forget that Virginia had just kicked what we all thought was the game winning field goal shortly before Dawson kicked his, what appeared to be, impossible kick.

by Bob LaBlog on Mar 27, 2007 11:35 AM CDT to parent up   0 recs

obvious who needs discussion

Westbrook (lock)
Ricky (lock)
Mike Adams
Casey (lock - who I think was on the other list also)
Fitzgerald
Dawson
Neil
James Brown

This one I think was a little easier than the last list.

"A lot of people look for the easy way to do anything, in swimming there is no easy way." - Eddie Reese

by SwimTexas on Mar 27, 2007 11:06 AM CDT   0 recs

Good players in a mostly mediocre decade

Mike Adams, Tony Brackens, Blake Brockermeyer, James Brown, Phil Dawson, Pat Fitzgerald, Casey Hampton, Dan Neil, Stanley Richard, Bryant Westbrook, Ricky Williams

I think you have to consider James Brown.  He won back-to-back conference championships as a starter and set numerous records.  You could probably throw Chris Carter in there and maybe even Taje Allen.

by Bob LaBlog on Mar 27, 2007 11:40 AM CDT   0 recs

Taje Allen

I would not vote for him to be the list. My brother referred to him as Taje "Toast" Allen, because he always got burned.

Hook 'em

by TarHorn on Mar 27, 2007 12:53 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Just throwing some borderline names out there

Isn't that the point of these posts?  We should think of this as more of a nominating process than a final selection.

by Bob LaBlog on Mar 27, 2007 3:19 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

um...

how about wayne mcgarity, one of the most productive players in texas history. or major applewhite, the 2nd best qb we have ever had. or maybe mike adams, he was awesome as well

by Olemissreb451 on Mar 27, 2007 11:40 AM CDT   0 recs

Mcgarity

Wayne was pretty exciting.  His long catch against OU was awesome.

by Bob LaBlog on Mar 27, 2007 11:44 AM CDT to parent up   0 recs

wane

by Vice President Coco on Mar 27, 2007 11:22 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Damn, beat me to it

Although I figured that the Intern would beat us all to it! He must be busy studying again...

So I would say, from this decade:

  1. Ricky Williams
  1. Casey Hampton
  1. Phil Dawson
  1. Tony Brackens
  1. Mike Adams
  1. Wayne McGarity
  1. James Brown
  1. Pat Fitzgerald
Officially a Limey Longhorn

by patienthornsfan on Mar 27, 2007 11:56 AM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Major

is considered in the 2000 decade.

by Wells on Mar 27, 2007 12:06 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

wayne

WAYNE MOTHER F*CKING MAGARITY

by Olemissreb451 on Mar 27, 2007 11:42 AM CDT   0 recs

Narrowing this down to 40...

Is going to be damn near impossible...

For this crew, I'd say Brackens, Kwame, Dawson, Fitzgerald, Hampton, Neil, Westbrook, and Ricky should be locks.  

Rogers, Brown, and Mike Adams should be considered too.

Good luck PB.

The degree says TCU, but the heart says "Hook 'em"

by TCU Horn Fan on Mar 27, 2007 12:15 PM CDT   0 recs

Perspective People

I'm getting all jacked up in the nostalgia and memories of the great players and great plays of the recent decades.  However, let's have a little perspective, people.

You can't even fill out an all-time 2-deep roster with only 40 spots!!!

And while I, like many of us, can't say with any certainty as to who were really the better linemen (Off or Def), that is one area where Texas has a strong and deep tradition.

So while I loved watching James Brown play for many of the noted reasons, I can't begin to imagine how he would ever make a list of the top 40 players at Texas.  One of the top 40 plays (4D roll left), you bet.  Top 40 players, no way.

So I'll say it again, with only 40 spots, you can't even fill out an all-time 2-deep roster.

by the usual suspects on Mar 27, 2007 12:38 PM CDT   0 recs

2-deep

But half of this list isn't going to be made up of linemen, so there is certainly room for more than 2 position players.  But why 40 and not 50?

Anyway, all that being said, James Brown should be considered no better than the 6th best quarterback to ever play at Texas - and even that's debatable.  So for the purpose of this list, there's no way I see him making it.

by Jason Mayer on Mar 27, 2007 12:55 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Skill players vs Linemen Soapbox

I'm simply using the 2-deep approach as the starting point to my thinking.  While I agree that half of the list likely will NOT be linemen, my point is that you're short of a complete 2-deep roster to start.  For math purposes, exclude kickers and other "specialists" at this point... You have 40 spots.  Take away 2 OL and 2 DL from the all-time 2 deep as a starting point if you wish.  You then have to balance out putting in multiple skill position players with taking out some linemen to get to 40.

Thus, if you're talking QBs, I'm guessing Vince, Layne and Street should be included - and maybe there are others.  That means you've got to find a spot for one of them by taking out someone from the 2-deep.  Likewise on RBs... Ricky, Earl and Worster at tailback are locks among others that warrant consideration.  Then you've got to find someone else to take off.

And oh by the way, as I stated earlier, I'm not sure there's a position with more strength and tradition at Texas than the O-Line.  But I'm not knowledgable enough to determine which of those guys should be included or excluded to make room for someone like Kwame Cavil (I think no - if for no other reason the cloudiness surrounding his departure), Wane McGarity (unfortunately, probably not) or Mike Adams (possibly)

Unfortunately, as has been pointed out, these types of lists error on the more recent side and they also error towards the skill positions.

by the usual suspects on Mar 27, 2007 3:00 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

oh, i understand the math

But are we going to have 2 fullbacks?  1 fullback?  2 tight ends?

The fact is, this is a top 40 Longhorn football players of all time.  So the prestige of a position player trumps a lineman in the trenches.  Unfortunate fact.  There still shouldn't be 8 offensive lineman on this list, no matter how much we agree on their importance to the team.

by Jason Mayer on Mar 27, 2007 3:07 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Agree to Disagree

I guess we'll respectively agree to disagree.  While I love the glitz and glam of the skill players as much as anyone else, I'm not sure how you include some of those guys over some of the big guys up front that help to make things happen.

But, that's what makes lists like this one so much fun.  You can argue about pro impact and surrounding talent and conference titles and stats and leadership and everything else.  Ultimately, it's a can't lose argument for either side.

by the usual suspects on Mar 27, 2007 3:14 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

also

Doesn't anybody know how to spell Wane McGarity's name?

by Jason Mayer on Mar 27, 2007 1:07 PM CDT   0 recs

By the way

McGarity only led the Longhorns in receiving one year (1998: 1,087 yards, 9 TD). Very difficult to imagine him making this list.

Kwame Cavil had a 100 catch season in 1999 for 1,188 yards - both school records. That gives Cavil consideration for the list, though he's still a longshot to make it.

In case you're interested, McGarity finished sixth in all time receiving yards at Texas; Cavil fourth.

--PB--

by PB @ BON on Mar 27, 2007 1:12 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

wrs

I would be surprised if either of them made the list.  They don't have the lasting impact that a Top-40-type player should.

by Jason Mayer on Mar 27, 2007 1:16 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Cavil

is a bubble player at best.  Had he not been suspended from/kicked off the team before his Sr. year, I would fully expect him on the list.  

by Brandon 97 on Mar 27, 2007 1:17 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Yup

That killed his career numbers, and of course left a negative air surrounding his departure. Despite his record setting season, I find it near impossible to put him on the team.

--PB--

by PB @ BON on Mar 27, 2007 1:20 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Kwane also made

post season All American after the 1999 season.
He still might not make the top 4 in his position though.

Just Remember, No Matter What Happens, ou SUCKS.

by ouALWAYSsux on Mar 27, 2007 2:17 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

The case for James Brown

QBs at Texas who have won BIG 12 conference champs:

  1. James Brown
  1. VY

Like Tony Kornheiser would say, "that’s it, that’s the list, ya got Vince and James Brown".

He was a two time all conference player.

In his first start he came in as a freshman and beat a ranked OU team. He beat Mack Brown at the end of the year against a ranked NC team.

As an encore his sophomore year he beat three ranked teams, including Aggie with a hurt ankle.

That next year he rolled 350+ yards against Aggie the next season. He capped off his junior year with "roll left" and a conference championship against #3 Nebraska.

As Kahuna points out, he is up there in the record books.
Top 5 in victories, ahead of Major and Street.
2nd in career yards.
As many victories over ranked opponents as  Major and Simms combined (7 total).
http://www.mackbrown-texasfootball.c...

If you include guys like Major Applewhite, Chris Simms, etc you absolutely have to include James Brown.

Cats and dogs sleeping together.

by EYESofBEVO on Mar 27, 2007 1:26 PM CDT   0 recs

stats

If this list was populated by only those who have the stats, then PB shouldn't even look at players before 1990.  

I don't disagree with you when it comes to James Brown's accomplishments.  But he's still the sixth best quarterback to ever wear burnt orange.  You can't put him ahead of Vince, Layne, or Street and you can't put him ahead of Chris or Major.  It's that simple.

by Jason Mayer on Mar 27, 2007 1:41 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Not ahead of Simms?

I'm not Simms bashing, but what did he ever do that justifies such a lofty status?
You say not to base it just on stats, but by putting Simms in the top 5, that's exactly what is happening. Outside that, he did jack squat, while possibly signal calling some the Horns most talented squads.

I would put Aikens and Gardere ahead of Simms.

Major and JB are essentially the same.

Cats and dogs sleeping together.

by EYESofBEVO on Mar 27, 2007 1:48 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

before getting into another simms debate...

Under your criteria, why would Applewhite and Brown be "essentially the same"?  

by Jason Mayer on Mar 27, 2007 1:53 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Under basic criteria

Big games, stats, hardware, impact on the program and then try to gauge that against their relative surrounding talent.

Don't get me wrong, if my wife would let me our first born would be Major -- but when comparing QBs at Texas it requires stepping back and looking at the full resume.

I think people can't get past JB's final season. But if you punish him for that you have to account for Major not even starting his last year.
Neither had a perfect career.

Cats and dogs sleeping together.

by EYESofBEVO on Mar 27, 2007 2:01 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

talent level

The talent levels surrounding Brown, Applewhite, and Simms are all comparable.

And aside from "roll left," what other big games or moments were there?  One play and one guarantee shouldn't get him on this list.  Plus, he had a dismal final season where every bad attribute of his was magnified.

by Jason Mayer on Mar 27, 2007 2:16 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

OU, NC, Virginia, Aggie twice

He had around 6-7 victories over top 25 teams. People forget Aggie was at their peak years during that span and Texas had been wallowing in the dark ages. Beating NU in that champ game would be the same as beating Ohio State or USC right now.

I've never thought James Brown got a fair rap for his final year. Just like with Major, he was hindered by multiple injuries. Even so, he played with a hurt ankle and beat Aggie.
In the last 20 years of Texas football nobody has won more big games than James Brown and VY.

Cats and dogs sleeping together.

by EYESofBEVO on Mar 27, 2007 2:27 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Actually

Texas A&M's "peak" ended with the 1994 season, which was Brown's freshman season.

by Jason Mayer on Mar 27, 2007 2:50 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Plus

We lost to A&M that year, didn't we?

by Jason Mayer on Mar 27, 2007 2:55 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

simms vs. street

if you want to downgrade simms on this list because his best accomplishment is playing with so many great players around him, then you have to do the same with James Street.  from everything i've read, street was a terrible passer.  the offense was built around steve worster (definitely one of the top 40 all time in my estimation) and the other backs.  Street gets props for being a leader and all that stuff, and he never lost a game as a starting QB, but he was nowhere near the main source of offensive production on those teams.

the point is, it's hard sometimes to separate the QB from the team.  you're saying we should try to do that to accurately assess Simms.  But then you have to also do that to accurately assess Street, which downgrades street as well.  then maybe we shouldn't separate the QB from the team, making simms and street appear a little better and brown a little worse.

there are two ways of looking at it, but you have to be consistent with all the players, not just some of them.

by billyzane on Mar 27, 2007 1:58 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

BZ, taking my thunder for the 60's-70's

Agree with your opinion of Street, but at the time he was a GOD.

Just Remember, No Matter What Happens, ou SUCKS.

by ouALWAYSsux on Mar 27, 2007 2:19 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

apologies

i know very little about the era generally, but i know a fair amount about the '69 season.  that year i think they threw the ball a total of 5 times in the first three games combined.

by billyzane on Mar 27, 2007 2:26 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

no prob.

I benefit because my interest in UT starts around 1965 till 20**..........

Just Remember, No Matter What Happens, ou SUCKS.

by ouALWAYSsux on Mar 27, 2007 2:48 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Big XII

Okay, those are the only guys that won Big XII titles.  Just how many years has the Big XII been around relative to Texas football?  You've got guys that won a few SWC titles (even in its hey day) and a couple of National titles.

Recent success doesn't necessarily equate to overall success on a relative basis.

by the usual suspects on Mar 27, 2007 3:09 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

crunch the numbers

Again, don't get me wrong, I like James Brown, but he does not belong near the top 40 UT players of all time.

You point out some valid stats, but remember when comparing Brown to just about any other UT QB, he started a LOT of games.  39 to be exact.  That's 7 more than Simms and Vince and 9 more than major.  That allowed him to pile up some impressive stats, but his per game stats pale next to those other players.  For example, here's yds/start, TD passes per start and winning percentage:

Brown - 195.8 yds/start, 1.3 TDs/start, 64% win
Major - 278.4 uds/start, 2 TDs/start, 73% win
Simms - 221.7 yds/start, 1.8 TDs/start, 81% win
Vince - 188.8 yds/start, 1.4 TDs/start, 94% win

Vince's numbers are improved by including his career rushing and rushing TD numbers (which are completely sick) 3127 yds, 37 TDs.  Brown was not in the top 42 all-time for rushing.

Brown was a good college QB with some very good wins, but no way he's one of UT's top 4 QBs.

by SaintBevo on Mar 29, 2007 7:05 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Priest Holmes

Overshadowed by Ricky but fantastic contributions and a stellar couple years in the pros

Don't know if that warrants a top 40 appearance but I thought he should at least be mentioned

PS James Brown and the Nebraska roll-out was the first time I wet myself while watching a game

by rmsbuta on Mar 27, 2007 1:32 PM CDT   0 recs

Indeed

His Sun Bowl performance alone warrants consideration for this list...

--PB--

by PB @ BON on Mar 27, 2007 1:48 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Too many good running backs

You'd almost have to put Selvin Young on the list if you include Priest.  He seems to be a good guy, hard worker, talented, basically everying you could want in a player, but he never got much of a chance to contribute, primarily due to injury.  

How many running backs are going to get included?  Ricky, Ced, Earl, Worster, Colvin, maybe Metcalf.  We've got a great legacy of running backs here.

by Bob LaBlog on Mar 27, 2007 3:27 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Roosevelt Leaks, anyone?

The first black athlete from Texas to earn All-American and All-Conference.

by Jason Mayer on Mar 27, 2007 3:31 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

he's from the 70's
Just Remember, No Matter What Happens, ou SUCKS.

by ouALWAYSsux on Mar 27, 2007 3:32 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

no shit

I was responding to LaBlog's list, which did not include Leaks' name.  But thanks.

by Jason Mayer on Mar 27, 2007 3:41 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

no prob

This is going to be hard to narrow it down to 40.........

Just Remember, No Matter What Happens, ou SUCKS.

by ouALWAYSsux on Mar 27, 2007 3:58 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

that's what I meant

My brain thought Leaks and my hands typed Colvin.  I guess I have outside linebacker on the brain.

by Bob LaBlog on Mar 27, 2007 3:43 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

that's funny

because I was wondering if you meant Leaks when you typed in Colvin

by Jason Mayer on Mar 27, 2007 3:44 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

More about Leaks

My dad, who played for Texas in the 60's, believes to this day that Roosevelt Leaks is the best running back to ever play for Texas.  It's a shame what an injury can do to a person.  Post-injury Leaks is still a top 4 running back for Texas.

by Bob LaBlog on Mar 27, 2007 3:46 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

I totally agree

He "Will" be in my 40 best ever longhorns.

Just Remember, No Matter What Happens, ou SUCKS.

by ouALWAYSsux on Mar 27, 2007 4:00 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

I put Leaks in

before either P. Holmes or S. Young, but behind at least Williams, Campbell, Worster, and Benson (just the ones mentioned so far).  

As good as Priest was in the NFL, he was stuck behind R. Williams and Shon (or Hodges - I can't ever remember which) Mitchell on the depth chart while he was in Austin.  He was a red zone/change of pace back.  I don't think that makes the list if we are only considering accomplishments while in Austin (again, I am confused with the judging criteria).  If you consider NFL success in the metric, then he probably makes it.  

I thought that Selvin was a better back than Cedric durring their freshman years.  Too bad he never really regained that confidence/step after the two broken legs.  Selvin likewise doesn't make the list.  A good player for 4 years, but didn't have the stellar career that you would need to make a list that is so short.  

Metcalf was the man during his day.  I guess that we get ahead of ourselves in talking about him, but man, what a burner on that guy.  I will save more comments on him for tomorrow.  

by Brandon 97 on Mar 27, 2007 3:48 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

technically worster was a fullback

but he got as many carries, if not more, than the tailbacks.

by billyzane on Mar 27, 2007 3:32 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

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