Daily Round Up: The Big Shootout

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Spend some quality time at work today watching the game.

They are making a movie about the 1969 Shootout. [The Big Shootout]

More videos about movie:

• Austin Film Society Preview
• Austin Film Society Q&A
• Dallas Film Society
• Tyler Thompson reads The Big Shootout
• Football Study Hall

Football will always drive this athletic train. [Dallas Morning News]

Steve Patterson needs to do five rings to keep his job safe. [Dallas Morning News]

Earl vs. VY: The Bracket. [Barking Carnival]

I hope Tyler Stubblefield enjoys his summer. [Good Bull Hunting]

Big 12

The king of self-promotion. There are now two books about Art Briles. [Waco Tribune]

And no, Briles is not leaving for the NFL. [SB Nation]

WVU Ad Oliver Luck's hires have something in common. [Charleston Daily News]

The off-season is delicious. [Ames Tribune]

Open Range

10 things to look forward to in the 2014 college football season. [ESPN]

Should officiating be nationalized with a football playoff? [USA Today]

What are the most expensive tickets for the 2014 season? [Coaching Search]

I hope Steve Patterson is reading this. How about an in-stadium network and apps? [Mobile Sports Report]

Mike Silve sounds tough on paper. [Blatant Homerism]

The Agricultural and Mechanical Department

ESTABLISHMENT OF UNIVERSITY; AGRICULTURAL AND MECHANICAL DEPARTMENT. The legislature shall as soon as practicable establish, organize and provide for the maintenance, support and direction of a University of the first class, to be located by a vote of the people of this State, and styled, "The University of Texas," for the promotion of literature, and the arts and sciences, including an Agricultural, and Mechanical department. - Texas Constitution

Aggies are the No. 1 tailgaters. [Youtube]

These are fighting words for Aggies. [Atlanta Journal-Constitution]