A sad day in my household ...

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TexLaw04

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Fellow fans:

I write this today with a heavy heart. Despite more than two years of holding on to nostalgia, I have made the difficult determination that it is time to move on. While the 5+ hours of video described below may be gone, they will never be forgotten.

Given the multitude of great deals available on LCD HDTVs, I decided last month that it was finally time to upgrade my household to HDTV. My 37" standard-definition TV, along with impeccable satellite and DVR service from Dish Network, had served me well for a long period of time. However, I was unable to stand idly by while the amount of HD content available, particularly in the sports arena, continued to increase without me taking advantage of it. Accordingly, I purchased a Samsung LCD TV over the weekend, and scheduled my Dish Network HD upgrade for Monday afternoon.

Alas, after doing much research, I came to the upsetting conclusion that, due to the age and incompatibility of my Dish Network 522 DVR, I would not be able to salvage my previously-recorded programs. This meant, of course, that I would no longer have my recording of the Rose Bowl Game played on January 4, 2006, the SportsCenter highlights that followed, or Vince Young's appearance on the Jay Leno show the following night.

So, as of Monday afternoon, I am no longer able to go back and watch those glorious hours, focusing on the final six minutes of the fourth quarter, and all the postgame highlights and interviews. Some will say that I am crazy to have gotten rid of these recordings, and that is understandable. My hope is that one day a high-quality DVD will be available with the entire game, complete with an audio dub of Craig Way's play-by-play and postgame call. Until that day, the memories of that game will only live in my heart.

Thanks for your understanding.
 
This is why there is a Tivo on the floor in front of my bedroom TV. It is no longer connected to a phone line or a satellite dish, but it damn sure is connected by RCA plugs and an S video cable to the Video 2 jack on the front of my TV.
 
if you have already forgotten, here's how it went:

kickoff, lots of offense, no defense, reggie bush has the stupidest fumble ever, more offense, less defense, we stop lendale white, VY drives down the field and becomes a god, game over, we win, craig way says, "the texas longhorns are college football's national champions.", confetti falls, VY says, "it's coming back to austin, tx baby." , VY does heisman pose with crystal ball, tv fades to black.


i think that just about sums it up.
 
Purchase a DVD burner and then put it on to DVD's for future viewing. I bought one for around $250 and make my own DVDs of Longhorn sports broadcasts.
 
I believe BEVOD had a replay of the RB with Craig Way's playcalling dubbed in. I've got the DVD my son made for me.
 
I lost my copy to a TW update. Luckily, there is a HD version of the game floating around the intertubes as a torrent file. The right search terms in google will uncover it. Somebody around here was looking into taking that file and dubbing the craig way call over it, but I am not sure what ever came of it.
 
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My commercial free copy with the Craig Way audio dubbed in is the best!

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i have NEVER seen all the post-game segments on ESPN or anything else.
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