Best Game you saw!

The way that 68 team made it to the Cotton Bowl that year is never talked about, but I hope that motel maid in Waco never had to work again.
 
FWHORN said:
I have been fortunate enough to be in the stands for a lot of great games, clear cut number one for me is '06 Rose Bowl/NC game but a few others would make any list of top 5-10 I have seen in person:

2006 Rose Bowl/NC Game v USC
2005 Rose Bowl v Michigan
1998 Ricky's run to record v aggy
2001 Holiday Bowl comback v Washington
1994 Sun Bowl Priest runs over UNC
2016 v Notre Dame two bad teams but helluva game
1994 v OU James Brown starts and Stonie stones OU at goal line
1995 v Virginia Dawson's 50 plus yard prayer into the wind
1999 Cotton Bowl Ricky runs all over Jackie Sherrill's MSU team
2018 v USC
1996 v aggy to win Big XII south and first time I saw Texas beat aggy in person
1990 Gardere to Cash and Lasher misses FG on last play v OU (first time I saw Texas beat OU in person)

Finally, not a win but my first Texas game in person and the game that made me a Longhorn fan for life, 1979 Sun Bowl v Washington, as a little kid I was fascinated by the hook em sign, the eyes of Texas and that iconic helmet, went to game with my dad and even though Texas lost I was hooked.
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Kind of surprised the 2004 Ok State game didn't make it on that list. Down 35-7, we roared back in the 2nd half for a 56-35 W.
 
longhorn47 said:
Kind of surprised the 2004 Ok State game didn't make it on that list. Down 35-7, we roared back in the 2nd half for a 56-35 W.
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Definitely in the honorable mentions. I thought about that one, also thought about the '99 win over Nebraska, the '03 win over Kansas State when VY's ankle must have been rubber because it should have cracked in half, the '99 win over OU when Texas came back to win after being behind 17-0 (supposedly because we had found a fake OU play card and defense kept being out of position), the '01 win over UNC in the Cole Pittman game, I could go on and on. As I enter my sixth decade on this earth I have to say being a Texas fan has been a lot of fun!
 
It wasn't a pretty game, and the weather was cold and windy. But the best game I saw in person was the 95 game against ATM.

The Ags had been on a 10 plus year run - winning 10 of 11 games.

To those younger fans on here, that period was the hardest to take as a Texas fan, probably ever. It wasn't just that the teams were often terrible (they were worse under the Charlie Strong Experience), but the Ags were running around whipping up on Texas and dominating the state.

The game was at Kyle field, where Texas hadn't won since 83, and where the Ags had a good home record, mostly due to only playing bad teams from the declining SWC there.

The game was a low scoring, defensive struggle, Texas up 6-0 at halftime. Then late in the game, Texas was driving, close to the goal line, 3rd down, and ran the ball. I was sitting in the other end zone so was 100+ yards away from the action and couldn't see much, but I remember seeing the guy with the ball stay upright, and then stop running, so I assumed he scored, and let out the loudest "TEXAS!!!" I could muster. Was in with all Ags so it carried over the back half of the end zone. Good times.
 
BurntOrangeLH said:
For those who do not get it, here is why. Yes it does.:hookem2:

4th down and 3 yds. to go with time running out. Street throws long pass to Peschel in double coverage. If it fails, Arkansas has a very short field for the put away score. Peschel told Royal earlier in the game he was never covered on a pass route.

Also, a little earlier the Arkansas receiver is going by Steinmark when Steinmark in desperation interferes with him to draw the penalty but deny the free touchdown. Two weeks or so later Steinmark had his leg amputated due to cancer. It is amazing he could even stand let alone play safety. Talk about leaving it all on the field, Steinmark still reigns supreme.
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Freddie's surgery was actually just a few days after the game. He spent the next three weeks after the surgery learning how to walk on crutches so he could be on the sidelines for the Cotton Bowl game versus Notre Dame.
 
2005 Ohio State....Game Day was there and so was I. After dealing with their hostile young fans for 2 days, I was so happy for this win. Pregame outside the stadium at the game day set I spied a Longhorn flag in the midst of the OSU crowd. I finally worked my way to that group and felt like I was with the Marines on Iwo Jima. Afterwards the Game Day crew was still active and a few Longhorn Band decided to serenade them. I was just as proud of them as the Team. Being with them was amazing.
 
As far as in person:

1) 1970 - UT 20 UCLA 17 Phillips to Speyer bomb wins it with seconds to go. Pushes winning streak to 23.
2) 1989 Texas-OU Walker catch beats OU for first time in forever.
3) 1970 - UT 42 Arky 7 It was supposed to be The Big Shootout II, but it didn't happen.
 
SabreHorn said:
Might want to check that out.

BS Southwest Texas State
MS Prairie View A&M
PhD Texas A&M

Superintendent in Navasota, Port Arthur, Converse, plus Assistant Superintendent at Beaumont between the last two. Not a people person, but certainly not dumb.

Flunk out? How about homesick. With the offers Willis Mackey had, and the fact that we thought it was us over OU, I'll never know why Washington, and I have asked.
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Interesting. I never heard of him again. UW is a good school so it is difficult to imagine he would be that "homesick" as Seattle was a much better place for a young black athlete then. Amazing or just forgot he attended SWTSU. Glad he did well in college because he sure won that game for UW.
 
yelladawgdem said:
The 1968 team was co-champions with Arkansas, each having a 7-1 record in the league. Texas went to the Cotton Bowl due to the head to head win, 39-29 in Austin. Arkansas went to the Sugar Bowl where they upset an undefeated Georgia team 16-2.

:texasflag::cowrose::cowrose:
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Thanks for jogging the old brain cells. I forgot it was a shared SWC title. Where was the Sugar Bowl then? At Tulane?
 
I_Dont_Exist said:
Just googled it and Washington ran the ball 42 times for 98 yards. Yeah, just unstoppable.
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But Mackey killed us on the deciding short drive. Just could not tackle him. UW was a good team with a 9-2 record like Texas, but Texas was favored but could not get the job done. Skansi the UW WR was the MVP.

Texas ran the ball better but turned it over too often. UW had the better passing game.
 
wasn't lucky enough to make that game but do remember it well. One of our neighbors (Bobby Moses) who played End made a crucial 4th down tackle of Joe that saved the day.
 
zinger said:
Would be nice to see reruns of that game on The Longhorn Channel!
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That 1965 Orange Bowl vs. Bama was broadcast on NBC, which has the rights to the game and I suspect LHN-ESPN / ABC cannot or will not get access to the rights to broadcast it again.

That is also probably why LHN does not show any of the many UT Cotton Bowl victories - those games were all broadcast on CBS in those days.
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The most dominating performance I ever saw in person was the 2005 Big XII Championship Game vs. Colorado in Houston. I've never seen a team get destroyed in every possible way like Colorado did that day. Texas and Vince scored at will and could have easily scored 100 if they wanted to. Not only did the offense score, but defense and special teams scored as well.

This was a conference championship game vs. a ranked opponent yet it was more dominating than your typical SEC vs Coastal Carolina woodshed type game.

I know many people find these types of games boring but I am mesmerized by that game and will stop by and watch it when it comes on LHN.

- Mike
 
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