Rose Bowl - 4th quarter -- LETS GO HORNS!!!!
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I've been saving my 50th post for a special occassion. I knew it had to be on this thread....
DATELINE: Austin, TX -- January 4th, 2006
My wife, some friends of mine and I watched this game at the Alamo Drafthouse Theater @ Lake Creek. I knew we needed to watch this game away from the house, with other Orangebloods. To summarize it, this was as close to game-time conditions as you can get without being in the stadium (and from talking to others, I wish I could have been there). We had our rowdy fans behind us, encouraging us to stand up and "get our horns up!"... I had yelled myself hoarse doing "Texas -- Fight", and yelling "Pete Carroll like hair products and chai lattes"..
Anyway, back to the last 6 minutes of the game... We were down by 12, and Vince was driving down for the first of his last two touchdowns. Remarkably, I was calm before the first TD, with the knowledge that we had been in this situation before, first in the 2005 Rose Bowl, and then in September, when we went to the 'Shoe. After the score, I stood up, turned around to the guy behind me with his stuffed Bevo doll, and gave him a double high-five. I stayed standing and started dancing back and forth, too anxious for the next series. When we stopped LenDale White on 4th and 2, I knew that we were going to win. Sure enough, almost 2 minutes later, we were the National Champions.... with 19 seconds on the clock. Two plays later, we were the 2006 Rose Bowl Champions/2005 National Champions. And I had experienced the game with 200 fellow members of Longhorn Nation.
We left the theater quickly, my wife to go home to relieve the babysitter (and an aggie to boot; but we'll let it slide).. I booked it to the nearest Academy sports store, driving with one hand and dialing my parents phone number with the other. 6 minutes later, iwas at Academy, and the line was already wrapped around the building. By 12:15, I had my championship hat and shirt (the shirt went to the wife, i kept the hat). By 12:30, I was home -- much too wired to sleep, so I put on ESPN to watch the coverage.
Tonight, almost a week later, the evening is still as clear as it was that night. I called my parents to let them know about the "small" get-together on Sunday, and Dad talked about the 1963 game. First time we've ever talked about it.
Thank you to Coach Mack Brown and all the Longhorn coaches and players for one of the wildest rides ever.
Hook 'em,
Michael
PS: Thanx to GOO for the scoreboard pictures.. It became a wallpaper that I had on my work computer for the entire month up to the Rose Bowl game. Now I need a final scoreboard picture from Pasadena and version 3 of the wallpaper will be posted.
DATELINE: Austin, TX -- January 4th, 2006
My wife, some friends of mine and I watched this game at the Alamo Drafthouse Theater @ Lake Creek. I knew we needed to watch this game away from the house, with other Orangebloods. To summarize it, this was as close to game-time conditions as you can get without being in the stadium (and from talking to others, I wish I could have been there). We had our rowdy fans behind us, encouraging us to stand up and "get our horns up!"... I had yelled myself hoarse doing "Texas -- Fight", and yelling "Pete Carroll like hair products and chai lattes"..
Anyway, back to the last 6 minutes of the game... We were down by 12, and Vince was driving down for the first of his last two touchdowns. Remarkably, I was calm before the first TD, with the knowledge that we had been in this situation before, first in the 2005 Rose Bowl, and then in September, when we went to the 'Shoe. After the score, I stood up, turned around to the guy behind me with his stuffed Bevo doll, and gave him a double high-five. I stayed standing and started dancing back and forth, too anxious for the next series. When we stopped LenDale White on 4th and 2, I knew that we were going to win. Sure enough, almost 2 minutes later, we were the National Champions.... with 19 seconds on the clock. Two plays later, we were the 2006 Rose Bowl Champions/2005 National Champions. And I had experienced the game with 200 fellow members of Longhorn Nation.
We left the theater quickly, my wife to go home to relieve the babysitter (and an aggie to boot; but we'll let it slide).. I booked it to the nearest Academy sports store, driving with one hand and dialing my parents phone number with the other. 6 minutes later, iwas at Academy, and the line was already wrapped around the building. By 12:15, I had my championship hat and shirt (the shirt went to the wife, i kept the hat). By 12:30, I was home -- much too wired to sleep, so I put on ESPN to watch the coverage.
Tonight, almost a week later, the evening is still as clear as it was that night. I called my parents to let them know about the "small" get-together on Sunday, and Dad talked about the 1963 game. First time we've ever talked about it.
Thank you to Coach Mack Brown and all the Longhorn coaches and players for one of the wildest rides ever.
Hook 'em,
Michael
PS: Thanx to GOO for the scoreboard pictures.. It became a wallpaper that I had on my work computer for the entire month up to the Rose Bowl game. Now I need a final scoreboard picture from Pasadena and version 3 of the wallpaper will be posted.
ferrariparty
250+ Posts
What a great game. A few days late, but still feels the same.
TomTerrific
500+ Posts
I wanted to be on this thread too.
Just got back from an extended stay in California and my feet still haven't hit the ground.
The enormity of what happened here, under these circumstances, still hasn't quite set in for me.
Congratulations of all of us that have put a large portion of our emotional lives into this team and its successes.
It finally happened!
Just got back from an extended stay in California and my feet still haven't hit the ground.
The enormity of what happened here, under these circumstances, still hasn't quite set in for me.
Congratulations of all of us that have put a large portion of our emotional lives into this team and its successes.
It finally happened!
LonghornAndy
25+ Posts
Greatest game ever.
After Vince scored the last TD I don't even think I yelled. I just kind of fell down in the middle of all my friends in euphoria. I don't even think next year's national title will feel as good as I did that night.
I love this team and everyone associated with it. Even Greg Davis, who isn't the same coordinator he was a few years ago.
After Vince scored the last TD I don't even think I yelled. I just kind of fell down in the middle of all my friends in euphoria. I don't even think next year's national title will feel as good as I did that night.
I love this team and everyone associated with it. Even Greg Davis, who isn't the same coordinator he was a few years ago.
SomeMildLanguage
500+ Posts
Bevo71
500+ Posts
Sadly, my brother and sister-in-law did tha. They cut the game off when we were down by 12. Couldnt bear to watch.
Thenext morning was whenmy brother finally heard theHorns were Natinal Champions when he was listening to the radio on his way to work. He called his wife, who turned on any sports channel he could find looking for highlights.
I was at the game. Only dementia or Alzheimer's will keep me from those memories for the rest of my life.
Thenext morning was whenmy brother finally heard theHorns were Natinal Champions when he was listening to the radio on his way to work. He called his wife, who turned on any sports channel he could find looking for highlights.
I was at the game. Only dementia or Alzheimer's will keep me from those memories for the rest of my life.
Texas Horn
250+ Posts
page 15 is my favorite. this is allsome.
MissingInAction
100+ Posts
page 18 is choice too. Wow, I don't see how anyone could have had the capacity to post during the greatest game of all time.
Longhorn01
500+ Posts
1990txgirl
250+ Posts
I love reading this thread. Please put it in Classics!
Stylistics
< 25 Posts
I second the classic thing. I relived the last part of the game reading this thread.
eflow24
1,000+ Posts
I am willing to bet that Darth Bevo would like this thread to go away.
I was fortunate enough to be in a section of Longhorns who never gave up and didn't go negative on our team even when they were up by 12. All of us were saying, just ONE stop.
It was frustrating to read the negative posts, especially considering those were probably the same people who wanted VY to move to WR or called Chris Simms cell phone, however the pure emotion of this thread was AWESOME. I looked forward to reading it since I left the game.
Once again:
Congrats to the Texas Longhorns 2005 National Champions!!!
I was fortunate enough to be in a section of Longhorns who never gave up and didn't go negative on our team even when they were up by 12. All of us were saying, just ONE stop.
It was frustrating to read the negative posts, especially considering those were probably the same people who wanted VY to move to WR or called Chris Simms cell phone, however the pure emotion of this thread was AWESOME. I looked forward to reading it since I left the game.
Once again:
Congrats to the Texas Longhorns 2005 National Champions!!!
scottsins
1,000+ Posts
I think she said they were "blubbery", as in "blubber", not "blueberry". That said, that may be my favorite post on the entire thread.
the most amazing thing form me at the game was the pure love felt, and I don't care how that may sound.
the people around you were your family and best friends. The tackling and hugs of strangers was amazing.
also amazing were the notorious, lame "blue hairs" always complained about losing their minds and yelling their asses off for 4 quarters. what DKR would be like with that type of participation would best The Shoe...even at night.
At one point, when we went down 12, I didn't give up, but IO was overcome with emotion. I sat down with my head in my hands, trying to collect myself and keep from throwing up.
A woman behind me, who had seen the4 last championship in person grabbed me from behind by the shoulders, gave me a little neck rub, leaned over and said, "Don't give up on them yet! You just can't!"
Amazing.
for the past several weeks, driving in the car, working out at the gym, or sitting at home, I CANNOT stop replaying the last several minuites of my game.,
The thing that sticks out to me was my wife. She's a huge fan and gets excited at games. She knows what's going on and knows football well. That said, she's a tiny, cute, hot, somewhat reserved person most of the time. After The Play, I turned to her, and she looked like she was going to explode. I've never seen her likie tha6t, and the look on her face still gets me teary eued, every time I picture it in my head. I hugged her and picked her up. The sound of our section/the stadium was deafening then. Y9ou couln't hear anything. Then, as I held her up off of the grounf, I started pile-driving her feet into the ground. then, mayhem ensued.
wow. this thread really got me going, and like Loopy, it was one of the things I thought of right after the game. "I can't wait to read the game thread, to see Macanudo, et. al. experiencing that moment together, on the BBS that has made me what I consider to be my best of friends. My social circle has more people known from this board than any grouip from my life, including high school, workplaces, undergrad, or law school.
****. I love this ****!
the most amazing thing form me at the game was the pure love felt, and I don't care how that may sound.
the people around you were your family and best friends. The tackling and hugs of strangers was amazing.
also amazing were the notorious, lame "blue hairs" always complained about losing their minds and yelling their asses off for 4 quarters. what DKR would be like with that type of participation would best The Shoe...even at night.
At one point, when we went down 12, I didn't give up, but IO was overcome with emotion. I sat down with my head in my hands, trying to collect myself and keep from throwing up.
A woman behind me, who had seen the4 last championship in person grabbed me from behind by the shoulders, gave me a little neck rub, leaned over and said, "Don't give up on them yet! You just can't!"
Amazing.
for the past several weeks, driving in the car, working out at the gym, or sitting at home, I CANNOT stop replaying the last several minuites of my game.,
The thing that sticks out to me was my wife. She's a huge fan and gets excited at games. She knows what's going on and knows football well. That said, she's a tiny, cute, hot, somewhat reserved person most of the time. After The Play, I turned to her, and she looked like she was going to explode. I've never seen her likie tha6t, and the look on her face still gets me teary eued, every time I picture it in my head. I hugged her and picked her up. The sound of our section/the stadium was deafening then. Y9ou couln't hear anything. Then, as I held her up off of the grounf, I started pile-driving her feet into the ground. then, mayhem ensued.
wow. this thread really got me going, and like Loopy, it was one of the things I thought of right after the game. "I can't wait to read the game thread, to see Macanudo, et. al. experiencing that moment together, on the BBS that has made me what I consider to be my best of friends. My social circle has more people known from this board than any grouip from my life, including high school, workplaces, undergrad, or law school.
****. I love this ****!
Jive_Turkey
1,000+ Posts
My sister just sent me a big batch of the pictures she took at the game, and I'm about to forward those pictures to friends, so I'm reliving the whole week again. I had to reread this thread because it is all coming back to me.
When USC went up 12 (right in front of me), I was down, but I told myself that if we can get a TD with 4 minutes left, we have a shot. I think Vince made the score 38-33 with 4:12 remaining. I think that is what the game clock read. At that point, faith had been restored.
The rest is history.
When USC went up 12 (right in front of me), I was down, but I told myself that if we can get a TD with 4 minutes left, we have a shot. I think Vince made the score 38-33 with 4:12 remaining. I think that is what the game clock read. At that point, faith had been restored.
The rest is history.
Turd of Doom
250+ Posts
words cant describe some emotion, but re-reading this thread, I can literally imagine what it was like to be in each and every one of your situations during the game. people looking at their wives, girlfriends, family, strangers, etc. i know cause in some weird way, i was doing the same thing, hugging strangers, hi-fives all-around, it seemed that as when vince scored and 19 second later when the pass was incomplete, at that moment we all we're united in some way, what a great day and i am so glad that I was alive to see it and witness to emotions and everything else that has happened since that day....hook 'em forever
I agree that this is a great thread and the emotion and feelings are felt even now on this great event for us. My family is not into sports like I am so I had the living room to myself and sat through the whole game. The only time I left was at halftime when I drove my truck around town with my auto UT flag waving which I did during the regular season. When the fourth quarter was going on I had the same emotions. When USC got ahead 38 to 26 I felt bad too but the team had done too much for me during the season and no way I was going to give up on them no matter what. I had some friends that stopped watching the game right there much to their regret and sorry. Then when Vince scores and the score was 38 to 33 I figured we would try an onside kick but we kicked it instead. I was worried we wouldn't hold them but I was proud of them even if we were going to lose. My focusness started working on the big fourth down stop. I knew that was probably our last chance and our defense came through even though they had a generous spot that probably would have been needed to be reviewed had USC made it. When Vince moved down the field I was encouraged. On the big 4th down play my wife and niece were in the living room and I told them it was up to this final play. When Vince took off and made the corner like everyone else I was jumping up and yelling and cheering. My wife and niece came in to watch the final 19 seconds. I was concerned with 8 seconds left but when our defense forced Leinart out of the pocket I knew time was going to run out and when that ball fell incomplete everyone was so happy. I cheered again and then sat back down in my seat completely exhausted. I stayed up for all the interviews and comments and was too tired to leave the house to fly the flag on my truck again but I sure did do it for many days afterward. A great game indeed and joy was shared was all Longhorn Fans!
bhsxcrunner
25+ Posts
Unbelievable.
I've lived and re-lived the roller coaster of emotions from this game so many times now its unreal. I was at the game, and then watched it from our TIVO when I got back into town. Then, one of the AM stations had the radio broadcast on for like a week - I heard it at least a dozen times. Everyone at home asked what it was like to be at the game, and words never could quite do it justice.
Now that I'm back at school (UVA), I'm the only Texas fans most of these guys know. So, each and every one of them has asked how the game was and mentioned how they thought of me when they were watching it. I've retold the story of the game hundreds of times in the last two weeks, and it never gets old.
This thread, however, is a step above. I just read it today for the first time and could really feel exactly what I was going through during the game. I'm sweating, my hairs are standing on their ends, and I'm near tears. This thread captures the incredible emotional gamut that we all went through on that glorious day. Classics, and soon.
Hook 'em, and I love each and every one of you other Hornfans who contributed to the glorious feeling that is reliving the Rose Bowl.
I've lived and re-lived the roller coaster of emotions from this game so many times now its unreal. I was at the game, and then watched it from our TIVO when I got back into town. Then, one of the AM stations had the radio broadcast on for like a week - I heard it at least a dozen times. Everyone at home asked what it was like to be at the game, and words never could quite do it justice.
Now that I'm back at school (UVA), I'm the only Texas fans most of these guys know. So, each and every one of them has asked how the game was and mentioned how they thought of me when they were watching it. I've retold the story of the game hundreds of times in the last two weeks, and it never gets old.
This thread, however, is a step above. I just read it today for the first time and could really feel exactly what I was going through during the game. I'm sweating, my hairs are standing on their ends, and I'm near tears. This thread captures the incredible emotional gamut that we all went through on that glorious day. Classics, and soon.
Hook 'em, and I love each and every one of you other Hornfans who contributed to the glorious feeling that is reliving the Rose Bowl.
Today was the first day that I figured I could get through the game thread without bawling like a baby.
I was wrong.
But what a glorious thing to behold, to read, to share. I hope every single Longhorn fan will keep this thread and treasure it, to be read when times are tough, not just in football, but in life. We can all take heart from Vince's triumph and realize that if we just trust the ones whom we know and love best, all will be OK.
Truly a triumph of the LONGHORN spirit!
Well done, Horns and posters, well done!
I was wrong.
But what a glorious thing to behold, to read, to share. I hope every single Longhorn fan will keep this thread and treasure it, to be read when times are tough, not just in football, but in life. We can all take heart from Vince's triumph and realize that if we just trust the ones whom we know and love best, all will be OK.
Truly a triumph of the LONGHORN spirit!
Well done, Horns and posters, well done!
This past weekend while watching the NFL playoffs, I was hit with the memory that I was there. It's still so surreal, like a blur. I turned on the game and there it was, again I was there!
Along with my wedding day, birth of my son, graduation from law school and the day I found God, this is day was clearly one of the best days of my life.
I love Pasedena, I love the Rose Bowl, I love Texas, and I love that my alma mater is #1!
Along with my wedding day, birth of my son, graduation from law school and the day I found God, this is day was clearly one of the best days of my life.
I love Pasedena, I love the Rose Bowl, I love Texas, and I love that my alma mater is #1!
Unbelievable...Still, Unbelievable...Everything fell into place for me and my business partner to go. My wife and kids were so pumped...they were emailing me on my Blackberry during the game. They were so excited to send me off, and could not wait for me to get home. They made signs, a Special Dinner, and a Bevo Cookie Cake. They told me all about their experience watching the game...it was fun to listen to while remembering mine at the Game.
My wife's email was short and sweet (like she is)..."Yea BABY!" When we won.
My business partner and I looked at each other when down by 12 and said the same thing so many others have...Score...Strip or Stop...Score. We looked at each other as it was occurring...could not talk about it, only knowing glances until the job was done!
I had told him a week before the game, this was my Super Bowl...I would never buy a ticket to a Super Bowl, b/c The Horns could not play in it. I have been a Horns Fan all my life. Waited since the 1970 Season-71 CB Loss to Joe Theisman and that was the day I hated Notre Dame forever.
I finally got to see it...The National Championship...and in person, at the Grandaddy Of Them All, Against USC, 34-0, Going for 3 Peat, 2 Heismans on the same team, Greatest Team of ALL Time, Man Love from ESPN...Save Corso (he just went up in my book). I told my partner that all the hype was great, b/c nobody could ever look back and doubt it when we won. Not even Whineart...even though he was still in disbelief and denial.
We laughed and loved it when they were selling 3 Peat Shirts, 2 for $5 inside the stadium. At first I was peeved, then laughed my arse off at them...SUCKERS!
We were stunned, obviously we thought it was greater than tOSU over Miami. We were drained, and happy. Our first Horn Fans Tail Gate, and National Championship Game!
I love this board, this thread, and all the great conversations here. I still want to relive this game, and yet, I have to go to work. I must say I am nore relaxed at work than I have been...ever.
Until Signing Day and then August...keep the Posts coming to get me through!
My wife's email was short and sweet (like she is)..."Yea BABY!" When we won.
My business partner and I looked at each other when down by 12 and said the same thing so many others have...Score...Strip or Stop...Score. We looked at each other as it was occurring...could not talk about it, only knowing glances until the job was done!
I had told him a week before the game, this was my Super Bowl...I would never buy a ticket to a Super Bowl, b/c The Horns could not play in it. I have been a Horns Fan all my life. Waited since the 1970 Season-71 CB Loss to Joe Theisman and that was the day I hated Notre Dame forever.
I finally got to see it...The National Championship...and in person, at the Grandaddy Of Them All, Against USC, 34-0, Going for 3 Peat, 2 Heismans on the same team, Greatest Team of ALL Time, Man Love from ESPN...Save Corso (he just went up in my book). I told my partner that all the hype was great, b/c nobody could ever look back and doubt it when we won. Not even Whineart...even though he was still in disbelief and denial.
We laughed and loved it when they were selling 3 Peat Shirts, 2 for $5 inside the stadium. At first I was peeved, then laughed my arse off at them...SUCKERS!
We were stunned, obviously we thought it was greater than tOSU over Miami. We were drained, and happy. Our first Horn Fans Tail Gate, and National Championship Game!
I love this board, this thread, and all the great conversations here. I still want to relive this game, and yet, I have to go to work. I must say I am nore relaxed at work than I have been...ever.
Until Signing Day and then August...keep the Posts coming to get me through!
Sultan5000
25+ Posts
I, too, just wanted to be on this thread. With the making of the video and all, I've just now gotten around to reading.
Wow. I mean, really...
Wow. I mean, really...
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