Category: 2016

On Kansas State, Charlie’s Graceful Exit, and Candidates If the assumption that Charlie Strong needs eight wins this year to keep his job is correct,

A Hand-Wringing, Agonizing Reappraisal One of my pleasant memories of growing up is my father’s conversations with my mother about his work as a middle-management

Job Functions and Cesspools Amazingly, there are some folks out there who think the Longhorn fan and blog community’s current displeasure and criticism of Charlie

Paraphrasing the great Jackson Browne, I’m caught between the longing to write about the Longhorns and the struggle for the legal tender.  In other words,

Gradually and then Suddenly “How did you go bankrupt?” Bill asked. “Two ways,” Mike said. “Gradually and then suddenly.” – Dialogue from Ernest Hemingway’s 1926

Deja Vous All Over Again Texas suffers an extreme defensive meltdown (two meltdowns but who’s counting?) and an embarrassing loss on national television.  The defensive

Ponders Strength of schedule Texas’ first three opponents had a bad day last Saturday. Notre Dame lost at home to football powerhouse Duke 38-35, UTEP

Six-Foot Putts I was thinking about my frustration and disappointment over the California loss while I was playing golf Sunday afternoon.  On the second hole,

Annual Ode to Blackie Sherrod Scatter shooting while wondering whatever happened to Ron McKelvey. California quarterback Davis Webb has passed for 963 yards and nine