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-----Original Message----- From: "The Texas Exes" <TexasExesChapters@alumni.utexas.edu<@ENRON On Behalf Of "The Texas Exes" <TexasExesChapters@alumni.utexas.edu< Sent: Wednesday, November 28, 2001 8:25 AM To: dgiron@alumni.utexas.net Subject: COME EARLY, BE LOUD, STAY LATE tEXas tailgatES talk We will all need to chip in a few dollars for the ENORMOUS thank you card going to Stillwater this week. I gave the Cowboys no chance to win that game, and after seeing the highlights, reading the paper, etc? I still would give them no chance. It just goes to show that what I think means absolutely nothing. 21-7 Wow. This game was eerily similar to the Texas/OU game. Both defense were stellar, and shutdown the opposition's offense. Some complaints I have heard center on the lack of offense/offensive creativity in the A&M game, and Chris Simms' decision making in the passing game. I disagree. If you were at the game, you noticed the wind was swirling something fierce, and gusting upwards of around 30 mph at times. Both punters struggled in the 1st half, with punts of 15,17,19,17,21 and 24 yards. Aggie qb Mark Farris threw deep a few times, and was picked off once, and if not for some superb plays by his wr's, at least twice more. Texas jumped out early with a t.d off of a blocked punt, and then went into the play-it-safe mode. Seeing that balls thrown deep were floating up for grabs and the Aggie offense's inability to move the ball consistently, the Longhorns played the OU-style field position game, and kept the crowd out of it (except for the 39-yard punt return by Mickey Jones in the 3rd quarter, when Texas te Mike Jones was liquidated on a block) and eventually wore down the undermanned Aggies with 2 scores late in the 4th. Could the offense have played better? Sure. They would certainly be the first to tell you that. Simms, in my opinion, did exactly what the coaches asked him to do: play it safe, don't go for the home run, and don't give them anything cheap to fire up the crowd. He did just that. No turnovers, no silly passes (well, 1). His touch seemed a little off, throwing behind some receivers on occasion, but he also looked fantastic in the clutch. He fired a missile between 2 Aggies to hit Bo Scaife on 3rd & 4 at the Aggie 15 on the games go ahead touchdown drive (Benson scored on the next play). He took what the defense gave him, and now the 'horns are in Dallas. Fine with me. A 14-point win at the feared Kyle Field. The Texas Defense is ON FIRE. They held the inept Aggie offense to 165 yards total (117 pass: 48 rush) and 1 touchdown. A&M Aggie qb Mark Farris was never able to find his receivers, and twice found Longhorn defenders wide open. Neither offense looked particularly sharp, but the 'horns found a way to pull it out. Good teams win. Period. _________________________________________________ THE BIG XII CHAMPIONSHIP GAME Texas vs. Colorado 7:00 PM ABC Ask and ye shall receive. Here we are. The Longhorns come in 10-1, Winners of the south (thanks, Pokes) and CU comes in 8-2, claiming the north title. These two unexpected opponents know each other pretty well. Texas beat the Buffs, 41-7, back on Oct. 27th in Austin. CU looked a little lost that day, and Texas pounced on them and wore them down. These are not your October Buffalos, folks. This team has found itself, and is brimming with confidence after they thumped Nebraska, 62-36. Put it away, Buffs, you get the Burnt Orange this week. Keys for the game: Texas needs to stop the run (understatement of the year). The Longhorns will put 8 and 9 in the box to stop the quartet of CU backs, and dare Bobby Pesavento to beat them. CU has, in my opinion, the best tight end in college football in Daniel Graham. He could not be stopped when they met the Huskers, and single handedly kept the Nebraska db's from crowding the line of scrimmage. Daniel, this is Nathan Vasher. On offense, Texas will look for the pass to open the run. Colorado has a suspect secondary, and the 'horns will try to exploit that with the UT Towers. If this happens, look for Texas to run well in the 2nd half. tEXas tailgate We are having a tEXas tailgate. It will be located at the University of Dallas, right across the street from Texas Stadium. It will begin at 2:00 pm. This seems a little early, but tickets ordered from the Longhorn Foundation will be picked up at will call at Gate 10 at Texas Stadium. So you can come by for a beer and a bbq sandwich, go get your tickets at will call, and come back for another beer and a sausage wrap, and another beer? you get the idea. IT WILL BE FREE OF CHARGE. That's right. Free. All food and beer will be on a cash basis (food includes sausage wraps, bbq sandwiches, nachos). Below is a map to the area around Texas Stadium. The star represents the U of D campus. There is a pedestrian walkway from the campus to Texas Stadium. http://mapquest.com/cgi-bin/ia_find?link=btwn/twn-map_results&zoom_level=6&uid= u1w1a9rbq5q1d1id:tg0u7sdu1&aphoto=0&SNVData=3mad3-0.fy%28aagqwt_%29fzw9rb%3bah7 -%3duy5d%2bS%2bWBCVV%18VVJ%2b%15%18%3dOCBK%11%16_%17%13%28ad6zl%29wtxg%3a%10F%3 daagqw8 _%29fzw16t_1.lq%286,qej%7cynbgmej,fwgf-d&pcat=&zlgif.x=1 The next map is a zoom in of the last, with a little greater detail than the one before. http://mapquest.com/cgi-bin/ia_find?link=btwn/twn-map_results&zoom_level=8&uid= u1w1a9rbq5q1d1id: tg0u7sdu1&aphoto=0&SNVData=3mad3-g.fy%28aagqwt_%29fzw9rb%3bah7-%3duy5d%2bS%2bWB CVV%18VVJ%2b%15% 18%3dOCBK%11%16_%17%13%28ad6zl%29wtxg%3a%10F%3daagqw8_%29fzw16t_1.lq%286,qej%7c ynbgmej,fwgf- d&pcat=&zlgif.x=1 Directions to the University of Dallas, located in Irving" * Take I-35 north, to hwy 183 (to DFW Airport) * Move to center lane. You will see Texas Stadium. Hwy 183 will split, stay right. This is Hwy 114. * Take Tom Braniff exit. Tom Braniff (the 3rd light), make left. Go to Northgate Drive (at stop sign) make right. The University of Dallas will be on your right. The tailgate is located at the Braniff Tower. This is the big bell tower on the campus, and is visible for miles around the stadium. Once you get to the campus, you will easily be able to spot the tower. The tailgate is right in front of it. Here is a map of the campus: http://www.udallas.edu/campusmap/campusmap1.htm Parking will be available adjacent to the tailgate party and across Tom Braniff Drive. These spots are limited, reserved for Texas fans, and will go very fast. Parking will also be available across the highway at the Texas Stadium lots. This tailgate should be fun (It's FREE). Hope to see you all there. The Texas Exes, the Dallas Longhorn Club and the T-Association will co-sponsor a Friday night happy hour in the Quadrangle. It will be at Christie's Sports Bar, 2811 McKinney Avenue (right behind McKinney and Routh). It starts at 5:30 pm, and goes until around 8. Christie's is located north of downtown Dallas. The phone number is 214/954-1511. Busses are available to Dallas for the game. Please click on the link below. Space is limited, so act quickly. http://www.texasexes.org/news_item.php3?id=54#A The Dallas Texas Exes have blocked out rooms for November 29 - Dec. 1 at the Doubletree Club Hotel @ Park Central located at 8102 LBJ Freeway (SE quadrant of LBJ Freeway and Coit Road). Ask for the special "Longhorn Rate" of $69 per night and a portion of your reservation benefits the scholarship fund. Reservations must be guaranteed by credit card. For reservations call (972) 960-6555 or 800-222-TREE Hotel Link: http://www.doubletree.com/en/dt/hotels/index.jhtml;jsessionid=G5ZHTKNF33CEFJ31A ORMHZQ?ctyhocn =DALPCDT or www.doubletreehotels.com The team will be arriving at the stadium at 5:00 pm at the West Tunnel. The will call for tickets will be at Gate 4 starting at 2:00 pm on Saturday. Tickets will be available for pick up in Austin at the Ticket Office in Belmont Hall on Thursday and Friday, after Friday afternoon they will go to Dallas. Please call 800/982-2386 for more information. _______________________________________________ News and Notes: * Ced will get his crack at 1,000. The Big XII Championship counts as a regular season game, so Ced will have another chance to break RW's record for freshman rushing. Ricky had 12 games his freshman year, too. He needs 16 yards for the 1,000. * Benson also set the record freshman touchdowns with his 2 vs. the Aggies. He has 12 (11 rush/1receiving), breaking Roy Willams' record of 10 set in 2000. * Chris Simms passed for 138 yards, giving him 2,473 for the year. That's 2nd on the all-time list for single season passing yards at Texas. Unless something really strange happens, that's where he'll stay. Major holds the record with 3,357 yards (1999). * Rod Babers blocked his 2nd kick of the season Friday, resulting in a touchdown after Tony Jeffrey scooped it up. Kool-Aid was the Co-Special Teams Player of the Week in the Big XII for that effort. * Texas has now won 8 straight road games. * The Longhorns post their 1st 10-win season since 1995. They got their 10th at A&M that year, too. * The Defense had a season high 4 sacks vs. the A&M Aggies. * CU is 9-2 this year, tied for the most improved team from 2000 to '01. They were 3-8 in '00, and stand at +6. * The Buffalos averaged 10.4 yards per carry vs. Nebraska. Yikes. * Buff tailback Cortlen Johnson needs 49 yards receiving to become CU's all-time leading career receiver for running backs. He has 677, and trails Herschel Troutman (725) * Colorado has only given up 13 sacks in 11 games this season. Around the Conference: * Colorado. Wow. 62-36. 62 points. The Buffs had 582 yards, 415 yards rushing. All three are records against the Huskers. 4th string tailback Chris Brown had 7 touchdowns in the game, a CU record. That might be more than the Aggies had all season. NU was definitely looking ahead to Dallas, but I guess they can all go to tv room in the dorm and watch the game together. They blew a #1 BCS rating and a shot at the title. The broadcast showed shocked Nebraska fans in the stands, and one little boy crying. It makes you feel a little sorry for them. Okay, it passed. * Kansas beat Wyoming, 27-14. Quarterback Mario Kinsey had 221 yards passing and rb Reggie Duncan rushed for 168 yards and 2 touchdowns. There were 6,500 people at the game. 6,500. There were more people than that trying to get into K-Mart Friday morning in south Austin. * K-State whipped Mizzou, 24-3, on tailback Josh Scobey's 198 yards and 2 touchdowns. He has 31 for his short 2-year career, tying him for the most t.d.'s in KSU history with Mack Herron (1968-69). Kansas State is the 8th bowl eligible team in the Big XII. * Iowa State beat Iowa, 17-14, in their rivalry game to finish the year at 7-4. It's the 1st time ever a class of ISU seniors went 4-0 vs. the Hawkeyes. They should always play this game in November, not in September. * Baylor beat Southern Illinois, 56-12. Good for you. * Tech beat Stephen F. Austin, 58-3. Again, good for you. * Well, well. Sometimes when I write these, there are things that happen that I enjoy so much, I want to put them off as long as possible to savor it. This is one of those times. Let me get this straight- you lost, AT HOME, to a 3-7 team? 3-7. It must have been some sort of trick play, I guess. A double reverse pass back to the punter or something? I can't see any other way that OSU could score with a TRUE FRESHMAN quarterback guiding that Offense. Sooner db Derrick Straight said after the game, "I am in disbelief." You and me both, D. The Sooner secondary is supposed to be vicious, but they melted down in the clutch and gave up 2 bombs in the last minute to find a way to lose. Coach Bob, you seemed so smug in Lubbock after the Texas players left the Tech game, saying they "had to hope their big brother knocked us off..." but I guess you forgot about the weak little sister who just sent you and your legions to Dallas for New Year's. Bring a coat; it will probably be a little chilly... That's it for now. The 'horns are 60 minutes from a ring. We need everybody there to make Dallas our own. Remember, the tailgate is free, so you should all come. See you at Christie's on Friday. See you at the tailgate on Saturday. Let's roll. 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