I had the cutest little gummy frogs for this TEXAS, and I was optimistic that our team would really show up for Coach Strong.
But instead, our team was shown up. The gummies were extra-chewy, too.
Gummy frogs for the Horned Frogs
Waiting for the team in the rain
Love Hook ’Em’s coach attire
Still waiting for the team
Nice hats
Bevo’s 100th anniversary card
The front of Bevo’s card
The back of Bevo’s card
LOTS of well wishes…
…including one from me!
Longhorn legends
And the legend whose name is on the stadium
LHB
Bertha
TCU band
We’ll miss you!
SWOOOOOOOPES!
Hi, Matthew
LHB’s Bevo
I spy my signature!
Mighty Fine comfort food (while mourning Florence Henderson)
So that’s all she wrote on the Strong era, D’Onta’s Heisman that could’ve been, the loss of all that promise we felt on opening night after beating Notre Dame.
I never buy Mounds or Almond Joy. Why would I waste a caloric splurge on anything with toenails, I mean COCONUT, in it? Disgusting! With West Virginia next on the schedule, though, I made an exception.
We Texans are quick to point out that the Mountaineers’ home state’s “mountains” aren’t so mountainous. The highest point in Texas is nearly 4,000 feet higher than West Virginia’s tallest mountain! To rub it in, instead of finding mountains, I spelled Texas with mere Mounds.
Almost as disgusting as coconut? Losing our first home game to the #11 Mountaineers.
Much sweeter? Having Katie surprise her brother when we picked him up for the game. 🙂 She drove in from Lubbock Friday night, and we left at early:30 to get Ryan and head to the stadium.
Why I don’t care for 11 a.m. kickoffs
Aren’t they cute?
I made them pose with their dad’s books. They were thrilled.
Hook ’Em dressed in camo for the armed services tribute.
Big fan of the flyover!
UT System Chancellor William McRaven honored.
Lifetime Longhorn Olympians were honored.
Then the LHB did its armed services medley, one of my faves.
After a three-game losing streak, all eyes were on Eye-owa State. Now that the Horns were finally back home, could they get back to their winning ways?
It had been more than a month since we’d won a game, so this victory was sweet! What made it extra special: It was my grand nephew’s first Texas game AND the Alumni Band performance, too!
And just like that, our season comes crashing to a halt. The Haribo Gold-Bears were good luck last time we beat Cal, but this season, not even the chewy sweetness could overtake the bitter taste of this loss.
KitKats are the fallback spelling medium whenever we face the Wildcats, and for this game, we had to keep it simple. The 100% chance of rain in the forecast all week turned out to be 100% accurate, so the kitty litter I’d planned to bring to the tailgate stayed in our (dry) home. Fortunately, unlike many of the times we’ve faced K State, we were spared from shouting, “GIMME A BREAK!”
Even in the rain, our guys, especially J Gray, racked up the yards, and the Horns came through with a big ol’ W. Coming after the upset over ou, this win made our losses to Cal and Okie State even more painful to recall, but whatcha gonna do?
Because this was our first game after Bevo XIV’s passing, the stadium’s mood seemed a little somber at times. But the rain, instead of exacerbating the gloom, actually helped alleviate it. The fans who endured the precip were having a blast. What’s a little water among friends? Besides, a little rain is all you need to distinguish between the true fans and the fair weather ones.
Some pics from the day:
Why I DON’T like 11 a.m. kickoffs.
Longhorn faithful
Bevo’s ranch family and Silver Spurs during pregame
Bevo’s halter and the Golden Hat
The sad, empty corner
Back to the Future halftime: DeLorean
Touchdown, Texas! SWOOOOOOPES!
Rain? WHAT rain?
Rain-soaked crazies
Horns up. Sing The Eyes.
Always in our hearts, Big Guy.
Sunday morning brunch at Kerbey
Kerbey Queso: The real deal
And a little bonus: Our favorite little Longhorn fans!
True story: The day after this Texas-OSU debacle, I was watching the Dallas Cowboys game. I missed the first part of the game, but soon after I finally sat down to watch, Dallas scored. My first reaction was not to celebrate but to check the screen to see if there were any yellow flags.
How else would I respond after spending Saturday afternoon watching every great play called back, feeling every bit of momentum taken away by those stupid yellow flags?
I picked Slo-Pokes for this week’s game, hoping, praying that the RIGHT orange could slow down these OSU Pokes. Little did I know that this candy’s color would be foreshadowing what really beat us.
Our D was at times lackluster, giving up too many yards on the ground. But when we had a huge play against the Pokes’ offense, invariably it was called back.
Our offense sputtered plenty (and apparently Jerrod was coming off a stomach bug), but our explosive, big-gain runs and pass completions were too often followed by those frickin’ yellow flags.
Of course, the fumbled snap on that last punt was Terrible with a capital T, as were the pointless plays run that series that led to the punt. Yes to all of that. But when you’ve just seen the refs literally hand your opponent 25 yards to kick the tying field goal, it’s hard to swallow defeat. The bogus “defensive holding” ON A RUN PLAY followed by the unsportsmanlike call on Charlie Strong (WHEN THE REF INITIATED CONTACT) are indefensible. This was NBA-level bad. Even if he HAD been too aggressive when arguing that call, who throws that flag late in a game? Have you EVER seen that? Seriously.
Check out the 11:09 mark:
The Texas fumble recovery that was ruled to be OSU’s ball is right before that, too. Texas had the ball before the big dogpile and after, but apparently the Okie State guy who NEVER EVEN PUT HIS RIGHT ARM IN THE PILE got possession.
I know, I know: It’s never good to blame a loss on officiating, and because of my love for my dear friend who was a ref, I typically bite my tongue and give the benefit of the doubt. But for this struggling team to lose this way? Unacceptable.
So now my guys are sitting at 1-3 heading into the DFW gauntlet of TCU and ou. But from what I’ve seen the last two weeks, I think we pull the upset in at least one of those games. We’ve got the right coach, and our young players are getting their feet under them. If we can just catch a few breaks, who knows? This team is HUNGRY and may have just enough Texas Fight in them to overcome not just their own mistakes but those damn yellow flags.
Aren’t they cute?
I made them pose with their dad’s books. They were thrilled.
Hook ’Em dressed in camo for the armed services tribute.
Big fan of the flyover!
UT System Chancellor William McRaven honored.
Lifetime Longhorn Olympians were honored.
Coast Guard
Army
Navy
Marines
Air Force
