I just got back from a week in Nacogdoches, helping Stephen F. Austin State University transition into their new family within the University of Texas System. Hey, a big public Higher Education project like that sounds like a great opportunity for something smaller & private: a Roo Tale! Stephen F. Austin State University in Nacogdoches
No school dominated Texas basketball like Bowie High School in the 1950s. During that decade, the Bowie Jackrabbits won four Texas High School crowns and reached the title game in Austin twice more. The centerpiece of those great Bowie teams was 6’11” Temple Tucker (uncle of Austin College Kangaroo Margaret McMahen!), who later earned All-American
“Records are made to be broken. How many years did people go thinking that anybody could ever beat Spitz? It happens. Just when, that’s the question.” – Swimmer Michael Phelps, whose 8 gold medals at the 2008 Beijing Olympics topped Mark Spitz. “Way to go Emma! Records are made to be broken!” – Swimmer Katie
Luckett Hall on Grand Avenue is no more, which makes a lot of us old timers sad. I was a resident assistant (RA) in Luckett back in 1989-90, “technically” policing a bunch of guys I now call friends. What was my RA philosophy? I’ll admit it wasn’t much of one: “If I don’t get in
Today’s big news brings us the return of Barney the Purple Dinosaur, the PBS children’s character born in 1992 who raised a generation of Millennial Roos. Barney received blowback from older Generation X Roos like me, probably due in part to the demands of parenting. Still, that’s not nice. Oddly enough though, I’m sympathetic to
Gonzaga faces TCU Sunday evening for a trip to the Sweet Sixteen in the 2023 NCAA Tournament. In the long history of Gonzaga basketball, the Zags have only defeated TCU once. Well, heck. Austin College has done that. Gonzaga’s consensus All-American Drew Timme is attempting to lead his squad to an elusive first national championship
Today is AC Giving Day! I always like to give a story, in the hope of encouraging Roos to give to Austin College. In addition to AC Giving Day, it’s also time for nominations for the Kedric Couch Award for AC Alumni Coach of the Year. See the comments for the links to AC Giving
The highlight of my AC tennis career was, ironically, a “loss.” It was 1989-90, former Roo Coach Bill Snyder’s first year at Kansas State. AC was hosting conference leading Tarleton State at the old Russell Tennis courts. I was AC’s Line #1 and had not lost all year. But I knew who Tarleton’s #1 was
Today is Jason Johnson’s birthday. HBD Jason. Most of y’all know Jason as the guy who has scored more touchdowns than any other Roo in history. Jason found the end zone 32 times during his career. In 1990, Johnson scored 15 times in just 11 games. The 1990 Kangaroos are this year’s Roo Season in
Caitlin Clark. It’s been all Caitlin Clark this year in NCAA women’s basketball. The star guard from Iowa is considered the best player in the history of the women’s game. Clark became the all-time leading scorer in women’s college basketball in February, launching a 3-pointer from the logo in Iowa City for the record. Two
