It’s been an interesting experience working for the University of Texas System over the past two decades. As the Texas economy and population have boomed, UT Austin has remained stubbornly committed to a student population of roughly 50,000. All of that demand for higher education has to go somewhere else. And it has! To other
There are many subtexts in all my little Roo writings. One of those subtexts is a desire to add much deserved weight and heft to Austin College’s past and its historical place within the state of Texas & the nation. As Ron Burgundy would say, we’re kind of a big deal. Ok, maybe that’s a
November 11, 1918 – November 11, 2018 Chapter 1: “First Dooowwwnnn!…….and Life to Go!” Chapter 2: Like Father, Like Son Chapter 3: An Armistice Day Homecoming Chapter 4: Austin College & Texas A&M: The ties run deep Chapter 1: “First Dooowwwnnn!…….and Life to Go!” The A&M Consolidated High School Centennial Committee has been hard at
Man, what a game in Austin yesterday. Longhorn fans left disappointed when a last second West Virginia TD and two-point conversion gave the Mountaineers the inside track to the Big XII championship game. UT Coach Tom Herman left frustrated, while WV Coach Dana Holgorsen was ecstatic. Typical of the two former wide receiver coaches, the
Jordan Schneider, Graham Schneider, & Katie Clifford? This one’s for you. You too Chris Coburn and Cindy Weaver Schaufenbuel. I attended to a preschool in College Station, TX in the early 1970s called “Wee Aggieland.” We actually had a fight song. Yes, it’s true. The lyrics were unique, but the tune was not. The lyrics
AC vs. Trinity has been around for so long, it’s downright spooky. I like to call Austin College vs. Trinity a D3 UT-A&M. The two Presbyterian schools combine for nearly 320 years of higher education, however; that’s over four decades more than those schools in Austin & College Station. So, maybe we should refer to
It’s October 26th! Why, that must mean it’s Paul Parrish’s birthday. Paul Parrish is not just a dad. He’s also a former professor of British Literature at Texas A&M. He’s good. I mean, real good. Don’t let the decency and humility fool ya. The man knows his stuff. Quiz him about Shakespeare. Quiz him! I
Roos are hanging tough with Birmingham Southern today in Alabama. The BSC campus sits just down the road from the huge Legion Field, also known as the “Football Capital of the South.” Legion Field no longer has the prominence it once did, when it hosted numerous Alabama home games and 40 Iron Bowls in the
All of the “Roo Tale” writing over the past few years has led me to some discussions with other writers and their process. I had a conversation recently with one of them (will tell you about him in person David Norman). He’s forged a career out of writing and journalism, and is the author of
“In the 122 years* of Austin College football, no Roo has been in the end zone more than Jason Johnson.” – Marc Parrish, AC Hall of Honor Nomination of Jason Johnson “I can assure you that if you asked any offensive lineman from those years what they wanted to do, they would all say to
