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Barry Faulkner & the Curse of Bobby Layne
Looking for an NFL team to back on the road to the 2025 Super Bowl? If you are a Roo fan, I’d suggest the Detroit Lions of Bobby Layne. And that’s because of a fantastic tale sent to me from Austin College Kangaroo Barry Faulkner. The Detroit Lions last won an NFL title in 1957
Verde Dickey Sr. & Arizona State University
Shhhhh!!!!!! Nobody tell Arizona State! Nobody tell them what, Marc? Verde Dickey Sr. is a Roo legend. After his playing days at Austin College in the 1920s, Dickey Sr. entered the Texas coaching ranks. He retired decades later and was inducted into the Texas Coaches Hall of Fame. Verde Dickey Sr. was inducted into the
Marc & NBC’s Fantasy Sports Analyst: Matthew. Berry. Could. BALL.
I don’t write about myself that much. But this year I’m making some exceptions. The AC “A” Board announced that I’ll be inducted into the Austin College (Sherman, TX) Hall of Honor in the summer of 2025. My sport is tennis, and Legends Weekend 2025 is igniting a bunch of Marc tennis stories. Here’s one:
Marc & Jon Stein: 2025 AC Hall of Honor
I don’t write about myself that much. But this year I’m making some exceptions. The AC “A” Board announced that I’ll be inducted into the Austin College Hall of Honor in the summer of 2025. My sport is tennis, and Legends Weekend 2025 is igniting a bunch of Marc tennis stories. Here’s one: Jon Stein
Marc & Morgen Walker, a Texas Tennis Coaching Legend
I don’t write about myself that much. But this year I’m making some exceptions. The AC “A” Board announced that I’ll be inducted into the Austin College Hall of Honor in the summer of 2025. My sport is tennis, and Legends Weekend 2025 is igniting a bunch of Marc tennis stories. Here’s one: In 1990,
Marc, Paul Pearce, tennis, and the Battle of the Sexes
I don’t write about myself that much. But this year I’m making some exceptions. The AC “A” Board announced that I’ll be inducted into the Austin College Hall of Honor in the summer of 2025. My sport is tennis, and Legends Weekend 2025 is igniting a bunch of Marc tennis stories. Here’s one: I wrote
Austin College and the Return of the Longhorn/Aggie Rivalry: Part #2
The UT-A&M rivalry returns today after a long break. We all get to welcome its long overdue arrival, with the hope that the game will flourish once again. This current hiatus, however, was not the first break in the rivalry. There was an earlier one, patched up by an Austin College Kangaroo. Robert Vinson (AC
Austin College and the Return of the Longhorn/Aggie Rivalry: Part #1
College football finally arrived in Texas on November 30, 1893, when two schools took to the gridiron on Thanksgiving Day in the Lone Star State: (1) The Austin College Kangaroos, who defeated a visiting Dallas squad in Sherman. (2) The University of Texas Longhorns, who defeated a local Dallas squad in Dallas. In Aggieland, they
Brady Dygert – 2024 Defensive Player of the Year
If you are a Kangaroo who reads a Roo Tale and texts Marc about it, well, you get a big Marc thumbs up. If you are a Kangaroo who earns SCAC Defensive Player of the Week honors in a game called by Kirk & Marc, well, you also get a Marc thumbs up. If you
A Shout Out to 50 years of Coach David Norman
A shout out to David Norman, whose number of years at AC as a student, coach, and Athletic Director total nearly 50. Norman retires this year. The Roos got the win this weekend, in the season’s final game with points scored totaling just over 50. I called the game with Kirk Hughes, snapping this picture