“An all-Texas Super Bowl? His will be done.” – Hank Hill In Texas, football is king. Friday Night Lights talent at the high school level power teams across the nation. In any given year, you can expect to find multiple Texas universities in the top 25. And we take it for granted that the Dallas
Founded in the 19th century, this southern school began to officially participate in collegiate football in the year 1896. After 86 years of competition, this college finally secured its one and only national championship in 1981. To date, it remains the only national championship for the school. The Austin College Kangaroos? You bet. But not
1981 National Champions Video Tribute Youtube. Length: 3:58. Great Quality. 1981 National Championship video tribute created by Marc Parrish FOR ALL ROOS. 1981 National Champions Scrapbook Part 1 & Part 2 PDF files. Adobe Acrobat recommended. Download may be required for best viewing, as images may not be sized correctly when embedded. Click the download
Roos, Friends: It’s Friday afternoon, and Austin College Homecoming weekend is here! Time for another “Roo Tale”. Well, sorta. 🙂 As some of you might be aware, over the past year I’ve been telling stories of Austin College Sports from 25, 50, and 100+ years ago. They are a lot of fun for me to
Roos, Friends: It’s Friday afternoon! I wasn’t planning on writing or posting a Roo Tale this week. But two games requires that I pull an old one out of the archives and dust it off. Pitt topped Georgia Tech 37-34 two weeks ago at Heinz Field, in part on a touchdown reception by Brian O’Neill.
This. Is. The. Year. It’s Friday afternoon! Time for another Austin College Roo Tale. Yes, yes. I know. I’ve got a lot of friends who are Rangers fans. And they may not enjoy this story. The Rangers’ day will come. Just not yet. Some professional sports fans bask in the glory. Yankees. Celtics. Patriots. Others
The United Kingdom is bursting at the seams once again. Ehh, makes sense. Scotland and England have always had something of a troubled relationship, and it is on display once more. Recent parliamentary elections showed a decisive divide between Tory England and SNP Scotland. The Brexit vote proved similar. Thus it was always so. The
I’m a College Station boy. The 1973 OPEC oil embargo was a boon for Persian Gulf and Texas oil producers, Texas refining, and by extension the Texas economy and state coffers. As the Permanent University Fund (PUF) grew, so too did A&M’s ambitions. No longer content to be a Citadel or VMI, Texas A&M began
Dianne and I have a son with a passion for rules and imposing order on chaos. It’s fairly typical of many boys his age. We joke that his career options will be limited to (1) Il Duce or (2) football referee. The latter would be a fine Austin College tradition. Another season of NFL football
We’ve got a great little neighborhood. Our community in Southwest Austin has it all. Walking distance to schools. Nearby retail. And proximity to downtown. But mainly, it’s the neighbors themselves that make it special. A number have already lived abroad, and more have plans to do so. They come from all across the country. New
