Yesterday I gave y’all a Roo reason to root for Kansas in tonight’s national championship game. How about a Roo reason to root for North Carolina? In 1982, Michael Jordan nailed a jumper to give his Tar Heels a national championship. That iconic shot took place at the Superdome in New Orleans. 40 years later,
If you are “snoop”ing around for a Roo reason to cheer for Kansas over UNC in Monday’s NCAA title game, I’ve got one for you “dogg.” Austin College Hall of Honor member Larry Tidwell’s tenure includes a stint as assistant coach for the Kansas Jayhawks Women’s basketball team. Yup, Coach Tidwell has paced the sidelines
I’ll be watching the Super Bowl with Cliff Brooks and other AC buds on Sunday; those Roos know who I’ll be pulling for: Quarterback Joe Burrow. A win led by this extraordinary Joe would be the first Super Bowl victory for the Paul Brown-established Cincinnati Bengals. Joe Burrow will be attempting to exorcise the Bengals
The following story is true. After 120 years of college football, two men stood alone at #2 & #1 on the ALL-TIME CAREER receptions mark. By the end of the 1988 season, nobody in the history of the game had caught more passes than: #2: Austin College Kangaroo Otis Amy (right)#1: The buddy of Austin
Centre College? Why, the Presbyterian school is practically Austin College’s “12th Man.” Centre College was founded in Danville, Kentucky back in 1819. Its name derives from its central location in the Bluegrass State. Like AC itself, Centre College can tell stories of the hardships of the Civil War. The campus was occupied by both Union
The college football playoffs kickoff this Friday. #4 Cincinnati faces #1 Alabama. Cincinnati is the first team not from one of the five “power” conferences (SEC, Big 12, Pac 12, Big 10, ACC) to ever reach the NCAA D1 playoff. As a Roo, you should consider rooting for Cincinnati. Why? Well, for one, Cincinnati is
1883! PART TWO! Austin College Kangaroo G.w. Melton stars as an extra in Episode 2 of “1883,” the prequel series to the megahit “Yellowstone.” In Episode 2, Melton plays a card dealer in the “White Elephant Saloon” just before Billy Bob Thornton, Sam Elliott, & Tim McGraw arrive to dispense some Tombstone-like Wyatt Earp frontier
1883! Boy howdy, was 1883 rough. In 1883, Austin College was struggling. After 34 years of Civil War, Yellow Fever, and relocation to Sherman, financial stability was still in the future for AC. Nevertheless, an official 1883 Austin College catalogue miraculously survives. In 1883, Fort Worth was struggling. The chaos and violence of “Hell’s Half
Wins, Losses, & Ties. Man, do I love the ties. What, you don’t love ties? You should. Wait, just hear me out. Bill Snyder, the coach who engineered the “greatest turnaround” in college football history, has a new autobiography out. “My Football Life” documents his turnaround at Kansas State, and earlier success at Iowa, North
It’s a heavyweight matchup tomorrow when Southlake Carroll takes on Allen in a quarterfinal playoff game in Class 6A Texas HS football. There are plenty of Roo Rooting Reasons to go around. Former Roo footballer Mason Norris is the Allen OL coach. Former Roo footballer (and current “Voice of the Roos”) Kirk Hughes will also
