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
To kick off a story for 2024 Austin College Giving Day, I’d like to introduce you to a neighbor of mine. Meet Danny Glowacz. Danny is the son of our good friends and next-door neighbors Luann & Mark Glowacz. Danny, who grew up with Dianne’s and my kiddos, has been shooting hoops in his driveway
Billie Jean King was mad as hell, and ready to take on the patriarchy of male-dominated professional tennis. Margaret Court, then the #1 female player in the world, elected to not be in Billie Jean’s court. But guess who was on the side of this women’s tennis icon? An Austin College Kangaroo. Paul Pearce
Everything, and I mean EVERYTHING, is a Roo Tale. Take a look at this photo from the 1919 Austin College yearbook. The members of the Austin College Philennoian Literary Society are pictured here. One of these men was an AC tennis player, champion debater, and English major. But after 1919, his life took a very
The Philadelphia Eagles will be looking for another Super Bowl title this weekend. I’ll be watching that game alongside a bunch of Roos at the Austin College Super Bowl party hosted by Kevin Carnes. Hope to see you there! Invite in the comments. Your party hosts include Cliff Brooks, Kevin Spencer, Wayne Whitmire, Bill Didlake,
