That is absolutely fantastic to hear!
Ketch's 10 Thoughts From The Weekend (I have something to say about The Eyes of Texas...)
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Fantastic write-up, Ketch. Can tell you put some thought and time into that one. Thank you for the quality.
All I have to say is wow. You hit the preverbal nail on the head. THERE IS NOTHING RACISTS ABOUT THE EYES OF TEXAS!!!!
They already negotiated. The AD and school admin just forgot to ask for anything.
Despite what my account says, I've been here since the days of Ryan Perrilloux. I canceled my first account specifically because of @Ketchum in 2018.
I can honestly say this is your finest and most impactful work.
The image of Sam alone will forever stain Tom Herman throughout the state of Texas. I've had aggy friends texting me all weekend who were just as pissed at Coach Herman as I was.
The Eyes "problem" is a result of social media's dumbing down of America. There's no room for context and nuance anymore, everything boils down to "you're wrong, I'm right, you're also evil." The truth lives in the grey area where the majority of America used to reside, but not anymore.
I can honestly say this is your finest and most impactful work.
The image of Sam alone will forever stain Tom Herman throughout the state of Texas. I've had aggy friends texting me all weekend who were just as pissed at Coach Herman as I was.
The Eyes "problem" is a result of social media's dumbing down of America. There's no room for context and nuance anymore, everything boils down to "you're wrong, I'm right, you're also evil." The truth lives in the grey area where the majority of America used to reside, but not anymore.
Both your and Anwar's columns were great and right to the point. What is the expression " the lunies are running the asylum!"
This place needs to be the place you come to for comfort, not run away from in fear!
@Ketchum I remember when you were at KEYE and most of the longhorn online stuff went through Austin360.
Hell, I was a member of your first web site. Don’t even remember what it was about. Something to do with the Heisman I think. And have been around as a member of all your stuff day one.
Mostly that just means I’m old.
However, that is the best thing you have ever written by far. Ok I just remembered the thing you wrote about your dad. That is number one. But this is right there.
I teared up a bit with the Adams stuff. Seeing him and Vince and Mack and hearing the Eyes.
Great Job.
I was extremely done with the game and Herman in the 4th.
When Sam refused to allow them to lose I got really emotional. You could just see his guts and heart right there.
The only time I’ve gotten that Emotional during a sporting event (meaning feeling deep overwhelming something) was the Olympics when that British 400 m runner blew his Achilles and his dad ran on the track to help him finish. So that’s a long time.
I was just really moved by Sam. That kid deserves so much more from his coach.
Anyways. Kudos
Hell, I was a member of your first web site. Don’t even remember what it was about. Something to do with the Heisman I think. And have been around as a member of all your stuff day one.
Mostly that just means I’m old.
However, that is the best thing you have ever written by far. Ok I just remembered the thing you wrote about your dad. That is number one. But this is right there.
I teared up a bit with the Adams stuff. Seeing him and Vince and Mack and hearing the Eyes.
Great Job.
I was extremely done with the game and Herman in the 4th.
When Sam refused to allow them to lose I got really emotional. You could just see his guts and heart right there.
The only time I’ve gotten that Emotional during a sporting event (meaning feeling deep overwhelming something) was the Olympics when that British 400 m runner blew his Achilles and his dad ran on the track to help him finish. So that’s a long time.
I was just really moved by Sam. That kid deserves so much more from his coach.
Anyways. Kudos
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@Ketchum
You might like radio, you might like podcast but after 21 yrs of our Orangebloods love affair when you take the thoughts inside your head and your heart and then put them to paper you are truly using your God given talent. I told you the other night off script Geoff is the best. We don’t have to agree on every point I don’t think anyone on orangebloods wants 100% robots.
I love @DKR-3rings thinks everyone is an aggy
I love that @drunk randoke and @AnwarsFedora are the Brennan Huff and Dale Dobeck of Orangebloods
I love that @harrylime busts my ass over my hatred of the Big 12 conference
just know we appreciate what you do and what you go through.
You might like radio, you might like podcast but after 21 yrs of our Orangebloods love affair when you take the thoughts inside your head and your heart and then put them to paper you are truly using your God given talent. I told you the other night off script Geoff is the best. We don’t have to agree on every point I don’t think anyone on orangebloods wants 100% robots.
I love @DKR-3rings thinks everyone is an aggy
I love that @drunk randoke and @AnwarsFedora are the Brennan Huff and Dale Dobeck of Orangebloods
I love that @harrylime busts my ass over my hatred of the Big 12 conference
just know we appreciate what you do and what you go through.
Right there with you with tears in my eyes back in Pasadena in 2006.
If you take that back, I'll do whatever you ask for moving forward.
great writeup. You had to be burning the midnight oil. Heck you were active for the Rant post last night.. thanks..we needed that.
I've sang the Eyes at my graduation ( seems like eons ago), at a close friend's deathbed as he took his last gasp (Jose) at this funeral and other funerals, at weddings, at my daughter's 3 graduations (all her degrees from UT... she is the Walter Cronkite poster child/person) and at numerous graduations. Traveling with a groups of longhorns to away games we have sang it when the plane landed. I know of some tombstones that have The Eyes of Texas are upon you etched on the headstone.
I don't want to sound as if I am trying to top anybody's association with the Eyes. I have sang the Eyes at THE rose bowl with tears in my eyes. I have sang it at 44 straight OU games..even the routes. I sang it (teeth chattering) freezing my ass of in 1990 Miami Cotton Bowl massacre. .. I could go on and on. I've had season tickets since 1977 and been to numerous away games. I was there singing it with Sam Saturday.
Just about every season can have one pic associated with it.
2005 VY RoseBowl
1999 Ricky's Run
1977 Earl running through the SMU defender
the season of the last Aggie game; The FG!
others can post and add
and for 2020: we have Sam alone. We could run the table this year, win the conference championship, and whatever bowl game ,\...
the 2020 Sam Alone is forever burnt in our eyes
The moniker for this season 2020 Sam Alone
I've sang the Eyes at my graduation ( seems like eons ago), at a close friend's deathbed as he took his last gasp (Jose) at this funeral and other funerals, at weddings, at my daughter's 3 graduations (all her degrees from UT... she is the Walter Cronkite poster child/person) and at numerous graduations. Traveling with a groups of longhorns to away games we have sang it when the plane landed. I know of some tombstones that have The Eyes of Texas are upon you etched on the headstone.
I don't want to sound as if I am trying to top anybody's association with the Eyes. I have sang the Eyes at THE rose bowl with tears in my eyes. I have sang it at 44 straight OU games..even the routes. I sang it (teeth chattering) freezing my ass of in 1990 Miami Cotton Bowl massacre. .. I could go on and on. I've had season tickets since 1977 and been to numerous away games. I was there singing it with Sam Saturday.
Just about every season can have one pic associated with it.
2005 VY RoseBowl
1999 Ricky's Run
1977 Earl running through the SMU defender
the season of the last Aggie game; The FG!
others can post and add
and for 2020: we have Sam alone. We could run the table this year, win the conference championship, and whatever bowl game ,\...
the 2020 Sam Alone is forever burnt in our eyes
The moniker for this season 2020 Sam Alone
From a week one subscriber under a different handle, Anwar and Ketch did super fine jobs today. Texas has made The Eyes issue much more difficult than it needed to be. Sam will forever live in history to me for his courage, competitiveness and toughness. He deserves better.
F*cking ridiculous that the University of Texas is ok with being outspent by f*cking Clemson. For f*cks sake man. I could throw up after reading that
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Ketch, I know I give you a hard time sometimes in the soccer threads, well because some of your takes are out there especially if they are not 'Pool related. But thanks for all the work this weekend. This was fantastic as was the chat.
It'll be a free story for you to share in the a.m.
