Most memorial win/loss

[hookem777]

Off season random topic...

Whats your most memorable Texas win or Loss? One that just stuck with you forever be it good or bad?

here is a Loss for me...i was at this game..12 years old 2nd Big 12 championship game I've been to. The first being in San Antonio vs Nebraska in 99
I was so sure we were going to blow this game away and go to the BCS/Natty



still makes me sick to this day.

 

[Metcalf #2]

2008 at Texas Truckstop Tech still stings the most. One freak upset that cost one of our best teams ever a natty. Goddammit just hold on to that easy interception!

I’ve said before, one of my favorite games I’ve ever been to was ‘91 vs Houston. When Texas not only put a stop to the run n shoot, but stomped a mudhole in it, and stomped it dry. You could feel the magic in the air in pregame. It was special.

 

[HornDrummer]

2008 Tceh holds the distinction for me. But not for the dropped INT or the Crabtree catch. The game just shouldn’t ever have been close enough to come down to those plays.

 

[hookem777]

2008 at Texas Truckstop Tech still stings the most. One freak upset that cost one of our best teams ever a natty. Goddammit just hold on to that easy interception!

I’ve said before, one of my favorite games I’ve ever been to was ‘91 vs Houston. When Texas not only put a stop to the run n shoot, but stomped a mudhole in it, and stomped it dry. You could feel the magic in the air in pregame. It was special.

sadly i was 3 so i dont remember the houston game lol but thanks for your reply...yeah..tech sucked in 08..wont lie i went to bed..a mess that game. but 01 big 12 title still is my top....

also tech game..everyone talks about Crabtree but that dropped INT was just as huge. As well as Mack and Colt leaving waaay to much time left on the clock after scoring.

 

[hookem777]

2008 Tceh holds the distinction for me. But not for the dropped INT or the Crabtree catch. The game just shouldn’t ever have been close enough to come down to those plays.

we came out flat as hell in that game.

 

[hookem777]

sadly i was 3 so i dont remember the houston game lol but thanks for your reply...yeah..tech sucked in 08..wont lie i went to bed..a mess that game. but 01 big 12 title still is my top....

also tech game..everyone talks about Crabtree but that dropped INT was just as huge. As well as Mack and Colt leaving waaay to much time left on the clock after scoring.

My first ever Texas game i went to i want to say it was 1998 or 1999...we lost to New Mexico state i think? after a rain delay?

 

[Oldmanastro]

I don’t know why, but it has always stuck with me, but I attended the ucla debacle (66-3). You could have heard a pin drop in the crowd as we excited the stadium. My goodness Macovick was a douche. Nothing was EVER his fault. Just blame it on the concussion.

One of my good ones was the game Ricky broke Dorset’s record against the aggys. I believe Applewhite winked to the sideline before the record breaking play.

 

[hookem777]

I don’t know why, but it has always stuck with me, but I attended the ucla debacle (66-3). You could have heard a pin drop in the crowd as we excited the stadium. My goodness Macovick was a douche. Nothing was EVER his fault. Just blame it on the concussion.

One of my good ones was the game Ricky broke Dorset’s record against the aggys. I believe Applewhite winked to the sideline before the record breaking play.

66-3 sheesh..worst game i was at was the Texas blowU 63-14 game

 

[Etlonghorn]

I don’t know why, but it has always stuck with me, but I attended the ucla debacle (66-3). You could have heard a pin drop in the crowd as we excited the stadium. My goodness Macovick was a douche. Nothing was EVER his fault. Just blame it on the concussion.

Careful Oldmanastro. Rumor has it a certain member of this board has a special relationship with Mackoprick. I think Fresh mentioned that he was at the very least a mentor to that member and almost like a father figure.

08 in Lubbock was mine. I was there with my wife and her cousin (Sand Aggy). If people think it sucked on TV, you should have been in the stadium with those douchebags.

 

[hookem777]

Careful Oldmanastro. Rumor has it a certain member of this board has a special relationship with Mackoprick. I think Fresh mentioned that he was at the very least a mentor to that member and almost like a father figure.

08 in Lubbock was mine. I was there with my wife and her cousin (Sand Aggy). If people think it sucked on TV, you should have been in the stadium with those douchebags.

how did you ever recover..jeez

 

[hookem777]

My biggest Win ..i have 2, 1 being Vince Young scoring from 4th and 5 in the national title and last year...

as we beat OU 49-0 My 3 year old girl screamed OOOOOOOOOO WHO after every touchdown we made. Was one of my proudest moments.

 

[Etlonghorn]

Hookem, you just gave me hope for the future generations!

 

[hookem777]

@clob94 what say you @GuaranteedFresh! @oldhorn2

 

[hookem777]

Hookem, you just gave me hope for the future generations!

her momma is a Tennessee fan. So her top 2 sayings are OOOOO WHO...and BOOO Alabama

 

[Metcalf #2]

I heard Macoprick was clob’s favorite coach in the history of ever. 🤣

 

[Etlonghorn]

I’m glad I’m not the only one that was remembering that Clob had a special relationship with him.

 

[Etlonghorn]

her momma is a Tennessee fan. So her top 2 sayings are OOOOO WHO...and BOOO Alabama

Hopefully we can make her proud this year TWICE!

 

[Metcalf #2]

sadly i was 3 so i dont remember the houston game lol but thanks for your reply...yeah..tech sucked in 08..wont lie i went to bed..a mess that game. but 01 big 12 title still is my top....

also tech game..everyone talks about Crabtree but that dropped INT was just as huge. As well as Mack and Colt leaving waaay to much time left on the clock after scoring.

Let me set it up for you. And btw it was 1990, don’t know why I said ‘91. Gettin’ old I guess.

Houston with Andre Ware had been absolutely embarrassing us in the previous seasons with that run n shoot. Now David Klingler had taken over at QB for Houston, and they hadn’t missed a beat. With Klingler torching everybody and becoming a Heisman contender himself.

I went to almost all home games during this era, but I was NOT planning on going to this one. Houston was still rolling right along, and we had shown no signs whatsoever of being able to even give that offense a second thought.

That was until a friend of mine came over Saturday morning, and we watched Lee Corso say Texas had no shot against Houston. I couldn’t blame him for saying it, but for some stupid reason my friend and I looked at each other, and we were like, “oh fvck that bullshit we’re going!”

So we ended up buying upper deck tickets off a scalper for 80 bucks apiece, and get to our seats right as our team captains were coming out onto the field for the toss. Already there were 3 elderly Houston fans sitting behind us, I mean seriously like 75 to 80 years old, and they were talking shit! Lol.

I just remember Mark Berry, Grady Cavness, Stanley Richard, and Lance Gunn, our starting secondary who would be under immense fire that night against that dreadful run n shoot, walking out to the field very slowly, extremely confidently, and motioning for the crowd to get up. The “we gonna whoop their ass” vibe they gave off was intense.

My friend and I looked at each other right then and said, “oh hell yeah it’s on!”, and immediately turned to our senior citizen friends and started giving it back.

Texas absolutely destroyed Houston, right from the opening kickoff. They never stood a chance in hell, and our old timer friends left right before halftime, to a barrage of heartfelt compliments, of course. Lol.

I swear David Klingler still has Shane Dronett nightmares to this day. It was an absolute master performance by our defense, and the offense was almost as good.

Texas 45
Houston 24

and it was 42-10 going into to fourth…..

 

[TX1972]

The 1969 Arkansas game. Cars with Texas plates couldn't buy gas in Arkansas. We didn't have a TV, so watched the game at some bar, about 24th and Rio Grande. Drunks yelling "James Street is Jesus!" After, students stopped traffic on the Drag from 19th to 30 something. I went home about 2 AM, it was still going. For my parents, the 1940 A&M. Next season after their "natl championship." UT won 6-0, one long TD pass.

 

[diadevic]

1984 Cotton Bowl. UT ranked no. 2. Georgia punted with 2 minutes to go, and UT had a chance to run out the clock. We fumbled the punt and Georgia scored and won. Later that night, No. 1 Nebraska lost to Miami.

2nd worst was the Colorado debacle in the Big XII championship game.

 

[HornDrummer]

Careful Oldmanastro. Rumor has it a certain member of this board has a special relationship with Mackoprick. I think Fresh mentioned that he was at the very least a mentor to that member and almost like a father figure.

08 in Lubbock was mine. I was there with my wife and her cousin (Sand Aggy). If people think it sucked on TV, you should have been in the stadium with those douchebags.

I would’ve 1000% gotten into a fight 😂

 

[oldhorn2]

@clob94 what say you @GuaranteedFresh! @oldhorn2

The best win ever?.....easy...1969 against Arkansas. Since I was asked and since I am also quite a bull sh*tter I will tell y'all things about that game that you might never have heard.

First...DKR and Frank Broyles were best friends and spoke on the phone for nearly every night for an hour or so. They gave each other tips and suggestions. When discussing the upcoming game they both agreed that it would not end in a tie. A tie was the only way that sniveling weasel Joe Paterno could win the Natty. They agreed that would not happen. They agreed that if either team was behind by 14 points and then scored a TD, they would go for 2 on that first TD. Then if they failed the conversion and scored again they knew they would have to go for the 2 and the infernal tie.

Gametime comes and as it turns out , Arky is the only team that was able to defense the wishbone and Arky has a 14 to nothing lead

I forgot to add....the President of the USA (Nixon) comes to the game and has a Natty trophy that he will award to the winner...stakes were damned high.Penn State is also undefeated at the time.

OK...back to the game. Texas is struggling to move the ball. In the late second quarter or early 3rd quarter James Street breaks free and scores a long TD run.The score is 14-6 and DKR....true to his word goes for 2 and converts it. Now 14-8 the game grinds on. With about 4 minutes in the game Texas faces a 4th and 4 I think.Street calls time and goes to the sideline. DKR tells him to call veer something something. A PASS PLAY! Street stares at him and finally says ok and starts back. He stops and asks again....are you sure you want that play?...DKR explodes!...Just run the damned play!

Street goes back to the huddle and takes complete ownership of the play. He is going to sell it to his guys . He gets in the huddle and says...."Randy...listen up! I am pointing at Cotton and looking at Cotton but I am talking to you! and he calls the play.Randy Peschell is the only receiver that goes out and he runs straight up the left sideline He is tightly double teamed. It was a long pass and Street dropped it perfectly between the two desperate defenders right on Randy's numbers. Unbeleiveble! Texas punched it in several plays later.

Ok...You asked my most unforgetable win. Can you tell I am still passionate about it?

 

[okiehorn]

The best win ever?.....easy...1969 against Arkansas. Since I was asked and since I am also quite a bull sh*tter I will tell y'all things about that game that you might never have heard.

First...DKR and Frank Broyles were best friends and spoke on the phone for nearly every night for an hour or so. They gave each other tips and suggestions. When discussing the upcoming game they both agreed that it would not end in a tie. A tie was the only way that sniveling weasel Joe Paterno could win the Natty. They agreed that would not happen. They agreed that if either team was behind by 14 points and then scored a TD, they would go for 2 on that first TD. Then if they failed the conversion and scored again they knew they would have to go for the 2 and the infernal tie.

Gametime comes and as it turns out , Arky is the only team that was able to defense the wishbone and Arky has a 14 to nothing lead

I forgot to add....the President of the USA (Nixon) comes to the game and has a Natty trophy that he will award to the winner...stakes were damned high.Penn State is also undefeated at the time.

OK...back to the game. Texas is struggling to move the ball. In the late second quarter or early 3rd quarter James Street breaks free and scores a long TD run.The score is 14-6 and DKR....true to his word goes for 2 and converts it. Now 14-8 the game grinds on. With about 4 minutes in the game Texas faces a 4th and 4 I think.Street calls time and goes to the sideline. DKR tells him to call veer something something. A PASS PLAY! Street stares at him and finally says ok and starts back. He stops and asks again....are you sure you want that play?...DKR explodes!...Just run the damned play!

Street goes back to the huddle and takes complete ownership of the play. He is going to sell it to his guys . He gets in the huddle and says...."Randy...listen up! I am pointing at Cotton and looking at Cotton but I am talking to you! and he calls the play.Randy Peschell is the only receiver that goes out and he runs straight up the left sideline He is tightly double teamed. It was a long pass and Street dropped it perfectly between the two desperate defenders right on Randy's numbers. Unbeleiveble! Texas punched it in several plays later.

Ok...You asked my most unforgetable win. Can you tell I am still passionate about it?

I sometimes still watch video of that game. One of the best parts is watching the female band member celebrating!

 

[hookem777]

The best win ever?.....easy...1969 against Arkansas. Since I was asked and since I am also quite a bull sh*tter I will tell y'all things about that game that you might never have heard.

First...DKR and Frank Broyles were best friends and spoke on the phone for nearly every night for an hour or so. They gave each other tips and suggestions. When discussing the upcoming game they both agreed that it would not end in a tie. A tie was the only way that sniveling weasel Joe Paterno could win the Natty. They agreed that would not happen. They agreed that if either team was behind by 14 points and then scored a TD, they would go for 2 on that first TD. Then if they failed the conversion and scored again they knew they would have to go for the 2 and the infernal tie.

Gametime comes and as it turns out , Arky is the only team that was able to defense the wishbone and Arky has a 14 to nothing lead

I forgot to add....the President of the USA (Nixon) comes to the game and has a Natty trophy that he will award to the winner...stakes were damned high.Penn State is also undefeated at the time.

OK...back to the game. Texas is struggling to move the ball. In the late second quarter or early 3rd quarter James Street breaks free and scores a long TD run.The score is 14-6 and DKR....true to his word goes for 2 and converts it. Now 14-8 the game grinds on. With about 4 minutes in the game Texas faces a 4th and 4 I think.Street calls time and goes to the sideline. DKR tells him to call veer something something. A PASS PLAY! Street stares at him and finally says ok and starts back. He stops and asks again....are you sure you want that play?...DKR explodes!...Just run the damned play!

Street goes back to the huddle and takes complete ownership of the play. He is going to sell it to his guys . He gets in the huddle and says...."Randy...listen up! I am pointing at Cotton and looking at Cotton but I am talking to you! and he calls the play.Randy Peschell is the only receiver that goes out and he runs straight up the left sideline He is tightly double teamed. It was a long pass and Street dropped it perfectly between the two desperate defenders right on Randy's numbers. Unbeleiveble! Texas punched it in several plays later.

Ok...You asked my most unforgetable win. Can you tell I am still passionate about it?

Haha awesome read man. Ty

 

[clob94]

@clob94 what say you @GuaranteedFresh! @oldhorn2

Used to play cards on the reg with some teammates. Beers, the occasional Cigars, one dude smoked a pipe<--- like a REAL pipe-- not a weed pipe. And the car bomb question would eventually be asked.
"If you had a car bomb, who would you use it on."
Mackovic was unbeaten and untied.

 

[hookem777]

Used to play cards on the reg with some teammates. Beers, the occasional Cigars, one dude smoked a pipe<--- like a REAL pipe-- not a weed pipe. And the car bomb question would eventually be asked.
"If you had a car bomb, who would you use it on."
Mackovic was unbeaten and untied.

so i guess im new to this found hate for Mackovic you have. I've seen it a little here and there but don't know the root cause. Care to explain? If you dont wanna repeat yourself for the millionth time all good but id love to know lol. Was he your Coach when your played at Texas?

 

[clob94]

so i guess im new to this found hate for Mackovic you have. I've seen it a little here and there but don't know the root cause. Care to explain? If you dont wanna repeat yourself for the millionth time all good but id love to know lol. Was he your Coach when your played at Texas?

Yes. He was the most pompous asswipe in the history of coaching. Just do a search on his name and my name in the search window. Actually, try my name and "Mackoprick".
You might have better luck.

 

[hookem777]

Yes. He was the most pompous asswipe in the history of coaching. Just do a search on his name and my name in the search window. Actually, try my name and "Mackoprick".
You might have better luck.

ahhh hell I'm about to deep dive in this one lol


also you never answered the post! Most Memorable loss and win. Playing or watching doesn't matter.

 

[clob94]

ahhh hell I'm about to deep dive in this one lol


also you never answered the post! Most Memorable loss and win. Playing or watching doesn't matter.

Stoney Clark at the goal line. You could literally feel the gasp of air that 45,000 OU fans puckered asses made. The wind on the field actually changed directions at that moment.

 

[hookem777]

Stoney Clark at the goal line. You could literally feel the gasp of air that 45,000 OU fans puckered asses made. The wind on the field actually changed directions at that moment.

What a bad ass play

Great play call by Blowu and amazing defense by Texas. Even if Clark doesn't get the stop I think the 2nd guy behind him stops them as well.

 

[Metcalf #2]

Brackens made that stop. Not Clark.

 

[hookem777]

Brackens made that stop. Not Clark.

Idk....




Not a solo tackle but 55 was the main force of stoppage

 

[GuaranteedFresh!]

@clob94 what say you @GuaranteedFresh! @oldhorn2

My picks are pretty noneventful with all things considered.
I have a tie for favorite game. '02 longhorns @ NC was the first game I was able to see Texas in a long while. It was Mack's first trip back since he left and I got a handful of visitors tickets. Rounded up my closest buds and joined a surprisingly large gathering of burnt orange to cheer on a blowout. Sounded more like a home game.

Tie obviously goes to the only natty in my lifetime although I wasn't in person. Active duty pay didn't quite cover it. However, I was at my then girlfriends NCSt university apartment rubbing it in all the Wolfpack alum faces as if I was on the field.

Worst is easy and requires ZERO explanation. Ranked Texas received a visit from ucla in 1997 and I was in the cheap seats with my older sister and her boyfriend. The seats sucked, the company sucked, the game really sucked.

 

[Metcalf #2]

Idk....

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Not a solo tackle but 55 was the main force of stoppage

Nope. Clark got a shoulder on him, didn’t even attempt to wrap up. If 98 isn’t there behind him with the real hit, that dude scores.

 

[Hoookem722]

The worst loss for me has to be the 66-3 UCLA or the loss to Tech in 08. That 2000 loss to OU where they beat the shit out of us 63-14 was also pretty demoralizing.

For wins I would say that 96 Big 12 Championship win over Nebraska was pretty awesome. They'd won 2 straight national championships and had just about destroyed every team in those 94 and 95 seasons. They came into that championship game averaging right around 50 points a game. Nobody expected us to win that game. That pretty much prevented them from winning 4 straight national championships. They went on to win another national championship in 97.

The next one has got to be the 05 national championship game.