After a long dry spell for Texas football, and we know what dry spells are all about, the long-suffering University of Texas football fans got a victory Sunday over Notre Dame. Quarterbacks Vince Young and Colt McCoy spoiled us from 2003-2008. We figured ten victory seasons were to be expected every year. How could we miss? Everybody loves Austin. These young players would keep coming to the Forty Acres campus and the gridiron victories would continue to gush like a West Texas oil well unless something bad happened.
But something bad did happen. Mack Brown left after a few disappointing seasons. Charlie Strong arrived and a new era but the first two years proved to be a struggle. The quarterback position never felt squarely resolved.
But now, suddenly quarterback Charlie Strong's quarterback position has a double-headed personality-- newly arrived Shane Buechele and big Tyrone Swoopes-- the QB who runs over opponents like an 18 wheeler truck. Swooped even has the number 18 on his back. Buechele got to wear #7, apparently a gift from Charlie Strong who knew Shane admired John Elway of the Denver Broncos, another #7. Turns out Shane Buechele's father and John Elway were roommates at Stanford University. Shane brought the passing attack and sense of game control so sorely lacking in recent Texas seasons. Being a Baby Boomer from New York, I see Mickey Mantle whenever #7 pops up on my radar screen.
How about this other Texas shocker... the Presidential election may be competitive in Texas, usually a solid red arrow in the quiver of the Republican party. The GOP reps claim not to be quivering about the news that Hillary Clinton ain't that far from Donald Trump in the polls for Texas. But just imagine they listed the big state in the middle of the country as a purple-colored tossup. Who'd of thunk it?
Not sure if hell has frozen over or Central Texas. Austin has actually been inundated by a rainy August, of all things. Rainy August? Yes, nobody can believe that course of events either. I guess the old saying... change is the only constant... holds sway.
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