Texas Longhorns are Still Number 1
I went to the Texas Longhorns(1)-Missouri Tigers(11) game last weekend with my brother Aaron. We drove to Austin on Saturday afternoon with a buddy of his and tailgated until the game started at 7pm. I hadn't been back to Darrell K. Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium (formerly Memorial Statium) in at least 10 years, and there have been a lot of changes.
The university spent $150 million to reconfigure the north end zone, boosting capacity above 90,000 by adding suites and seats that will face a new scoreboard. And a big new scoreboard it is. They call it the Godzillatron (it's too big to be called a mere Jumbotron). The high-definition LED scoreboard is 134 feet wide and 55 feet high. Measuring diagonally, like they do for televisions, that's a 1,740-inch screen.
Texas dominated the Tigers from the first series, scoring 35 straight points in the first half and not allowing a point until Missouri kicked a field goal in the final second of the first half. It was great to be back at a college football game, singing and chanting and clapping and yelling; the noise is amazing.
The Longhorn band did a Tribute to Led Zepplin at the halftime show. Here they're playing Heartbreaker (Get it? Heart breaker?)
This is one of the first years that at the start of the season I thought Texas didn't have what it takes to go all the way. I hope I was wrong, and I won't doubt them that early again.
The university spent $150 million to reconfigure the north end zone, boosting capacity above 90,000 by adding suites and seats that will face a new scoreboard. And a big new scoreboard it is. They call it the Godzillatron (it's too big to be called a mere Jumbotron). The high-definition LED scoreboard is 134 feet wide and 55 feet high. Measuring diagonally, like they do for televisions, that's a 1,740-inch screen.
Texas dominated the Tigers from the first series, scoring 35 straight points in the first half and not allowing a point until Missouri kicked a field goal in the final second of the first half. It was great to be back at a college football game, singing and chanting and clapping and yelling; the noise is amazing.
The Longhorn band did a Tribute to Led Zepplin at the halftime show. Here they're playing Heartbreaker (Get it? Heart breaker?)
This is one of the first years that at the start of the season I thought Texas didn't have what it takes to go all the way. I hope I was wrong, and I won't doubt them that early again.
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