You may ask, “Flanagan, why are you quoting a cheesy yet legendary 80’s song for an article about the Longhorns?” It’s simple. This season can still be something special.
It’s time to put September behind us. Let’s burn our BYU ticket stubs and use our Ole Miss program for toilet paper… OUCH. Â Those are memories of a distant past, from a time that was a mere snippet of reality. I say it’s time to live Longhorn fandom in the present. Like many of you, I too have a reserved and rather skewed outlook on the season. Provo was an eye-opener and a season changer (for the worse) but it’s time to forget that it ever happened. Same with Ole Miss.
It’s disappointing that the Horns started the season 1-2, but the ride isn’t over yet. Texas plays a less-than-stellar Kansas team on Saturday and then heads east to West Virginia to face an eager Mountaineer team.  Is there any doubt they will drop off a nice Franklin-smoked brisket to their new athletic director (Oliver Luck) while there? Nah.  After escaping Morgantown with a win (yes, I’m confident),  the Longhorns host the Pokes and then Texas Tech at DKR. If the Longhorns take care of business, it could very well set up a defacto Big 12 championship game at Floyd Casey Stadium in Waco on December 7th. The Baylor Bears are the Apollo Creed of the Big 12, and despite their history, they sit atop the Big 12 destroying every team that stands in their way. On the flip, the Longhorns are the Rocky Balboa of the Big 12 – knocked down, overlooked and sometimes not living up to their full potential.
It could very well be Appollo vs. Rocky for the right to be crowned Big 12 champion. Â Let’s hope the Stallion prevails.
My advice to Longhorns fans: Don’t Stop. Believing. Â Hold on to that feeling. If the Longhorns do become champs of the Big 12, remember to keep things in perspective and enjoy the Journey (pun intended) no matter where it takes you.
Someone tell Mack to cue it up in the locker room.
