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The good news is there's 17 million people who care about Texas football. The bad news is there's 17 million people who care about Texas football.

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You'd think it ought to be every other year that one team wins in this series. But that's not the way it's worked out. Not in my time. Not as a player, not as a coach.

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There's lots of teams around the country Texas has never played, ... They just never played. There's no real reason to it.

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 Country

We were so elated about winning the big game, and to have the President of the United States (Richard Nixon) come into your locker room ? if you're not impressed with that, hoss, you just can't be impressed.

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Alfred takes Darrell Royal down to the south end zone, tried to take him through the band and everything,'' Jack recalled.

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I feel like this hurts us and works to the advantage of Notre Dame, ... I think our problem for our fans, is to keep their feet on the ground. Like the old saying, 'A little perfume doesn't hurt you if you don't drink it.'

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 Advantage

I'm happy for Mack. No one can talk about him not winning a conference title anymore. And hopefully we'll be able to stop talking about how Texas hasn't won a national title since way back when.

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I think Oklahoma feels a little more passionate about the game, ... They're a smaller state, with only the Red River separating us from them.

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Earl blocked a punt the one time I put him on that unit, and then I took him off.

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People were concerned about Vince's throwing motion. He's completed enough passes that I don't hear that anymore. He's got a strong arm. He can throw the deep pass without too much stepping forward.

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