I have been almost religiously watching Longhorns football since about 1995. Prior to that I listened to it on radio while doing something else. There are guys on the team every year that I like. This year it’s RB Malcom Brown, even when he isn’t very good, DT Cedric Reed, even when he screws up, and WR John Harris, even when he can’t get open.
But I gotta tell ya. If QB Tyrone “Fumbles” Swoopes starts next season, I will probably stop watching and listening. Mr. Swoopes is so bad he makes Case McCoy look consistent, which he never was. Or Garrett Gilbert (sometimes derided as Gilbert Grape) accurate. Saturday’s drubbing by Arkansas was almost all on Tyrone.
Now I know you could blame the offensive line for not protecting him, as I’m sure some will, but I prefer to cut to the chase: Tyrone just stinks. I like that new coach Charlie Strong got on young Tyrone at least once during a sideline confrontation. The previous coach Mack Brown wouldn’t have dared do it on television. I was sorry to see young Tyrone argue back. But that’s what he’s worth: not much. Better replace him coach. Or risk losing your audience.
THE TEXAS SCRIBBLER 