America the Beautiful was sun first, a tradition since 9\/11. As Colt McCoy stood waiting in hopes of winning his fourth bowl game.<\/p>\n
The Longhorns took the field carrying the American and Texas flags. Alabama followed reminded of the 1980 US hockey team.<\/p>\n
Groban took the field with the excitment only a championship game could provide. Amazing anthem complete wth guitar, drums, and an amazing vocal performance. Fireworks didn’t provide the excitement of the eagle but it was great. Loved that green guitar and the riff it played. It was completed by the flyover.
\nTexas, meanwhile, has a quarterback named Colt. I mean, how great is that? It would be like having a USC quarterback named Palm Tree or Tinsel.<\/p>\n
I like Texas’ Mack Brown, all the way back to his days as the boy wonder coach at Tulane. Back then, he still had the same moppish Paul McCartney hair, except it was brown, not laced with ivory. He was the next big thing back then. Believe me, if you can take Tulane to a bowl game, as he did, you can do almost anything.<\/p>\n
His counterpart at Alabama is this Nick Saban, who seems to leave hurt feelings behind everywhere he goes. Such is the legacy of the modern coach, I suppose, yet few inspire such vitriol as Saban. Baby, were you born to run?<\/p>\n
Both programs are more similar than different. For instance, I’ve spent a couple of days braving the mean streets of Old Pasadena, trying to engage fans of these schools in a decent conversation.
\nAmerica the Beautiful was sun first, a tradition since 9\/11. As Colt McCoy stood waiting in hopes of winning his fourth bowl game.<\/p>\n
The Longhorns took the field carrying the American and Texas flags. Alabama followed reminded of the 1980 US hockey team.<\/p>\n
Groban took the field with the excitment only a championship game could provide. Amazing anthem complete wth guitar, drums, and an amazing vocal performance. Fireworks didn\u2019t provide the excitement of the eagle but it was great. Loved that green guitar and the riff it played. It was completed by the flyover.
\nTexas, meanwhile, has a quarterback named Colt. I mean, how great is that? It would be like having a USC quarterback named Palm Tree or Tinsel.<\/p>\n