Jack Buck famously stated the phrase “I don't believe what I just saw!” He sat in a press box broadcast booth as he watched an injured Kirk Gibson do the unthinkable. Dennis Eckersley threw a backdoor slider on a 3 and 2 count. The only problem for Eckersley…he didn’t know Gibson knew that exact pitch was on the way. Gibson swung and the rest is history. The Dodgers won Game 1 of the 1988 World Series and Gibson hobbled around the bases as the immortal man of the moment. Buck then shouted “I don’t believe what I just saw.” It was magical.
Texas losses to Baylor for the 3rd time this year contributing to the
end of the season collapse. Despite the recent play by the Longhorns,
Texas will still get a bid to the Big Dance and will probably get a seed
ranging somewhere between 7-9. We will see if the Horns can make a
turnaround from the Big 12 tournament. Stay tuned to www.readthehorn.com for a March Madness Preview coming soon.
UT's Board of Regents is having a special meeting today at 10 AM in
their regal downtown conference room (pictured right), which will be
broadcasted online
for your viewing pleasure. The first order of business will be the
budget cuts – $29 million – and tuition hikes – a proposed 3.95 percent –
that have been the talk o' the campus in recent weeks.
This Sunday, we're going to be filming the first episode of my weekly interview show, Talking Heads,
with outgoing Student Government president Liam O'Rourke as our
inaugural guest. From the endorsement controversy during his election to
the ongoing saga of the Cactus Cafe, O'Rourke has had to navigate the
ship of "state" through some rough waters throughout his administration.
After teasing fans with mysterious ads in the Austin Chronicle and on billboards and posters around town, Austin City Limits officially released one of their most impressive line-ups in recent memory midnight Monday night.








