"Championship Football baby, we playin!" Priest Holmes, December 1996
 Pat, Tom, and Pete meditate before the big game |
 Whole lotta people meditating this afternoon |
 We find some buff fans who made the trip |
 Heading to Reliant Stadium from west of Kirby |
 View from the front row of Section 605 |
 The UT band performs before kickoff |
 70,000 strong sing The Eyes of Texas |
 The longhorn players enter the field |
 Colorado players prepare to follow Ralphie |
 Bevo is led out to his place after Ralphie's exit |
 1st UT play, VY looks for Limas Sweed for a 16yd gain |
 Vince Young to Quan Cosby for a 10yd gain |
 Vince Young runs 18yds to the Colorado 19 yd line |
 VY runs 16yds to the Colorado 1 yd line |
 Henry Melton punches it in, UT up 7-0 |
 A possession later, Limas Sweed bobbles a TD pass |
 No problem, Jamaal Charles hauls in a 3yd TD pass |
 Colorado's Lawrenc Vickers gets a first down |
 Aaron Ross almost intercepts the ball |
 Brian Robison blocks a 31yd FG attempt |
 VY, up the middle, for a 2yd TD run; UT up 21-3 |
 VY to Sweed, one play, 31yd TD pass, after a CU INT |
 David Pino makes it 28-3 |
 VY TD run called back on a holding penalty |
 VY to David Thomas for an 8yd TD after the penalty |
 The Longhorn Band plays at half with Texas up, 42-3 |
 Reliant Stadium is sadly quiet during NFL halftimes |
 Bevo hangs out during halftime |
 Ralphie and the Buffs enter the field |
 Longhorns rush the field after halftime |
 Three minutes later, Selvin Young, 4yd TD run |
 CU goes 3 and out, and punt is blocked for TD |
 Jamaal Charles 26yd TD, one play drive, after fumble |
 Ramonce Taylor gets close after another CU fumble |
 The jumbo package (Henry Melton) punches it in |
 Time to replace the third string with the walk-ons |
 Mack Brown gets a second bucket of gatorade |
 Brown and Barnett rush the field as the game ends |
 Barnett still able to shake hands afterward |
 Texas first ever 12-0 season |
 Texas gained no more yards after the 3rd quarter |
 A methodical beating |
 Railing collapses while high-fiveing the team |
 Mack Brown and VY on the podium for the trophies |
 Vince Young hoists the Big XII championship trophy |
 The team gathers around and hoists up the trophy |
 Rose Bowl committee invites Texas with roses |
 Mack Brown distributes roses to the players |
 The team gathers by the band for The Eyes of Texas |
 Fans file out of Reliant Stadium |
 Tom and Pete toast Texas' second Big XII Championship with a cold one |
 David finally sees Texas win a conference championship & ends his 22 game exile |