Texas Bowl - Horns vs. Hogs - Dec. 29th, 2014
Follow enthusiastic Hog fans all the way from Galveston Island
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Andy leads the way to the entry gate frisking area
Find the field with Arkansas band playing fiddles & blowing into jugs
Make our way to our free seats in the corner endzone while the Longhorn Band plays in a UT symbol formation
Andy fetches a few cold ones before we find our seats
Longhorn Band makes way for the team to enter the field
The Razorbacks enter the field behind their three Hog flags
Longhorns enter the field behind their Texas flags
Arkansas gets the ball first, one first down, then punts
Bevo hoping for a better showing than last year's 7-30 loss to Oregon
Brown gets a first down on his first run for 11 yards
Swoopes throws an incomplete pass, gets sacked and Texas punts
Hogs start their second possession on the UT 48
Texas forces a fumble after a 20yd pass but the Hogs recover
Horns hold the Hogs to a FG from the 15, Hogs take lead 3-0
Arkansas student out-passes a Texas student during a tv timeout
Arkansas starts their 3rd possession after a Texas 1st down, then punt
QB Allen throws the ball into the endzone on 2nd and 8 at the UT36
Wilson makes the catch and the Hogs go up 10-0
A 3yd rush, two incomplete passes and Texas punts again
Hogs drive for two 1st downs but punt and down the ball on the UT 4yd line
Hog mascot can't believe the Texas endzone fumble for another Hog score
Bevo pissed about the 17-0 deficit to the Hogs, David gets a $10.50 Nacho
Horns sustain a drive and Swoopes' 9yd QB keeper puts Texas on the board
But the Hogs march down the field and get the 7 points back before halftime
Razorback band takes the field at halftime up 24-7
Hog twirler deploys the flaming batons, three of them!
Texas band takes the field and proudly marches out a longhorn
Horn twirler, not be outdone, busts out her three flaming batons!
Hog and Horn bands play together and draw out a star on the field
Halftime stats are ugly and won't be improving much
Hogs players retake the field behind their red & white flags
Texas players take the field after tense halftime discussion
Flags circle around to give me a chance at the full TEXAS photo
Johnson returns the 2nd half opening kickoff to the UT23
Texas goes 3 and out, then Arkansas drives to the UT14
But McFain misses a FG from the 32, score remains 24-7
Cheerleaders try to entertain the crowd by jumping on Bevo
They even plank on Bevo's back using a horn for support
Meanwhile, Swoopes continues to run for his life on every down
After a Gray rush for a loss of 2yds, Swoopes throws 2 incompletes
The 2nd was tossed out of bounds before getting sacked for a safety
Arkanas goes 3 & out, punts, but Shipley trips on the widest hole yet seen
Texas tries to draw up a play that will result in positive yardage
After a rush for minus 2yds, Swoopes throws two more incomplete passes
The 2nd, he chunks out of bounds before sacked for a safety . . . deja vu?
Arkansas runs the ball every play for 9 minutes and scores another TD
Hogs up 31-7, a tad worse than last year's 30-7 loss to Oregon
Leave our top row corner endzone seats for those between the goal lines
Bevo is still watching but turns his head on offensive plays
Cheerleaders try their hardest to keep the fans interested
View of our prior seats above the band on the top row, lower deck
Arkansas tries to run out the clock after another Texas 3 & out
Cheerleaders pose for a friend so I grab a group shot as well
Longhorns try to make something happen on their final possession
They get two 1st downs and double their yardage for the whole game
Longhorns pick up 29 yds in their last possession bumping up their offense to a still worst ever 59 total yards as the final seconds tick off
The gun mercifully fires ending this debacle of a game
After congratulating each other the orange team jogs towards the locker room
The cheerleaders give it one more try to get the fans up on their feet
The players, the band and their families meet in the corner to sing "The Eyes"
The Longhorn Band plays The Eyes of Texas perfectly once again
A decidedly female voice sings The Eyes of Texas
A worst showing than last year's bowl, in more ways than one
And the Hog fans go bananas over a big win over an old rival