Football (but not just about football)

I really didn't mean to raise Austin to be a loyal Texas Longhorn fan, but he became one. Well, he and I do have a man crush”, Colt McCoy, and I did let him and the others stay up late to watch Vince Young defeat USC in the Rose Bowl.  I give up.  He was a Longhorn through and through. 

I'm sad to say he didn't see the best days of Texas football.  Honestly, he was a better fan than me. That's because he was an optimistic guy. He believed in the coaches and the players. I've always been a fair weather fan, and I have a tendency to bail out of a game that is going south. I'm ashamed of it, and he called me out! Austin was better than me.  We’d be down by 3 touchdowns, then maybe get one back.  Then, lose. He might hit his fist in a pillow, but he would be there till the end.  Austin once again showed me how to be a good fan, and reminded me how to live a better life. See it through to the end. Loyalty matters.

While there's a chance he might have ended up at Texas A&M...or some other school, I don't think it would've happened. I love our non-burnt orange friends and family, and I’ll always cheer them on. I am thankful for those who carry his spirit down to Austin since he didn’t make it there. As far as Austin is concerned, I think it is Hook’em Horns all the way from Heaven.

Here’s to seeing things through and loyalty…..and to a better football season!

“Better is the end of a thing than its beginning, and the patient in spirit is better than the proud in spirit.” - Ecc7:8

“Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.” - 1 Cor 13:7
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