tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6664061.post113649879761993206..comments2023-05-18T05:29:40.914-05:00Comments on Life's a Garden...Dig It!: Gig' Em Horns!Otishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13882200488365105086noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6664061.post-1136540245486051042006-01-06T03:37:00.000-06:002006-01-06T03:37:00.000-06:00Also, I guess you could title that last lengthy so...Also, I guess you could title that last lengthy somnolent ballad, "Requiem Upon The Field Of Conquest." Seems to fit the tone of it all....Sniff, Sniff.... Pardon me as I dry a recalcitrant tear....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6664061.post-1136539268100650972006-01-06T03:21:00.000-06:002006-01-06T03:21:00.000-06:00All great things must someday pass,With a whimper,...All great things must someday pass,<BR/>With a whimper, or loudly bawlin';<BR/>This one did, and hence, alas, <BR/>The Mighty Trojans have now fallen.<BR/><BR/>Fine warriors, they did abound,<BR/>Heisman engraved, potential near;<BR/>Favored ones, high hopes around,<BR/>Only the "in-Vince-able" to fear.<BR/><BR/>Number One 'gainst Number Two'<BR/>The greatest bowl game ever;<BR/>Who could guess the devil's due?<BR/>The "Three-peat" prayers to sever.<BR/><BR/>A month of hype, a wait so long<BR/>How could the action match it?<BR/>Past New Years Day it did prolong,<BR/>What football fan won't catch it?<BR/><BR/>When finally started, a noisy roar,<BR/>A crowd nearly evenly divided;<BR/>They all knew no routs tonite, nor<BR/>A game quickly decided.<BR/><BR/>Back and forth the scoring goes,<BR/>Momentum chose no preference;<BR/>By halftime 'Horns ahead-who knows-<BR/>What team would show its deference?<BR/><BR/>By second half the men of Troy,<BR/>Had scored on each possession;<BR/>Would Vincent be a man or boy,<BR/>A hero, or in need of confession?<BR/><BR/>It boiled down to fourth and one,<BR/>'Twas handed to Lyndale White;<BR/>This the moment fame is won,<BR/>Though, not to be this night.<BR/><BR/>The Texans said, he shall not pass,<BR/>The first down line as marked;<BR/>They piled him down upon the grass,<BR/>Just inches shy he's parked!<BR/><BR/>Two minutes now for Vince to use,<BR/>To throw or yet to run;<BR/>Then he went, 'twas his to choose,<BR/>The contest nearly done!<BR/><BR/>Run or toss, he couldn't miss,<BR/>A-marching down the field;<BR/>Away ye tacklers, here's a kiss,<BR/>The Troy defence would yield.<BR/><BR/>On 4th & five there wasn't doubt,<BR/>That S.C. was the mourner;<BR/>There goes Vince, just seconds out,<BR/>Sprinting to the endzone's corner.<BR/><BR/>On Persia's coast, there was a land<BR/>that made the Greeks enraged;<BR/>Those men of Troy, they had a hand<BR/>In battles long engaged.<BR/><BR/>A ten year streak, a firm defence,<BR/>'Gainst Agamemnon & Achilles;<BR/>Hector fought with courage, hence,<BR/>When slain, there sprouted lillies.<BR/><BR/>When all was lost, the enemy fled,<BR/>The war appeared all over;<BR/>So Troy relaxed, but soon they bled<BR/>From a giant horse in cover.<BR/><BR/>Thirty-four, the streak had been,<BR/>Three championships in sight;<BR/>Victory vanished right there when,<BR/>In-Vince-Able ran right.<BR/><BR/>May Longhorns cheer long and loud,<BR/>From the results of this meeting;<BR/>But forget not, and be not proud,<BR/>For know, all glory's fleeting!<BR/><BR/><BR/>......By a disappointed USC fan,<BR/> It was his almost-mater.<BR/> Glad for UT-Mack's the man!<BR/> And by this blogger's father.<BR/><BR/><BR/>P.S. - Yeah, you can send this to<BR/> the Austin Paper, if it's<BR/> worth retelling...(ha-ha!)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com