29 June 2005
Texas.......
Sunday, June 26, 2005 (Rosenblatt Stadium, Omaha, Nebraska)--The University of Texas Longhorns Baseball team wins their 6th National Championship. This was the 2nd championship under Augie. The best part of the College World Series is that Texas had a better record than most of the teams, yet they were unseeded. Instead, they pay the critics back by not losing a game in the whole series. Congratulations Horns, thanks for the great season. Now, we can finally concentrate on football. Hope Mack can follow-up where Augie left off.
Oh yeah, for any of you that do not know, this is a picture of the UT tower. This is also known as the Main Building. The significance of the building is that it is probably the most prominent one in Austin. Although it does not stand taller than the Texas Capitol, it sits up higher because of the hill that it's on. The orange color is a sign of celebration. Rarely is the tower fully orange like in this picture. Even more rare, the "1" that is lit up in the windows signifies that an athletic team from the school has won a national championship. Other times that the tower is fully lit orange is when UT wins the Big 12 Football championship, when the beat their rivals, the Aggies of Texas A&M, and when a class graduates from the university. When I graduated in 2001, the tower was lit orange like you see it here, but in the windows was an "01" signifying the year that I graduated. To make that even better, there was a display of fireworks and lasers in the background (I'll try to post a picture, because it was one of the most awesome displays I have ever seen). Lastly, the tower was lit orange like this when Ricky won the Heisman trophy. The windows read "34", Ricky's number, in honor of his accomplishment. For more information on the tower, click here.
