Texas 41, USC 38; Sandra Day–Priceless

January 5, 2006 | Filed Under In the News 

What a game! All hail ‘Horns.

Hook 'Em

I’ll defer to Tom Kirkendall and his 4 am post for a link with details.

My favorite memory: Rose Parade Grand Marshall and retiring Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor, carefully, deliberately, and impartially tossing the coin in the standard pre-game ritual. The winner–Texas. Sort of an omen, as it turned out.

Sandy-O

The game and the pomp and the press were all over the top. But for a brief shining moment, Justice O’Connor showed more class and grace herself than everyone who will cram into a certain Senate hearing room in Washington DC on January 9th.

It was never more clear to me how much she will be missed.