It was a lot of fun to call the East/West Shrine Game on radio. I got to work with a couple old friends from Austin days past(Jon Madani and a great stats guy named Johnny). I met a couple new people as well, including Alan Pinkett who did color. He was great and added a lot. It was cool to have 2 sideline guys (Jorge and Matt) that could interview players throughout the game. Julie spotted for me and did a good job. Spotters are so important to play by play folks doing football. The next time you hear them mentioned, realize how important they are. Thanks Julie. I also met Dave Tepper for the first time. He used to be on 1530 in Austin. Seems like a good guy, and things are going well for him in Houston. Check out the Ticket in Houston if you get a chance. It's 97.5 FM.
When I was a kid, I loved these kinds of games because of all the helmets. And I still do. This is some East players during warm ups.
All 3 Longhorns(Lokey, Okam, and Derry) and the Aggie(Harrington) are in this shot. By the way, if you know anyone associated with this game, give 'em a quick idea for me. The West should be red. The East should be blue. East-cold weather = blue. West-warm weather = red. It drove me crazy all game long having to call the guys in blue jerseys the West. Come on Shriners, make the switch.
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