August 22, 2024 • 9 mins
Craig Way is live from Houston after today's events celebrating the revival of the Lone Star Showdown.
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
We begin the final hour of the program from Houston
right here on Sports Radio AM thirteen hundred Zone. We're
in the studios of our friends from iHeartMedia Houston here
and that includes Sports Talk seven ninety kbm E. That's
our Texas Longhorn Radio Network affiliate down here in the
(00:21):
greater Houston area as well. So they've been very welcoming
and hospitable and accommodating today for us to be able
to bring you the program from down here in Houston
this afternoon. So always glad to see our fellow sports
radio brethren. And like is the case with us, in
(00:42):
iHeart Austin, they have more than just the one station
in the building, they have several like we do. Of course,
we have the home of Austin's all time country Favorites,
ninety eight point one FM CAVEPP, which you can also
hear long run football games. Our game broadcast ass will,
in addition to airing on the Zone, will also air
(01:03):
on ninety eight point one FMK VETT during the course
of the year. And of course we have Case one
oh one, and we have Kiss FM, and we have
one or two point three the Beat. We have Austin's
eighty station one O three point one FM. We have
all ninety seven point five, so we've got a lot
happening in our in our building and they do here
(01:25):
as well. So always great to have a chance to
visit with our iHeart Fellowship in other markets and in
other cities as well. And that includes seeing some of
the guys I've been on their programs, like guys like
Adam Wexler and and then also stand and several of
(01:46):
the other guys, and several of them came in and
came by to say hi and welcome me and say hey.
Speaker 2 (01:51):
Glad to have you in town.
Speaker 1 (01:52):
And if you need anything, give us a shout. So
they've been they've been very, very accommodated. It's going to
be down here in Houston, and we came down here
to Houston, and obviously because of the news conference earlier today.
In fact, it was late this morning at a at
a company called Cotton Holdings, which is right off the
(02:13):
Sam Houston toll Way, and it is a company that
has several different divisions, but pretty much all of it
tied to restoration after you know, after natural disasters and
clean ups things like hurricanes and tornadoes and heavy and
flooding and things like that. They specialize in restoration type
(02:39):
services and there are many felt like it was like
a perfect title sponsor, if you will, are a perfect
official sponsor of the Lone Star Showdown series that is
being re upped between Texas and Texas A and M.
Speaker 2 (02:55):
It's more than just the football game.
Speaker 1 (02:57):
We knew three years ago when it was announced that
Texas and Oklahoma were going into the Southeastern Conference that
they would be playing football again for the first time
since twenty eleven.
Speaker 2 (03:11):
But they of.
Speaker 1 (03:12):
Course have had meetings in the other sports, men's and
women's basketball, an odd game or two here or there,
baseball as well. They've had the one midweek non conference
game to have been playing. And they met twice in
NCAA postseason play twenty eighteen in a regional in Austin,
the Texas won en routes Omaha, and of course this
(03:34):
past spring in June, late spring almost summer in June
when Texas A and M won the regional in College
Station en route to going to the College World Series
as well. And they've also met on the track. They've
met in the pool, They've met in volleyball, in tennis,
(03:57):
in golf, all manner of sports, but not in football.
And of course that changes on November thirtieth, when the
rivalry is, as they say, restored. And that's why the
conversation about this being a natural sponsor, a restoration company
doing its part as the official sponsor, as the restoration
(04:20):
of the Lone Star Showdown rivalry series between Texas and
Texas A and M will take place this year. So
the athletic directors of the respective institutions, Trev Alberts of
Texas A and M, and UT's vice president director of Athletics,
Chris del Conti.
Speaker 2 (04:36):
All.
Speaker 1 (04:38):
Visiting and here both of those gentlemen there as well
as the official spokes folks for Cotton Holdings, in fact,
the founder and the CEO, Pete Bell, visiting as well.
And then Andrew Monico, the voice of the Aggies attacks
(05:00):
A and M and yours truly with an opportunity to
talk about the history, the tradition of this rivalry and
what it means like because it's it's a different rivalry.
I talked about it.
Speaker 2 (05:14):
It's just it's it's a different kind of rivalry.
Speaker 1 (05:16):
And when I was speaking to day and I think
folks who are long time, long run fans. They get that,
they understand that it's it. It it is different, you know,
it's it's funny. The SEC has got has got that
that cat's phrase.
Speaker 2 (05:29):
It just means more that that deal.
Speaker 1 (05:33):
When describing both the Texas o U and Texas Texas
A and M rivalries, I think it is pretty much
a given to say that it just is different in
(05:55):
describing the rivalries, Uh, this is all Texas centric. It's
very very deep seated in a longer rivalry between these
two before the interruption than the one with Oklahoma. So
it means an awful lot for sure. And to hear
(06:16):
interested parties talk about to hear R. C. Slocum, the
former great Texas A and M head coach, to see
him there and a lot of folks were interviewing him
as well, and what that rivalry meant to him. And
he was a part of thirty of those games between
Texas and Texas A and M, both as a head
(06:37):
coach and as an assistant thirty of those And it
was pointed out by Trev Alberts, the athletics director, both
in the press conference and in my one on one conversation,
and we brought you last hour that it's been a
tough go at times obviously for Texas A and M.
R C himself was sixteen and fourteen counting his time
(07:00):
as an assistant and as a head coach uh so,
and we know obviously Texas has the overall series lead.
But but things are different obviously now. It's going to
be interesting to see how it is going forward for that.
So we look forward to the restoration of that rivalry
and not only that, this point system that will go
(07:23):
into a warning the Lone Star Showdown Trophy to the
winner that that thing kicks into gear in September when
Texas Volleyball, defending national champions go over to College Station
to take on Texas A and M. That'll be the
(07:44):
first head to head meeting between Texas and Texas A
and M and this Lone Star Showdown series presented by
Cotton Holdings, So it'll be it'll be the first and
there will be you know, points awarded to the win
of that matchup and all of the other meetings between
(08:05):
Texas and Texas A and M. There will be on
that point system much like the Director's Cup, which of
course Texas has won three of the last four years.
Speaker 2 (08:14):
So coming up.
Speaker 1 (08:16):
In case you missed it in the first hour of
the program, we're going to bring you the conversation again
with Chrystale Conti, the athletic director at ut. It was
the way that the press conference was structured was you
had an MC for the event xenamed, and then you
(08:36):
had Andrew Monico myself speak about the history and tradition
of the rivalry. Then you had the president, the CEO
of Cotton Holdings get up and speak, so Pete Bell
did that, and then you heard from the athletic directors.
(08:58):
You heard from Chrystal Conty and also from Trev Alberts,
and then afterwards they did kind of little media scrum breakout,
if you will.
Speaker 2 (09:06):
And it happened simultaneously.
Speaker 1 (09:07):
So Trev Alberts was visiting with the media contingent coming
really from the Brass Valley and College station by and large,
while CDC was visiting with the greater Austin media contingent
contingent by and large. So you're going to you're going
to hear some questions from me, but you also hear
questions from Kirk Bowles.
Speaker 2 (09:29):
Brian Davis back on the beat.
Speaker 1 (09:31):
You'll hear him and other folks as well, asking questions
of Christ del Conti not only about this rivalry and
the restoration and this rivalry, but a question about jims
Los Angeles contract, a question about going forward in the
SEC future, athletic events, things of that nature. So some
pretty interesting stuff coming up there. So that's up next
(09:53):
when we continue on this Thursday afternoon right here on
sports Radio AM thirteen under the zone of the iHeartRadio app.
We begin the final hour of the program from Houston
right here on Sports Radio AM thirteen hundred Zone. We're
in the studios of our friends from iHeartMedia Houston here
and that includes Sports Talk seven ninety kbm E. That's
our Texas Longhorn Radio Network affiliate down here in the
(00:21):
greater Houston area as well. So they've been very welcoming
and hospitable and accommodating today for us to be able
to bring you the program from down here in Houston
this afternoon. So always glad to see our fellow sports
radio brethren. And like is the case with us, in
(00:42):
iHeart Austin, they have more than just the one station
in the building, they have several like we do. Of course,
we have the home of Austin's all time country Favorites,
ninety eight point one FM CAVEPP, which you can also
hear long run football games. Our game broadcast ass will,
in addition to airing on the Zone, will also air
(01:03):
on ninety eight point one FMK VETT during the course
of the year. And of course we have Case one
oh one, and we have Kiss FM, and we have
one or two point three the Beat. We have Austin's
eighty station one O three point one FM. We have
all ninety seven point five, so we've got a lot
happening in our in our building and they do here
(01:25):
as well. So always great to have a chance to
visit with our iHeart Fellowship in other markets and in
other cities as well. And that includes seeing some of
the guys I've been on their programs, like guys like
Adam Wexler and and then also stand and several of
(01:46):
the other guys, and several of them came in and
came by to say hi and welcome me and say hey.
Speaker 2 (01:51):
Glad to have you in town.
Speaker 1 (01:52):
And if you need anything, give us a shout. So
they've been they've been very, very accommodated. It's going to
be down here in Houston, and we came down here
to Houston, and obviously because of the news conference earlier today.
In fact, it was late this morning at a at
a company called Cotton Holdings, which is right off the
(02:13):
Sam Houston toll Way, and it is a company that
has several different divisions, but pretty much all of it
tied to restoration after you know, after natural disasters and
clean ups things like hurricanes and tornadoes and heavy and
flooding and things like that. They specialize in restoration type
(02:39):
services and there are many felt like it was like
a perfect title sponsor, if you will, are a perfect
official sponsor of the Lone Star Showdown series that is
being re upped between Texas and Texas A and M.
Speaker 2 (02:55):
It's more than just the football game.
Speaker 1 (02:57):
We knew three years ago when it was announced that
Texas and Oklahoma were going into the Southeastern Conference that
they would be playing football again for the first time
since twenty eleven.
Speaker 2 (03:11):
But they of.
Speaker 1 (03:12):
Course have had meetings in the other sports, men's and
women's basketball, an odd game or two here or there,
baseball as well. They've had the one midweek non conference
game to have been playing. And they met twice in
NCAA postseason play twenty eighteen in a regional in Austin,
the Texas won en routes Omaha, and of course this
(03:34):
past spring in June, late spring almost summer in June
when Texas A and M won the regional in College
Station en route to going to the College World Series
as well. And they've also met on the track. They've
met in the pool, They've met in volleyball, in tennis,
(03:57):
in golf, all manner of sports, but not in football.
And of course that changes on November thirtieth, when the
rivalry is, as they say, restored. And that's why the
conversation about this being a natural sponsor, a restoration company
doing its part as the official sponsor, as the restoration
(04:20):
of the Lone Star Showdown rivalry series between Texas and
Texas A and M will take place this year. So
the athletic directors of the respective institutions, Trev Alberts of
Texas A and M, and UT's vice president director of Athletics,
Chris del Conti.
Speaker 2 (04:36):
All.
Speaker 1 (04:38):
Visiting and here both of those gentlemen there as well
as the official spokes folks for Cotton Holdings, in fact,
the founder and the CEO, Pete Bell, visiting as well.
And then Andrew Monico, the voice of the Aggies attacks
(05:00):
A and M and yours truly with an opportunity to
talk about the history, the tradition of this rivalry and
what it means like because it's it's a different rivalry.
I talked about it.
Speaker 2 (05:14):
It's just it's it's a different kind of rivalry.
Speaker 1 (05:16):
And when I was speaking to day and I think
folks who are long time, long run fans. They get that,
they understand that it's it. It it is different, you know,
it's it's funny. The SEC has got has got that
that cat's phrase.
Speaker 2 (05:29):
It just means more that that deal.
Speaker 1 (05:33):
When describing both the Texas o U and Texas Texas
A and M rivalries, I think it is pretty much
a given to say that it just is different in
(05:55):
describing the rivalries, Uh, this is all Texas centric. It's
very very deep seated in a longer rivalry between these
two before the interruption than the one with Oklahoma. So
it means an awful lot for sure. And to hear
(06:16):
interested parties talk about to hear R. C. Slocum, the
former great Texas A and M head coach, to see
him there and a lot of folks were interviewing him
as well, and what that rivalry meant to him. And
he was a part of thirty of those games between
Texas and Texas A and M, both as a head
(06:37):
coach and as an assistant thirty of those And it
was pointed out by Trev Alberts, the athletics director, both
in the press conference and in my one on one conversation,
and we brought you last hour that it's been a
tough go at times obviously for Texas A and M.
R C himself was sixteen and fourteen counting his time
(07:00):
as an assistant and as a head coach uh so,
and we know obviously Texas has the overall series lead.
But but things are different obviously now. It's going to
be interesting to see how it is going forward for that.
So we look forward to the restoration of that rivalry
and not only that, this point system that will go
(07:23):
into a warning the Lone Star Showdown Trophy to the
winner that that thing kicks into gear in September when
Texas Volleyball, defending national champions go over to College Station
to take on Texas A and M. That'll be the
(07:44):
first head to head meeting between Texas and Texas A
and M and this Lone Star Showdown series presented by
Cotton Holdings, So it'll be it'll be the first and
there will be you know, points awarded to the win
of that matchup and all of the other meetings between
(08:05):
Texas and Texas A and M. There will be on
that point system much like the Director's Cup, which of
course Texas has won three of the last four years.
Speaker 2 (08:14):
So coming up.
Speaker 1 (08:16):
In case you missed it in the first hour of
the program, we're going to bring you the conversation again
with Chrystale Conti, the athletic director at ut. It was
the way that the press conference was structured was you
had an MC for the event xenamed, and then you
(08:36):
had Andrew Monico myself speak about the history and tradition
of the rivalry. Then you had the president, the CEO
of Cotton Holdings get up and speak, so Pete Bell
did that, and then you heard from the athletic directors.
(08:58):
You heard from Chrystal Conty and also from Trev Alberts,
and then afterwards they did kind of little media scrum breakout,
if you will.
Speaker 2 (09:06):
And it happened simultaneously.
Speaker 1 (09:07):
So Trev Alberts was visiting with the media contingent coming
really from the Brass Valley and College station by and large,
while CDC was visiting with the greater Austin media contingent
contingent by and large. So you're going to you're going
to hear some questions from me, but you also hear
questions from Kirk Bowles.
Speaker 2 (09:29):
Brian Davis back on the beat.
Speaker 1 (09:31):
You'll hear him and other folks as well, asking questions
of Christ del Conti not only about this rivalry and
the restoration and this rivalry, but a question about jims
Los Angeles contract, a question about going forward in the
SEC future, athletic events, things of that nature. So some
pretty interesting stuff coming up there. So that's up next
(09:53):
when we continue on this Thursday afternoon right here on
sports Radio AM thirteen under the zone of the iHeartRadio app.
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