Brandon R. Sanders

Every kid should still hear about Audie Murphy.

@thrashman10 There is a part of NE Texas that produced unimaginable running back talent for a special time.

Very little angered my late father. Near the top of that list was questioning whether Earl was the greatest high school football player he had ever seen. For the record he was born and raised in Calera, Alabama and was Roll Tide until he died.

@WalkerATX @fox7austin He no Ben Gold, the Dallas arcade assassin of the 80’s.

It's 1982 in Austin and you're watching a local teen try to break the world record for playing Asteroids🕹️ @fox7austin

In my research of the 83 Daingerfield team, I obviously was looking at a few seasons before to follow Thomas Everett’s arc, and the talent out of East Texas at that time was mind blowing. Pre-dated a few years my Billy Simms and Earl Campbell, but his senior year Edwin Simmons was THE biggest prospect in Texas in a talent pool that went deep.

Edwin Simmons IMO is still the greatest could have been in Texas football during my lifetime. He had HOF ability.

@DannyDrinksWine It insists upon itself.

According to Henry Fonda, Sergio Leone's "Once Upon a Time in the West" (1968) ran four years at the same theater in Paris. The identical thing happened in Berlin. It was one of the all-time grossing pictures in Europe, South America, and Japan. But it was a big failure in the USA. Audiences at home simply would not accept Henry Fonda shooting a helpless child in cold blood. The film may be seen on late-night television in the United States, but just as Fonda draws his gun, stations all over the country cut to commercials. ("Fonda My Life", Henry Fonda & Howard Teichmann, 1981) P.S: Remembering the great American actor Henry Fonda on his 121st birthday!

There might have been better football games in Texas High School Football history, but the atmosphere, crowd, back and forth battle, and for sheer fun and enjoyment, this was the most memorable game I ever watched live. It was billed Dexter Butler vs Dane Johnson but it was a total team vs team - coach vs coach battle where every single play seemed to hold maximum importance.

1992 Texas playoff football: Southlake Carroll vs Vernon. One of the greatest Texas high school playoff games ever. #TXHSFB #Carroll #SLC #Vernon #TexasFootball #UIL #HSFB @SLC_Recruiting @CarrollDragonFB @txhsfbchat

@kevin_nealon You’re becoming one of the masters; I swear. If you didn’t personally still owe me money, I’d push you more.

I get a little emotional. Didn't think I'd cry.

@LoboFBHistory My son’s QB coach for a time. An encyclopedia of the game.

TBT - Sept. 24, 1994 - Stoney Case from Odessa, TX (Permian HS) set the UNM program record for single game TD passes with 6 at BYU. This record has now stood for nearly 32 years. Case holds school records for career total offense (10,651 yds.), career passing (9,460 yds.), career TD passes (67), and was the 1994 WAC Offensive Player of the Year.

@KevG163 10 year old me sat alone one lonely afternoon bemoaning the ending of the season, and had the name of a player I didn’t really know well, seared into my memory bank for life. Watching his game arc was rocket fuel to my imagination.

Happy Birthday, Pat McInally! The #Bengals' 10-year punter/receiver — a 1981 Pro Bowler, First-Team All-Pro, and AFC Champion In 1980's final week, Pat put on a resilient performance for the ages. • Knocked unconscious after taking one of NFL history's most vicious hits early in the game, laid motionless for 10 minutes, and was then carted off • Returned to punt in the second quarter, drawing a roughing the kicker call • Returned as a receiver in the third quarter and made a SPECTACULAR over-the-head game-tying 59-yard touchdown reception

@MatthewModine Terry Davis and I often talk about how you were the perfect choice for Louden. You captured all his essence from the character in the book. Heck of a screenplay written from it as well.

I’m often asked about the pegboard scene in VISION QUEST. That was all me. No stunt doubles or safety measures. I trained for a long time and had to climb it several times to get all the angles. The “trick” is not to over extend, so you’d be pulling up your entire body weight. You have to keep it compact. Arms and elbows tight. 💪🏽 You can support the @FMJDiary project by bidding on a signed VQ poster here: ebay.com/itm/2062521319…

A Texas side note - on the KC defense was #1983Daingerfield captain Eric Everett, #39, but his teammate was former rival from the 1983 3A Texas state championship game against Sweeny, Tracy Simien, #54.

What a ride we had with Mike Leach. Made football and life a better place to be.

@accuweather @AaronRigsbyOSC I live a few minutes away. Very sad for those people and it was a long night of worry.

At least one person was killed after a tornado tore through Runaway Bay, Texas, on Saturday night. 🎥: @AaronRigsbyOSC

@CoachDanCasey Man, memories. Ran the single wing for a decade and angered everyone.

Never seen this before: 1938 Cornell running Single Wing + Tackle Over + handing Buck Sweep to the On-Ball Weakside TE 🤯 Unhinged 😂

Carthage scored a passing touchdown on them in game 3. A pass from Rougley to Wyche. Extra point failed. The other 2 points was game 1 against Kilgore when a bad snap went over Pittman’s head during a punt. Tony Evans and Gene Rowe were the only two 1,000 yard rushers on the team, but they did have an active 6 deep running back rotation. Book coming out this fall and movie is in development. give.glu.love/portfolio/

@DannyDeraney The subtle “thank you, sir” to the lady commissioner had me rolling.

50 years ago today, The Bad News Bears opened for theaters. And a reminder, that Tanner Boyle would have died for your sins.

@KevG163 Gregory Hines was a legend in anything he did. Rip.

Happy Birthday to the great Michael McDonald! One of my favorite songs of his — "Sweet Freedom" from the "Running Scared" soundtrack McDonald, Billy Crystal...and Gregory Hines rockin' the Walter Payton #Bears jersey — tipping some beers and dancing at the tiki bar

@BranSanders Well, here's a stat that might blow your mind... Peyton Manning was the last QB drafted first overall who won a Super Bowl with the team that drafted him. Since then 20 number-one quarterbacks have not (14 since Eli Manning, whose brief holdout led to a trade from San Diego).

After all this time, and data from decades to pull from, there still isn’t an algorithm strong enough to make drafting, especially an overall #1 Quarterback a sure thing. The quantification that we really enjoy is still a huge mystery. That’s sort of beautiful when you think an out it. Until of course, Musk Optimus robots start their own league and it’s rote by the book 10101

Wondering how this may relate to the impending Tua release...