I lost a good friend, Dave, Friday night after the Cotton Bowl.  He passed away in the early hours of Saturday morning.  He was a childhood friend and my roommate at Texas in the early 90’s.  He loved his Longhorns. A few of us buddies have a text thread that we use during Longhorn games. Dave never responded to our texts Friday night.  

I talked to his wife tonight and asked if Dave watched the game.  She said she helped prop him up in bed so he could watch.  When it was over he asked her to turn the tv off.  He was upset but told her was proud of the season the Horns had.  Then she told me, in the middle of the night she woke up and heard him listening to the postgame on that damn podcast.  I asked which one?  She said you know, that On Texas podcast you all watch.  She said he watched that thing religiously.  
I know this is a somewhat morbid post but I just wanted to thank you guys for bringing joy to my friend’s life over the past year or so.  He’s dealt with a lot and I really think your YouTube videos were one of the few things that brought him happiness over the past number of months.  I appreciate you all very much. 
 

Hook’ em Dave!

God bless Dave, his family, and friends. Hook em.

God Bless his family and friends. Rest Easy Dave and Hook'em always! 

I'm sure all Longhorns everywhere send their condolences.

God Bless Dave and those who knew him and loved him.

Hook 'Em Forever And Always.

Thanks for sharing that. Sorry for the loss of your friend. Our thoughts are with his wife and their family, and with you, too.

25 minutes ago, Jbf19 said:

I lost a good friend, Dave, Friday night after the Cotton Bowl.  He passed away in the early hours of Saturday morning.  He was a childhood friend and my roommate at Texas in the early 90’s.  He loved his Longhorns. A few of us buddies have a text thread that we use during Longhorn games. Dave never responded to our texts Friday night.  

I talked to his wife tonight and asked if Dave watched the game.  She said she helped prop him up in bed so he could watch.  When it was over he asked her to turn the tv off.  He was upset but told her was proud of the season the Horns had.  Then she told me, in the middle of the night she woke up and heard him listening to the postgame on that damn podcast.  I asked which one?  She said you know, that On Texas podcast you all watch.  She said he watched that thing religiously.  
I know this is a somewhat morbid post but I just wanted to thank you guys for bringing joy to my friend’s life over the past year or so.  He’s dealt with a lot and I really think your YouTube videos were one of the few things that brought him happiness over the past number of months.  I appreciate you all very much. 
 

Hook’ em Dave!

Sobering reminder of how special the past two seasons have been and how awesome it's been to share them with @Bobby Burton, @Gerry Hamilton, @CJ Vogel, @Rod Babers et al.

Hook 'em, Dave 🤘

Edited January 14, 20251 yr by horns96

Hook 'Em forever, Dave. Thank you for sharing that and my deepest condolences. 

Life is precious.

I am so sorry for your loss. It is so special that you shared this. Keeping you and Dave’s loved ones in our thoughts and prayers 

I’m sorry for your loss, Jbf19. OTF has really blossomed into something special, that brings us joy as individual fans but also creates bonds between friends and family. I watch just about every daily OTF show and so does everyone on my Horns text chain. Thanks to the OTF crew for being such a source of comfort and camaraderie for your almost 70K fans!

Edited January 14, 20251 yr by Bunk Moreland