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<v Speaker 1>It's been a great year for Long Horn football this year,

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<v Speaker 1>and the guy that has called every single play and

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<v Speaker 1>by the way, has kept me company a lot. On

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<v Speaker 1>Saturday afternoons and Saturday evenings, the voice of the long Horns,

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<v Speaker 1>the one and only Craig Wait, joins us.

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<v Speaker 2>Good morning, Craig, Good morning, And it begs the eternal question,

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<v Speaker 2>what in the world are you doing with your saturdays otherwise?

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<v Speaker 1>But you know, I've found myself recently taking you on

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<v Speaker 1>my walks On Saturday. I walk about for about an

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<v Speaker 1>hour and I am streaming you on the iHeartRadio app

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<v Speaker 1>and listening to the football games. And as I'm making

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<v Speaker 1>my way through the Brushy Creek Trail, I feel like

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<v Speaker 1>I'm right there sitting at dk R with the game.

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<v Speaker 1>I love listening to sports on the radio. I love it.

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<v Speaker 1>I like watching on TV, too, but I just think

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<v Speaker 1>radio is just different.

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<v Speaker 3>And I'm netflix guy for football.

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<v Speaker 2>And I will say this, I've been blessed enough and

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<v Speaker 2>fortunate enough to where I do quite a bit of both,

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<v Speaker 2>mainly radio, but the high school football state championships on

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<v Speaker 2>television and done some other television assignments. A Cowboys preseason game,

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<v Speaker 2>I've done several other things. But I'm with you, Sandy,

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<v Speaker 2>and I think we're all kind of in agreement with this,

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<v Speaker 2>since we're all kind of you know, radio hanks and

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<v Speaker 2>have been for some time that there is something extra

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<v Speaker 2>special about the radio. We do have more of a canvas,

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<v Speaker 2>and we are really responsible for painting a proper picture

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<v Speaker 2>on that TV that you know, there are pictures to

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<v Speaker 2>go with it, so you have to kind of pick

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<v Speaker 2>your spots and you don't have to overtalk it unless,

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<v Speaker 2>of course, it's a simulcast, and we've had that with

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<v Speaker 2>some early season Texas basketball games. And I'll say that

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<v Speaker 2>up front. You know, we walcome the simulcast of our

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<v Speaker 2>radio call, so people won't say, you know, why in

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<v Speaker 2>the hell is he talking so much? I mean, that's

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<v Speaker 2>an eternal question about me anyway, But especially with regard

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<v Speaker 2>to a game, and unless it's a simulcas as, television

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<v Speaker 2>is different than radio, but on radio you have to

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<v Speaker 2>be the eyes of the years. You have to do

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<v Speaker 2>the proper things to make sure people understand left from

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<v Speaker 2>right and what color of the uniforms, and how the

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<v Speaker 2>stadium looks and north to south and things like that.

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<v Speaker 2>Those are all part of the responsibility.

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<v Speaker 1>I think I love it when you say left to

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<v Speaker 1>right on your radio dial. Okay, now I can picture

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<v Speaker 1>which way the Longhorns are going. I got that. You

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<v Speaker 1>guys are also on TV. Now we got the local call.

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<v Speaker 1>I saw this weekend on one of the ESPN channels.

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<v Speaker 1>I think you can listen to Craig call on the

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<v Speaker 1>radio on television. That's really cool. Is that new?

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<v Speaker 2>It's been around a few years, but the ESPN has

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<v Speaker 2>put this in on their coverage of the telecast in

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<v Speaker 2>the college football Playoff now. Of course, until this year,

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<v Speaker 2>it was a four team playoff for the prior nine seasons,

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<v Speaker 2>so it was in the semifinals and it was up

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<v Speaker 2>there last year when Texas played in the Sugar bubl

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<v Speaker 2>they'll do is in addition to their regular feed, and

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<v Speaker 2>they have about six or seven feeds, because they realize

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<v Speaker 2>a lot of people are dialed into that. So instead

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<v Speaker 2>of putting on on one of their other channels, you

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<v Speaker 2>know whatever, bowling or or or you know what, the

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<v Speaker 2>dog jumping competitions and things like that, poker shows, things

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<v Speaker 2>like that, they realized they could give fans a lot

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<v Speaker 2>of different angles. So what they'll do is they'll have

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<v Speaker 2>the regular telecast, and they'll have a feed in Spanish.

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<v Speaker 2>They'll also have what they call a skycam look and

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<v Speaker 2>you're looking from up top of the skycam. They'll have

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<v Speaker 2>an All twenty two. They'll have a room with a

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<v Speaker 2>bunch of coaches sitting around talking about it throughout the

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<v Speaker 2>course of the game. But one of the things they

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<v Speaker 2>provide is they feed and they call it the hometown

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<v Speaker 2>radio broadcast, so they'll have the broadcast feeds of both

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<v Speaker 2>of the competing team's radio network. Now sometimes, like they

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<v Speaker 2>did last week, they pair it like with a skycam.

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<v Speaker 2>Add somebody you know text me and say, hey, I

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<v Speaker 2>really enjoyed you broadcast, but looking at it from the

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<v Speaker 2>skycap made me dizzy, and I get that. But they

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<v Speaker 2>also made it available i think on ESPN Plus to

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<v Speaker 2>where you get the regular feed with our broadcast. So

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<v Speaker 2>it's a service and it's nice of ESPN to do

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<v Speaker 2>that because they know there's a lot of people out

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<v Speaker 2>there who probably want to listen to their radio guy

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<v Speaker 2>who's been calling it all year long and for several years,

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<v Speaker 2>and so they provide that for both teams, which I

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<v Speaker 2>think is a good thing.

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<v Speaker 1>Craig Way is our guest the voice of the Longhorns.

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<v Speaker 1>Longhorns playing Saturday in the Cotton Bowl at AT and

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<v Speaker 1>T Stadium in Arlington against Ohio State. Craig thanks again

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<v Speaker 1>for taking the time to visit with you, JB. I

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<v Speaker 1>feel like I'm hogging all this. You got something for

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<v Speaker 1>crag I do.

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<v Speaker 3>I'd love to get you because you've been covering long

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<v Speaker 3>Horn football for a long time, and then so much

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<v Speaker 3>has changed in the last year SCC for the Longhorns,

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<v Speaker 3>the transfer portal nil and it's funny I forgot you

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<v Speaker 3>covered like state championship high school too.

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<v Speaker 2>I watched that.

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<v Speaker 4>I watched some of that game, and it looked like

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<v Speaker 4>college football.

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<v Speaker 3>I watched college football.

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<v Speaker 1>It looks like pro football.

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<v Speaker 3>Pro football is in the stratosphere right now.

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<v Speaker 4>But give me your overall thoughts on this status in

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<v Speaker 4>the state of Longhorn football in this new era, because

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<v Speaker 4>you've been there when it was I mean, I was

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<v Speaker 4>there dog days of the eighties and then you know,

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<v Speaker 4>it was such a heyday, the Vince Young, mac Brown,

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<v Speaker 4>Colt McCoy era, then a slump for a decade and

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<v Speaker 4>this is like on a level we've never seen.

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<v Speaker 2>I agree with you at JB. On a lot of levels.

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<v Speaker 2>My first year on the network was nineteen eighty eight,

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<v Speaker 2>when I was the studio anchor for four seasons on

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<v Speaker 2>the old Southwest Conference Radio network when they used to

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<v Speaker 2>bring in all the broadcast into one studio in Dallas,

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<v Speaker 2>when I was living and working in Dallas at the time,

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<v Speaker 2>And my first season in the booth was nineteen ninety two.

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<v Speaker 2>Is the analyst to Bill Shooning. We did ten football

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<v Speaker 2>and nine basketball seasons together before he left to become

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<v Speaker 2>the play by play voice of the Spurs. So I

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<v Speaker 2>moved over to the play by play in the O

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<v Speaker 2>one o two season and during that time, that's my

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<v Speaker 2>twenty fourth year in the play by play role. I've

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<v Speaker 2>seen a lot of change with it. I mean, you

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<v Speaker 2>go all the way back and Matt Brown was the

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<v Speaker 2>coach then, and you mentioned Vince Young. In the Great Run,

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<v Speaker 2>they had ten consecutive seasons of nine or more wins.

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<v Speaker 2>They had nine consecutive seasons of ten or more, and

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<v Speaker 2>there was a complacency there from the fan base. There

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<v Speaker 2>invariably is no matter how good or how bad you are,

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<v Speaker 2>but there was. And then when the Long Orange hit

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<v Speaker 2>lean times, it was kind of tough there was basically

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<v Speaker 2>a decade where they just, you know it, really struggled

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<v Speaker 2>to get back up there. And then they had a

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<v Speaker 2>few years where they were winning and getting the bowl games,

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<v Speaker 2>but there didn't seem to be any real heavy duty

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<v Speaker 2>upward mobility of the program. And it took Sark, I think,

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<v Speaker 2>coming in three years ago, going up four years ago

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<v Speaker 2>to really make this work where we just passed the

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<v Speaker 2>four year anniversary when he was actually announced when he

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<v Speaker 2>came in, and I think what Sark has brought to

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<v Speaker 2>the program is because he spent time in the NFL,

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<v Speaker 2>because he spent time with the program like Alabama, understanding

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<v Speaker 2>to your point how it he has kind of elevated

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<v Speaker 2>to an almost NFL style level, and he's kind of

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<v Speaker 2>brought that in terms of what his offensive playbook is,

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<v Speaker 2>what the program's expectations are. You mentioned nil and transfer portal,

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<v Speaker 2>and you know, with the additional money that goes into

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<v Speaker 2>it and things of that nature, all of that is

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<v Speaker 2>really really big. I think that what he's done is

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<v Speaker 2>the broadened what the scope of long Horn football is

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<v Speaker 2>supposed to be all about. And now now in this

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<v Speaker 2>expanded playoff, think about it, Texas is about to play

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<v Speaker 2>its sixteenth game for the season. They've never done that before.

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<v Speaker 2>They've never won more than thirteen games, and that was

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<v Speaker 2>the national championship year of five in the year they

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<v Speaker 2>lost Alabama in the championship game, you know nine, they

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<v Speaker 2>won thirteen each of those. They won thirteen this year

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<v Speaker 2>and they're trying to get to a program record fourteenth

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<v Speaker 2>And even if they get that, they only won the

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<v Speaker 2>national title yet though, I have one more game. So

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<v Speaker 2>it is a different world in college football, and I

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<v Speaker 2>think Sark has proven to be the guy to lead

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<v Speaker 2>them into that next generation of what college football was

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<v Speaker 2>all about.

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<v Speaker 1>Craig Way is our guest. We're gonna take a quick

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<v Speaker 1>break and come back with more with Craig in just

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<v Speaker 1>a moment. But during the break, Craig, I want you

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<v Speaker 1>to ask you a question. I want you to think

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<v Speaker 1>about it. If you had to do one of the

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<v Speaker 1>Longhorned sports, football, basketball, or baseball for free, which one

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<v Speaker 1>would you do? Okay, I hope none, But if you

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<v Speaker 1>had to, which one would you do for free? And Tricia,

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<v Speaker 1>you got to jump in here and have something for Craig,

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<v Speaker 1>So think about a question. Okay, we don't want to

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<v Speaker 1>leave you out all right, stay with us more with

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<v Speaker 1>Craig Way, the voice of the Longhorns, coming up on

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<v Speaker 1>Austin's eighties station, What three point one