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Applewhite was sick and Simms started. It was actually A&M that came back and then won the game. Applewhite came in the 4th quarter after Simms struggled quite a bit in the second half.

Haha that's right Simms started and they were up 16-0 and lost 20-16 Applewhite played in the 2 NFL half.

I get the hate for Simms to a degree since he was a giant douche but the Applewhite love was a bit much. He never won jack but is this beloved guy meanwhile James Brown won back to back conference titles and you never about him

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Posted by TejasHorn

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Posted on 8/15/17 at 4:40 pm to H-Town Tiger

Major had some bonehead games himself but showed up bigly when needed.

The '98 season, including beating Nebraska on Major's willpower alone, launched the program under Mack. He got rewarded with the bench when Simms showed up.

This post was edited on 8/15/17 at 4:41 pm

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Posted by TexasTiger08

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Posted on 8/16/17 at 12:06 am to H-Town Tiger

I agree Simms was 'douchy', but still a damn good qb. Unfortunately, he's known for having Roy Williams go Superman on his arse in 2001. If I recall, the only reason they were pinned back inside their own 5 was because Nathan Vasher fair caught a punt way back there.

Simms was screwed in one way...any big wins he had (aggy, LSU, Nebraska in Lincoln, KSU in Manhattan, Colorado, etc) were discredited. UT was 'supposed' to win those.

James Brown also gets no love within that program. He was a dude with a knack for the big game.

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