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me when the ball was in the air,

and that's against the rules.

- (blows whistle)

- JOE:
Hold on a minute there, Phil.

- I see a flag.

- (crowd booing)

Flag. It's coming back.

- Come on!

- PHIL:
You know what, Joe?

I believe Tom Campbell convinced the

referee that he was interfered with.

- How does he get to call that?

- He was blocking...

ARKANSAS COACH:
They're the number

one team in the nation. I understand.

But you don't make a call like

that with something like this.

Not in a game like this,

you can't make that call.

PHIL:
Worst half of football the

Longhorns have played all year.

Arkansas has figured out

how to stop this wishbone.

JOE:
And at the end of the first half,

it's Arkansas 7, Texas nothing.

(chattering)

I'm wide open after every five yards.

Hey, Slick. I can get

open out there. I promise.

All right. If your number's called

and you're open, I'll get you the ball.

(players arguing)

- PLAYER:
Can't you do more than block?

- PLAYER #2:
What?

You gonna be all right?

One more half. (sighs)

CAMPBELL:
Listen up!

Everybody up.

I'm not gonna stand here and tell you what

you're doing wrong, what you're doing right.

By God, you wouldn't be

playing if you didn't know that.

Men, I want you to think about

all the years we spent together.

The practices.

The weight room.

The heat. The sweat.

The vomit.

The Medina drills.

So difficult, every one of you

at some point wanted to quit.

And as you see,

it was all for a purpose.

To get ourselves...

to this place...

for this great battle.

Don't let all those hours you put

into this endeavor go to waste.

In about one hour,

a gun is gonna go off and end the game.

And at that point...

the world will know

that the 1969 National Champions...

were the University of Texas Longhorns.

- That's right.

- Yeah.

Now, give me three.

(all exclaiming)

- What you say, boys?

- Yeah!

All right. One by one, let's go.

Play by play, let's go.

Hey, let's go get them, Fast Freddie.

PHIL:
They've spotted the ball

inside the Texas 30-yard line.

So that was a pickup of two

on that last running play, Joe.

JOE:
And it's Arkansas. Second

down and eight on the Texas 29.

Dicus and Rees split through the left.

Montgomery, back to pass.

And he hits Dicus on a crossing pattern.

He's got some running room.

He's on the 10, five.

Arkansas, touchdown. The Razorbacks

strike first in the second half.

(grunts) Darn it.

Steinmark had a shot at him, but

he couldn't get there in time.

Freddie's a step behind.

PHIL:
A demoralizing score for the

Longhorns, who are now down 14 to nothing.

Hey! It's your time, Slick.

- MAN:
Let's go, Texas!

- Just watch me.

PHIL:
Second and nine for

Texas on the Arkansas 44.

Street goes back. He's in trouble.

He breaks free. He almost goes down.

And there he goes.

He's at the 30, the 20, 10.

Touchdown, James Street. What a run!

- You can't hold a good man down, Joe.

- Yes!

- Whoo!

- We've been seeing that scrambling artistry

from James Street for the last two years.

And now we can pull within seven.

JOE:
Wait a minute, Phil. Look there.

Texas is going for the

two-point conversion.

That's a big risk. If they fail, that makes

it a two-possession game instead of one.

- PHIL:
Coach Royal rolling the dice on this one.

- Down! Set! Hut!

It's Street. He fakes

left. Spins, goes right.

- And he's in there! Two points, Texas.

- Great job, James!

Arkansas 14, Texas 8.

Darrell Royal, the riverboat

gambler, wins that bet.

The number one team in the

land is back in the game.

Let's go. Come on.

PHIL:
Montgomery goes

back and hits Dicus again.

- A 21-yard gain.

- (whistle blows)

(straining)

(panting)

Down!

Set! Hut!

JOE:
There's the throw, and it's too long.

But we have a flag.

PHIL:
There was a hold.

Steinmark was gonna get beat, and he

grabbed his jersey to save a touchdown.

I've got holding, number 28.

So, with that penalty,

that's gonna be a 15-yarder.

That's gonna move it

all the way from the 24,

down inside the 10-yard

line to the nine, Joe.

JOE:
I've never seen him do that before.

He's finished. Take him out.

Get in there.

Freddie!

You can do it, Rick.

JOE:
Rick Nabors, the backup safety, is in.

PHIL:
Joe, I believe that's

the first time I can remember

he's being pulled from the

game for not doing his job.

At least he saved a touchdown.

I'm sorry, son. I hated to do it.

The right call.

Bring your kinnies!

Come on now. Stiff it up!

Set! Hut!

PHIL:
Montgomery, looking for Dicus.

He throws it. Interception!

Danny Lester.

He breaks the tackle and returns

it back all the way to the 25.

- (whistle blows)

- JOE:
That's a big break for the Longhorns. They dodged a bullet.

- Montgomery and Dicus were on a roll.

- Offense, on the field.

PHIL:
And here we go.

With six minutes to go,

- Texas needs to make something happen.

- Down. Set!

- Time's running out.

- Hut!

And it's Street to

Speyrer on the end around.

He breaks it upfield to the 40, 45.

Into Arkansas territory.

Set! Hut!

Koy with a quick hit to the

inside. A gain of a couple.

Worster again, off tackle.

Maybe three yards at the most.

Third and five. Worster

again. They didn't make it.

- Fourth down and the clock is still running.

- Son of a b*tch.

Damn it. Ref!

- (whistle blows)

- Time out, Texas. Fourth at about two and a half.

JOE:
Oh, this is gonna be Coach Royal's

biggest call of the game, if not the season.

PHIL:
No doubt.

That veer should be there.

- Fourth and two and a half.

- Fourth and two and a half.

But with this field position, if

we go for this and don't make it

and give it back to them,

that's it, game's over.

We got four minutes left.

Right 53 veer pass.

Hey, Coach. Right 53 veer pass. You sure?

Hell, yes, I'm sure. Run the play.

Yes, sir.

Yeah, I might be wrong,

but I'm not confused.

(spits) Defense, get ready.

All right. Get in tight.

Randy, this one's coming to you.

Right 53 veer pass. On one.

- You better be open.

- I'm always open.

- All right. On one, on one. Ready?

- PLAYERS:
Break!

Carry out your fate.

PHIL:
Here we go. James

Street, over center.

Everybody on their feet

here at Razorback Stadium.

Set! Hut!

(grunts)

- PHIL:
Randy Peschel! It's caught!

- (crowd roaring)

He somehow came up with the ball.

Yeah, baby! (laughs) Attaboy, Randy!

Coach Royal gambling it all on that play.

Whoo!

Whoo!

How in the hell they get behind 'em?

- James Street and Randy Peschel coming through.

- James!

- JOE:
They're now in scoring position on the 13.

- Let's go! Let's go!

PHIL:
They're now in National

Championship position, Joe.

Huddle up! Huddle up!

All right, Darrell, you're a genius.

Set! Hut!

Handoff to Ted Koy and he pounds

his way to the two-yard line.

- An 11-yard gain.

- (cheering)

And Bertelsen rams his

way into the end zone.

Touchdown, Texas!

A 14-14 tie.

JOE:
And that's why

Coach Royal went for two.

To set up kick and a simple

extra point in taking the lead.

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