[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 1]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 139]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




   IN HONOR OF THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS LONGHORNS ROSE BOWL CHAMPIONS

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                          HON. LAMAR S. SMITH

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, January 4, 2005

  Mr. SMITH of Texas. Mr. Speaker, the University of Texas Longhorns, 
playing in the Rose Bowl for the first time in the team's 110-year 
history, made the New Year's Day game a memorable one.

  Twice the Longhorns came from behind the Michigan Wolverines to win 
38-37 as the clock ran out in what many contend was the most exciting 
Rose Bowl ever. UT Quarterback Vince Young rushed for 192 yards and 
four touchdowns, a Rose Bowl record. He also threw for 180 yards and a 
touchdown. This capped a 10-1 regular season record.

  The University of Texas has a great football team, coached by Mack 
Brown. But it has a great academic reputation, too.

  Led by President Larry Faulkner, UT recently was ranked as the 15th 
best university in the world by the Times of London newspaper. Among 
U.S. public universities, only the University of California at Berkeley 
was listed ahead of UT.

  It's a pleasure to cite the strengths of UT. It's also a pleasure to 
represent such a premiere University in Congress.

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