The man Texas’ football field is named after passed away. If you’re not familiar with the tale of Joe Jamail, you’re gonna wanna be. He might’ve been the greatest lawyer ever, but he wasn’t the kind of bloodless snake you’re thinking of when you hear the word lawyer. Burnt Orange Nation rounded up some of the Texas megaboosters’ greatest hits, including the following:
RIP to the quotable Texas lawyer king, Joe Jamail
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“I tried telling them that this was the biggest damn case of my life, hell, of anybody’s life and that I needed to prepare,” says Jamail. “But they weren’t having any part of it. They kept me up all fucking night drinking. I could barely see straight the next morning.”
Those buddies were Willie Nelson and legendary Texas head coach Darrell Royal*, and that case resulted in Jamail’s side winning a $10.5 billion judgment from Texaco, still the biggest lawsuit ever won.
And here, a deposition gets heated as Jamail hammers opponents with such classic bars as “YOU AIN’T TELLIN’ ME A GODDAMN THING ... FAT BOY:”
* According to Jamail, at least, and this is one of those things where a half-truth is as good as a truth, since there’s enough supporting material all throughout the rest of the story to make anything believable.
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Mark Richt swinging for the fences on the recruiting trail at Miami.
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CORRECTION NOTICE. In this space yesterday, I told you that Cincinnati and San Diego State would be playing. I apologize. They didn’t. They’re playing today, though. But first, a Bahamas Bowl that will attempt to crack the game’s 1-year-old record of 97 total points.
Hey, we finally joined Instagram! It’s humble right now, but we’d still like you to be our friend.
Bowl chatter! The Solid Verbal has a bunch of fine bowl talk all in one spot ...
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