BurntOrange99
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11/26/02 08:29 PM
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I still remember the night in 1999 when it was announced over the loud speaker at Cain & Able's that you had committed to play for Texas. I think you might have been there. Anyways, the entire bar erupted into a cheer. At the time I was really excited that a great quarterback was going to play for the Longhorns, but I had no idea that you were also such a great person.
Undeservingly, you had to go through more adversity than any other quarterback in the nation. I don't know anybody who could have handled it as well as you did.
You are going to make a great Pro quarterback. Thank you for choosing UT, and thank you for the memories.
"Do YOU want to do the operation? Fine. You come over here and you do it." - Austin Milbarge, Spies Like Us
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NebLHAB
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11/26/02 08:37 PM
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Thank you for coming to Texas. You brought much more to Texas than just great quarterback skills. You've been a class act and we're proud you're a Longhorn. All our best in the NFL.
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cacti
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11/26/02 08:41 PM
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Thank you for starting the recruiting avalanche that has steadily increased at UT. Thanks for the many great moments, and the smiling, winning attitude after adversity. May you continue to roll with the punches, and be a success in the next league.
Wish you had redshirted as a frosh, because your steady improvement makes it a shame there is not one more year ahead.
Great comments about your love for UT and Austin on the Mack Brown radio show Monday!
Tiger got to hunt, Bird got to fly; Man got to sit and wonder, "Why, why, why?"
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arroyo
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11/26/02 08:43 PM
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Thanks for choosing Texas and giving us four great years. You've represented the school and the state with grace and class. Thanks and good luck in your future pro career.
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FoghornLonghorn
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11/26/02 08:49 PM
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Chris,
Thank you so much for everything you did and all you represent to The University. Please understand that all your efforts were greatly admired. I can't really put into words what the past four years have meant to me as a fan. Thanks and kick some aggie butt.
FOG
Today we are all soldiers
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iiiisofTX
250+ posts
11/26/02 09:02 PM
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Thanks for coming to UT. You are a great ambassador for The University. You are a compliment to your family and this team. Good luck to you in your NFL career.
Beat the heck out of A&M.
"...and then I do not forgive." Vito Corleone
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TexasCrush
500+ posts
11/26/02 09:11 PM
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Chris -- thank you for coming to UT
Its just starting to hit that you wont be around next year -- time went by fast -- I thank you for everything you have done -- you have put up with more [censored] from even some so called UT fans than you EVER deserved -- I wish you all the sucess in the NFL -- and will miss you as a longhorn
good luck
F the Haters
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Rammer
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11/26/02 09:11 PM
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Chris, you have been an outstanding representative for The Universtiy of Texas. You have handled yourself with dignity and honor though you were not always treated that way. I was just heart sick after the cu game from last year and the way you were treated. You have been held to a higher standard than any player that I can remember and I go back to the Duke Carlisle days (1963) and yes I am still alive. You are one of the main reasons that Texas is back in the national spot light and for that we all should be eternally grateful. I hope and fully expect you will have a very successful pro career and I will watch you with great interest and hope that you do well. Good luck and thanks again.
 HOOK EM HORNS
My team is on the floor.Norman Dale-Hoosiers
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dairyman
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11/26/02 09:54 PM
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Thank you so much for coming to Texas and putting us back on the map. You have done more for this university than you will ever know. The way you handled yourself with class throughout all the adversity that came your way is truly an example to all of us.
I read the other day that you said that you had expected at least 1 and maybe 2 national championships when you came here. I think all of us did. But there is a reason that things turned out the way they did and I know that I would not trade your 4 years here for anything. I only wish you had one more chance.
Good luck in the NFL. Which ever team picks you instantly becomes my favorite team. I hope you are able to achieve everything that you hope to achieve. You are a class act.
We love you and we'll miss you.
Hook'em Chris
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TheRoot21
250+ posts
11/27/02 12:44 AM
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Chris, thank you for choosing Texas. Your presence at this university has done wonders for the moral of our program. Your career was truely fantastic and I was you the best with your NFL career. Never forget where you came from here in Austin and remember you are always a Longhorn.
"I'm not not licking toads" - Homer Simpson
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#2is#1
100+ posts
11/27/02 12:56 AM
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Chris, I don't have the time or the words... Good luck at the next level. Oh yeah, #2 IS #1!
"The time has come for everyone to cleanup thier own backyard before they go knockin' on thier neighbor's door." -Erik Schrody
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hellbunny
100+ posts
11/27/02 01:15 AM
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A great man said:
"Sports do not build character;
they reveal it..."
--John Wooden
After the ups and downs of your time here... you sir, are golden. Have fun at the next level.
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hookem115
100+ posts
11/27/02 01:33 AM
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He endured more crap than any of us have ever taken and he still came out on top. He's a winner.
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TexasWolf
250+ posts
11/27/02 01:46 AM
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Thank you for attending and playing for The University of TEXAS. You should be very proud of the way you've played, handled adversity, and risen above it all. I for one have ALWAYS been supportive of your actions on and off the field. I can't wait to see what you will accomplish in the NFL. I wish a great finish to your great career here and a stellar pro career. HOOK 'EM Chris. We may be TEXAS, but you are TEXAS football. Best of luck.
p.s. Please don't let some the ugliness you've encountered keep you from sending your kids with rocket arms to TEXAS.
 SHUT UP AND LIFT!
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Hornite
100+ posts
11/27/02 01:50 AM
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Chris Simms, you have done what's been asked, worked hard year round, met with hostile media and boorish fans, been called the best and the worst all in the same quarter and yet you've been able to treat all the imposters better than they deserve by giving them a smile, no whining and honest effort. The University is lucky to have you and will always claim you as a Horn where ever and whatever you do.Sometime I think that we all acted like a gang of monkeys who found a bright diamond and didn't know quite what to do with it. For you part, you just shined. Thanks and make sure you fire all your bullets this one last time against the aggies. Adios and Hook 'em
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drborange
250+ posts
11/27/02 01:59 AM
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I hope you have had as much fun playing for UT as we have had watching you. Even more than your degree from Texas, your character will take care of you in the future, which I hope is as bright as I think it will be. Best of luck and HOOK 'EM !!!
HOOKEM HORNS!!!!!!!!!
be careful of the words you use,because one day you may have to eat them.
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LCHorn
< 25 posts
11/27/02 02:17 AM
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Some day, God willing, I will have a son, maybe more. To them I will tell of the mighty quarterback who played football for the Texas Longhorns, whose ability, while great enough, was even bettered by his fortitude and resolve. I hope they learn the lessons you have explified in your play and in the way you carry yourself; humility, courage, honesty. I could find no finer examples than these qualities in a man, and your parents should be proud to have brought up such a fine son.
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hrn346
25+ posts
11/27/02 04:38 AM
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Chris,
The past four seasons have been great with you and your class. I am happy that our University is represented with individuals like you with so much class. Good luck with your future as the NFL awaits. Whichever team picks you up, they will be my favorite team (Even if its the bengals).
Hook 'em
"I don't give a damn about my legacy"
F THE HATERS
"I plan to ... give the Ags many headaches at Kyle Field and I have nothing to say to the Sooners. They probably couldn't read it anyway."
--Rufus Harris
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mudboy
2500+ posts
11/27/02 04:43 AM
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i met you at the four seasons one time and i expected you to say hi and walk off, you actually talked to me for a second and were appreciative of the support from the fan(s)
i have always respected you for your love of the University. You will graduate and leave, but you will always be a Longhorn. Good luck in the Pros.
cullen@texas.net
"I would kill everyone in this room for one drop of sweet beer."
-Homer J. Simpson
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freshhorn
25+ posts
11/27/02 05:16 AM
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Chris, you're probably one of the most under appreciated QBs we've ever had, BUT I think you're the best we've had so good luck and I will look forward to the rest of you're career here and in the NFL
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