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Longhorns' 2005 rise mirrors 1969 title run

By Tim Griffin
Special to ESPN.com

Wednesday, November 23, 2005

The 27-story UT Tower hasn't really been lit orange with the white number 1's displayed on all sides in 35 years. At least not for football. And for many long-suffering Texas fans not as enraptured with repeated success in baseball, track, women's basketball and swimming, it's been too long of a wait in the only sport that really matters within Austin's city limits. Traditional powers like Ohio State, Michigan, Southern California, Miami, Oklahoma and LSU all have had their chance to claim ...

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