As he came to the line of scrimmage and surveyed the Nebraska defense in the first-ever Big 12 Championship Game, James Brown stood at the edge of history.
To put this in perspective, it is important to grasp that elusive entity called time. For example: former Longhorns quarterback Colt McCoy was just ten years old. Former Texas head coach Mack Brown was still coaching at North Carolina, two seasons removed from his first year at Texas. Current head coach Charlie Strong was in his second year as defensive line coach at Notre Dame; ironically, the Fighting Irish had played Texas earlier that season.