Mike Barnes
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Communication consultant. Founder: Parenting Aging Parents. Former sportscaster. Blessed husband. Loving Dad to a Longhorn & an Aggie. John 8:12. Jeremiah 29:11
Austin, Texas
Joined July 2009
My parents don’t even know what Twitter is so they won’t see this, but please keep my Dad in your prayers. He takes care of my Mom as her Alzheimer’s gets worse and worse. It’s a terrible disease and tough on loved ones. Let’s find a cure. John 8:12
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Winningest UT Quarterbacks since DKR arrived in 1957:. 45-8 Colt.30-2 VY.27-9 Ewers.27-16 Ehlinger.26-6 Simms.25-9 Akins.25-16 Gardere.25-13-1 Brown.22-8 Major.20-0 Street.19-15 Stafford.17-4-1 Cotten.15-7 Ash.15-5 Kristynik.15-5 Little.14-2 Phillips.13-8-1 Bradley.13-2 Brewer.
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I need to let everyone know that my time as a KVUE Sportscaster ends tonight at 10pm. I could fill you with 29+ years of Mike’s Memories. It’s been a great ride!
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The last time Texas played LSU, Nick Saban was the LSU head coach. Jimbo Fisher was LSU offensive coordinator. Will Muschamp was LSU defensive coordinator. Texas won 35-20.
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Sad news that Jeff Ontiveros has died. He was a star for the Round Rock Dragons and then helped UT win the 2002 National Championship in Omaha when he became the first Longhorn to hit 20 HR in a season. RIP.
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Just got the sad news that my friend Ron Franklin has passed away. If you’re a sports fan, you knew Ron Franklin and his amazing voice. Incredibly talented and knowledgeable and very nice and gracious. RIP. 🙏🏻✝️❤️.
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Bowl game attendance so far:.12K, 18K, 18K, 23K, 16K, 34K, 21K, 28K, 21K, 33K, 34K, 24K, 36K. Terrible. Then the Aggies and Cowboys showed up in Houston and got 68,415.
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Please keep my Dad in your thoughts and prayers today.
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Wow. I don’t know what to say! Seven months since I lost my job. Seven months since I was on TV. But the Austin Chronicle names me Best of Austin again. That’s 17 times and 11 years in a row. A reminder of what the people in Austin mean to me & confirmation that HE HAS PLANS!!
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Quote of the day from D'Onta when asked "Where would you want to go" in the NFL:
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Thoughts and prayers for the family of former Longhorn baseball player Jeff Conway, who passed away unexpectedly this week.
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Good to see Sam Ehlinger @sehlinger3 get some playing time in his home state of Texas and his Mom’s hometown of Houston.
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Very humbled to be honored tonight by the Associated Press as the Best Sports Anchor in Texas. Especially with the judges commenting “Mike Barnes is committed to the community. He came across as an authentic "real guy" who enjoys his job and is dedicated to serving his viewers.”
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I've been told that the biggest push for the Julius Whittier statue came from Earl Campbell. Earl tells people he wouldn't have come to UT if it hadn't been for what Whittier did. And he wants Whittier's statue bigger than his. I'm told the plans are done. and it is.
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My youngest graduates from UT tomorrow morning (virtual ceremony) with the highest GPA in the family. I'm a proud Dad.
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Here’s the problem with the NFL & NCAA. Lil Jordan Humphrey leaves UT early for the NFL but doesn’t get drafted. Don’t punish a kid for being overly optimistic. Let ‘em return for their senior season.
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Visited mom in memory care today. “Did your family pay me to take care of you?” she asked. “No,” I said. “Because you’re my mom.”. She smiled and said, “I don’t think so.”. It’s great she smiled but not fun that she doesn’t remember me. Let’s do what we can to end Alzheimer’s.
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I’m biased but this was a great sports team. Best of luck to @StacySlayden who left last Friday and @ShawnC_KVUE who leaves after tonight. Blessings to two talented people who were great to call co-workers and friends.
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Today loss means Mack Brown (NC), Charlie Strong (Jacksonville), Tom Herman (Chicago) and Steve Sarkisian (Texas) all will finish with a losing record in 2021 with their current teams.
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That's my son in 2003, playing a little Backyard Basketball on the computer with the guy who is now the starting quarterback for the Indianapolis Colts. Way to go @sehlinger3 !
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An emotional "THANK YOU" for everyone's support. It means more than you'll ever know.
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Went to a KVUE reunion today and more than 50 former KVUE stars were there. They recognized me for my 29+ years, gave me a standing ovation and made me give a speech. Blessings to them all!
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Tough day today. But I'm not going to mope. Thanks, Mom, for teaching me that.
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Visited my mom in memory care today. She didn’t recognize me but I think she thought she knew me. I got up to leave and told her it was good to see her and she said “friends are good” and gave me a kiss on the cheek. What more could a son ask for!.#endAlzheimers
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Drew Brees on National Signing Day at Westlake High School in February of 1997
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Just talked to my Dad and told him Happy Birthday. He sounds better than he has in a week. He hasn’t talked to his doctor today. But says he has “turned the corner.” We will see if the doctor agrees. But he sounded good. Thank you for all the support. 🙏🏻✝️❤️.
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Adrian Alaniz won a State Championship with Sinton in 2002. Then won a National Championship with Texas in 2005. Tonight he won a State Championship as coach of Sinton.
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Fun CWS fact:. Texas lost its first ever CWS game in Omaha in 1950. Then won 5 games in a row to win the National Championship.
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Prayers for Cedric Benson’s family. The former UT star died in an accident overnight. He had issues throughout his career but was always good to talk to and open about things. RIP
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My 29th National Signing Day and this may be my favorite Signing Day interview of all-time.
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Texas now needs to win back to back games against Mississippi State to stay alive. They won 2 straight vs ASU 09, Florida 05, Georgia 04, Stanford 02, South Carolina 75, & Wake Forest 49. That’s 4 of the 6 National Championship years.
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Roger Clemens wore a Red Sox jersey and played in the UT Alumni game with sons Kacy and Kody. @UniWatch
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Longhorns are the “visiting” team for the Big 12 Championship but Oklahoma chose to wear white. Texas is undefeated in Big 12 Championship Games wearing burnt orange. #Big12Championship.
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Visited my Mom in Memory Care today & I was warned when I walked in that she wasn’t having a good day. She was grumpy immediately. So I started telling her about her grandkids. And everything changed. She smiled, she laughed and we had a great time for an hour. #Alzheimers
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Thanks to everyone for the kind words. It’s very humbling.
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Texas has dropped out of being mentioned in Jerry Palm's CBS Bracketology. But Texas State is a 13 seed. @TxStateBobcats.
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I believe the record for a TV sportscaster tenure in Austin used to be 28 years, 3 months. I'm now at 28 years 4 months. so the record is now mine. Hello. Guinness Book. .
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Great visit with Coach Gus this morning! He told me that he is going to miss seeing me on his TV!
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27 years!!! Can you believe this beauty has put up with me so long??? Happy Anniversary!
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It’s my birthday tomorrow and I wanted to celebrate today by driving to the Dallas area to visit my Mom in memory care. She didn’t recognize me at first. But after that we visited and laughed and I told her I love her. You can’t ask for a better birthday gift than that. ❤️
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Sam Ehlinger wears Drew Brees’ Westlake Jersey to the stadium
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Joe Jamail Field will be renamed Campbell-Williams Field. Still at DKR Texas Memorial Stadium.
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My Aggie and my Longhorn. They make me the luckiest Dad on the face of the earth!.Thank you B & T!
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My Dad continues to improve since being in the hospital with Covid pneumonia. Don’t take this virus lightly. My brother-in-law continues his fight going on 10 days in the hospital. The mom of a good friend lost her battle to Covid this weekend. It’s real. It’s scary. Be careful.
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Who's having baseball withdrawals? Great plays to show you from UT at the College World Series the next few days, but this may be the most exciting play of all time: Inside the Park Home Run by Bill Bates in 1985 with one of the best slides to touch the plate you'll ever see.
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Thoughts and prayers for my friend Dick Ellis, who passed away this morning. My 1st day as an intern in 1987, Dick greeted me with a smile & a handshake in the hallway before the 6pm news, acting like he was happy to help me & he always was. Blessings for the entire Ellis family.
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I did a long story on Augie Garrido in 2006 (which I've re-posted on but you'll get a laugh about this part of the interview when Augie talks about his connection with John Mackovic
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My Dad’s been released from the hospital. (we checked to make sure he didn’t force the doctor to let him go). He needs to rest & take the medicine he’s been prescribed. I told him he can sit & call everyone who’s been worried about him. That should keep him occupied until March.
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State semi-finals!.Final: LBJ 38, Chapel Hill 35.LBJ makes it to the state championship game to play Stephenville. First AISD team to make it since Reagan in 1973 when they lost to Tyler John Tyler and a running back named Earl Campbell.
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Coach Gus was great in many ways. So many memories and stories from being around him through the years. Blessings to you Coach. RIP 🙏🏻✝️❤️
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32 years ago today I started working at KVUE. I don't have the job or the sweater anymore. But lots of memories.
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Congrats to Coach @DP5hookem for his first win in Omaha. 5 more this year and he gets a national title, too.
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Looks like Bevo is in “time out” having to look at the wall and not the game
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A Notre Dame parent sends me this pic showing the Irish have already started the war of words for the UT game.
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How about 13-4A II !?!?!.4 teams from one district make it to round 3. A rare sight!.Wimberley.Geronimo Navarro.Lago Vista.Jarrell
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I always loved the player intros in Super Bowl XIII. Intro in groups by position. the line. the receivers. the backs. Both teams did offense. And the Steelers ran through the line of "home team" Cowboys Cheerleaders to be introduced. @UniWatch @HelmetAddict
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Great service for Jake Ehlinger today. Sam, Todd Dodge and three close friends talked about Jake. There was laughter and tears and a great eulogy by Dr David Haney, telling everyone to “press on”!
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Charlie Strong ready to win at South Florida. But he remembers the last three years at UT.
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UT 5th year seniors like Jerrod Heard, Andrew Beck & Chris Nelson were recruited by Mack Brown, played 3 years with Charlie Strong and 2 years with Tom Herman. And they are currently 30-30 in 60 games.
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UT is off this week so the eyes of college football will be on Shane Buechele and SMU putting their undefeated record on the line against Charlie Strong and South Florida!.(SMU favored by 7.5).
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Have you seen CBS Sports’ bowl projections?. Texas vs Alabama in the Sugar Bowl?!?!?.
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Look who’s on the team! My good friend Earl Campbell loves his new shirt and knows that HE HAS PLANS!
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Tom Herman is 23-14 after 37 games at UT. Charlie Strong was fired after 37 games. Winning % through 1st 37 games at UT: .Royal 69%.Akers 81% .McWilliams 49% .Mackovic 57%.Mack 73%.Strong 43% .Herman 62%.
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A good visit with my Mom today. She didn’t remember me at first. She didn’t remember where I’ve lived the last 32+ years. But she thanked me for visiting and I told her I loved her. That alone is priceless. #AlzheimersDisease
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Congrats to my friends Greg Swindell and Huston Street for being named to to ESPN's Greatest All-Time College Baseball Team along with some guys named Bonds, Ventura, Walker, Bregman, Clark, McDonald, Carter, Posey, Olerud and Drew.
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Another McCoy is a Longhorn. Bru McCoy leaves USC after two weeks and transfers to Texas. He starts school a week late, but a semester early at UT.
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"Texas can be back and Texas will be back, I guarantee you," says freshman Chris Warren.
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Cat Osterman @catosterman had her Bobcats pitching staff hold Texas just one run and Texas State beats the Horns 2-1.
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You can't get rid of me that easily! Some scores tonight!
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Have you heard about the shortage of football officials for high school & middle school games? .It's one of the reasons I decided to help out this year. I worked 77 games over the last 3 months. Lots of football & lots of fun. Go to for info & join us!!!
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Seeing the inside the park HR at the CWS yesterday brings back memories of one of the most exciting plays in Omaha in UT history. Billy Bates in 1985.
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After David Pierce lost a 2nd game in 2018, going 0-2 in Omaha, I told him that Augie Garrido did the same thing his 1st trip there in '75. And on Augie's next visit. he won the National Championship. Pierce smiled and said he hoped the same thing would happen to him. #destiny?
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Could Mack Brown going to North Carolina help Texas? Maybe. because he just hired ace recruiter Tim Brewster from A&M. Will any A&M recruits flip to Texas because of this?.
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Charlie Strong is now 7-0 at South Florida. He’s won more games this year than any season while he was at Texas.
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I started at KVUE on December 11th, 1989. It was 28 years ago today when the station made me rich ($18,000 a year: don’t be jealous) & famous (I had as many Twitter followers as anybody back then) & incredibly blessed. I’m still blessed today!
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Prayers for former UT baseball coach Cliff Gustafson who had a heart attack on Wednesday. I traded texts with one of his daughters. The family appreciates the thoughts for Coach Gus ✝️🙏🏻❤️
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It was 29 years ago today. Saturday, December 22, 1990. I decided to work an extra day that week to cover a high school football state championship game in Waco. And I knew I would edit video after the game at the TV station where my crush, the beautiful Kim Zook, worked.
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A Sister Jean life lesson: be nice to everyone, even the opposition
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Just talked to my good friend Mark Henry, aka the World’s Strongest Man! He’s going to being helping Austin’s homeless on Father’s Day, giving shaves and haircuts. A great effort by a great man!
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No cameras inside the Travis County Correctional Complex in Del Valle as I shared my message today. Almost 200 inmates heard my stories and they gave me huge ovations. They now understand that “HE HAS PLANS”. Connect me with your group to share my message with you!!🙏🏻✝️❤️.
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Final: Westlake 24, Denton Guyer 0.The Chaps win their 2nd state title. The other was also on December 21st. in 1996 when Drew Brees was QB.
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Rest In Peace Jason Reeves. A great guy to deal with when he was a star linebacker for the Longhorns more than 25 years ago. 🙏🏻✝️❤️
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There were 12,000 people at a college bowl game in DFW (Frisco) last night. 18,000 for a high school State Championship game (Arlington).
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Texas State gets a player picked in the MLB Draft before Texas. Pitcher Levi Wells goes in the 4th round, #118 overall, to Baltimore. Slotted for a bonus of about $560K. A&M follows that two picks later with SS Hunter Haas going to Tampa Bay.
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