Texas' Brown still basking in national spotlight

Even his quarterback's decision to go pro didn't spoil his mood.
DALLAS (AP) -- Making the rounds at the annual convention of college football coaches, Mack Brown kept hearing the same complaint from his colleagues.
Their gripe wasn't that Brown's Texas Longhorns won the national championship, it was the way they did it.
When the Longhorns fell behind Southern California by 12 points with less than seven minutes left in the Rose Bowl, many of Brown's peers filled out their final poll with the Trojans on top. Then Vince Young led a stirring rally to win the game and claim the No. 1 ranking for Texas, forcing those folks to do some scratching out.
"I told them I did, too," Brown said, smiling.
A week after the biggest win in his 33-year coaching career, and his school's biggest in 35 years, Brown is still soaking it all up. He spent Sunday through Wednesday at the American Football Coaches Association gathering -- in Dallas, no less -- and was greeted practically nonstop with kudos from friends, rivals and admirers.
Not even Young's decision to go pro could spoil his fun.
"The only time coaches should be disappointed is if you have one leave that you didn't think should," Brown said. "But in Vince's situation, I couldn't say it was better for him to stay than go.
Excited for Young
"I'm really excited for him. Whatever kid comes in and is close to graduation and can be a No. 1 draft pick and make $50 million -- to me, that works out pretty good."
Brown said he hopes the same thing happens to a few other players. He mentioned an early season game against coach Jim Tressel and Ohio State, which will have the benefit of returning a bunch of speedy starters.
"I've written all of those fast guys and hope they all go to the NFL, too," Brown said. "I told Jim today, 'Can you give me some cell numbers so I can talk to them about it?"'
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