I spent most of my summer up in Missouri this year, and while there, I got the distinct pleasure of going frog gigging. That's what Texas will be doing Saturday, except without the boat and high-powered lights.See, something's changed with this team since Texas met Michigan in the Rose Bowl in the 2004-2005 season. The team doesn't lose big games anymore. Mack Brown has figured out how to get the best out of his team when it matters most.

Fort Worth's Fall Gallery Night is here again. Artists will showcase their work at a variety of galleries, salons and coffee shops throughout Tarrant County. The pieces on display are as unique as the people that view them. The point of the night is to have fun and enjoy some good art, all of which can be easier if the gallery-goer remembers a few helpful tips. 10 Tips for Gallery Night

I was enjoying a beer and barbecuing on my deck last year when I first heard TCU would get its chance at Texas the following season. "We're going to get our (butts) handed to us," one friend said.

After taking a sip from my Bud Light, I had a different take on the game.

"It's about time," I said. "Everyone needs a good gut check every once in a while."

Fast forward the clock to Sept. 7.

Every NFL owner has officially uncovered their eyes now that the preseason is finally over, and after six months of anticipation, it is time for opening weekend. Your fantasy team is set, L.T.'s owner has been ostracized and it's time to start scouring the waiver wire for this year's Marques Colston as well as second guessing who should be your flex starter for this weekend.

This week, we will help you with our top three waiver wire adds and examine some of this weekend's matchups to keep an eye on.

Waiver Wire Adds:

California may have its Napa Valley Wine Country, Texas has GrapeFest.The largest wine festival in the Southwest, and named a Top 100 Event in North America for 2007 by the American Bus Association, GrapeFest will be held for its 21st consecutive year in Grapevine.

"Texas is the fifth largest wine producing state in the nation" Lewis said. "Texas is close to surpassing Oregon to be one of the prominent winery states in the US."

The Faculty Senate met Thursday for the first time this semester to welcome 20 new senators and discuss the individual committee projects for the 2007-2008 school year.After spending an academic year working on a new faculty tenure and promotion appeal policy and producing a draft last August, the Tenure, Promotion and Grievance Committee will continue to work on the policy, TPG chairwoman Dianna Newbern said.

"We have to get more input on the draft the committee wrote this summer and write another draft, but overall we are 90 percent complete," Newbern said.

When you think of football games, what do you think of? Cheering in the stands until you lose your voice? Painting your face so purple that your professors can't tell whether you've been strangled or gone...

Would anyone notice if you went missing?The TCU chapter of Amnesty International held a weeklong event starting Sept. 4 to raise awareness for people who are imprisoned for their beliefs.

Dani Folks, vice president of Amnesty International, said the term coined for these prisoners are "prisoners of conscience."

"Amnesty International is the biggest civil rights organization in the world," Folks said.

Amy Gardner, the organization's secretary and treasurer, said people's rights are being abused every day.