Deep in the heart of Texas, the longtime voice of the Houston Texans in espanol tells Nestor about the community engagement in the Hispanic world of American football. Let Enrique Vasquez get you ready for what to expect from C.J. Stroud against a depleted Baltimore Ravens defense on Sunday. (Don’t worry: this one is in English!)
Nestor Aparicio and Enrique Vasquez discuss the Houston Texans’ recent performance and upcoming game against the Baltimore Ravens. Vasquez highlights the Texans’ offensive struggles, noting a turnaround after a 6-0 deficit against the Titans, thanks to key plays like Nico Collins’ 61-yard touchdown. He praises the defense for their first shutout since 2010. Vasquez also touches on the Texans’ community engagement, particularly with the Hispanic audience, and the importance of winning to regain fan trust post-Deshaun Watson. They also discuss the Texans’ potential depth and the impact of key players like CJ Stroud and Nico Collins.
Houston Texans’ Offensive Struggles and Turnaround
- Nestor Aparicio introduces the show and mentions the focus on football due to the ongoing baseball season.
- Nestor discusses the injuries and health updates of key players like Lamar Jackson, Ronnie Stanley, Roquan Smith, and Marlon Humphrey.
- Enrique Vasquez joins the conversation, highlighting the Texans’ offensive struggles and the impact of key plays like Nico Collins’ long touchdown against the Titans.
- Enrique notes the Texans’ defensive performance, including their first shutout since 2010, and the potential for an upset against the Ravens.
Division Rivalries and Community Engagement
- Nestor and Enrique discuss the competitive nature of the AFC South, mentioning the Colts, Jaguars, and the Texans’ community engagement efforts.
- Enrique reflects on the Texans’ turnaround under David Culley, who led the team to consecutive winning seasons and playoff appearances.
- The conversation touches on the challenges faced by the Texans, including changes in the offensive coordinator and the impact of injuries.
- Enrique emphasizes the importance of winning for the Texans to regain community trust and support.
Leadership and Team Dynamics
- Nestor asks Enrique about his first impressions of David Culley and his rise to leadership within the Texans’ franchise.
- Enrique praises Culley’s leadership qualities, his ability to develop strong relationships with players, and his willingness to make tough decisions.
- The discussion includes the recent release of CJ Garner Johnson, highlighting Culley’s commitment to maintaining team standards and accountability.
- Enrique compares Culley’s leadership style to that of other successful coaches, emphasizing his ability to balance professionalism and personal relationships.
Community Trust and Franchise History
- Nestor and Enrique discuss the impact of the Deshaun Watson situation on the Texans’ community trust and the broader implications for franchise stability.
- Enrique reflects on the Texans’ history, mentioning key moments like the 2011 playoff run and the challenges faced by previous quarterbacks like David Carr and Case Keenum.
- The conversation highlights the importance of having a reliable quarterback and the potential for CJ Stroud to lead the team to success.
- Enrique shares his optimism about the Texans’ future, noting the positive developments in the second half of the season and the potential for continued improvement.
Spanish Language Broadcasting and Community Outreach
- Nestor and Enrique discuss the significance of Spanish language broadcasting in reaching the Hispanic community and promoting the NFL.
- Enrique shares his experiences calling games in Spanish, including his work with Oklahoma football and the growth of Spanish broadcasts in college sports.
- The conversation touches on the importance of cultural representation and the role of Spanish language broadcasting in expanding the NFL’s fan base.
- Enrique highlights the contributions of pioneers in Spanish language broadcasting, such as Jaime Harin and Rene Cardenas, and his own journey in the field.
Challenges and Opportunities for the Texans
- Nestor and Enrique discuss the Texans’ upcoming game against the Ravens, noting the importance of the matchup for both teams’ playoff hopes.
- Enrique identifies key players to watch, including CJ Stroud, Nico Collins, and the defensive talents like Kamari Lass and Derek Stingley.
- The conversation covers the Texans’ defensive performance and the contributions of new players like Tommy Togiai and EJ Speed.
- Enrique expresses optimism about the Texans’ potential for success, given the recent improvements in offensive play and the strength of the defense.
Personal Reflections and Future Prospects
- Nestor and Enrique share personal anecdotes about their experiences in the NFL and the impact of their work on the Hispanic community.
- Enrique reflects on the importance of community engagement and the role of sports in bridging cultural divides.
- The conversation highlights the challenges and rewards of working in Spanish language broadcasting, including the demands of travel and the satisfaction of connecting with fans.
- Enrique expresses gratitude for his career and the opportunities to contribute to the growth of the NFL and college sports in the Hispanic market.
Final Thoughts and Appreciation
- Nestor thanks Enrique for his insights and contributions to the conversation, expressing admiration for his long-standing career in Spanish language broadcasting.
- Enrique shares his appreciation for the opportunity to discuss the Texans and the NFL with Nestor and the audience.
- The conversation concludes with mutual respect and well-wishes for the upcoming season and future games.
- Nestor reiterates the importance of the Texans’ game against the Ravens and the potential impact on both teams’ seasons.
SUMMARY KEYWORDS
Houston Texans, Baltimore Ravens, CJ Stroud, Nico Collins, Deshaun Watson, David Culley, offensive line, defensive line, Kamari Lass, Derek Stingley, EJ Speed, Spanish broadcasting, NFL Hispanic community, football injuries, playoff hopes.
SPEAKERS
Nestor Aparicio, Speaker 1, Enrique Vasquez
Nestor Aparicio 00:01
Welcome home. We are W, N, S, T, AM, 1570 tasks in Baltimore. We are Baltimore, positive it is a football week around here. We wish it were a baseball week around here, but it’s not. We’re watching a lot of baseball on TV. Luke is out in Owings Mills with the infirmary report. He’s in the trainer’s room out there trying to figure out Lamar Jackson, Ronnie Stanley, and when we’re going to get roquan Smith back, and how Marlon Humphrey is. And meanwhile, the Houston Texans are getting ready to get on a plane to come up here to Baltimore play some football this weekend. Enrique Vasquez is a he’s a returning guest. It’s been a couple of years, I think, since we’ve had him on for some playoff games. And number of years we’re now in the video format around here, he has been calling Houston football long enough to have been with my Allers back in the day, and the run and shoot and the choke and puke and all that good stuff that we did with Kevin Gilbride and and all the fun that we have with Warren Moon, 30 years into this franchise, into this you guys have picked the perfect week if You play in the Baltimore Ravens this week, because this team that we’re putting on the field this week, it’s not the way Eric the cost and John Harbaugh drew this up.
Enrique Vasquez 01:07
Enrique, well, hopefully that is the case. And thanks for having me again. Of course, it’s always fun to come on with you. But you know what? Yeah, going into the last week with the Texans and their offense, the way, the way they were shaping up offensively, they just we’re not getting things going. And then last week, you know, the game didn’t start off well either. You know, six to nothing at the half against the Titans. And finally, a Nico Collins, of course. You know, when you convert a second and 33 that this sort of tends to wake up an offense, and that was the case last week, second and 33 he goes down the sideline. I don’t know how. They just didn’t bump, you know, they let him clean off the line. He breaks free, beats Snead down the line, and that sort of woke up the offensive from then on. You know, obviously it helps when the defense can come up with a turnover, you convert another second and 17 with a screen pass. You know, I don’t know if it’s how much it’s the matter that they face the Titans and that bad defense, but would never. Nevertheless, the offense woke up a little bit. The defense is still maintaining pitch to shut out. First time since 2010 that they do that, and now a game that was possibly impossible for the Texans to think they could win going into Baltimore. Now, with all the injuries, maybe now, maybe now, there’s a chance we’ll see.
Nestor Aparicio 02:19
Well, you’re in an interesting division where the Colts have sort of come on with a quarterback that was considered to be failed, and anybody could add him. Jacksonville is always sort of weird. And you know, I think from where Houston, I thought of your team as having the most talented division the last couple years. And I like to make a Ryan’s a ton. I I think there’s a there’s a sense of community going on down there based on what happened to the Oilers, based on the fact that it’s been 20 years and you haven’t really won anything. We got a couple championships here in Baltimore, and are trying to figure it out. I’ve always looked at the Houston thing, and I say they’re still recruiting the community down there, especially in the aftermath of Deshaun Watson that winning, you have to win in Houston in order to get people out at this point, because it’s, it’s been a tough couple of decades from losing the franchise to just not getting where you want to be as a franchise.
Enrique Vasquez 03:09
Yeah. But, you know, the last couple of years with amico coming in and the turnaround that he had, you know, winning 10 games consecutive seasons and winning the division, get into the second round of the playoffs, of course, you know now, now this was the season where the everybody’s going to go by all the way in. And, of course, the start here with the team certainly hasn’t helped. But I think that the miCos Turn, turn the franchise around, where this was even just three years ago, you know, coming out of lovey Smith, coming out of David. It just bad seasons coming after covid. It just the franchise was in a bad place. Now things are turned around. And now it just seemed that the change in the offensive coordinator, changing all the offensive line, basically you only have one returning starter from last year. It finally caught up to everybody. You know, everybody assumed that CJ was going to keep this trajectory like he did as he started out as a rook, and it just wasn’t the case. And you know, it just goes to show. You know, winning in the NFL is hard, and when you make all those changes, it does take some time. So let’s see what happens now. And of course, add to that that you had Joe Mixon out here for the first month, and still there’s no word on when he may come back or not. So all those things finally caught up, but the hard work, and CJ is a good quarterback, I think everybody can see that he has the talent and it was just going to take some time. Hopefully that’s the case. And this upward trend that we saw in the second half last week against Tennessee is a sign that things are improving offensively. But again, going back to your main point about the turnaround the franchise. Yes, Houston needs to win that get everybody to buy it. But I think that the Mico was on that trend. The franchise as a whole was on that trend as well, coming off after coming off of two playoff seasons.
Nestor Aparicio 04:43
We talking to John McClane a little later in a week, and I have a lot of friend, Matt Thomas, most people down in Houston that have been there a number of years. And certainly for you and your interesting position where you do Spanish language broadcasting, you’ve been a part of this for so long. Do you remember the day you met Tamika Ryan’s when he came into the franchise? And think. Hey, 20 years later, this guy’s going to be the guy leading the franchise, and the guy they count on. Um, he’s such an impressive guy. And I would think that that began the day you met him, when he was a kid just coming out of college, right?
Enrique Vasquez 05:10
No, absolutely, absolutely had the energy, had the leadership and, and everything that we’ve heard since then, going back to his days at Alabama, you know, just the thing that he was a natural leader and, that was the case, you know, once, once he got here and and now you can see it now. You can hear here, when you hear the players talk about him and the type of coach he is and the type of relationship that he develops. Obviously, you know, he’s, he’s still in charge. There’s no question about that. This, he’s not here to be everybody’s friend, and he makes tough decisions when he needs to. And what an example we had last week. You know, when you outright just cut a starter and a guy that had come in, you know, CJ Garner Johnson, who just was not doing the right things. And you know, if you’re not going to be part of the solution, you certainly can add drama in the locker room. And that was that seemed to be the case. So everybody knows that he’s the man in charge. He’s going to treat you right. He’s going to treat you professionally. The relationship beyond just being a football player is also going to be there. So that’s the thing with Damico, that he’s set the tone for what he expects from all the guys, and now you see the consequences. If you step, if you cross the line, you know there will be consequences. He will no longer be a Houston Texan, and not every and he’s mentioned that before, and a lot of the guys have as well, and not everybody’s built to be a Houston Texan and and now that that’s a good example that he showed last week cutting CJ Garner Johnson,
Nestor Aparicio 06:25
well, the Deshaun Watson situation in your community, and what we’ve had here from Ray Rice, we had a Wembley knee situation here back in 17 that the Republicans took the other way, and then the Justin Tucker thing here in the off season, building trust in a community that lost Its franchise. And you know, I have my old Baltimore Colts helmet here as well that I see parallels between Baltimore and Houston in regard to community trust in regard to the franchise, and I think that the Shawn Watson thing really messed things up, and covid and all of that, and trying to get fans back CJ Stroud has been a breath of fresh air. And to your point, so good out of the gate that we thought, Well, A star is born. I would also say having complimentary players, and certainly protection for him, and the way that you draft around a guy like that, and that’s where they are right now. They feel like they have the quarterback. It’s the pieces around them. And as I watch DeAndre Hopkins catch balls here, and I think to myself, yeah, something like that. You guys have seen what, how good that can be, but you didn’t have all the pieces together, whether it was the David Carr era or the case keenums And all the years the TJ Yates. You know, we’ve seen it all through Houston, but it feels like you at least have the right quarterback. And to me, on the outside, feels like you have the right coach. Yeah, that’s,
Enrique Vasquez 07:42
that’s what it feels like. And when you go back, you know, to the 2011 when the Texans finally made the playoffs, go down to Baltimore and lose with TJ Yates, and that’s when the matt Shaw was probably at his best with Andre Johnson. And to think that those were really the most consistent glory days of this, of this franchise, up until recently, you know, it’s been, it’s been hard, you know, as a fan and as a follower of the franchise, but now, as you mentioned, the thing that the franchise seemed to found their quarterback of the future, and Deshaun Watson, and everything was going so well, and then that happened, and then to find another franchise quarterback just a couple of years down the road. That just doesn’t happen very often to many franchises. You know, how many franchises are still looking for their next John Elway, you know, how many franchises are looking for their next Tom Brady in New England? So, you know, luckily, Houston was able to find CJ, what he’s he has gone through, you know, somewhat expected, I guess you know, because playing quarterback is hard in the NFL. So we’ll see how things turn out if the changes that were made in the offensive line to protect them, the changes in the scheme are now going to be the right decisions, and how they manage them, and how they grow here at the start of the season. We’ll see how that all shakes out. But you know that they have CJ and to have another guy like that who seems to be the right guy for the position, and to take on the pressure and to deliver. Because, you know, frankly, this past Sunday, his back was against the wall. You know, he had a bad start. He had a bad start to the season. He just wasn’t playing good. He wasn’t competing balls that he did as a rookie. He missed one, even he missed a couple of balls this Sunday. He had to touch the shirt touchdown to Dalton Schultz down the seam early in the game, and those are balls and passes that in the past. He just doesn’t didn’t miss. So it wasn’t a perfect game, but when you go 2228 you know that’s not bad either. So he’s coming around, and we’ll see how he does as the season moves forward. We’re just
Nestor Aparicio 09:33
hoping to get our quarterback on the field this week, and Ricky Vasquez has called the games in Espanol for the Houston Texans, for going on the three plus decades is also called bears. You call college games too, right? Like you’re a busy guy in Espanol, yeah,
Enrique Vasquez 09:47
yeah, the falls are awesome for me do Oklahoma football. This is my ninth season doing Oklahoma football for them down there, going down there. My first season was 2017 with Baker Mayfield, so it was a nice run to get going right? A couple of heismans. I. Jalen, the herds came in as well. And now and now we have John Mateer. So I don’t know that we’re going to go as far as column quarterback you but you know, if he gets, if he keeps going as he is, John Mateer, he may make it to the NFL. All of a sudden, we may have what, six starters that played football at Oklahoma in the NFL. So every
Nestor Aparicio 10:16
Saturday night, you’re either flying from where Oklahoma is to where Houston is, right? I got a guy in Cincinnati that does that with the Bearcats too. Like, what’s the craziest community? Has there been a time where you couldn’t call a game because it’s just impossible?
Enrique Vasquez 10:30
Well, this is the thing that now, after covet, especially when flights can get canceled, just because my only option is really is to get back to Norman and drive to Houston, because with, with the Texans, we don’t travel for
Speaker 1 10:43
the road. Yeah, that’s a big stick. How far is that?
Nestor Aparicio 10:47
It’s a five and a half hour drive for, I thought it might have been 10 or something.
Enrique Vasquez 10:50
Okay, it’s a five and a half hour drive. But then sometimes, you know, we have a late kick, or we get back to Norman late, you know, I may not get home until five, six in the morning, and that’s, you know, get a couple hours sleeps and drive over to NRG stadium to call the Texans that, you know, but that’s just, that’s just what I have to do. And, you know, once, once a weekend, I can pull that off. If I had to do that twice, twice a week, I wouldn’t be able to have gray
Nestor Aparicio 11:14
in you. I’m getting old. I’m getting old. I turned old again next week. I birthday. I I think of some of the stuff I did when I was younger, doing the radio show at two o’clock in the morning in the Providence airport, waiting for the airport to open after beat. I’ve done crazy stuff, but like, I’m thinking, you know, this is you call a lot of football the Houston Texans for you, who are their best players. Like, what? What should we be worried about with our B team out on the field Sunday? Well, listen, I
Enrique Vasquez 11:40
mean, obviously, with CJ coming around, if he can ball like he did this past week, you know, play a little better in second half. Nico Collins, of course, the receiver to watch, but Jaden Higgins, that you know, the rookie from Iowa State. He finally got his first touchdown this weekend. But hopefully that’s, that’s what opens, opens the can for him, and really gets him on track. On the defensive side is where you see a lot of a lot of new new, new talent for this defense, and Kamari las on the other side from Derek Stingley at corner. Stingley picking off his 12 pass of his career this past weekend. But Kamari, along with Derek Stanley, two of the top cornerbacks that we have in the AFC, for sure, and then the pressure that they can generate along the defensive line. It goes beyond will Anderson and Danielle Hunter, that the tackles do a really nice job of getting push up the middle. Tommy toge, I had a nice game this past week. He wasn’t active the first weekend, and all of a sudden you see him on the line, blocking passes, creating tackles behind the line of scrimmage. So really it’s a group effort. And EJ speed, who came over from the Colts, at linebacker, he’s getting a lot more run, more of a third down linebacker to come in for Henry to otogo Toto, who led the team in tackles last year, but maybe third down is not his best for is not his forte, covering backside of the backfield. So EJ speed has come in assume more of that role. So that’s the group effort that you see from the defense, you know, swarming to the football and making plays all over but those are the guys that you would hope to be there every week for the Texans, and so far, on the defensive side, they’ve been there.
Nestor Aparicio 13:13
I got to ask you this as because I don’t think about it like this in Baltimore, because you’re in Houston, and you’ve been Hispanic all your life, and you speak Spanish, and I’m a gringo, even though I was born to the Aparicio family, I think of myself. I guess when I think, am I the one of the more prominent Hispanics in Baltimore, I might be the most prominent Hispanic in Baltimore, Odette Ramos, and I may have an argument about that, but the bad bunny Super Bowl, in regard to, you know, we had the Wembley knee here in 2017 we were playing in Wembley and with Trump saying things about that was African American. Now it’s, it’s, I’m, I’m Venezuelan. It’s about my people and boats and all of that stuff. The fact that the league has tried to reach to the Hispanic community, obviously, your franchise, several of the franchise in California, Phoenix, big in Mexico, big in the Latin community. Your Hispanic calls of the games in Houston alone, there’s plenty of people that speak Spanish, not so much here. But when I go to places where it’s not lip service, and quite frankly, in regard to recruiting the Hispanic community, Hispanic Heritage Month, National Latino heritage, all of that you speak to exclusively Hispanic people in another language, selling the American sport of football. That is a different kind of export than my franchise could possibly have. And when I go over to Europe, and I see Pittsburgh playing and there, and I’ve been over to Europe for the games, and I know you have as well that the game has expanded dramatically, but the language barrier for Hispanic people has been removed for the franchises like you. And I would think that you’ve been calling a long time in this Spanish language. Uh, the game that. And when I come and see games in Texas and Phoenix and California, the amount of Hispanic people I see more so than even in Florida and Miami or even in Tampa, where I don’t feel the Hispanic part of it there, I definitely feel that in text. And part of that was, I guess, Bud Adams or the league, or whatever, came and said, We didn’t do these games in Spanish, because we got these Hispanic people down here, they want to hear the games in Espanol, and you are their eyes and ears. And I, I think of Jaime Harin in in LA and sitting at Dodger Stadium in 1985 and Mexican folks out there with boom boxes listening to Fernando pitch. And I’m hearing the game in Spanish. I don’t listen to games in Spanish. I speak enough to be dangerous. I could listen to you and figure out pretty much what’s going on, but your audience and the loyalty of the Hispanic community for the league and the importance of the Hispanic community in places like Houston, where they really are selling the game now, not just in Mexico or Mexico City or across the border or Monterey, but like in Brazil, they’ll be playing and playing this area before it’s all over with, now that Trump’s bailed them out. So I mean, we’re, we’re playing games in places where Portuguese is going to need to be the next language, right? No, no,
Enrique Vasquez 16:11
absolutely, absolutely. You know that the game was just held in Brazil. They’re committed for the next five years to have three more games down there. They haven’t been to Mexico in a little bit because of the the construction work and remodeling a sticker Stadium. The word was that the Texans were programmed, or the plan was to send them to Mexico this season, but the stadium wasn’t ready. So unfortunately, that that was the case. So Mexico’s missed out because of the work they’re doing on a sticker stadium, but that will be done for the World Cup. So hopefully for next year, 2027 26 maybe that will be the case that NFL goes back to Mexico. But like you said, and that not only that, just the fans for football in general in the Hispanic market, not only here in the States, but in Latin America, has certainly grown. I mean, when they first approached me to go down and call Oklahoma football games in Spanish, my initial reaction was, Are you sure this is the right place? And I mean, they have been great, absolutely amazing, and how they have received the broadcast, the university has stood behind it and helped us grow to the point that this basketball season, Oklahoma, sooner is going to launch Spanish women’s basketball. In Spanish, is that you I’m going to call some because I have other duties in the spring, doing alright rodeo, doing some rodeo work. But they recruited the number one basketball player, who happens to be Mexican American, Aliyah Chavez. She’s from Lubbock, Texas. They signed her. She committed, she’s going to go ball there. And they say she’s the next Caitlin Clark, I’ve seen some video her, and she can hoop. She’s got handles. She’s a 510 guard who can hoop. And so anyway, the point is that Spanish is not only football. Spanish is, you know, fans love the sport and it’s and it’s nice, it’s beautiful how sports unites cultures. And hopefully that’s the that’s what I like that I’ve been a part of, you know, to send the message of college sports, athletes and Hispanics and education and all that all rolled up into one ball, and how we do and what we do with Oklahoma, what we’ve been doing with the Texans, with Oilers back in the day, and you mentioned Jaime harina and the pioneers, Rene Cardenas, who was his mentor at in Los Angeles. He came and he was the first one to call Dodgers baseball in Spanish out in Los Angeles. And then he mentored Jaime Harin. He I’ve had a chance to work with Rene Cardenas here in Houston. He was the first VOICE OF THE COLT 45 and the first Spanish voice of the Texas Rangers as well. So when you surround and when you meet these kind of people that have laid the groundwork, and now, what I come in to do is just, you know, just a privilege. And I just feel so lucky to be able to call this a career for
Nestor Aparicio 18:39
myself. Man, I had a cousin was a five foot nine little flea from Maracaibo, Venezuela, is in the Hall of Fame. Brought my dad here in 1964 and here I am. So you know, God bless us. All right, if I could call in Spanish, I would believe me, Enrique. I don’t need to do it, because Enrique Vasquez can do it. He calls the game son. So if you want to listen to the game in his in Espanol this weekend, you can do ravens Texans on the Texas radio network with Enrique Vasquez. I always love getting together with you. So from your perspective on the ravens, I mean, this is a weird week. I hope you have a scorecard. We couldn’t figure out who was on the field last week for the Ravens. A lot of the practice squad guys up now, a lot of the guys we saw in preseason games that Luke was talking about around here in July and August. Now, really being counted on for the Ravens. It’s one and three, not where the Ravens thought they were going to be at all. And this is a high risk game, I think, for the Ravens this week. And you might see Cooper rush on Sunday too.
Enrique Vasquez 19:32
Yeah, absolutely. And the last time the Texas played Cooper rush, it was, it was a good day when he was with a cowboy.
Nestor Aparicio 19:38
So y’all hate the cowboy. So I know that. So that
Enrique Vasquez 19:41
was the case. So hopefully, like he’s mentioned, it’s about a test of the roster, you know, the depth and what you can do putting that together. So we’ll see what happens on Sunday. But like you mentioned, going into the season, this was the this was the game that the Texans were going to face a franchise which they have never beaten over there in Baltimore, and this was the game that was going to prove that the. Texans were for real in 2025 we never imagined that both teams were going to come into this game with a one and three record. So things are going to shake out pretty funny in the NFL. So we’ll see how. We’ll see what happens on Sunday, but certainly a big game for both teams. You start one and four, things are looking bleak as we go on. And then for the Texans, will you go into the bye week? And everybody was thinking, if the offense doesn’t turn things around, that was the perfect time to make drastic changes. And of course, changing everything on the offense, including the offensive coordinator, coordinator, was on the table. But, you know, they seem to wake up this past weekend. We’ll see what how they do against Baltimore this
Nestor Aparicio 20:36
weekend. Look, man, I can’t have you on and not Show proper respect to you as a one time voice of the Houston Oilers, without showing you all of my cold see, I have oiler I keep oiler memorability. I have a whole box in it from my childhood that I have everything I’ve had pastorini on the show and all that stuff. But about a year ago, when Derek Henry came in here, I found on the internet, on sale. I think I only paid 30 bucks for it, a Derrick Henry oiler jersey. It says, Love you blue on the back. It’s new school. It’s all that. So I got it to be like fun, and have a Derrick Henry Jersey that’s a little different and weird, but I would never wear it in front of you. Or Steph Stradley McClain sort of likes it, even though he’s weird. But, like, I know it’s offensive, because, you know, I was offended by this in Indianapolis for about 30 years, but you know, such a great tradition of football in Houston. And there’s a part of my oiler dumb that always wants to see the Texans do well for the fan base down there, because it really has been. I feel that way about the Browns too, believe it or not, just when teams struggle like that in really good, strong markets, I hope at some point the Texans make it over the top, like the Bengals do, and finally get to the Super Bowl at some point. Just not this week we we need to win this weekend.
Enrique Vasquez 21:48
No, well, we’ll see how it goes. But like you mentioned last year, the last couple of years, that the Titans have gone and played the Texans in the oiler uniform costume, as we call it, it’s been strange, you know, you watch a 79 and immediately my mind goes to Ray Childers, you know, with an with the Tennessee Titans, Jersey oil or whatever. So, so that was a strange and then just to call that game, you know, with the memories that I have, you know, growing up as an oiler fan, getting a chance to call oiler games, and then seeing the Texans and the Oilers on the field at same time was just strange,
Speaker 1 22:19
bizarre. Look out football. Here we come, Houston all
Nestor Aparicio 22:22
There’s number one, yeah, I mean, I still got that on 45 I appreciate you, Enrique, thanks for coming on. And I like when I invited you on, I completely blaked out on the fact that you were the Houston Oilers announcer. So this feels like royalty to me, having you. Thank you. I appreciate it. Enjoy the games this year, and good luck with those, uh, with the lady, lady Sooners and the boomer Sooners. And he calls games for Oklahoma. He calls games for the Houston Texans in Espanol. He is Enrique Vasquez. He’s been doing it for three and a half decades. And I great conversation. I appreciate you coming on. Thanks for your time. Appreciate it. Thank you. Good luck after Sunday, one o’clock All right, there you go. And Ricky Vasquez, that I used to we’re talking to folks in Houston all week long. Luke is out in Owings Mills getting ready for the football game. I was gonna say, if there’s breaking news, the injury report and the infirmary report is everything this week. It’s all brought to you by friends at GBMC, our newest sponsors for life moments, as well as Bill Cole and our friends at cole roofing and Gordian energy making, the wnst tech service happens. If you’re on it, you’ll get the breaking news first. I am Nestor. We are wnst. Am 1570 Towson, Baltimore. We’re getting ready for football and those Houston Texans at one o’clock on Sunday. We’re Baltimore positive. Stay with us.
