SEATTLE -- Steve Buechele will have plenty of vivid memories of son Shane's debut as the University of Texas' starting quarterback.

As soon as he's able to watch the game on tape.

"I will have to watch it again to actually take in what happened," Steve Buechele said Monday. "All we got was the noise and the roars."

But, believe him, he's not complaining.

Back to work after a hectic 24 hours, Buechele said the experience of watching his son open the season as Texas' quarterback in a 50-47 double overtime win over Notre Dame was "incredible." He called it one of the best sports memories of his life.

The Rangers went to extreme measures to make sure their bench coach would be able to watch Shane make his debut. He left Arlington around game time Sunday afternoon on co-owner Neil Leibman's private jet for Austin. He arrived in time to soak in the atmosphere as a school-record 102,315 fans at Darrell K. Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium hummed in anticipation of the Buechele start. He got a chance to see Shane after the game, then hopped back on Leibman's jet for a flight that landed in Seattle around 3:30 a.m. PT. He was at Safeco Field around 9 a.m. PT for the Rangers' afternoon start.

His most vivid memories of the game: Greeting his son after the win and sharing a high-five with wife Nancy after Shane's first touchdown pass.

"After that first touchdown, we got a high five and a hug and really what else do you need," Buechele said. "It's a pretty memorable moment. ... After the game, he comes out in the tunnel and, if you know him, you know this is just so typical of him, he says 'Hey, pops, what's up?' like nothing happened. It was just an unbelievable night."

That said, Steve Buechele would just as soon not be in attendance for another game until the Longhorns face Texas Tech, quarterbacked by another former Ranger's son (Pat Mahomes). That game is on Nov. 5, three days after the latest possible date for a World Series game.

OK, but there is this to note: If the Rangers make the postseason, the first off day of the AL Division Series is Saturday, Oct. 8. That's the same day Texas plays Oklahoma at the Cotton Bowl.

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