UT fight song “The Eyes of Texas” is not racist

[Mac-7]

Some misinformed people in Austin claim that it is

And it has disrupted the U Texas athletic program to the point that it may have cost football coach Tom Herman his job

Wealthy UT Donors Threaten to Pull Support Over Removal of “The Eyes of Texas” Fight Song

The song is rooted in the Civil War and was first played at minstrel shows

www.insidehook.com

Wealthy University of Texas at Austin donors are threatening to pull their support of Longhorn athletics over the school’s ties to a song that takes its name from a quote from Confederate General Robert E. Lee which was first played at minstrel shows.

Thing is, the donors aren’t calling on the school to scrap the song; they want to keep it.

 

[wamose]

People who see everything in the context of race are the real racists. Live and let live.

 

[Correll]

THe donors are right. Any students that don't like the traditions of the school can just go elsewhere.

 

[Grumblenuts]

Fascinating how the OP's article supports the OP's assertions none whatsoever!

 

[Gdjjr]

As some of the content in the emails seems to clearly indicate, at least some of the song’s supporters are more concerned about who specifically is calling for the removal of “The Eyes” — not why they are doing it.

Well, duh- the why is clear as a bell- because, racist, because- well, Trump- or George Floyd-

There used to be a joke: what do UT graduates call Aggie graduates?- Answer: Boss- LOL

 

[Biff_Poindexter]

He was fired because in 4 years; he only beat OU once and with top 10 recruiting classes; they still end up being mediocre......or as what one Big 12 coach (Iowa St) said about UT after beating them...

“five-star culture versus five-star talent.”

And this too....

"On Oct 28, Southlake Carroll quarterback Quinn Ewers, the nation’s No. 1-ranked quarterback prospect, pulled out of his UT commitment and flipped to Ohio State. Current players are leaving, and recruits are looking elsewhere."

Texas AD wanted Herman back, but ‘circumstances changed’

Texas AD wanted Tom Herman back, but as December rolled on ‘circumstances changed’

www.hookem.com

But if it makes you feel better to blame it on a song....cool....

 

[Correll]

Fascinating how the OP's article supports the OP's assertions none whatsoever!

I think the implication is that that is the position of the donors, and they seem to be winning.


Though until they school actually PLAYS the song at a game, the jury is still out.

 

[Mac-7]

Fascinating how the OP's article supports the OP's assertions none whatsoever!

Explain please

 

[Mac-7]

He was fired because in 4 years; he only beat OU once and with top 10 recruiting classes; they still end up being mediocre......or as what one Big 12 coach (Iowa St) said about UT after beating them...

There is a lot of truth to that

Herman did not live up to expectations

This was a pivotal season for him.

and thanks in part to poor morale and lack of focus by some black players infected by the Black Lies Matter bullshit Herman’s Longhorns came up a little short again

 

[LeftofLeft]

Almost all of these people calling for names, songs, books, sports teams, and cartoon characters to be renamed vote Democrat. When are they going to force the Democrat Party to change its name due to its ugly legacy? For starters, it was Democrats who wanted to hold onto slavery. It was Democrats who put in Jim Crow Laws. It was Democrats with names like Kennedy and Gore that voted against Civil Rights Legislation many times before it was passed in 1964. How about Democrat Cities like Boston fought against school busing...... why some Democrat leaders today shared the notion that sending his own kids to integrated schools would be like a “racial jungle”.

Terrible legacy that Democrat Party.

 

[Biff_Poindexter]

He was fired because in 4 years; he only beat OU once and with top 10 recruiting classes; they still end up being mediocre......or as what one Big 12 coach (Iowa St) said about UT after beating them...

There is a lot of truth to that

Herman did not live up to expectations

This was a pivotal season for him.

and thanks in part to poor morale and lack of focus by some black players infected by the Black Lies Matter bullshit Herman’s Longhorns came up a little short again

BLM had zero to do with Texas being mediocre......no matter how use to blaming everything on black folks you may be......


Did BLM stop Alabama from being National Champs??

 

[Mac-7]

BLM had zero to do with Texas being mediocre......no matter how use to blaming everything on black folks you may be......

When key team leaders are whining about the fight song instead of studying the playbook its bound to be a distraction

and Herman had no margin for error

 

[Correll]

BLM had zero to do with Texas being mediocre......no matter how use to blaming everything on black folks you may be......

When key team leaders are whining about the fight song instead of studying the playbook its bound to be a distraction

and Herman had no margin for error

Moral, team spirit, working together, such factors are subtle but important.


Even I know that, and I don't give a fuck about sports.

 

[Biff_Poindexter]

BLM had zero to do with Texas being mediocre......no matter how use to blaming everything on black folks you may be......

When key team leaders are whining about the fight song instead of studying the playbook its bound to be a distraction

and Herman had no margin for error

Did BLM cause Texas to be mediocre.....yes or no??

Did BLM cause Texas to be 7-6 and 8-5?

But like I said.....if you want to blame it on black folks "whining"

Maybe Texas shouldn't recruit so many "black folks" -- especially when those blacks won't stay in their place and be quiet

 

[Mac-7]

Moral, team spirit, working together, such factors are subtle but important.

The Black Lies Matter crap was a huge distraction in Austin in 2020

 

[Correll]

BLM had zero to do with Texas being mediocre......no matter how use to blaming everything on black folks you may be......

When key team leaders are whining about the fight song instead of studying the playbook its bound to be a distraction

and Herman had no margin for error

Did BLM cause Texas to be mediocre.....yes or no??

Did BLM cause Texas to be 7-6 and 8-5?

But like I said.....if you want to blame it on black folks "whining"

Maybe Texas shouldn't recruit so many "black folks" -- especially when those blacks won't stay in their place and be quiet

You said that, and he answered, now you are just gaslighting.

 

[Mac-7]

Did BLM cause Texas to be mediocre.....yes or no??

Over the entire 4 years no

But in 2020 the distraction of Black Lies Matter inside the Texas football program was documented

 

[Claudette]

Sounds like a lot of bull shit over nothing.

 

[Mac-7]

BLM had zero to do with Texas being mediocre......no matter how use to blaming everything on black folks you may be......

When key team leaders are whining about the fight song instead of studying the playbook its bound to be a distraction

and Herman had no margin for error

Did BLM cause Texas to be mediocre.....yes or no??

Did BLM cause Texas to be 7-6 and 8-5?

But like I said.....if you want to blame it on black folks "whining"

Maybe Texas shouldn't recruit so many "black folks" -- especially when those blacks won't stay in their place and be quiet

You said that, and he answered, now you are just gaslighting.

Biff will keep asking till he gets an answer he likes

 

[Mac-7]

Sounds like a lot of bull shit over nothing.

Typical of almost all of the black complaints going beck to Obama the Eyes of Texas controversy is based on a fictitious slight of black people