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Fortunate?!? There are 2 sports that matter: Football & Men's basketball. CDC's hires for both have been absolute abortions. 

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Didn't A.J. Soprano do a couple semesters at Rutgers? 
Man, del Conte had a helluva year with Baseball rounding out the season at #3.  
Amazingly deep athletics department when football and basketball finish mediocre as usual, but we still won the Director's Cup.  
What can be achieved here with competent coaching is truly motto worthy.   

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I remember that about Jackie's kid.  For some reason, I thought after CC, A.J. ended up at Rutgers briefly before flunking out again.  But after thinking about it, he just bounced around in CC and odd jobs.  

Back to thread topic, del Conte is working harder than any of us this summer.  I am really, really glad he came to Texas.  Dodds was just getting complacent and he deserved to enjoy retirement, the man completely changed the landscape of college athletics decades ago.  But it had all passed him by.  Mike Perrin was supposed to just be an interim placeholder, had no idea he'd stick around that long.  He is literally one of the nicest people you'll ever meet, and to call him a diehard Longhorn is an insult.  The 1-2 combination of Patterson and Pres. Fenves really fucked us.  Fenves didn't want to sabotage anything, he just felt like college athletics was an afterthought for UT at best, at worst---he saw it as a nuisance.  We could end up in a great "zone" with del Conte and Hartzell.  Not crazy about going to the SEC, but the landscape is changing again, may as well be at the vanguard.  

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On 7/26/2021 at 8:19 AM, Lobo said:

I remember that about Jackie's kid.  For some reason, I thought after CC, A.J. ended up at Rutgers briefly before flunking out again.  But after thinking about it, he just bounced around in CC and odd jobs.  

Back to thread topic, del Conte is working harder than any of us this summer.  I am really, really glad he came to Texas.  Dodds was just getting complacent and he deserved to enjoy retirement, the man completely changed the landscape of college athletics decades ago.  But it had all passed him by.  Mike Perrin was supposed to just be an interim placeholder, had no idea he'd stick around that long.  He is literally one of the nicest people you'll ever meet, and to call him a diehard Longhorn is an insult.  The 1-2 combination of Patterson and Pres. Fenves really fucked us.  Fenves didn't want to sabotage anything, he just felt like college athletics was an afterthought for UT at best, at worst---he saw it as a nuisance.  We could end up in a great "zone" with del Conte and Hartzell.  Not crazy about going to the SEC, but the landscape is changing again, may as well be at the vanguard.  

What specifically is "del Conte is working harder than any of us this summer" he working on?

I would be really interested in hearing about his NIL strategy, and how Texas plans to take advantage of all it's inherent strengths to crush it in recruiting.

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14 minutes ago, TxSecede said:

What specifically is "del Conte is working harder than any of us this summer" he working on?

I would be really interested in hearing about his NIL strategy, and how Texas plans to take advantage of all it's inherent strengths to crush it in recruiting.

Well so far he's just waiting while other schools are getting ready to stuff money into the players.  Explains why our recruiting momentum is dogshit at the moment.

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37 minutes ago, LTtxfan said:

 

As an out of stater… what is the current Texas state guidelines/policy? 
 

I don’t see how it’s enforceable in the slightest even if it is “required”. It was a thing at Atlanta Braves games earlier this year as masks had to be worn through the gate but once inside most everyone took them off. 

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On 8/2/2021 at 10:55 AM, westexhorn said:

Well so far he's just waiting while other schools are getting ready to stuff money into the players.  Explains why our recruiting momentum is dogshit at the moment.

Is this true? If so, no wonder Quinn Ewers is going to Ohio State if he's expecting to make six, maybe seven figures there and we're just feeling it out. Saban wasted no time talking about his seven figure QB who hasn't taken a snap. I've been wondering about why we seem to be missing on so many top targets, but this would explain a lot.

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23 hours ago, Thermos H. Christ said:

Is this true? If so, no wonder Quinn Ewers is going to Ohio State if he's expecting to make six, maybe seven figures there and we're just feeling it out. Saban wasted no time talking about his seven figure QB who hasn't taken a snap. I've been wondering about why we seem to be missing on so many top targets, but this would explain a lot.

Oh snap, looks like we just launched some program that specifically allows players to license their name/image/likeness and use the University's trademarks along with it. Being able to sell your name and image with the most recognizable logo in sports attached seems like it could be a big deal?

https://www.burntorangenation.com/2021/8/20/22634908/texas-longhorns-group-licensing-name-image-likeness-official-logos

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1 hour ago, Thermos H. Christ said:

Oh snap, looks like we just launched some program that specifically allows players to license their name/image/likeness and use the University's trademarks along with it. Being able to sell your name and image with the most recognizable logo in sports attached seems like it could be a big deal?

https://www.burntorangenation.com/2021/8/20/22634908/texas-longhorns-group-licensing-name-image-likeness-official-logos

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I like "Big Beertha" -- a lot of the other stuff, not so much.

Texas unveils new tailgating additions for home football games

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The Longhorns will soon take the field from a newly renovated south end zone and will also feature some other new additions to Texas game days. University of Texas unveiled new plans for the Longhorns' pregame tailgating scene ahead of the 2021 football season, which includes everything from carnival rides outside of Bevo Blvd. to Hook 'Em hangout, which will feature food trucks and a beer garden outside of Darrell K Royal - Texas Memorial Stadium.

"We are committed to making Texas Football gamedays the absolute best in the country," said University of Texas Vice President and Director of Athletics Chris Del Conte in a statement announces the new additions for home games this football season. "Longhorn Nation will love the enhancements we've made to Bevo Blvd, Longhorn City Limits and Smokey's Midway. We can't wait to unveil them and introduce Hook 'Em Hangout as the new food and beverage tailgating destination on gamedays. September 4 truly will be the Biggest Longhorn Family Reunion ever!"

In addition to Hook 'Em Hangout, the Longhorns will also unveil a refrigerated beer truck called 'Big Beertha' that will be roaming around the Forty Acres with several beers on tap available for purchase.

The Longhorns also unveiled the following additions on the official Texassports.com website:

Bevo Blvd.

—Fans can soar down Bevo Blvd on a 180-foot zip line!

—Try your luck at Hook 'Em Ring, a giant-sized version of "Ring on a string"

—Test your kicking skills at the new Field Goal Challenge

—Show off your touchdown dance skills and share them on social media at the H-E-B Endzone Dance Off

—Enjoy live mural activations by Austin's best street artists

—Gear up with the largest assortment of Longhorns gear ever at the new "A Selection As —Big As Texas" Pop-Up Shop featuring unique product rotating each game.

Smokey's Midway

—Take a ride on the new 45-foot tall ferris wheel!

—New rides and attractions including a Giant Pirate Ship, Hi-Striker, and other rotating activities such as Tubs-Of-Fun

—Children can enjoy the new Texas Longhorns-branded inflatable slide and games

—Enjoy rotating street performers featured at the new Midway Stage

—More State Fair-inspired food options throughout Smokey's Midway

—All carnival games and attractions are FREE! No tokens needed.

Texas athletics has announced that the band ‘Shakey Graves’ will be the headliner for the Sept. 4 season opener against Louisiana-Lafayette, while the other artists planned for this season's Longhorn City Limits concert series will be announced at a later date.

 

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On 8/27/2021 at 11:22 AM, LonghornSean said:

CDC may want to take a look at the Athletics marketing office. Got this email from athletics this morning. Think someone is confused.

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Texas Volleyball National Championship Gear is Here!

 

Bench Tees.

Apparently the south end zone project had some cost overruns that we need to try to cover by selling the stuff that should have been sent to Mexico months ago.

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