Texas athletes petitioning University to replace "The Eyes of Texas" and to no longer require athletes to sing it

[GTX Horn 1710]

Instead of renaming RLM the university should just tear down that shithole

[crash_davis 23115]

6 minutes ago, Not a cat said:

Because owning slaves is morally fucking wrong? Unlike singing an inherently non-racist song that happened to be sung by some idiots in a minstrel show.  I don't really see the comparison.

So the players are wrong and that video is wrong in thinking that song represents a racists past? Why that was easy. Why doesn't someone just tell the players that?

Hey players, that song isn't racist. Now go play to entertain me!

Edited June 12, 2020 by crash_davis

[Rip76 4947]

18 minutes ago, HRSchenker said:

CDC won't be able to use the "tradition" excuse for why we haven't changed the uniforms. Get ready. If we're entering this brave new world of letting these young men dictate the program then that will be the next shoe to drop. 

The UT uniform Orange was created by a man who’s father was a racist.  Something like that?

I say if you get rid of “The Eyes,” you don’t replace it at all.  Just get off the field.

[demos 3009]

Just win games, then sing whatever you want.

[GHOSTUSER 361]

21 minutes ago, mdmost said:

Then you could hand them the tampon you are now using. 

You haven’t lit the cabal bat signal yet. Where is @Brisketexan with his long-winded narcissism to back you up. You’re fighting on the hill alone with no back up

[NeverMarryAStripper 21921]

1 minute ago, crash_davis said:

So the players are wrong and that video is wrong in thinking that song represents a racists past? Why that was easy. Why doesn't someone just tell the players that?

Hey players, that song isn't racist. Now go play to entertain me!

So instead we say there we changed the song now go play to entertain me? 

[maninblack 7974]

2 minutes ago, elguapo said:

Look at all these supposedly grown men crying on the internet over a fucking song. If our black athletes don't like the song then get rid of it, who gives a fuck it's a song, holy shit.

What a bunchy of whiny ass babies. "WAAAAAAAAAAAAAA DON'T TAKE MY SONG, WAAAAAAAAAAAA!"

JFC

 

What if our black athletes don't like the school colors? Or the logo? And why are you only concerned about black students atheltes? Seems racist

[SwanderedTalent 5761]

9 minutes ago, crash_davis said:

It's like the concept of growth is lost on some of you.

like The Eyes of Texas growing to represent pride in the university versus where it originated?

[mdmost 43045]

Just now, Iconoclast Texan said:

You haven’t lit the cabal bat signal yet. Where is @Brisketexan with his long-winded narcissism to back you up. You’re fighting on the hill alone with no back up

You poor tortured soul. They hurt you, Icono. They hurt you bad. 

[TornACL 7722]

1 minute ago, Rip76 said:

 

I say if you get rid of “The Eyes,” you don’t replace it at all.  Just get off the field.

This. Don't replace it. 

 

[SwanderedTalent 5761]

3 minutes ago, crash_davis said:

Why doesn't someone just tell the players that?

telling the children "no" would go a long way toward restoring the natural order of things, but it's pretty out of favor at this point

[John Lawrence 244]

If you pull a donor's name off a building, the money should be returned to the donor's family with interest.

[Hank_Hill 18894]

Jump Around!

[Hank_Hill 18894]

Just now, John Lawrence said:

If you pull a donor's name off a building, the money should be returned to the donor's family with interest.

What if they're a bigoted asswipe?

[Armybrat 40898]

12 minutes ago, SA-KC_Horn said:

 the new song should have a 'ou sux' and 'poo raggy' line in it. 

Or 

We're Texas and youz bitches

Leave out aggy and I’m good.

[Luka Skywalker 152]

8 minutes ago, crash_davis said:

 

It's like the concept of growth is lost on some of you. There's a reason why change is slow. Because old white people are fucking set in their ways. Because to you tradition is more important than being inconvenienced to sing a new song which doesn't offend the players on the field play the sport that you are so fanatic about. This is exactly like what Tom Herman said about the players vs the old white fans. Are the players only purpose to satisfy your entertainment? Do their voices and the value as people not matter? Or do they only matter up to the point where you are inconvenienced?

 

I mean I watch football for entertainment. I don’t give a shit about their voices or value as people. I don’t know any of these people personally So why would I care? I care about the people I know and care about. If you say otherwise then you’re just a self-righteous person who in my estimation is full of shit.

[mdmost 43045]

I think Zombie Nation would be a much better fight song. 

[elguapo 4586]

4 minutes ago, maninblack said:

What if our black athletes don't like the school colors? Or the logo? And why are you only concerned about black students atheltes? Seems racist

You ask a lot of dumb questions

[Sgt Hulk 13837]

I think we should play fucking hostile by pantera afterwards 

[ztejas 43533]

I need to know what Bru McCoy thinks about this.

[Hank_Hill 18894]

Just now, Luka Skywalker said:

I mean I watch football for entertainment. I don’t give a shit about their voices or value as people. I don’t know any of these people personally So why would I care? I care about the people I know and care about. If you say otherwise then you’re just a self-righteous person who in my estimation is full of shit.

Lol holllllyyyyy shit.

[John Lawrence 244]

1 minute ago, Hank_Hill said:

What if they're a bigoted asswipe?

The school shouldn't keep their tainted money.

Donor would have a pretty decent promissory estoppel claim also.

[SwanderedTalent 5761]

1 minute ago, mdmost said:

I think Zombie Nation would be a much better fight song. 

so after all this time, we learn that mdmost is actually Steve Patterson

[crash_davis 23115]

6 minutes ago, NeverMarryAStripper said:

So instead we say there we changed the song now go play to entertain me? 

win win

[mdmost 43045]

2 minutes ago, Luka Skywalker said:

I mean I watch football for entertainment. I don’t give a shit about their voices or value as people. I don’t know any of these people personally So why would I care? I care about the people I know and care about. If you say otherwise then you’re just a self-righteous person who in my estimation is full of shit.

Yeah, the players are aware of this. So is Tom Herman. 

Edited June 12, 2020 by mdmost

[MonkeyDoughnut 10356]

5 minutes ago, maninblack said:

What if our black athletes don't like the school colors? Or the logo? And why are you only concerned about black students atheltes? Seems racist

Why do our black student opinions not matter to you?

[maninblack 7974]

2 minutes ago, elguapo said:

You ask a lot of dumb questions

Dumb topic 

[Sgt Hulk 13837]

1 minute ago, ztejas said:

I need to know what Bru McCoy thinks about this.

I heard on the low low that’s why he transferred 

[texifornia 57091]

2 minutes ago, Luka Skywalker said:

I mean I watch football for entertainment. I don’t give a shit about their voices or value as people. I don’t know any of these people personally So why would I care? I care about the people I know and care about. If you say otherwise then you’re just a self-righteous person who in my estimation is full of shit.

Seriously though, this is, like, basic fucking humanity you're flunking here. 

[crash_davis 23115]

3 minutes ago, Luka Skywalker said:

I mean I watch football for entertainment. I don’t give a shit about their voices or value as people. I don’t know any of these people personally So why would I care? I care about the people I know and care about. If you say otherwise then you’re just a self-righteous person who in my estimation is full of shit.

it's because they are black, isn't it? 

[SwanderedTalent 5761]

1 minute ago, crash_davis said:

win win

have you never heard the phrase, "and another thing!".....?

[mdmost 43045]

2 minutes ago, SwanderedTalent said:

so after all this time, we learn that mdmost is actually Steve Patterson

I mean, I could be talked into Seven Nation Army. 

[UncleSonny 6573]

3 minutes ago, Luka Skywalker said:

I mean I watch football for entertainment. I don’t give a shit about their voices or value as people. I don’t know any of these people personally So why would I care? I care about the people I know and care about. If you say otherwise then you’re just a self-righteous person who in my estimation is full of shit.

And there we have it. 

[Hank_Hill 18894]

2 minutes ago, John Lawrence said:

The school shouldn't keep their tainted money.

Donor would have a pretty decent promissory estoppel claim also.

And the with interest comes from...??

[shakahorn 1645]

It could just be a negotiating tactic. Ask for 20 things and settle on 10.  And the 10 you give up, they are more important to the "other" side than your side.

[SwanderedTalent 5761]

Just now, shakahorn said:

It could just be a negotiating tactic. Ask for 20 things and settle on 10.  And the 10 you give up, they are more important to the "other" side than your side.

They've been reading The Art of the Deal????? KICK THEM ALL OFF THE TEAM

[skeeter 454]

1 hour ago, Native Horn said:

I say FUCK Robert Lee Moore Hall, even before knowing about the racist man behind its name.  Many, many a miserable hour spent in that shithole.

I knew the building as the "PMA" (Physics/Math/Astronomy) during my undergrad years (1972-1975) ... don't really know when it was changed to RLM.

[Neonmoon 38130]

I couldn’t give two fucks about the song. And if it bothers you that much, go root for Aggy, they love tradition for tradition sake. The only tradition that should never be ceded is the tradition of excellence in all facets of the university. 
 

I would also say the winning tradition but the players and coaches ceded that a long time ago 

[Goodman 3273]

Fenves is looking like one smart mutherfucker.

[Llano Estacado 1257]

I don’t know why I’m having to tell a bunch of people on this board this, but our fight song is NOT the Eyes of Texas.

The Eyes of Texas is not our “fight song.”

[Tex Long 4440]

Y'all need to be expanding the narrative. This isn't about just Texas, it's the whole fucking racist country.

Best way to start is with the major capitalist conspiracy, money. Throw out the slave-owners, and all you got is Hamilton and Grant. The rest gotta go. Keep your $10 and $50 bills, and send the rest to me. I will send you back double your money in New American currency. 

 

[TornACL 7722]

8 minutes ago, John Lawrence said:

If you pull a donor's name off a building, the money should be returned to the donor's family with interest.

You do realize that most of these buildings are not named after donors, right?

[SwanderedTalent 5761]

Just now, skeeter said:

don't really know when it was changed to RLM.

before we had football players to provide us a moral compass

[Burntcowboy 1845]

The thing is nobody paid attention or even knew about this until recently. If we found out the inventor of electricity was a racist slave owner how many would stop using electricity. It’s the freakin past, learn from it and move on. How about all the white, black and other ethnic students that want to sing the song. 

[GabrielsHorn 2186]

1 minute ago, shakahorn said:

It could just be a negotiating tactic. Ask for 20 things and settle on 10.  And the 10 you give up, they are more important to the "other" side than your side.

It is interesting as how many people are arguing about the other demands. Those are all really good (better than the UT Senate, but that's to be expected), though they may need some minor tweaks (e.g. where they are donating the 0.5% from UT Athletics). It is a great thing that they are actually using their voice during this moment, even if I really disagree about the Eyes. 

[nineliveslost 2796]

 

Does this work with everyone ?

What if the women of Texas wanted MLK's name removed from streets, building, schools and statues taken down because he was a womanizer and adulterer? Would that ever happen?

[crash_davis 23115]

7 minutes ago, SwanderedTalent said:

telling the children "no" would go a long way toward restoring the natural order of things, but it's pretty out of favor at this point

To the black young men, or children as you refer to them, I bet you would lead off with, "Son, ...."

[TornACL 7722]

1 minute ago, Burntcowboy said:

The thing is nobody paid attention or even knew about this until recently. If we found out the inventor of electricity was a racist slave owner how many would stop using electricity. It’s the freakin past, learn from it and move on. How about all the white, black and other ethnic students that want to sing the song. 

These types of tasks are just horrible. Like, embarrassingly bad takes. 

[elguapo 4586]

1 minute ago, Burntcowboy said:

The thing is nobody paid attention or even knew about this until recently. If we found out the inventor of electricity was a racist slave owner how many would stop using electricity. It’s the freakin past, learn from it and move on. How about all the white, black and other ethnic students that want to sing the song. 

Everyone will be ok without the silly little song, I promise

[Hank_Hill 18894]

1 minute ago, Burntcowboy said:

The thing is nobody paid attention or even knew about this until recently. If we found out the inventor of electricity was a racist slave owner how many would stop using electricity. It’s the freakin past, learn from it and move on. How about all the white, black and other ethnic students that want to sing the song. 

Can't really have the first without the second