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The Eyes of Texas Problem

Discussion in 'Football: NFL, College, High School' started by don grahamleone, Oct 23, 2020.

  1. raining threes

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    They were very talented.

    Would you say they were disciplined?

    How about the years after Colt? Were they disciplined? Were they disciplined during the Strong, who tried to clean up the mess Mack left? Or under Herman for that matter?
     
  2. mtbrays

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    Dude, I’m not rehashing the last decade of Texas football with you. It has sucked enough being a fan and alumnus during this time; at least I got to enjoy the Colt era when I was on campus. But, I will answer your first question: the team that lost the 2010 BCS championship game was “disciplined,” whatever you think that means. Watch highlights of the Big 12 championship game against that incredible Nebraska defense. Ndamukong Suh nearly won a conference championship for that Cornhuskers team and Texas was able to persevere.

    The perils of Longhorn football since 2010 are a lot more complicated than you are trying to make them out to seem. Feel free to read back through the thread; for an outside fan who seems to be very interested in the last year of life on campus, I don’t recall seeing you posting in here that much during the Strong or Herman eras. Puzzling.
     
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  3. raining threes

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    No need to go further,

    I posted plenty over the last decade. you should go look at my post history if you want to spend the time.
     
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  4. Brando2101

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    Thanks the the Advanced search it actually doesn't take much time at all! As will surprise no one, you've posted more in the Eyes of Texas thread than the UT football thread. Your first post in the UT thread doesn't go back a "decade" but rather 5.5 years. I didn't realize you were over 60 but that tracks with all the rage about young black men voicing their discomfort with a white tradition.

    Not sure if this link will work for you guys but you can just use an advocated search and search by user and by forum. https://bbs.clutchfans.net/search/47789364/
     
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  5. raining threes

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    I don't know what the hell you're looking at but I'm not over 60.

    The song isn't changing deal with it and move on. Because I disagree with you I'm a racist. Aren't you a piece of work.
     
  6. Brando2101

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    How old are you? And yea, the song is not going to survive the season if the current students don't want it and I don't think they do.
     
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  7. raining threes

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    Well atleast you're thinking for a change.

    You can have the last word.
     
  8. Brando2101

    Brando2101 Contributing Member

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    Awesome. Glad to see you're going to go spend your time hopefully talking about something you know about.
     
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  9. raining threes

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    Wish you knew half as much as you think you do. The world would be a better place. I'm sorry if you got your feelings hurt when I called you out on your ageism. Speaking of this, isn't that a form of discrimination? You would think an intelligent person like your self would realize this. Maybe you do realize it but don't give a crap if it can help you win a debate that you can't win on its merits.
     
  10. jiggyfly

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    This guy.

    And he is talking about other people taking things personally.
     
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    Buck, it only truly counts if your *brother* and his *friends* have an opinion.
     
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    ?
     
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    Just as much as anybody elses opinions.
     
  14. DaDakota

    DaDakota If you want to know, just ask!

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    If the song is racist, it should change, traditions change all the damned time.

    DD
     
  15. bobrek

    bobrek Politics belong in the D & D

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    It's a real stretch to consider these lyrics racist.

    The Eyes of Texas are upon you,
    All the livelong day.
    The Eyes of Texas are upon you,
    You cannot get away.
    Do not think you can escape them
    At night or early in the morn --
    The Eyes of Texas are upon you
    Til Gabriel blows his horn.
     
  16. Brando2101

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    now do it again in blackface.
     
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    There's no 'I' in Texas.
     
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  18. bobrek

    bobrek Politics belong in the D & D

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    So... every song (or a song that led to another song), regardless of lyrics, that was ever performed in a minstrel show or by a group in blackface sound be banned?

    The "song" should be punished due to who performed it?
     
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  19. raining threes

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    What does blackface have to do with the words of the song?

    The song isn't racist.

    The problem is the Snowflakes. The title of this thread should be The Austin Snowflakes have a problem.
     
  20. Brando2101

    Brando2101 Contributing Member

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    No one cares what you think about the situation. Find more productive uses for your retirement than sharing opinions about traditions of schools you never went to.

    TLDR: go away. No one cares about you or your dumbass brother.
     
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