Rich donors and alumni of the University of Texas have threatened to stop feeding the cash cow otherwise known as the school’s athletic department if the Longhorns quit playing the alma mater that is more than 100-years-old. The threats aren’t just about monetary donations to the school and various other benefactors. They’re threatening to cancel season tickets, boycott games and shut off the money if the school doesn’t play “The Eyes of Texas” at sporting events. One football player tweeted that he and his teammates have been told they should look for jobs outside of the state of Texas if they don’t stay to sing the song after their contests. After Texas lost to archrival Oklahoma in four overtimes at the Red River Showdown last October, only Texas quarterback Sam Ehlinger remained on the field for “The Eyes of Texas.” Donors fired off emails, phone calls and text messages to Texas leaders, from the band all the way up to the president, calling it “disgusting” and “disgraceful” for only one player to sing the school song. “It is disgraceful to see the lack of unity and our fiercest competitor Sam E[h]linger standing nearly alone,” wrote one graduate, according to the… Read full this story
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