aggiejim70 said:

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This is being discussed on three different forums, so I'm going to ask this question on all three. I would like an answer. I understand the band won't play it, but are the sip fans in the stands going to sing the song in question?

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Maybe I don't understand your question in the correct context but give you my 02

I think most everyone who is a true UT fan (sorry I know..."TU") is singing the song. Haven't been able to see on TV or maybe I didn't pay attention. Seems most the "revolt" is coming from a % of the upper classman, and I expect for some of the players to go into the locker room to "defect" from the UT AD and largely the meddling Boosters. I am gonna watch the game and relax! It is going to be a total sh$t shown regardless of who wins.

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And for those of you to young to know the Marching Owl Band is from Rice University! The funniest freaking marching band in the land (or at least in Texas).

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MOB is one of the things I miss most from the SWC, they had fun with the corps and Rev...Oh, and whistles...

slyfox07 said:

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alamogeorge said:

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If I were the opposing team's drum major, I'd play it just to piss them off. Have the fans sing "I've been working on the railroad" too.

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This is brilliant

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Exactly what my bride and I have been discussing

whorn stuff, whatever

SinKiller said:

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monarch said:

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And for those of you to young to know the Marching Owl Band is from Rice University! The funniest freaking marching band in the land (or at least in Texas).

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MOB is one of the things I miss most from the SWC, they had fun with the corps and Rev...Oh, and whistles...

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Careful you are dating yourself if you remember this. I love the MOB, even when they did this. So, creative. The next yer they did the evolving toilet bowl. Not MOB, but the giant "eaTme" banner hanging from an apartment building was also fun.

redleg82 said:

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SinKiller said:

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monarch said:

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And for those of you to young to know the Marching Owl Band is from Rice University! The funniest freaking marching band in the land (or at least in Texas).

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MOB is one of the things I miss most from the SWC, they had fun with the corps and Rev...Oh, and whistles...

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Careful you are dating yourself if you remember this. I love the MOB, even when they did this. So, creative. The next yer they did the evolving toilet bowl. Not MOB, but the giant "eaTme" banner hanging from an apartment building was also fun.

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FTAB were going every which way...

I think this is really sad. That song makes me hurl, but I'll miss it.

The good news is now that the woke finally found and eliminated the source of all the social upheaval - this horrible song about a racist choo choo train. No more angst? No more 'systemic" racism? All should be well...right? Things are getting more utopic everyday...right?


(wrong... it's all about marxist overthrowing capitalism by attacking and destroying the foundations of our country...this is just the beginning and good people must stand up against it. Remember...what starts "here" changes the world)

This.

There's no question about it anymore.

Aggie said:

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Some of you are looking at this completly wrong.

This is not an A&M vs Texas thing

This is not a " laugh at tu moment"

If you're a conservative Texan/American this should piss you off and concern you.

The more that is given to the SJW the more they will take.

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1000% this...This is a UT, not tu, thing.

Aggie said:

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Some of you are looking at this completly wrong.

This is not an A&M vs Texas thing

This is not a " laugh at tu moment"

If you're a conservative Texan/American this should piss you off and concern you.

The more that is given to the SJW the more they will take.

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Excuse me while I laugh and mock tu...

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This is akin to laughing at your downstairs neighbor because their apartment is ablaze. Dont for one second think that the virtue signalers on our campus wont take notice to this perceived "win".

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True

Charlie Murphy said:

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West Point Aggie said:

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Aggie said:

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Some of you are looking at this completly wrong.

This is not an A&M vs Texas thing

This is not a " laugh at tu moment"

If you're a conservative Texan/American this should piss you off and concern you.

The more that is given to the SJW the more they will take.

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Excuse me while I laugh and mock tu...

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This is akin to laughing at your downstairs neighbor because their apartment is ablaze. Dont for one second think that the virtue signalers on our campus wont take notice to this perceived "win".

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Feel free to worry all you want about possible and future events at A&M with the signaling crowd...oct 2020, I'll laugh at tu because they have more than earned it.

West Point Aggie said:

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Charlie Murphy said:

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West Point Aggie said:

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Aggie said:

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Some of you are looking at this completly wrong.

This is not an A&M vs Texas thing

This is not a " laugh at tu moment"

If you're a conservative Texan/American this should piss you off and concern you.

The more that is given to the SJW the more they will take.

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Excuse me while I laugh and mock tu...

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This is akin to laughing at your downstairs neighbor because their apartment is ablaze. Dont for one second think that the virtue signalers on our campus wont take notice to this perceived "win".

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Feel free to worry all you want about possible and future events at A&M with the signaling crowd...oct 2020, I'll laugh at tu because they have more than earned it.

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With 100% certainty, I guarantee you someone is going over every word, of everything, the Ags do and are just trying to find any kind of crack.

The tu campus has always been a hotbed of protest for whatever cause is in vogue at the time. This will pass in time and there will be mass indignance over something else.

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I wish someone would stand up to these cowards. So tired of leaders caving.

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Agree - the SJW marxist's unfortunately are the leaders in Austin and they aren't caving - they are sucessfully carrying out their plans for putting America and what it stands for in the rear-view mirror.

I think instead of laughing, we need to be outranged and put a stop to this.

Eyes of Texas is not their fight song. it is their alma mater.....Texas Fights aka Texas Bites is their fight song.

Meh. Sounds like hell. Good riddance.

sleepybeagle said:

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The good news is now that the woke finally found and eliminated the source of all the social upheaval - this horrible song about a racist choo choo train. No more angst? No more 'systemic" racism? All should be well...right? Things are getting more utopic everyday...right?


(wrong... it's all about marxist overthrowing capitalism by attacking and destroying the foundations of our country...this is just the beginning and good people must stand up against it. Remember...what starts "here" changes the world)

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Do we still have our white privilege?

In June 2020, several players on the University of Texas at Austin football team requested that the university replace the song with one "without racist undertones."[url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Eyes_of_Texas#cite_note-7][7][/url][url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Eyes_of_Texas#cite_note-8][8][/url] In response to the players request, African-American former University of Texas football players Earl Campbell and Ricky Williams spoke out to keep the song in place as UT's alma mater.[url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Eyes_of_Texas#cite_note-Chronicle-9][9][/url]
Campbell's comments on the "Eyes of Texas" are as follows:

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"I'm proud of that song," ~ "I think there's a lot of things that can be done other than that song in my opinion. I just believe 'The Eyes of Texas' stands for something."[url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Eyes_of_Texas#cite_note-Chronicle-9][9][/url]

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Williams was also quoted as saying:

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"I think it's important to understand our history and to understand where the song came from, but I think it's more powerful to transform the meaning of the song and the definition of the song rather than trying to erase our history like it never existed,"[url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Eyes_of_Texas#cite_note-Chronicle-9][9][/url]

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Following those requests, interim UT president Jay Hartzell announced that the song would remain as the alma mater but that the university would work to "reclaim and redefine" the song by openly acknowledging its history.[url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Eyes_of_Texas#cite_note-10][10][/url][url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Eyes_of_Texas#cite_note-11][11][/url][url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Eyes_of_Texas#cite_note-12][12][/url]

Can we move this thread to the old rivalry/politics board, or do we need to let some people to get some things off their chest for the 10,000 time?

rootube said:

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Can we move this thread to the old rivalry/politics board, or do we need to let some people to get some things off their chest for the 10,000 time?

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Who is this "we" you speak of? You and the mouse in your pocket?

I actually feel bad for the them and the spot they're in. I don't know if they still have it, but back in the day there was an alumni band (made up of former band members) that played at lesser events. I'm sure there are plenty of them that wouldn't mind putting on the old uniform and playing the song. Also plenty of people that played in high school bands and didn't make the cut and would love to get a shot.

If I were in charge, I'd simply Tell those refusing to play to turn in their uniforms os that they could be distributed to others who are willing to do it. But then again, that's probably why I'm not in charge.

Why not remove from the band and pull scholarships from those who refuse to play the song?

As a kid I'd practice the tu fight song on the piano before they came into town. My grandfather was a big tu fan and he'd take me every few years to see someone like Rice. I made $1! Not bad at 10 in the late 60's. What's wrong with that song......

slyfox07 said:

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The socialist woke patrol has officially ruined the culture at that school down the road.

They'd love to do the same to Texas A&M.

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Boot their arses out if they refuse to play. I'd rather have a 5-piece band play my school's fight song than an entire band full of liberal "woke" idiots holding my school hostage.

Where's the Rice Marching Owl Band when you need them ?

Even though we lost the game, it was a lot of fun being in Rice Stadium and watching the MOB tuba player bite the dust (or turf in that case).

I thought it was a straightforward question. Are the sip fans going to sing the song at the appropriate times either acapella or with the music played over the loudspeakers?

All this talk about the other band playing the song won't hunt as this is a sip home game and the Baylor band won't be there.