Ryan Glasspiegel
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There was a lot of coverage this week over the controversy at the University of Texas over the tradition of playing the song “Eyes of Texas” after home games. The song has come under fire since the summer because it was originally played at minstrel shows. As OutKick’s Clint Lamb detailed earlier this week, the band did not appear at Texas’s game against Baylor as the band members were split on whether or not to play the song.
The band members had not been at any previous games during the COVID-19 pandemic, so as with before, “Eyes of Texas” was played on the PA system after the game. Longhorn players and coaches remained on the field for it:
VIDEO: The Texas players and coaches remained on the field for "The Eyes of Texas" after Saturday's win against Baylor. #Longhorns #EyesofTexas https://t.co/0E4iQnSBm0 pic.twitter.com/FCFMOZsv0M
— KXAN News (@KXAN_News) October 24, 2020
We’ll see where the story goes from here.
Nice
As they should
Athletes 1, Bandies 0. Maybe the team should just ask the band to stay away permanently.
Good. The UT administration needs to take a stand on this; whatever the origins of Eyes, for decades, it has been a source of pride for thousands of alumni of that university. Do not show cowardice in the face of a few spoiled brats who think virtual signaling makes a damn bit of difference.
The Eyes has been played at UT sporting events for over a century. It only became “racist” 15 minutes ago. Such is the vile cancel culture we live in.
Defund the band. Start a new tradition. They are non-essential.
DEATH to cancel culture.
I hope UT holds their ground.
Keep the song. Replace the kids who dont want to play it with those that do. Move on.
So the song is racist because it was played at minstrel shows? It is 100% certain that every kid in that band had ancestors somehow involved in the slave trade at some point. They should go ahead and cancel themselves too.