And now we wait. The program on a knife edge.

Ha. Oh, someone asked what I'm doing here? Must be on Ignore and is too dense to figure that out.

 

This has been uttered by more than one person.

I think the initial, "I'm done" comments are in the context of being done with Herman's version of the Longhorns.

So a person becomes upset at the sonic speed of the changes and the equally rapid comments by Herman that basically say, "You're a racist, you need to admit it and if you don't then you're not the kind of fan we want because you won't let our players date your daughter or you won't hire them." It is aggressive and the emotional blow-back was possibly even more aggressive. Time passes, cooler heads start to prevail, even in the minds of those who were initially outraged and the feeling becomes, "Wait a minute. THEY are the one's who hate the school legacy and history. Why do I have to be the one to leave? They can leave. So your sense of love and loyalty comes roaring back and you want to fight for your vision of the school, while at the same time being progressive with the times.

You could possibly hear the long-time fans having this internal conversation over all of this:

"Ok, it's true; Confederate statues or segregationists should not be in a position of glory and status on our campus. No problem. But our song is where the line is drawn, yet I'm being told none of this is negotiable. Why? Why am I (Joe Orangeblood) being labeled as evil and with no standing to remain as a valued alumnus though I am providing my spirit and my money enabling these young men to have the time of their lives, ride with football glory and gain an education and diploma provided that is coveted by so many other prospective students? Why am I the bad guy here who can either love the new or leave it?"

But, I'm just a T-shirt fan...

 

No By
You have proven you are a Longhorn in your heart.

So you nevet neef to call yourself that again. Ya hear

 

@bystander that is correct when I say I’m done. Some people are apparently not smart enough to figure that out while telling them to leave. Must suck to be so dense and obtuse.

 

Ahhh, the sponser shaming rears it's ugly head.

 

Pretty easy way to fix that.

It's one thing for an occasional poster to post without paying. But when you have thousands of posts and are not contributing to the great work that Dyon is doing ...

 

6721...I'm pretty sure this>>>>>all has something to do with our current situation...The lady got the translation wrong... has something to do with the Longhorns and being a fan...

 

MD-money talks-BS walks

 

I've been posting on this board long before Dion started his great work.
I was here when Longhorn Bob split off and started his own now defunct site.
I will contribute in my own good time.
And the more you try to shame me into it the longer it will take.
Cause I sure aint gonna let you think I did because of you.

 

That's not what I saw.
Posters were saying they were done with the Horns.
Burning their LH swag and never watching another game.
Yet here they are still bitching and moaning.
As I knew they would be.
So, just turning the screws a bit.

 

Or maybe put aside the petty ego stuff and support something you have been enjoying for a very long time because it’s a fair thing to do

 

MD
"I will contribute in my own good time."

You do know Katy and Robert are not affiliated with this site either, right?
No matter what you think of some posters why wouldn't you want to support Dion who runs this site by himself?

 

Oh, there are some beloved posters on here with over 1000 posts and some with twice my posts that don't show up as contributors.
But it's only brought up when you disagree and then you want to shame me for it.
Why aren't you calling those others out on a daily basis if it means that much to you?
I will contribute.
And you may never know of it.
As a matter of fact, I think I will ask Dion if I can contribute without it showing anywhere.
Then you can continue to feel better than and shame me for it.

 

Funny you never felt the need to before. In fact you seem proud that for years you have never contributed as though you are somehow "showing'" us.
As long as you contribute most won't care if you show up or not.
Just contribute and help Dion.

 

Re: TH insulting the fanbase. He was talking about college fan bases in general and not you, or even UT in specific. (Although I am learning we’re not much different) Of all the reasons to get rid of him, this ain’t it.

"Can the average fan relate? No, they can't. There's a double standard maybe a little bit. We're going to pack 100,000 people into DKR and millions watch on TV that are predominantly white — not all of them certainly, but most of 'em white. We're gonna cheer when they score touchdowns, and we're gonna hug our buddy when they get sacks or an interception.
"But we gonna let them date our daughter? Are we going to hire them in a position of power in our company? That's the question I have for America. You can't have it both ways.

"And if you're going to cheer them and love them for three-and-a-half hours a Saturday in the fall, you better have the same feelings for them off the field, because they're human beings. They deserve the same amount of respect and human rights that all of us do in this country when we agreed on the social contract to be a member of the United States."

One of the few things Tom Herman has got right since he got here,IMO. And threads like this one just prove our fans areNt much different. proud of the school, proud of the championships. Not able to relate to a majority of the players though, or even try.
“Just shut and dribble” seems to be the prevailing attitude with little to no effort to relate.
it’s their sport, it’s their team, it’s their championships. We’re just the fans. I’ll Always be a fan of the players as much as I am the burnt orange.
It’s too bad we’re losing because after those comments I was hoping we’d win it all and you all would have to learn to put up with TH’s woke *** for years.

 

Again, there are several others that post here daily with as many or more posts than me.
Why aren't you accosting them?
It never comes up until there's a disagreement and then someone pulls the "I'm right because I have spent money here" card.
If this has become a pay site then let me know.
Otherwise, it's none of your business when or where I decide to contribute.

 

DS???
How can you say TH is not referring to Texas fans? Who do you think he means
"Can the average fan relate? No, they can't. There's a double standard maybe a little bit. We're going to pack 100,000 people into DKR and millions watch on TV"

 

So, didn't read all the prior posts..... you are here a bunch, when you gonna step up and sponsor?

 

Exactly.
It was a question posed to the entire country.
He didn't answer it for you.
He didn't call you or anybody else anything.
He just left it hanging there.
What is your answer?
I see know reason for anyone to take this so personally.

 

Looks like he was pretty specific to me...

 

MD
You started this calling out a sponsor who has given money for years.
No one cares if you want to contribute and not be listed but give Dion money if you really like this site.

 

Well, I just decided that when I do, you will never know.

 

"We're going to pack 100,000 people into DKR and millions watch on TV "
"That's the question I have for America"


You call that specific?

 

Pretty much zero chance of that happening. Dude can't even win a crummy conference championship in soon gonna be 4 years, much less a national title. Can't get invited to the playoffs with 6, 4, and 5 loss seasons. All I"m going to have to learn is how to write 'former" in front of "Texas coach Herman".

 

You got this backwards. The saying is:

Bullsh*t talks and Money walks.
The saying is of the genre "He talks the talk, but can he walk the walk." Walking is the real deal, ie., "talk is cheap."

 

Cary,

I take it you never had the opportunity to go to Vegas when Vegas was Vegas.

Regardless of the origin, it was altered somewhere. When we ran "tables" in school, that was the phrase because certain groups would talk a bet to death.

Dion,

You should be proud of me for working my way through two groups of people without using terms not appropriate.

 

I don’t get this
I probably wouldn’t want my daughter to date my favorite movie actors but I still expect them to do the job they signed up for and are being compensated for - ie, shut up and entertain me

 

I get your explanation but Im 59 and have never heard it that way. The shortened version 'money talks' is verrry common.

 

He-Man's uncalled for rant against the fans was just stupid, even if you have the same opinion as he does.

He insulted and alienated a huge percentage of the fans - that'a a fact, regardless of if you think they should not have been insulted or not. I'm not exactly sure where entertainers got the idea that insulting half your fans is a good idea. For movies they've gotten away with it from foreigner ticket sales, but about zero chance of China starting to watch UT football games, instead of folks from La Grange.

Apparently it did nothing to get his players to play well for him, or even hard. The both DL and OL were being manhandled off the line of scrimmage, not just by OU, that's expected from a Herman / Strong / Mack from 2010 on coached team. But TCU whipped up on the Texas lines like 5A playing 3A. Sad to watch, if you care about the Texas team.

Now he's out in no man's land. Little fan support, team doesn't seem to follow or listen to anything he says, despite the only Sunday practice better that the one they just had, will the one next week. In a must win situation next week against, well, err, Baylor, with the Texas football program once again being the laughing stock of college football - all that money, all that potential, 1-2 in conference and in 8th place.

Is it technically possible for him to turn it around - I suppose so, there's only one team on the remaining schedule he doesn't have a winning record against - OSU. But doubtful to get through the next 6 game with fewer than 2, probably 3 losses.

The problem with shooting off your mouth at work, and alienating your customers, is that then you put everything based on your results. There's no margin for error, as no one really likes you, and they just keep you around if you can deliver. When you can't anymore, or in Herman's case, apparently never could, he's like a chicken that's stopped laying eggs. Time to get the hatchet and fire up the grill.