Texas players told to stand for school song, despite its origin in blackface minstrel shows

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'The Eyes of Texas' is but one issue that football players have raised with school leaders since the death of George Floyd.

“I have had many conversations with our head coaches outlining my expectations that our teams show appreciation for our university, fans, and supporters by standing together as a unified group for ‘The Eyes,’ while we work through this issue,'' Chris Del Conte said Wednesday .Coach Tom Herman on Monday encouraged players to join in singing the song but would respect the choice of those who don’t.

that he preferred to “acknowledge and teach about all aspects of the origins of ‘The Eyes of Texas’ as we continue to sing it moving forward with a redefined vision that unites our community.”Players did not join in the traditional singing of the song after the Longhorns’ first two home games.

“Like all families who see the world through different lenses, we have plenty of work to do on this subject and will continue to do so,” Del Conte said, “but rest assured, our student-athletes love and respect this university very much and are competing their hearts out for it.”The lyrics to “The Eyes of Texas” were inspired in part by Confederate Gen. Robert E.

 

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You can’t “fix” history and for anyone that does, you clearly have an agenda. The agenda today seems to just be to completely screw with everybody. That’s real productive for people who were born in 1998. What is wrong with this bizarre Woke movement?

Oh! wbat does it mean

I'd quit, give up the scholarship in revolt.

What proof exists of its origin in such shows?

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