Our fans

[jkates]

2 hours ago, bevocbs said:

I always have and always will thinking booing your own team is stupid. Whether that is college or professional sports. I understand the frustration and the temptation to boo, but it says more about the maturity of us fans than it does anything else. It is not like the players or coaches are not trying to do their best and booing is going to somehow remind them to play or coach harder. They are trying way harder than we are as fans. They are just humans and sometimes fail.

You hold the correct position. 

[Robert Eberhardt]

[Thisrowyellssorry]

Sharing Sark’s sentiment, I loved that the stadium seemed packed for the Eyes of Texas. We were in no rush to leave after those heroics. Now idling in place for 45 minutes in the garage was pretty weak, but it did give us the chance to catch the OTF postgame. Great experience overall!

[Bobby Burton]

1 hour ago, TexShoe said:

I will not spare you the "We're Texas" BS.  It's the essence of who we are, and what makes us different than 90% of the two bit schools.  When Michigan rushed the field against directional Michigan, they thoroughly embarrassed themselves.  In fact, rushing the field at DKR should carry a lifetime ban from ever attention a game again.

"Get that idiot off the goalposts."

[mmdaytontexas]

4 hours ago, TexShoe said:

I thought our fans were spectacular Saturday night.  4Q was a more electric than 1990 UH.  Yep, I said it.  Two comments/questions for the board:

1. We booed the team on a couple occasions in 3Q.  In today's college football, how do we feel about that?  Have we softened our position that "these are kids"?  Or did the amount of money they're rightfully being paid change your attitude on that?  

2. A couple people texted me about Texas fans rushing the field.  I was in section 1, and I saw no such thing.  Did anyone else see this?  

I hate the booing. I remember saying the word "boo" at Fred Acres in the 70s & 80s and getting reamed by nearby Texas fans. People are just more insensitive today. They don't care who hears it.

[Itsamystery]

I get the you paid $ to see the game and feel you have a right to express your frustration. But just because you can do something doesn’t mean you should. Have some class and support the team. Better yet, turn it around. If you were on the sidelines, how would you feel? Do you think that they do not know or see what is happening?

[Sanka Decaf]

4 hours ago, TexShoe said:

I'd like to think it was directed at Sark for his play calling, but it all lands the same.

I was there and, from my view, it was warranted.  It wasn't out of control booing and it was really on particular plays that seemed like odd calls.  It never felt like it was directed to particular players - more to plays.  A lot of discussion in the stands at halftime about whether the moment was too big for the team and its stars.  What an ending!

[Here for the Wins]

I was on the field after Dawsons kick to beat UVa.  I didn’t rush the field though.  I tried to rush the field in ‘95 at the A&M game at Kyle Field but didn’t push the confrontation.

Not sure I care.

Booing has no place in my opinion.  Similar to jackwagons on message boards running down players.  I may be more tolerant than I once was due to the money flow though.

[TTown]

Looking from my seats really was just people already on the field, sidelines that celebrated. Hell it was packed with visitors, celebrities , recruits etc. No storming , but facts don't matter. Yeah I heard booing, but wasn't crazy like Ted Cruz got for 10 straight minutes pregame😂.

However if we throw that same damn screen 1st play against UTSA all bets are off that I might boo😂

[TexShoe]

8 minutes ago, mmdaytontexas said:

I hate the booing. I remember saying the word "boo" at Fred Acres in the 70s & 80s and getting reamed by nearby Texas fans. People are just more insensitive today. They don't care who hears it.

To be fair, it's a wildly different environment today than in 1975.  Back then, the Moncrief garage wasn't packed with Lambos.

[Longhornfrenzy]

If you want to boo and vent your frustrations call the OTF reaction line😁

[Lnghrn]

3 hours ago, DiggsTX said:

I’m in the “you should never boo your own team” camp and especially not the players themselves. Thought it was exceedingly dumb and entitled on Saturday.

Agree with this.  I have been going to UT games since I was a student from 87-91.  I’ve missed less than 10 games over 40 years.   I pay for club seats, but it doesn’t give me the right to be an asshole to players that could have chosen other schools and they chose to attend UT.   Do I get pissed off at players.  Hell yes.  I was pissed when wingo dropped the TD and when Arch over threw Coleman in the end zone.  However I never have and never will boo one of our players.  I think this way.  What if it was my son out there?  How does it look to recruits and their parents attending the game?  Will the player try harder if they are booed?  Don’t think so.  

Edited 1 hour ago by Lnghrn

[GoHorns1]

With NIL amount of money teams cost the fans have right to boo poor play calling and play! 

[mmdaytontexas]

52 minutes ago, TexShoe said:

To be fair, it's a wildly different environment today than in 1975.  Back then, the Moncrief garage wasn't packed with Lambos.

True point. However, just because it's accepted today, is it right to boo the young men? Should they expect the boss since they are making big bucks and fans are going broke just to buy a ticket? I don't like it, but I understand why people are doing it.