OTF Premium Sarkisian Announces no 2025 Spring Game (Thursday 10:40 a.m.)

[4thandFive]

Don’t like it, but can’t change it. 
 

Just more time to focus on baseball. 

[GoHorns1]

27 minutes ago, Kendra Scotts Boyfriend said:

Those injuries happened in fall camp, not spring. This is more an attempt to prevent tampering opportunities by other schools before the portal opens up.

Also letting the players bodies to recover after a long season

[Hashtag]

I'm sure they'll still have the BMD NIL srimmage.

[Shane]

I think they’ll have a spring practice fans can attend and I’m sure they would do an autograph session as well. I watched the Sark interview seems like his plan or at least that’s what I got from it. 

[GoHorns1]

10 minutes ago, TexasFanatic said:

Recruits like Spring games 

Recruits love going to practice more the spring game. Practice allows them to see hands on coaching.

[MBHORNSFAN]

This registers on my care meter about zero.      

[pinkman_90]

I don’t really care too much about the actual spring game (as long as it’s replaced by some sort of event / skills competition with fans) but I really hate the NFL-ication of college football.   

[Shane]

8 minutes ago, pinkman_90 said:

I don’t really care too much about the actual spring game (as long as it’s replaced by some sort of event / skills competition with fans) but I really hate the NFL-ication of college football.   

I’m the same,I don’t like it becoming NFL light. 

[GoHorns1]

1 minute ago, Shane said:

I’m the same,I don’t like it becoming NFL light. 

both are a business and need to be as business.

[TarrantCoHorn]

I am reading Sark said they still might have scrimmages later in the spring after starting out more OTA style. 

[Shane]

5 minutes ago, GoHorns1 said:

both are a business and need to be as business.

Don’t mean you got to like it 

[Austalgia]

17 minutes ago, GoHorns1 said:

both are a business and need to be as business.

You make it all business see what happens, but I agree with quote above that you can’t change it.  What you can do is complain about it.  You make college football a business and it’s the minor league NFL with no fans. Has to be about college and fandom. 

Edited Thursday at 06:29 PM by Austalgia

[MBHORNSFAN]

10 minutes ago, Austalgia said:

You make it all business see what happens, but I agree with quote above that you can’t change it.  What you can do is complain about it.  You make college football a business and it’s the minor league NFL with no fans. Has to be about college and fandom. 

 

Attendance is at all time highs around the country. Not having a spring game is not going to keep one fan from DKR come September...

[Realist Horn]

1 hour ago, TexasFanatic said:

Stupid 

Ok coach. Sorry he didn’t ask you first. 

[Austalgia]

38 minutes ago, MBHORNSFAN said:

 

Attendance is at all time highs around the country. Not having a spring game is not going to keep one fan from DKR come September...

Hypothetical.  I said if.  Not what attendance is now.  IF it becomes all about business then it becomes semi pros.  See USFL, or XFL attendance. 

[Wrong Link Gerry]

5 minutes ago, Austalgia said:

Hypothetical.  I said if.  Not what attendance is now.  IF it becomes all about business then it becomes semi pros.  See USFL, or XFL attendance. 

Not even remotely the same situation. Would not reflect attendance 

[Austalgia]

9 minutes ago, Wrong Link Gerry said:

Not even remotely the same situation. Would not reflect attendance 

Because you know? What about viewership? I don’t don’t know, but I can think maybe if it irritates me (a fan BTW) it might irritate someone else. Not a hard stretch. And not saying as it is, but if it keeps becoming more and more about business and less about the fandom and the connection to the college with rogue rent a players that don’t even care about being at the specific school.  Then what? 

Edited Thursday at 07:35 PM by Austalgia

[GoHorns1]

1 hour ago, Austalgia said:

You make it all business see what happens, but I agree with quote above that you can’t change it.  What you can do is complain about it.  You make college football a business and it’s the minor league NFL with no fans. Has to be about college and fandom. 

College sports will always have huge fan base because they relate to schools they attented or the family has supported.

[Austalgia]

Just now, GoHorns1 said:

College sports will always have huge fan base because they relate to schools they attented or the family has supported.

My point exactly . But the statement above was that it was just a business like the NFL.  That doesn’t mention family or the school or the fans. 

[GoHorns1]

Players health and recovery also is reason for which OTAs. 16-17 games is a lot for 18-22 year olds. 

[Jarveaux]

3 hours ago, CJ Vogel said:

Steve Sarkisian has announced Texas will not have a 2025 spring football game. During his conversation with Kay Adams Thursday morning, Sarkisian made it official that the Longhorns will forego their annual spring football game.

OTF had reported this was a possibility for about a few weeks now.

On top of this news, I can add I have heard it is unlikely that Texas suits up completely for their spring football practices.

Full schedule and itinerary set to come out in the coming weeks. 

Thanks CJ . I was anxious to see our QB’s & RB’s at the spring game . I suspect the stadium would have been close to capacity. I know Sark does what’s best for Texas , but I wouldn’t be truthful if I said I want miss it .🤘

[Oskies1279]

Fan appreciation day would cool. Get bevo blvd up and running per usual while letting our kids meet the team and coaches would be awesome. 

[jonbailey]

I'm disappointed but not surprised. I've gone to several spring games and its a great experience for fans, outside of potentially bad weather. Its also a great opportunity to bring younger children who struggle to sit for a whole game. 

I was looking forward to going again this year but nobody has ever asked me to write a check to keep a backup player getting tampered. Last years spring game was amazing so atleast we went out with a bang.

[GDI]

3 hours ago, CJ Vogel said:

Sarkisian instead says the Longhorns' spring will be treated like the NFL's OTA's. 

I don't even know what that means.  Is there still a regulated number of times the team can meet. 

I don't follow pro football,  but it seems OTA's are some type of "voluntary",  but you are expected to be there practice situation?

Indeed we are in strange times.   

[GoHorns1]

All the complaints about no spring game is silly. Only about 30-35 thousand show up for the spring game. The starters play a couple of series and sit down. 

Edited Thursday at 09:18 PM by GoHorns1