Texas AD sparks debate over when Texas A&M game should be played

What day should Texas vs Texas A&M be played?

The Lone Star Showdown is back. The return of the rivalry sparked a debate over what day of Thanksgiving week the game between the Texas Longhorns and Texas A&M Aggies should be played.

Texas athletic director Chris Del Conte has a day in mind. According to Del Conte, the ideal plan involves the two teams playing on Thanksgiving Day.

The Longhorns and Aggies have played on Thanksgiving before. From 2008 to 2011, the two teams followed the Dallas Cowboys’ annual Thanksgiving afternoon game with a primetime matchup. The custom was to play on Thanksgiving prior to 1994 as well. Even so, there is still some debate as to whether or not the two teams should play then moving forward.

The SEC’s featured Thanksgiving game is the Egg Bowl between Ole Miss and Mississippi State. The two teams were the only college squads to play then last season.

If that is day reserved, the Lone Star Showdown could take place on the Friday after Thanksgiving where the Longhorns have played in recent seasons. For now, they will play on Saturday.

The Longhorns and Aggies will resume their rivalry Saturday, Nov. 30 in College Station at Kyle Field.

Texas AD Chris Del Conte plans for affordable tickets in 2024 season

Chris Del Conte shares plan for affordable tickets to make sure the team has a full stadium in 2024.

Texas may not have exorbitantly high ticket prices for its first SEC season. That is, if Longhorns athletic director Chris Del Conte has anything say in the ticket prices.

Orangebloods’ Anwar Richardson shared the following plan for Del Conte heading into an SEC slate.

“Texas AD Chris Del Conte said they have reduced tickets to make games more affordable. Said they did not want to “jack up” the prices because Texas was entering the SEC in 2024. They want to pack the house.”

It’s unclear what the secondary ticket market will do with the price of tickets for the team’s inaugural season in its new conference. Nevertheless, Texas will want to leverage its fanbase’s passion into home field advantage rather than suppress it with unreasonably high ticket prices.

The Longhorns’ most recent season finale against Texas Tech this season gives somewhat of an idea of what DKR-Memorial Stadium in primetime can look like late into the season. Texas will want to keep that intensity against teams in its new conference.

LOOK: Texas HC Steve Sarkisian in Kansas City for Elite Eight game

Steve Sarkisian is in attendance for the Elite Eight game.

Texas Longhorns head football coach Steve Sarkisian is in the house for No. 2 Texas vs No. 5 Miami. He will look to root the team on to its first Final Four appearance since 2003.

Sarkisian was seen with University of Texas President Jay Hartzell and Athletic Director Chris Del Conte ahead of one of the biggest basketball games in program history. He’ll hope the program can see the same result former Texas head coach Tom Herman saw for his new school, Florida Atlantic.

Head basketball coach Rodney Terry has a tremendous opportunity against the Hurricanes. The winner of the game enters a Final Four that includes San Diego State and Florida Atlantic. One of those two smaller schools will play in the National Championship game.

Texas is the only top three seed remaining after the No. 4 Connecticut Huskies defeated No. 3 Gonzaga Saturday night. The scenario is a golden opportunity for the Longhorns to push for a first ever national title in men’s basketball.

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Five interesting comments from Texas AD Chris Del Conte on Monday

CDC discussed future scheduling, what will happen to Longhorn Network, alternate jerseys and more.

Chris Del Conte spoke at the UT athletics virtual town hall on Monday. Continue reading “Five interesting comments from Texas AD Chris Del Conte on Monday”

Texas AD Chris Del Conte speaks on the future of Texas-OU rivalry

The Red River Showdown is not leaving the Cotton Bowl anytime soon.

The Red River “Rivalry,” “Showdown,” “Shootout,” or whatever you want to call it is one of the most iconic matchups in college football. Continue reading “Texas AD Chris Del Conte speaks on the future of Texas-OU rivalry”

Texas AD forgot how sunsets worked while trying to defend his school’s lack of alternate jerseys

The sun sets on this comparison from Texas athletic director Chris Del Conte.

They say everything is bigger in Texas, but things aren’t different colors.

When discussing his school’s lack of alternate uniforms on Monday, University of Texas athletic director Chris Del Conte got a bit confused as to how sunsets work.

Del Conte wanted to justify the school sticking to its patented Burnt Orange and White (instead of wearing alternate colors) by referencing the rhythms of nature.

However, he missed the mark by an Austin mile when trying to compare the school’s home jerseys to the colors of any given sunset.

Basically, the Texas athletic director might be shocked to find out that, yes, sunsets are actually other colors than burnt orange.

Sunsets don’t really need divine intervention to morph into other colors than burnt orange, and Texas holding to jersey tradition is much more of a personal decision than a comparable act of nature.

Longhorn fans love their traditions, and burnt orange suits them. Just don’t drag sunsets into this. They aren’t afraid of alternate uniforms.

Texas clinches consecutive Director’s Cup Championships

For the second straight season Texas stands above other institutions as the model of excellence.

For the second consecutive year, The University of Texas has won the Director’s Cup. The Director’s Cup is awarded to the Athletic Department that performs best across all sports. Continue reading “Texas clinches consecutive Director’s Cup Championships”

WATCH: Matthew McConaughey speaks at Moody Center grand opening

The Moody Center is officially open for business.

The future home of Texas men’s and women’s basketball programs opened its doors to the city of Austin with a ribbon-cutting celebration on Tuesday.

The opening event featured many prominent speakers such as Texas athletic director Chris Del Conte, Texas chairman of the board of regents Kevin Eltife, woman’s basketball coach Vic Schaefer, men’s basketball coach Chris Beard and the Minister of Culture himself, Matthew McConaughey.

McConaughey stole the show with his burnt orange suit and strong charisma. He played a major role in the development of the Moody Center project and its funding.

John Mayer will have the honor of being the first to perform at the new arena on April 20 and 21.

Take a look at a few images from inside Moody Center and some of its exciting features from Monday’s media tour.

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LOOK: Sneak peeks from inside Texas’ new Moody Center

Early looks from the Moody Center are stunning.

The $375 million dollar Moody Center is just days away from its grand opening on April 20. The future home of Texas basketball holds upwards of 15,000 people and will be one of the top-end arenas in college basketball.

The University of Texas announced the project in 2018, partnering up with Oak View Group. The Moody Center is set to replace the historic, 45-year-old Frank Erwin Center.

It is located on campus right off highway I-35 near Darrell K Royal-Memorial Stadium and Mike A. Myers Stadium.

The Moody Center has already scheduled to host an exciting list of performers in 2022. John Mayer, Bon Jovi and Justin Bieber are among the notables coming to Austin in the near future.

Before the official ribbon cutting session takes place on Tuesday, the media got a first look at the completed Moody Center during a tour on Monday afternoon. Here are some of the cool new features fans can look forward to seeing:

Texas fined $25,000 for rushing the court after Monday’s win over Kansas

Chirs Del Conte is probably happy to pay a fine like this in exchange for more top 10 victories. 

The Big 12 announced the league is fining the University of Texas $25,000 for allowing fans to storm the court after Monday’s upset of No. 8 Kansas.

Big 12 commissioner Bob Bowlsby stated Texas’ safety plan “did not adequately provide the protections necessary to safe-guard visiting team personnel.”

Texas athletic director Chris Del Conte is probably happy to pay a fine like this in exchange for more top 10 victories.

No. 20 Texas will not have to worry about storming the court for at least another week as they begin a two-game road stretch on Saturday. Texas will head up to Waco to play the No. 10 Baylor Bears before crossing the border to take on the Oklahoma Sooners in Norman on Tuesday.

The Longhorns are looking to close the season on a strong note with March Madness right around the corner. Texas currently sits as a No. 4 seed in ESPN’s latest bracketology.

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