Why the SEC needs the Texas cachet to keep the football party going | Golden

Texas is adding some panache to its new conference. The Longhorns, who officially joined the Southeastern Conference on Monday, just dove headfirst into the most exciting football league around and will bring its own brand of swag to the proceedings.

Beverly Hills is joining college football’s resident Beverly Hillbillies.

SEC commissioner Greg Sankey welcomed UT into the conference near the conclusion of Sunday’s SEC Celebration on the South Mall.

His league’s football success over the last two decades has been built on a cool catchphrase: It Just Means More. If results are proof, it certainly does.

More: What the Longhorns (and others) said at the SEC Celebration

UT Board of Regents Chairman Kevin Eltife, standing on the Tower stage with Sankey, UT President Jay Hartzell and athletic director Chris Del Conte minutes before Pit Bull rocked the house, left no doubt as to how it will go down in Texas’ new conference, extending a passionate invitation to Longhorns fans for the upcoming sports year.

Texas players gather in a huddle during a timeout in last September’s win over Alabama at Bryant-Denny Stadium in Tuscaloosa. The move to the SEC will make marquee matchups more common for Texas, which faces Georgia, Oklahoma, Florida and Texas A&M in conference this year as well as a nonconference showdown at Michigan.

“I hope we see you all at Moody, Disch-Falk, DKR and all of our sporting events,” Eltife roared to the well-lathered crowd. “We need you there. You come find me. I’ll buy you a beer. We’ll put it on (athletic director Chris) Del Conte’s tab!”

Sankey’s welcome was merely the appetizer.

More: With Texas now in the SEC, Longhorn Network resets with a new look, plan and streaming app

A huge roar went up and the beer men assembled rolled up their sleeves as the lines grew in the seconds that…

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Author : Austin American-Statesman

Publish date : 2024-07-02 21:06:48

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