However, over the 133 years that the Texas Longhorns have taken the field, a few traditions have faded into oblivion. One of those traditions would make an incredible return if everyone gave it a chance, while another should decidedly stay in the rearview mirror.<\/p>\n
If we could bring back one Texas football tradition, it would undeniably be the snake dance that the student section used to do, alongside the UT Marching Band.<\/p>\n
During halftime, all of the students would start snaking back and forth through their section at the then-Texas football stadium, Clark Field, and even onto the field as the marching band actually remained in the stands, providing the soundtrack for the students’ chaotic entertainment.<\/p>\n
While students, for the most part, can’t be permitted onto the field at Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium in the middle of a game these days, it would be a great tradition to get the student section more and more involved, even while there isn’t any in-game action taking place.<\/p>\n
Now, most people head to grab concessions or a restroom break during halftime, instead of enjoying the halftime show and even dancing along. Not to mention the fact that the student section is first-come, first-served for seating, but it would still make for a great <\/p>\n
One Texas football tradition that should be left in the past is the post-game player carry.<\/p>\n
Students, alumni, and fans would storm the field after games in order to grab, pick up, and carry the star players out of the stadium on their shoulders. While it was undoubtedly a fun tradition, one that former Texas track star Rupert Robertson said, “[Portrayed] true Texas spirit here<\/a>, because this is done whether we win or lose.”<\/p>\n Nowadays, the sport is too big, and too many people attend college football games for this tradition to even be viable, much less safe for fans and players. <\/p>\n Court and field storming has become a hot-button topic in college sports, and they usually lead to at least one injury or so, much less a fan literally grabbing a player and picking them up on their shoulders.<\/p>\n With NIL deals putting quite a few players’ values above a million dollars, the post-game player carry would simply be too big a liability. Yes, the snake dance was a fun halftime tradition that the Longhorns should absolutely bring back into the game-day rotation, but let’s leave the player carry in the past.<\/p>\n
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