Donors Threatened to Pull Support Over 'Eyes of Texas'

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The University of Texas-Austin heard a number of viewpoints on whether or not it should continue playing "The Eyes of Texas” after games, including some alumni saying they’d pull their donations if the tradition stopped.

The Texas Tribune obtained emails showing that, “From June to late October, over 70% of the nearly 300 people who emailed (University of Texas-Austin president Jay) Hartzell’s office about ‘The Eyes’ demanded the school keep playing it. Around 75 people in emails explicitly threatened to stop supporting the school financially, calling on the university to take a heavier hand with students and athletes they believed were disrespecting university tradition by protesting it.”

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