The University of Texas is trying to get fans to show up to its women’s basketball team’s game this Sunday. The Longhorns are hosting Vic Schaefer and his Mississippi State basketball team in Austin and, as a way of trying to get more fans in to see the game, UT is giving away some free shirts.
Encouraging more fans to come to university sporting events should be the goal of every athletic department. The issue here is that the shirts aren’t all that great.
It’s safe to say that the folks over in College Station, Texas would likely agree with me when I say that the shirts being handed out are a weak attempt at pandering to an old rivalry that is hardly played anymore.