Longhorn News/Discussion (Non-Recruiting)

[TFloss32]

[Hiwood]

On 2/21/2023 at 12:35 PM, Big Daddy Cane said:

I'm often surprised how many people that should know better, get it wrong. Even the Minister of Culture is guilty of this.

you are absolutely right, sometimes I think he is trying to flash his hybrid version of Hook em Horns/Hang Loose....and there was one person I saw flash the Hook em with an extended thumb which I think is sign language for I Love You, and I think the hook em with the palm facing toward the person is actually an Italian version of GTFO, or various variations of the gesture

[Sirhornsalot]

43 minutes ago, Hiwood said:

you are absolutely right, sometimes I think he is trying to flash his hybrid version of Hook em Horns/Hang Loose....and there was one person I saw flash the Hook em with an extended thumb which I think is sign language for I Love You, and I think the hook em with the palm facing toward the person is actually an Italian version of GTFO, or various variations of the gesture

Wow, try to be friendly, make the wrong hand gesture and insult somebody. You get clocked and have no idea what just happened. lol

[Hiwood]

2 hours ago, Sirhornsalot said:

Wow, try to be friendly, make the wrong hand gesture and insult somebody. You get clocked and have no idea what just happened. lol

when I lived in LV I saw all kinds of longhorn logos on cars, and saw a guy at Costco with a burnt orange shirt with a white Longhorn logo so I flashed him my Hook em Horns and said hook em to him, he says " WTH are you talking about" , I told him you shirt its a Texas Longhorn shirt, come to find out one of the new high schools in the area decided to call themselves the Longhorns and use the logo, and here I thought the LV chapter of the Texas Exes was growing rapidly

[UTfish]

48 minutes ago, Hiwood said:

when I lived in LV I saw all kinds of longhorn logos on cars, and saw a guy at Costco with a burnt orange shirt with a white Longhorn logo so I flashed him my Hook em Horns and said hook em to him, he says " WTH are you talking about" , I told him you shirt its a Texas Longhorn shirt, come to find out one of the new high schools in the area decided to call themselves the Longhorns and use the logo, and here I thought the LV chapter of the Texas Exes was growing rapidly

What? Wait! They're putting our brand on their calves? That's cattle rusl'n padna. Hook'em 'n hang'em.

Actually  I like the idea of our brand spreading in the high schools. They grow up being a Longhorn fan.

[Baron]

3 minutes ago, UTfish said:

What? Wait! They're putting our brand on their calves? That's cattle rusl'n padna. Hook'em 'n hang'em.

Actually  I like the idea of our brand spreading in the high schools. They grow up being a Longhorn fan.

UT will hit them with cease and desist order. They did that with the Harper High School Longhorns in 2021.

[UTfish]

9 minutes ago, Baron said:

UT will hit them with cease and desist order. They did that with the Harper High School Longhorns in 2021.

What about the Dobie Longhorns?

[Baron]

23 minutes ago, UTfish said:

What about the Dobie Longhorns?

Do they use the Longhorn logo? That's what Harper got hit for.

[Hiwood]

1 hour ago, Baron said:

UT will hit them with cease and desist order. They did that with the Harper High School Longhorns in 2021.

How about the W T White HS in Dallas, they are called the Longhorns and have been there since 1964

[Baron]

21 minutes ago, Hiwood said:

How about the W T White HS in Dallas, they are called the Longhorns and have been there since 1964

It has everything to do with the logo. If what the Nevada story holds true about the t-shirt w/logo the University of Texas will pursue legal recourse against that organization. I would be willing to bet that WT White's logo is different than UT's logo.

[UTfish]

1 hour ago, Baron said:

Do they use the Longhorn logo? That's what Harper got hit for.

Yes 

[UTfish]

35 minutes ago, Baron said:

It has everything to do with the logo. If what the Nevada story holds true about the t-shirt w/logo the University of Texas will pursue legal recourse against that organization. I would be willing to bet that WT White's logo is different than UT's logo.

https://golonghornathletics.com/

[UTfish]

8 minutes ago, UTfish said:

Yes 

https://dobiepride.com/

[Baron]

https://twitter.com/darrenrovell/status/1161235315950067712?lang=en

[UTfish]

45 minutes ago, Baron said:

https://twitter.com/darrenrovell/status/1161235315950067712?lang=en

So, maybe W. T. White and Dobie paid a nominal fee to use the logo?

[Baron]

15 minutes ago, UTfish said:

So, maybe W. T. White and Dobie paid a nominal fee to use the logo?

I don't know. What do their logo's look like? Harper's was the classic Longhorn logo on a green background.

[UTfish]

14 minutes ago, Baron said:

I don't know. What do their logo's look like? Harper's was the classic Longhorn logo on a green background.

Looks like Dobie is classic logo on black background. W. T. White menu is classic logo on white background. 

[NEOkHorn]

3 hours ago, Baron said:

UT will hit them with cease and desist order. They did that with the Harper High School Longhorns in 2021.

Rumor has it they did the same thing to Gardner-Edgertom Ks HS over their logo a few years back when we lived there. GE changed their logo all together

[Baron]

54 minutes ago, UTfish said:

Looks like Dobie is classic logo on black background. W. T. White menu is classic logo on white background. 

I'm not trying to argue with anyone. I know what UT did to Harper H.S.

[Sirhornsalot]

I don't think we should, or UT should, get worked up about our logo being used in the high school ranks.

Having our logo out there circulating in the high school ranks is a good thing, a highest form of flattery.

I realize UT wants to exercise some control over how the logo is used, but neither Dobie or WT White were doing anything wrong with it.

Longhorns and its logo are quite unique. And when they're copied, they're not copied because the color is cool or the logo is cool. Its because they want to emulate the high profile, highly popular UT football team who wins.

 

[dssl]

8 hours ago, Sirhornsalot said:

I don't think we should, or UT should, get worked up about our logo being used in the high school ranks.

Having our logo out there circulating in the high school ranks is a good thing, a highest form of flattery.

I realize UT wants to exercise some control over how the logo is used, but neither Dobie or WT White were doing anything wrong with it.

Longhorns and its logo are quite unique. And when they're copied, they're not copied because the color is cool or the logo is cool. Its because they want to emulate the high profile, highly popular UT football team who wins.

 

 I think that if they don't exercise control over their trademark,  then they could lose it.

https://www.justia.com/intellectual-property/trademarks/enforcement/#:~:text=However%2C a failure to enforce,a loss of the trademark.

[TexCoyote]

Big day in Texas sports today. 
 

Texas MBB vs Baylor at Moody

Texas WBB vs OU in Norman

Texas BB vs Indiana at the Disch

 

What is the combined record at the end of the day? Can Texas go 3-0 today? Will Texas go 3-0 today? What say you? 

[Baron]

I was just watching highlight videos and it dawned on me that Baxter looks like a heavier version of Erik Dickerson. He runs upright with very little lean just like Dickerson. Not a bad comp in my eyes.

[TXFF]

25 minutes ago, TexCoyote said:

Big day in Texas sports today. 
 

Texas MBB vs Baylor at Moody

Texas WBB vs OU in Norman

Texas BB vs Indiana at the Disch

 

What is the combined record at the end of the day? Can Texas go 3-0 today? Will Texas go 3-0 today? What say you? 

MBB is on the road.

[TexCoyote]

28 minutes ago, TXFF said:

MBB is on the road.

Oh man my bad. MBB in Waco. Even harder.