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BEVO
The Bevo tradition has been alive, but not necessarily well at UT since 1916. Brought to the school by a football manager, Bevo’s first line of duty was to stand tall for the Longhorn’s during a 1916 victory over Texas A&M in Austin. However, it wasn’t long before Bevo served in a different capacity. Actually he provided many servings when he showed up as the main entree at an UT-Texas A&M banquet that honored the Texas 1920 squad that upset the Aggies for the SWC crown.

Of course, this story seems bizarre considering the pampering care today’s mascots receive. Once future Bevo’s were spared the possibility of wrapping up their careers at the nearest steakhouse, the line of mascots has been a source of great pride at UT. Bevo notables include Bevo II being a Hereford instead of a Longhorn, Bevo III earning a blue ribbon in a New York stock show, Bevo IV battering a car while entering Memorial Stadium and Bevo VIII escaping prior to the 1990 Oklahoma game.

The naming of Bevo holds its own place in Texas folklore. The Longhorn supposedly received his name as a response to Aggie fans branding the 13-0 score into the UT mascot following the Aggies’ shutout victory in 1913. To remove the shameful marking, Texas fans formed “BEVO” by transforming the 13 into a “B,” making the hyphen an “E,” inserting the “V” and using the “0" that was already there.
An honorary service organization named the University of Texas Silver Spurs has been responsible for Bevo’s upkeep since 1936.

When Bevo displays his Longhorn spirit, he can be difficult to handle.

“You can never tell what type of mood Bevo will be in,” said UT Silver Spur member Adam Krug. Sometimes he’s feisty and it takes four guys to get him going and sometimes he’s peaceful. He lives out on a ranch with his buddies and we go out and see him a couple of times a week.”

With the history of pranksters wreaking havoc with mascots through the years, the Silver Spurs take pride in keeping Bevo out of harm’s way.

“Before games with a big rival we keep Bevo in a special place,” Krug said. “In the past, Oklahoma and Texas A&M supporters have done some stupid things,” Krug added as he guarded Bevo at the 1998 Oklahoma game. “They’ve thrown paint on Bevo and have done other things. We have to be real careful.”
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“HOOKED” ON TRADITION

Since Texas is the second biggest state in the union, its citizens take pride in big things. UT plays in a big stadium, has a big mascot, a real drum, a very big flag and the biggest of hand signals.

Like other schools that once filled the ranks of the SWC, Longhorn fans often show their Texas pride by flashing a “Hook ‘Em Horns.” The hand signal that was recently dubbed the nations best by Sports Illustrated, features an index and pinky finger extended upward to symbolize the intimidating horns of their mascot.

Keeping the big is best tradition alive, the UT band “The Show Band of the Southwest” stretches the world’s largest Texas flag across their home field during game day ceremonies. The band also features what they declare to be planet earth’s biggest bass drum. Big Bertha is eight feet in diameter, 54 inches in width and weighs 500 pounds.

Another big part of UT game day festivities are two songs that the Longhorn band trumpets. The school’s fight song, “Texas Fight” was a top 10 pick in a 1990 study of inspiring fight songs. While it may be uplifting to fans decked in orange and white, the song affects the opposition differently.
“We’ve nicknamed our fight song taps because it’s based on “Taps” the funeral march,” said Texas drum major Brandon Allen. “It’s intended to be a warning to the other team. We want them to think we’re planning a funeral for them.”

Another song that soothes Texas ears is “The Eyes of Texas.” Though there are many universities within the state, UT fans believe it’s theirs alone to sing.

“The Eyes of Texas has been around forever,” said Allen. It belongs to us and no one else plays it. We’re always very proud to stand up at the end of everything we do and sing “The Eyes of Texas.”

“TEXAS FIGHT”

“We’ve nicknamed our fight song taps because it’s based on “Taps” the funeral march,” said Texas drum major Brandon Allen. “It’s intended to be a warning to the other team. We want them to think we’re planning a funeral for them.”

Another song that soothes Texas ears is “The Eyes of Texas.” Though there are many universities within the state, UT fans believe it’s theirs alone to sing.

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