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Cory Woodroof

Texas AD forgot how sunsets worked while trying to defend his school’s lack of alternate jerseys

They say everything is bigger in Texas, but things aren’t different colors.

When discussing his school’s lack of alternate uniforms on Monday, University of Texas athletic director Chris Del Conte got a bit confused as to how sunsets work.

Del Conte wanted to justify the school sticking to its patented Burnt Orange and White (instead of wearing alternate colors) by referencing the rhythms of nature.

However, he missed the mark by an Austin mile when trying to compare the school’s home jerseys to the colors of any given sunset.

Basically, the Texas athletic director might be shocked to find out that, yes, sunsets are actually other colors than burnt orange.

Sunsets don’t really need divine intervention to morph into other colors than burnt orange, and Texas holding to jersey tradition is much more of a personal decision than a comparable act of nature.

Longhorn fans love their traditions, and burnt orange suits them. Just don’t drag sunsets into this. They aren’t afraid of alternate uniforms.

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