(10-18-2021 03:01 PM)Volkmar Wrote:  

(10-18-2021 01:47 PM)UTSAMarineVet09 Wrote:  

(10-18-2021 01:44 PM)olliebaba Wrote:  Why not brand yourselves as Ootsa. It's catchy and it incorporates all the letters in your name. Because face it, if someone asked you to pronounce UTSA what would you tell them?

By the way, I want a cut of the money from your merchandise when you do. No, seriously because you heard it here first and it's on paper, so to speak.

Ootsa has been around for awhile lol

It has. There have even already been t-shirts made with that; I have one. lol

There is lol

https://ootsa-apparel.creator-spring.com...roduct=369

(10-18-2021 01:47 PM)UTSAMarineVet09 Wrote:  

(10-18-2021 01:44 PM)olliebaba Wrote:  Why not brand yourselves as Ootsa. It's catchy and it incorporates all the letters in your name. Because face it, if someone asked you to pronounce UTSA what would you tell them?

By the way, I want a cut of the money from your merchandise when you do. No, seriously because you heard it here first and it's on paper, so to speak.

Ootsa has been around for awhile lol

Yes, and they heard from me first.

My brother was one of the very early graduates of UTSA. They admitted freshmen in 1976. He started in 1977.

I have another question for UTSA fans. What was the first college football game played at the Alamodome?

(10-18-2021 05:20 PM)JCMiner Wrote:  I have another question for UTSA fans. What was the first college football game played at the Alamodome?

probably Cal vs Iowa in the 1993 AlamoBowl

Here is a repeat. UTSA posters ONLY please answer. Did UTSA REALLY turn down the AAC because of budget limits???? I keep hearing conflicting answers.

(10-18-2021 05:40 PM)TodgeRodge Wrote:  

(10-18-2021 05:20 PM)JCMiner Wrote:  I have another question for UTSA fans. What was the first college football game played at the Alamodome?

probably Cal vs Iowa in the 1993 AlamoBowl

Ok thank you. Someone on our board said UTEP vs Air Force in 1994 was one of the first games played there. That makes sense. We were probably the second college football game there.

(10-18-2021 05:47 PM)TOPSTRAIGHT Wrote:  Here is a repeat. UTSA posters ONLY please answer. Did UTSA REALLY turn down the AAC because of budget limits???? I keep hearing conflicting answers.

I have as much info on this as you do. But the people I speak with who are more plugged into the program think this is bunk.

(10-18-2021 11:42 AM)Deuce Wrote:  

(10-15-2021 07:58 AM)UTSAMarineVet09 Wrote:  Yeah I havent anything like that either.

Earlier this season, the equipment manager tweeted a hint that there is a "San Antonio" theme uniform in the works (ala SMU's "Dallas" jersey) but we won't see it until next season.

As far as a complete SA-themed rebranding, no, I haven't heard that either. TBH I'd be pretty surprised. It's taken forever to get "UTSA" to catch on instead of "Texas-San Antonio."

Not a complete rebranding. You do it for one or two selected games. Integrate the Alamo, skyline, etc.. It gives the school a huge boost when fans buy the limited items. Have a limited supply of the items which ensures a sell-out. This has worked well at other schools to the extent that they have new uniforms and clothing every
year and a new revenue stream.

(10-18-2021 05:40 PM)TodgeRodge Wrote:  

(10-18-2021 05:20 PM)JCMiner Wrote:  I have another question for UTSA fans. What was the first college football game played at the Alamodome?

probably Cal vs Iowa in the 1993 AlamoBowl

First ever might’ve been NFL because the first NFL game played at the Alamodome was a 37-28 preseason win by the Saints over the old Houston Oilers on August 7, 1993. Two weeks later, on August 21, the Oilers then beat the Cowboys there 23-20.

(10-14-2021 05:01 PM)Volkmar Wrote:  

(10-14-2021 04:26 PM)JCMiner Wrote:  

(10-14-2021 04:23 PM)Green Menace Wrote:  

(10-14-2021 03:56 PM)Volkmar Wrote:  

(10-14-2021 12:09 PM)The WEST is the BEST Wrote:  I hear that UTSA is considering branding itself as the "San Antonio Road Runners" and downplaying "UTSA" for "San Antonio." A move to identify as San Antonio's team and highlight the city of San Antonio. Maybe include the SA Skyline on uniforms, marketing, and other items that people identify with the city. Similar to how UNC Charlotte markets its program to CLT along with SMU and the city of Dallas. This sounds like a great idea, great opportunities in uniforms with alternate colors, etc. Plus you separate the school from being just a university in the UT system and distance the school from UTEP.

I've never heard anything of the sort from UTSA officials or even from our fans, so I'm really curious where you may have come across that. Btw, it's "Roadrunners". I sometimes see it written as "road runner", but that's a person running on the road, while "roadrunner" refers to the bird. Not a big deal, but just wanted to throw that in there.

Your comment about SMU confused me though. What exactly is SMU doing to identify with the city of Dallas?

SMU (Dallas)

The uniforms did look clean.

https://images.app.goo.gl/CZTvT1ffowKKv4NM6

Ahhh, wasn't aware they were doing that. That is a nice look they have. The SA in UTSA already points out that we're in San Antonio though. I mean, I realize that saying S.A. isn't nearly the same as saying L.A., but there's literally nothing in "SMU", even if you write it out as "Southern Methodist University", to even suggest that it's in Texas, much less in Dallas.

And no offense to SMU, but that whole spiel just strikes me as a desperate measure to establish their market value amidst all the latest realignment rumors that have been going on for at least a couple years now. After all, Houston will be moving up now to rejoin TCU, Texas Tech, and Baylor from the old SWC, leaving SMU stranded like an unwanted stepchild even though they were in the SWC a full 54 years before Houston ever joined.

I will say that one thing we did previously to market San Antonio, aside from already having San Antonio in our namesake, was to put a golden outline of the Alamo on the back of our helmets years ago under Coach Coker, with the Texas flag right below it. It was a beautiful look too! Would like to see that return. I actually have a game-worn helmet that I won in a silent auction at a UTSA fundraiser which has that.

Another thing we did after that, under Coach Wilson, was to get rid of the Roadrunner on our helmet and put an outline of the state of Texas on there with a star where San Antonio is. Most of our fans didn't like that though and were clamoring to get Rowdy back on our helmets. But I wouldn't be in favor of going so far as to put "San Antonio" across our jersey.

SMU has been trying to claim the "Dallas team" brand for a couple of years now before the conference realignment started. They use it to separate themselves from the other metroplex teams in Denton and Fort Worth. They used to be a Dallas team back when they were a national brand in the 80's but that changed after the death penalty.

What they are doing now is what UTSA has been doing from the beginning which is to open up the school to the city so that anyone from Dallas will show up for games. The difference is UTSA is a public university meant for the city of San Antonio and SMU is a very wealthy private school and is not made up of the people of Dallas. I guess Miami would be a better comparison.