UT Stephen F. Austin is just too long. I'm gonna call it UT Austin.

(11-30-2022 02:25 PM)loki_the_bubba Wrote:  UT Stephen F. Austin is just too long. I'm gonna call it UT Austin.

Leave it to Rice fans to create some very intellectual jokes, love it!

So the Texas BOR is not going to make SFA change their name to the University of Texas at Nacodogches? boooo!!!!

If any Texas Politician tried to "erase" the names of Stephen F. Austin, Sam Houston or Lamar, they won't be a Texas Politician long...

(11-29-2022 09:35 PM)DFW HOYA Wrote:  

(11-29-2022 08:45 PM)TallTexan Wrote:  I truly think the name is safe for atleast 25 years. I know some like Pan American got changed with mergers, but folks will be yelling about erasing history and chaining themselves to SFA's campus.

The UT System acquired four schools since 1965:

Arlington State became UT-Arlington.
Texas Western became UT-El Paso.
Graduate Research Center of the Southwest became UT-Dallas.
Texas Eastern became UT-Tyler.

See a pattern here?

None of them were named for the Father of Texas though. Who cares if Arlington St or Texas Eastern gets a new name, they were probably ecstatic to put UT in their new names. SFA will want to be SFA forever.

(11-30-2022 05:51 PM)dbackjon Wrote:  If any Texas Politician tried to "erase" the names of Stephen F. Austin, Sam Houston or Lamar, they won't be a Texas Politician long...

SFA isn't taking "Stephen F Austin" out of their name. Ever.

Hard to believe the focus of this thread has become a NAME debate.

It is settled in the TEXAS Constitution (was already a state const. amendment) AND worded specifically in part of the deal with the UT system. TWO legal documents.

But "believe" what you will.

"Stephen F. Austin State University of Texas" maybe?