Texas Longhorn Athletics

Some UT traditions include:. Spongebob Superpants Z. Texas is a tradition-rich school, and many of those traditions are associated with athletics events, especially football. The Misadventures of Spongebob Squarepants. In addition, the University of Texas has numerous practice, training, and intramural facilities.
. Major sporting facilities and their main use include:. He also likes to blow bubbles, surf, sun bathe, play the ukulele, watch his favorite TV show, The New Adventures of Mermaidman and Barnacleboy and do his job at the Krusty Krab.

Texas is also the biggest rival of the University of Arkansas which perhaps may be attributed to their long tenure as the two eponymous state schools of the former Southwest Conference, or to the 1969 game between the two, which decided the national championship in favor of the Longhorns. Many times he sings some songs in a different voice, probably by a different voice actor. This list includes most other colleges in Texas, but especially Baylor (located just up Interstate 35 from UT), Texas Tech, and Houston. In several episodes, most SpongeBob video games, and The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie, it is suggested he has brilliant guitar and singing skills. Perhaps due to the Longhorns' enduring athletic success, many other schools consider UT among their biggest rivals. She then takes it back realizing how much chaos he could cause with his license. Aspects of the rivalry include:. Puff becomes so frustrated she gives SpongeBob his boating license by allowing him to do "extra credit".

The football game between University of Texas and Oklahoma is known as the "Red River Shootout" (the official name of the event was changed to "Red River Rivalry", most likely due to political correctness) and is held annually in Dallas, Texas at the Cotton Bowl. At one point, Mrs. In recent years, this rivalry has taken on added significance, since both football programs have been highly ranked and compete in the same division of the Big 12 conference. Puff. There is also a long-standing rivalry with the University of Oklahoma. Despite this, he perpetually and continuously attends boating school in an attempt to get his license (and because he enjoys it), much to the woe and frustration of his boating instructor Mrs. Aspects of the rivalry include:. Puff's Boating School, mainly due to a tendency to become nervous once behind the wheel (he has been shown to know what he's doing everywhere but inside the boat).

At the end of the year, the school with the most points wins the series and will receive a trophy. SpongeBob has yet to keep a boating license (analogous to a driver's license) because he fails every driver's test at Mrs. Essentially, each time the two schools meet in a sport, the winner of the matchup gets a point. To date, he has caught (and let go) every jellyfish in Bikini Bottom. In an attempt to generate more attention for the rivalry in sports other than football, in 2004 the two schools started the Lone Star Showdown, a trial two-year program. He spends his free time with his friend Patrick Star (a rather dimwitted Starfish), and especially enjoys practicing karate with his other friend Sandy Cheeks (a squirrel from Texas who wears a space suit to breathe underwater), as well as catching jellyfish at Jellyfish Fields. The annual football game with Texas A&M takes place the day after Thanksgiving each year. And SpongeBob has never been a minute late ever for his job (except in "Hooky" he was two minutes late because he got hooked, and in "Have You Seen This Snail" he was fifteen minutes late because he was so tired from searching for Gary.).

The Texas/Texas A&M rivalry has given rise to several stereotypes on both sides: Aggies are generally portrayed as ignorant and dumb farmers, while Longhorns are portrayed as highbrow and arrogant city-slickers. In another episode, he is offered a job as Neptune's fry cook, but turns it down because Patrick couldn't come too. Texas has other important rivalries as well. In an episode where SpongeBob and Squidward go on strike, he is referred to as a "legend" by a young fry cook who wants to take his job and is asked to sign the young boy’s spatula. The University's biggest rival is Texas A&M University, although UT considers the Oklahoma Sooners to also be important rivals in football, especially in recent years due to the prominence of both programs. SpongeBob, in some episodes, seems to have attained a celebrity like status in Bikini Bottom for his masterful fry cooking. The women's volleyball club won National Championship honors at the National Intramural-Recreational Sports Association Collegiate Volleyball Sport Club Championships April 14 - April 16, 2005 in Kansas City, Missouri. Eugene Krabs.

Some of these teams compete with other university clubs. He works alongside Squidward (much to Squidward's dismay), who manages the cash register for his money obsessed boss, Mr. UT offers a large number of intramural sports opportunities. Because of labor laws, this puts his minimum age around 52 years, 2 months. The table at right shows Longhorn medals won in the Summer Olympics. Then, in The Spongebob Squarepants Movie, he has had 374 consecutive employee-of-the-month awards, which would mean he has worked there for at least 31 years and 2 months. Several Longhorn athletes have had success at the Olympics over the years. He was employee of the month over twenty six times, which would mean he has worked there at least two years.

Volleyball achieved titles in 1981 and 1988. He takes his job very seriously and is very good at it. Women's track and field achieved national indoor titles in 1986, 1988, 1990, 1998-99, and outdoor titles in 1982, 1986, 1998-99, 2005. SpongeBob has a career as a fry cook at the Krusty Krab restaurant, home of the Krabby Patty. Women's tennis claimed the title in 1993 and 1995. Gary and SpongeBob live together in a pineapple under the sea. Texas women's cross country won a National Title in 1986. Gary's meows are generally understood by most all residents of Bikini Bottom.

In addition, Texas has won nine National Titles in men's swimming and diving (1981, 1988-1991, 1996, 2000-2002) and nine in Women's Swimming and Diving (1981-82, 1984-88, 1990-91). SpongeBob has one pet, a snail named Gary (the analogous of a cat on land, it is also thought that a worm is the analogous of a dog on land). Two longstanding traditions exist in which the fans interact with the team and each other; when Texas makes a stuff block, the players yell "Whose House?" and the fans respond with "Horns' House!" In addition, whenever a point is made by Texas, the announcer will say "Point Texas!" and the fans respond with "Point Texas!". His skeleton varies from a simple spine to a perfect square. The team plays home games in Gregory Gymnasium. when he appears 'dead' in some future 'flashbacks'), but every time they appear different. It also sent Demetria Sance to the 2000 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. SpongeBob's insides and skeleton have been shown various times (eg.

Texas won the national championship in 1981 and 1988 and was runner-up to Nebraska in 1995. Normally though he can function at a reasonable level. Texas has a strong women's volleyball tradition, with its teams finishing in the top 25 in the nation 19 out of the last 23 years, as well as two #2 finishes. He has been known to have enormous difficulty lifting even the lightest of objects. The women's gymnastics team won a national title on April 16, 2005 at the Association of Intercollegiate Gymnastics Clubs competition, and the men's team finished second, missing out on the national title by seven-tenths of a point to Penn State. Although malleable, SpongeBob's body is generally incredibly weak. However, the University is home to two club gymnastics teams. Puff and Squidward Tentacles.

The University of Texas does not field a varsity gymnastics squad. This, along with his repetitive talking and loud dolphin-like laughter makes him a huge annoyance to others, especially Mrs. Legendary golf instructor Harvey Penick was a long-time Texas coach. SpongeBob is very easily overexcited about almost everything, like many different or simple/regular tasks, or even things he doesn't know what they mean (like when Squidward invited him to a strike, SpongeBob celebrated for it although he never heard the word before). Several former Longhorn players have gone on to success on the PGA Tour including: Tom Kite, Ben Crenshaw, Phil Blackmar, Mark Brooks, Bob Estes, and Justin Leonard. Although a good-natured and loving sponge, many characters seem to avoid him. Texas has a strong golf tradition, winning National Titles in 1971 and 1972 and finishing runner-up four other times. Although he is an adult, he has a very childish nature.

The team plays home games on Disch-Falk Field. He dislikes scary things and stinky things. In January of 2006, Texas is listed at number 1 in both major pre-season polls. However, he has been known to shout and curse (even "obscenities") when angry or frustrated. Former Longhorns who went on to success in the pros include Roger Clemens, Calvin Schiraldi, Burt Hooton, Keith Moreland, Spike Owen, Greg Swindell, and many more. SpongeBob will rarely knowingly do wrong or harm to anyone and never without remorse. The team was runner-up 5 other times: 1953, 1984, 1985, 1989, and 2004. He has a buck-toothed grin, tremendously expressive face and square body that complement his pure and good nature.

Texas has won the College World Series 6 times: 1949, 1950, 1970, 1983, 2002 and 2005. SpongeBob is extremely sweet, generous, friendly, and most of all, trusting. Texas has also won more individual games in the CWS than any other school, though they do not have the most championships. He also wears a red bowtie in exchange for his necktie on special occasions, such as his house party or at the Krusty Krab telling Squirrel Jokes. The University's baseball team is considered one of the best in the nation with more trips to the College World Series than any other school, extending their record in 2005 to 32 appearances. When he goes "swimming", he wears a pair of blue swimming trunks (although he still wears his underpants underneath). As of January 15th, Texas is 13-2 and ranked eighth after beating third-ranked Villanova. At night, he sometimes has a green bathrobe on but mostly goes to sleep with his underwear and nothing else.

This year (2005-2006) they went into the season ranked #2 in the nation until they were beat by the #1 Duke Blue Devils in East Rutherford, New Jersey and the Tennessee Volunteers. He usually wears a pair of white briefs underneath his pants, although he has been seen wearing blue, green, and red briefs (all at the same time, nonetheless) and even pink to honor his best friend, Patrick. Both teams play home games in the Frank Erwin Special Events Center. As a part of the attire, his shoes are shining black, with a spheric bulge at the front (although still a part of the shoe proper, unlike the balls of the clown shoes). The women's basketball team has long been a national power, especially during the late 1980s (winning a National Title in 1986) and through the 1990s. SpongeBob typically wears a white business shirt, red tie and brown pants, although he has been known to run naked or in his underwear. In 2003, the basketball team advanced to the NCAA Tournament Final Four round, and in 2004 advanced to the Sweet Sixteen round. Like the rest of SpongeBob's body (excluding his eyes, mouth and brain), his hands and feet are made of sponge.

In recent years, the men's basketball team has gained prominence. He has six long black wiry eyelashes, and his eyes have sky-blue irises with very dilated pupils. * Rankings are from the Associated Press poll released prior to each game.
† First national championship since 1970 (BCS, AP). His arms can become variable in length and shape at will, are retractable, and can be re-grown at will. Texas and USC ended up winning out their seasons and faced each other in the National Championship, which Texas won 41-38. SpongeBob has the ability to transform into other shapes at will, absorb physical blows as well as large amounts of water, and reassemble pieces which fall off of him. However, USC remained atop both human polls and was able to reclaim the top overall ranking. He has disproportionally thin and short extremities extending from his body (arms and legs), and resembles a kitchen sponge more than a sea sponge.

With the October 31st BCS rankings, Texas remained first in the computer rankings, with Virginia Tech actually pulling even with USC for number 2 in the computer rankings. SpongeBob is an anthropomorphic, yellow, porous, sponge with a face. The stay at the top was short-lived. . ^[3] The 0.0007 percent margin separating Texas from USC was the slimmest margin between the top two teams since the inception of BCS rankings.^[4]. The character was designed by marine biologist and animator Stephen Hillenburg, and is voiced by Tom Kenny. The first place ranking was the first ever for UT in the BCS era, and the first top ranking in any major football poll since October 8th, 1984, when they were atop both the Associated Press and Coaches polls. SpongeBob SquarePants is the principal character in the animated television series SpongeBob SquarePants, which first aired in July 1999 on Nickelodeon.

On October 24, Texas passed USC in the Bowl Championship Series rankings due to a strong showing in the computer rankings, which favored the Longhorns because of the overall strength of their opponents as well as the previous week's win over previously unbeaten Texas Tech. The Spanish theme song on the British SpongeBob DVD is not the same as the American DVD Spanish version of the theme song. They maintained those rankings throughout the entire 2005 - 2006 season. Before he was drawn like a luffa. Texas was given a pre-season #2 ranking (behind defending National Champions University of Southern California) by Sports Illustrated magazine, and was also ranked second in the AP and USA Today coaches pre-season polls. SpongeBob wasn't always a square. With the exception of Cedric Benson, Derrick Johnson, and Bo Scaife, Texas returned most of their key players from 2004 - 2005, including red-shirt Junior Quarterback Vince Young. The creator of SpongeBob SquarePants, Stephen Hillenburg says he didn't want SpongeBob to just be named Bob, because then people would confuse him with a piece of cheese.

Brown, who was often lauded for his recruiting while being criticized for failing to win championships, followed up a strong 2004 season on the field with an extremely successful 2005 recruiting season by securing the top-ranked recruiting class (the 2005 recruiting season is for players entering the University in Fall 2006). SpongeBob was originally going to be called SpongeBoy, but the name was already trademarked. The Longhorns are currently coached by Mack Brown and led on the field by quarterback Vince Young. SpongeBob's character was influenced by Jerry Lewis, Pee Wee Herman, and Charlie Chaplin. Three ex-Longhorns from the 2005 Rose Bowl team, Cedric Benson, Derrick Johnson, and Bo Scaife, were selected in the 2005 NFL Draft. SpongeBob's voice is described as a combination of the mayor of Munchkinland from The Wizard of Oz and Elroy Jetson from The Jetsons. The Longhorns defeated the Wolverines 38-37 thanks to a successful field goal kick by Dusty Mangum as time expired off the clock. SpongeBob's name is written in the CamelCase word style.

The game was the first meeting between the two storied teams and the Longhorns' first trip to the Rose Bowl for a BCS game. It should be noted, however, that in this case "Esponja" is the character's last name, while the "Squarepants" portion of the original english name is dropped altogether. Under the current bowl system, the Longhorns played their first Bowl Championship Series game in 2005 at the Rose Bowl against the University of Michigan. In the Latin America version of the show, SpongeBob's name is "Bob Esponja", which is a literal translation of the English name. The improvements are scheduled to be completed before the 2006-2007 football season.^[2]. In the French version of the show, SpongeBob's name is Bob L'éponge, which literally means Bob the Sponge. The stadium is undergoing renovations scheduled to start November 14, 2005, two days following UT's last home football game of the season. In the German version of the show, SpongeBob's last name is "Schwammkopf" meaning "SpongeHead".

Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium which has a seating capacity of 80,082. Sherm SquarePants, SpongeBob's uncle (also voiced by Tom Kenny). The team currently plays home games in Darrell K. Grandma SquarePants, SpongeBob's grandmother (voiced by Marion Ross). During the late 1980s and 1990s, the team was somewhat less successful, but has recently returned to prominence, finishing in the top ten in 2001, 2002, 2004, and 2005. Grandpa SquarePants, SpongeBob's grandfather (also voiced by Tom Kenny). Only two programs, Notre Dame and the University of Michigan, have won more games than Texas. SquarePants, SpongeBob's mother (voiced by Sirena Irwin).

The Longhorns have a long tradition of winning football games. Mrs. Other former Longhorn greats include: Scott Appleton, Tommy Nobis, Bobby Layne, Tom Landry, Jerry Sisemore, Brad Shearer, Kenneth Sims, Tony Degrate, Doug English, Jerry Gray, Eric Metcalf, Tony Brackens, Priest Holmes, and many more. SquarePants, SpongeBob's father (voiced by Tom Kenny). Two Texas Longhorn running backs have won college football's highest honor, the Heisman Trophy: Earl Campbell (1977) and Ricky Williams (1998). Mr. The team experienced its greatest success when it was coached by Darrell Royal, under Royal winning three National Championships — 1963, 1969 and 1970.

From 1936 to 2004, the team finished the season in the top ten 23 times, or one-third of the time, according to the Associated Press. The University of Texas has traditionally been considered a college football powerhouse, with four national titles to their credit, including the 2005-2006 season. The mascot is a Texas longhorn named Bevo. The school's colors are burnt orange and white, and its alma mater is The Eyes of Texas.^[1] At football games, students frequently sing Texas Fight, the University's fight song.

A charter member of the Southwest Conference until its dissolution in 1996, Texas now competes in the Big 12 Conference (South Division) of the NCAA's Division I-A. . Due to the breadth of sports offered and the quality of the programs, Texas was selected as "America's Best Sports College" in a 2002 analysis performed by Sports Illustrated. The University of Texas offers a wide variety of varsity and intramural sports programs.

The women's teams are sometimes called the Lady Longhorns, but generally both the men's and women's teams are referred to as the Longhorns. The University of Texas at Austin (often referred to as simply the University of Texas, Texas, or the abbreviation UT) is the flagship institution of the University of Texas System. These teams are referred to as the Texas Longhorns, taking their name from the Longhorn cattle that were an important part of the development of Texas. Texas Longhorn Athletics programs include the extramural and intramural sports teams of The University of Texas.

1 in BCS ahead of USC October 25, 2005 The San Diego Union-Tribune. ^  Harmonson, Todd Texas ascends to No. ^  Veyhl, Jake Longhorns Number 1 for First Time in BCS Rankings October 25, 2005 The Daily Texan. ^  Young, Meghan Regents approve stadium upgrades November 10, 2005 The Daily Texan.

"Eyes of Texas" Handbook of Texas Online. ^  Berry, Margaret C. Texas coach Darrell Royal replied, "We're ready." and the Longhorns went on to win the game. At the time, the prevailing custom was for the final polls to come out in advance of the bowl game, meaning Texas had already been crowned the National Champions.

Wayne Hardin, coach of the US Naval Academy, ranked #2 prior to the 1963 Cotton Bowl, hoping to pull off an upset of #1 Texas. "When the challenger meets the champion and the challenger wins, there is a new champion."