Texas Has 43-inch Flat-Screen Locker Name Plates, But Can't Pay Athletes
By Ty Duffy
The Texas Longhorns are remaking their football locker room. Tom Herman helped out with demo day. Nothing says cash-strapped amateur athletics like replacing the locker nameplate with a 43-inch flat screen showing graphics and player highlights.
New lockers are unfreakingbelievable. Each locker has 43" monitor instead of name plate. #ThisisTexas #revolution18 pic.twitter.com/qeaI1TU8to
— Bob Shipley (@RobertShipley2) April 14, 2017
As always, colleges will find something to spend the increased revenue on that is not taxes or compensating the labor force. We eagerly await the day where each college football player is assigned a personal manservant, who will earn more money than them and probably be having his car comped.
UPDATE: Per Bruce Feldman these lockers cost $10,500 each. We can safely presume that seat is real leather.
At #Texas UT's new lockers are pretty hi-tech. Each has a 43-inch flat screen & locker doors glow. Cost: $10,500 per. pic.twitter.com/P4je7D4LQq
— Bruce Feldman (@BruceFeldmanCFB) April 14, 2017