{)a~~ 'o~ Vf'a..f\~r<\OL,t~ Cof\f:erci­ ;z_ I '-i /IL{ AR26· acR Brown's service o the Texas Authors: Horacio Villarreal, Ruben P. Cardenas, Jackson Clifford, Amy Adanse, Michael Ugeo Williams, Braydon Jones, Alayna Alvarez, Mackenzie Spaniol, Kornel Rady, Joshua Tang Sponsors: Junho Ahn, Nosa Aimuyo, Melysa Barth, John Brown, Caroline Carter, Kallen Dimitroff, Liz Fry, Kiersten Holms, Andrew G. Houston, Connor Hughes, Christopher Jordan, Joann Lee, Blake Lueder, Miguel Martinez, Alex Maingot, Kyle Mason, Courtney May, Dan Molina, Amadeus Miranda, Garrett Neville, Victoria Petruzzi, Ali Raza, Michelle Ramirez, Sofie Rinaudo, Veronica Rivera, John David Roberts, Jessica Sherman, Laura Sitter, Taylor Strickland, Helen Tang, Stephen Michael Vincent, Maddie Weakley, Kenton Wilson, Liam Woolley-MacMath WHEREAS, Student Government serves as the official voice of students at The University of Texas at Austin; and WHEREAS, For 16 seasons, Mack Brown served as the head football coach for the University 1 of Texas with an overall record of 158-48 ; and WHEREAS, Coach Brown led the Texas Longhorns to 3 BCS Bowl victories, including the 2004 and 2005 Rose Bowls, the 2008 Tostitos Fiesta Bowl, the 2005 and 2009 Big XII 2 Championships and the 2005 National Championship ; and ) WHEREAS, Coach Brown finished with a career record of 10-4 against rival Texas A&M; 3 winning the last conference meeting on November 24, 2011 ; and WHEREAS, Mack Brown was the recipient of the 2005 Bear Bryant Award recognizing him as 4 college football national coach of the year ; and WHEREAS, Over the course of Brown's career, the Texas Longhorns sent 58 players to the 5 National Football League ; and WHEREAS, Amongst his players over the past decade, Brown maintained a 4 year graduation 6 rate of over 70% ; and WHEREAS, Coach Brown, "Honored the celebrated tradition of Texas football and reunited 7 legendary Coach Darrell K. Royal with the program." , and WHEREAS, University of Texas President Bill Powers has stated, "Mack Brown is one of the best football coaches in the country and a tremendous representative of our university."8 And WHEREAS, Mack Brown has raised the athletic, academic and moral standards for the longhorn football program and The University of Texas at Austin; BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, The University of Texas at Austin Student Government recognizes the distinguished career of Coach Mack Brown, commends his service to the university, and applauds him for his legacy defined by integrity, class and impeccable character; BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That copies of this resolution be sent to the Office of the University of Texas Athletics, Office of University of Texas Football, Office of the Dean of Students, the Office of the Vice President for Student Affairs, the Office of the President, and The Daily Texan. 1 Texas Sports, "Brown steps down as Texas head football coach." Last modified December 14, 2013. Accessed January 17, 2014. http://texassports.com/news/20 l 3/l 2/l 4/FB _ 1214133257 .aspx?path=football. z Schroeder, George. USA Today, Last modified December 15, 2013. Accessed January 17, 2014. http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaaf/2013/ l 2/14/mack-brown-resigns-at­ texas/4026393/. 3 ESPN College Football, Last modified November 24, 2011. Accessed January 17, 2014. http://scores.espn.go.com/ncf/recap?gameld=3 l 3280245. 4 Texas Sports, "Brown steps down as Texas head football coach." Last modified December 14, 2013. Accessed January 17, 2014. http://texassports.com/news/20 l 3/l 2/14/FB _ 1214133257 .aspx?path=football. s Shelton, Zach. Bleacher repmi, Last modified May 5, 2013. Accessed January 17, 2014. http://bleacherreport.com/articles/16298 l l -texas-football-why-mack-brown-must-send­ players-to-the-nfl-to-keep-his-job. 6 McDowall, Katy. Alcalde, Last modified June 11, 2012. Accessed January 17, 2014. http://al cal de. texasexes. org/2012/06/ut-football-graduation-rate-already-meets-university­ wide-goal/. 7 Gaspar, Taylor. Bleacher Report, "Mack Brown's Texas Football Legacy." Last modified December 14, 2013. Accessed January 17, 2014. http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1885169-mack-browns-texas-football-legacy. s Texas Sports, "Brown steps down as Texas head football coach." Last modified December 14, 2013. Accessed January 17, 2014. http://texassports.com/news/2013/12/l 4/FB _ 121413 3257 .aspx?path=football. .