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tdvol1989 writes:

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I don't know what "Francis" refers to. I have 2 degrees from UT and love the university and the athletic program. I do believe that the athletic department should be contributing to the university. It's important. I also believe that the dismantling of the football program four years ago was a knee-jerk reaction done by a mercenary athletic director taking direction from , mostly, one man. We all know the athletic department is really under the direction of one man, Jim Haslam. Pilot is on the back of the jumbotron. Glocker is now the Haslam Business Building. If he has the money to go buy his own NFL team, he's got the money to fix the mess that began four years ago without taking resources from the campus.

You may already have your answer, but "Lighten up Francis" was a line from the movie Stripes. Some guy named Francis Sawyer was wound a little tight and wanted to be called Psycho. So, his Sgt told him to lighten up. Good advice.

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