I am 2nd. Bethโs husband. Kayleigh & Kristenโs dad. First-gen student & community college product. LCC โ82โก๏ธprison guardโก๏ธSHSU โ87โก๏ธTAMU โ91 & โ94โก๏ธTXST Prez๐พ
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After reviewing statements made by a @txst professor at a recent conference, I determined that he engaged in serious professional misconduct. Advocating for violence is contrary to TXST values. I cannot tolerate such behavior. Effective immediately, his employment is terminated.
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Iโve been hanging on to these two posts from @CFBONFOX since last December, because I knew @GJKinne was going to turn this around in 2023. Iโm glad to delete them from my โreceiptsโ folder tonight!๐
Congrats to @TXSTATEFOOTBALL! You did it!๐พโค๏ธ
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Itโs my pleasure to welcome @BarstoolBigCat to the TXST family! #EatEmUp, Coach!๐พ
Iโm excited to sign a 3 year contract with Texas State. I will be staying for 1 of the 3 years nitter.app/chickenbarmesan/statusโฆ
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I want to thank @youtubetv for a great three years, but after much consideration, Iโve decided to enter the streaming portal. Iโve got 25+ years of eligibility left (I hope). Please respect my decision.๐บ๐
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Promises made. Promises kept. So proud of @GJKinne and his @TXSTATEFOOTBALL players, coaches, and staff!๐พ
Texas State President @kdamp made a promise that the first time he would touch the waters of the San Marcos River was when the Bobcats became bowl eligible.
Tonight he was a man of his word.
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I have asked that the @astatelibrary be lit pink in honour of @2day4fun, @CHbanderson, and the entire Anderson family. ๐ The strength of the Red Wolf is the pack. #NotFightingAlone #Imagine
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Just for tonight, @txst is a party school again!๐๐ฅณ
Back to work tomorrow - the Run to R1, passing Prop Five to create the Texas University Fund, and ensuring student success waits for no one. Congrats, @GJKinne and @TXSTATEFOOTBALL! You did it! Thanks for coming, everyone!๐พ๐ฅน
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A deal is a dealโฆ๐ Great game this weekend, @PresidentEighmy! I loved the energy in the Alamodome - both of our fan bases created a great college football atmosphere. Iโm looking forward to hosting you and your @UTSAFTBL fans in San Marcos September 7, 2024!๐พ
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Huge, if trueโฆ
Hint: Itโs trueโฆ๐
Welcome to San Marvelous and @txst, @debates! We are looking forward to hosting the first-ever presidential debate to be held in the great state of Texas!๐พ๐บ๐ธ
NEW @txst in San Marcos, TX will host the first general election presidential debate on Monday, Sept. 16, 2024. #TXSTdebate2024 #Debates2024
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One of my Intro students sent me this pic of my colleague, Bruce Johnson from Physics. She had a daycare conflict, so he told her to bring her baby to a study session. Then this happened. She said, โHe cares so much about the success of his students.โ Clearly. #Forward
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For two weeks in a row, @txst has been repped at @CollegeGameDay! The next step is my ultimate goal - CGD at Sewell Park on the beautiful @txst campus! #WhyNotTXST!?!?๐พ
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Update: Late this afternoon, we confirmed that the individual in the reprehensible video was a TXST student.
While federal law prevents @txst from commenting on individual student conduct matters, I can say that the person is no longer a student at Texas State.
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I am aware of a video of reprehensible behavior that took place at @txst on Monday. We are working to identify the individual in the video. Behavior that mocks, trivializes, or promotes violence cannot be tolerated on our campuses. I will not allow it. Standby for updates.
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You start the season 3-0 and arrive back home well after midnight, and Iโm going to be there to congratulate you. Well done, @TXStateSoccer!๐พ
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Not only did @TXSTATEFOOTBALL fans show out in person on Boxing Day, a record 2.8M viewers watched the Bobcats win the @FRBowl over the AACโs Rice Owls. Congrats to Don Coryell and @GJKinne for bringing such positive attention to @txst! #AllShipsRise๐พ
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When a friend sent a pic of me leaving commencement (alone & for the last time), my mind went to George Strait: My heart is sinkin' like the setting sun. Setting on the things I wish I'd done. It's time to say goodbye to yesterday. And this is where the cowboy rides away.
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Congrats to Don Coryell, @GJKinne, his coaching staff & their players. They shocked the world, but they didnโt shock themselves! Thanks also to all the donors over the years who stood by @TXSTATEFOOTBALL & @TxStateBobcats when things werenโt as rosy. This win is yours, too.โค๏ธ๐พ
A historic day for Texas State football ๐คฉ
The 26-point underdog Bobcats got their first win over a Power 5 school since joining the FBS in 2012!
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Storm chasing from Ellison Hall as the clouds go swirling over the OU Library and Evans Hall. #okwx
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Thank you, @Jordan_McCloud3, for making @txst part of your lifeโs story! Once a @TxStateBobcats, always a Bobcat! Thanks for representing @TXSTATEFOOTBALL so well! Very proud of you!๐พโญ๏ธ
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In March, I teased that the @txst Victory Star was coming back. Having it on the side of a building just didnโt work for me. We couldnโt put it back on Jackson Hall, so we found a new location (and added TEXAS STATE). We wonโt be able to light it until next week, but I love it!๐พ
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Our newest piece of public art was installed today. How fitting that a sleeping Bobcat is now resting above the entrance to @txstโs new residence hall! I enjoyed meeting @MazzottaMatthew at the installation! Our students are going to love this! It looks even better in person!๐พ
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Beth and I just made a quick tour or campus and all seems well. Thankful for UPD, our Residence Life staff, and our Emergency Management team for keeping all of our students and employees staff as the tornado went by. Praying for JBR and the victims tonight.
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Until tonight, no one has ever tweeted โ@TXSTATEFOOTBALL starts the season 4-1!โ If youโre wondering who is responsible for this experience, look no farther than Don Coryell. No one has poured more into this program! So proud of him!๐พ
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Ladies and gentlemenโฆ your @TxStateBaseball Bobcatsโฆ Congrats, men!โญ๏ธ๐พโพ๏ธ
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Iโve learned that TXST-branded buses were used for a non-university event Saturday. The buses are not owned by TXST. No state/federal funds were used to purchase them. Our contractor has been allowed to lease their buses to others. The practice ends today:
news.txst.edu/inside-txst/20โฆ
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Weโve shared prayers, tears, laughs, teases, victories, defeats, the highest of highs in places like Montgomery & Manhattan, and the lowest of lows on 8/19/19. But the best parts were quiet moments like this when I could tell @CHbanderson that I loved him. Godspeed,
Coach.
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No team in Arkansas has ever gone to nine straight bowl games - except for @ArkansasState. So proud of @AStateFB and @CHbanderson, who brought us back to the post-season yet again. Montgomery is a short drive away, so I hope to see a lot of scarlet & black there! #Imagine
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Reason #4837 that I love @OU_CoachStoops. Leading the cheers for the @UofOklahoma Nation and @OU_MBBall.
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Terry and I have been saying that Coach could come back whenever he felt like he was ready. He was ready today. So were his young men, his coaches, and his friends. Iโm so thankful for the leadership that @CoachDDuggan has given our team this month. #NotFightingAlone
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Arkansas State head coach Blake Anderson missed the start of the season following the death of his wife.
Today, he was reunited with his team ahead of their game vs. UNLV. (via @AStateFB)
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Happy birthday to my best friend. I love you, Beth. Always and all ways! I am grateful for how much you give of yourself to me, our girls, and to our university. #BestWife๐พ
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My name is Kdamp Decimus Meridius, commander of the @TxStateBobcats of the North & loyal servant to the great state of Texas. Supporter of @TXSTATEFOOTBALL. Author of a murdered video. And I will have my vengeance, in this life or the next.*
*But mostly on Saturday. #BeatUTSA๐พ
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What an incredible season. So proud of Coach @trouty16 and @TxStateBaseball. #EatEmUp still and forever. ๐พ
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Goal 1: Hire a coach who agreed @TXSTATEFOOTBALL can recruit/compete with the bestโ๏ธ
Goal 2: Qualify for a bowl gameโ๏ธ
Goal 3: Jump in the riverโ๏ธ
Goal 5: Get 7th win to attract a bowl on a great date that is drivable for our fansโ๏ธ
Goal 6: Get a record 8 wins in FBS era!๐พ๐ณ
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The move to the @pac12 is a seismic shift for @txst. But itโs not just about athletics. The realignment news on traditional and social media since last September has shown that people are interested in the @TxStateBobcats nationally. โUntil the whole world knows our name!โ
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Kind of a big game this weekend. Homecoming. Bowl eligibility. Good thing we have all this rain coming to fill up the San Marcos Riverโฆ๐พ๐ฑ
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I had the honour of flipping the switch tonight on the new Victory Star on top of JCK. Many thanks to Austin from Sign Crafters for designing such a beautiful piece of art. In honour of Patriot Day, I have asked that our first night be lit red, white & blue. #NeverForget911 ๐พ๐บ๐ธ
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One of our grads told me last week that her grandparents who helped raise her were not able to attend graduation because of their business. I happened to be near Cox Family Gardens today, so we surprised them with an impromptu ceremony. Congrats @HannahMalone25. #Imagine
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Hey, @txst students! I cannot over-emphasize how important our @TXSTATEFOOTBALL game is tonight. Millions of people across the county will be watching the @ufcu stadium student section on @ESPN - we are playing a Big12 school with the only game on TV. We need you there early!๐พโญ๏ธ
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Bowl eligible for the second year in a row! Light that Victory Star for @GJKinne and @TXSTATEFOOTBALL tonight!๐พโญ๏ธ
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One of my favorite pics from 2015 (& one of the many reasons l appreciate @baker_mayfield6). #LeadersKneel @DruSamia
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This guy had a pretty good weekend. @TXStateMBB gets a road win over an old rival at UTA, @TXSTATEFOOTBALL guarantees a winning record, making a strong case for a good bowl game, and @TexasStateVball makes the NCAAโs. Congrats, Donny! Very proud of you & your leadership team.๐พ
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Of course I am staying put! @bdamp17 and I are just getting started here. We miss our friends and family in Oklahoma, but we are laser beam focused on the job in front of us. Letโs keep #MovingForward, Jonesboro and @ArkansasState! Together. โค๏ธ๐บ๐
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Finally able to announce that @TXSTATEFOOTBALLโs game vs Big12โs Arizona State has been moved to Thursday (9/12) for a national TV audience. Thatโs just 4 days before we host the first-ever Texas-based presidential debate on our campus! What a week for @txst! #WhyNotTexasState!๐พ
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Loving the updates I am getting on coach/player recruiting for @TXSTATEFOOTBALL - especially the all the in-state guys staying or coming back home. #TakeBackTexas is in full swing! Itโs early, but Iโm ready to fill out stadium again!๐พ
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How it started.
How it ended.
Have a great week, @TXSTATEFOOTBALL fans!๐พ
Sincerely,
Kdamp Decimus Meridius
Commander of the @TxStateBobcats.
Loyal servant of the Great State of Texas.
I had my vengeance in this lifeโฆ*
#ButMostlyOnSaturday
#BeatUTSA
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Hiring @GJKinne was an important first step in moving @txst forward. Coach has since guided @TXSTATEFOOTBALL to our first back-to-back winning FBS seasons, both our bowl games & 2024โs record attendance. This new contract shows we are all-in on competing at the highest level!๐พโญ๏ธ
Extended! Texas State and @GJKinne announce contract extension. #TakeBackTexas #EatEmUp
๐ฐ: bit.ly/GJKinne
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Big signing day for @TXSTATEFOOTBALL yesterday. An even bigger signing day for @TxStateBobcats today! A rising tide lifts all boats, and in college athletics, football is the tide. Congrats Coach @GJKinne! Now we need help with season tickets, NIL & funding for an indoor field.๐พ
Texas State and head coach @GJKinne have agreed to a contract extension through 2028
๐ฐ tinyurl.com/yoeehj63
#EatEmUp #TakeBackTexas
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Well done, @TXSTATEFOOTBALL and @GJKinne! First time to ever #BeatTroy at the FBS level. Light that victory star!๐พโญ๏ธ
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Having @CollegeGameDay come to San Marvelous is on the top of my โDream Bigโ list. Can you imagine @espn packing Sewell Park before a @TXSTATEFOOTBALL home game? I can! #WhyNotTXST!?!?๐พโค๏ธ
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Big news, if trueโฆ
P.S. Itโs trueโฆ.
Welcome back home, @ismailmahdi_6! Thanks for making @TXSTATEFOOTBALL better today! Letโs run it back and finish that business!โค๏ธ
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The buck stops with me. Letโs take these next six days to re-start our season back home in front of our @TXSTATEFOOTBALL fans. Hang in there, Bobcats. Letโs pick ourselves up together. Iโll see you in Bobcat Stadium Saturday.
โUsโ when we lose, โthemโ when they win. ๐พ #BeatFIU
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Looking good in that @TXSTATEFOOTBALL coachโs shirt, @StanfordSteve82! @txst! โHashtag #EatEmUp!โ๐พ
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I tease @ryanvaughan a lot, but I know how hard and how important his job is. He and his @Region8News team saved a lot of lives tonight. Iโm very proud of him.
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The Palace on the Prairie looked even more beautiful than usual tonight from the top of @HeadingtonHall.
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Letโs go, @TxStateBobcats. Light that Victory Star, @txst! ๐พโญ๏ธ๐ค
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His win yesterday was no fluke and it wasnโt by accident. @GJKinne had a plan from day one, and he executed it. He is an incredible recruiter and a gifted leader. This is just the beginning for @TXSTATEFOOTBALL and @txst. Just watch. #WhyNotTXST!?!? ๐พ
Both Colorado and Texas State pulled off massive upsets with first-year head coaches after overhauling their roster.
Could this be a new wave in college football? ๐ค
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There are 134 FBS universities, and this year, for the 1st time ever, every school has a chance to play in the playoff that matters. Contrary to recent commentary, we all play the same game - same ball, same rules, same high quality coaches & same heart. Canโt wait to show it!๐พ
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If you love @txst and @TXSTATEFOOTBALL, you should watch @CollegeGameDay this Saturday. Itโs a new eraโฆ #SanMarcosBCT #EatEmUpCats ๐ฎ๐ช๐พ
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They say that character is revealed by what you do when no one is watching. As I was leaving the @AStateRedWolves Christmas party tonight, I saw @LayneHatcher on the @AStateFB field, all by himself, practicing his footwork. Well done @SunBelt Freshman of the Year. #Imagine
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Challenge accepted! ๐ค๐@TXSTATEFOOTBALL #TakeBackTexas #GoToABowl #JumpInTheRiver #WontBackDown
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Nothing like a sunny spring day on the campus of @txst University! Sewell Park is a must-do bucket list place for Bobcats!๐พโค๏ธ
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The end of an era approaches, with the razing of the @txst Presidentโs Residence. Removing the aging building creates wonderful new green space and a walkway in the area that will eventually house our new science building and a much-needed 1,000 bed freshman residence hall.๐พ
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Bring him!!! And then he can come back as a freshman in 18 years! #Imagine
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We need all of San Marcos at this game! Come watch @TXSTATEFOOTBALL #BeatASU! We will be the only televised college football game Thursday night. Gates open at 5 - kickoff is 6:30! Get there early to show the nation that @txst is a football school! ๐พโญ๏ธ
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Make time on Thursday night for an exciting game as Sun Belt contender Texas State (2-0), hot off their 49-10 win over UTSA and in the mix for the G5 playoff spot, hosts surprising Arizona State (2-0)โthe Sun Devils manhandled Wyoming and took down Miss State.
ESPN @ 7:30pm ET
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Welcome back the Kappa Xi Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Incorporated returned to @ArkansasState since leaving in 2006. We are one step closer to having all 9 of the historically black fraternities and sororities active on campus! #Imagine
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Won and 0 in the 12-team College Football Playoff era. Well done, @GJKinne, @Coach_Leftwich, @26Int_Hit, and @TXSTATEFOOTBALLโฆ Well doneโฆ #BeatUTSA #AteEmUp #TakeBackTexas ๐พ
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In my first NIL deal, Iโm happy to announce that @GumbysSanMarcos is now Kdampโs Pizza this week! Seriously, Forrest Higdon is going to donate a portion of his proceeds this week to our scholarship for former foster children attending @txst. That ๐ is SO good! #BackTheBobcats!๐พ
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Congrats to @GJKinne and @TXSTATEFOOTBALL for their first back-to-back winning FBS seasons AND bowl games. Kudos to Don Coryell for getting us in the @FRBowl, one that our fans have been thirsting for since our last trip! Excited to play another great in-state rival!๐พโญ๏ธ #BeatUNT
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Dunno why, but I always seem to need to stop for gas every time I drive through West, Texasโฆ
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We have set a record for the most number of people Iโve ever seen at Sewell Park today. It was a beautiful for our @txst students to get ready for the next four weeks leading up to Spring Break! 85ยฐ with a slight breeze!๐พโญ๏ธโ๏ธ๐ถ๏ธ
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Letโs see. @CollegeGameDay is in Aggieland this week. @TXSTATEFOOTBALL plays on Friday?
Time for me to put my time where my words are! Iโm flying the @OMGFlag Saturday! Join me if youโre up for an early wake up call to turn some figure 8s! Letโs go, @olcrimson & @thedamflag!๐พ๐ฑ๐ป
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Thatโll do, @GJKinne and @TXSTATEFOOTBALL. Thatโll do.๐พโญ๏ธ
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I found my new second favorite student section today. I appreciate the sportsmanship exhibited by the @UGAPaintLine - @GeorgiaFootballโs equivalent of @BCMTNG. Thank you for honouring our friend @2day4fun and Coach @CHbanderson today. #BeatNotreDame! #WearPinkForWendy
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When @TXSTATEFOOTBALL wins their next game, they WILL be slotted for a bowl game. @espn is projecting 2 options for @txst. Our next game is at homecoming in two weeks. Donโt you want to be there when they make history!?!?! Letโs do this - together!๐พ
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Out with the old (turf), in with the new. Iโm excited about the investments we are making in @TXSTATEFOOTBALL - especially with the increased viewership we will be getting on linear TV this year. Now if we can just get @EASPORTSCollege to notice our upper decksโฆ ha.๐พ
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In 1985, I came to the USA on a student visa. I had always idealized America - especially because of TV. Even so, I quickly realized that I had under-estimated this country and her people. Iโve been so blessed by the decision to stay. Happy Independence Day, my friends.
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Beth and I have fallen in love with @txst - its SWT past and its TXST present. We have been blessed with an incredible opportunity to end our career here, and like so many of our fellow @TxStateBobcats, we are all-in on helping to create TXSTโs future. Letโs go! #EatEmUpCats!
President Kelly and First Lady Beth Damphousse are leading the way with a monumental #StepUpForState gift to establish a brand-new endowed scholarship for first generation students. Theyโve helped us exceed our Step Up goal, but there is still time to make an impact!
ALT President Kelly Damphousse and Beth Damphousse with students on the Texas State campus
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Letโs go!!! @TXSTATEFOOTBALL is going bowling for the first time in @txst history! Congrats to Don Coryell and @GJKinne! Iโll see you all in Dallas on Boxing Day!!!๐พ๐ณ
๐๐จ๐ฐ๐ฅ ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐
๐ - Servpro First Responder Bowl
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๐ - Rice
๐ - 4:30pm CT
#EatEmUp #TakeBackTexas
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Thank you to the @txst_loudcrowd, @txstatealumni, and all of our @TXSTATEFOOTBALL fans for setting your OWN record tonight! You all set a record at home and now you set a record in Dallas! So grateful for your support! This win was for you!๐พโค๏ธ
Attendance is officially announced as 26,542 for todayโs First Responders Bowl, which is also noted in the press box as the highest attendance for *any* game at Gerald Ford Stadium all year.
SMU won 11 games and the AAC this year and still couldnโt fill it as well as TXST, lmao.
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.@txst is a baseball school, too! Congrats to @TxStateBaseball for beating #1 (at the time) Aggies last month and the #5 Longhorns tonight! And both games on the road! Proud of Coach @trouty16 and his men! Light that Victory Star!
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Yesterdayโs game vs UTSA was the biggest game in @TXSTATEFOOTBALL history with the @CFBPlayoff implications. Now THURSDAY nightโs game vs Arizona State is the biggest game in @txst history! We need EVERYONE at the game to support our guys! #BeatASU!๐พโญ๏ธ
Arizona State beat Miss. State yesterday 30-23 to make their game against TXST a battle of two unbeaten teams.
The biggest test in the Kinne Era will be Thursday at home. @SquarinPod
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The @TXSTATEFOOTBALL student section delivered. Thank you to the ~9,000 students who helped us showcase to the country that @txst is a football school. They got there early and stayed late! What an incredible night!๐พโญ๏ธ
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