Here's what a high-tech totally pimped out, $10,500 college football locker looks like
Who needs regular old lockers when you could have ...
... HIGH-TECH, TOTALLY PIMPED OUT LOCKERS REPLETE WITH 43-INCH TEE-VEES AND COOL GLOWY LIGHTING AROUND THE DOORS, ALL FOR THE LOW, LOW PRICE OF JUST OVER TEN THOUSAND DOLLARS A POP, BABY?!?! SWAG, SWAG, SWAG!
At least, so apparently goes the thinking of the University of Texas Longhorns football program, which on Friday unveiled probably the most tricked-out lockers the world has ever seen.
Here's a first look, via Bob Shipley, the Longhorns' director of high school relations.
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Traditional nameplates signifying which lockers are whose?
Out!
Forty-three inch HD-TVs that can show highlights, hype reels, and yes, display boring old names?
In!
Here's another look, from the team's official Twitter account.
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Meanwhile, college football writer Bruce Feldman reports that the sparkling new storage spaces cost $10,500 each to construct.
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And if you're wondering -- no, college football players still don't get paid.
But perks like these lockers should help new Longhorns coach Tom Herman recruit high school stars to the U of Texas -- high school stars who will help him earn the five-year, $28.75 million dollar contract he signed with the university in December.
Sam Laird is Mashable's Senior Sports Reporter. He covers the wide, weird world of sports from all angles -- as well as occasional other topics -- from Mashable's San Francisco bureau. Before joining Mashable in November 2011, his freelance work appeared in publications including the New York Times, New York Times Magazine, Slam, and East Bay Express. Sam is a graduate of UC Berkeley and UC Santa Cruz, and basketball and burritos take up most of his spare time. Follow him on Twitter @samcmlaird.
