The UT coaches will allow themselves to be in a picture with just about anybody.
The attention drawn to this picture will attract future recruits. Male and female.
No offense but trying to justify Justin Bieber as a recruiting tool is a little much. Best thing to do is laugh and move on at some point in time every school is going to do something embarrassing.
I find the whole pix to be non-news. So, Justin Bieber is at SXSW and got a pix with Barnes, meh.
There are whole lot more kids like him at SXSW, he's just famous.
Sort of like the non-sports, music version of Manziel, minus the pot smoking.
Austin is the coolest city in America.
It prides itself on it and works to maintain its hip edge to attract celebrities.
In the month of March countless Hollywood actors, producers, directors, writers, musicians, authors, politicians, royalty, artists, activists, and just about everyone else descends on Austin.
Bieber is merely one of thousands from all over the globe who make the pilgrimage to the "scene" in Austin.
It can be a very valuable recruiting tool if used properly.
I am not sure Mack always used the city as much as he should have done.
It would be stupid not to showcase the celebrity and Hipness factor of Austin.
Sifting through all the celebrities that want to hang out in Austin IS A GOOD THING.
Here's how this could have actually been funny.
#1 Barnes asks Bieber for a photo and gets turned down.
#2 Barnes and Bieber get arrested for smoking pot in Austin.
and the funniest, especially for fans other than Longhorns
#3 Bieber throws up the Horn Down during the pix.