It is like you guys chose to ignore the 100 year tradition and history. And you chose to ignore the fact that they are in the same state and the two flagship institutions of that state. To go back to the marriage analogy and the reason it is flawed is simply because it would be like a marriage where the husband (TAMU) and wife (TU) split but they still live in the same house (TX). The conference is not the house the conference is the marriage contract. So can you blame TAMU for wanting to mess around with their ex every now and then when you see her come out of the shower? It is summer people supposed to be horny. Sucker ass bozos
coming from aggy who is happy that aggy is becoming arky-lite and throwing 100 years of same conference out the window is nearly as funny as quoting dick justice as a source. nucker.
Kinda like one school chooses to ignore the 100 year tradition and history of being tied together, in the same conference? You can't say "I'll ignore history when it's to my benefit but damn you when you choose to ignore it for your reasons". Splitting up in the first place is ignoring tradition and history. Do you disagree? That's basically saying I want to have my cake and eat it too. UT schedules non-conference games based on what's in their best interests and what their fan base wants to see. How is the game still in their best interests? Do you think the majority of their fans still want to play the Aggies (now I actually think that they do)?
Wait... whats going on now? Is this about why it would or wouldn't make sense for UT to play the game now? I thought it was about UT saying they wouldn't continue the rivalry. I thought this was about UT pretending like they were going to replace TAMU with ND on TDAY? I'm not saying UT is in the wrong if they don't want to continue the game. I'm saying, as a college football fan, its an important rivalry and I hope it continues. You guys are playing far too many pee-pee games in here now.
And can you blame the ex for saying, "Hell no...You threw 100 years of marriage down the drain to go bang a hooker. She may have been pretty, but in the end she only wanted your money. Oh, and she has herpes."
I disagree with them not wanting to give a rival exposure part. This is a game where they both participate so it is good for both of them it is not one sided to TAMU. If anything both schools can generate even more revenue from this game with all of the drama that has gone on. If this is all about the money, and it is, don't doubt that. Is TAMU after all of this drama the one that can drive the tv revenue on this game more than any other potential opponent UT would play?
They're gonna go OU on your ass... But yeah, that drama would make great TV. Again, as a fan of college football, a Texan, and TAMU alum, I just wanna have some fun.
Maybe you have me confused with someone else. If the point of topic is "UT will refuse to play A&M" then my question to you is why should UT continue to play A&M. How is it in their best interests to treat A&M as anything more than another out of conference opponent? It's my opinion that the "binding history" is already being tossed out the window with the two splitting in the first place. And we keep asking, more or less important than the two remaining tied together in the same conference? Your side doesn't seem to be worried about the historical context when it comes to splitting, right? The only important thing is the historical context, which is being thrown out the window with the split. Or maybe asking legit questions that you keep ignoring. But as I asked earlier (you seem to like to avoid questions), Baseballa seemed to mention some solid points on why it makes sense for UT to not play the game. Do you disagree with any of his points?
Because A&M is the one hitting the panick button. Notice how no other Big 12 teams are publicly trying to leave the conference. TU will gladly flirt with the idea of not playing A&M as an annual non-conference opponent just to see A&M make a further fool of itself. If the Big 12 crumbles, the SEC gets to choose the cream of the crop from the Big 12. The first two will be TU and OU. A&M has to know that their attempt to go to the Big 12 could spark Kansas and Missouri to leave. Once that happens the conference is toast.
You just jump all over the place man, its hard to follow. Someone presents you with A and you jump into an alternate universe. There is no reason the state of Texas cant have footing in the SEC and maintain its biggest rivalry game.
Good points but I disagree. UT will have their exposure regardless. Since they have their own network they can easily schedule anyone they choose to have a huge Thanksgiving game and not have to worry about that other school having an imprint in their state.
Kansas isn't going anywhere. OU isn't going anywhere without OSU. Neither the Pac 12 nor the SEC is about to allow the LHN.
The most recent 4 NC have come from the SEC. 6 out of the past 10 have come from the SEC. It seems like the damn good way to the NC.
I'm not jumping anywhere and my comments on this topic are pretty specific. I see you, again, ignored the question posed to you.
I don't care too much - seeing Texas play against the coterie of Texas schools as a viewer never really excited me that much, take one of Texas, Rice, UH, Baylor, Tech, TCU & take them out, it's not really a huge marginal loss. If indeed they refuse, I can see heir position as to why they'd refuse to do so and would instead look for more national opponents. Obviously, if there's a deep burning desire for Texas A&M to play Texas, the best way to accomplish this is for both schools to maintain the same conference affiliation, such as the one they are currently in.
Ultimately, I can't imagine A&M continuing to schedule Texas as an out of conference opponent while playing an SEC schedule. That's brutal. Time to change the songs.
Kansas was an original Big 8 member. 2 of those teams are gone. Both left for conferences that had better geographically aligned with their fan base. There are more Nebraska fans in Big 10 country than there are in Texas, and I'll be damned if the same isn't true for Kansas. Correct, Pac 10 will not allow anymore Big 12 schools because they do not want to deal with 3 different time zones. I honeslty can't think of how or why the LHN would be a hurdle for the SEC in choosing between TU and A&M, if it comes down to that.
Sure - all of those things were said independently. As were other things, like the fact that A&M feels they made a mistake staying. You're the one that turned it into a chain of events, and you're the one that linked their unhappiness with LHN to be the reason for them leaving. A&M is unhappy with LHN and thinks it has the potential to be a recruiting advantage. Many fans think LHN may be a failure. A&M regretted not leaving last year and felt that they made a mistake. A&M was looking at the SEC back during the whole Pac16 - which had nothing at all to do with LHN. These are all independent facts, some of which have nothing do with the others. A&M already wanted out and the LHN was just an extra push/accelerant and served as a nice excuse. It was not the reason they are leaving.
