How can you agree with him? A&M just left 3 other texas teams to a conference that has 0. Everything he said about UT applies to the aggies as well.
It's called "Aggie Logic". If it's a negative statement made against Texas, then it can't be applied to TAMU...regardless of how much it actually does apply to TAMU.
I was agreeing with his take on UT trying to control everything and I like the term pee-pee games. LonghornFan, how you liking that network brah?
I like Texas (but don't root for them). Love Austin. Can't handle CS for more than a weekend. How is that for Aggie logic? I'll take Aggie logic over y'alls Sucky Boy logic any day.
Let's not pretend like Texas A&M had sway over anyone's fate but their own in this process. Hell, if anything, TAMU and the rest of the ship jumpers gave the Big 12 an opportunity to become a more localized, regional conference. Of course, it remains to be seen how that will play out. But I give them credit for scheduling a home and home with SMU. That's something UT never does. And while I'm at it, props to Tech for doing the same with UH. Y'all are square dealers.
I'd love TAMU to play UH. And I wish UT would play TAMU. I don't blame them for not playing the game, but c'mon. If they played Arkansas, they can play TAMU. They're butthurt.
How I feel about playing TAMU. http://barkingcarnival.fantake.com/2011/10/19/why-texas-wont-play-am/ Members of the Big 12 gathered around the conference table for the monthly board meeting. As everyone settled in, Aggy – late as usual – walked through the door, and refused to take a seat. “I’m done with this bunch,” he grimly stated. “I know we signed a new cooperative contract, but I don’t intend to put up the disrespect any longer.” He let a small smile creep over his face and said, “Not only am I leaving, but I’m heading cross town to join the SEC –they appreciate me for who I am. They are bigger, richer, and they will treat me like an equal partner!” He whirled, pointed a finger at Texas and through clenched teeth, seethed, “It’s all you’re fault! You are a bully, a liar and a cheat. You have kept me down long enough! You are the reason I haven’t won Salesman of the Year since Hitler invaded Poland!” OU leaned over to UT and whispered, “WTF?” UT, responded, “quiet, he’s on a roll.” Aggy’s voice raised a couple of octaves as he continued, “You do nothing but ridicule my family and their traditions. You have to be in complete control from the burnt orange towels in the bathroom to the sliding scale sales commissions!” Aggy paused, and let out a laugh. “You know what else? I’m coming back here with my friends, LSU, Alabama, Georgia and Florida and we are going to recruit some of your best clients away from all of you!!! It won’t be long until I have my rightful place as one of the best among the best, and I will revel in rubbing your face in it! With a dramatic flourish, Aggy turned on his heels and strode for the door. He stopped and looked back at Texas. We’re still on for Thanksgiving dinner, right?”
I guarantee you every team would rather schedule a home and home with SMU than schedule TCU at home which the longhorns did. They have also played Rice, North Texas, UTEP. What you mean to say is that UT doesn't play UH and that is the problem.
Congrats, you scheduled one legit OOC Texas team the entire decade, and at home, no less. With no return trip to Ft. Worth. Yeah, that's really a shining example of awesome state football promotion and fair trade, not to mention flexing your mighty muscle and showing no fear as the dominant program in Texas. You do realize that no program would prefer a home-and-home series over a one-and-done homer, right? Especially against a team that would draw well, like TCU. There's a huge money factor involved, how good the team is comes secondary to how much you can profit from said football games, etc. Hosting a singular game and not having to go on a return trip is like free money for UT. You take that deal over a home-and-home every time, no matter the opponent. And just flat out el oh el @ Rice/UNT/UTEP... you're paying UNT to come get their brains bashed in with no return trip... same for Rice, in which you force them to play @ Reliant, so your Houston fans can have a comfy home game every year... and UTEP, well, considering that is actually part of the UT system, I'd say that disqualifies it from being any sort of noble act on their part. Hell, I wouldn't be surprised if it was written into some law somewhere that UT had to go play in El Paso once every 20 years or something.
They're definitely butthurt about something. The difference -- TAMU wipes its own ass when it gets butthurt. UT -- they get everyone else in the conference to wipe it for them.
As a UNT alum who's also in the 1% of current/former students who actually care about the football program... I would take that deal every single time. Teams playing UT gain exposure, and if the inconceivable happened and we actually won, that would do wonders for recruiting. Much more than playing a tight game against a Memphis or Ball State.
Of course you would, but UT hosting UNT one time doesn't strike me as some kind of grand gesture of benevolence, and certainly not a show of power or courage.
I really do like and root for UH, but it's getting harder and harder ('sup to you're mother, brah!) to after reading your rants everyday. Do you work? Seems like you're always on here writing paragraph after paragraph. It's really beautiful outside some days and I'm sorry Texas doesn't play your school. BTW- Just kidding. Bro hug?
Why is UT obligated to schedule teams to convenience or benefit those teams? Is there any other university we suggest should be scheduling teams so they can help them out?? This is crazy. Benevolence? UT should make its schedule out of benevolence? You build a schedule that you think provides you the best shot at a BCS bid. That's the name of the game right now. UT hasn't ducked anyone...they've scheduled some good out of conference opponents and they've beaten good opponents inside and outside of their conference over the last decade.
Dude, let's not kid ourselves. Look at the OOC over the past decade. You're telling me they couldn't squeeze a home and home with TCU and/or UH in there somehow? It's not a charity case, it's just fair trade. Tech and A&M have done it. Why won't UT? Why would they rather go off and bring in Montana State to get slaughtered as opposed to playing a series with a local school? I don't buy it. If they're simply trying to win games (i.e. easy road to the BCS), fine, but then that flies in the face of your "not ducking" theory. You can't have it both ways. They don't *have* to do anything, but go back and look at how/why this discussion started. UT's lack of support for a regional conference and lack of willingness to play local teams. No matter their reason (greed or cowardice) for not supporting these things, I can call them out for it either way.
