Just swap out Texas with Tennessee (call it "tenny" for lyrical purposes), then they can keep "tu" and all that.
As for Texas vs. A&M, the game will resume in a few years after the animosity settles down a bit. There are too many rich and powerful alums from both schools that will force the issue.
Captain "no logic", 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? If so, why?
Maybe UT just doesn't care that much about the rivaly? I mean it's not like A&M will ever catch up in wins. The branch broke off the tree, let it whither. The national perception of aggie is that they're a joke, but atleast people in TX tolerated them. People in TX see the aggies turning their back on their neighbors. Aggies may think that the lure of playing the SEC will still help them with recruits, but not if they don't win. Everyone in TX knows that aggie would tear down their own fence to spite a longhorn. I think everyone (on the outside) sees this when they see aggie administration bumbling over themselves without giving a clear answer of motives. ***** or get off the pot aggie!!
These aren't independent facts btw, lots of these are facts mixed with theories & conjecture. . The problematic part is that many of them either are or lead to conclusions that are mutually exclusive and thus are rather dubious when cited by the exact same party (or parties), in the exact same thread, within days or even hours of each other. That's the "chain of events" whether you like it or not it's no different than when basso says that Global Warming 1) doesn't exist, adn we are entering an ice age 2) exists but is caused by solar flares 3) does exist, is being caused by man, but can't be stopped - all in the span of a single discussion. Obviously these things all can't be true simultaneously, and I suppose it's theoretically possible that he believed all 3 and his viewpoint is continuously changing - but more likely he is using them as a pretext to accomplish his stated goal - to annoy people and unintentionally further whatever furtherance comes from posting that kind of of crap on a basketball message board. I think picking and choosing logically inconsistent musings from random aggie sites tends to qualify as the same.
I think most younger alumni would agree since A&M has been pretty terrible over the last 10 years. Older alums (and Mack Brown) would disagree. But the older ones are the ones with the $$$, so they are the ones that the schools will listen to. What exactly do you want? They said they wanted to leave. They left. They didn't play games, they didn't try to leverage the Big12 for more money, or get concessions, or anything else. They said they were going to do something and then went and did it. It's about as straightforward as you can get.
Which two things cannot be true simultaneously? If a bunch of high school recruits and their families (and diehard UT fans) are the primary people watching LHN, it is simultaneously a recruiting advantage and an economic failure, so those two can certainly be true simultaneously.
I don't remember this incident during the 2002 game but I remember hearing and reading numerous reports and complaints that Texas fans did this when Bradford went down. Either way, if A&M is so insignificant to Texas and its alum/fans why come in here at all and poke fun? Makes no sense.
I was there. Texas fans were cheering because we sacked him. Once it became evident that he was hurt, there was no cheering at all.
Given that the primary taunt appears to be that LHN will be a failure insofar as it will not be available on most cable carriers, how do you propose your first condition be fulfilled? Unless you're positing that "The LHN is a recruiting advantage in spite of the fact that it's available only in 3 of the 4 most exclusive nursing homes in Travis county! Recruits love the smell of depends when they watch themselves!"
I did.. the object of the game is to generate revenue no game on Thanksgiving day will generate more revenue than them playing Texas A&M. On Thanksgiving families all get together many families in the state have siblings that went to both schools or one family is all for UT the other is all for TAMU. Either way that game benefits both schools equally not one more than the other so why not play it? Is is just because they don't want TAMU to get their way? Is it because it is nothing but a trap game for Texas? I just don't see what conference has to do with any of this (just this game) it is and always has been refereed to as an instate rivalry why would they want to change that? If it is possible to continue. To the "yea well if you wanted that game you should have stayed" I say why? while that game is great and important it is not long term in the aggies best interest to stay in the conference and that game does not supersede a decision like that. As many have agreed so if we have to both go our separate ways which we do. Horns made their money decision aggies made theirs why cant they just play the game? None of you honestly think it has to do with UT having their feelings hurt?
The big question is actually whether or not Texas A&M will continue to play its primary rival from the last decade, Texas Tech. This is of course despite Texas Tech's recent dominance in the series. Either way that game benefits both schools equally not one more than the other so why not play it? Is is just because they don't want Texas Tech to get their way? Is it because it is nothing but a trap game for Texas A&M? I just don't see what conference has to do with any of this (just this game) it is and always has been refereed to as an instate rivalry why would they want to change that? If it is possible to continue. To the "yea well if you wanted that game you should have stayed" I say why? while that game is great and important it is not long term in the aggies best interest to stay in the conference and that game does not supersede a decision like that. As many have agreed so if we have to both go our separate ways which we do. Red Raiders made their money decision aggies made theirs why cant they just play the game? None of you honestly think it has to do with Texas A&M having their feelings hurt?
This is the part I don't understand. A&M made their decision - they'll sink or swim with it. Why does anyone care? Texas fans say they are fine without A&M, so why the concern about cancelling the rivalry game? Texas fans constantly complain that Aggies are obsessed with UT, and yet think its absurd that they might go out and try to stake out their own future. I can't figure out why Texas fans care so much. Baylor fans, I understand - because it puts their conference closer to the edge of disaster. UH, SMU, BYU fans, sure - because it might open new doors for them. But if Texas fans are OK regardless and don't care about A&M, why so passionate about whether they go or stay?
Conference matters because if aggie goes to SEC, they won't play any games in TX other than in College Station. Therefore, an annual game on thanksgiving is a HUGE benefit to aggie, moreso than UT.
Deflection is not an answer to my question. I pose real non confrontational questions and this is the garbage that you send me? STOP WASTING MY MOTHA *****N TIME!!
