Last year, I was determined to root against UT in the Rose Bowl, but then the first shot of the team coming onto the field was a closeup of a cheerleader running with a big State of Texas flag, followed by the usual UT flags. I was shamed into rooting for UT because of my loyalty to the State of Texas.....
I've lived in Texas longer than I lived in California, but since I got my degree from USC, I wasn't swayed by the presence of the Texas flag. I think I can be forgiven for that.
I had no problem rooting for Tech last night. I just quizzed my Aggie son, and he says he's slightly pulling for the Longhorns tonight because of conference loyalty, more shared revenues, blah blah blah.
But that's a bunch of horsecrap. I think he would have been happy for Tech to lose last night because they beat A&M this year.
I say, stick to your principles, fickle football fans.