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Jeb Bush: Longhorns got 'greedy' starting own network; A&M-UT should play
Dallas News ^ | 09 October 2015 | Staff

Posted on 10/09/2015 6:43:03 PM PDT by PAR35

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Should Texas play Texas A&M?

Absolutely. ...

Do you wish Texas was in the SEC? "I do. I think they got greedy. The football deal, the football network thing that they thought they could go at it alone. It just didn't work....

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To: PAR35

Lemme see..the Big 12 has 10 teams, the Big 10 has 14 teams...and they call the SEC stupid?


21 posted on 10/09/2015 8:51:56 PM PDT by MuttTheHoople (Yes, Liberals, I question your patriotism)
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To: TexasFreeper2009

Texas A&M needs to come back home to the big 12.


LOL!! No way!! We’re having too much fun in the SEC.


22 posted on 10/09/2015 8:54:35 PM PDT by Jane Long ("And when thou saidst, Seek ye my face; my heart said unto thee, Thy face, LORD, will I seek")
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To: MuttTheHoople

Whoop!


23 posted on 10/09/2015 8:55:04 PM PDT by Jane Long ("And when thou saidst, Seek ye my face; my heart said unto thee, Thy face, LORD, will I seek")
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To: MuttTheHoople

Wreck ‘em Tech.


24 posted on 10/09/2015 9:24:57 PM PDT by crusty old prospector
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To: PAR35

Oh, silly me...I thought he was taking on a cupcake issue so he could be the next SEC commissioner....that’s Southeastern Conference, not Securities and Exchange.


25 posted on 10/09/2015 9:37:57 PM PDT by scrabblehack
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To: nascarnation

Even the University of Houston could beat Texas.


26 posted on 10/09/2015 9:38:11 PM PDT by 38special (For real, y'all.)
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To: 38special

Even SMU or North Texas could beat Texas. And Rice would have beaten them if not for all of their turnovers.


27 posted on 10/09/2015 9:41:42 PM PDT by dfwgator
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To: PAR35

UT built the Longhorn Network with a ton of money coming in and decreed that Texas A&M could, if they were nice and quiet about it, have the privilege of playing UT every so often; UT would be more than happy to let A&M be the Washington Generals to their Harlem Globetrotters.

UT was the apple of Texas Football. If you’re a high school football star in Texas, UT was your best chance for exposure to pro scouts while staying in Texas.

Until Texas A&M said no.

Now. If you’re a college kid in Texas with pro ambition, Texas A&M vs UT is a no brainer. Playing in the SEC means either playing for or against a top ten team several games a year. All the scouts are watching and so are everybody else because most games are nationally televised.

Plus, the rise of Bayor, Tech and TCU means UT has fallen from 1st to 5th in in-state recruiting.

The Longhorn network and UT deciding to cash in and not share did the UT program in. Even the name is pretentious. Why not the Big 12 Network? If you were an SEC team, would you want your division’s prime game each week to be on RollTide TV? That’s great —— for one team.

Figures about the only thing El Jefe is right about is football. That said, football is serious business in Texas and making a negative comment about TSip ball, true or not, will lose more votes than it gains.

“Saw Varsity’s Horns Off”.


28 posted on 10/10/2015 2:05:01 AM PDT by ziravan (Buck the Establishment.)
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To: PAR35

I can’t believe UT is up 14 to zip against Oklahoma in the 1st qtr.


29 posted on 10/10/2015 9:48:41 AM PDT by Liberty Valance (Keep a Simple Manner for a Happy Life :o)
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