Adios, Aggies! Remember to HOOK ‘EM!
The Aggies snatched defeat from the jaws of victory once again. The GAC.....great Aggie choke.
Thanks for the memories, Aggies, & good luck in the SEC!
Also thanks to ESPN for live streaming the game so I could watch it, & for pointing out that the first time these 2 teams met, Grover Cleveland was president & there were only 44 states.
Goodbye Aggies. I hope you somehow figure out how to play an entire season with the intensity you show against Texas every year. Until you do, you’ll always be mediocre. Time to grow up and spread your wings and build your own destiny.
The state of Texas has enough great players to have two National Championship caliber programs. Alabama can do it, Texas can do it too. It’s up to you, Aggies. Good luck and I mean that.
And, no, we don’t want to keep playing you if you’re leaving. And, frankly. you shouldn’t want to with what you’ll be facing in the SEC.
Aggie resentment of Texas has been prevalent long before ESPN threw a bunch of money at Texas for the Longhorn Network. If they had done the same to A&M, do you really think the Ags would have turned it down? Plus the Longhorn network can’t get takers from TWC, Dish, Direct, Comcast so at least right now it is sort of a non-entity (except in UTs pocket book, of course)
When B12 members complained about having HS games on the network, Texas backed down. When Tech didn’t want to play on the Longhorn Network, Texas backed down. All members of the B12 said they wanted the Aggies to stay.
The Aggies were flirting with the SEC over a year ago when most thought four teams (including the Aggies) were definitely headed to the Pac 10/12/16 or whatever (not the recent rejection but the one over a year ago).
The Aggies defection was the result of a bunch of hotheads (mostly Aggie alumni) that were tired of their status on the totem pole so it was a “we’ll show them a thing or two” by departing from the B12. When your neighbor shines on you and directly or indirectly badmouths you, you don’t invite them back to your house for the Christmas Party.
The fact of the matter is that the Aggies need Texas much more than Texas needs the Aggies and the Aggies know that so they come begging to play again (or be re-invited to the Christmas party).
So the fact is that this rivalry is ending because the Aggies filed for divorce / dissolved the friendship, not Texas. The Aggies decided they were going to look elsewhere to look out for themselves. Texas is merely returning the favor. Egos from the Aggies started this and now ego from DeLoss Dodds is finishing it.
Few people will deny that the SEC is the #1 conference in college football for at least the past few years. Arkansas precipitated the demise of the SWC by joining the SEC back in the early 90s. Not certain but I don’t believe they have won the SEC west since joining it. Playing Arkansas, LSU, Alabama, and Auburn every year may cause the Aggies to want to join the WAC, Big East, Conference USA, or maybe event the Southland Conference.
I’m a little sad that the rivalry is ending but in reality Texas rivalry with OU surpassed the A&M rivalry a long time ago.
So one last time - 27-25 POOOOOOOOOOR AGGGGIES
Hook’em Horns!
Ping!
Besides, the team that has to appeal to the occult doesn't win the final chapter.
Hey Texas, you can have your “Coach in Waiting” back.