Travis said his tweet was "thoughtless".

Reminds me of the old saying that "the only time you really know what someone is thinking is when they speak without thinking."

Yep he didn't think of the ramifications that voicing his complete hate for Texas A&M would incur.

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Hi Scot -

I understand your frustration, and first I have to apologize for being the cause of it. What I said was thoughtless, careless and stupid, and even though I meant no harm at all � quite the opposite actually, which seems impossible � I fully understand that my intent in no way makes up for the deed. I am fully responsible for what happened ... And in no way did my horrifying approach to the message reflect the values and integrity of the rest of this brand. This falls on me and me alone, and I am ready to accept the consequences of it. I offer none of the thought process and reasoning, because those aren�t what apologies are made of.

I wish you nothing but the best, and applaud your objectivity in a time where that is very hard to find.

Thanks for being so attentive to our brand, and I wish you nothing but the best -

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Hi B -

First off, let me apologize for what happened this morning. It was never intended to hurt or tease anyone, but I can fully understand how that perception would arise. I know that sounds impossible. I also know that that is not what’s important — what is important is knowing that I made a mistake, plain and simple, and I am the only one responsible for that. I take full consequence of everything that happened today, and just because an intent is harmless doesn’t mean the deed is absolved.

I won’t try and sway you back to the brand. That’s your decision alone, and I respect it. I appreciate your attention to our brand, and wish you the best -

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F that rag and anyone defending that dumbass tweet and the rest of their BS.

I bet you don't see an Ohio HS Football mag tweeting gleefully about their homegrown kids going to the state of Michigan schools then coming back to play against their own state.

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Exactly. You won't see it in Louisiana either. Those people may be a little messed up but they have pride in their state. Something Texans used to have.

godfather, you are ****ing worthless. go rot in meth hell in mobilehoma and get off the site.

This poster "godfather" - is not too bright (to put it nicely).

http://texags.com/main/forum.reply.asp?forum_id=6&topic_id=1752972

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[This message has been edited by TxAginAz (edited 12/10/2010 9:30a).]

My family combined usually buys ~10 copies. No More. Waa Wah.

Seriously? Aren't you guys just looking for something to be outraged about? I could care less.

Used to buy for my business trips. No More.

When this was a SWC magazine run by Dave Campbell, it had some real value. I own all but the first two issues, and I continue to buy it because the entire collection serves as a pretty decent historical record, mostly of Texas high school football. With the growth of Internet access, everything else in the magazine is generally irrelevant and redundant.

If some enterprising genius with well established access to high school coaches in Texas decided to create an comprehensive online competitor to DCTF's high school and recruiting sections, there would be no reason for anyone to buy DCTF anymore.

Do we know anyone like that?

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Seriously? Aren't you guys just looking for something to be outraged about? I could care less.

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Ask yourself this: If texas ended up offering Manziel and he decommitted from Oregon to go to Texas would they have written that same type of article? How Texas "lucked out" because they were just close to home? Or would they have writtena full spread about just another example of Texas' power. So good they can offer a kid late and still get a kid to decommit from a team playing for the MNC?

They are a POS rag that could care less about the prestige of football in the state of Texas.

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sucks to be travis right now.....

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Seriously? Aren't you guys just looking for something to be outraged about? I could care less.

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This is just a symptom of the problem itself. This is the age of technology and social networking. Kids read this type of stuff all the time. All of them are young and many are too naive to know any better. If the media (and I use the term loosely) continues to represent the Aggies in a negative light, do you think that is what young kids want to part of?

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If some enterprising genius with well established access to high school coaches in Texas decided to create an comprehensive online competitor to DCTF's high school and recruiting sections, there would be no reason for anyone to buy DCTF anymore.

Do we know anyone like that?

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This is a great idea, and I would like to volunteer as much of my time as possible to help an aspiring Aggie publisher get this done.

DCTF has a network of correspondents who send out questionnaires to high school coaches in the spring and then they compile the names and comments on a district by district basis. Usually, the local newspaper is involved as well. It is hard to compete with a network that has been in place for over 50 years, but with all the recruiting gurus around, no one would be starting from scratch. And if you compare the high school section with those in the past, DCTF is just going through the motions these days.

My suggestion would be to start out slowly, maybe with just the high schools in the Dallas and Houston areas the first year, then expanding into more cities every year after that, with a goal of having every high school covered in seven or eight years. Once the network is set, updating every year would be relatively painless.

Making it non premium would also be key. Then charge the premium sites to advertise on it.

Again, the lifeblood of DCTF is their one of a kind high school section. Destroy that exclusivity, and they have nothing left that distinguishes them from any other publication. Game over.

I'm with you on this one Boston. Solid business opportunity, here.

I won't spend my time or money on a publication that displays bias against the teams I support.

Goodbye to DCTF, so long to the orange and white tinted glasses...

BostonAg, the main problem will be getting coaches to fill out the form. They'll do it for DCTF because it's been around for so long and they know the name. Trying to get them to fill out forms for some upstart they've never heard of will be a lot more difficult.

unless you bring the kolaches

I would hate to be in the newspaper/magazine business these days, and to do this - wow!

Just stupid.

BBRex, I realize that would be the biggest challenge. That's why starting off slowly would be the best approach. If the focus was just on Dallas and Houston at first, and if each high school writeup included a link to features that DCTF couldn't even think of doing (player photos, full roster, depth chart, links to feature stories in the local paper, a picture of the coach), it wouldn't take long for coaches to realize that it would be in their best interests to respond. If the coach did not respond, just note that in the blank space right next to the the full featured write up on his biggest rival and I'll bet he would respond the following year.

And I think the internet is the way to go here. You could gather data via email and publish a full version of your "magazine" that was compatible for kindle, nook, iPad, etc.

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I would hate to be in the newspaper/magazine business these days, and to do this - wow!

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It's surprising they would put this guy in charge of their Twitter feed. You would think DCTF would put someone with a little more snap to be in charge of social media. This 5+ page of responses is the result of their poor management.

It would be helpful if the admins could keep a running list of current aggie boycotts.

Are y'all still avoiding peanuts?

It would be helpful if you would just go ahead and pull the trigger already!

Bozo is an appropriate name however.

+1 and blue parachute for tamc91

DCTF is just a stealthy marketing tool (pun intended) for tu.

I see my thread telling Adam and Travis where they could put their apology has been deleted.

My apologies staff....Adam and Travis, not so much.

Lost me as a customer. Tired of the media looking down on A&M, and this is how I respond to it.

not only did they lose me, i will actively talk aggies out of buying that magazine now.

what's sad for Travis is the tweet really isn't that big of a deal. but it exposed him and his biased writing. that article on manziel is bull**** and he knows it.

somebody take this to facebook, create a group, and we'll really get some momentum.

No DCTF for me ever again... Get out the pitchforks..

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sucks to be travis right now.....

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This is how it went down at DCTF:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x5jWNCBxs6w&feature=related

Rated TV-MA (language two words).

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[This message has been edited by TxAginAz (edited 12/10/2010 6:39p).]

sucks to be DCTF now...it was a quality rag back in the day with DC himself...but now not so much with the IMG and tu hype machine in full gear.

travis way to show your true colors once again. we see right through your biased and unprofessional reporting.

i hope all aggies will speak with their wallets and dispose of that sip rag.

good riddance.

I've bought one issue of this magazine for the past few years as myself or my little brother were on our school's players to watch in the high school. I will not be buying them anymore.