I hate these college kids. We don't want the game.
THIS!!! Maryland, San Jose State, K-State, Okie State, Kansas, and Texas Tech for home games this year is not going to pay the bills at Bellmont Hall over on the 40 Acres.McInnis80 said:
Look at their home schedule for this year and then tell me why they want to play us? They can't sell tickets to see that home schedule.
First 'NO' post I have seen with actual logic presented in the post.The Chicken Ranch said:
I used to be in the camp that thought we should work harder at renewing the series, but I have seen the light. All I had to do was be around some insufferable t-sips for an evening and I was cured.
Texas A&M University did everything possible to try and keep the series on Thanksgiving when we moved to the SEC. Dr. Loftin even publicly said, "Anytime, anywhere." The SEC gave us an open date during the week of Thanksgiving, as they do with Florida, UGA, USC, and Kentucky. However, Delos Dodds lectured us in the media and lectured our leadership about how "tu will never play A&M again if we left for the SEC without their 'permission'" and how " A&M lost their 'privilege' of playing tu because they left the XII."
I just don't know what more TAMU and the SEC could have done to accommodate the continuation of the series. At some point you just have to go forward.
tu is never going to be a good scheduling partner. They will never commit to an equal, 50/50 home and home series with us. It is time to recognize that they have no interest in partnering with us as equals, because they don't see us as equals. So screw 'em!
We have done so much better with scheduling, and the SEC helps us tremendously with OOC games. We have fantastic home and home games coming up, and the league has done great with our basketball OOC scheduling. We could potentially play them in one series home and home in September down the road, but even that shouldn't happen for at least another ten years.
Bonfire isn't coming back and neither is the tu game.
You may vote "NO" on the link provided. I DIDArbAg said:
I'd much rather sign a petition to NEVER play t.u. again.
Delighted that they are now in our rear view mirror, they should continue to shrink as we travel down our own path.
WC92 said:You may "NO" on the link provided. I DIDArbAg said:
I'd much rather sign a petition to NEVER play t.u. again.
Delighted that they are now in our rear view mirror, they should continue to shrink as we travel down our own path.
Indeed, the PVA&M band is more entertaining and far less ghey than sip.heddy Lamarr said:
I'd rather play Prairie View, they have a better band
Yep, sip can't sell tickets and their lhn will soon be another casualty of draining the ESPN swamp.Charlie 31 said:THIS!!! Maryland, San Jose State, K-State, Okie State, Kansas, and Texas Tech for home games this year is not going to pay the bills at Bellmont Hall over on the 40 Acres.McInnis80 said:
Look at their home schedule for this year and then tell me why they want to play us? They can't sell tickets to see that home schedule.
Texas Longhorns 2017 Football Schedule
ArbAg said:Yep, sip can't sell tickets and their lhn will soon be another casualty of draining the ESPN swamp.Charlie 31 said:THIS!!! Maryland, San Jose State, K-State, Okie State, Kansas, and Texas Tech for home games this year is not going to pay the bills at Bellmont Hall over on the 40 Acres.McInnis80 said:
Look at their home schedule for this year and then tell me why they want to play us? They can't sell tickets to see that home schedule.
Texas Longhorns 2017 Football Schedule
It appears that "the Jones" have become the Sanfords...
No, it's a "living in reality, optimal strategy, acting in rational-self interest" issue. If you don't want the game, you want to do what's best for A&M. If you do want the game, you don't want what's best for A&M.Duckhook said:
I am curious if this is an Old Army vs. New Army issue. I guess I'm in the Old Army demographic. Most of my older Ag friends want to play the game. Most of my younger Ag acquaintances do not. What do the rest of you think?
Snap E Tom said:No, it's a "living in reality, optimal strategy, acting in rational-self interest" issue. If you don't want the game, you want to do what's best for A&M. If you do want the game, you don't want what's best for A&M.Duckhook said:
I am curious if this is an Old Army vs. New Army issue. I guess I'm in the Old Army demographic. Most of my older Ag friends want to play the game. Most of my younger Ag acquaintances do not. What do the rest of you think?
SpreadsheetAg said:
I will make a deal... we can play the Longhorns again, after the Big12 is dissolved and the either go independent or are absorbed by another non-SEC conference.
Until then, F'em.
If we play them while they are still part of a viable Big 12, we are just enabling their behavior as a conference bully who always gets its way.
correct.Snap E Tom said:No, it's a "living in reality, optimal strategy, acting in rational-self interest" issue. If you don't want the game, you want to do what's best for A&M. If you do want the game, you don't want what's best for A&M.Duckhook said:
I am curious if this is an Old Army vs. New Army issue. I guess I'm in the Old Army demographic. Most of my older Ag friends want to play the game. Most of my younger Ag acquaintances do not. What do the rest of you think?
jackrabbit said:
I'm all for it...if we are talking about basketball or baseball or soccer or...anything but football.
OK, so how will playing the game benefit A&M?Champ Bailey said:Snap E Tom said:No, it's a "living in reality, optimal strategy, acting in rational-self interest" issue. If you don't want the game, you want to do what's best for A&M. If you do want the game, you don't want what's best for A&M.Duckhook said:
I am curious if this is an Old Army vs. New Army issue. I guess I'm in the Old Army demographic. Most of my older Ag friends want to play the game. Most of my younger Ag acquaintances do not. What do the rest of you think?
Wrong.
It's fun for Aggies to watch.MooreTrucker said:OK, so how will playing the game benefit A&M?Champ Bailey said:Snap E Tom said:No, it's a "living in reality, optimal strategy, acting in rational-self interest" issue. If you don't want the game, you want to do what's best for A&M. If you do want the game, you don't want what's best for A&M.Duckhook said:
I am curious if this is an Old Army vs. New Army issue. I guess I'm in the Old Army demographic. Most of my older Ag friends want to play the game. Most of my younger Ag acquaintances do not. What do the rest of you think?
Wrong.
And that's supposed to counter EVERY argument against having the game???Champ Bailey said:It's fun for Aggies to watch.MooreTrucker said:OK, so how will playing the game benefit A&M?Champ Bailey said:Snap E Tom said:No, it's a "living in reality, optimal strategy, acting in rational-self interest" issue. If you don't want the game, you want to do what's best for A&M. If you do want the game, you don't want what's best for A&M.Duckhook said:
I am curious if this is an Old Army vs. New Army issue. I guess I'm in the Old Army demographic. Most of my older Ag friends want to play the game. Most of my younger Ag acquaintances do not. What do the rest of you think?
Wrong.
Yes. It's a game. That wasn't what you originally asked though.MooreTrucker said:And that's supposed to counter EVERY argument against having the game???Champ Bailey said:It's fun for Aggies to watch.MooreTrucker said:OK, so how will playing the game benefit A&M?Champ Bailey said:Snap E Tom said:No, it's a "living in reality, optimal strategy, acting in rational-self interest" issue. If you don't want the game, you want to do what's best for A&M. If you do want the game, you don't want what's best for A&M.Duckhook said:
I am curious if this is an Old Army vs. New Army issue. I guess I'm in the Old Army demographic. Most of my older Ag friends want to play the game. Most of my younger Ag acquaintances do not. What do the rest of you think?
Wrong.
Yes... and that in itself is a problem. Some do not care at all about negative consequences. Consequences that occur even if we win.MooreTrucker said:And that's supposed to counter EVERY argument against having the game???Champ Bailey said:It's fun for Aggies to watch.MooreTrucker said:OK, so how will playing the game benefit A&M?Champ Bailey said:Snap E Tom said:No, it's a "living in reality, optimal strategy, acting in rational-self interest" issue. If you don't want the game, you want to do what's best for A&M. If you do want the game, you don't want what's best for A&M.Duckhook said:
I am curious if this is an Old Army vs. New Army issue. I guess I'm in the Old Army demographic. Most of my older Ag friends want to play the game. Most of my younger Ag acquaintances do not. What do the rest of you think?
Wrong.
How would you be helping people that enjoy watching good football?LightningDammitt said:Yes... and that in itself is a problem. Some do not care at all about negative consequences. Consequences that occur even if we win.MooreTrucker said:And that's supposed to counter EVERY argument against having the game???Champ Bailey said:It's fun for Aggies to watch.MooreTrucker said:OK, so how will playing the game benefit A&M?Champ Bailey said:Snap E Tom said:No, it's a "living in reality, optimal strategy, acting in rational-self interest" issue. If you don't want the game, you want to do what's best for A&M. If you do want the game, you don't want what's best for A&M.Duckhook said:
I am curious if this is an Old Army vs. New Army issue. I guess I'm in the Old Army demographic. Most of my older Ag friends want to play the game. Most of my younger Ag acquaintances do not. What do the rest of you think?
Wrong.
It is a selfless effort on our part to help them, regardless of what negative consequences we suffer. Don't you want to be selfless and noble? Regardless if they abuse the act?