SECTAMU#1 said:
It is interesting that Florida continues to play Florida State;
South Carolina continues to play Clemson;
Georgia continues to play Georgia Tech.
Just something to think about.
SECTAMU#1 said:
It is interesting that Florida continues to play Florida State;
South Carolina continues to play Clemson;
Georgia continues to play Georgia Tech.
Just something to think about.
And A&M and the SEC were prepared for the sip game to continue. Sip were the ones who said it wouldn't fit into "their" schedules anymore.SECTAMU#1 said:
It is interesting that Florida continues to play Florida State;
South Carolina continues to play Clemson;
Georgia continues to play Georgia Tech.
Just something to think about.
yeshellyes said:
Let's all buy Enron stock while we're at it
Maroon Flash said:Quote:
Yes, he knows very little about A&M history because he considers a team 90 miles away that we have played 118 times more of a rival than a team 350 miles away that we have played 57 times.
Our game with the rival in the adjacent state happens to be a conference game with big time implications.
No way do I ever want us to get screwed again the way we did the last time we played stronghorns.
SECTAMU#1 said:
In reading the responses and reading between the lines, the majority on this thread are taking a conservative stance and want to eliminate any high risk A&M may encounter in playing tu in the future. My guess is the majority of students, if as conservative, will follow suit in the vote.
dixichkn said:
Ok well then, kiss your high profile OOC games away then. Clemson ain't happening again. Norte Dame ain't happening. Games that draw eyeballs on a national scale. Instead we want to go running back to our warm blankie......an opponent that will take a giant sh** on us any opportunity they get. We've seen decades of this already. But y'all don't care I guess. Bowtie made a giant decision to break us away from that craphole conference, and by every measure it's been the right move. But whatever, y'all go ahead and get your warm fuzzies by crawling back in bed with that bunch of snakes. Count me out.
dixichkn said:
Ok well then, kiss your high profile OOC games away then. Clemson ain't happening again. Norte Dame ain't happening. Games that draw eyeballs on a national scale. Instead we want to go running back to our warm blankie......an opponent that will take a giant sh** on us any opportunity they get. We've seen decades of this already. But y'all don't care I guess. Bowtie made a giant decision to break us away from that craphole conference, and by every measure it's been the right move. But whatever, y'all go ahead and get your warm fuzzies by crawling back in bed with that bunch of snakes. Count me out.
dixichkn said:
Ok well then, kiss your high profile OOC games away then. Clemson ain't happening again. Norte Dame ain't happening. Games that draw eyeballs on a national scale. Instead we want to go running back to our warm blankie......an opponent that will take a giant sh** on us any opportunity they get. We've seen decades of this already. But y'all don't care I guess. Bowtie made a giant decision to break us away from that craphole conference, and by every measure it's been the right move. But whatever, y'all go ahead and get your warm fuzzies by crawling back in bed with that bunch of snakes. Count me out.
Heisenberg01 said:
Leaving this to students to vote on to be scapegoats is not leadership! You are supposed to be an example to our students of how to take on tough decisions, even if unpopular by a group that has less life experience. This is cowardice by our "leaders"!
Oh this is true.......but I would seriously have to rethink my season ticket money/donation. I can't get behind an administration that would make such an asinine and backward-thinking decision. And yeah I know they could replace our butts in those two seats in the blink of an eye.....no sh** Sherlock.......but y'know, they'll make their decisions and I'll make mine......Quote:
Count me out." --- Where would you go? You may not like it if the game resumes but you'll still be a loyal and dedicated fan of the Aggie football program.
No......it wasn't a very big draw from a national standpoint in the first place, and DAMN sure won't be now that the NFL pretty much owns that TDay timeslot. In the state of Texas it was big. Beyond the Sabine and the Red.....no. Not at all. The eyeballs that A&M/Clemson drew would destroy whatever Ag/sip would nationallyQuote:
Texas - Texas A&M would be a big draw on a national scale. People all over the country would tune in for that.
I would hope so that the students would vote accordingly, however, it is the alumni that brings in the money and the knowledge concerning the series that should also be involved.SECTAMU#1 said:
In reading the responses and reading between the lines, the majority on this thread are taking a conservative stance and want to eliminate any high risk A&M may encounter in playing tu in the future. My guess is the majority of students, if as conservative, will follow suit in the vote.
If we start winning, we'll have plenty of rivals.Quote:
We have no rivals...they take decades to develop.
APHIS AG said:I would hope so that the students would vote accordingly, however, it is the alumni that brings in the money and the knowledge concerning the series that should also be involved.SECTAMU#1 said:
In reading the responses and reading between the lines, the majority on this thread are taking a conservative stance and want to eliminate any high risk A&M may encounter in playing tu in the future. My guess is the majority of students, if as conservative, will follow suit in the vote.
Also, It has nothing to do with "risk" or "fear" and everything to do with the history we had and experienced them in the past.
t.u. owns the State and anyone that tells me otherwise does not know history. They own the media, have controlled the NCAA, and what they do not own, they will buy.
t.u. HAS to be number one in this State, by hook or by crook and they cannot have that "honor" without playing the only school in the State that can challenge them for they know that their conference is crap and playing an SEC team adds to their credibility.
That is the reason they are so desperate to renew the series for then, they can control the content.
Renewing the series is a losing proposition for us.
honky60 said:
They better damn sure poll the Former Students who support this football program to ask themwhat they want concerning the renewal of this rivalry!! The answer is 'hell no'. If it 'must' return, we better receive 70% of the revenue!!!! What goes around, comes around!!!!!!
APHIS AG said:I would hope so that the students would vote accordingly, however, it is the alumni that brings in the money and the knowledge concerning the series that should also be involved.SECTAMU#1 said:
In reading the responses and reading between the lines, the majority on this thread are taking a conservative stance and want to eliminate any high risk A&M may encounter in playing tu in the future. My guess is the majority of students, if as conservative, will follow suit in the vote.
Also, It has nothing to do with "risk" or "fear" and everything to do with the history we had and experienced them in the past.
t.u. owns the State and anyone that tells me otherwise does not know history. They own the media, have controlled the NCAA, and what they do not own, they will buy.
t.u. HAS to be number one in this State, by hook or by crook and they cannot have that "honor" without playing the only school in the State that can challenge them for they know that their conference is crap and playing an SEC team adds to their credibility.
That is the reason they are so desperate to renew the series for then, they can control the content.
Renewing the series is a losing proposition for us.
valvemonkey91 said:
There was a poster on TexAgs years back that summed up this debate in the most clear and concise way I had ever read. He went by Vestal Flame and I copied his words.
You , the current students, would be wise to heed his advice. The game only helps them. We are in a MUCH better place now without them.
"I explain to folks from out of state that the rivalry is existential, rather than merely athletic. In the 19th century, operatives representing the interests of tu tried to close Texas A&M. I explain that we were here first (1876), but they tried to get the legislature to kill off A&M in order to get more funding for themselves. The A&M-tu relationship is like a dysfunctional family in which the younger sibling tried to poison his older brother for the inheritance money. By the1920's, we were forced to sue tu for fair distribution of PUF funding. To say that they "cut us in" as though it was some act of charity is to ignore the acrimony of that litigation. By the 1960's, the cultural divide deepened as their students blocked the streets of Austin protesting a war that our Alumni were fighting. By the 1970's, they were actively thwarting our academic expansion into a modern research university. The reason it took A&M 40 years to get a law school was the interference of tu, starting in the 70's. We do business with them when we can. For example, there is frequently joint lobbying on issues of common concern. BUT, there is a LONG history of aggression by the 'sips that I will never in good conscience root for the ******s. It's not like they did things 120yrs ago that pissed me off. It's that they won't stop. Even the Longhorn Network was an attempt by the folks on the 40acres to screw us (and others in the Big 12) financially. There is a basic difference in worldview. But, more than that, there is 120 years of aggression. I'll cheer for colon cancer before I'll cheer for the 'sips."
Why on earth would anyone want to renew a game (that helps them more than us)?
greg.w.h said:
Just so we are clear: that isn't a vote...and it's a self-selecting poll so useless.
