Decay said:

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He never played against them so his opinion as a player has limited relevance.

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Wicked Good Ag said:

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Either play them or change the War Hymn

pick one

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Bonfire1996 said:

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levypantsEOY said:

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Bonfire1996 said:

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And that's why Cullen gets paid to play the game and not to organize the game. He thinks he knows the situation, but in reality, he has no perspective and therefore, no clue. In other words, he was dumb enough to swallow the bait.

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He has no clue but Bonfire1996 knows all?

I think its largely a generational issue. The sad fact is the olds dont want to play the sips because they are still insecure from playing second fiddle for ten decades.
The new kids dont have that fear. They want to win and beat the clowns just down the highway.

B-b-b-but we dont want to help their schedule!! What kind of loser talk is that?! We are only fan base in America with such a vocal opposition to playing another team.

Play the game. Beat them where it hurts the most- ON THE FIELD.

Everything else is crybaby pizza.

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You must be new here. But that's OK. Yes, when it comes to the sips, I do know all. My roommate and bonfire brother from A&M was the sip chancellor's son. That's right. I was in the Bauer House Mansion the weekend after the TDay game in 2017 when Mackovic was fired and Mack Brown was hired. I was there when Joe Jamail, Red Mc Combs, Deloss Dodds, and other wealthy Texas alums spent the weekend hunkered down and doing what was best for Texas. I watched the list go from 10 to 5 to 1. I watched as Bill Harris of Stanford was crossed off the list. I watched as Gary Barnett of Northwestern was crossed off the list. And others. I witnessed them talk about their motivations, their arrogance, etc. I listened and I learned.

You probably think the game between our schools has historically been a fair fight. You probably think that all it takes to win that game is to show up on gameday and play better. By defining the game of football, you would be correct. But that doesn't define what the sips do to ensure victory, in every sport.

Do you know who Randy Chrystal and John Bible are? Both were referees for decades in the SWC and the Big 12. They were also umpires in the Spring, and both lived in Austin. So what do you know, both go the pleasure of umpiring a lot of Tuesday afternoon games at the Disch when the sips played. They also got included in the rotation for weekend series. But their real money maker was Tuesday games. Get to drive to the field, collect a check, and be home before dark. No a bad gig if you can get it. Unfortunately for Randy, he got the pleasure of calling balls and strikes for one Roger Clemons for a couple games. Turns out, Roger didn't like his strike zone, and Roger demanded that Randy Chrystal, and his crew including John Bible, no longer be allowed to umpire games at Disch Faulk field. Should a player have that ability? Should a coach have that ability? Should an AD have that ability? Hell no, but Roger Clemons had that power. And Roger Clemons turned off the hometown revenue for Randy Chrystal and John Bible.

All of a sudden, a few weekends later, Randy Chrystal and John Bible were seen back in the Disch Faulk rotation. How'd they get there? By promising to be better. And what is better? Well, you get the picture. Do you think Randy Chrystal and John Bible, who reffed and umped the next two decades of baseball and football for the Sips and Texas A&M ever forgot that? Do you think a man's personal cash flow motivations might trump their integrity every now and then? Because in the early 1980s in Austin, Randy Chrystal and John Bible allowed their integrity to be compromised.

That is but an example of how the sips wield power, off the field. And you are nave enough to think you can jump onto the field with them and play a fair game? I bet you go to Vegas thinking you can beat the house at BlackJack too. You take those 44% odds, or whatever they are, and you love to play. So do I, but I'm not dumb enough to think I'm better than the house. The rules are designed to have the house win, and for over 100 years, the rules were designed to have the sips win. I've had enough, many others have had enough, but Cullen Gilaspia hasn't experienced it, and obviously neither have you.

Finally, did you know the sip referee who threw the flag on Hunter to extend the Case McCoy drive was a die hoard longhorn fan who was a texags user committed to defending the sips, at all costs, on the old rivalries board? How do you think he got assigned to that game? Are you that unaware?

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Wicked Good Ag said:

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Why stop posting because i am not engaged in the circle jerk you have going about not playing them ?

cmon there are many people who want the game unwilling to say anything because everybody bad mouths them on messages boards

Cullen is correct... one of the biggest rivalry games that could be in the nation should be played

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tamc91 said:

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t.u. = the Chinese Communist Party

Game the system to their benefit - check
Control media spin - check
Infect those they do business with - check
Only act in their own best interest - check

I don't want to buy anything either t.u. or China is selling

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Decay said:

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He never played against them so his opinion as a player has limited relevance.

And one of the big reasons it's being pushed is because the sips have a terrible schedule and want a sellout game.

Meanwhile we have plenty of big matchups every year.

We don't need the game on the schedule for the sake of ticket sales or financials.

When we were planning to leave the B12 they said we're not welcome on their schedule anymore and they tried multiple ways to block us.

A lot of us still remember that. 8 years down, 92 to go.

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Meh, that all sounds petty & weak. Play 'em & beat 'em. That's what champions would do.

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Seersucker Ag 2011 said:

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To those that want to play the game, do we:

a) make them the only non-conference power five team that we play, or

b) play two power five non-conference games on top of an SEC schedule?

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#Mke said:

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Seersucker Ag 2011 said:

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To those that want to play the game, do we:

a) make them the only non-conference power five team that we play, or

b) play two power five non-conference games on top of an SEC schedule?

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My ideal set up:

Bring Arkansas back to campus.

Home-and-home with rotating ACC/PAC/B10
Home-and-home with Texas.
2 Group of 5's.

That way we are guaranteed 4 SEC home games every year, 5 P5 home games every year.

Playing 3 cupcakes every season is lame. 2 is plenty.

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#Mke said:

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Seersucker Ag 2011 said:

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To those that want to play the game, do we:

a) make them the only non-conference power five team that we play, or

b) play two power five non-conference games on top of an SEC schedule?

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My ideal set up:

Bring Arkansas back to campus.

Home-and-home with rotating ACC/PAC/B10
Home-and-home with Texas.
2 Group of 5's.

That way we are guaranteed 4 SEC home games every year, 5 P5 home games every year.

Playing 3 cupcakes every season is lame. 2 is plenty.

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