Tell me why we r opposed to it?

LB12Diamond said:

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As already pointed out.

We were the only game on 30 years ago. The NFL plays a very big match up now. That's a gigantic difference. Thursday night used to be focused on a great college game. NFL has taken over Thursday night now.

Two, bonfire not being on campus.

Enjoy the holiday with your family. Let the players enjoy it as well.

These are all very obvious reasons that everyone should easily understand and don't really need to be pointed out.

So all you said was tradition. Any reasons real reasons other than that one that make sense to play the game on Thursday night?

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I don't have another reason. Not saying your opinion is wrong. Just said I like it on Thanksgiving. Although I don't really watch the NFL, I understand the $ angle of not competing with the NFL If that in some way affects our cut of the pie.

There are valid reasons to like it or dislike it on Thursday
If you are season ticket holder and how close you live to CS mattered


Why I personally like it
I am a lifetime Season Ticket holder who always lived close to CS so we never had to get a hotel for the game

We really liked Thursday
It was a night game and the kick was set before the season started and plans could be made because the game was SCHEDULED

Not being certain when the kickoff will be is not great of course nothing is as bad as
Playing TCU at home in '84 the Saturday after thanksgiving was terrible and the Friday 11 am kick also was also terrible

Its time for the family to be back together. I look forward to watching A&M compete with UT on Thanksgiving night once again.

Does anyone remember the Leeland McCelroy game of Thanksgiving 1993?????
There was nothing like beating the Sips on Thanksgiving night.
The next day the local Wallmart would be sold out of all its A&M gear. This was back when A&M reigned supreme in the state of Texas, and the Southwest Conference.

Its time to bring that electricity back to this rivalry game. A&M-UT needs to rotate between the campuses and be played at 8PM on Thanksgiving Night in front of a National Television audience.

The late start can ensure that the fans that can attend are nice and liquored up........... which can only make the atmosphere as SEC as possible. The 8pm starts also lets folks from Dallas get home after the Cowboy game in time to catch the 1st quarter.

I'm looking forward to that first A&M vs UT game. Don't think folks in BCS haven't forgotten about the gaudy, over the top celebrations that occurred after that lucky kick in 2011.
Folks have a long memory in these neck of the woods, and you might be surprised at the amount of folks itching for some revenge and vengeance against the Horns.

One of these days the Texas Longhorns are going to have to come back to College Station, and we will see how tough they are.

Whether it be LSU or tu, I'll be watching. We can play em on thanksgiving or April's Fools Day. Whether it is 9 AM, Noon, 2;30 in the afternoon, or 1 AM (wasn't that 7 OT game wonderful), I hate em both and will root my Ags onward to victory or even when they get outscored. Of course I'm just an old Ag who will yell at the clouds, the tv, or any kids our dogs within the vicinity. I watch it for the love of the game and read the threads for the comedy of the rest of you. If gives me joy as I never get too serious (after I calm down of course). i'm drinkin the maroon juice and adding alcohol. Welcome Mike Elko - may you do what the coaches before you tried to do and failed. Gig 'em.

chlavinka said:

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My gut is that most people in this board never attended a Thanksgiving Day game and don't realize how fun those games were. Especially the 1975 game. Lol

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That was the first game I ever attended. I still remember how hot it was. I think it was close to 90 degrees in late November. Bubba Bean is STILL one of my all-time favorite players and I still have the SI that came out with Bubba on the cover. Simonini and Co shut Earl Campell DOWN. That season is also the reason I still, to this day, have a searing hatred of Arkansas. We were as close to a national championship that year as anytime since 1939.

1963 ut alwys bought the refs

Would Jimbo have flown to Austin on Thursday as well

i think no matter what they decide half will be pissed.

i am for the week after texas plays OU cause **** texas.

or thanksgiving weekend preferably thanksgiving night or saturday night.

alamogeorge said:

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Cinco Ranch Aggie said:

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I won't speak for we, but for me.

- NFL...

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NFL can take their alternate national anthem and shove it up their...

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Just painting the modern day picture. I don't give a rip about the NFL, and have not for many years now.

boozer93 said:

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Tell me why we r opposed to it?

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We weren't opposed to it until Texas said they wanted it that day. So now we are opposed to it.

Build It said:

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It's a little t and a little u. You would know this if you weren't a horn sympathizer.

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How about a big FU?

A&M's huge 1979 and 1984 upsets were played on December 1st

Wait. Do you mean Tulane or tsip?

Some MANDELA EFFECT here....

The fact is we didn't even play the game on Thanksgiving all of the time - 9 of the last 33 games were not on T-giving. And 50 times in the series history it was not on t-giving.


Bold are not on t-giving

11/24/2011
11/25/2010
11/26/2009
11/27/2008
11/23/2007
11/24/2006
11/25/2005
11/26/2004
11/28/2003
11/29/2002
11/23/2001
11/24/2000
11/26/1999
11/27/1998
11/28/1997
11/29/1996
12/2/1995
11/5/1994
11/25/1993
11/26/1992
11/28/1991
12/1/1990
12/2/1989
11/24/1988
11/26/1987
11/27/1986
11/28/1985
12/1/1984
11/26/1983
11/25/1982
11/26/1981
11/29/1980
12/1/1979
12/2/1978

It was a lot more consistent from 1934-1977 only four were not on t-giving
11/29/1974
11/29/1951
11/30/1950
11/30/1939

but prior to that it was not actually on t-giving very often
11/30/1933
11/29/1928
11/29/1923
11/30/1922
11/20/1917
11/30/1916
11/19/1915
11/13/1911
11/14/1910
11/8/1909
11/29/1908
11/9/1908
11/28/1907
10/12/1907
11/29/1906
11/29/1903
10/25/1902
10/26/1901
11/29/1900
10/27/1900
11/4/1899
10/22/1898
10/19/1894

Those are just the games that were not between Nov 22-28. Some of those (13 more) were actually also not on t-giving even though the date falls in the range that could be t-giving.

The '75 game was played on Friday that year, don't remember why

Not a fan of playing on Thanksgiving as that has been a huge day for family get togethers and my wife's favorite holiday (she is an Ag too) and for much of my life we were at a deer lease over the Thanksgiving holiday and never have had a tv at any lease. Always makes me cringe a little to see games on holidays. Doesn't the NBA or some league have games on Christmas Day?

boozer93 said:

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LB12Diamond said:

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Better question. Why play it that day??

Things are a lot different than 30 years ago when it made sense.

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I kind of like the tradition of playing on thanksgiving. Not arguing but what has changed in last 30 years? I still hate those mfers.

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So do I. Only cowards don't want to play them, especially on Thanksgiving day

Zombie Jon Snow said:

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Some MANDELA EFFECT here....

The fact is we didn't even play the game on Thanksgiving all of the time - 9 of the last 33 games were not on T-giving. And 50 times in the series history it was not on t-giving.


Bold are not on t-giving

11/24/2011
11/25/2010
11/26/2009
11/27/2008
11/23/2007
11/24/2006
11/25/2005
11/26/2004
11/28/2003
11/29/2002
11/23/2001
11/24/2000
11/26/1999
11/27/1998
11/28/1997
11/29/1996
12/2/1995
11/5/1994
11/25/1993
11/26/1992
11/28/1991
12/1/1990
12/2/1989
11/24/1988
11/26/1987
11/27/1986
11/28/1985
12/1/1984
11/26/1983
11/25/1982
11/26/1981
11/29/1980
12/1/1979
12/2/1978

It was a lot more consistent from 1934-1977 only four were not on t-giving
11/29/1974
11/29/1951
11/30/1950
11/30/1939

but prior to that it was not actually on t-giving very often
11/30/1933
11/29/1928
11/29/1923
11/30/1922
11/20/1917
11/30/1916
11/19/1915
11/13/1911
11/14/1910
11/8/1909
11/29/1908
11/9/1908
11/28/1907
10/12/1907
11/29/1906
11/29/1903
10/25/1902
10/26/1901
11/29/1900
10/27/1900
11/4/1899
10/22/1898
10/19/1894

Those are just the games that were not between Nov 22-28. Some of those (13 more) were actually also not on t-giving even though the date falls in the range that could be t-giving.

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Pretty sure the 97 game was on Friday.