Still waiting on any viable answer to what could possibly be an offer A&M can't refuse.

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I'll say it one more time.

" Play the damn game! "

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Nope. A&M has nothing to gain by beating tu. so what? We don't need Texas....they need us. You sippers know this is true.

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I don't understand the "...need..." comments. Neither team needs the other for anything.

Currently, A&M is a far better football team. But, we all know that the series over just about any selectively picked period in the last 50 years is about even. I can't see any reason why it would all of a sudden turn to a lopsided series that lasted beyond a few years. When was the last time that either Texas or A&M had a five game winning streak in the series?

Basketball looks the opposite of football relative to these two schools. The Horns play in a better conference and at the moment are probably a better team.

Bonfire, doesn't your point #1 rule out A&M as an option?

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Bonfire, doesn't your point #1 rule out A&M as an option?

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There isn't another team in the country you could add that would immediately boost season ticket sales like Texas A&M would.

You desperately need season ticket sales.

We are sold out in season tickets.

Having a better football team and winning would sell more season tickets regardless of opponents.

Adding Texas A&M to the schedule would boost season ticket sales regardless of how good or bad tu is.

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I'm not sure that is altogether true. Look at your other conference mates who are having winning seasons.

OU is having trouble selling out home games.
TCU hasn't had a fan base that shows up in forever.
Baylor down-sized its stadium and still isn't packing them in.

All of the other "distractions" or attractions holding down the crowd size in Austin won't magically disappear if the sips start winning the majority of their games.

Even look at us. Sure we are sold out, but actual attendance for Ball State, Nevada isn't the attendance for Bama, LSU, Ole Miss, Florida.

Opponents do matter.

No matter how good tu gets, what are their best home games? What are the home games that draw people to buy season tickets? What games are going to be so high demand that potential buyers won't just buy single game tickets first or second hand?

Texas A&M plays Miss State, Alabama and Auburn at home one year, Ole Miss and LSU the next, that's just in conference play. We also have UCLA and other big non conference games coming.

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I'll say it one more time.

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Why?

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Answer my ****ing question.

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Because the State of Texas wants it!!!!!!!

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NO THEY DON"T!!!!

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I thought we left the State of Texas?

Saying the state of Texas wants a football game between tu and A&M is fairly dumb if the fans and administrations of both schools are disinterested.

Baylor refused to play us anymore. Tech was amenable, though.

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Why?

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Answer my ****ing question.

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Because the State of Texas wants it!!!!!!!

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Intriguing.

Present your statistics that support this assertion.

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Because the State of Texas wants it!!!!!!!

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Intriguing.

Present your statistics that support this assertion.

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The post has seven exclamation points, case closed.

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Having a better football team and winning would sell more season tickets regardless of opponents.

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TCU, Baylor, and even OU attendance says otherwise

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TCU, Baylor, and even OU attendance says otherwise

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History for the Horns says that winning matters. Texas has been in the Big 12 for two decades and when they have a good team, attendance is very good and has supported stadium expansions.

It doesn't appear that either school's administration has interest in playing the other.

But the teams that you played within the big 12 has changed. If it's really solely about winning regardless of the opponent, take the Baylor approach and schedule Incarnate Word, Buffalo et all and pack that stadium with your winning team

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Saying the state of Texas wants a football game between tu and A&M is fairly dumb if the fans and administrations of both schools are disinterested.

Baylor refused to play us anymore. Tech was amenable, though.

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Texas is under new management. Once the new AD gets on board he will signal a interest for it and there will be no stopping it from there.

The media will just feed off of that and we will have our annual game back.

Let bygones be bygones and " play the damn game! "

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I have 250 million reason to let y'all know it's not about the money.

It's about what's at the best interest for this great State.

The country also wants this game.

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Basic economics. Incentives matter. There is no incentive for TAMU to play this game, therefore it won't happen. What matters here is what's best for TAMU, not the state and not the country.

Frame it however you'd like, but until there's a compelling incentive it's not happening. Good luck against KU

"...There is no incentive for TAMU to play this game, therefore it won't happen. What matters here is what's best for TAMU,..."

That's right, we don't socialize our football schedule. Sorry.

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Having a better football team and winning would sell more season tickets regardless of opponents.

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True for Lamar university as well as every other program college...now bromides aside...it is true that Texas needs a home and home with A&M far more than A&M needs a home and home.

I appreciate your enthusiasm!

But, seriously, are you contending that "under new management" changes anything?

Has tu changed their arrogant "better than thou" ways? (If you didn't notice that your argument is "It will happen now that tu says it will", then you don't realize that it hasn't changed.)

Will LHN be off the table for broadcast?

LSU has our rivalry weekend date. Do you think tu will be able to force a Thanksgiving week anyway?

My guess is the game doesn't return until tu loses the LHN.

If I'm negotiating on A&M's behalf; I require the PUF become a 50-50 split before I renew the series.

Looks like Loftin may be out at Missouri. Think he'd kick ass as AD as A&M.

(That's a joke about Loftin being AD, not a joke about him possibly leaving Missouri.)

Hawg, Loftin as AD would be an excellent idea! And NO A&M is not going to run back to playing tu just because there is a change in leadership. Same stench coming out of Austin just different ass holes!

The matchup is even more intriguing. A Texas state clash between the first two AA coaches at each respective flagship that have been dubbed "Tan Fran" and "Dark Sark" by the respective fan bases.

We need to see if Dirty Whorn is worthy of playing A&M. Their first measuring stick game this year versus TCWho suggested they need to coach up their yung team. We'll get another look in a few weeks versus Baylol. This series has gone to the Care-Bares 4 of the last 5. That's called 'being Baylol's bee-itch". I predict some Whorn squeals emitted during that game.

NO! *** tu!

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F u K tu!

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Saying the state of Texas wants a football game between tu and A&M is fairly dumb if the fans and administrations of both schools are disinterested.

Baylor refused to play us anymore. Tech was amenable, though.

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Texas is under new management. Once the new AD gets on board he will signal a interest for it and there will be no stopping it from there.

The media will just feed off of that and we will have our annual game back.

Let bygones be bygones and " play the damn game! "

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You say this as if you really believe that texas is truly in control and the game will be played when texas (new AD) says he wants it. This is where you have to face the facts and realize that tu is no longer in control. So arrogant.

A&M will make their own decision just like we did when tu tried to get us to go to the PAC 12 and we told you to pound sand.

No reason to play tu....we have MUCH bigger fish to fry. Now wallow in what you created for yourselves. BDF.

And, just like clockwork....

http://www.hookem.com/story/ut-am-rivalry-gap-soon-to-be-longest-in-history/