Skubalon said:
TPS_Report said:
Every fanbase discounts/looks down on/ridicules another school or schools. This is not limited to Aggies. The sips still treat us this way. It's just the tribal nature of sports
I guess it makes sense if you're an in-conference traditional rival. I guess.
I'm an old guy now. Maybe that changes things. Tech hasn't played in the same conference with A&M in years and years. My view on it is that I don't really care if A&M is good or great or awful. Doesn't impact my team, unless I suppose Tech and A&M are going after the same recruit.
It's good for the state of Texas to have strong universities and strong athletic programs across the board, and Texas is a wealthy enough state to have that happen without impacting other schools. We're not an Alabama or Arkansas that are LOLpoor and can only afford to have one top-tier program.
Maybe I would feel differently if Tech were in the SEC (God forbid).
I dunno.
I remember thinking in 2011 that maybe being in different conferences would lead to a cooling of the rivalry with our friends down in Austin. My thoughts were akin to yours... now that we don't play each other, there is no real reason for them to hate us and vice versa.
Didn't work out that way. Prolly won't work out that way with Tech and Baylor as well.
Me personally, I've softened a little on my Tech hate. I cringe a bit when my fellow Ags downplay Tech's accomplishments as it's no different than Longhorns acting like A&M doesn't matter to them. Tech is successfully paddling upstream in the current college sports environment. Schools like Texas, Notre Dame, Ohio State, etc. will always have the legacy media giving them a push while the A&M's and Tech's of the world have to paddle twice as hard. And to Tech's credit, they're doing it.
I bleed Maroon and I wipe burnt orange!