re: “We are the 12th man” commercial

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not even in the conference yet and already all you guys post about and talk about is big brother Aggie

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A&M is UT’s crazy ex-girlfriend
Longhorns live in our head rent free.

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it’s actually quite pitiful.

I mean, people even refuse to address the school with the proper word itself, instead referring it to as t.u. It doesn’t sound like we are disrespecting or demeaning them. It sounds like we’re afraid. This isn’t Harry Potter. Just say the word.

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They’re not boogeymen, ghouls, goblins or parking tickets, they’re just another school in Texas. While we should not care about them, we have chosen to do the opposite. We have glorified them to such a degree that they’ve become embedded into our school’s culture.

We spend actual money on merchandise dedicated to them, spread their symbols during our football games when the game isn’t even against them and make animal sounds when someone brings up their name.

We give them capital. We give them exposure. We give them power.

Humiliating.

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I understand A&M is a school rich in customs and traditions, but just because something is a tradition and “just the way it’s always been done” doesn’t mean it’s good. People used to have child marriages, bind their feet to make them smaller and practice human sacrifice.

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