re: For Texas A&M Fans

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So, wanting to make our primary in-state rival irrelevant on the recruiting stage is something we should be ashamed of?

Good grief you're ignorant



11 straight 10+ win seasons, 2005 MNC, 2009 MNCG appearance, been top 10 in recruiting for 5+ years, still recruit there despite the poor conference/seasonal record. A&M needs more than 1 season to actually overtake texas, and those seasons would probably have to include some sort of trophy of significance (conference or MNC) to really make a difference. I think you are jumping the gun for 1 single 10 win season as if thats some automatic ticket to all this future success. You forget, plenty of teams have won 10+ games in recent years expecting more success only to find themselves falling short in the next season.

A&M has excitement and positivity in its' fanbase right now, they are geared for all this success IF the trend continues, but its not as easy as you Aggie fans make it out to be with only won season of success.

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If you believe this you have your head in the sand. A&M has ALL the momentum right now and is killing it in recruiting and in terms of hype. There was no better illustration than the joke of a Thanksgiving game Texas had where they not only got embarrassed by their new "rival" TCU (which last beat A&M 40 years ago) but more importantly that the stadium was at least 1/3rd empty. The end zones and 2nd deck at DKR looked like they needed a tarp and that was with Texas offering half price tickets like crazy. The ratings for their "big game" that your players "pitied A&M" for missing were also lower than Big Bang theory reruns shown at the same time. This wasn't a one time thing either, Texas had attendance issues all year. Sure, they had "official" attendance numbers that are still high but the underlying support of people actually SHOWING UP is dropping like a rock and there are huge concerns about season ticket renewals at Bellmont. The LHN is a disaster. You have a fair weathered fan base and they are dumping you just as they did in the '80s and '90s when A&M rolled off 10 of 11.

At the same time A&M has ridiculous momentum right now in every facet. We have a soon to be Freshman Heisman winner. We have probably the hottest coach in college football. We have 14 straight sellouts and are readying to break ground on a new stadium that will be over 100k capacity and be rivaled only by BDS when it is complete. We have disproven virtually every thing that was said about us in terms of our ability to compete in the SEC and will likely go into next season with a Preseason Top 5 schedule that lines up for a MNC run with 8 home games.

The real problem for Texas now though is the changes A&M has made are permanent. We will always be in a better conference. We will always play a better schedule. We will always be on TV more than you. Soon we will always make more money than Texas as well once the SEC Network and the new Kyle are in place. Texas is in deep shite and they are just now starting to realize it.

Oh, and to the OP there is no way in hell I would want to be back in the Big 12 and make more trips to Lubbock and Ames to play on a 1970s style TV broadcast. The SEC move is about the long term future of A&M having a chance to win multiple NC's not just one magical season.