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re: You'd have thought Texas just won the Super Bowl!
Posted on 12/30/12 at 11:46 am to DWag215
Posted on 12/30/12 at 11:46 am to DWag215
From 1940-1974 Texas went 31-3-1 against A&M. Add in a few wins early in the series when it was basically club teams and they never played in College Station and that is the difference in the series. In the 40's all the Aggies went off to war and when they returned college football had changed. There were no scholly limits so Texas would have 3 times the number of kids on scholarship as A&M many years and A&M was still a small, all male military school.
In 1954 the Corps first became optional for students but very few were Non Corps until the mid 60's when women (outside of daughters of faculty and a few other rare exceptions) were allowed. By the early 70's A&M was finally becoming a large co-ed school and by 1975 the limits on scholarships were finally gone. That is why A&M uses that year as a reference point, the playing field was finally somewhat even. 1975 is also used because that is longer than most people who read message boards have been alive. Thus the point is that Texas and A&M have been equal in the series in modern memory.
Of course none of this matters to Arky fans that desperately want to troll Aggies.
In 1954 the Corps first became optional for students but very few were Non Corps until the mid 60's when women (outside of daughters of faculty and a few other rare exceptions) were allowed. By the early 70's A&M was finally becoming a large co-ed school and by 1975 the limits on scholarships were finally gone. That is why A&M uses that year as a reference point, the playing field was finally somewhat even. 1975 is also used because that is longer than most people who read message boards have been alive. Thus the point is that Texas and A&M have been equal in the series in modern memory.
Of course none of this matters to Arky fans that desperately want to troll Aggies.
This post was edited on 12/30/12 at 4:22 pm
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Posted on 12/30/12 at 11:53 am to aggressor
So much truth.
Posted on 12/30/12 at 12:42 pm to aggressor
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From 1940-1974 Texas went 31-3-1 against A&M. Add in a few wins early in the series when it was basically club teams and they never played in Austin and that is the difference in the series. In the 40's all the Aggies went off to war and when they returned college football had changed. There were no scholly limits so Texas would have 3 times the number of kids on scholarship as A&M many years and A&M was still a small, all male military school.
In 1954 the Corps first became optional for students but very few were Non Corps until the mid 60's when women (outside of daughters of faculty and a few other rare exceptions) were allowed. By the early 70's A&M was finally becoming a large co-ed school and by 1975 the limits on scholarships were finally gone. That is why A&M uses that year as a reference point, the playing field was finally somewhat even. 1975 is also used because that is longer than most people who read message boards have been alive. Thus the point is that Texas and A&M have been equal in the series in modern memory.
Of course none of this matters to Arky fans that desperately want to troll Aggies.
Arky is 14-7 against A&M since 75 though.
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