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re: Which rivalry was bigger? A&M-Texas or Arky-Texas?
Posted on 1/30/13 at 10:24 am to WDE85
Posted on 1/30/13 at 10:24 am to WDE85
Texas/Arky is closer to Bama/Ole Miss than Bama/Tennessee. Texas/OU is Bama/Tennessee. Both schools are traditional power programs with lots of national prominence that play the same time every year mid season. The only difference is Texas/OU is at the Cotton Bowl and for decades they were in different conferences.
Essentially Arkie had a great run in the '60s that carried over into the 70's but then they fell back to being "pretty good". They had one NC year and some conference titles in that span, basically the Frank Broyles era when Texas and Arkie took advantage of the lack of scholarship limitations at the time and dominated over the SWC. From 1915-59 Arkie won 3 SWC Titles. After 1975 Arkie has won 3 Conference Titles. A decade and a half of great football from 40 years ago does not a great rivalry make.
A&M by contrast won at least one conference title every decade up until the '00s, has more of them, and has more all time wins than Arkie. The comparisons to Arkie and OU are just comical.
Essentially Arkie had a great run in the '60s that carried over into the 70's but then they fell back to being "pretty good". They had one NC year and some conference titles in that span, basically the Frank Broyles era when Texas and Arkie took advantage of the lack of scholarship limitations at the time and dominated over the SWC. From 1915-59 Arkie won 3 SWC Titles. After 1975 Arkie has won 3 Conference Titles. A decade and a half of great football from 40 years ago does not a great rivalry make.
A&M by contrast won at least one conference title every decade up until the '00s, has more of them, and has more all time wins than Arkie. The comparisons to Arkie and OU are just comical.
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Posted on 1/30/13 at 3:38 pm to aggressor
quote:You're right. But "The Game of the Century" and repeated #1 vs. #2 games does.
A decade and a half of great football from 40 years ago does not a great rivalry make.
Also, there's this. Clearly Arky leaving for the SEC rustled their jimmies WAY more than A&M leaving.
Posted on 1/30/13 at 3:57 pm to aggressor
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A&M by contrast won at least one conference title every decade up until the '00s, has more of them, and has more all time wins than Arkie.
We already had the "Does A&M or Arky have a better football program historically?" thread.
You lost. DWI
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