re: 20/20 In an Instant (Bonfire @ A&M)

Bonfire is the one Aggie tradition that most Horns respect, Texas in fact had their own version of Bonfire for the Texas/Texas A&M game but elected to change the theme.

The events leading up to Bonfire involve a large portion of the student body for months in preparation. Again, a lot of bizarre & goofy stuff goes on in College Station, but this was pretty special.

Noted earlier, Bonfire turned into an accident waiting to happen as the height reached dangerous levels & the students weren't qualified to engineer or facilitate the structure. The "engineering" was simply verbal instruction passed on by previous classes.

Legalities will not allow an on campus Bonfire moving forward which is a shame. Too late, but using University resources (engineering professors & alumni/companies) in unison with the student body, would have allowed the tradition to stay on campus.

Making fun of A&M is a tradition, but Bonfire is off limits. Read/watch the portion of the 12th student that passed the day after & the details & your heart will be broken. The young man is what every parent hopes their son encompasses in terms of strength, leadership & courage.

My Longhorn father attended with his A&M sister/niece & had Bonfire as one of his greatest college football related experiences.

Bonfire was/is a very special thing.