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Sumlin & Strong Reunite for Resumption of Rivary

Posted on 4/14/15 at 9:22 am
Posted by undecided
Member since May 2012
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Posted on 4/14/15 at 9:22 am
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@max_olson: Charlie Strong, Kevin Sumlin tell @ClowESPN they want the Texas-Texas A&M rivalry back LINK

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"That game is so much a part of this state," said Strong, who is entering his second season at Texas. "Over 100 years, we've played that game. Why stop it now because we're in different conferences? At some point, when it's right for everybody with the different schedules, I would love to play Texas A&M again."

"Now, moving into Year 4 and listening to our former students and our alumni base and knowing a lot of Texas alums, it's important that we play again," Sumlin said. "I think it will happen somewhere down the road. The tough part for both parties, when we moved, was scheduling. The first two years we scrambled just to get anybody to play, and the SEC hadn't solidified their schedule until last year. We were at the mercy of whoever would play us.

"Now that we've solidified what the SEC's scheduling theory is going to be, you've seen us become more aggressive with our nonconference schedule, and that was the knock on us early on. People sometimes take scheduling for granted and say, 'Play this team.' They don't know the process. But I think the Texas series will happen. I just don't know when."
This post was edited on 4/14/15 at 9:25 am
Posted by hg
Member since Jun 2009
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Posted on 4/14/15 at 9:23 am to
Too bad Texas A&M doesn't.
Posted by L S Usetheforce
Member since Jun 2004
22747 posts
Posted on 4/14/15 at 9:24 am to
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Texas won 27-25 in the last meeting between the schools in 2011 in College Station. The Longhorns lead the overall series 76-37-5 and have won nine of the last 12 games.


Posted by Dr RC
The Money Pit
Member since Aug 2011
58036 posts
Posted on 4/14/15 at 9:26 am to
Posted by Realistic Ag
Member since Jun 2014
1894 posts
Posted on 4/14/15 at 9:27 am to
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Strong said he hasn't pushed his bosses at Texas to make the game happen.

"Let me win some games first," he said. "Then I can push it. I don't know if I want to go walking into College Station right now."
Posted by undecided
Member since May 2012
15492 posts
Posted on 4/14/15 at 9:28 am to
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The Longhorns lead the overall series 76-37-5 and have won nine of the last 12 games.

Yea, it doesn't seem like much of a rivalry but I'm sure it matters to the fans of those schools.

Posted by EKG
Houston, TX
Member since Jun 2010
43980 posts
Posted on 4/14/15 at 9:30 am to
They're still in shock that we left.
And their schedule sucks.
Nothing surprising here.

Posted by WestCoastAg
Member since Oct 2012
145079 posts
Posted on 4/14/15 at 9:31 am to
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Texas-Texas A&M rivalry
uhhh what?
This post was edited on 4/14/15 at 9:32 am
Posted by Tornado Alley
Member since Mar 2012
26498 posts
Posted on 4/14/15 at 9:32 am to
27 pages of Aggies' palpable fear of Big Bro
Posted by L S Usetheforce
Member since Jun 2004
22747 posts
Posted on 4/14/15 at 9:33 am to
Their schedule sucks? Texas was just voted as having the #1 overall power 5 ooc schedule over next 5 years.
Posted by Old Sarge
Dean of Admissions, LSU
Member since Jan 2012
55220 posts
Posted on 4/14/15 at 9:33 am to
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nine of the last 12 games


Nice cherry picked number


A&M is 6-5 vs LSU in the last 11 games
Posted by hg
Member since Jun 2009
123594 posts
Posted on 4/14/15 at 9:34 am to
LOL
Posted by L S Usetheforce
Member since Jun 2004
22747 posts
Posted on 4/14/15 at 9:34 am to
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A&M is 6-5 vs LSU in the last 11 games


Cool stat..........except we didn't play every year................

Yall did.
Posted by EKG
Houston, TX
Member since Jun 2010
43980 posts
Posted on 4/14/15 at 9:34 am to
Nah.
No fear here.
Like I said: They're in a snoozefest conference, and they miss the rivalry.
It was kinda a big deal in The Great State.
It'll resume at some point in the future, but doubtfull any time soon.
Posted by Tornado Alley
Member since Mar 2012
26498 posts
Posted on 4/14/15 at 9:36 am to
Upvote this post if you think Aggies are scared of Big Bro
Posted by L S Usetheforce
Member since Jun 2004
22747 posts
Posted on 4/14/15 at 9:36 am to
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It was kinda a big deal in The Great State.


Looks like it was also a gimmie for them.......a layup of sorts.
Posted by WestCoastAg
Member since Oct 2012
145079 posts
Posted on 4/14/15 at 9:37 am to
I wonder how many lsu posters are about to upvote this

Oh look, already 3
This post was edited on 4/14/15 at 9:39 am
Posted by Old Sarge
Dean of Admissions, LSU
Member since Jan 2012
55220 posts
Posted on 4/14/15 at 9:37 am to
A&M is 19-18 vs TU in their last 37 games
Posted by EKG
Houston, TX
Member since Jun 2010
43980 posts
Posted on 4/14/15 at 9:37 am to
It absolutely sucks.
They have to go to Waco, Lubbock, Ames IA, Lawrence KS, Stillwater OK, and Manhattan KS regularly.
That sucks.
I can't speak to their future OOC sched--I don't keep up w their plans.
Posted by Tornado Alley
Member since Mar 2012
26498 posts
Posted on 4/14/15 at 9:38 am to
At least 15
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