But they said we was rich? -aggy

Shut the frick up Randy

If ut gets $27.5 m
A$M should also receive $27.m

Only fair. Even if they don’t need it.

I’ve read that link twice now.
I’m not seeing anything that paints Texas A&M in a negative light, so I’m curious about the purpose of your thread.
The article addresses the issue of inequity, which is a valid discussion.

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In 2017, when most public colleges were threatened with funding cuts, UT was granted a $55 million “hold harmless” payment to ensure the school’s allocation was at least held flat. While colleges are not expected to face the same slashes this budget cycle, institutions that received hold harmless funding, like UT-Austin, had those line items maintained.

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State Sen. Paul Bettencourt, a Houston Republican and a member of the committee, said in response that the "equity argument is important because these are our two flagship universities." He mentioned a state program called Hazlewood, which offers veterans and some of their dependents free tuition at public colleges — and noted it also disproportionately affects A&M's budget.

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It's a money grab ploy, 2019 edition.

Exposes A&M's hair brained strategy to capitalize on the need for more higher education opportunities among the state institutions in Texas.

This extension of Perry & Sharpe's "master plan" is just a recent installment of TAMU's embarrassing history of buffoonery, mismanagement and fiduciary ignorance that the state is tasked to subsidize.

The state has their successful model with the UT system and drastically needs to develop the other state institutions to take on the supply and demand created by the ever growing population (note the mass exodus of TX HS grads to neighboring states offering in state tuition in a race to capitalize on the state of Texas' deficient options).

Instead of TAMU operating as the 2nd strong/self sufficient Tier 1 alleged flagship university to grow upon, the state is being leveraged by it's incompetency and short sighted selfishness to the detriment of the non tier ones. TAMU grew the student population by 33% overnight and failed to address the increased need for additional administration, faculty, housing, transportation etc..

In short, instead of satisfying the states needs for higher education, they leveraged the crises for personal need and are adding to the problem vs providing solution.

This "leech mentality" is a century old and the core reason behind the disdain you see from most Longhorns and many in the state. The state needs a strong second brother... not a step child with his hand constantly out.

Also, A&M produces more successful graduates the Texas. It also gives back more to society via public service more then Texas. These are both easily verifiable facts.

In what world does that make them a "leach"? They are performing the goals of an institution of higher learning much better then their little brother in Austin. This makes t-shirt losers like yourself really upset. So upset you go to message boards that having nothing to do with the school you root for but couldn't get into to try to take mean old aggy down a peg. Your life is so meaningless that you desperately need people to perceive this one little morsel of self worth the same way you do.

Most pathetic bunch of losers on the internet.

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A&M is essentially asking for a similar amount of money that Texas got last year, on a similar exception basis.

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Texas and Texas A&M are not equal. Texas didn't create A&M as an equal partner. Aggie added a lot more students to increase their alumni base for more donations. Texas has about 235,000 total students, A&M 152,000. They'll figure it out.

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Texas and Texas A&M are not equal. Texas didn't create A&M as an equal partner. Aggie added a lot more students to increase their alumni base for more donations. They'll figure it out.

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add to the long term "donation factor" their strategy to leverage the state for more funding based on student population.

Where they fell short (aka dumb frick mentality) was the recognition of the states mantra to "maintain excellence and strive to enhance higher education".

When Sharp stood before law makers in '16 asking for a larger cut of the PUF/AUF revenue, student population was the play. The board flipped the table and requested detail on TAMU's enhancement towards higher education (i.e. quality over quantity) and meeting minimum standards such as student to faculty ratios.

Sharpe fumbled and bumbled like an idiot.. "but we have more students". Literally the complete substance of their presentation and proposal. Unfricking real the look on his face as well as the board. Making matters worse they called him out on inaccurate reporting numbers.. the fool had no idea on what or how to respond. Babbled incoherently "I wasn't the one who compiled the data".

UT Chancellor McRaven rolls up last and the entire presentation is centered on the last years performance and increased commitments to higher education. Game over.

This stuff matters not or is simply over the heads of 99% of the room in here, but it's entertaining as hell for those that do.