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re: PPP poll: A&M more popular than UTx in Texas
Posted on 11/13/13 at 3:24 pm to Mirthomatic
Posted on 11/13/13 at 3:24 pm to Mirthomatic
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I've got nothing against t-shirt fans.
spoken like a true tshirt fan.
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T-shirt fans = $$$.
not nearly as much as real fans do.
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And the more popular the school is, the larger the applicant pool from which to select new students.
not in texas state schools where all the universities attendances are maxed anyway.
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Posted on 11/13/13 at 3:25 pm to lowspark12
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b/c there isn't a strong college sports culture in Texas, the transients will pick whoever is winning... that shouldn't surprise anyone.
the state is much more enthusiastic as a whole when it comes to high school football and professional football/basketball.
This isn't accurate. You could say that Texas has a diverse sports culture but sports dominate here and nothing dominates like football. Most people here follow HS, College, and NFL while emphasizing one or the other. Considering we are about to be the only state in the US with 2 100k college stadiums its pretty ridiculous to act as though college football isn't huge here though.
It is true that some fans shift allegiance though but that's kind of the point. It wasn't long ago that most of the folks here raved about how Texas was eternally the big school in Texas and that A&M would never compete for support.
I stated over and over how when I was in school in the '80's and '90s that wasn't the case and was ridiculed. Here we are 2 years in to the SEC move and A&M still hasn't even won an SEC Title and we have passed Texas (who has the same record as A&M). This is with Texas less than a decade removed from a NC and less than 5 years from a Big 12 Title and NC Appearance.
A&M is older and larger than Texas, now we are more popular as well. BTW, it does matter because of recruiting and that also affects other SEC schools. Perception matters.
Posted on 11/13/13 at 3:26 pm to Beer Bryant
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If Auburn left the SEC
we don't run from our rivals.
Posted on 11/13/13 at 3:27 pm to piggidyphish
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we don't run from our rivals.
Auburn is at least a respectable rival to alabama though, the series is pretty close. If you got gang raped everytime you played them you would run too.
Posted on 11/13/13 at 3:27 pm to parkjas2001
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Two years later and you can't move on....smh.
Y'all didn't play the gumps for 40 years.
Posted on 11/13/13 at 3:28 pm to TeLeFaWx
and...
Posted on 11/13/13 at 3:28 pm to piggidyphish
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we don't run from our rivals.
We don't either.
We secede from shitty conferences.
I assume Auburn would choose to do the same.
Posted on 11/13/13 at 3:29 pm to piggidyphish
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we don't run from our rivals.
All the AU fans I know want to move to the East.
Posted on 11/13/13 at 3:29 pm to oklahogjr
Look at all the haters crawling out from their holes.
Posted on 11/13/13 at 3:29 pm to Beer Bryant
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All the AU fans I know want to move to the East
And keep Bama as our cross division game.
Posted on 11/13/13 at 3:30 pm to EKG
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Look at all the haters crawling out from their holes.
hating=/= stating facts.
37% win percentage does not a rivalry make.
Posted on 11/13/13 at 3:30 pm to oklahogjr
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If you got gang raped everytime you played them you would run too.
So the real reason Arky left the SWC was to get away from Texas? The more you know...
Posted on 11/13/13 at 3:31 pm to WhiskerBiscuitSlayer
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So the real reason Arky left the SWC was to get away from Texas?
we leave a conference it falls apart, yall leave and they start replacing you with other more prominent texas football schools.
This post was edited on 11/13/13 at 3:32 pm
Posted on 11/13/13 at 3:32 pm to oklahogjr
You're ignoring the reality of different eras/histories of both universities.
But I'm fine w the record. The past is the past.
Regardless of what you choose to believe, the horns & Ags were rivals.
And yes, you're a hater.
But I'm fine w the record. The past is the past.
Regardless of what you choose to believe, the horns & Ags were rivals.
And yes, you're a hater.
This post was edited on 11/13/13 at 3:34 pm
Posted on 11/13/13 at 3:32 pm to Beer Bryant
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All the AU fans I know want to move to the East
and that's not the SEC?
We couldn't play you if we're in the east?
Posted on 11/13/13 at 3:32 pm to EKG
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I assume Auburn would choose to do the same.
and run like scared children from big brother.
NEVER.
Posted on 11/13/13 at 3:33 pm to Mirthomatic
Living here the last few years has made it clear that Texans are huge bandwagoners
Posted on 11/13/13 at 3:33 pm to WhiskerBiscuitSlayer
After Saban goes to UT and Sumlan to USC, prepare your anus.
Posted on 11/13/13 at 3:33 pm to aggressor
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This isn't accurate
I lived all over that state for five years... I saw more passion for the cowboys in east texas and dallas... and more passion for the spurs in central texas... than for that of A&M and UT. Maybe some of that had to do with Mike Sherman and a steady decline since UT's 2005 season... or where was living.
Posted on 11/13/13 at 3:34 pm to EKG
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I assume Auburn would choose to do the same.
Charter member...we aint goin nowhere.
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