re: Texas is going to get eaten alive in the SEC.

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Only because the AD and Prez were too quick on the trigger..didn't even give him a chance to have his day in court. Otherwise he'd come back in a heartbeat. You do know he's a Texas alum, right?

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PSA for the rest of the SEC: Graduates and former students of the University of Texas NEVER refer to themselves as "alums", "alumni", etc. We refer to ourselves as "Texas Exes", and that is indeed the name of our association for graduates and former students alike.

The reason that Texas, and many of the old SWC schools as well, use that or similar terminology is because so many of our students left school early in the beginnings of the oil industry to make their fortunes, and both the schools and their graduates thought it best to be inclusive of all those who bore a connection to the University. In modern times, this worked quite well with Michael Dell for one, who dropped out of UT as a freshman, while maintaining close ties to the Dean of the McCombs School of Business, George Kozmetzsky, in building his company.

Carry on with your Ranting, just be aware that when a supposed Texas fan posts here, if they call Texas graduates anything other than Ex's, they're probably not a real Texas fan or graduate.

As for myself, I am an alumnus of Auburn University, and a 2x Texas Ex.