re: Not a troll...serious question for those of us who weren't around back then

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You were considered to be the acceptable addition in comparison to Missouri's really random selection considering the existing history with multiple SEC schools. We still thought you were weird, but were seen widely as the "better fit" of the two. Then the new wore off. In general, most were against the expansion entirely.

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This seems to be what I remembered, although I don't think they really thought you were weird until later. (The "A&M Welcomes the SEC to A&M" was one of the early deals that was pretty funny.)

I don't think you guys had a honeymoon but I thought they gave you some benefit of the doubt.