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Posted on 2/13/12 at 5:55 pm to Govt Tide
Posted on 2/13/12 at 5:55 pm to Govt Tide
The fanhood in the state of Texas is a strange dynamic.
It's very hard to explain, and much different than where you're from. 15 years ago, you might have heard the same elitist talk from Aggies.
In all reality, it is just an emotional response, and the justifications come later. You have to realize that maybe 40% of current tu fans don't remember a time when OU wasn't in their conference, when they ever lost to A&M in consecutive years, and they couldn't care less about academics, since they never went to the school. In fact the Thanksgiving game, as opposed to the Red River Shootout, is nothing someone other than an actual Aggie or a Texas Ex would actually participate in. When the State Fair is in Dallas, it consumes the town. It is an event the whole city can take part in. The A&M/tu game, even though it belongs to the State of Texas, never involved the same amount of people.
The average tu fan just likes to degrade A&M as a little brother, and little brother did something to trump them, and they don't like it. It is as simple as that. The academics argument is just unfamiliarity. Honestly, the average Big XII fan probably couldn't tell you all the teams in the SEC. It just isn't a part of the discussion for folks, and unfamiliarity breeds ignorance.
It's very hard to explain, and much different than where you're from. 15 years ago, you might have heard the same elitist talk from Aggies.
In all reality, it is just an emotional response, and the justifications come later. You have to realize that maybe 40% of current tu fans don't remember a time when OU wasn't in their conference, when they ever lost to A&M in consecutive years, and they couldn't care less about academics, since they never went to the school. In fact the Thanksgiving game, as opposed to the Red River Shootout, is nothing someone other than an actual Aggie or a Texas Ex would actually participate in. When the State Fair is in Dallas, it consumes the town. It is an event the whole city can take part in. The A&M/tu game, even though it belongs to the State of Texas, never involved the same amount of people.
The average tu fan just likes to degrade A&M as a little brother, and little brother did something to trump them, and they don't like it. It is as simple as that. The academics argument is just unfamiliarity. Honestly, the average Big XII fan probably couldn't tell you all the teams in the SEC. It just isn't a part of the discussion for folks, and unfamiliarity breeds ignorance.
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Posted on 2/13/12 at 9:24 pm to TeLeFaWx
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Honestly, the average Big XII fan probably couldn't tell you all the teams in the SEC
The average Big XII fan couldn't tell you all of the teams in the Big XII back when it actually had 12 teams.
Posted on 2/13/12 at 10:11 pm to TeLeFaWx
quote:Anyone that thinks aTm academics aren't top rate, well they are foolish. Where I disagree with you is in the idea of trumping. If I was an Aggie, moving to the SEC would be a big deal. A new conference, new rivals, a new start. I think most Aggies don't appreciate that outside of their alumni base, no one cares.
The average tu fan just likes to degrade A&M as a little brother, and little brother did something to trump them, and they don't like it. It is as simple as that. The academics argument is just unfamiliarity. Honestly, the average Big XII fan probably couldn't tell you all the teams in the SEC. It just isn't a part of the discussion for folks, and unfamiliarity breeds ignorance.
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