re: An education on Texas A&M's history and traditions please

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3) The use of Texas as opposed to A&M when referring to your school. (this one is a bit longer)

I know Texans are proud of being Texans and I noticed how A&M will often use Texas Aggies (rather than Texas A&M Aggies) and have logos that just use a T. I think Texas Aggies sounds cool enough, and I can't blame people from being proud of where they come from, but considering your main rival is the University of Texas how does this work? Does it not feel strange? I just can't imagine either MSU ever calling themselves the Mississippi Bulldogs or the Michigan Spartans, etc.

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I guess the idea is we don't like being thought of as less than equal to the sips, so we always used to refer to ourselves as the "Texas Aggies" when they were the "Texas Longhorns". It was on our endzone as Texas Aggies for the longest time. The whole 'Texas A&M Aggies' is actually a relatively recent moniker.

Its really not a big deal, and unless you are a football fan, you probably wouldn't even know or care.