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re: Does Texas A&M have political clout to continue to tell Texas no?

Posted on 1/4/19 at 3:30 pm to
Posted by MaroonDontRun
Richmond, Texas
Member since Feb 2004
168 posts
Posted on 1/4/19 at 3:30 pm to
quote:

The state of TX has no say. Athletic departments are self funded and completely separate from tax-funded academics, buildings, etc.


Don't kid yourself, there is a reason Reed Arena is what it is today (bland crap). It is because of Maw Richards and Bob Bullock!
Posted by Smart Post
Member since Feb 2018
3539 posts
Posted on 1/4/19 at 3:40 pm to
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The state of TX has no say. Athletic departments are self funded and completely separate from tax-funded academics, buildings, etc.

Until aggy needs $14 million in loans from the academic side because they are broke (still not paid back), or has to saddle the taxpayer with a 30-year hotel tax to build a stadium to accommodate Alabama and LSU fans.
Posted by MaroonDontRun
Richmond, Texas
Member since Feb 2004
168 posts
Posted on 1/4/19 at 3:46 pm to
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Until aggy needs $14 million in loans from the academic side because they are broke (still not paid back), or has to saddle the taxpayer with a 30-year hotel tax to build a stadium to accommodate Alabama and LSU fans.


Posted by Old Sarge
Dean of Admissions, LSU
Member since Jan 2012
56308 posts
Posted on 1/4/19 at 3:49 pm to
Poor little brother horn

6 year capital campaign in austin for a new basketball arena that only gathered $113,000
So broke they had to abandon it and source it out

That’s right, every athletic dept financial campaign for little brother horn in the last 7 years has failed
Posted by FishFearMe
United States
Member since Jul 2015
7196 posts
Posted on 1/4/19 at 4:04 pm to
Wait until they can no longer count concert revenues as athletic revenues (soon).

They will soon be totally dwarfed by what is being built in College Station.

Athletically we will be the exact mirror image of UGA and Ga Tech.
This post was edited on 1/4/19 at 4:09 pm
Posted by bigbopper
Houston
Member since Jul 2015
1125 posts
Posted on 1/4/19 at 4:48 pm to
How has this devolved into a battle over endowments and $? Both schools have billions and billions at their disposal. Both have allocated it in various ways. Texas continues to focus on academics (which is why we are superior in every facet in this department) and aggy invested in... jumbo and an ugly stadium.

Arguing over money between these two institutions is stupid- like who has more Bill Gates or Bezos?? It doesn’t matter.

What matters are athletics, academics, and reputation. All three have always been and continue to be completely one sided. I’ll let aggy guess which way...
Posted by texag7
College Station
Member since Apr 2014
38050 posts
Posted on 1/4/19 at 4:49 pm to
quote:

Texas continues to focus on academics


Better focus harder. A&M puts out the highest paid public U undergrads in Texas
Posted by bigbopper
Houston
Member since Jul 2015
1125 posts
Posted on 1/4/19 at 4:55 pm to
aggy lets in more than 70% of applicants, pal. That’s a “walk and chew gum” application process. Your president has torpedoed any sort of prestige you had developed by turning aggy into a diploma mill. But i suppose all the college rankings are all part of the sip conspiracy too.

But i digress- let’s focus on athletics.

You guys still haven’t won anything of consequence since facemasks were invented.
Posted by texag7
College Station
Member since Apr 2014
38050 posts
Posted on 1/4/19 at 4:57 pm to
like I said sip fig. A&M puts out higher paid graduates

Like it or not. Doesn’t make me a difference
Posted by WestCoastAg
Member since Oct 2012
146439 posts
Posted on 1/4/19 at 5:00 pm to
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the level of clout A&M threw around in 2010 and 2011 is nothing short of legendary and epic

we single handily ended UTs hopes of a pac 16, forced them to remain in the big 12, snapped our fingers in 2011 and got an SEC offer which resulted in a complete and total break from the red headed step children, which put them in a corner so they had to add TCU to the big 12 only adding another red headed step child. now when the next shite hits the fan, baylor and tcu and tech will all be looking at UT to save them while A&M is completely and 100% free of their garbage.

i mean it truly doesnt get any better than that. it just doesnt
just needs to be reposted
Posted by bigbopper
Houston
Member since Jul 2015
1125 posts
Posted on 1/4/19 at 5:03 pm to
Just like the fake championships on the side of the aggy stadium, maybe if you keep leaving your bullshite up in print it will make it true...
Posted by WestCoastAg
Member since Oct 2012
146439 posts
Posted on 1/4/19 at 5:04 pm to
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maybe if you keep leaving your bullshite up in print it will make it true...

please point one inaccuracy there
Posted by GatorOnAnIsland
Florida
Member since Jan 2019
6349 posts
Posted on 1/4/19 at 7:00 pm to

please point one inaccuracy


...aggy won 2 national titles and 2 conference championships in the summer of 2012 .. "new" national titles, in 1919 and 1927. Two new Big 12 championships, in 1997 and 2010. That was one hell of a summer ..... LINK
Posted by OldSchoolHorn
Aspen CO
Member since Nov 2014
3999 posts
Posted on 1/4/19 at 7:19 pm to
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...aggy won 2 national titles and 2 conference championships in the summer of 2012 .. "new" national titles, in 1919 and 1927. Two new Big 12 championships, in 1997 and 2010. That was one hell of a summer ...



He clearly said "please point one inaccuracy ", not four.. just one.
Posted by WestCoastAg
Member since Oct 2012
146439 posts
Posted on 1/4/19 at 7:21 pm to
I actually wanted to find the inaccuracy for how we completed dominated yall in every conceivable way regarding conference realignment in 2010 and 2011 as noted in my post above. If you can find any please point them out
Posted by CGSC Lobotomy
Member since Sep 2011
81611 posts
Posted on 1/4/19 at 7:35 pm to
Still waiting on your ridiculous claim that t.u. puts out twice as many commissioned officers as A&M like you attempted before and were violently proven wrong by facts.
Posted by KaiserSoze99
Member since Aug 2011
31669 posts
Posted on 1/4/19 at 7:39 pm to
frick YOU GEORGIA!!! LOOK WHAT YOUR SHITTY FOOTALL TEAM STARTED!!!!

Posted by FishFearMe
United States
Member since Jul 2015
7196 posts
Posted on 1/4/19 at 7:42 pm to
We should drop it. stronghorns are obviously green with envy.

Screw all of them. We have an SEC football schedule to enjoy.

They can enjoy their win, walk around campus waving dildos,
whatever they want to do. wdgaf!

That was Georgia that embarrassed the SEC. Not us!

Posted by OldSchoolHorn
Aspen CO
Member since Nov 2014
3999 posts
Posted on 1/4/19 at 7:45 pm to
I bet you're a regular assassin when it comes to windmills.
Posted by KaiserSoze99
Member since Aug 2011
31669 posts
Posted on 1/4/19 at 7:46 pm to
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bet you're a regular assassin when it comes to windmills.



Again, frick YOU, GEORGIA!!

This post was edited on 1/4/19 at 7:47 pm
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