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No but will be.

A&M is 7-5 against Missouri all-time. So pretty much every other meeting, most of which occurred in a period of A&M being down and Missouri being up by historical standards.

For comparison's sake, State is 25-57-3 against Auburn all-time.

The reason A&M has been mediocre over the last 15 years is we got way behind the 8-ball in facilities in the mid to late 90s. Texas was at the forefront of this and Mack Brown was in retrospect a phenomenal hire. Texas recruited at a much higher level and Stoops coming in at OU didn't help either. Slocum couldn't keep any of his good assistants because the AD wouldn't pay them. Fran was a disaster but the lack of vision from A&M's leadership, who were content to rest on their laurels, paved the way for A&M's mediocrity.

It didn't have anything to do with the weirdness factor of traditions or the perception of being second rate. A&M was WAY weirder and further behind in prestige when we were actually good in football.

Sorry for the obligatory defensive Aggie post, which are all too common on this board.

As for the article, the worst part about the rivalry ending is now I actually have to spend Thanksgiving with my family. shite!

Meh, I guess it could be worse.

What's average for a student football season pass in the SEC?

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From a 1952 letter by Colonel Walter S. Hunnicutt on the history of Texas Fight:

"I wrote 'Texas Fight' ... in an attempt to counteract the songs and yells of the Texas Aggies, which were not too complimentary to our Student Body and some of which tended to ridicule 'The Eyes of Texas'.

"Long before I entered The University of Texas in 1909 and until about the year 1928 the Aggies had one of the most effective and awe inspiring songs used by any student body any where any time. 'Farmers Fight' at that time was their sacred College song. ... It was to them what 'The Eyes of Texas' had always been to us. The song was a repetition of the words 'Farmers Fight' sung to the well known bugle call 'Taps' in the same slow tempo as the bugle call is used by the army for lights out at night.

"Returning to Marlin, TX after World War One I resumed my practice of attending most of the Texas foot-ball games, especially those with A. & M. It occurred to me that an effective way to strike back at the Aggies was to write a 'Texas Fight' song in answer to their 'Farmers Fight' using the same bugle call 'Taps' changed to lively march time and having 'Texas' throughout the song instead of 'Farmers'. 'Texas Fight' (Texas Taps) is the result."

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If TexAgs gets much worse that might change. :violin:

BR at 230,000. Not even borderline. My bad.

I don't think the major metro areas should apply on this thread.

That would include Nashville and Knoxville. Lexington and BR are borderline.

6-6, maybe 7-5