Conference Re-Alignment Thread Part Who Knows

[untrugby]

Re: A&M to the SEC starting to blow up again on Twitter

It is one of the top 3 or 4 rivalries in all of college football. It is hate. It is bigger than Texas and Texas A&M.

Its only bigger to people who dont go to OU or UT. The bedlam game is bigger to OU and the A&M game is bigger for those that go to UT. The OU/UT game has only been nationally huge in the BCS era.

[J-Unit40]

Re: A&M to the SEC starting to blow up again on Twitter

Take this with a grain of salt

@FootballBYU: BYU will accept Big 12 offer pending OU signs intent to stay contract... Could be announced as early as Saturday

I really hope this happens.

I despise the idea of superconferences!!

[choadler]

Re: A&M to the SEC starting to blow up again on Twitter

Its only bigger to people who dont go to OU or UT. The bedlam game is bigger to OU and the A&M game is bigger for those that go to UT. The OU/UT game has only been nationally huge in the BCS era.

I disagree. Go to the Orangebloods.com and read that premium board. Everyone says see ya later A&M, but people are upset about losing OU as a rival. If you are UT fan than you would know who the true rival is. Not saying A&M isn't a rival, but not the biggest one. You would be wrong about the OU/Texas rivalry being big only in the BCS era. It has been big for far longer than that.


As far as OU, is that why at the Bedlam game, you will routinely see OU fan with the upside down horn? I haven't been to Oklahoma, but I would be willing to bet that OU/Texas is bigger than OU/Ok State.

[untrugby]

Re: A&M to the SEC starting to blow up again on Twitter

I disagree. Go to the Orangebloods.com and read that premium board. Everyone says see ya later A&M, but people are upset about losing OU as a rival. If you are UT fan than you would know who the true rival is. Not saying A&M isn't a rival, but not the biggest one.

thats only because a lot of those people are bandwagon hoppers. what do you think they were saying in the late 80s early 90s when OU was winning 6 games a year and A&M was winning 10? who was the bigger rival then? The downturn of A&Ms football has hurt the rivalry a bit in this era of instant gratification but to most of the UT people the biggest rivalry is A&M

As far as OU, is that why at the Bedlam game, you will routinely see OU fan with the upside down horn? I haven't been to Oklahoma, but I would be willing to bet that OU/Texas is bigger than OU/Ok State.

because neither of them have their own hand signs. Why do you think OU will only move conferences with OSU and is willing to give up the OU/UT game to do it?

[choadler]

Re: A&M to the SEC starting to blow up again on Twitter

thats only because a lot of those people are bandwagon hoppers. what do you think they were saying in the late 80s early 90s when OU was winning 6 games a year and A&M was winning 10? who was the bigger rival then? The downturn of A&Ms football has hurt the rivalry a bit in this era of instant gratification but to most of the UT people the biggest rivalry is A&M

A&M was only relevant for 10 to 12 years. When they got busted for cheating, their program went back to its historical levels.

Look at the records, Texas owns A&M. A&M could win 40 years straight and then they would begin to even up the record versus Texas. Texas A&M lives and dies by Texas. Their traditions, their fightsong, is all about Texas. It is simply not the case with Texas. For Texas fan it is like little brother is trying to assert himself and you need to put him back in his place. And at the end of the day, A&M and Texas are still Texans.

Oklahoma and Texas, that is a border war where OU are called the land thieves. No love is lost between these two. They have the best gameday site, split evenly between the 50 yard line and equal distant from Austin and Norman. The record stands at 60-40 in favor of Texas and has historically been far more competitive in the BCS era or not.

Like I said, if you were a Texas fan, you would know.

[Cardot]

Re: A&M to the SEC starting to blow up again on Twitter

Pffft....Harvard vs. Yale. Now that is a rivalry. The rest of these are upstarts from the 20th century.

[choadler]

Re: A&M to the SEC starting to blow up again on Twitter

thats only because a lot of those people are bandwagon hoppers. what do you think they were saying in the late 80s early 90s when OU was winning 6 games a year and A&M was winning 10? who was the bigger rival then? The downturn of A&Ms football has hurt the rivalry a bit in this era of instant gratification but to most of the UT people the biggest rivalry is A&M



because neither of them have their own hand signs. Why do you think OU will only move conferences with OSU and is willing to give up the OU/UT game to do it?

Give me a break. So you are playing your suppossed biggest rival and your thoughts are when the camera is on you, to give them a downward horns to Texas fans.

Oklahoma State Legislature will not let those two schools split up much like Kansas St and Kansas split up. It would be devastating to Okie Lite to get dropped as they would most likely not end up in a one of the big conferences if that occurred. Why do you think Baylor got into the Big 12, the state legislature got involved and ensured that Baylor got in. Not because it was a good fit or they were a rival for Texas.

[choadler]

Re: A&M to the SEC starting to blow up again on Twitter

Here, I will post this poll. This board is a premium board with anywhere from 2k to 3k Texas fans on it at any one time. I received 40 responses in less than 10 minutes:

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[untrugby]

Re: A&amp;M to the SEC starting to blow up again on Twitter

A&M was only relevant for 10 to 12 years. When they got busted for cheating, their program went back to its historical levels.

Look at the records, Texas owns A&M. A&M could win 40 years straight and then they would begin to even up the record versus Texas. Texas A&M lives and dies by Texas. Their traditions, their fightsong, is all about Texas. It is simply not the case with Texas. For Texas fan it is like little brother is trying to assert himself and you need to put him back in his place. And at the end of the day, A&M and Texas are still Texans.

Oklahoma and Texas, that is a border war where OU are called the land thieves. No love is lost between these two. They have the best gameday site, split evenly between the 50 yard line. The record stands at 60-40 in favor of Texas and has historically been far more competitive in the BCS era or not.

Like I said, if you were a Texas fan, you would know.

In the last 30 years the UT-A&M series is at 15-15 so you can talk about 50 year old games all you want this is a pretty even rivalry in recent years while texas "fans" might consider OU the bigger rivalry but texas "grads" consider it A&M

[choadler]

Re: A&amp;M to the SEC starting to blow up again on Twitter

In the last 30 years the UT-A&M series is at 15-15 so you can talk about 50 year old games all you want this is a pretty even rivalry in recent years while texas "fans" might consider OU the bigger rivalry but texas "grads" consider it A&M

haha, ok you got me...Keep believing what you want.

I will just thow this in, it is 51 to 3 in favor of OU being the biggest rival.

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<HR>I believe it is a stupid question, but wanted to settle something with someone:

[SoonerCrazy25]

Re: A&amp;M to the SEC starting to blow up again on Twitter

I disagree. Go to the Orangebloods.com and read that premium board. Everyone says see ya later A&M, but people are upset about losing OU as a rival. If you are UT fan than you would know who the true rival is. Not saying A&M isn't a rival, but not the biggest one. You would be wrong about the OU/Texas rivalry being big only in the BCS era. It has been big for far longer than that.


As far as OU, is that why at the Bedlam game, you will routinely see OU fan with the upside down horn? I haven't been to Oklahoma, but I would be willing to bet that OU/Texas is bigger than OU/Ok State.

I agree with you ten fold.i root for Okie State when OU isnt playing them.no way would i pull for UT,i hate everything about that school.

[choadler]

Re: A&amp;M to the SEC starting to blow up again on Twitter

I agree with you ten fold.i root for Okie State when OU isnt playing them.no way would i pull for UT,i hate everything about that school.

Well you must not be a grad, you must be a fan....

[SoonerCrazy25]

Re: A&amp;M to the SEC starting to blow up again on Twitter

Well you must not be a grad, you must be a fan....

It's love for your state.

[untrugby]

Re: A&amp;M to the SEC starting to blow up again on Twitter

It's love for your state.

which has nothing to do with rivalry. UT is by far A&Ms biggest rivalry but A&M fans root for UT over OU in the red river game

[choadler]

Re: A&amp;M to the SEC starting to blow up again on Twitter

which has nothing to do with rivalry. UT is by far A&Ms biggest rivalry but A&M fans root for UT over OU in the red river game

And I root for A&M to beat OU. What does it all mean...