Gig ‘em Horns
As an Aggie, I catch a lot of flack. Flack from Longhorns, flack from wannabe Longhorns, and now flack from fellow Aggies. You see, I wore a UT shirt while watching the big game. I know, I know, blasphemy. But the way I see it, I am an Aggie, but I am also a Texan. Texans, as you may know, are proud people. As such, I have what I call a delineation of loyalties
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First and foremost, I am an Aggie. That trumps all. However, when Aggies are not involved in the game/match/competition I still have someone to root for. As long as a team from Texas is involved against a team not from Texas, I will root for the Texas based team. If multiple Texas teams are involved, I either root for the underdog, or the one who’s outcome will do the Aggies more good. Assuming no Texas teams involved, I usually root for the local conference/division (i.e. I will root for Big 12 teams). After that, I usually don’t care, though I may pick a favorite based on any number of reasons.
Finally, I wore a UT shirt tonight for my sheer hatred of the Pac 10 Conference. They are a perennially overrated conference (especially in football) who gets more face time and AP votes due to their locale and soft non-divisional games. Yes, USC is an exception (and has been for a couple years). But consider The Pac 10’s #2 team. The team who complained about not getting into a BCS game, Oregon. Oh yeah, I think they lost. And what happened last year to Pac-10s #2 team, Cal in the Holiday bowl? Oh yeah I think they lost. The Pac-10 whines about not getting respect outside of their top team, but there’s a reason. Aside from their top team, they are crap. But I digress.
The game was a great game to watch. In fact, the best game I can ever recall watching. All I can really say is Gig ‘Em Horns.