Quote Originally Posted by Mita512
As a student at UT, I must break the myth that there is a huge UT-A&M rivalry. If there is, I've never seen it. Yes, A&M is our traditional rival and we do traditional things before the game, but the rivalry is a lot more observable with the "Aggies." I believe OU is more of our rival since we haven't beaten them in football, which is really the only sport that matters here, in the past six years. I think it's a lot safer for outsiders to call themselves Aggie fans since most people at UT wouldn't care. Actually, I take that back. I think it's safer just because there is "the corp" at A&M. The rest of the Aggs are prob normal. BTW, did anyone catch that Rose Bowl game?
Perhaps I misphrased what I said . . . I am aware that there are differences of opinion between our schools on where the rivalry is . . . what I meant to say is that people usually choose one school or the other to be loyal to. Everyone from my high school class had a list of colleges they wanted to attend that started with UT or A&M and then continued with other schools. Most of the people in my hometown are Longhorn fans or graduates. The rest of them are usually Aggie fans or graduates. This is what I was trying to say, not that there was as huge a rivalry as people like to think there is.

Anyways . . . just wanted to clear that up.