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The Wrecking Crew: When college football meant something, like taped fingersNo, not the Harbaugh brothers. Texas-Texas A&M.
Texas A&M is leaving for the SEC next season and the Thanksgiving battle tomorrow night will more than likely be one of the last at least for a number of years.
While the drama built around A&M's possible departure, all we heard is how it would hurt Texas (the state, not the school) football and how that game means something to a ton of people.
The reality is that game doesn't really mean much to anybody. Alumni (or "former students" like Rick Perry) care. At least some alumni care. How many went to Texas, ended up with a business degree and left?
Then again, how many fans of the Aggies or Longhorns circle the date of that game? When was the last time that game meant a whole lot to either program.
The teams arrive tomorrow night a collective 12-9 and 7-8 in conference. A&M, frankly, hasn't been relevant since 1998 and not consistently relevant since the early 1990s. To be perfectly honest, this game lost a ton of credence after the 1999 Aggie bonfire killed those kids. It's almost the one loss of life where the GAME seemed more important.
Over the past decade, Texas has had some fantastic years. However, the A&M game was always an afterthought. The Texas-Oklahoma game is so important to both schools and to the college landscape (despite the consistently lopsided scores) that by the time late November rolls around everything is pretty well spoken for.
I just hope that all Aggies and Longhorns realize just how UNIMPORTANT this game is to everyone else in the world. SEC fans probably scoff every year. Pick a team and from year to year they probably beat Texas and A&M by three touchdowns.
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