I have met people within UT that want to play A&M. However, none of them went to UT or are even from Texas.
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I have become very disconnected with UT as of late as I realize the vast majority of people UT hires are not longhorns. I have met more and more outreach people from the various colleges at UT (liberal arts, etc) and they have no prior experience with UT or Texas. It is not surprising the percentage for alumni that give are so low.
The people I meet hail from UCLA, Arizona, Penn State, Michigan, Ohio State, Nebraska, etc. When I discuss UT football with them, they say things like "as long as Oklahoma is rolling, I really do not see how your school can compete with them". Then they get really excited talking about their Pac12/Big Ten football which actually has meaning for them.
Yes, these people, who have no connection to anything, want to play A&M because they think it would be good for revenue. Personally, I think UT-LSU, UT-USC, UT-Michigan, UT-Alabama almost certainly generates more revenue, especially over time.
Anyway, for the most part the people that run UT now are not longhorns, have no connection to this state and just like to live in the currently hip, fad chasing scene that is Austin.
Do some Longhorns want to play A&M? Sure. Do most Longhorns want to play A&M? Not based off of my anecdotal experience. Do the idiotic, worthless, scum of the earth money whores that currently make up most of the corrupt administration of the "University of California at Austin that hates the State of Texas" want to play A&M because they think it is good for revenue? Yes, I think they do at this time.
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