Aggies Will 'Always Be Little Brother' in Rivalry with Longhorns, Says Ex SEC QB
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After a handful of seasons that have seen both programs play some middle-of-the-pack football, the Texas A&M Aggies and Texas Longhorns will renew their legendary Lone Star Showdown rivalry in the SEC in 2024.
Both teams will be looking to make a jump back up toward championship contention once the rivalry is reborn. The stakes will be getting significantly higher, as if they weren't already in the toughest conference in college football.
But one former SEC quarterback-turned-analyst hardly sees it as a rivalry, instead looking at it as more of a one-sided affair.
Former Georgia Bulldogs quarterback Aaron Murray recently delivered a hot take that might get Aggies fans even more motivated for the rematch against Texas, announcing that A&M will "always" be the little brother in the relationship.
"Texas A&M will never own Texas," Murray said on his podcast. "They will forever be the little brother in the state of Texas. Regardless of where the programs are, they will always be viewed as the little brother."
This is certainly a bold take from Murray, who is essentially saying that the Longhorns will always be better than the Aggies regardless of on-field production. He points more toward the size of Texas' program and the existent of the Longhorn Network as reasons for this "big brother" persona, but
"Texas has its own damn network," Murray said. "Texas is significantly bigger. It's like the Yankees and the Mets."
Still, he does eventually predict that A&M's ability to contend for conference and national championships will never be up to par with that of the Longhorns, who have been trending upward over the past year.
"I just don't think A&M is a program that's going to be consistently winning championships," he said. "It's just not, I don't care what the dollar amount is that you're gonna throw out there."
The two sides will help settle the score in 2024, a reunion game that will likely be scheduled for the end of the season to allow the hype to build.
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