'Screw Them' Houston Coach Holgorsen Says About Aggies & Longhorns
After another offseason in college football where conference realignment was a major talking point, just 11 years following the Texas A&M Aggies informing the world of their departing Big-12 for the SEC, their most hated rivals, the Texas Longhorns are set to reunite with them next season.
With both of the Big-12 two most prestigious programs set to begin their farewell season, they've garnered a lot of criticism recently. Most notably, Big-12 commissioner Brett Yormark recently backed Texas Tech to beat the Longhorns when the two programs face off on Thanksgiving weekend, as he, like many schools in the conference, have expressed their dislike for the Horns.
Although it isn't just the senior members of the conference, as even one of the newest schools to join, University of Houston coach Dana Holgorsen did not hold back when expressing his disdain for not just the Longhorns but even the Aggies.
"You can have that opinion about Texas and Texas A&M if you want to, but they are the reasons we weren't in the Big 12," Holgorsen said to a fan in a recent interview. "Those two [schools] are the specific reasons why we haven't been in the Big 12 the last 28 years. Screw them. They can go wherever they want. They don't want us, and we don't want them. So move on."
Holgorsen's mention of the Aggies is somewhat surprising, considering A&M has been in the SEC for 11 years. Yet, as he explains, the Cougars blame the Aggies and Longhorns for Houston not joining the Big-12 back when it was first formed in 1994.
Not to mention the fact that the Aggies haven't played the Cougars since 1995, when the Aggies beat Houston convincingly 31-7, which made it five straight wins for A&M and gave them a 19-12 all-time record versus Houston. ... And judging by the A&M's future out of conference opponents, it doesn't seem like they will play Houston anytime soon, barring a matchup in a bowl game or the college football playoffs.
Texas, on the other hand, will play Houston on Saturday, Oct. 21, at TDECU Stadium, marking the first meeting between the two programs in over two decades.
The Aggies kick off the season at Kyle Field against the Lobos at 6 p.m. Last season, New Mexico finished as one of the worst teams at the FBS level, going 2-10 overall and 0-8 against Mountain West opponents.
