I was at a store Sunday afternoon in Shreveport. I was wearing a Texas Longhorn shirt. An elderly man (LSU alum) made a comment to me that Texas really put it to Kansas yesterday. I acknowledged his comment. He then said this:
Man: "Next year y'all will be in the SEC where it will be a lot tougher".
Me: Thinking to myself. Here it comes the old "the SEC is just so tough" that Texas will struggle.
Man: "Adding Texas and OU will make it very strong. There is already Alabama, Georgia, LSU, Ole Miss is having a good year, typically Florida and Auburn are decent. Carolina will get you from time to time too. You guys are coming on strong again. What a conference it will be".
Me: "Whoa, whoa, whoa. You left out aggy".
Man: Laughingly. "No I did not".
Me: "I am glad to see that y'all are seeing what we have always known".
Man's wife: "Oh, we have always known about them. They are crazy. We have some family members that are aggy. They are in their 70s. The whole fanbase is crazy. They never grow out of it".
Our conversation continued a bit more ranging from football to education merits of the various schools. There were no merits for aggy mentioned.