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I am interested in how Riley fares out west, especially now that he's headed to the B1G (if he lasts that long).  I keep seeing various ten tops that include USC this year, and am dubious.  Maybe so, probably not.  I THINK there is a talent separation between the top three and the next group that is substantial, not to say upsets won't happen.

OSU-Bama would be a heckuva game I think, two gunslingers slinging.

CWS is down on Riley and I get why, it's not sour grapes I think.  More good riddance.  But most first year coaches need that year to adjust the program how they need it.  They can do pretty well the next year.

I am interested in how Riley fares out west, especially now that he's headed to the B1G (if he lasts that long).  I keep seeing various ten tops that include USC this year, and am dubious.  Maybe so, probably not.  I THINK there is a talent separation between the top three and the next group that is substantial, not to say upsets won't happen.

OSU-Bama would be a heckuva game I think, two gunslingers slinging.

CWS is down on Riley and I get why, it's not sour grapes I think.  More good riddance.  But most first year coaches need that year to adjust the program how they need it.  They can do pretty well the next year.

I think Riley's a pretty good coach.  Not Bob Stoops good, but better than a whole lot of other college coaches out there.  But USC is fractured and troubled in a lot of different ways, much like Texas has been for the past decade.  It's going to take more than just good coaching to right that ship, it's going to take someone with CEO-type abilities as well, to manage the various factions and get everyone moving in the same direction.  At OU, Riley was handed a team in one of the smoothest transitions a coach could ever hope for.  His early tenure at USC will be almost exactly the opposite.

Nope were not rivals at all

Just because each of us has the other schools name in their fight song means nothing

This obvious non-rivalry might deserve its own thread.

Heck I'm married to an Aggie.   She's awesome.  

I bet she likes Blue Bell

She's the one that started buying the HEB brand stuff in the first place.

I'll stick with the good stuff, thanks anyway.

Definitely looking for some payback.

I’d like to think A&M as a university and as an athletic dept have grown and learned since our last meeting. I’m not blind to the fact that being in the SEC will have strengthened Texas and remaining in the Big 12 has weakened them.

Looking forward to some payback. Wouldn’t it be grand if both A&M could become perennial contenders in the SEC instead of Alabama and Georgia.

Yes it would be grand