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Texas A&M University Aggieland water tower. The traditions of Texas A&M University are a key aspect of the culture of Texas A&M University. Some of the school traditions date to the 1890s, shortly after the opening of the school, while others have been introduced more recently. These traditions encourage current students and alumni (Aggies) to ...
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Texas Monthly posits that Texas A&M students' respect for school traditions and values is the university's greatest strength. [223] These traditions enable and encourage students and alumni to cultivate the Aggie Spirit, a strong sense of loyalty and respect for the university. [ 224 ]
Texas A&M has two active, long-time rivals, the LSU Tigers and the Arkansas Razorbacks. After playing LSU sporadically throughout the 20th Century, the LSU–Texas A&M Rivalry is the Aggies' seventh oldest, with the series dating back to 1899. Since Texas A&M joined the SEC in 2012, fans have anticipated LSU to become Texas A&M's primary rival.
The March 1923 Texas Aggie urged, "If there is an A&M man in one-hundred miles of you, you are expected to get together, eat a little, and live over the days you spent at the A&M College of Texas." [2] The tradition of reading aloud the roll call of the dead began in 1924, with the addition of the tune "Taps" in 1927.
Any Texas or Texas A&M player has heard the lore of the rivalry between the two schools, a grudge match that dates to 1894. Third-ranked Texas (10-1, 6-1) and No. 20 Texas A&M (8-3, 5-2) meet ...
Texas and Texas A&M first met on the football field in 1894 in a rivalry that would cut across the state and through families for generations. In 2011, Texas A&M announced it was leaving Texas and ...
Texas kicker Justin Tucker (19) is carried off the field after kicking a game-winning 40 yard field goal against Texas A&M at Kyle Field on Nov. 11, 2011. Welcome back to a rivalry renewed.