Poor Aggie! Won't have a game in DFW anymore

West Coast Johnny · Post by **West Coast Johnny** » Tue Dec 27, 2011 11:17 am

http://collegefootballtalk.nbcsports.co ... y/related/

Scheduled to play each other at Cowboys Stadium each of the next seven years, the Arkansas-Texas A&M series could find itself doomed thanks to the failure to meet financial projections, the Bryan-College Station Eagle reported over the weekend.

The 10-year series, which was first played in 2009 and dubbed "The Southwest Classic", was expected to make in the neighborhood of $5 million for each school per year. According to the paper, and by way of an open records request, A&M was paid $4.2 million for the first game, a figure that dropped to $2.9 million for the 2010 game. The numbers for the 2011 game were not yet available, and the Razorbacks’ take for the first two games was not listed.

As a result, the Eagle writes, "its continued existence as a neutral-site game may be in jeopardy."

A&M will be moving from the Big 12 to the SEC in 2012, with 247Sports.com writing that "A&M’s 2012 schedule will include a game against Arkansas at Kyle Field", not at Cowboys Stadium per the contract signed in April of 2008.

A&M athletic director Bill Byrne told the Eagle that the future of the series is still up in the air, and that the two school will need to continue discussions on which direction they should head.

"We wanted to play Arkansas in the Metroplex," Byrne said. "We felt once we lost our contacts with TCU and SMU, we needed a presence in the Metroplex. We still think we do.

Kynd Tulsa Phan · Post by **Kynd Tulsa Phan** » Tue Dec 27, 2011 11:30 am

what happened to the SMU contract?

smupony94 · Post by **smupony94** » Tue Dec 27, 2011 11:37 am

Only have a home game next year unless the punt us.

LHS81 · Post by **LHS81** » Tue Dec 27, 2011 11:38 am

I hope the 2013 A&M-SMU game in Dallas didn't fall by the wayside.

Dutch · Post by **Dutch** » Tue Dec 27, 2011 11:39 am

Kynd Tulsa Phan wrote:what happened to the SMU contract?

misleading headline

MustangSTATS · Post by **MustangSTATS** » Tue Dec 27, 2011 11:40 am

Scheduled to play SMU at Ford in 2012 and 2014.

MustangSTATS · Post by **MustangSTATS** » Tue Dec 27, 2011 11:41 am

even are opponents don't know we are in the DFW, we really need that BE money for marketing asap :lol:

Dutch · Post by **Dutch** » Tue Dec 27, 2011 11:44 am

i don't think we'll end up playing the aggies at ford. it would be fun, and great for attendance, but we could use the payday, add a lesser sunbelt or lower team, add a win to pad the schedule.

smupony94 · Post by **smupony94** » Tue Dec 27, 2011 11:44 am

Maybe they will keep us.

Kynd Tulsa Phan · Post by **Kynd Tulsa Phan** » Tue Dec 27, 2011 11:46 am

Im gonna be pissed if the Aggots dont come next year.

I saw the Aggot hoops team play @ Moody a few years ago and it was awesome.

smupony94 · Post by **smupony94** » Tue Dec 27, 2011 11:50 am

Wonder how long it will take for you to be booted from their board. Maybe you can get Mestengo banned from killerfrogs

West Coast Johnny · Post by **West Coast Johnny** » Tue Dec 27, 2011 11:53 am

Opps, my bad. Was the Baylor game cancelled or postponed?

smupony94 · Post by **smupony94** » Tue Dec 27, 2011 11:54 am

Appears Baylor is still on - for now

West Coast Johnny · Post by **West Coast Johnny** » Tue Dec 27, 2011 11:57 am

smupony94 wrote:Appears Baylor is still on - for now

Sorry for posting that stuff about Aggie cancelling. I guess I should quit sniffing glue.

smupony94 · Post by **smupony94** » Tue Dec 27, 2011 11:59 am

West Coast Johnny wrote:
smupony94 wrote:Appears Baylor is still on - for now

Sorry for posting that stuff about Aggie cancelling. I guess I should quit sniffing glue.

Posting incorrect information as fact makes this board more fun

Never apologize. Plus that article was good to read