Per Dallas Morning News: Red McCombs Speaks

[beevomav]

Here's a link to the entire story: http://www.dallasnews.com/sports/college-sports/texas-longhorns/20131011-source-ut-officials-really-paranoid-texas-will-lose-war-to-am-on-and-off-field.ece

It's a subscription site so I don't know if you can enter? The interesting thing about the story were the quotes from one Red McCombs.

During an interview last week about the university leadership at Texas, prominent UT donor Red McCombs brought up A&M, citing the $285 million government contract A&M received in March to produce vaccines.

“You didn’t ask me, but I’ll tell you, what I think was so great for the state was when John Sharp took over the (chancellor) role over at A&M,†McCombs said. “I think John Sharp will take A&M from a really good school to a great school.

Does that raise the ante for Texas?

“Well, hell yes, my God,†McCombs said. “I think he’s great and I want him to be great. I want Aggie students over there to be great, but I’m not interested in them beating Texas.
“There’s where we’re going to split the blanket, in athletics.â€

McCombs said he told Sharp that Heisman winner Johnny Manziel has given A&M “the chance of a lifetime.

Now they’re rebuilding their stadium and freshening it up. Right now, you know how Aggies are, I told John, ‘Ask them for anything. They’ll give you their grandmother’s dowry if you ask them for it because they’ve got the sensation (Manziel) now

McCombs, who turns 86 in one week, said his age and natural outspokenness make him more likely to say what many Longhorns fans are thinking, but won’t admit aloud: A&M is better than Texas in football.

“There’s no question we aren’t ahead of the curve. In my opinion, the majority of high school players would choose to go to Texas. I think even Aggies would tell you that. So it’s just a question of the coaches at Texas making the right choices in which guys they take.
“I just think the Aggies have got better talent and have had for a couple of years.â€

 

[bbdude]

Here's a link to the entire story: http://www.dallasnews.com/sports/college-sports/texas-longhorns/20131011-source-ut-officials-really-paranoid-texas-will-lose-war-to-am-on-and-off-field.ece
It's a subscription site so I don't know if you can enter? The interesting thing about the story were the quotes from one Red McCombs.

During an interview last week about the university leadership at Texas, prominent UT donor Red McCombs brought up A&M, citing the $285 million government contract A&M received in March to produce vaccines.

Does that raise the ante for Texas?

McCombs said he told Sharp that Heisman winner Johnny Manziel has given A&M “the chance of a lifetime.

McCombs, who turns 86 in one week, said his age and natural outspokenness make him more likely to say what many Longhorns fans are thinking, but won’t admit aloud: A&M is better than Texas in football.

Then Red, get Mack's ass out of there so we can BE GREAT. DEAR GOD PEOPLE.

 

[beevomav]

Then Red, get Mack's ass out of there so we can BE GREAT. DEAR GOD PEOPLE.

Doesn't sound like a ringing endorsement..but..I also think he is wrong about kids preferring UT. I think that ship has sailed, and we need a new captain to get it back. Still, saying the coaches have made bad recruiting decisions is not good for Mack.

 

[bbdude]

I would have to agree. At this point Texas is no better than Texas Tech in the state. Baylor is quickly surpassing us and TAMU is the leader in the state. Need to go puke now.

 

[Lord Vader]

So basically he said Mack crapped the bed, but its the best bed in the state and everyone will ignore the crap?

 

[HornEnforcer]

Red has been a Mack supporter for quite some time now so I am not sure I trust what he says.