My 2-cents

If the Arkansas-Texas A&M series becomes a reality, then I really think the Texas-OU game will leave Dallas and become a home-and-home affair. I don't expect it to remain at the Cotton Bowl after the current contract expires and I don't think it wants to compete for attention with an Aggie-Razorback series at Jones Stadium, or whatever that joint will be called. Besides playing the Texas-OU game one year in Austin and the next year in Norman just makes good sense.

A&M's hiring of Mike Sherman also seems to make sense, although I'm not sure how much a connection Sherman has with Texas high school coaches. Of course, it didn't take Texas' Mack Brown long to make that connection. I'm also puzzled by this statement from A&M Athletic Director Bill Byrne: "Most of the all, the thing I like about Mike Sherman, he's an Aggie." Sure, he was A&M's offensive line coach in the 1990s, but he left in 1997 to coach tight ends for the Green Bay Packers. Does that one brief stint make him a full-fledged Aggie? Is Dennis Franchione now considered for all time to be an Aggie? How about Jackie Sherrill? If former assistant coaches achieve this status, how about former head coaches? A&M folks, help me out here!