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FWST: Beat writers break down Texas and TCU matchup
By Stefan Stevenson
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TCU renews its conference rivalry with Texas in the most visible way possible: a nationally-televised primetime event on Thanksgiving.
Before we dig into the main course of Thursday's feast in Austin, here's a quick history lesson on the Thanksgiving tradition and series between the schools. The Thanksgiving game is a Texas tradition that began two years after the Longhorns team was created. Texas defeated San Antonio 38-0 on Nov. 28, 1895. In 1897, Texas defeated Fort Worth University on Thanksgiving by the same score. In 1900, the Horns first played Texas A&M on Thanksgiving, a holiday-weekend tradition that, more or less, held from 1918 until 2011, before the Aggies left the Big 12 for the Southeastern Conference.
"It's a great opportunity to rekindle old Southwest Conference ties," TCU coach Gary Patterson said. "We're really excited about the fact that we get an opportunity to play back in that kind of venue and be part of the tradition of the Thanksgiving game. For us to get a chance to do that, I think, is a big deal. We hope to be a great substitute at this point in time." ...
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By Stefan Stevenson
[email protected]
TCU renews its conference rivalry with Texas in the most visible way possible: a nationally-televised primetime event on Thanksgiving.
Before we dig into the main course of Thursday's feast in Austin, here's a quick history lesson on the Thanksgiving tradition and series between the schools. The Thanksgiving game is a Texas tradition that began two years after the Longhorns team was created. Texas defeated San Antonio 38-0 on Nov. 28, 1895. In 1897, Texas defeated Fort Worth University on Thanksgiving by the same score. In 1900, the Horns first played Texas A&M on Thanksgiving, a holiday-weekend tradition that, more or less, held from 1918 until 2011, before the Aggies left the Big 12 for the Southeastern Conference.
"It's a great opportunity to rekindle old Southwest Conference ties," TCU coach Gary Patterson said. "We're really excited about the fact that we get an opportunity to play back in that kind of venue and be part of the tradition of the Thanksgiving game. For us to get a chance to do that, I think, is a big deal. We hope to be a great substitute at this point in time." ...
Read more here: http://www.star-tele...l#storylink=cpy
