Texas and A&M Back to Thanksgiving

Brian Gamble (linebacker) after the infamous 1999 game following the Bonfire tragedy. I remember the early ass kickoff and the breakfast fiasco where the Longhorns never got served any at the Ramada. They ended up eating at IHOP or something. Major got food poisoning and Chris Samms had to start his first game as a Freshman in front of the most fired up crowd you've ever seen. I was in the stands that day and will never forget it:

The 1999 Aggie Bonfire Tragedy



Longhorn Band Remembers the Tragedy



Simms gets his revenge in 2000





Ricky in his younger days, back in 1995, which was the last game in the SWC history:

Highlights from the 1995, a Texas win clinching the last SWC championship

Texas A&M and Texas will play their annual rivalry game on Thanksgiving night this year for the first time since 1993.


"I'm thrilled that ESPN has offered to move the game back to that traditional date of Thanksgiving," A&M athletic director Bill Byrne said.

The new contract calls for the game to be played on Thanksgiving the next two seasons. For more than a decade, the game has been played on the day after Thanksgiving.

"This tradition-rich rivalry between two great universities deserves this type of exposure," first-year A&M coach Mike Sherman said.