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Texas A&M Football: 5 reasons the Lone Star Showdown vs. Texas needs to return

By Shelbie Warr

Patrick Lewis #61 of the Texas A&M Aggies prepares to snap the ball against the Texas Longhorns - (Photo by Darren Carroll/Getty Images)
Patrick Lewis #61 of the Texas A&M Aggies prepares to snap the ball against the Texas Longhorns - (Photo by Darren Carroll/Getty Images) /
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AUSTIN, TX – NOVEMBER 11: Texas Longhorns fans celebrate in the fourth quarter against the Kansas Jayhawks at Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium on November 11, 2017 in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Tim Warner/Getty Images)
AUSTIN, TX – NOVEMBER 11: Texas Longhorns fans celebrate in the fourth quarter against the Kansas Jayhawks at Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium on November 11, 2017 in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Tim Warner/Getty Images) /

4. The financial benefits of this game are through the roof

This game is a big deal, for both schools. Don’t let anyone tell you any differently. Don’t let anyone convince you that these two schools don’t care about one another either because that is just not true. Both schools are huge football programs that are looking to make money. What better way to make money than in a cross conference rivalry game?

Never mind the fact that the Governor of Texas has made it a goal of his to reunite this rivalry. If that isn’t proof enough that this game is important to everyone involved, I don’t know what is.

Since joining the SEC, according to a 2016 report by USA Today, Texas A&M has passed Texas as the most profitable athletic program in the country. Texas still sits at number two. If these schools want to make money, a match up on the football field every year only makes sense. These are the top grossing programs in the nation, play the game.