Its just weird...

If and when I have kids and if they are ever good enough to obtain D1 scholarships from the likes of Texas A&M University and the sorts... there would be no discussion. My son would have to go to the Aggies unless there was a coach there by the name of Coach Fran.

I was not a Sherman fan but my kid would be there. With Sumlin - my kid would be there. There is only one other school my kid could consider and that is Alabama but I would highly and I mean highly encourage A&M above that other school.

I'm the same way and my parents were the same way with me and my two brothers. Of course, they did their job right the whole time because when it came time for us to choose there was only one real option in our minds

I am the first Aggie in my family (along with my wife who I met there)... We are determined that we will not be the last.

Yeah but if your kid grows up learning to love A&M then it won't even be a decision later on.

at some point in a parent's life you have got to let your child live his/her life and make their own decisions. If they go to your college, then your the proudest parent in the world, but if they choose to go OOS or to another in-state school, then all you can do is hope they have as much fun as you did while you were in college.

I totally understand that. By the time they're 18 they should be able to make decisions like that. My point is that if they grow up loving A&M since before they can remember, odds are they won't even be making a decision. A&M is a great school, so it's not like we're brainwashing them into going to a bad school

Not saying you can't. But you can't really get the same intangibles from a texas education that you can get from one at A&M. For proof go look up the tu student body president's speech after the bonfire collapse

If the choice is between just about any public university in the south/southwest and A&M, then I would highly encourage my kid to go to A&M for a number of reasons. If the choice is between A&M and Stanford or say UNC and my kid thinks they would be happy there, then I would be all means support such a decision. But I would be honest with them and tell them that where they go to college will have a big impact on where they ultimately make connections to get a job.

I don't know why you'd try to talk him out of A&M. Unless he wants a degree that has a better program somewhere else or wants to live out of state after graduation. A&M is a great school and competitive nationwide. Throw in the Aggie Network and the only reason I could see going somewhere else is for a degree with a higher ranked program. But once you get up high in the rankings they're kind of a wash anyways. Maybe MIT's engineering program is ranked higher, but is a difference of a couple spots worth paying twice the money (I made all those numbers up for sake of discussion)? I could've gone to Stanford if I wanted. I chose A&M and have absolutely no regrets