History
In the early days of the rivalry (1905 and earlier), Baylor and Texas A&M played each other multiple times, possibly due to a dearth of regional opponents. In 1996, the NCAA introduced overtime to college football, eliminating the chance of ties that had only infrequently occurred in the rivalry since 1939.
In the early days of the rivalry, Texas A&M was an all-male college, and Baylor was the closest college that had female students. Many Baylor coeds chose to date Aggies causing some resentment among the male students at Baylor, who did not have a corresponding pool of young women from Texas A&M to date. Legendary Baylor Coach Grant Teaff, when asked about the origin of the rivalry stated that, “There was a great deal of resentment from Baylor boys on campus because they weren’t any girls at A&M. The Aggies would come here and grab the Baylor beauties. That has something to do with the feud.”
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