Rivalries
The university's biggest rival at one time was Texas A&M University. However, in football, Texas considers the Oklahoma Sooners to be a more significant rival, due to the Sooner's recent dominance of the Longhorns. According to Bill Little, the Longhorn's Assistant Athletic Director, the rivalry against A&M is "based on respect", while the rivalry against Oklahoma is "based on anger". Other teams have also been considered to be rivals of the Longhorns in various sports.
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