Bill Byrne, Texas A&M’s athletic director, sends out a weekly email. This week he talks about the fallacy that going to a bowl game means huge dollars for a school. Since attending a bowl is incredibly expensive and they have to share the money with the rest of the conference, there is hardly anything left. In fact, if the Aggies had gone to the Holiday Bowl they would have surely lost money because of the expense of going to California and the reduced payout. It is still a big win, though, because of national exposure and a big boost for recruiting.

I’m amazed at how open and honest Bill Byrne is each week. He takes on all questions candidly and openly. GREAT LEADERSHIP.

Gig’Em Ags!