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A charter member of the Southwest Conference until its dissolution in 1996, Texas A&M now competes in the Big 12 Conference (South Division) of the NCAA's Division I-A. The sports teams are known as the Aggies and the colors are maroon and white. The University's major rival is the University of Texas, known to Aggies as "texas university" or simply "t.u." In 2004, sporting events between Texas A&M and the University of Texas became known as the Lone Star Showdown. The most-watched part of this rivalry is the annual football game held on the day after Thanksgiving. The football team is currently coached by Dennis Franchione. Lately, however, the football program has struggled, with losses to Baylor in '04 and Iowa St. at Kyle Field in '05. The 2004 football team earned a spot in the SBC Cotton Bowl in Dallas, Texas but suffered a 30-7 defeat against the University of Tennessee. Due to the Volunteers colors resembling the Longhorns (only brighter), some Aggies fans stated that "It felt like losing to t.u." The mens basketball team is currently coached by Billy Gillispie and the women's by Gary Blair. Both took their respective programs to an NCAA postseason in 2006, a first for Texas A&M since Big 12 play began in 1996.
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