yeah why is texas a&m in the SEC On 9/5/12, Woody Bass <gatorrr...@gmail.com> wrote: > yea... not very bright... apparently the mayor of college station sent > Must-Chomp a welcome basket full of aggie stuff > > > On Sep 4, 2012, at 6:54 PM, mail.bobparks.com wrote: > >> Hah!! Whoever Aggie Nation is should get a reward for stirring up a >> little rivalry before the game. >> Now we're all angry and instead of reaching out the hand of SEC fellowship >> we want to go in there and stomp the snot out of them!!! Nice job! >> >> Oliver Barry, CRS, GRI >> Real Estate Broker >> Bob Parks, LLC >> 1517 Hunt Club Blvd >> Gallatin TN 37066 >> 615-972-4239 >> 615-826-4040 >> Sent from my iPhone >> >> Begin forwarded message: >> >>> From: Woody Bass <gatorrr...@gmail.com> >>> Date: September 5, 2012 5:30:00 AM CDT >>> To: gatorn...@googlegroups.com >>> Subject: [gatornews] Gainesville.com: Texas A&M: We didn’t authorize >>> billboard dissing Gators >>> Reply-To: gatornews+own...@googlegroups.com >>> >>> Texas A&M: We didn’t authorize billboard dissing Gators >>> >>> Tuesday, September 4, 2012 at 1:40 by Nathan Crabbe >>> Gator fans aren’t the only ones upset about a new billboard saying that >>> Gainesville has been “annexed by the Aggie Nation.” >>> >>> It turns out that Texas A&M University officials didn’t authorize the >>> sign and believe it might be a case of trademark infringement. >>> >>> The billboard at 13th Street and 53rd Avenue says that new Southeastern >>> Conference member Texas A&M has the “Best Academics & Cleanest Program” >>> in the conference. It includes the line, “Real Football. Real >>> Tradition.” >>> >>> Texas A&M is hosting the Gators on Saturday in the Aggies’ first >>> conference game. The billboard is “not in line with how we have handled >>> our transition to the SEC,” said Jason Cook, Texas A&M’s vice president >>> for marketing and communications. >>> >>> “We have no idea about the origin of the billboard, but it’s certainly >>> something that we take very seriously,” he said. >>> >>> The sign appears to be a case of trademark infringement, he said. The >>> university is working with Clear Channel Outdoor, the company that owns >>> the billboard, to determine who ordered the sign. A message to Clear >>> Channel wasn’t immediately returned. >>> >>> UPDATE: Clear Channel is taking down the billboard, said Jim Cullinan, >>> head of communications for the company. A Houston media company >>> representing a group called Aggie Nation bought the billboard, he said. >>> >>> Clear Channel has been unable to get in touch with Aggie Nation to get a >>> response to the trademark claim, he said, so the company is immediately >>> removing the billboard. >>> >>> “To protect any trademark we’ll take it down, and if they resolve it, >>> we’re happy to put it back up,” he said. >>> >>> >>> -- >>> GATORS: ONE VOICE ON SATURDAY - NO VOICE ON SUNDAY! >>> 1996 National Football Champions | 2006 National Basketball Champions >>> 2006 National Football Champions | 2007 National Basketball Champions >>> 2008 National Football Champions | >>> Three Heisman Trophy winners: Steve Spurrier (1966), Danny Wuerffel >>> (1996), >>> Tim Tebow (2007) - Visit our website at www.gatornet.us >> >> >> -- >> GATORS: ONE VOICE ON SATURDAY - NO VOICE ON SUNDAY! >> 1996 National Football Champions | 2006 National Basketball Champions >> 2006 National Football Champions | 2007 National Basketball Champions >> 2008 National Football Champions | >> Three Heisman Trophy winners: Steve Spurrier (1966), Danny Wuerffel >> (1996), >> Tim Tebow (2007) - Visit our website at www.gatornet.us > > -- > GATORS: ONE VOICE ON SATURDAY - NO VOICE ON SUNDAY! > 1996 National Football Champions | 2006 National Basketball Champions > 2006 National Football Champions | 2007 National Basketball Champions > 2008 National Football Champions | > Three Heisman Trophy winners: Steve Spurrier (1966), Danny Wuerffel (1996), > Tim Tebow (2007) - Visit our website at www.gatornet.us
-- GATORS: ONE VOICE ON SATURDAY - NO VOICE ON SUNDAY! 1996 National Football Champions | 2006 National Basketball Champions 2006 National Football Champions | 2007 National Basketball Champions 2008 National Football Champions | Three Heisman Trophy winners: Steve Spurrier (1966), Danny Wuerffel (1996), Tim Tebow (2007) - Visit our website at www.gatornet.us
