"Ever Been to College Station?..."

What Will Muschamp Has to Say About College Station, Texas
by Jeff Jones

It looks like the age-old playground argument “my dad can beat up your dad” has grown into the new-age, cross-country argument of “my city is better than your city.”  Late last week Florida Gators head coach Will Muschamp drew some attention with his negative comments about the city of College Station, TX – home of SEC newcomer Texas A&M.

At a Gators booster event Muschamp jokingly stated, “You ever been to College Station, it will be the last time you go.”  Implying the east Texas city is a less than desirable location for anyone to go willingly.

Clearly the Aggies had to respond, but the question is "How?"


Did they take this as an opportunity to create the SEC’s fiercest new rivalry?  Did they blast back with tons of anti-Gainsville rhetoric?

Nope…

Instead, they sent the Florida ball coach a gift basket filled with plenty College Station originals.  Tickets to the George Bush Presidential Library and Museum, a bottle of wine from a local vineyard,  and other Aggie trinkets were shipped off to Gainsville in response.

Though this gesture was no doubt a memorable one, the highlight of this back and forth exchange has been the humorous video response issued by Nancy Berry – the mayor of College Station.

In this video, Berry innocently pokes fun at Muschamp, shows off some photoshop skills, and ends by expressing how excited she is to “host you [Muschamp], your team, and as many gator fans as you can bring here on September 8^th” – all while getting a few laughs along the way.

Though this interaction has been light-hearted and fun to watch thus far, there will undoubtedly be no love lost between the Aggie fans and Will Muschamp when the Gators travel to Kyle Field to challenge Texas A&M in the Aggie's first ever SEC matchup on September 8^th .

The Video:

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