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The Texas baseball team swept archrival Texas A&M over the weekend to improve to 19-2 in SEC play. In doing so, they avenged Jim Schlossnagle, who dealt with personal attacks following what was viewed as a traitorous coaching change.
Schlossnagle left College Station 24 hours after leading the Aggies to a national championship appearance. The two programs have gone in much different directions since.
The Longhorns are currently the No. 1 team in the nation. They’ll have sights set on Omaha this postseason. Texas is firmly in the mix to land the top overall NCAA Tournament seed. The team is 37-5 in Schlossnagle’s first season as he’s already exceeded the win total from the 2024 campaign.
Texas A&M, meanwhile, entered the year as the preseason favorite, only to limp to a 14-15 start. They’ve since fallen out of the Top 25 altogether and are currently 24-19.
Both teams are still slated to compete in the postseason, though the Aggies will likely have to do so on the road. Their resume took another hit over the weekend after being swept by their rivals.
The Longhorns won three one-run games to earn bragging rights. It was a testy series that saw at least one ejection as a result of high emotions.
Texas baseball twisted the knife after the fact.
The Aggies released a pre-series hype video to pump up fans ahead of the rivalry set. It backfired quickly.
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The video showed a series of Texas A&M clips set to the tune Sabotage by the Beastie Boys. The Longhorns used that social media post against the Aggies in a follow-up on Tuesday.
Texas replayed highlights from the weekend sweep to dance on its rival’s grave after the fact. The same song was played over the clip to make intentions clear.
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Texas avenged Jim Schlossnagle.
The sweep was extra sweet for the coach, who received much hate after switching sides in the Lonestar State rivalry. He detailed personal attacks from fans in an interview this past February.
“My cell phone number got put out, and I probably got 2,000 nasty text messages,” he said while speaking with Anne-Parker Coleman of KVUE News in Austin. “The Venmo requests. It’s overboard. It’s the vocal minority, I believe that… The Venmo requests, they were pretty colorful. Some of the things that got sent in the mail. Some of that stuff’s died down.”
Jim Schlossnagle received backlash for his handling of the change, and rightfully so given his traitorous decision came a day after ripping a reporter during a denial of his Texas interest.
Texas A&M’s president took a shot at the baseball coach following the move, as did a few former players. Still, the response from the fanbase crossed the line in Schlossnagle’s eyes.
He got his revenge on those unhappy Aggies over the weekend. The social media team then twisted the knife with its celebratory post.