College football fans had so many jokes about Texas A&M losing with Ted Cruz reportedly showing up
Sometimes, U.S. Senator Ted Cruz attends Texas sporting events. And many times — though not every time — he’s at a game in person, the Texas team loses.
But it’s especially bad when it comes to college football, so Texas A&M football fans are bracing themselves for Saturday.
Ahead of the No. 20 Aggies’ Week 1 season opener at home against No. 7 Notre Dame, Cruz and Texas A&M athletics director Trev Alberts will reportedly speak with the media at Kyle Field in College Station, according to GigEm247’s Carter Karels with the 247Sports’ TAMU affiliate.
Non-Aggies bettors are thrilled, while Texas A&M fans are dreading this because it likely means Cruz will be in attendance for the 7:30 p.m. ET kickoff.
Of course, Texas teams don’t always lose when Cruz is in attendance. But as Business Insider noted earlier this year, college football teams don’t often do well with him there. In the last decade, the senator has reportedly attended eight college football games for Texas, Baylor and Texas A&M, and the Lone Star State teams are 1-7. Not great.
College football fans are well aware of this trend, so in response to Cruz’s scheduled appearance Saturday at the Texas A&M game, the jokes and predictions rolled in — but Aggies fans begged him to stay away.
How Twitter reacted to Ted Cruz’s scheduled appearance at Texas A&M-Notre Dame
[fires hard on Notre Dame ML] https://t.co/lNaF4Ggzce
— Steven Godfrey (@38Godfrey) August 30, 2024
https://t.co/MGYgI7LTfj pic.twitter.com/f9oGOBuDRh
— Robert Behrens (@rcb05) August 30, 2024
I fear you may be cooked Ags https://t.co/74N9TKNVA4
— Amanda Atwell (@AmandaMAtwell) August 30, 2024
I BEG OF YOU… DONT SHOW UP TO THE GAME https://t.co/ulbHPm8qkZ pic.twitter.com/PUhPpyehuL
— Gus Rodriguez (earl(e)y bird acct) (@gusrod2023) August 30, 2024
Notre Dame by 14 https://t.co/IlmqgI9iIO
— Matt Brown (@MattBrownEP) August 30, 2024
Life savings on ND https://t.co/NqAkvGudrV
— Will (@WillBaizer) August 30, 2024
https://t.co/mkdbWV7DR8 pic.twitter.com/QDIytMD4eI
— Ryan Radulovacki (@ryanradulovacki) August 30, 2024
just put my entire 401k on the irish https://t.co/xJQmXWYyn1
— nick (@nick_pants) August 30, 2024
Texas A&M -3 ticket is officially a loser https://t.co/g4lafjP3ly
— Gray Hardison (@BellyoftheBeast) August 30, 2024
MAYDAY MAYDAY MY PICK https://t.co/BzAeOJHKHb
— Shehan Jeyarajah (@ShehanJeyarajah) August 30, 2024
Texas A&M fans: https://t.co/pqC8miL823 pic.twitter.com/6IBRnelAMz
— Pregame Empire (@PregameEmpire) August 30, 2024
Ted Cruz is at Kyle Field?
Congrats to ND on the big win. https://t.co/NIBtG7k5DQ
— AggieZach (@AggieZach10) August 30, 2024