More than a year ago, I made a suggestion in attempt to appease all parties connected to the Texas Cold War between Texas and Texas A&M.

What if situations like the Tyrone Swoopes vs. Jerrod Heard quarterback competition played out in a scrimmage against Texas A&M?

It was simple; transform the Texas spring game, which is usually an intrasquad scrimmage, into a game against the Aggies to keep the rivalry alive.

My thoughts were not well received by members of the message board mafia. The main complaints about renewing the rivalry are future scheduling, risk/reward for both teams and, of course, there are fans on both sides who say good riddance and on to the next one.

My suggestion would negate any of those concerns and would also allow some of the tension to be relieved on both sides of this cold war. Recently two FBS head coaches endorsed a similar idea; Central Florida's George O'Leary and Ole Miss' Hugh Freeze both said they'd like to play against an opposing team in their spring game rather than have the traditional scrimmage.

Freeze said earlier this week he'd like Ole Miss to play an FCS team instead of an intrasquad scrimmage. O'Leary took it even further and said he'd like to compete against an in-state opponent in place of the spring game.

It seems that its only a matter of time before some FBS program decides to buck the trend of intrasquad spring games. The explosion of television sports networks throughout the sports industrial complex has led to an unquenchable thirst for sports content, which is why more and more spring games are being televised.

I think it's safe to say all sports networks would be on board. Spring game attendance is always a concern for the bluebloods of college football, and this idea would instantly make spring game sellouts a common thing.

Coaches would get a better evaluation of their players against more legitimate competition, and as long as both teams abide by the unwritten rules of contact -- specifically as it relates to each team's quarterback -- there would be minimal risk with significant reward. Of course no team would want to play a scrimmage against a future opponent, so the matchups would be eclectic and unusual, creating even more interest.

It goes without saying this venture would be a cash cow and each program could decide what to do with the revenue from these scrimmages (charity or profit). If this, or rather when this idea becomes mainstream, a Texas vs. Texas A&M spring scrimmage would be among the most lucrative of such games.

A spring scrimmage against the Aggies would be a good way to obtain the revenue while still protecting the desire to expand the Texas brand Patterson covets.

You could schedule the scrimmage as a home-and-home or you could rotate it in one of Texas' three major cities each year with a venue appropriate for such an event (AT&T Stadium in Arlington, NRG Stadium in Houston or the Alamodome in San Antonio) as a symbiotic recruiting tool for both programs.

This idea would give you all the benefits of the rivalry without any of the long-term risk or stress.

Since I'm on the subject of the Aggies, the cold war between the two schools has continued to escalate tensions on both sides and recently there's been a lot written about the rivalry. A lot of the articles are simply trolling for clicks in college football's silly season, but some are worth a retort.

Recently there was an article written inquiring or insinuating that Texas may be afraid to play the Aggies for a number of reasons. We know this to be unfounded ridiculousness because ESPN stats and info reviewed the schedules of every Power 5 college football program and concluded Texas has the toughest non-conference schedule over the next five seasons.

Choosing not to play the Aggies and being afraid to play the Aggies are totally different things. Steve Patterson has stated openly he has no interest in renewing the rivalry because it doesn't fit his plans to grow the Texas brand, and I agree. Simply put, if it doesn't make dollars, then it doesn't make sense to the Texas men's athletic director (that's why I call him OG Stevie P.).

Another column on the Texas vs. Texas A&M series suggested the Aggie football program had surpassed the Longhorn football program as of late. The harsh reality for both sides of this now defunct rivalry is both teams deserved better than what that rivalry provided at the time.

It was a rarity to have both teams ranked in the top-25 when they played (only three times in the Mack Brown era) and the rivalry had dissolved into a regional affair. The sad, inconvenient, unfortunate truth for Aggies is it's still hard for them to accept is Texas upgraded to a better rival decades ago.

If you ask any Longhorn fan what college program they have more competitive hatred for, most will say the Sooners, which means that's your rival. The Aggies became Texas' mistress, our sidepiece, our gumar; the Sooners became Texas' nationally recognized rival.

A throwaway comment by Strong was recently turned into a t-shirt, which is par for the course for the Aggies of late.

Like Beyonce, we upgraded and even Aggies would admit that. The Aggies became irritated and frustrated being the other rival, and they decided that they deserved better. The SEC was their upgrade.

Texas deserved a blueblood/mega-power as its national rival, and the Aggies deserved better than to be the other woman. Both programs deserved better and both teams upgraded.

Alas, that seems to mean little to the folks on one side trying to constantly one-up the other.

Daylon Mack seems to be quite the entrepreneur and has gotten into the t-shirt making business. He recently took a quote from a Charlie Strong media availability and decided to make a pro-Aggie shirt from it that was quite clever.

The quote on the t-shirt was taken out of context and was said jokingly. When asked about renewing the Texas/TexasA&M rivalry, Coach Strong's responses in question appeared to be said in jest.

“Let me win some games first,” he told ESPN.com's Chris Low. “Then I can push it. I don’t know if I want to go walking into College Station right now.”

The last part of that quote where Coach Strong mentions not wanting to walk into College Station right now was the quote Mack placed on the front of a maroon t-shirt. This upset a lot of Longhorn fans.

Why? It's no different than my ex-girlfriend trashing me on Facebook. It's been years since we broke up, but she's still obsessed with me. That t-shirt isn't a diss to Texas; it's a subconscious compliment from the Aggies.

They miss us.