Two of the biggest football programs in Texas haven't played each other since the 2011 season. When will the Longhorns and Aggies face off on the gridiron again? Our insiders, columnists and contributors examine the first year and take a look:

Chuck Carlton: We seem to be moving in that direction. Texas coach Tom Herman has made it known that he would like to play Texas A&M as a regular non-conference opponent. Jimbo Fisher has been non-committal so far. At the same time, both teams are locked into non-conference schedules pretty much through the next decade. It would require buying out some existing games. And it would almost certainly have to be an early-season game because of conference scheduling mandates. Both administrations have to want it. The timing hasn't been right so far.

Adam Grosbard: It'll probably be a while. There's way too much pride involved at this point. A lot of tensions are going to have to subside. Both sides are going to have to be convinced that it's in the program's best interest to play each other again. The scrimmage basketball game was a good start in repaving that bridge.

Ben Baby: I don't think it'll be much longer. The more time passes from A&M's move to the SEC, the better the odds are of both schools playing each other. And the set-up is something Jimbo is familiar with. Florida State and Florida meet annually at the end of the season despite being in different conferences. A&M fans might say they don't want to play the Longhorns anymore, but I don't think that's necessarily true. Despite not playing each other since 2011, there's clearly a fascination with the other schools on both sides of the Lone Star Showdown.

It's good for the state and for college football as a whole. Also, as we wrote earlier, if Texas governor Greg Abbott and A&M chancellor John Sharp want it to happen, there's a chance the game is restarted in the next couple of years.

Matt Mosley: Only one of the coaches truly understands what that rivalry has been like over the years... and that's Herman. I don't think this is a huge priority for Jimbo Fisher or that AD who came from Washington. They can dabble in some baseball and basketball matchups to keep things interesting. But there's just not enough desire to play each other. The Aggies seem to feel really proud of their SEC affiliation. In fact, it makes them feel superior to the Horns in some ways. I just don't sense a lot of momentum to get these schools back together.

Maybe if the Big 12 falls apart in a few years, it will naturally happen between the Horns and Aggies. Until then, it's status quo. There will be some great recruiting battles, though. Both schools seem to have a lot of issues finding the right QB.

Newy Scruggs: I don't care if Texas and Texas A&M play against each other anytime soon. I'd rather see each team figure out a way to become a Top 15 team on a yearly basis.

If I am Tom Herman, I wouldn't want to play the game. Texas has more to lose than gain in my opinion.

Jean-Jacques Taylor: That's a question I hope gets answered real soon. There's no good reason the two biggest notable programs in the state shouldn't play. It's all because of ego - and it doesn't really matter who you're blaming. Both schools are at fault. The egos have short-changed fans and alums. Dumb.