# TexAgs

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**TexAgs** is an independent [Texas A&M University](/source/Texas_A%26M_University) fan website. It features articles, chat, [forums](/source/Internet_forum), and recruiting information about [Texas A&M Aggie](/source/Texas_A%26M_Aggies) sports. The website receives an average of 1,000,000 pageviews per day,[2] and As of June 2008, TexAgs was the sixth most-visited college sports website[3] and the most visited [NCAA Division I-A](/source/NCAA_Division_I-A) website.[4] During the 2012 college football season, the website received an average of 500,000 monthly [unique visitors](/source/Unique_visitors).[5]

TexAgs was created by Peter Kuo in May 1997 and sold to its current operators in December 1999.[1][6] When it debuted, TexAgs only had 2,000-3,000 members, and forums only discussed [Aggie football](/source/Texas_A%26M_Aggies_football). In February 2007, [The Association of Former Students](/source/The_Association_of_Former_Students) announced a marketing partnership with TexAgs.com.[7] As of 2007, there were more than 60,000 accounts. The website never used any form of advertising for promotion, as it grew popular via [word of mouth](/source/Word_of_mouth).[8] As of 2013, there were over 9,500 paying subscribers,[5] and the website presently includes over 50 different forums.[9]

Notable forum posts include one that disclosed that former [University of Oklahoma](/source/University_of_Oklahoma) [quarterback](/source/Quarterback) [Rhett Bomar](/source/Rhett_Bomar) received payment for non-worked hours from a local auto dealership seven months before the University kicked the player off of the team and reported the infraction to the NCAA.[6][10][11] Former University President and former [U.S. Secretary of Defense](/source/U.S._Secretary_of_Defense) [Robert Gates](/source/Robert_Gates) has posted as "Ranger65".[6][12][13][14][15][16] In April 2010, TexAgs gained national attention when a forum member posting as "dermdoc" posted of terminating an employee because of increased costs due to [Obamacare](/source/Patient_Protection_and_Affordable_Care_Act). The employee happened to have voted for [President](/source/President_of_the_United_States) [Barack Obama](/source/Barack_Obama).[17][18] Texas A&M graduate and US Astronaut [Mike Fossum](/source/Mike_Fossum) posted late on July 29, 2011 from the [International Space Station](/source/International_Space_Station) using an account TexAgs staff set up for him earlier that day.[19]

In 2009, the website became an affiliate of [ESPN.com](/source/ESPN.com) as part of the 20 college TEAM Sports Network,[20] but that relationship has since ended.[21]

On August 22, 2011, TexAgs radio was launched as a daily Aggie sports talk show on [KZNE](/source/KZNE) 1150 The Zone. The show airs for three hours on weekdays and includes a one-hour TV show simulcast.[5] Hosts include David Nuño, Billy Liucci, and Olin Buchanan.

As of 2019, TexAgs had four owners, nineteen full-time employees, fourteen part-time employees, and seven interns.[22]

## See also

- [List of Internet forums](/source/List_of_Internet_forums)

## References

1. Griffin, Tim (1999-07-31). "College football fans zone in on the Web". *[San Antonio Express-News](/source/San_Antonio_Express-News)*

1. ["TexAgs Media Kit"](http://texags.com/s/5619/media-kit). TexAgs. 2015-06-18. Retrieved 2015-06-18.

1. ["Most Popular In College and University"](https://web.archive.org/web/20080331142333/http://www.alexa.com/browse/general). [Alexa Internet](/source/Alexa_Internet). Archived from [the original](http://www.alexa.com/browse/general/?&CategoryID=30288&mode=general&R=True&Start=1&SortBy=Popularity) on 2008-03-31. Retrieved 2008-06-04.

1. ["Most Popular In NCAA Division I-A"](https://web.archive.org/web/20080331224319/http://www.alexa.com/browse). [Alexa Internet](/source/Alexa_Internet). Archived from [the original](http://www.alexa.com/browse?&CategoryID=108124) on 2008-03-31. Retrieved 2008-06-04.

1. Scarborough, Alex (2013-07-01). ["Welcome to college football's never-ending online tailgate"](https://web.archive.org/web/20180719153248/http://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/24011044/message-boards-texags-tigerdroppings-keep-college-football-weird). *ESPN*. ESPN. Archived from [the original](http://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/24011044/message-boards-texags-tigerdroppings-keep-college-football-weird) on 2018-07-19. Retrieved 2018-07-11.

1. Buckley, Christopher B. (2008-06-23). ["Cyber Fanatics: TexAgs.com fans commune online"](http://media.www.thebatt.com/media/storage/paper657/news/2008/06/23/News/Cyber.Fanatics-3384275-page2.shtml). *[The Battalion](/source/The_Battalion)*[dead link]

1. ["TexAgs.com and The Association Announce Strategic Marketing Partnership"](http://www.aggienetwork.com/release.aspx?p=492). 2007-02-01. Retrieved 2008-07-12.[dead link]

1. Fullhart, Steve (2006-10-28). ["The TexAgs Internet Explosion"](https://web.archive.org/web/20070611102537/http://www.kbtx.com/collegenews/2922551.html). [KBTX](/source/KBTX). Archived from [the original](http://www.kbtx.com/collegenews/2922551.html) on 2007-06-11. Retrieved 2007-06-24.

1. ["TexAgs Forums"](http://texags.com/forums). TexAgs. 2015-06-18. Retrieved 2015-06-18.

1. Roberts, Selena (2007-07-15). ["Internet Whistleblowers Go Where N.C.A.A. Fears to Tread"](https://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/15/sports/ncaabasketball/15roberts.html). *[The New York Times](/source/The_New_York_Times)*. Retrieved 2008-07-12.

1. Steele, Michael (2006-08-29). ["TexAgs' Brandon Jones turned a hobby into a career"](https://web.archive.org/web/20070929111429/http://media.www.thebatt.com/media/storage/paper657/news/2006/08/29/Sports/The-Wonderful.Web-2249757.shtml). *[The Battalion](/source/The_Battalion)*. Archived from [the original](http://media.www.thebatt.com/media/storage/paper657/news/2006/08/29/Sports/The-Wonderful.Web-2249757.shtml) on 2007-09-29. Retrieved 2007-06-24.

1. Doyel, Gregg (2006-12-12). ["Our best defense shouldn't come from a message board"](https://archive.today/20120913000514/http://www.sportsline.com/columns/story/9866661). *CBS Sports*. Archived from [the original](http://www.sportsline.com/columns/story/9866661) on 2012-09-13. Retrieved 2008-09-04.

1. ["Dr. Gates breaks cover"](http://www.texags.com/main/forum.reply.asp?forum_id=5&topic_id=768382). TexAgs. 2006-12-07. Retrieved 2007-06-24.

1. Cohen, Rachel (2006-12-08). ["Anonymous posts on TexAgs.com came from Gates"](http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/spt/colleges/texasam/stories/120906dnspogates.2afb538.html). *[The Dallas Morning News](/source/The_Dallas_Morning_News)*. Retrieved 2007-07-15.

1. ["Post on Texags by Secretary Gates"](http://www.texags.com/main/forum.reply.asp?forum_id=5&topic_id=946806). TexAgs. Retrieved 2007-09-17.

1. [I doubt that NC State has a Ranger65 at StateFans Nation](http://www.statefansnation.com/index.php/archives/2007/07/20/i-doubt-that-nc-state-has-a-ranger65/)

1. [CBS News](https://web.archive.org/web/20100410025533/http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-503544_162-20001984-503544.html)

1. [The Houston Press](http://blogs.houstonpress.com/hairballs/2010/04/aggie_doc_fires_obama.php)

1. [TexAgs.com: Aggies Only](https://texags.com/forums/27/topics/1874692/replies/27531243) (subscription required)

1. ["January 21, 2009 AGGIE ROUNDUP"](http://www.aggiesports.com/Sports/AGGIE-ROUNDUP2009-01-20T22-20-09)

1. ["Would you sign up for an ESPN-free TexAgs?"](http://texags.com/forums/5/topics/1886487). TexAgs. 2011-08-14. Retrieved 2015-06-18.

1. [TexAgs Staff Page](http://texags.com/staff)

## External links

- [TexAgs official website](http://www.texags.com/)

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