Look -we all know they aren't all bad people or wholly incompetent at making a living - and yes they have some good schools on campus - that doesn't make aggy a better school than Texas and it doesn't make the majority of them not a bunch of irritating fucking goofballs when you accidentally venture into the wrong topic of discussion.
I typically don't like people or enjoy their company based on how successful they are. I like them based on their integrity, what they believe in, and how interesting they are to be around or converse with. And I think that elite universities should strive to instill those values just as much as they strive to add commas to their graduate's pay-checks.
Kids don't attend aggy to expand their world-view or broaden their horizons. They attend because they're wired in that weird fucking aggy-fashion and the school speaks to them, or they are chasing a specific degree that the school does at a high level (ag, engineering, vet) or because they didn't get in to their first or second choice. It isn't a bad way to set up your life (if its what you're into and what you value) but they aren't changing the world or moving the fucking needle down there very frequently.
That said - if I'm being honest - there are things about Texas that I'm not a fan of and that I can be a bit more objective about as someone that didn't attend but has been inundated with since I was born. There are things about my own alma mater that I don't like, but obviously I'm much more subjective and biased across the board there.
Every school has its pros and cons. For some folks - aggy legitimately is a better fit than Texas or Rice would be. But - if we're going to be adults about it - we all know that Texas and Rice do a lot more to break barriers and challenge the status quo than aggy ever has or ever will. Personally, I think that's the mark of a great university: somewhere game-changing ideas are born and encouraged.