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14 hours ago, SL Xpress said:

 

I guess if we're married to car company analogies, the best one I can think of is Tudor is Land Rover, and Rolex is Range Rover. Doesn't work exactly, but that's the best I can come up with. 

I mean... Land Rover is the company. Range Rover is a model.   That's like saying Tudor is Ford and Rolex is a GT. 

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Posted
3 minutes ago, pops said:

I mean... Land Rover is the company. Range Rover is a model.   That's like saying Tudor is Ford and Rolex is a GT. 

That's what I thought. But I've never been interested in the marvels of British engineering, so what do I know?

it's like the same group owns both... like Texas does OU and aggy

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Posted
17 minutes ago, pops said:

I mean... Land Rover is the company. Range Rover is a model.   That's like saying Tudor is Ford and Rolex is a GT. 

Yeah, it's not perfect. But there are also Land Rover models. The Land Rover models compared to the Range Rover models. They use some of the same parts, the same processes, and some people argue you're basically buying the same thing for a lesser price, when normal people feel like that's really a justification for spending less money. Same thing with Tudor/Rolex. 

The thing is, Rolex was started first, then Hans Wilford founded Tudor as a company specifically designed to sell very nice watches at a slightly more affordable price. 

Going back to the original athletic department analogy, Rolex is like UT-Austin, Tudor is like UT-Arlington. There's not really an equivalent car company. 

But to compare Texas and SMU athletic departments, a better analogy would be to say Texas is a Rolex, and SMU is some other nice but not exclusive brand. Frankly, SMU athletics isn't even that great, although they've had some recent success. Seiko maybe? SMU is the Seiko of athletic departments. 

Posted
6 minutes ago, aggie08 said:

Rex vs. ztexjas is the battle to the death that I never knew that I always wanted.

They should race their BMWs around Loop 12 for DCC privileges 

Posted
1 hour ago, SL Xpress said:

Yeah, it's not perfect. But there are also Land Rover models. The Land Rover models compared to the Range Rover models. They use some of the same parts, the same processes, and some people argue you're basically buying the same thing for a lesser price, when normal people feel like that's really a justification for spending less money. Same thing with Tudor/Rolex. 

The thing is, Rolex was started first, then Hans Wilford founded Tudor as a company specifically designed to sell very nice watches at a slightly more affordable price. 

Going back to the original athletic department analogy, Rolex is like UT-Austin, Tudor is like UT-Arlington. There's not really an equivalent car company. 

But to compare Texas and SMU athletic departments, a better analogy would be to say Texas is a Rolex, and SMU is some other nice but not exclusive brand. Frankly, SMU athletics isn't even that great, although they've had some recent success. Seiko maybe? SMU is the Seiko of athletic departments. 

They are all Land Rovers. Land Rover Range Rover. Land Rover Defender. Land Rover Discovery. There is no such thing as just a Land Rover (anymore). That is the make. 

This is all a ridiculous discussion but this is surly, after all....if you really want to make an automotive analogy then Hans Wilsdorf Foundation is to Rolex and Tudor  what Volkswagen AG is to say...Bentley and Volkswagen.  

I don't even know what the fuck we are talking about anymore. 

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Posted
6 minutes ago, pops said:

They are all Land Rovers. Land Rover Range Rover. Land Rover Defender. Land Rover Discovery. There is no such thing as just a Land Rover (anymore). That is the make. 

This is all a ridiculous discussion but this is surly, after all....if you really want to make an automotive analogy then Hans Wilsdorf Foundation is to Rolex and Tudor  what Volkswagen AG is to say...Bentley and Volkswagen.  

I don't even know what the fuck we are talking about anymore. 

My brother used to work at Pearl Brewery, all the beers were the fucking same thing, Pearl was Pabst and it all came from the same batch of beer. Same thing with the Land Rovers. They just slap a new name on it with a different grill and you pay more thinking you’re getting something different. 

Posted
11 minutes ago, pops said:

They are all Land Rovers. Land Rover Range Rover. Land Rover Defender. Land Rover Discovery. There is no such thing as just a Land Rover (anymore). That is the make. 

This is all a ridiculous discussion but this is surly, after all....if you really want to make an automotive analogy then Hans Wilsdorf Foundation is to Rolex and Tudor  what Volkswagen AG is to say...Bentley and Volkswagen.  

I don't even know what the fuck we are talking about anymore. 

Buncha middle class poors wealth signifying on internet.

Posted
14 minutes ago, pops said:

They are all Land Rovers. Land Rover Range Rover. Land Rover Defender. Land Rover Discovery. There is no such thing as just a Land Rover (anymore). That is the make. 

This is all a ridiculous discussion but this is surly, after all....if you really want to make an automotive analogy then Hans Wilsdorf Foundation is to Rolex and Tudor  what Volkswagen AG is to say...Bentley and Volkswagen.  

I don't even know what the fuck we are talking about anymore. 

I didn't even start the automobile comparison. I'm just saying comparing Texas and SMU athletic departments to Tudor and Rolex made no sense to me. It's more Rolex to Seiko. 

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On 2/8/2025 at 9:50 AM, statsman said:

The Texas AD had $270 M in revenue last year. 
 
SMU raised $159 M last year ($100M after the ACC move was announced). 
 
This is cute

I read it was $333M.

Posted
20 hours ago, UTEE97 said:

I would compare  A&M to Omega. They don't understand why their brand is not stronger than Rolex even with all the money they spend on promotion. Perhaps the fact that they keep churning out so many watches every year and anyone can buy their watches have something to do with the brand dilution? 

Swatch is more accurate. 

Posted
1 hour ago, SL Xpress said:

I didn't even start the automobile comparison. I'm just saying comparing Texas and SMU athletic departments to Tudor and Rolex made no sense to me. It's more Rolex to Seiko. 

SMU pitching the candidate

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Posted
2 hours ago, Im_smarter_then_you said:

What if.  And I know it’s a big what if, but it gets so bad that they both get the bam hammer

Rex is already on like his 3rd account here. 

Posted
37 minutes ago, Scuba Saba said:

Swatch is more accurate. 

Nah. Swatch owns Omega. atm doesn't own shit. Except perpetual mediocrity. 

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Posted
1 hour ago, Hank_Hill said:

Can we move the watch comments to the watch thread since we’re being pussies around here? 

Know what watches and pussy have in common? 
 

Spoiler

Both can take a licking. 

 

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Posted
19 hours ago, ztejas said:

Of course it's a possibility you lunatic. Hartzell literally - months ago - left Texas for SMU. That's why I started the thread - that's why there is discussion being generated.

Literally?

Posted
12 hours ago, WineGuy69 said:

have rex and ztejas fucked yet?

 

Based on the current discourse in the basketball forum over Scott Drew, I think they're going to lure Derka into a threeway

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Posted
52 minutes ago, Js1 said:

Based on the current discourse in the basketball forum over Scott Drew, I think they're going to lure Derka into a threeway

Damnit, now i have to go over there. *sigh*

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