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Texas A&M University fan website

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::summary Texas A&M University fan website ::

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| name = TexAgs | logo = TexAgs Logo.png | url = | commercial = Mixed | type = Online community | language = English | registration = Optional | owner = Maroon & White, LP. | author = Peter Kuo | launch_date = | current_status = Active TexAgs is an independent Texas A&M University fan website. It features articles, chat, forums, and recruiting information about Texas A&M Aggie sports. The website receives an average of 1,000,000 pageviews per day, and , TexAgs was the sixth most-visited college sports website and the most visited NCAA Division I-A website. During the 2012 college football season, the website received an average of 500,000 monthly unique visitors.

TexAgs was created by Peter Kuo in May 1997 and sold to its current operators in December 1999. When it debuted, TexAgs only had 2,000-3,000 members, and forums only discussed Aggie football. In February 2007, The Association of Former Students announced a marketing partnership with TexAgs.com. 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. As of 2013, there were over 9,500 paying subscribers,

Notable forum posts include one that disclosed that former University of Oklahoma quarterback 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. Former University President and former U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates has posted as "Ranger65". 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. The employee happened to have voted for President Barack Obama. Texas A&M graduate and US Astronaut Mike Fossum posted late on July 29, 2011 from the International Space Station using an account TexAgs staff set up for him earlier that day.

In 2009, the website became an affiliate of ESPN.com as part of the 20 college TEAM Sports Network, but that relationship has since ended.

On August 22, 2011, TexAgs radio was launched as a daily Aggie sports talk show on KZNE 1150 The Zone. The show airs for three hours on weekdays and includes a one-hour TV show simulcast. 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.

References

References

  1. Griffin, Tim. (1999-07-31). "College football fans zone in on the Web". [[San Antonio Express-News]].
  2. (2015-06-18). "TexAgs Media Kit". TexAgs.
  3. "Most Popular In College and University". [[Alexa Internet]].
  4. "Most Popular In NCAA Division I-A". [[Alexa Internet]].
  5. Scarborough, Alex. (2013-07-01). "Welcome to college football's never-ending online tailgate". ESPN.
  6. Buckley, Christopher B.. (November 2017). ["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}}{{dead link). [[The Battalion]].
  7. (2007-02-01). "TexAgs.com and The Association Announce Strategic Marketing Partnership".
  8. Fullhart, Steve. (2006-10-28). "The TexAgs Internet Explosion". [[KBTX]].
  9. (2015-06-18). "TexAgs Forums". TexAgs.
  10. Roberts, Selena. (2007-07-15). "Internet Whistleblowers Go Where N.C.A.A. Fears to Tread". [[The New York Times]].
  11. Steele, Michael. (2006-08-29). "TexAgs' Brandon Jones turned a hobby into a career". [[The Battalion]].
  12. (2006-12-07). "Dr. Gates breaks cover". TexAgs.
  13. Cohen, Rachel. (2006-12-08). "Anonymous posts on TexAgs.com came from Gates". [[The Dallas Morning News]].
  14. "Post on Texags by Secretary Gates". TexAgs.
  15. [http://www.statefansnation.com/index.php/archives/2007/07/20/i-doubt-that-nc-state-has-a-ranger65/ I doubt that NC State has a Ranger65 at StateFans Nation]
  16. [https://web.archive.org/web/20100410025533/http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-503544_162-20001984-503544.html CBS News]
  17. [http://blogs.houstonpress.com/hairballs/2010/04/aggie_doc_fires_obama.php The Houston Press]
  18. [https://texags.com/forums/27/topics/1874692/replies/27531243 TexAgs.com: Aggies Only]{{subscription required
  19. "January 21, 2009 AGGIE ROUNDUP".
  20. (2011-08-14). "Would you sign up for an ESPN-free TexAgs?". TexAgs.
  21. [http://texags.com/staff TexAgs Staff Page]

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