.@SpeakerRyan "When you advance to a national championship don't you root for a Longhorn if you're an Aggie? Start thinking that way."

— jonathantilove (@JTiloveTX) July 19, 2016

No. No one does that. https://t.co/1feqlZW73A

— Dashiell Bennett (@dashbot) July 19, 2016

.@SpeakerRyan "When you advance to a national championship don't you root for a Longhorn if you're an Aggie? Start thinking that way."

— jonathantilove (@JTiloveTX) July 19, 2016

Ask a Bama fan if they'd root for Auburn https://t.co/2um9ygTG50

— cheezesammich (@EagleEye1906) July 19, 2016

Does this dude understand college sports or rivalries? https://t.co/UJ76ggR4zF

— Brendan Davies (@brendandavies) July 19, 2016

Um no. You never ever root for your rival to win anything. https://t.co/rLvquJlWNs

— Ryan Semmes (@rpsemmes) July 19, 2016

Well that doesn't sound correct at all. https://t.co/kFIEJOa6eK

— BearsIllustrated.com (@baylorscout) July 19, 2016

This is the most cogent explanation of why GOP coalescing behind Trump is insane. Why would I ever root for AtM? https://t.co/sQrV6rNM4P

— Bitterwhiteguy (@Bitterwhiteguy) July 19, 2016

This is the most offensive thing any politician has said in the last year https://t.co/xTq9ipXx6f

— Who Man (@TransAandM) July 19, 2016

My god just when I think this man can't get any more unprincipled he suggests that I should pull for Clemson. https://t.co/EeftMJ0gMM

— EffJayAre (@EffJayAre) July 19, 2016

@stringsays @JTiloveTX @SpeakerRyan well, TBH, I never root for those people. It's the way I was raised.

— Shortside Option (@AggieJay) July 19, 2016

This actually explains everything about Paul Ryan. h/t @realchriswilson https://t.co/xUVbQl3RZH

— Meredith Shiner (@meredithshiner) July 19, 2016

no https://t.co/EczHTdhKTG

— Drew (@DrewSkywalker) July 19, 2016

Does Paul Ryan think Marquette fans root for the Badgers during big events? https://t.co/xFU2nn2t25

— Larry Granillo (@wezen_ball) July 19, 2016

Nope, nah, no, hell no! https://t.co/MoaJ0bVKp9

— Mike'l Severe (@MikelSevere) July 19, 2016

Dude obviously doesn’t know any Aggies or Longhorns. https://t.co/CTBUGpDOfv

— Deana (@lemonberry32) July 19, 2016

Maaaaaaybe not the best example here, Paul Ryan. https://t.co/vFpnYRkHCG

— Erin Sorensen (@erinsorensen) July 19, 2016

I've never once rooted for Nebraska nor Colorado State in my life. Never will, either. https://t.co/7MY1Ho13Zi

— Victor Romero (@victorromero55) July 19, 2016

Confirmed: Paul Ryan is not from our earth https://t.co/121rqqfbQR

— thefourthvine (@thefourthvine) July 19, 2016

@daktx2 @JTiloveTX @SpeakerRyan no. You root against your rival, always. Do you even sport?

— Jessica Kirsner (@jkmiami89) July 19, 2016

That's now how this works. https://t.co/nX9N0sZgAz

— Katie (@katiemucci) July 19, 2016

Somebody get a Texas poll in the field. https://t.co/XjgJ4AdlyB

— Rich Parr (@richparr79) July 19, 2016

Hell no. Go back to Wisconsin https://t.co/cyqflqEnX7

— Brooke (@yourdailytake) July 19, 2016

I dont think Speaker Ryan is a big sports guy https://t.co/YgGflHXXYo

— Dom Liberatore (@YeaDOM18) July 19, 2016

At least he has the right team advancing ¯_(ツ)_/¯ https://t.co/TmcMh12yxy

— Timmy O'Zimmerman (@The_Reliant) July 19, 2016

Is there any Republican who has any understanding of anything real in the world ever? This couldn't be more wrong. https://t.co/fXUUH1fY1r

— Joe Thoma (@joe_thoma_iv) July 19, 2016

And we have our first-ever "Stick to politics." https://t.co/Az2fxerVf6

— Dan Greenspan (@DanGreenspan) July 19, 2016

@heytrace @JTiloveTX @SpeakerRyan pic.twitter.com/zkVUusXlOG

— Sparker (@SparkerPants) July 19, 2016

Oh, @SpeakerRyan, you clearly have never been to Texas. https://t.co/EbB7gVoYKl

— Jaime Questell (@JaimeQuestell) July 19, 2016

@JTiloveTX @SpeakerRyan Says the man who waved a Terrible Towel in Cleveland.

— Doug Farrar (@BR_DougFarrar) July 19, 2016

Oh Paul. Oh buddy. https://t.co/hnZPg0elMT

— Will McKay (@Will_R_Mckay) July 19, 2016

@toddpharris @JTiloveTX @SpeakerRyan I mean, as a UK fan I want everything short of physical harm to befall UofL. As God intended.

— jdh (@502eire) July 19, 2016

"Folks, the match is tied at 5, but Donald Trump is about to slap a horn-beater through the basket ring." https://t.co/sfFnIOreq6

— Tom Ley (@ToLey88) July 19, 2016

I WOULD root for TCU to beat Trump University though. https://t.co/Nfa5HqKldS

— Conner Morris (@ConnerSaurusRex) July 19, 2016

Dammit Paul https://t.co/SfBQLPWZ2v

— Young Scott Cox (@co_le_man) July 19, 2016

Politics is not sports. Politics is not sports. Politics is not sports.

Also, this is not how sports works https://t.co/azzJLsuETa

— bart (@bart_smith) July 19, 2016

Somebody get a Texas poll in the field. https://t.co/XjgJ4AdlyB

— Rich Parr (@richparr79) July 19, 2016

@stuartpstevens @JTiloveTX @SpeakerRyan What if the longhorn has mad cow disease?

— Freeman (@dfreemanb) July 19, 2016

@Fahrenthold @JTiloveTX @SpeakerRyan I mean if Germany had beat us in WW2 I would definitely have rooted for them against Britain.

— Kyle (@Kentroyals5) July 19, 2016

This is the kind of misunderstanding of sports that identifies a guy as a German mole in POW movie. https://t.co/kMgpco1Kp6

— Lew Morton (@LewMorton) July 19, 2016

YOU DO NOT UNDERSTAND TEXAS SPORTS SIR GOOD DAY https://t.co/V2yubT8Vz8

— Gillian Brockell (@gbrockell) July 19, 2016

This is the clearest sign the GOP establishment is trying to sabotage Trump. https://t.co/ORfWR190fK

— Matt Hoppe (@mhoppe02) July 19, 2016

That's not how this works. That's not how any of this works! https://t.co/vUWQhqcfL0

— Cam Boon (@lilboon) July 19, 2016

Umm maybe root for a longhorn to lose in a humiliating way that is memorable
Maybe just hate watch quietly https://t.co/9gOfV83BOe

— SnarkyGinger (@snarkyRedhd) July 19, 2016

For non-football fans, this only applies when teams are in the same conference. Longhorns & Aggies are not. https://t.co/HLhJgSkje1

— John Caleb Calhoun (@CalebCalhoun) July 19, 2016

My father in law went to Texas A&M and would jump off a bridge rather than root for Texas. https://t.co/QrghYqrHuS

— Chris Cillizza (@TheFix) July 19, 2016

No. No we do not. Ever. https://t.co/4FUpSNtqFN

— Laura Seay (@texasinafrica) July 19, 2016

No. No we do not. Ever. https://t.co/4FUpSNtqFN

— Laura Seay (@texasinafrica) July 19, 2016

The perfect analogy as to why Trump swept the South. I'm a Vol. & I don't cheer for Bama. Ever. We aren't the same. https://t.co/g0fln9XEX4

— AdamBakerFritts (@SouthKnoxFritts) July 19, 2016

@JTiloveTX @SpeakerRyan pic.twitter.com/UY8T0FngGe

— Conlen Kennedy (@conlen_kennedy) July 19, 2016

Phil Gramm needs to go "teach" young Paul how 'ball works in Texas#beatdown https://t.co/ogtdzccAlL

— GhostJudgeHofhheinz (@hofhheinz) July 19, 2016

The silver lining is that the Longhorns are @realDonaldTrump in this metaphor. I won't cheer for him, either. https://t.co/0SksEhwMso

— Joe Ura (@joeura) July 19, 2016

Paul Ryan is the white Richard from Veep. https://t.co/fC5q5gWwbU

— Jake Duhaime (@jakeduhaime713) July 19, 2016

The silver lining is that the Longhorns are @realDonaldTrump in this metaphor. I won't cheer for him, either. https://t.co/0SksEhwMso

— Joe Ura (@joeura) July 19, 2016

This might be the worst argument of all time. https://t.co/9cClBk1t4r

— Nick Ahlstrom (@notthefakenicka) July 19, 2016

This is the pinnacle of GOP stupidity. Never. Never in a million years would I root for Auburn in a title game https://t.co/26ryNACH8B

— Spencer Perry (@TheSpencerPerry) July 19, 2016

Spoken like a non-D1 grad https://t.co/bESM0nGGUi

— Brian! (@barnhab) July 19, 2016

😆😆😆😆😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂🙄 https://t.co/dTjulSU58N

— Auntie Meme (@Auntie_Meme) July 19, 2016

Exactly. Because the Longhorn is Satan and the ground is fire and everything is fire because you're in Hell. https://t.co/eLikij4wma

— Fledgeling Feminist (@fledgelingfem) July 19, 2016

So Cardinals and Cubs fans should root for each other ? 😂😂😂😂 silly, silly man https://t.co/QBRscF395m

— DeAnn Smith (@DeAnnSmithkc) July 19, 2016

Well Texas now in play 😂😂😂 cause no doesn't work that way. Always root against Bama btw https://t.co/QBRscF395m

— DeAnn Smith (@DeAnnSmithkc) July 19, 2016

As an Aggie, I can confirm no one thinks that way. War Hymn is "Goodbye to Texas University…" https://t.co/Ix6ntTAGvZ

— scottdurham (@scottdurham) July 19, 2016

Sports is perhaps only area in which spectators are more likely to shoot themselves in foot than want rival to win. https://t.co/MzgUT0FeFj

— Thomas Powell (@stringsn88keys) July 19, 2016

Are the Longhorns going to expand Medicare in my state? https://t.co/eqvHXK6Sln

— Ann Marie Gamble (@amgamble) July 19, 2016

Trump is the equivalent of a sports rival? AYFK Ryan? https://t.co/OTabIHys9H

— Drug Monkey (@drugmonkeyblog) July 19, 2016

Aggie War Hymn is about sawing the horns off of Texas. Never is not long enough for this to come to pass. Dumbass https://t.co/hOEK4LNBNv

— sharon k roberts (@teachdance11) July 19, 2016

@JTiloveTX @SpeakerRyan pic.twitter.com/g8htM0j95T

— maroon news '22 (@aggie_addict) July 19, 2016

wait do the national champs also get the nuclear codes now? https://t.co/p62gFBXjFc

— Deborah Roseman (@roseperson) July 19, 2016

Biggest mess up during a speech in the past 24 hours https://t.co/pAaNB26PvY

— Connor Duffus (@thebigc15) July 19, 2016

@blobert @JTiloveTX @SpeakerRyan I'd cheer for Satan whether or not Jesus is sidelined tbh

— (((Schröd's Täint))) (@SmuggieMike) July 19, 2016