Oops! Company admits mistake in design of Texas A&M to SEC t-shirt

April 17, 2012|Chris Replogle, KY3 News | Twitter @ky3tigertalk or on Facebook @KYTV TigerTalk or Twitter @ky3hogsinsider or on Facebook @KYTV HogsInsider

Aggie Outfitters

COLLEGE STATION, Texas - A geography lesson is always needed before a university joins a new conference.

Aggie Outfitters is apologizing for an error in the design of a new t-shirt to celebrate Texas A&M's new Southeastern Conference affiliation. It received Twitter buzz after NBC Sports' Darren Rovell re-tweeted a picture.

There is one problem with the t-shirt. Well, two or three. The t-shirt features a map of the SEC states. However, it does not include Texas nor Missouri. Missouri is also joining the conference in July. The map also includes North Carolina, a state that has no SEC schools.

Aggie Outfitters posted an an apology for the mistake online and on Twitter.

"We would like to apologize for a t-shirt that has come under fire for its inaccuracies. Many members of the media, especially those connected to other schools in Texas, have insinuated that Texas A&M made these shirts, and that Texas A&M doesn’t know geography. That’s simply not true. Aggieland Outfitters designed the shirt and simply made a mistake.

The t-shirt was originally designed to reflect the SEC states before expansion on the front, and then refer to the addition of a “Texas style of football” on the back. The original sketch did not have North Carolina on it, but when an artist drew the map, it was added by mistake.

Texas and Missouri were never part of the design, as it was supposed to be a nod to the original 12 members of the SEC.

The shirts have been pulled from the stores and website, and we’ve addressed the issue internally. We have also put several measures into place to make sure that this sort of error does not happen again.

While it was a simple error, our biggest concern is that Texas A&M is associated with it, and that was never our intention. We strive to be the No. 1 retailer of Texas A&M merchandise, and will continue to design and sell the best possible selection for Aggies and A&M fans everywhere.

Gig’em Aggies!

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