[FlamingLonghorn]

Originally Posted by corporatejay

Seattle pays $5000/year for the use of that term, that's basically pocket change.



http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/12th_man_%28football%29

Never said it was a substantial amount. It is an acknowledgement that they took someone else's tradition and made it their own. A&M could have told them to cease using it or made them pay much more, but they just wanted the acknowledgement that it's their property.