Which of these two American universities is more conservative?

[DC Al Fine]

I think the kind of conservatives you'd encounter at Texas A&M are more emblematic of contemporary American conservatism than those at BYU-even though BYU is obviously extremely conservative.  I guess it depends on who you see as more "conservative": Southern white evangelicals or Utah Mormons.

Evangelicalism, even white evangelicalism is a bigger tent politically than Mormonism. While I'm sure BYU is more conservative than Texas A&M, its definitely possible to come up with a more conservative set  of Evangelicals. e.g. Bob Jones U

[DC Al Fine]

I'd argue that they're both about equally conservative in their own respective ways. BYU represents, to put it in a Forum context, a "DC Al" sort of conservatism that is about adhering to established rules and morals.

I get my own brand of conservatism? I feel special