Having sex and playing college football are two pursuits a lot of folks consider it immoral to get paid for. In a proper world, to their minds, such things should be done only for free, within the bounds of an institutionally sanctioned relationship. At the same time, the occasional intrusion of commerce can be overlooked for the sake of reinforcing the social order. That’s the kind of hypocrisy highlighted in the classic musical The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, which brought together college football and the world’s oldest profession in “The Aggie Song.” Texas A&M football and musical theater might seem like they go together like restraint and Buc-ee’s. But once upon a time, in a less moralizing state, the A&M administration let a movie…
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