Tell Me About Texas a&m

[TrashMaster G 17,588]

Every weekend in the fall I watch college football games and love to see those numbers next to the team names that tells where they are ranked by Jeff Sagarin.

[Auto Driller 2,506]

Listen hear sip and we’re about to set up an UNBIASED poll on texags and you’ll see the truth

[TtomTerrific 200]

man...this thread is delivering tonight.

well done, all around.

 

[MrPhlegm 3,413]

Sammy and the M.O.B. approve.



Rice alumnus R. BOWEN LOFTIN fucked aggy but good.

[MrPhlegm 3,413]

Sagarin is not a poll.
 
 

Sagarinski is.

[Axle Hongsnort 208]

 

Pure gold, can’t stop watching

[Drew 2,516]

Sagarin is not a poll.
 
 

Yep it’s a ranking that was used by the BCS to determine how to rank them. A small part of it. Also the tweet never said “any poll”. It’s said Aggy hasn’t finished top 4 in anything.

[utee94 15,852]

Yes, it was a poor way to frame the argument.  Post-season AP or Coaches' poll is what it should have said.  

Ultimately, it doesn't matter, because it's A&M and:

 

[TwiceHorn 31,529]

On my google feed this morning

Despite schedule, A&M has strong odds to win 2019 national title

https://247sports.com/college/texas-am/Article/National-Championship-Odds-2019-Texas-AM-128991716/Amp/

 

SPORTSBOOKUSA ODDS TO WIN THE NATIONAL TITLE

• Clemson 2-1
• Alabama 5-2
• Georgia 8-1
• Ohio State 8-1
• Michigan 14-1
• Oklahoma 18-1
• Texas 25-1
• Florida 30-1
• Nebraska 30-1
• Notre Dame 30-1
• Oregon 30-1
• Washington 30-1
• Texas A&M 40-1
• Auburn 60-1
• LSU 60-1
• Wisconsin 60-1
• Florida State 100-1
• Iowa 100-1
• Miami 100-1
• Mississippi State 100-1
• Penn State 100-1
• USC 100-1
• Utah 100-1

 

"Strong" odds?  Lmao. 

[Walden Ponderer 12,639]

16 minutes ago, TwiceHorn said:

"Strong" odds?  Lmao. 

Well, if they mean "Better odds than Charlie Strong", well, sure.

[BlueGreySky 1,028]

Hysterical.

[OrangEngr 1,035]

Maybe in the Olympic. Or Jamaica.

They’ve probably also never finished top 4 in bobsled either. Fuckin’ losers

[Shaggy3.0 1,695]

“Because of the schedule, A&M is one of the few teams in the country that could withstand a loss - or even possibly two - and still have a legitimate shot at the College Football Playoff. “


Hahhaha. These losers are always so focused on, well, losing. You will never hear an aggy brag about WINS, except that one time they beat bama.

[Scholz 11,956]

[TrashMaster G 17,588]

History suggests that 40-1 is extremely generous.

[SwanderedTalent 5,761]

It's so stupid anyway. Vegas doesn't try to predict anything, they try to generate the most action on both sides of the bet. It doesn't mean they think A&M has a one-in-forty chance of winning the national title. It means they're willing to risk paying out $40 for every dollar spent by someone betting on A&M to do it, because it's a long shot but making it eight hundred billion to one is a tad excessive. And making it 1:1 or 2:1 wouldn't encourage enough betting on it. It's not "VEGAS THINKS WE GOTS A GREAT CHANCE TO WIN IT" it's "VEGAS KNOW THERE'S LOTSA CHUCKLEHEADS THAT'LL BET ON US AT 40:1". 

I bet A&M has been about a 40:1 preseason NC payout a dozen times this century. 

Edited February 12, 2019 by SwanderedTalent

[Auto Driller 2,506]

Vegas should offer futures on aggy national championships two years from now. The money would pour in.

[Scholz 11,956]

80 years in a row of failure.  I'll go with that trend.

[DaggerHorns 3,085]

1 hour ago, OrangEngr said:

 

They’ve probably also never finished top 4 in bobsled either. Fuckin’ losers

 

Bobsled is bigger than baseball.

[ztejas 43,528]

In bold: teams that have claimed a national title since atm's last national title. 

1 hour ago, TwiceHorn said:

• Texas A&M 40-1
• Auburn 60-1
• LSU 60-1
• Wisconsin 60-1
• Florida State 100-1
• Iowa 100-1
• Miami 100-1
• Mississippi State 100-1
• Penn State 100-1
• USC 100-1
• Utah 100-1

[ShowmeyourTDs 1,141]

aggy finished number one in the glory hole jockey event five years and counting.  Its a big “fore” sport as they already have the skins on the wall to prove it.

[ShowmeyourTDs 1,141]

27 minutes ago, Scholz said:

80 years in a row of failure.  I'll go with that trend.

It’s no longer a trend.  It’s a fact of life, much like the sun rising in the east and setting in the west.

[Scholz 11,956]

...until the seas go dry and mountains blow in the wind like leaves.

[BigHorn'13 3,386]

It really is a sight to behold. You throw a stat out like that and the replies are, "nice try sip, track is bigger than baseball!" or " Haha, take a look at this innocuous poll nobody paid attention to from the 80's. Suck it sip!"

I wonder how many people on the twitters think they're Texas fans trolling. I mean, unless you've never met aggy, how could you not?

[Walden Ponderer 12,639]

4 minutes ago, Scholz said:

...until the seas go dry and mountains blow in the wind like leaves.

So, you're saying it's inevitable!

[Scholz 11,956]

[Orange&White 5,528]

This John Maynard Keynes fellow must have watched Fight Club a few times.

[sushihorn 3,233]

44 minutes ago, Walden Ponderer said:

So, you're saying it's inevitable!

Yes but tectonic uplift may delay the inevitable for a couple billion years.

[Walden Ponderer 12,639]

4 minutes ago, sushihorn said:

Yes but tectonic uplift may delay the inevitable for a couple billion years.

That would be the Alabamian plate, if I'm remembering my geology class correctly.

[Armybrat 40,874]

Hey, I thought meat judging was a top 3 sport.

[Modessit 5,603]

So, you're saying it's inevitable!

Needs the aggy roller coaster coming off the cliff in the upper left.

[UTEX_ME 4,766]

15 minutes ago, Walden Ponderer said:

That would be the Alabamian plate, if I'm remembering my geology class correctly.

aggy beat that plate one year. 

[Machinator 32,099]

[Valmy77 13,270]

Send us GIFs about how great the SEC is.

[Modessit 5,603]

Something that make "t.u." look stupid? How about the document that makes aggy a Branch of UT?

[sushihorn 3,233]

5 minutes ago, Machinator said:

How about:

"Wow aggy really sucks and we should probably stop running our mouths."

 

OK but a man can dream, right?

[TexasMan 10,965]

9 minutes ago, Machinator said:

These people live among us...

[Tex Pete 20,430]

4 minutes ago, TexasMan said:

These people live among us...

"Don't needlessly run your mouth" isn't one of the topics of discussion at Fish Camp, sip.

[THEHORN5561 2,583]

GUILTY!!

 

 

 

[Huckleberry 33,072]

Referring back to the discussion of final top 4 rankings in the main 3 sports, since my research is apparently being referenced all over the internet without getting credit today (this and the Texas 247 recruit rankings chart), the criteria were top 4 in the final AP poll or top 4 in the final coaches poll through the 2013 season. Starting with the college football playoff, of course, reaching that is the criterion.

Despite what Aggies would like you to believe, Top 4 was selected so football was on even footing with basketball and baseball, which have both obviously used postseason tournaments for decades. The Final Four was used for basketball and CWS semifinals was used for baseball (or being one of the last 4 teams back in the double elimination days).

Here is the list of most Top/Final Fours in Football, Basketball, Baseball, and Hockey:

1t. Michigan - 44

1t. Texas - 44

3. Southern Cal - 37.25

4. Oklahoma - 33.75

5. Ohio State - 32.5

6. Michigan State - 29

7t. Alabama - 26.5

7t. North Carolina - 26.5

9. Minnesota - 26

10t. Boston College - 25.5

10t. Notre Dame - 25.5

12. UCLA - 24

13t. LSU - 23

13t. Miami (FL) - 23

15. Florida State - 22.5

16t. Boston U. - 22

16t. North Dakota - 22

18. Oklahoma State - 20

19t. Arizona State - 19.5

19t. Florida - 19.5

21t. Duke - 18

21t. Wisconsin - 18

23. Kentucky - 17

24. Penn State - 15.5

25t. Arizona - 15

25t. Denver - 15

25t. Kansas - 15

25t. Stanford - 15

25t. Tennessee - 15

30. Arkansas - 14.5

31. Georgia - 14

32. Harvard - 13

33. Nebraska - 11.5

34. Maine - 11

35t. Cal State-Fullerton - 10

35t. Colorado College - 10

35t. Michigan Tech - 10

35t. South Carolina - 10

39t. California - 9.5

39t. Indiana - 9.5

41t. Cornell - 9

41t. St. Lawrence - 9

41t. Syracuse - 9

44t. Clemson - 8

44t. Louisville - 8

46t. Auburn - 7.5

46t. Oregon State - 7.5

48t. Clarkson - 7

48t. Houston - 7

48t. Illinois - 7

48t. New Hampshire - 7

48t. Oregon - 7

48t. Pittsburgh - 7

48t. Wichita State - 7

55. Utah - 6.5

56t. Cincinnati - 6

56t. Colorado - 6

56t. Dartmouth - 6

56t. Georgia Tech - 6

56t. Iowa - 6

56t. Minnesota-Duluth - 6

56t. Missouri - 6

56t. Providence - 6

56t. TCU - 6

56t. Villanova - 6

66. Army - 5.5

67t. Connecticut - 5

67t. Georgetown - 5

67t. Maryland - 5

67t. Mississippi - 5

67t. RPI - 5

67t. St. John's - 5

67t. Virginia - 5

67t. Washington - 5

75. Navy - 4.5

76t. Baylor - 4

76t. Holy Cross - 4

76t. Kansas State - 4

76t. Lake Superior State - 4

76t. Mississippi State - 4

76t. Nevada-Las Vegas - 4

76t. North Carolina State - 4

76t. NYU - 4

76t. Southern Illinois - 4

85t. Bradley - 3

85t. Brown - 3

85t. Marquette - 3

85t. Memphis - 3

85t. Northern Michigan - 3

85t. Rice - 3

85t. San Francisco - 3

85t. SMU - 3

85t. Temple - 3

85t. Tulsa - 3

85t. Vanderbilt - 3

85t. Wake Forest - 3

85t. Washington State - 3

85t. Western Michigan - 3

99t. Bowling Green - 2

99t. Butler - 2

99t. CCNY - 2

99t. DePaul - 2

99t. Fresno State - 2

99t. Iowa State - 2

99t. La Salle - 2

99t. Lafayette - 2

99t. Long Beach State - 2

99t. Loyola-Chicago - 2

99t. Miami (OH) - 2

99t. Pepperdine - 2

99t. Purdue - 2

99t. Quinnipiac - 2

99t. Rutgers - 2

99t. Santa Clara - 2

99t. Union - 2

99t. Vermont - 2

99t. West Virginia - 2

99t. Yale - 2

119t. Bemidji State - 1

119t. Boise State - 1

119t. Brigham Young - 1

119t. Cal State-Los Angeles - 1

119t. California-Irvine - 1

119t. Charlotte - 1

119t. Coastal Carolina - 1

119t. Colgate - 1

119t. Creighton - 1

119t. Dayton - 1

119t. Drake - 1

119t. Duquesne - 1

119t. Eastern Michigan - 1

119t. Ferris State - 1

119t. Fordham - 1

119t. George Mason - 1

119t. Gonzaga - 1

119t. Hawaii - 1

119t. Indiana State - 1

119t. Iowa Preflight - 1

119t. Jacksonville - 1

119t. Louisiana-Lafayette - 1

119t. Massachusetts - 1

119t. Massachusetts-Lowell - 1

119t. New Mexico State - 1

119t. Northeastern - 1

119t. Ohio - 1

119t. Omaha - 1

119t. Pennsylvania - 1

119t. Princeton - 1

119t. Randolph Field - 1

119t. RIT - 1

119t. Rollins - 1

119t. Saint Louis - 1

119t. Seattle - 1

119t. Seton Hall - 1

119t. St. Bonaventure - 1

119t. St. Cloud State - 1

119t. Texas A&M - 1

119t. Texas-Pan American - 1

119t. UTEP - 1

119t. Virginia Commonwealth - 1

119t. Virginia Tech - 1

119t. Western Kentucky - 1

119t. Wyoming - 1

164. St. Joseph's - 0

 

Hockey was added because in fairness lots of northern and midwestern schools consider that their third sport instead of baseball. St. Joe's is included at the bottom because they reached a final four but it was vacated by penalty.

Edited February 12, 2019 by Huckleberry

[Hank Chinaski 6,315]

28 minutes ago, Machinator said:

The most damning thing I can think of is that, since 2010, UT football has been much worse than it's historical standard - in fact, it has looked a lot like aggy's historical standard. That is embarrassing. He should use that. 

[TtomTerrific 200]

Hopefully somebody showed him the guy on twitter laughing at their perceived "sip recruiting bias"

I looked over there for it, knowing that I wouldn't find it as I am sure it has been taken down over there numerous times already, but you never know when you might catch it before looch does.

 

 

[Huckleberry 33,072]

Here's the State of Texas list:

1. Texas - 44

2. Houston - 7

3. TCU - 6

4. Baylor - 4

5t. Rice - 3 5t. SMU - 3

7t. Randolph Field - 1

7t. Texas A&M - 1

7t. Texas-Pan American - 1

7t. UTEP - 1

Edited February 12, 2019 by Huckleberry

[C-Man 27,254]

52 minutes ago, Machinator said:

[TreatyOak 16,413]

[Armybrat 40,874]

1 hour ago, Machinator said:

Yeah, aggy coaching leads in cucks & drunks. 2/1 over t.u.

[Scholz 11,956]

1 hour ago, Modessit said:

Needs the aggy roller coaster coming off the cliff in the upper left.

Edited February 12, 2019 by Scholz

[Scholz 11,956]

1 hour ago, TexasMan said:

These people live among us...

I blame the industrial revolution which led to historic improvements in health care and mass food production.  Stupid people used to die off fairly easily.

[Huckleberry 33,072]

Our domination of State of Texas elite collegiate athletics teams in these sports is nearly unique. Here are the states with multiple schools, I've included Texas again so it's all in one spot. Warning, major data longcat ahead. The basic summary is that the only other schools showing such in-state dominance are Ohio State and LSU. Pretty much everyone would consider those two to be the only actual major college sports programs in their respective states. Hmm. Our in-state dominance over other schools is absolutely unique for places with multiple P5 schools, with Alabama and maybe Indiana being somewhat close, or at least in the same zip code. My other takeaway is that Virginia and Washington should be embarrassed.

Alabama:

1. Alabama - 26.5

2. Auburn - 7.5

Arizona:

1. Arizona State - 19.5

2. Arizona - 15

California:

1. Southern Cal - 37.25

2. UCLA - 24

3. Stanford - 15

4. Cal State-Fullerton - 10

5. California - 9.5

6. San Francisco - 3

7t. Fresno State - 2

7t. Long Beach State - 2

7t. Pepperdine - 2

7t. Santa Clara - 2

11t. Cal State-Los Angeles - 1

11t. California-Irvine - 1

Colorado:

1. Denver - 15

2. Colorado College - 10

3. Colorado - 6

Connecticut:

1. Connecticut - 5

2. Quinnipiac - 2

3. Yale - 2

Florida:

1. Miami (FL) - 23

2. Florida State - 22.5

3. Florida - 19.5

4t. Jacksonville - 1

4t. Rollins - 1

Georgia:

1. Georgia - 14

2. Georgia Tech - 6

Illinois:

1. Illinois - 7

2. Southern Illinois - 4

3. Bradley - 3

4. DePaul - 2

5. Loyola-Chicago - 2

Indiana:

1. Notre Dame - 25.5

2. Indiana - 9.5

3. Butler - 2

4. Purdue - 2

5. Indiana State - 1

Iowa:

1. Iowa - 6

2. Iowa State - 2

3. Drake - 1

4. Iowa Preflight - 1

Kansas:

1. Kansas - 15

2. Wichita State - 7

3. Kansas State - 4

Kentucky:

1. Kentucky - 17

2. Louisville - 8

3. Western Kentucky - 1

Louisiana:

1. LSU - 23

2. Louisiana-Lafayette - 1

Maryland:

1. Maryland - 5

2. Navy - 4.5

Massachusetts:

1. Boston College - 25.5

2. Boston U. - 22

3. Harvard - 13

4. Holy Cross - 4

5t. Massachusetts - 1

5t. Massachusetts-Lowell - 1

5t. Northeastern - 1

Michigan:

1. Michigan - 44

2. Michigan State - 29

3. Michigan Tech - 10

4. Lake Superior State - 4

5t. Northern Michigan - 3

5t. Western Michigan - 3

7t. Eastern Michigan - 1

7t. Ferris State - 1

Minnesota:

1. Minnesota - 26

2. Minnesota-Duluth - 6

3. Bemidji State - 1

4. St. Cloud State - 1

Mississippi:

1. Mississippi - 5

2. Mississippi State - 4

Missouri:

1. Missouri - 6

2. Saint Louis - 1

Nebraska:

1. Nebraska - 11.5

2. Creighton - 1

3. Omaha - 1

New Hampshire:

1. New Hampshire - 7

2. Dartmouth - 6

New Jersey:

1. Rutgers - 2

2t. Princeton - 1

2t. Seton Hall - 1

New York:

1t. Cornell - 9

1t. St. Lawrence - 9

1t. Syracuse - 9

4. Clarkson - 7

5. Army - 5.5

6t. RPI - 5

6t. St. John's - 5

8. NYU - 4

9t. CCNY - 2

9t. Union - 2

11t. Colgate - 1

11t. Fordham - 1

11t. RIT - 1

11t. St. Bonaventure - 1

North Carolina:

1. North Carolina - 26.5

2. Duke - 18

3. North Carolina State - 4

4. Wake Forest - 3

5. Charlotte - 1

Ohio:

1. Ohio State - 32.5

2. Cincinnati - 6

3t. Bowling Green - 2

3t. Miami (OH) - 2

5t. Dayton - 1

5t. Ohio - 1

Oklahoma:

1. Oklahoma - 33.75

2. Oklahoma State - 20

3. Tulsa - 3

Oregon:

1. Oregon State - 7.5

2. Oregon - 7

Pennsylvania:

1. Penn State - 15.5

2. Pittsburgh - 7

3. Villanova - 6

4. Temple - 3

5t. La Salle - 2

5t. Lafayette - 2

7t. Duquesne - 1

7t. Pennsylvania - 1

9. St. Joseph's - 0

Rhode Island:

1. Providence - 6

2. Brown - 3

South Carolina:

1. South Carolina - 10

2. Clemson - 8

3. Coastal Carolina - 1

Tennessee:

1. Tennessee - 15

2. Memphis - 3

3. Vanderbilt - 3

Texas:

1. Texas - 44

2. Houston - 7

3. TCU - 6

4. Baylor - 4

5t. Rice - 3

5t. SMU - 3

7t. Randolph Field - 1

7t. Texas A&M - 1

7t. Texas-Pan American - 1

7t. UTEP - 1

Utah:

1. Utah - 6.5

2. Brigham Young - 1

Virginia:

1. Virginia - 5

2t. George Mason - 1

2t. Virginia Commonwealth - 1

2t. Virginia Tech - 1

Washington:

1. Washington - 5

2. Washington State - 3

3t. Gonzaga - 1

3t. Seattle - 1

Wisconsin:

1. Wisconsin - 18

2. Marquette - 3

[Cairn Horn88 8,280]

4 hours ago, Scholz said:

Obviously this is late fall roller coaster practice!   Wheeeeee!