Tell Me About Texas a&m

[SimonBolivar 10958]

17 minutes ago, jimmyjazz said:

Last year's title game between Georgia and TCU had very low viewership (est. 17.2 M viewers).  

Over the past 150 years, A&M has graduated a bit over 500K students, many of whom are dead, and plenty of those who aren't don't give a damn about football.  Let's charitably say A&M could drop viewership by about 100K people, or roughly half a percent of what will surely be a blockbuster audience, given the 4 teams involved.

Good luck with that boycott, Ags.

You aren't even counting the Normangee market with non-former Texas Aggies (or whatever stupid thing their alums are called to avoid being normal) boycotting. It's going to bring the industry to its knees.

[TOR 5548]

8 minutes ago, SimonBolivar said:

You aren't even counting the Normangee market with non-former Texas Aggies (or whatever stupid thing their alums are called to avoid being normal) boycotting. It's going to bring the industry to its knees.

That shit-hole was on Texas bucket list for some shit-hole restaurant that puts coleslaw on their burgers.  

[Pimphand 5735]

3 hours ago, NoName said:

every single AP Poll voter except one had Texas in the top 4.

 

I think you mean every single voter except one had Texas in the top 5.

Every single voter except 10 had Texas in the top 4.

Edited December 4, 2023 by Pimphand

[Cairn Horn88 8262]

In 2018 the aggy declined to renew the Texas vs A&M rivalry, claiming they were "booked 10 years out" lol. Texas ended up scheduling Alabama in that spot. With this years win over Alabama helping Texas get into the playoffs, I would like to say thank you to aggy.   No doubt a win over the SEC champ looks a lot better than a win over a 7-5 team.

 

https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/24448690/texas-aggies-declined-texas-longhorn-series-renewal-proposal

Edited December 4, 2023 by Cairn Horn88

[Vertigo 20276]

3 hours ago, NoName said:

every single AP Poll voter except one had Texas in the top 4.

 

 

The A&M guy had Texas 5th naturally, as did the Georgia guy, and some thot from Duke. Jon Wilner, who is a known clown with zero insight into literally anything is the only guy who left TX out of the top 5 and somehow has a 2 loss Oregon ahead of us.  

[Pimphand 5735]

1 hour ago, Frank Drebin said:

SEC Shorts knew A&M was headed to the Texas bowl back on October 9th.

[TheRealRonWeaver? 1258]

3 hours ago, NoName said:

every single AP Poll voter except one had Texas in the top 4.

 

 

NM. Already covered. Top 5, etc.

Edited December 4, 2023 by TheRealRonWeaver?

[Deej 76759]

9 minutes ago, Cairn Horn88 said:

In 2018 the aggy declined to renew the Texas vs A&M rivalry, claiming they were "booked 10 years out" lol. Texas ended up scheduling Alabama in that spot. With this years win over Alabama helping Texas get into the playoffs, I would like to say thank you to aggy.   No doubt a win over the SEC champ looks a lot better than a win over a 7-5 team.

 

https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/24448690/texas-aggies-declined-texas-longhorn-series-renewal-proposal

[Jive Turkey 12594]

Texags is still handling this well a day later. 

[texasdago 7570]

Texas A&M threatening to boycott bowl games is as intimidating as Okies threatening to boycott dentists.

[El Squared 1802]

54 minutes ago, Horn Dogg said:

I can’t wait to get some popcorn and watch aggy get drilled by the team we just demolished.  I might even drink some tea to wash it down in honor of those miserable bastards!

Make sure you drink it on the porch, and sip it slow!

[Vermin 3043]

6 hours ago, Pimphand said:

Yeah I think the writing on the wall is clear.... A&M is the coaching graveyard you go there for your career to die.

Slocum: Never coached again
Fran: Sat out 3 years then had to take a job at FBS transitional Texas State would coach 5 more seasons of sub .500 football
Sherman: Spent 2 seasons as Dolphins OC then 2 seasons coaching high school then 1 season of CFL
Sumlin: Coached 2+ seasons at Arizona posting a 9-20 record, coached the USFL Gamblers for 1 year and now AHC/co-OC/TE coach at Maryland
Bilbo: TBD

Sherman being NFL OC and Sumlin being P5 Head Coach are the only two even remotely decent jobs post aggydom the rest all suck.

When going 0-5 and losing 70-7 to an 0-2 team is the best case scenario...that's rough.

[po elvis 2070]

20 minutes ago, Jive Turkey said:

Texags is still handling this well a day later. 

Except that there is a head to head situation that had to be taken into account and an injury that materially changed the strength of a team to be taken into account. Some people don’t like context.

[tx ind 7012]

9 hours ago, Longboard Horn said:

[YGIFS 19450]

I wonder if any famous men have ever turned that double handjob gesture into like a dance set to 1970's music?  That'd be weird.

[Pancho 44757]

They keep saying we only got in because of politics and they got left out in 2020 because of politics and media.

They seriously think people are working behind the scenes to keep them down—on purpose. 

It’s crazy because that’s the same fanbase that tells minorities to stop thinking like they are the victim yet they are doing that exact thing. 

 

 

[TreatyOak 16313]

Aggie Fish camp online. Editing tip; it's always best to make sure the horizon line is leveled in the camera prior to shooting, so it doesn't look look like people are walking in an "anti-gravity room." 

 

[Frank Drebin 5663]

By Billy Liucci

September 1, 2021


Key notes from Billy Liucci interview

You're going to see this contract be 10 years, starting from now, with an average right around $9 million per year. You're starting the existing deal over with a significant raise to make him the second-highest paid coach in the SEC behind Nick Saban and one of the highest-paid in college football. This is a great deal. We're going to look at it again as a great bargain.

We've been talking about it for the last three years and how wrong people were the first time. Now they're doing it again. People don't seem to understand the no-buyout thing, and that makes me laugh. The buyout is $9 million a year, $90 million guaranteed.

Nick Saban doesn't look like he's going to retire anytime soon, but say Alabama comes after Jimbo Fisher in three years when Saban is done. That's the only school that could take Fisher with the money that Texas A&M is paying. If Alabama does that, it means the next three years have been really good in Aggieland.

A buyout does nothing. When was the last time a school didn't hire a coach they wanted because of a buyout? Do you think a one-year buyout, another $9 million, would keep A&M from going to get a coach? The buyout is $90 million. It also keeps the coach here. It's like the SEC not having a grant of rights. The SEC basically says, "You want to leave? Go."
I don't think there is any danger of Fisher leaving. The danger is losing money.

If it doesn't work, you lose money. Everyone is making a big deal about it, but it's like me and Olin living in the same neighborhood. If I saw him driving a Maserati, that's Olin's business. Not mine. The way the media is acting would be like me walking around the neighborhood calling Olin an idiot for spending that money on a car. Who's the idiot in that scenario?

A&M is three years into this, and they have a pretty good idea of what they're investing in. People are saying it's only one good year, but it's not. It's one great year and three years of progress. Jimbo's first year was a nice, strong season. They finished ranked and won a bowl game, playing great football at the end of the year. His third year was a top-five finish, an Orange Bowl championship and a legitimate argument to be in the playoff.

In 12 years as a coach, Fisher has a national title, a playoff berth and another top-five finish. He probably has five top-ten finishes in 12 years to go along with that. At what point do you look at that resume and say that Fisher is an elite head coach in this game? He is. It's not debatable. Texas A&M has a coach that is among the very best, the top five, in this game.

If you look at what Fisher is doing in recruiting and don't feel extremely confident in your investment, I don't know what to tell you.Regarding the timing, coaches don't like negotiating during the season. What if Texas A&M reached the playoff this year and LSU spiraled? I think Texas A&M did the right thing. We got our guy, and he's locked up for as long as he wants to coach.This guy won a national title. He won 27 of 28 games with Jameis Winston in 2013 and 2014. People want to say it was all Winston, but you can't take away a guy's best player. If you take away Vince Young, what did Mack Brown do? Take away Joe Burrow, Ed O doesn't win a championship.

I know what Dan Mullen has done, and I know what Jim Harbaugh has done. What in the hell have they done that Jimbo hasn't done? Mullen won a New Year's Six game, and Florida caught some criticism for that extension. The blowback shows how big the spotlight is on Texas A&M and Jimbo Fisher.

For the people that say A&M isn't relevant, you're hearing most of that from Texas, Oklahoma and some from LSU. They're whining fake tough guys.

If you say a negative thing about Oklahoma, the Sooners go insane. Somebody asked me if I'd rather have Lincoln Riley or Jimbo at Texas A&M, at the answer is Jimbo. Riley is a good coach, but he coaches in a league where he has five times the talent as anybody he plays. They're both good coaches, but it's apples to oranges. Jimbo Fisher is a great fit at Texas A&M.

Texas might be the most delusional fanbase in American sports. They're loud on Twitter. They get these talking points, and no matter how bad their team is or how good things are going in College Station, they cannot come off their talking points. How much money did they pay to fire Herman and hire Steve Sarkisian? We know what Sark has done. You want to boil it down to Fisher not winning a title in three years? You spent $75 million to hire Sarkisian.

LSU is just scared. They had that great year and smoked the Aggies in 2019, but they've lost two of three to Texas A&M. Jimbo Fisher is the guy they've tried to hire twice. Ed Orgeron is a trainwreck of a coach, and they know it. They were hoping they could possibly hire Fisher at some point, and the Aggies just put up a wall around College Station.

A day ago, what was the big cry coming out of Austin, Baton Rouge and Norman? That Fisher would be in Baton Rouge in a year. That was the battle cry from those three fanbases, and they wouldn't shut up about it. Today, 10 years and $90 million later, A&M is stupid for paying it? It's a constantly moving target.

[Frank Drebin 5663]

 

 

[F250 28767]

1 minute ago, TreatyOak said:

Aggie Fish camp online. Editing tip; it's always best to make sure the horizon line is leveled in the camera prior to shooting, so it doesn't look look like people are walking in an "anti-gravity room." 

 

lol Why are those guys walking back and forth in the background?

Do they know that working at a full service gas station is no longer a career path with an aggy degree?

[tx ind 7012]

4 hours ago, TrashMaster G said:

Probably from having dated guys there.

She dated Hamm or the racist Figurelli?

[Hagbard Celine 10853]

@aggypedia

Horndate: Sarkian 03.12.2

Dac subspace transmission

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Billboard from the near Gaia future:

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Pat Forde, Yahoo Sports, CE 20180716

https://sports.yahoo.com/texas-makes-75-million-bet-beat-alabama-210845663.html

The regent-level thirst for football glory has been present since A&M entered the Southeastern Conference in 2012.

The night before A&M’s first SEC football game, school regent Richard Box offered then-commissioner Mike Slive his vision for his alma mater’s athletic future. It had to do, as is so often the case in College Station, with A&M’s eternal battle with Texas. Their football series was over for the time being, but the rivalry never ended.

“When we do play again,” Box said that night, “we’ll be the controlling brand.”

[Hagbard Celine 10853]

7 minutes ago, TreatyOak said:

Aggie Fish camp online. Editing tip; it's always best to make sure the horizon line is leveled in the camera prior to shooting, so it doesn't look look like people are walking in an "anti-gravity room." 

 

casa fagnetica

[BurntEyes 5970]

9 minutes ago, TreatyOak said:

Aggie Fish camp online. Editing tip; it's always best to make sure the horizon line is leveled in the camera prior to shooting, so it doesn't look look like people are walking in an "anti-gravity room." 

 

I couldn't stop watching this is so bad. I'm fucking crying laughing asshole. Was this directed by David Lynch? Am I being trolled?

[MonkeyDoughnut 10232]

13 minutes ago, TreatyOak said:

Aggie Fish camp online. Editing tip; it's always best to make sure the horizon line is leveled in the camera prior to shooting, so it doesn't look look like people are walking in an "anti-gravity room." 

 

Oh my

[Tex Pete 20342]

6 minutes ago, Hagbard Celine said:

“When we do play again,” Box said that night, “we’ll be the controlling brand.”

Surprise, surprise, Dick Box!

3 minutes ago, BurntEyes said:

I couldn't stop watching this is so bad. I'm fucking crying laughing asshole. Was this directed by David Lynch? Am I being trolled?

David Koresh.

[Hagbard Celine 10853]

they pace for peanut owens

 

[Pimphand 5735]

12 minutes ago, Hagbard Celine said:

@aggypedia

Horndate: Sarkian 03.12.2

Dac subspace transmission

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Billboard from the near Gaia future:

BRAND CONTROL

30.46303, -96.15021

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Pat Forde, Yahoo Sports, CE 20180716

https://sports.yahoo.com/texas-makes-75-million-bet-beat-alabama-210845663.html

The regent-level thirst for football glory has been present since A&M entered the Southeastern Conference in 2012.

The night before A&M’s first SEC football game, school regent Richard Box offered then-commissioner Mike Slive his vision for his alma mater’s athletic future. It had to do, as is so often the case in College Station, with A&M’s eternal battle with Texas. Their football series was over for the time being, but the rivalry never ended.

“When we do play again,” Box said that night, “we’ll be the controlling brand.”

Well they bet $75 million to beat Alabama and did so in 2021

Edited December 4, 2023 by Pimphand

[F250 28767]

I still don't understand why aggy insists on trotting out the milkmen.

They actually have a real cheer squad.

 

but insist on going with this.

 

[Pancho 44757]

This is the saddest, saddest thing

 

 

 

[Deej 76759]

Their fans prefer dudes.

 

[Nicole44 22059]

Hope Gundy can find a way to beat them. The Pirate always had their number…

[Carl Spackler 3480]

30 minutes ago, F250 said:

lol Why are those guys walking back and forth in the background?

Do they know that working at a full service gas station is no longer a career path with an aggy degree?

[Constant 6731]

Looks like OU is pretty far along with Casey Thompson to come in and play a QB2 role for his 7th year of eligibility. That would be a win in my book. Leadership, experience, and a guy that can keep the ship afloat, if needed. Beville and Booty could be freed up to transfer. 

[Redneck Mutha 7954]

33 minutes ago, Frank Drebin said:

 

 

[orangebird 1079]

4 hours ago, crash_davis said:

Elko would be absolutely stupid to not play. He needs the extra practice to instill whatever system the OC and DC (whoever the fuck they are) are going to build.

So Elko has roughly three weeks to find a new OC and DC, install a new scheme, and then train what few players they have left on it.  That's an insanely tall order.

If they could pull that off, it would go down in aggy lore as the sequel to the Junction Boys.

But I'm not holding my breath.

[orangebird 1079]

4 hours ago, Deej said:

Did Kurt Bowels have a stroke and accidentally pencil us in?

As bad as the Strong tenure was, that will forever remain as one of the few highlights from that era.  Never gets old.

[MrBig 5396]

Based on this video it seems like they got extra fierce with the the twirling only recently. The comments made me laugh as well.

 

[Valmy77 13226]

1 hour ago, po elvis said:

Except that there is a head to head situation that had to be taken into account and an injury that materially changed the strength of a team to be taken into account. Some people don’t like context.

A&M doesn't believe that winning games shows you are better at football. Once they accept that, where would they be?

[Pimphand 5735]

4 minutes ago, Nicole44 said:

Hope Gundy can find a way to beat them. The Pirate always had their number…

Gundy just needs Gordon to not transfer or get hurt

 

37 minutes ago, Frank Drebin said:

 

 

This year it was Mizzou & Ole Miss who are playing Ohio State & Penn State in their bowls.  He got one component right just whiffed on the teams predictably.

[Deej 76759]

2 minutes ago, MrBig said:

Based on this video it seems like they got extra fierce with the the twirling only recently. The comments made me laugh as well.

 

 

[mchookem 16327]

1 hour ago, Jive Turkey said:

Texags is still handling this well a day later. 

[speed817 19256]

17 minutes ago, F250 said:

I still don't understand why aggy insists on trotting out the milkmen.

They actually have a real cheer squad.

5, 1, 2, 4, 3

[F250 28767]

6 minutes ago, MrBig said:

Based on this video it seems like they got extra fierce with the the twirling only recently. The comments made me laugh as well.

 

I can't stop laughing. Too much to unpack here.

[Pimphand 5735]

11 minutes ago, MrBig said:

Based on this video it seems like they got extra fierce with the the twirling only recently. The comments made me laugh as well.

 

Assuming they were 22 years old when they graduated...

Ages at the time of the last aggy natty were 13, 7, 3, 1, -7, -8, -16, -20, -26, & -54 respectively
 

[TheRealRonWeaver? 1258]

8 minutes ago, speed817 said:

5, 1, 2, 4, 3

I wish I were your optometrist.

[Beau Vine 54211]

1 hour ago, Jive Turkey said:

Texags is still handling this well a day later. 

[Lhorn 4913]

27 minutes ago, F250 said:

I still don't understand why aggy insists on trotting out the milkmen.

They actually have a real cheer squad.

 

Whoa, that’s pretty solid.  I’m liking the center and right guard (their right, my left).

[orangebird 1079]

1 hour ago, Jive Turkey said:

Texags is still handling this well a day later. 

If they keep that shit up, the Morton Salt Company is going to open a new mine in Brazos County somewhere.

[T-shirt Sip 2100]

27 minutes ago, MrBig said:

Based on this video it seems like they got extra fierce with the the twirling only recently. The comments made me laugh as well.