Tell Me About Texas a&m

[Funk Doctor Spock 13196]

Just now, jimmyjazz said:

No, it was VaTech.  You're thinking of the 1991 Cotton Bowl, which was the epitome of suck.

Eh, yeah, don't remember that one. Probably a good thing. 

[jimmyjazz 47066]

Just now, Funk Doctor Spock said:

Eh, yeah, don't remember that one. Probably a good thing. 

Stan Thomas is adamant that he held his own against Russell Maryland.

Narrator:  he didn't.

[Dr Phil WIth Hair 280]

1 minute ago, jimmyjazz said:

Stan Thomas is adamant that he held his own against Russell Maryland.

Narrator:  he didn't.

And it was, like, 3 degrees and windy in the upper deck of the Cotton Bowl. Spent the entire ride home checking for frostbite.

[Funk Doctor Spock 13196]

2 minutes ago, jimmyjazz said:

Stan Thomas is adamant that he held his own against Russell Maryland.

Narrator:  he didn't.

Stan Thomas is still a legend. 

Russell Maryland is an even bigger legend. 

[Dr Phil WIth Hair 280]

I knew when Chris Samuels got his head blown clean off during the opening kickoff return it was going to be a long, cold day.

[TOR 6123]

3 minutes ago, Dr Phil WIth Hair said:

And it was, like, 3 degrees and windy in the upper deck of the Cotton Bowl. Spent the entire ride home checking for frostbite.

Holy F$ck it was cold.  Good thing everyone was drunk.

[BurgleBro 921]

On 12/10/2024 at 2:30 PM, markstanco said:

I think about this line every. Fucking. Portal QB these days. 

[troph 25127]

8 minutes ago, Dr Phil WIth Hair said:

And it was, like, 3 degrees and windy in the upper deck of the Cotton Bowl. Spent the entire ride home checking for frostbite.

My toes are still numb from that day. Folks made us stay till the eyes, that’s how we rolled back then. Made my little sister hate football.

[TOR 6123]

22 minutes ago, mdleast said:

Weigy for Heisman!
 

Willie Fritz is going to shock the world.  

[nnm 37875]

8 hours ago, BigHornedLurker said:

funny thing i was thinking about, if you look at the peaks of the various teams in texas over a 20 year period A&M barely squeaks over Tech and Houston in terms of accomplishments and was quickly eclipsed by SMU this year 

Championships - Texas x1

Championship Appearances - Texas x2 and TCU x1

Playoff Appearances - Texas x2, SMU x1 , and TCU x1

Conference Championships - Texas, SMU, TCU , Baylor 

NY6 - Texas, TCU , Baylor , A&M x1 

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* Other Texas Teams  - Tech , Houston

 

Add in 10+ win seasons and it looks even worse. 

[nnm 37875]

1 hour ago, troph said:

My toes are still numb from that day. Folks made us stay till the eyes, that’s how we rolled back then. Made my little sister hate football.

I remember looking forward to going to take a piss in the piss troughs because the men’s room was the only place you could warm up. It was warm because of the warm piss in the open troughs. A damp, piss-smelling warmth. 

[troph 25127]

16 minutes ago, nnm said:

I remember looking forward to going to take a piss in the piss troughs because the men’s room was the only place you could warm up. It was warm because of the warm piss in the open troughs. A damp, piss-smelling warmth. 

[TrashMaster G 18066]

1 hour ago, mdleast said:

Weigy for Heisman!
 

So, uh, what championship is Weggy shooting for at UH? The Bayou Bucket?

[DanTheHorn 5078]

1 hour ago, jimmyjazz said:

Stan Thomas is adamant that he held his own against Russell Maryland.

Narrator:  he didn't.

As we left the stadium an ambulance was behind us and my buddy said I needed to move out of the way because they were on their way to surgically remove Russell from Peters jersey.

[Wilcox Cummingtonite 3558]

51 minutes ago, nnm said:

I remember looking forward to going to take a piss in the piss troughs because the men’s room was the only place you could warm up. It was warm because of the warm piss in the open troughs. A damp, piss-smelling warmth. 

[texasdago 7764]

32 minutes ago, troph said:

I'll take it you've never enjoyed the feeling of a warm piss in a cold wetsuit while surfing in the winter 

[TOR 6123]

Weigs for Heisman.  Let's do this.

[Pimphand 6306]

2 hours ago, mdleast said:

Weigy for Heisman!
 

Bruh needed to get as far away from his toxic network in Cypress and chose the only spot closer.  This has dumpster fire written all over it...

[TOR 6123]

2 hours ago, troph said:

My toes are still numb from that day. Folks made us stay till the eyes, that’s how we rolled back then. Made my little sister hate football.

Had just got out of the service, my 1st University of Texas Football game.  It was absolutely miserable.  You either love it or you hate it.

[General Specific 3505]

No, it was VaTech.  You're thinking of the 1991 Cotton Bowl, which was the epitome of suck.

[PvilleStang 2983]

So, in true aggy fashion, if you don't have success, try to find your way back into the Big 12?  Way to go, CW!

[Fudge Nuggets 19420]

13 hours ago, jimmyjazz said:

No, it was VaTech.  You're thinking of the 1991 Cotton Bowl, which was the epitome of suck.

Miami Cotton Bowl was a bunch of grown ass men playing against boys.  That game was over on the opening kick off.

[Fudge Nuggets 19420]

13 hours ago, TOR said:

Willie Fritz is going to shock the world.  

Hope he makes the playoff before aggy.

[South Austin 53203]

13 hours ago, TOR said:

You kids today have no idea what the '95 Sugar Bowl was like.

I sort of remember that, as in, I went to the game my senior year of college, and vaguely remember a few sober moments during our time in New Orleans.  We led at halftime, and then shit the bed the second half.  Oh well, we got the last Southwest Conference title that year, and my first ever trip to New Orleans.  On the ride back to our hotel my little brother got sick, so we made him stick his head out of the window, and when we arrived there was a nice spattering of hurricane-colored puke all over the side of the Suburban.

[bad_teammate 13488]

12 hours ago, nnm said:

I remember looking forward to going to take a piss in the piss troughs because the men’s room was the only place you could warm up. It was warm because of the warm piss in the open troughs. A damp, piss-smelling warmth. 

Are you quoting Robert Frost?

[Deej 77747]

16 hours ago, Jameslaw121 said:

2012 is a maybe too if you look at the final BCS Standings

Bye:

ND

Bama (SEC Champ)

Stanford(PAC 10 Champ)

KSU (Big 12 Champ)

 

At Large:

FSU (ACC Champ)

Wisconsin (Big 10 Champ)

 

Pretty Clearly ranked ahead:

Florida (11-1) - beat A&M

Oregon (11-1)

Georgia (11-2) - 2nd loss in SEC Champ Game

LSU (10-2) - beat A&M (24-19); 2 losses to Bama and Florida

 

Leaves two spots for:

SCAR (10-2) - Losses to LSU, Florida. DNP A&M

OU (10-2) - Losses to KSU, ND. (Lost to A&M in Cotton Bowl 41-14)

Clemson (10-2) - Losses to FSU, SCAR

A&M (10-2) - 2 losses to LSU, Florida

Northern Ill (12-1) - if they had a guaranteed sport for a non power 5, like they kinda do now

 

I think they make it as the 11th or 12th seed because of their win over Bama, but it would be pretty damn close

 

 

So they get into every playoff that never existed? Sounds about right for aggy. 

[utee94 16078]

25 minutes ago, Fudge Nuggets said:

Miami Cotton Bowl was a bunch of grown ass men playing against boys.  That game was over on the opening kick off.

I don't think it helped that we encountered half the team out partying for New Year's at the same bars we were, the night before the game...

[Reynolds Woodcock 5065]

A&M is going to be really bad next year based on their roster. It's quite possible OU and A&M have both hired their Charlie Strongs at the same time (OU has with 100% certainty, they are dumpster fire right now). I'm not convinced Elko is that bad of a hire (maybe closer to a Herman), but things aren't looking great at any position of importance. Fortunately for them their schedule is very manageable next year (especially if LSU continues to be mid), so they might grab another 8 win season.

[Beau Vine 55853]

Guess who's upset at aggy's schedule?  This guy:

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Texas A&M football fans should be furious after SEC essentially hands them scheduled loss

The SEC schedule release came down this evening, finally revealing the dates of each team's games. We already knew when certain non-conference matchups were set to take place, but now fans get to see exactly how the slate plays out over the course of the season.

After taking a look at the slate that the conference gave to Texas A&M football, I have only one conclusion. Aggie fans should be absolutely steamed with the way the SEC built this schedule for A&M.

The first thing that jumps out at you is that the Aggies go over a month without a home game— right in the middle of the conference slate. After the Ags play Florida on October 11, they won't return home until November 15, when they play the South Carolina Gamecocks.

That's bad enough, from a fan's perspective. But even worse is what this means for the Aggies, prospectively.

As I covered a while ago, winning back to back games on the road in the SEC is the rarest of all birds. Before this season, it had only been done 8 times in 78 such occurrences over the last decade, and 3 times in 38 occurrences over the last five years (the same disclaimer applies here as in the linked article: this tally does not include trips to Nashville or games separated by a bye week).

Those three teams were 2019 LSU, 2022 Georgia, and 2023 Alabama; in other words, two national champions and a top-4 team. Each of these teams had a "down" performance in one half of said back to back, but were able to overcome it when all was said and done.

This year, there were 5 such occurrences; teams won both games in zero of them. This includes Ole Miss's loss to LSU— which looks increasingly inexplicable the further away we get.

The Aggies were saddled with just such a scheduling albatross this year, and it couldn't have come at a worse time. This is the first year that the Southwest Classic will not be played at Jerryworld since 2014, and that means the Aggies are traveling to Fayetteville the week before they head to Death Valley. Had that contract still been in place, A&M doesn't have to face this stretch.

Even so, it would have been taxing, as— though a bye week comes after LSU— A&M has to turn right back around to head on the road to Missouri. This is a schedule built to give the Aggies the worst possible late-season draw.

What I'm saying is this: this could be a far-improved Aggie team next year that ends with a similar record. There are simply too many things working against them with these home-road splits. Prepare yourself for thinkpieces about whether Elko is building teams that can finish out the season— after this year and what we're looking at for next season, reporters are no doubt already typing them up.

 

[Fudge Nuggets 19420]

Meh, they miss UGA, Bama, Tennessee and Ole Miss.  How much easier could the league make it for those goobers?

[Vertigo 20492]

41 minutes ago, Beau Vine said:

Guess who's upset at aggy's schedule?  This guy:

 

Graham has already built his narrative for next season's late season collapse. He is ahead of the game, he can just hit submit from the beach next season. 

[SHOOTER12 8885]

1 hour ago, bad_teammate said:

Are you quoting Robert Frost?

Hemingway 

[Deej 77747]

1 hour ago, Fudge Nuggets said:

Meh, they miss UGA, Bama, Tennessee and Ole Miss.  How much easier could the league make it for those goobers?

Does Georgia even exist in their world?  it's absurd they've dodged them so often.

Oh, and Pat, we have a month without a home game, too, so shut the fuck up. 

[billfromlaketravis 11807]

Rest In Power Listeater.

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[DanTheHorn 5078]

1 hour ago, Beau Vine said:

Quote from article: "What I'm saying is this: this could be a far-improved Aggie team next year that ends with a similar record."

Does he mean they can end up 8 & 4 once again when they are a juggernaut of a team that is ranked ahead of Texas in next years power rankings.

[Post Oak 20554]

1 hour ago, Beau Vine said:

Guess who's upset at aggy's schedule?  This guy:

 

This is God-given talent. You can't coach this.

The aggies got a good one. 

[ClubWhatever 12282]

He did the impossible.  He wrote an article without mentioning Texas.

[Beau Vine 55853]

I miss this little twerp.  He was the perfect aggy.  And apparently still is.

 

 

 

[Armybrat 41361]

On 12/11/2024 at 12:44 AM, Deej said:

Can't imagine why so many African-American players portal out of their program.

No need to sully their aggy reputation.

[Deej 77747]

2 minutes ago, Armybrat said:

No need to sully their aggy reputation.

[Beau Vine 55853]

 

[TrashMaster G 18066]

1 minute ago, Beau Vine said:

 

Just like Jimbo was going to win you championships.

[utee94 16078]

Sumlin Jimbo Elko will get us in!

[Deej 77747]

3 minutes ago, Beau Vine said:

 

Oil Can Harry's?

[texasdago 7764]

4 minutes ago, Beau Vine said:

 

[TreatyOak 17314]

3 hours ago, Reynolds Woodcock said:

A&M is going to be really bad next year based on their roster.

Bro, what? Aggy is perfectly positioned to make a championship run. First, they stumped the conference by faking that they had the best coach possible, then FIRING HIM MID-SEASON, which was kinda genius.

Then they HIRED HIS FORMER ASSISTANT WHICH WAS THE PLAN ALL ALONG!

Then they faked interest in overrated players that Texas panic-signed. Then they deliberately lost the game to the sippers to draw a false sense of confidence.

Now they have the fifth-most players in the portal. That is next-level prep. 

if you don't understand that a sleeping giant has awakened, i can't help you. This has been predicted for a long time. 

  

  

Edited December 12 by TreatyOak

[Drew 2830]

2 hours ago, Beau Vine said:

Guess who's upset at aggy's schedule?  This guy:

 

While this obviously proactive spin to soften their blow next season...

 

Is that really true?  Winning Back to Back road games in the SEC is really that tough?  Cause we legit don't have a home game in the month of September(OU being neutral probably helps)

[Native Horn 3580]

3 hours ago, bad_teammate said:

Are you quoting Robert Frost?

Jack Frost, IMO.

[Tex Pete 21455]

23 minutes ago, Deej said:

Oil Can Harry's?

Nah. Blowhard Billy is a permanent fixture there. 

[Navin R. Johnson 882]

49 minutes ago, Beau Vine said:

 

I don’t know this is referencing, but aggy is nearly 30 years removed from a conference championship game appearance. Just wanted to throw that out there.