Tell Me About Texas a&m

[TrashMaster G 18082]

41 minutes ago, Armybrat said:

They ain’t Texas, that’s for sure.

A fact that is perpetually infuriating to them.

[royiv 9783]

45 minutes ago, Doc Daneeka said:

For all intents and purposes, I think you’re wrong. 

It’s a mute point.

[utee94 16080]

Irregardless, they're not Texas.

[TrashMaster G 18082]

We have arrived at that time of year where parents send their kiddies off to college, move them into dorms and apartments and extol the virtues of their chosen institutions of higher learning.

If you are like me and many others, you have the misfortune of having a colleague or two sending their kids off to the overstuffed, overpriced community college in Collie Station. That's all well and good until they start waxing rhapsodic on the aggy diploma mill and speak of it as if it should be considered 100% on par with, if not exceeding, UT in every measure that matters.

My tongue is perpetually bruised this time of year from biting it and not voicing the many snarky replies playing in my head.

[Lone Star Horn 2071]

1 hour ago, royiv said:

It’s a mute point.

[Deej 77813]

12 minutes ago, TrashMaster G said:

My tongue is perpetually bruised this time of year from biting it and not voicing the many snarky replies playing in my head.

Just talk shit to them. They deserve it for sending their children down a horrible life path. 

[Blotto 24015]

21 minutes ago, Deej said:

Just talk shit to them. They deserve it for sending their children down a horrible life path. 

I can't imagine a single scenario where I wouldn't immediately call bullshit on that. Its a preposterous statement. Like Flat  Earthers. If you have to bend the  knee professionally OK, I guess but fuck that in a family or friends scenario.  

[jimmyjazz 47153]

An Aggie in an SEC group claimed that UT is A&M's "little brother" because their enrollment is much higher.  I tried to explain that their push towards 70K students on campus is definitely a bug, not a feature, but he was having none of that.

[deft 7059]

That uncle iroh quote about wisdom chasing them but aggy always being faster…..it’s just wisdom ran out of breath and gave up a long time ago.

[TrashMaster G 18082]

8 hours ago, Deej said:

Just talk shit to them. They deserve it for sending their children down a horrible life path. 

With colleagues that I work closely with, day after day, in a professional setting?

Nope. Would not be smart. 

[Deej 77813]

Sorry you work for TxDoT.

[txduck87 1021]

Sorry you work for TxDoT.

Or State Farm

[TrashMaster G 18082]

18 minutes ago, Deej said:

Sorry you work for TxDoT.

I said professional.

TxDoT doesn't qualify.

[jimmyjazz 47153]

36 minutes ago, Deej said:

TxDoT.

Well, that explains our roads.

[FCB 57]

45 minutes ago, jimmyjazz said:

Well, that explains our roads.

Louisiana says hi

[closetojumping 65404]

I posted this update in the aggie 2025 recruiting thread too, as I can't figure out which thread has more people interested in the actual 2024 aggie season versus just the ongoing banter about aggie stupidity and such, so for those interested in a team update from 247:

I feel like I'm getting a feel for diciphering Carter Karels coded messages being sent into the atmosphere for the outside world while captured deep behind The Elk's occupationist lines. 

I've spoilered the full post from a Wednesday practice update, but here are highlights, as far as I know them from reading his code plus what my friends are hearing or knowing as well:

-They're starting to softpedal the notion that Marcel Reed is a better fit at QB for Klein's offense. I'm starting to see this pop up from both mods and also posters known to have some access. The logic is as basic and stereotypical as we would expect (which does make the cynic in me pause) - they don't have speed at the skill positions and they're going to need a mobile QB to make the offense click. Klein wants to run the QB, a lot, and they cannot comfortably do that with Weigatron. This is something to keep an eye on. If Liucci starts touting Reed before the ND game as well, the dam is breaking.

-In spite of all of their efforts regarding bringing in guys from the portal, they're about to be playing Sanford as the LB next to York. York is undersized and slow. Sanford is very fast but, if prior reports have any merit, tends to just run around a lot. 

-Another similar instance is at CB, where the second starter is lining up to be Jayvion Thomas, rather than any of the portal transfer such as Ricks (5 star) and Lee (the esteemed KSU savior). There is no spin capable of washing off the stains of the claims made for the others. Hell, Liucci was talking all of them up on the radio yesterday. Right.

-They really, really lack offensive speed and they're starting to realize it. One guy is yearning on their boards for the tiny true freshman to play and he has trouble finding the fields for practice. None of the older WRs can beat anyone deep or out of a cut. Actually the one guy who can do that isn't close to healthy and might not play this year (the transfer from one of the FCS schools they were touting in the spring). They have no one at TB that can get around the edge consistently. 

-Gabriel Brownlow Dindy has shown up healthy for the first time in his career. These guys seem to believe that that pussy will stay that way. Color me dubious. 

-Depsite DJ Hicks having the 5 star pedigree and being paid $1M per year, Regis is outplaying him. Karels could never say this, but Hicks is the definition of "dead money" if he's not starting and playing regularly. Elko wants to play Regis. This is a coaching/booster conflict waiting to happen and worth watching this season. 

-Outside of the QB hinting, the OL update is the biggest and funniest shit I've seen from them. 

---Fatheree is nowhere to be found in the starting lineup and may not be running second team at RT. He still "isn't the same" since his mysterious injury like 18 months ago. I think this guy is being pushed through the program to get his degree and move on and they'd rather not have him publicly leave as another OL bust. 

---The presumptive starting RT is the former KU guard that transferred in after being processed by Leipold. This is really fucking hilarious. 

---They "need" Bisontis and Nabou to be badasses at both G positions because of problems at RT and C. This OL is going to be one of the worst OLs in P4 and they're going to get QBs killed. Defenses will not have to play off the ball with concern toward anyone getting behind them or any TBs beating them to the edge. 

 

 

Spoiler

COLLEGE STATION, Texas – Texas A&M held its 12th football practice of preseason camp Wednesday on the two outdoor Coolidge Practice Fields. A&M players wore full pads for the practice.

GigEm247 and the other media members in attendance were permitted to observe, film video and take pictures for the first six periods (approximately 20-30 minutes) of the practice. Our highlights from those six periods can be found here. We were all permitted to observe the entire practice but can only report on what we saw from the first six periods.

Given the limited and controlled viewing window, along with the team-imposed restrictions on what the media can report, there were not a lot of major takeaways from the practice. Additionally, while the media watched, the Aggies were not put in any competitive settings like one-on-one drills, seven-on-seven work or 11-on-11 action.

GigEm247 primarily watched the defense. Here are some notes and takeaways from the six media-observed periods, along with analysis from what we have learned from sources.

Aggie defense overview

With preseason camp coming to a close soon for the Aggies, I thought I would give a brief overview of where their defense is now.

My confidence in the group has not been higher all offseason.

The defensive line could be one of the best in the country this season. We have talked a lot about the trio of defensive linemen who look poised to have long, successful NFL careers: defensive ends Nic Scourton and Shemar Stewart, and defensive tackle Shemar Turner. They have only continued to impress.

The player who is not getting enough hype, though, is Bowling Green defensive end transfer Cashius Howell.

Now, Howell technically will not be considered a starter. But his impact might be starter-esque. Would I be surprised if he finished second on the team in sacks, behind Scourton? No. He has the potential to be a real weapon off the edge, particularly in third-and-long packages. 

Perhaps what has been the most encouraging development, though, is the secondary. Beyond maybe safety Bryce Anderson, A&M probably does not have any defensive backs who will sniff All-SEC honors this season. But the unit does not have any glaring liabilities, which could not be said about them last season. It seems to be a much, much better group collectively.

While the Aggies are set at middle linebacker with incumbent starter Taurean York, there has been a battle for the other spot. Sophomore Daymion Sanford figures to be the favorite to secure the starting role. Among the group of A&M linebackers, Sanford has looked the most fluid and athletic during position drills. If he ran a 40-yard dash today, it would probably be at around 4.5 seconds. That is pretty good for a linebacker.  

Florida transfer Scooby Williams has been pushing Sanford. Pittsburgh transfer Solomon DeShields, who arrived at A&M in June, appears to be behind Sanford and Williams.

Ascending players

Defensive tackles Gabriel Brownlow-Dindy and Albert Regis, cornerback Jayvon Thomas, safety Dalton Brooks, quarterback Marcel Reed and wide receiver Micah Tease are among players who are on the rise.

Over the last couple years, Brownlow-Dindy has understandably fascinated the Aggie fan base. How could a former-five star recruit like Brownlow-Dindy who looks the part and then some never come close to sniffing the field (for the most part)? The answer is simple: injuries.

Various injuries have kept Brownlow-Dindy out of a ton of practices and games. He missed part of the spring with an undisclosed injury, too. But Brownlow-Dindy has recently been more available than ever, and his presence has been felt. Whether Brownlow-Dindy will crack the two-deep remains unclear, but there is a real chance it happens. 

Going into the offseason, sophomore DJ Hicks figured to be the favorite to start at defensive tackle next to Turner. However, Regis has pushed Hicks hard for that spot. Do not be surprised if Regis begins the season as the starter there.

Thomas could be another surprise starter. Throughout preseason camp, Thomas has received a lot of meaningful opportunities. Still, it might be a tall task for him to beat out players like incumbent starter Tyreek Chappell, Kansas State transfer Will Lee III and former five-star recruit Dezz Ricks.

From an eye test standpoint, Brooks has stood out during drills. He has made a sizable weight gain this offseason, going from 185 pounds to 200. Anderson will be one of the starting safeties for the Aggies. The other spot very well could go to Brooks.

Two offensive players, Reed and Tease, are worth mentioning.

Since the spring game, I have felt that Reed would be a better backup quarterback than Jaylen Henderson. He has shown nothing over the last couple weeks to change that opinion. If anything, Reed has made me even more confident about it.

Tease has always shown flashes in small sample sizes,  but as a true freshman last season, he was buried on the depth chart. Now, that does not appear to be the case. He might even challenge Louisiana Tech transfer Cyrus Allen for a starting spot.  

Specific practice musings

• With the Aggies having a new coaching staff, I have tried to gain a sense of what each assistant is like personality-wise while at practice. This group is a mixed bag of personalities.

For instance, offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach Collin Klein and defensive line coach Tony Jerod-Eddie are some of the more reserved coaches I have seen. You almost never hear their voices during practice unless you are close to them. Defensive line coach Sean Spencer and defensive backs coach Ishmael Aristide are the total opposite. They bring the energy, and they are yellers who you can hear from quite a bit of distance away.

Aristide is easily my favorite coach to watch during practices. He brings an infectious energy and strikes an ideal balance of getting on players but not going full Steve Addazio. I also enjoy his sense of humor. For an example, one cornerback did not give his best effort on one ball-stripping drill rep Wednesday, and instead of chewing him out, Aristide threw his hands into the air, shrugged and melodramatically acted like someone killed his cat. 

• In a clip from practice that the A&M football X account posted Wednesday, redshirt sophomore Mark Nabou Jr. and Kansas transfer Ar'maj Reed-Adams are lined up as the starters at right guard and right tackle, respectively. Check the 52-second mark below.

That pairing is not as surprising as it might seem. Per sources, the Aggies used Trey Zuhn III (left tackle), Chase Bisontis (left guard), Kolinu'u Faaiu (Utah), Nabou (right guard) and Reed-Adams (right tackle) as their starting offensive line at times during their first scrimmage of preseason camp last Saturday.

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— Texas A&M Football (@AggieFootball) August 14, 2024

• Beyond running back Rueben Owens II, who ESPN reported is out for the season with a lower-body injury, the Aggies looked to be relatively healthy. The media is prohibited from disclosing if certain players did not participate in practice. So in more broad terms, there did not appear to be any major concerns in addition to Owens.

• During position drills, Scourton and Stewart spent time away from the other defensive ends to work on their pass-rush moves.

 

[Steel Shank 9553]

I thought Weigman was all super badass and elite and stuff. Are you suggesting he isn't????

[Doc Daneeka 6793]

1 hour ago, closetojumping said:

Klein wants to run the QB, a lot

I don’t purport to be the most informed person regarding college football, but was this a surprising development for them?

My general impression is that their OL is going to get Wiegman killed without a single designed QB run, anyway. 

[Jersey Man10 3799]

[Leanderman 2365]

I can just see Weigman on 3rd and ten.

[Redneck Mutha 8176]

[Beau Vine 55863]

Why not run the QB when they pass-block like this?

 

[demos 3036]

Why not run the QB when they pass-block like this?
 

And why the fuck was he just standing there.

If you’re not going to run for your life, throw the ball away.

[Tex Long 4661]

3 minutes ago, demos said:

If you’re not going to run for your life, throw the ball away.

New Surly motto?

[HtownHorn 15230]

8 hours ago, jimmyjazz said:

An Aggie in an SEC group claimed that UT is A&M's "little brother" because their enrollment is much higher.  I tried to explain that their push towards 70K students on campus is definitely a bug, not a feature, but he was having none of that.

Yeah, those increased enrollment numbers don't mean jack and shit when it comes to athletics. My company had two aggy interns this summer, neither has been to 1 sporting event at aggy in their combined 6 years on campus.

Edited August 16 by HtownHorn

[HtownHorn 15230]

34 minutes ago, Beau Vine said:

Why not run the QB when they pass-block like this?

 

This will never be funny, but at what point during this play did Johnson shit his pants?

[jimmyjazz 47153]

2 minutes ago, HtownHorn said:

Yeah, those increased enrollment numbers don't mean jack and shit when it comes to athletics. 

It was worse than that.  This guy was arguing that their increased enrollment put them over the top ACADEMICALLY when compared to UT.

[texasdago 7770]

Seriously, I love that this guy is the Texas aggy AD.  It is so fitting.  He hated UT when he was at Nebraska and always whined about us when he was with ESPN.  He and Mark May were an absolute beating.

[TrashMaster G 18082]

21 minutes ago, jimmyjazz said:

It was worse than that.  This guy was arguing that their increased enrollment put them over the top ACADEMICALLY when compared to UT.

Stanford's 17k enrollment clearly means their academics suck compared to TTech's 42k.

[Steel Shank 9553]

5 minutes ago, TrashMaster G said:

Stanford's 17k enrollment clearly means their academics suck compared to TTech's 42k.

[Doc Daneeka 6793]

10 minutes ago, texasdago said:

Seriously, I love that this guy is the Texas aggy AD.  It is so fitting.  He hated UT when he was at Nebraska and always whined about us when he was with ESPN.  He and Mark May were an absolute beating.

I’m pretty sure it was halftime of the 2005 OU game that I’d recorded during which Mark May said Virginia Tech was the best team in the country. He needed a beating. 

[BeautifullyFurnishedCasita 71]

3 hours ago, Beau Vine said:

Why not run the QB when they pass-block like this?

 

It's still shocking to me that 54 survived the season 

[Hookem10 870]

2 hours ago, Doc Daneeka said:

I’m pretty sure it was halftime of the 2005 OU game that I’d recorded during which Mark May said Virginia Tech was the best team in the country. He needed a beating. 

that was John Saunders and it was weird to hear

[Doc Daneeka 6793]

2 minutes ago, Hookem10 said:

that was John Saunders and it was weird to hear

Yes, it was. He was also a beating, but that’s been resolved. 

[Funk Doctor Spock 13284]

3 hours ago, texasdago said:

Seriously, I love that this guy is the Texas aggy AD.  It is so fitting.  He hated UT when he was at Nebraska and always whined about us when he was with ESPN.  He and Mark May were an absolute beating.

100% positive we got our insurance from this guy. 

[Deej 77813]

4 hours ago, texasdago said:

He and Mark May were absolutely beating each other off.

fixed

[markstanco 12786]

It was worse than that.  This guy was arguing that their increased enrollment put them over the top ACADEMICALLY when compared to UT.

That’s an easy rebuttal.

Your reply is “well if that is the standard, Liberty University is the flagship and academically best university in Virginia.”

[Lone Star Horn 2071]

I got this joke from reddit, posted it in Lame joke thread, but decided it needed to be here also.

 

What did the Texas A&M football player get on the SAT?

 

Drool.

[Steel Shank 9553]

UMass > Harvard

[LTtxfan 49996]

14 hours ago, Beau Vine said:

Why not run the QB when they pass-block like this?

 

⬆⬆Great video for 14 DAYS until kickoff ⬆⬆

 

No Jawja, Bama, Ole Miss, or blOU...  aggy with a favorable schedule especially in Nov.

[Wulaw Horn 19595]

My 13 year old has been telling me she’s going to attend aggy for a year. 
I am ok with that.
1) she’s definitely not my favorite and kind of irritating. So, she can just continue to irritate me into perpetuity when she does all that weird aggy shit 

2) I no longer have to pay any attention to what she’s up to in school, because she can fog a mirror so she’s definitely getting in. 
3) I don’t have to worry about her graduating since if you can get in and are not a total and complete dumbass you are graduating/ so I’m not likely to flush 50-80k down the drain and have her not end up with a degree on the other end 

4) I want grandkids and I want to be around to see them. She will probably get married at 23 and start popping out Kyle’s and Kyler’s at 25 or 26, so even though they will be aggy I will at least know that my blood line continues on into this world. 
 

5) I won’t have to worry about her moving outside of Texas because what the fucking odds of that happening. 
 

Now, I’m not saying I would choose this life path for her, but I’m going to go ahead and make the best of it I guess. 
it’s likely she will find someone who makes 85k a year while she teaches school or something and I won’t have to financially support her into my old age. 

[Deej 77813]

Fuck you for standing by idly and letting your daughter become an aggy breeder. Someone call CPS.

[msucolt45 4227]

My 13 year old has been telling me she’s going to attend aggy for a year. 
I am ok with that.
1) she’s definitely not my favorite and kind of irritating. So, she can just continue to irritate me into perpetuity when she does all that weird aggy shit 
2) I no longer have to pay any attention to what she’s up to in school, because she can fog a mirror so she’s definitely getting in. 
3) I don’t have to worry about her graduating since if you can get in and are not a total and complete dumbass you are graduating/ so I’m not likely to flush 50-80k down the drain and have her not end up with a degree on the other end 
4) I want grandkids and I want to be around to see them. She will probably get married at 23 and start popping out Kyle’s and Kyler’s at 25 or 26, so even though they will be aggy I will at least know that my blood line continues on into this world. 
 
5) I won’t have to worry about her moving outside of Texas because what the fucking odds of that happening. 
 
Now, I’m not saying I would choose this life path for her, but I’m going to go ahead and make the best of it I guess. 
it’s likely she will find someone who makes 85k a year while she teaches school or something and I won’t have to financially support her into my old age. 

She might move out of state if her future husband is a Buc-ee’s store manager. Just speculating.

Hook’em!!!

[DaggerHorns 3170]

58 minutes ago, Wulaw Horn said:

My 13 year old has been telling me she’s going to attend aggy for a year. 
I am ok with that.
1) she’s definitely not my favorite and kind of irritating. So, she can just continue to irritate me into perpetuity when she does all that weird aggy shit 

2) I no longer have to pay any attention to what she’s up to in school, because she can fog a mirror so she’s definitely getting in. 
3) I don’t have to worry about her graduating since if you can get in and are not a total and complete dumbass you are graduating/ so I’m not likely to flush 50-80k down the drain and have her not end up with a degree on the other end 

4) I want grandkids and I want to be around to see them. She will probably get married at 23 and start popping out Kyle’s and Kyler’s at 25 or 26, so even though they will be aggy I will at least know that my blood line continues on into this world. 
 

5) I won’t have to worry about her moving outside of Texas because what the fucking odds of that happening. 
 

Now, I’m not saying I would choose this life path for her, but I’m going to go ahead and make the best of it I guess. 
it’s likely she will find someone who makes 85k a year while she teaches school or something and I won’t have to financially support her into my old age. 

This is a roadmap for bad parenting. Write a book.

[ABSR 5369]

1 hour ago, Wulaw Horn said:

My 13 year old has been telling me she’s going to attend aggy for a year. 
I am ok with that.
1) she’s definitely not my favorite and kind of irritating. So, she can just continue to irritate me into perpetuity when she does all that weird aggy shit 

2) I no longer have to pay any attention to what she’s up to in school, because she can fog a mirror so she’s definitely getting in. 
3) I don’t have to worry about her graduating since if you can get in and are not a total and complete dumbass you are graduating/ so I’m not likely to flush 50-80k down the drain and have her not end up with a degree on the other end 

4) I want grandkids and I want to be around to see them. She will probably get married at 23 and start popping out Kyle’s and Kyler’s at 25 or 26, so even though they will be aggy I will at least know that my blood line continues on into this world. 
 

5) I won’t have to worry about her moving outside of Texas because what the fucking odds of that happening. 
 

Now, I’m not saying I would choose this life path for her, but I’m going to go ahead and make the best of it I guess. 
it’s likely she will find someone who makes 85k a year while she teaches school or something and I won’t have to financially support her into my old age. 

Is her liking aggy driven by her rebelling against your likes and preferences?  If so don’t push back or say anything bad about aggy to her.  Let her know whatever school she chooses is okay so long as she is happy and that aggy would be great if that is her choice.   Her desire for aggy will greatly decline if you do this.

[Wulaw Horn 19595]

4 minutes ago, ABSR said:

Is her liking aggy driven by her rebelling against your likes and preferences?  If so don’t push back or say anything bad about aggy to her.  Let her know whatever school she chooses is okay so long as she is happy and that aggy would be great if that is her choice.   Her desire for aggy will greatly decline if you do this.

Thats basically what I’m doing with the occasional, well, you know you will be able to get in since they allow everyone sprinkled in so that it’s challenging her to do better implicitly. 

[msucolt45 4227]

Hell, I couldn’t get into UT straight out of HS in the late 80s, but after getting 50+ hours through the University of Maryland, while taking college courses abroad (Germany and S Korea), I was considered a “transfer” student.

Hook’em!!!

[msucolt45 4227]

US Government was paying for like 90% tuition, if you took college courses, so you really missed out if you didn’t participate.

Hook’em!!!

[hookemATL 12240]

It’s a terrible place filled with mostly terrible people. I’d send her to Ukraine before BCS, and I’m only kind of kidding. 

[LTtxfan 49996]

Wulaw Horn with a new aggy bit on SURLY...