Tell Me About Texas a&m

[BigSwingingD 719]

15 minutes ago, Moby Ric said:

Does aggy just not know that pyle field already looks like a grocery store?

https://www.kbtx.com/content/news/New-Kyle-Field-themed-grocery-store-being-built-near-campus-557878691.html

Brookshire Brothers President and CEO John Alston also added, "In longstanding aggy tradition, the fruits and vegetable section will be completely empty to represent and honor the fighting Texum aggy hall of champion(s)"

[Leanderman 2367]

After the ribbon cutting for the new grocery store, chin pubes will christen the first glory hole in the mens room.  

[El Diablo 4232]

"Luigi's Sheep Treats" should be a big seller.

[Boerne Horn 422]

16 hours ago, The Golden Hat said:

Pics of Karen?

[TexasMan 11456]

 

[SDG 3336]

He forgot women cheerleaders. 

[Walden Ponderer 12639]

Worked out pretty well for him, too, I guess.

 

[sushihorn 3249]

23 minutes ago, Walden Ponderer said:

Worked out pretty well for him, too, I guess.

 

So the 12th man for aggy would throw the game for 30 pieces of silver?

[NeverMarryAStripper 22304]

And the 12th one was Judas

[Homesickhorn 2219]

Brookshire Brothers President and CEO John Alston also added, "In longstanding aggy tradition, the fruits and vegetable section will be completely empty to represent and honor the fighting Texum aggy hall of champion(s)"

[Modessit 5667]

Brookshire Brothers President and CEO John Alston also added, "In longstanding aggy tradition, the fruits and vegetable section will be completely empty to represent and honor the fighting Texum aggy hall of champion(s)"

I thought that was where the Corps sits. 

 

 

[SwanderedTalent 5761]

1 hour ago, Walden Ponderer said:

 

 

[Blutarski 21]

Kevin Sherrington DMN opinion piece says aggy can playoff argument based on quality losses.

Spoiler

Texas A&M's brutal schedule may set the Aggies up for their finest football season in 80 years

FILE - Texas A&M quarterback Kellen Mond (11) runs the ball during the third quarter of a game against Clemson on Saturday, Sept. 8, 2018, at Kyle Field in College Station. (Ashley Landis/The Dallas Morning News)(Ashley Landis / Staff Photographer)

By Kevin Sherrington

10:39 AM on Aug 28, 2019

 

Just in time for the 80th anniversary of Texas A&M's finest football season, the Aggies stand a fairly reasonable chance to make a run at history again.

All they have to do is survive their hardest schedule, like, ever.

The season shapes up so tough, in fact, here's predicting A&M could lose two regular-season games and still wind up with an invitation to the College Football Playoff.

First, let's look at the bark on that schedule: Even if you harbor a valid prejudice against preseason polls, it's fair to say that Clemson (1), Alabama (2), Georgia (3) and LSU (6) would rank near the top of just about anyone's take, including your bookie's. Making matters worse, the Aggies face three of those monsters on the road.

Their only game against a top 10 team at home? Alabama. Not exactly a break, is it?

 

ESPN's Power Football Index ranks the Aggies' schedule just the 11th toughest in the nation. Makes you wonder if they mixed the AFC West in the formula. Colorado somehow got itself nominated No. 6, which probably isn't the company the Buffaloes had in mind when they bolted the Big 12. For that matter, this schedule should tell you why the Aggies might not be as excited as all us sportswriters about rekindling a nonconference rivalry with Texas. Hard enough just weathering the SEC West week in and week out, much less spending what could have been a breather on an emotionally exhausting blood rival instead.

Anyway, as it turns out, the strength of the 12th-ranked Aggies' schedule could work for them this year. Of the 10 teams with the toughest slates in front of them at the moment, only Georgia and Florida (8) are ranked higher in the polls. What that means, at least for now, is that few teams could be in a better position to create an argument once the committee locks the doors.

Nothing beats the last impression the Aggies could make with back-to-back games in Athens and Baton Rouge.

Win those road trips, Jimbo Fisher, and you might just live up to that fat contract after all.

Of course, with top-ranked Clemson only two weeks into the schedule, we won't have to wait nearly so long to see just how serious A&M really is. Probably worth noting here that the PFI only projects 7.4 wins for the Aggies. That's not even the over/under on a Kevin Sumlin season. The odds suggest the Aggies could stumble here or there. Maybe even against Arkansas at JerryWorld, now that Chad Morris has found himself a quarterback with whom he's familiar in Ben Hicks.

For the sake of this argument, let's say the Aggies win all the games they ought to. The beauty of such a difficult early date against Clemson is they don't necessarily have to win. Losing to the No. 1 team on the road the week after Labor Day isn't a CFP deal-killer. The Aggies get bonus points for playing the Tigers, though it's not clear they knew what they were getting into at the time.

They could even lose to Alabama on Oct. 12 in College Station and their hopes wouldn't necessarily be dashed. They simply can't get blown out by either team. That, and they can't do any worse than split against Clemson, Alabama, Georgia and LSU.

RELATED: Texas A&M Aggies season preview: Breakout candidates, key questions, projected results, and more

Never mind that they might do well to go 1-3. But if they're going to split, better to lose early than late. The committee likes teams on the rise. Losing to Alabama probably means the Aggies wouldn't play in the SEC championship game, and that alone could knock them out. They'd have to hope that beating Georgia and LSU knocked both out of contention and left A&M as the best 1A option from the SEC.

Naturally, all of the above is contingent upon how the rest of the nation shapes up. Only once -- Georgia and Alabama after the '17 season -- has the CFP included two teams from the same conference. The committee might appear to be hard-pressed to do it again, especially if it should come at the expense of the Big Ten or Pac-12. If the committee is going to keep leaving power five conferences out of the playoffs, maybe even for the third year in a row, the clamor is only going to increase for an expanded field.

 

Just the same, the coaches on the committee care less about aesthetics and politics than they do tough, physical teams that have earned their way. A 10-2 record with A&M's schedule makes for a pretty solid case.

The keys for the Aggies -- so obvious that even yours truly can see them -- are Jimbo and Kellen Mond. The junior quarterback is a trendy candidate for several national awards. As for the coach, Jimbo was hired to produce just the sort of season this column suggests. Might as well get on with it.

 

Edited August 29, 2019 by Blutarski

[Randolph Duke 4034]

“Being a fan of Texas State, I was blessed by the Lord for the opportunity to attend tonight’s game at Kyle Field, the finest stadium in all of sports.

Never having been anywhere in the state of Texas before, I was amazed at how the Fighting Texas Aggie fans were the finest fans in all of sports.

Before the game, I got to see the Fighting Texas Aggie Corps, the finest Corps in all of sports. I also visited The Dixie Chicken, the finest restaurant in all of sports. 

After leaving The Dixie Chicken to head to the stadium, I got lost seven times, but I was helped each time by one of the Aggies  I met on campus, the finest campus in all of sports.

I will tell all my friends visiting Texas A&M is the finest visiting possible in all of sports.”

[Randolph Duke 4034]

8 minutes ago, Blutarski said:

Kevin Sherrington DMN opinion piece says aggy can playoff argument based on quality losses.

  Reveal hidden contents

Texas A&M's brutal schedule may set the Aggies up for their finest football season in 80 years

FILE - Texas A&M quarterback Kellen Mond (11) runs the ball during the third quarter of a game against Clemson on Saturday, Sept. 8, 2018, at Kyle Field in College Station. (Ashley Landis/The Dallas Morning News)(Ashley Landis / Staff Photographer)

By Kevin Sherrington

10:39 AM on Aug 28, 2019

 

Just in time for the 80th anniversary of Texas A&M's finest football season, the Aggies stand a fairly reasonable chance to make a run at history again.

All they have to do is survive their hardest schedule, like, ever.

The season shapes up so tough, in fact, here's predicting A&M could lose two regular-season games and still wind up with an invitation to the College Football Playoff.

First, let's look at the bark on that schedule: Even if you harbor a valid prejudice against preseason polls, it's fair to say that Clemson (1), Alabama (2), Georgia (3) and LSU (6) would rank near the top of just about anyone's take, including your bookie's. Making matters worse, the Aggies face three of those monsters on the road.

Their only game against a top 10 team at home? Alabama. Not exactly a break, is it?

 

ESPN's Power Football Index ranks the Aggies' schedule just the 11th toughest in the nation. Makes you wonder if they mixed the AFC West in the formula. Colorado somehow got itself nominated No. 6, which probably isn't the company the Buffaloes had in mind when they bolted the Big 12. For that matter, this schedule should tell you why the Aggies might not be as excited as all us sportswriters about rekindling a nonconference rivalry with Texas. Hard enough just weathering the SEC West week in and week out, much less spending what could have been a breather on an emotionally exhausting blood rival instead.

Anyway, as it turns out, the strength of the 12th-ranked Aggies' schedule could work for them this year. Of the 10 teams with the toughest slates in front of them at the moment, only Georgia and Florida (8) are ranked higher in the polls. What that means, at least for now, is that few teams could be in a better position to create an argument once the committee locks the doors.

Nothing beats the last impression the Aggies could make with back-to-back games in Athens and Baton Rouge.

Win those road trips, Jimbo Fisher, and you might just live up to that fat contract after all.

Of course, with top-ranked Clemson only two weeks into the schedule, we won't have to wait nearly so long to see just how serious A&M really is. Probably worth noting here that the PFI only projects 7.4 wins for the Aggies. That's not even the over/under on a Kevin Sumlin season. The odds suggest the Aggies could stumble here or there. Maybe even against Arkansas at JerryWorld, now that Chad Morris has found himself a quarterback with whom he's familiar in Ben Hicks.

For the sake of this argument, let's say the Aggies win all the games they ought to. The beauty of such a difficult early date against Clemson is they don't necessarily have to win. Losing to the No. 1 team on the road the week after Labor Day isn't a CFP deal-killer. The Aggies get bonus points for playing the Tigers, though it's not clear they knew what they were getting into at the time.

They could even lose to Alabama on Oct. 12 in College Station and their hopes wouldn't necessarily be dashed. They simply can't get blown out by either team. That, and they can't do any worse than split against Clemson, Alabama, Georgia and LSU.

RELATED: Texas A&M Aggies season preview: Breakout candidates, key questions, projected results, and more

Never mind that they might do well to go 1-3. But if they're going to split, better to lose early than late. The committee likes teams on the rise. Losing to Alabama probably means the Aggies wouldn't play in the SEC championship game, and that alone could knock them out. They'd have to hope that beating Georgia and LSU knocked both out of contention and left A&M as the best 1A option from the SEC.

Naturally, all of the above is contingent upon how the rest of the nation shapes up. Only once -- Georgia and Alabama after the '17 season -- has the CFP included two teams from the same conference. The committee might appear to be hard-pressed to do it again, especially if it should come at the expense of the Big Ten or Pac-12. If the committee is going to keep leaving power five conferences out of the playoffs, maybe even for the third year in a row, the clamor is only going to increase for an expanded field.

 

Just the same, the coaches on the committee care less about aesthetics and politics than they do tough, physical teams that have earned their way. A 10-2 record with A&M's schedule makes for a pretty solid case.

The keys for the Aggies -- so obvious that even yours truly can see them -- are Jimbo and Kellen Mond. The junior quarterback is a trendy candidate for several national awards. As for the coach, Jimbo was hired to produce just the sort of season this column suggests. Might as well get on with it.

 

Sherrington is getting their hopes up, just waiting for the inevitable re-posting of his article on selection day as aggys actually believe they should be given a spot in the CFP. 

It can’t be a disappointment for them if we don’t all try to help them get their hopes up. 

Edited August 29, 2019 by Randolph Duke

[Scholz 12309]

SHOW ME A LOSS!!

[SwanderedTalent 5761]

1 hour ago, Blutarski said:

Kevin Sherrington DMN opinion piece says aggy can playoff argument based on quality losses.

  Reveal hidden contents

Texas A&M's brutal schedule may set the Aggies up for their finest football season in 80 years

FILE - Texas A&M quarterback Kellen Mond (11) runs the ball during the third quarter of a game against Clemson on Saturday, Sept. 8, 2018, at Kyle Field in College Station. (Ashley Landis/The Dallas Morning News)(Ashley Landis / Staff Photographer)

By Kevin Sherrington

10:39 AM on Aug 28, 2019

 

Just in time for the 80th anniversary of Texas A&M's finest football season, the Aggies stand a fairly reasonable chance to make a run at history again.

All they have to do is survive their hardest schedule, like, ever.

The season shapes up so tough, in fact, here's predicting A&M could lose two regular-season games and still wind up with an invitation to the College Football Playoff.

First, let's look at the bark on that schedule: Even if you harbor a valid prejudice against preseason polls, it's fair to say that Clemson (1), Alabama (2), Georgia (3) and LSU (6) would rank near the top of just about anyone's take, including your bookie's. Making matters worse, the Aggies face three of those monsters on the road.

Their only game against a top 10 team at home? Alabama. Not exactly a break, is it?

 

ESPN's Power Football Index ranks the Aggies' schedule just the 11th toughest in the nation. Makes you wonder if they mixed the AFC West in the formula. Colorado somehow got itself nominated No. 6, which probably isn't the company the Buffaloes had in mind when they bolted the Big 12. For that matter, this schedule should tell you why the Aggies might not be as excited as all us sportswriters about rekindling a nonconference rivalry with Texas. Hard enough just weathering the SEC West week in and week out, much less spending what could have been a breather on an emotionally exhausting blood rival instead.

Anyway, as it turns out, the strength of the 12th-ranked Aggies' schedule could work for them this year. Of the 10 teams with the toughest slates in front of them at the moment, only Georgia and Florida (8) are ranked higher in the polls. What that means, at least for now, is that few teams could be in a better position to create an argument once the committee locks the doors.

Nothing beats the last impression the Aggies could make with back-to-back games in Athens and Baton Rouge.

Win those road trips, Jimbo Fisher, and you might just live up to that fat contract after all.

Of course, with top-ranked Clemson only two weeks into the schedule, we won't have to wait nearly so long to see just how serious A&M really is. Probably worth noting here that the PFI only projects 7.4 wins for the Aggies. That's not even the over/under on a Kevin Sumlin season. The odds suggest the Aggies could stumble here or there. Maybe even against Arkansas at JerryWorld, now that Chad Morris has found himself a quarterback with whom he's familiar in Ben Hicks.

For the sake of this argument, let's say the Aggies win all the games they ought to. The beauty of such a difficult early date against Clemson is they don't necessarily have to win. Losing to the No. 1 team on the road the week after Labor Day isn't a CFP deal-killer. The Aggies get bonus points for playing the Tigers, though it's not clear they knew what they were getting into at the time.

They could even lose to Alabama on Oct. 12 in College Station and their hopes wouldn't necessarily be dashed. They simply can't get blown out by either team. That, and they can't do any worse than split against Clemson, Alabama, Georgia and LSU.

RELATED: Texas A&M Aggies season preview: Breakout candidates, key questions, projected results, and more

Never mind that they might do well to go 1-3. But if they're going to split, better to lose early than late. The committee likes teams on the rise. Losing to Alabama probably means the Aggies wouldn't play in the SEC championship game, and that alone could knock them out. They'd have to hope that beating Georgia and LSU knocked both out of contention and left A&M as the best 1A option from the SEC.

Naturally, all of the above is contingent upon how the rest of the nation shapes up. Only once -- Georgia and Alabama after the '17 season -- has the CFP included two teams from the same conference. The committee might appear to be hard-pressed to do it again, especially if it should come at the expense of the Big Ten or Pac-12. If the committee is going to keep leaving power five conferences out of the playoffs, maybe even for the third year in a row, the clamor is only going to increase for an expanded field.

 

Just the same, the coaches on the committee care less about aesthetics and politics than they do tough, physical teams that have earned their way. A 10-2 record with A&M's schedule makes for a pretty solid case.

The keys for the Aggies -- so obvious that even yours truly can see them -- are Jimbo and Kellen Mond. The junior quarterback is a trendy candidate for several national awards. As for the coach, Jimbo was hired to produce just the sort of season this column suggests. Might as well get on with it.

 

best 8-4 team ever

[Walden Ponderer 12639]

38 minutes ago, Scholz said:

SHOW ME A LOSS!!

Off the top of my head?

 

[ztejas 44227]

3 hours ago, Walden Ponderer said:

Worked out pretty well for him, too, I guess.

 

Penalty on Christ - 12 disciples on the field. 

[ztejas 44227]

1 hour ago, Blutarski said:

For the sake of this argument, let's say the Aggies win all the games they ought to. The beauty of such a difficult early date against Clemson is they don't necessarily have to win. Losing to the No. 1 team on the road the week after Labor Day isn't a CFP deal-killer. The Aggies get bonus points for playing the Tigers, though it's not clear they knew what they were getting into at the time.

They could even lose to Alabama on Oct. 12 in College Station and their hopes wouldn't necessarily be dashed. They simply can't get blown out by either team. That, and they can't do any worse than split against Clemson, Alabama, Georgia and LSU.

What a bunch of fucking losers. Imagine actually having this mentality and thinking it's credible journalism. 

[BigHorn'13 3494]

3 minutes ago, ztejas said:

The Aggies get bonus points for playing the Tigers, though it's not clear they knew what they were getting into at the time.

Oooh, they knew. It's just that in typical aggy fashion, it backfired.

[Scholz 12309]

3 hours ago, Walden Ponderer said:

Worked out pretty well for him, too, I guess.

 

Copyright infringement.

 

[Homesickhorn 2219]

I’m assuming that this means they’re 1st in the SEC West to actually play?

Right?

Right?

[ChickenSandwich 9959]

58 minutes ago, SwanderedTalent said:

best 8-4 team ever

So if they lose to eventual playoff teams Bama and Clemson that somehow QUALIFIES them to get a second chance at both teams?  Quite the opposite, they proved they weren’t at that level. 

[BigSwingingD 719]

2 hours ago, sushihorn said:

So the 12th man for aggy would throw the game for 30 pieces of silver?

 

2 hours ago, NeverMarryAStripper said:

And the 12th one was Judas

Nice work theologians. Never thought about that. Makes complete sense. 

12th man = aggy.

aggy betrays Texas.

aggy = judas.

Burn in hell aggy.

Go Texas State!

 

['stache 22144]

2 hours ago, Randolph Duke said:

“Being a fan of Texas State, I was blessed by the Lord for the opportunity to attend tonight’s game at Kyle Field, the finest stadium in all of sports.

Never having been anywhere in the state of Texas before, I was amazed at how the Fighting Texas Aggie fans were the finest fans in all of sports.

Before the game, I got to see the Fighting Texas Aggie Corps, the finest Corps in all of sports. I also visited The Dixie Chicken, the finest restaurant in all of sports. 

After leaving The Dixie Chicken to head to the stadium, I got lost seven times, but I was helped each time by one of the Aggies  I met on campus, the finest campus in all of sports.

I will tell all my friends visiting Texas A&M is the finest visiting possible in all of sports.”

"My 10 year old son was so impressed, he said he will start studying real hard to be a Fighting Texas Aggie. We both cried knowing the honor he will bring to his family when he dons that corp uniform. His grandfather helped liberate France in WWII. I know he is looking down with pride that his grandson will follow in his footsteps."

[927 E. 41st 1124]

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1 hour ago, BigSwingingD said:

So the 12th man for aggy would throw the game for 30 pieces of silver?

 

45... inflation.

[Walden Ponderer 12639]

6 minutes ago, 927 E. 41st said:

45... inflation.

What's the equivalent in melted down aggy rings?

[General Specific 3507]

What's the equivalent in melted down aggy rings?

No one knows, they keep loosing them.

[Deej 77838]

5 hours ago, Walden Ponderer said:

Worked out pretty well for him, too, I guess.

 

Jesus' 12 men weren't on the other side of a College Station glory hole.

[ABSR 5370]

1 hour ago, Homesickhorn said:

I’m assuming that this means they’re 1st in the SEC West to actually play?

Right?

Right?

They are currently tied for first place!  They are also currently tied for last place.

[Longboard Horn 41360]

It starts tonight!

[ztejas 44227]

aggy plays Lamar in 2 weeks. 

The team that Lamar is playing right now doesn't even have a logo on google. 

[Cairn Horn88 8502]

52 minutes ago, ztejas said:

aggy plays Lamar in 2 weeks. 

The team that Lamar is playing right now doesn't even have a logo on google. 

Now, that would make for a great upset...after getting hammered at Clemson, to come home and relax against the Cardinals!

[Homesickhorn 2219]

They are currently tied for first place!  They are also currently tied for last place.

And Mond leads the West in passing and rushing yards after one half of play. Holy shit, the West better watch out!!!

[MAUFRAIS 6740]

What was the deal with that video of Jimbo fisher carrying an umbrella for another dude?

[Machinator 32103]

[bigcigar 1224]

4 minutes ago, Machinator said:

That’s a penis. An aggy penis

Edited August 30, 2019 by bigcigar

[Spawn of Cthulhu 2241]

7 hours ago, ztejas said:

Penalty on Christ - 12 disciples on the field. 

He was kind of Old school, but Moses was an awesome center.

[InkaUtexas 26898]

14 minutes ago, bigcigar said:

That’s a penis. An aggy penis

you mean short and fat right? just like their womenz. 

[Ghost of Stevie Ray 1603]

19 minutes ago, bigcigar said:

That’s a penis. An aggy penis

Nah...c’mon...this is fake right?

[Mason Ramsey 3503]

I was in tears when I saw this. They cannot be serious right??

[NOOBSDUDE 596]

They want so bad for LSU to call them their rivals. It’s pretty pathetic honestly. 

[mulletpelini 5225]

10 hours ago, ChickenSandwich said:

So if they lose to eventual playoff teams Bama and Clemson that somehow QUALIFIES them to get a second chance at both teams?  Quite the opposite, they proved they weren’t at that level. 

 I like the part where the 10-2 record he refers to allowing them into the CFP, as if they will not be considering the SECCG that they either would or would not play in.  So assuming in the CFP if not playing in SECCG.....ok.  

[Landomatic 3813]

We won by 34 tonight and clempson only won by 38.  If we can play the number 1 team in the country to within 4 points, on the road...that'll be a great loss for the ags.

/double aggy logic

[closetojumping 65436]

7 hours ago, Machinator said:

I realize I am going to regret asking this, but is this photo real? If so, is there an explanation that makes this image not an aggie band homage to the ol’twig and berries? 

[SwanderedTalent 5761]

26 minutes ago, closetojumping said:

is there an explanation that makes this image not an aggie band homage to the ol’twig and berries? 

it's too big?

[The University 852]

the berries are definitely too big

[williemackgarza 1827]

So loochy that fat puss got a shout out on the sec/sec/sec network pregame... dude was stroking mond i believe and said he was “just agreeing with billy loochy our friend from texasgs, gotta give loochy some love” or some such bullshit.
Was the aggy band frank and beans formation also giving some love to loochy?

[Machinator 32103]

1 hour ago, closetojumping said:

I realize I am going to regret asking this, but is this photo real? If so, is there an explanation that makes this image not an aggie band homage to the ol’twig and berries? 

The diamond dong maneuver