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On 5/31/2018 at 9:02 PM, billfromlaketravis said:

Let me preface this by saying I watch the SEC Network. I watch it regularly. It's the only place for college football news on TV for long stretches of the offseason. 

Finebaum is what he is. I guess he woke this morning thinking Bill Clinton was in office. 

I think he's knowledgeable on Bama, Auburn, Georgia, and Tennessee. Your average SEC fan probably knows more about the other 10 teams in the conference. 

It's North Korean State Television on the SEC Network right now. No mention of the SBNation documentary on cheating at Ole Miss and Mississippi State. 

Akita’s picnic?

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An old editorial of the aggy mindset: Pretty much rips the farmer cadets...

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FAN REVIEW: The very, very odd Texas A&M fan

 

image: http://capstonereport.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/fandemonium-at-TAMU.jpg

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We’re on a three week journey examining the fanbases of each of the fourteen SEC schools. Yesterday was Alabama; today our next stop is College Station.

 

Everybody has that one family member who’s just a strange bird. You know, the odd uncle you have to warn your girlfriend about when she’s about to meet him for the first time. That freak cousin who’s gone goth, and cuts herself. The brother who leaves the family “to find himself” then comes back much later strung out on heroin.

For the SEC, that odd bird is Texas A&M. If you were to jump in a time machine, go back to the 1930’s, and bring a football program back to 2013…or specifically its fans…you’d have the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas.

Like cute cheerleaders? Well then forget Texas A&M. They ain’t got any. Instead they have five male yell leaders dressed like ice cream soda shop waiters from 1951 that lead the crowd in diacritic chants, all the while contorting their bodies into positions that would lead Jerry Lewis to having a telethon for them. Their cheers…excuse me, “yells”…resemble the “Rah, rah, shish-boom-bah” bull crap that died out 80 years ago. In fact, here’s an actual yell you can hear at any game:

This one is called “Locomotive”
[Pass Back: Hand looks to be pulling a train whistle, reaching upward and twisting on downward motion]

(slow)
Rah! Rah! Rah! Rah!
T-A-M-C

(faster)
Rah! Rah! Rah! Rah!
T-A-M-C

(very fast)
Rah! Rah! Rah! Rah!
T-A-M-C

(Seniors only: “Whoop!”)
Aaaaaaa
Rah! Rah! Rah! Team!

image: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5e/AggieYellLeader.jpg/464px-AggieYellLeader.jpg

464px-AggieYellLeader.jpg What the crap is this young man doing?

Simply put, if today’s fan is an iPhone, the Texas A&M fan is the old party-line phone that preceded the rotary dial. “Sarah, get me relevance…”

The school was established in 1876 as a military institution, and today over 2,200 of its students are members of the “Corps of Cadets.” Think about this group like the ROTC program at your old school. This group carries zero military obligation once they graduate, so you can walk around school, dress and pretend like you’re a soldier, then graduate and go sell insurance. Some do go on to military futures, but others gear up, parade around and for four years just act like they’re active duty military. I’m sorry, but it’s just peculiar seeing grown men do this.

A Texas A&M fan is called an “Aggie”. In the early 1900s A&M students were referred to as Farmers. The term Aggie began being used in the 1920s, and in 1949, when the yearbook changed its name to Aggieland, Aggie became the official student body nickname.

Like so many other screwed up SEC schools that can’t decide what they are, the TAMU mascot is a dog. A bull-dog? No. A pitbull? Nope. How about a full-blooded collie; Lassie, if you will. “Reveille,” or “Miss Rev,” is the highest ranking member of the Texas A&M Corps of Cadets, and can be seen around campus attending classes or events.

Do you see why this bunch is just freaking weird? Oh, here’s another yell for you:

Texas A&M was waiving towels long before former Auburn assistant Trooper Tayler ever picked one up (Auburn ripping off another school’s traditions? Strange). The tradition actually didn’t start though until 1985, known as the “12th Man Towel”. Fans wave towels instead of shaking shakers. The “12th Man” tradition started on January 2, 1922, when the Aggies were playing defending champion Centre College in the Dixie Classic, the bowl that preceded the Cotton Bowl. The game produced so many injuries that head coach D.X. Bible feared he wouldn’t have enough players to finish the game. So he called on former play E. King Gill from the stands to suit up in an injured player’s uniform. Gill had quit football to play basketball.

The 12th Man tradition has taken many forms. Under Jackie Sherrill in the 1980’s, the kick-off coverage team was made up solely of walk-ons, allowing just one touchdown return in its time. R.C. Slocum reeled the tradition back a little, limiting the participation of one walk-on player who would wear the number 12.

image: http://ww1.hdnux.com/photos/06/10/27/1607140/3/628x471.jpg

628x471.jpg Men and women dressed like soldiers who may or may not one day be real soldiers.

Last season Johnny Manziel sometimes made it feel like opponents were playing against a twelfth man. But for a moment, forget Johnny Manziel, the dominant out-of-nowhere little quarterback. Historically, Texas A&M has been hardly anything but Manziel-like.

In fact, the Aggies’ decision to join the SEC was largely an effort to get out of the shadow of its mean, bullying older brother (the University of Texas) as much as anything else. Texas’ dominance in the Big 12…and in that region of the country in terms of revenue share, recruiting, and public interest…made the Aggies’ jump to the SEC a logical move. If you can’t beat’em, move away from ’em.

Prior to joining the SEC in 2012, Texas A&M had fallen to the Longhorns 11 out of the last 16 years, including a 6-year skid from 2000-2005 that finally ended with a rare Aggie victory in the 2006 season. Sound familiar, Bama fans? But instead of reaching down and doing what it took to stop the bleeding of losing to your rival repeatedly, the Aggie nation ran.

More on that in a second. But first, another yell, this one called, Horse Laugh:

Horse Laugh
[Pass Back: Hands with fingers straight are held palms together, and then hands move back and forth in a pointing motion]

Riffety, riffety, riff-raff!
Chiffity, chiffity, chiff-chaff!
Riff-raff! Chiff-chaff!
Let’s give ‘em a horse laugh:
Sssssss!

Okay, back to Texas-Texas A&M. From the rivalry’s beginnings, it took nine years for the Farmers (as they were called then) to even score on the Texas Longhorns. The first game came in 1894 with a 38-0 Longhorn victory…so bad that in 1895 TAMU didn’t even field a team. In the 117 year history in the series, Texas boasts a 76-37-5 record against little brother. And remember, this is against Texas we’re talking about…the program that has done less with more than possibly any other school in America.

In fact, unless you’re Baylor, Rice, SMU or TCU, Texas A&M doesn’t own a lopsided all-time winning record against you. Even Arkansas holds a 41-25-3 advantage over the Aggies.

So why is this information important? Because it means this eccentric bunch of weirdos have stayed the course, remaining passionate and true to their school and team despite results. In an odd sort of way, that’s kind of commendable.

Texas A&M and Alabama share a few commonalities, mainly coaches like Bryant, Stallings and…ugh, we both agree…Franchione. But if Alabama is the budding supermodel at the Thanksgiving table, Texas A&M is the peculiar poet with a thousand piercings at the other end.

Welcome to the SEC Texas A&M! We’re glad to have you…sort of.

Tomorrow: Tennessee fans


Read more at http://capstonereport.com/2013/02/12/fan-review-the-very-very-odd-texas-am/18686/#iwWoL1vCgU1RbRp3.99

 

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7 hours ago, TtomTerrific said:

she will immediately be the best looking woman on campus.... by a lot

This just isn't true. aggy women usually lose their looks 5-10 years after they graduate once they've married aggy and have gone full aggy in the Woodlands. Or were you talking about the list eaters?

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Bless your heart

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That’s funny! Here are some things I’ve learned about aggyville college, from aggys:

• aggy has the best football facilities in the country

• aggy has way more money than UT could ever hope for

• aggy will win an NC since they spent $75MM on a coach and if you spend that much on a coach you win an NC, more than once. 

• they are the flagship U of our state, because they have more students than the University of Texas 

• their academic programs are the finest in the country and world 

I will concede they are the #1 University in College Station. the rest of their spew is mere propaganda that would make Josef Gobbles proud. 

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1 hour ago, Bevojoe said:

I will concede they are the #1 University in College Station. the rest of their spew is mere propaganda that would make Josef Gobbles proud. 

You may be conceding too soon. I overheard two of my part-timers talking to each other about their lower level classes:  "Oh, no, you don't want to take calculus at Blinn. Take it at A&M. It's easier there."

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"Texas A&M and multimedia rights holder Learfield have announced that Andrew Monaco, an experienced broadcaster who spent the last 11 years handling play-by-play duties for the San Antonio Spurs, will take over as the new voice of Aggie Athletics and call both football and men's basketball for the university.

After manning the booth for over 30 years, legendary Texas A&M radio host Dave South announced his retirement last August, leaving the university with ample time to find a replacement.

Monaco, a veteran in the world of sports broadcasting, turned out to be a perfect fit.

With experience calling games for the WNBA's San Antonio Stars, the AHL's San Antonio Rampage, and the Orlando Magic and San Antonio Spurs of the NBA, Monaco comes to Aggieland with nearly 30 years of broadcasting under his belt.

Monaco has also performed play-by-play duties for college football broadcasts covering the Southeastern, Big 12 and Atlantic Coast Conferences for a variety of networks."

Oh, man....I was a big Dave South fan.

 

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Lucrative Los Alamos National Lab contract awarded to team that includes Texas A&M

The Texas A&M University System is part of an alliance that was awarded a lucrative contract to manage and operate Los Alamos National Laboratory, the birthplace of the U.S. atomic bomb.

The U.S. Department of Energy, headed by A&M alumnus and former Texas Gov. Rick Perry, announced Friday that a five-year contract has been given to a limited liability company called Triad National Security, which consists of A&M, the University of California System and Battelle Memorial Institute, a research and development organization.

The University of Texas System also bid for the contract, which is worth an estimated $2.5 billion a year and can be extended for five one-year increments following the five-year base period. The New Mexico lab's current management contract expires at the end of September but will be adjusted to allow for a four-month transition period, according to the Energy Department's news release.

“We are committed to building on the legacy of world-class research, unparalleled innovation, and service to public good that have been the hallmark of the laboratory since it was founded in 1943,” A&M System Chancellor John Sharp said in a statement. He said Triad couldn't provide additional information until the transition begins.

Thanks Perry....what could go wrong?

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Lucrative Los Alamos National Lab contract awarded to team that includes Texas A&M

The Texas A&M University System is part of an alliance that was awarded a lucrative contract to manage and operate Los Alamos National Laboratory, the birthplace of the U.S. atomic bomb.

 

Thanks Perry....what could go wrong?

People will needlessly die because of this decision. Mark my words. 

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The Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration (DOE/NNSA) announced today it has awarded Triad National Security, LLC the management and operating (M&O) contract for the Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) in Los Alamos, New Mexico. 

Triad National Security, LLC is a limited liability company, which consists of Battelle Memorial Institute, the Regents of the University of California, and the Regents of Texas A&M University.  Fluor Federal Services, Huntington Ingalls Industries/Stoller Newport News, Longenecker & Associates, TechSource, Strategic Management Solutions and Merrick & Company will support Triad National Security, LLC in the performance of this contract.

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The group will inherit a facility that has long served as one of the nation’s most important nuclear weapons research centers, but has recently been marred by major workplace safety issues. The University of California has been involved in managing Los Alamos for nearly 75 years, most recently partnering with defense contractor Bechtel to run the lab after being awarded a contract in 2006. But the federal government decided in 2015 not to renew the group’s contract after its expiration in September 2017, following a series of federal investigations and performance evaluations that revealed a pattern of serious accidents and worker health and safety violations, which resulted in a total of $110 million in fines and lost performance bonuses, according to ProPublica.

There was much hand-wringing by the University of California over putting together a new bid for the Los Alamos contract. During a September meeting of the Board of Regents, university regents placed much of the blame for Los Alamos’s problems over the past decade on Bechtel, and decided to move forward with a new bid with a different private partner. Bechtel, of course, did not like that. Shortly after the meeting, Bechtel president Barbara Rusinko sent a letter to UC president Janet Napolitano, responding to each point of criticism levied by the regents—and objecting to their harsh criticism of Rick Perry.

According to the letter, which has been obtained by Texas Monthly, UC regent Richard Blum was concerned about the outcome of the looming bidding war being affected by the political leanings of each bidding group, explaining that they decided to bring Bechtel into their 2006 bid because “they were a Republican group.” Blum also had some unflattering comments about Perry. “Now here we go again,” Blum said at the meeting, according to the letter sent by Bechtel. “We have the former governor of Texas who couldn’t remember that there was an Energy Department that he wanted to get rid of when he ran for president, so my guess is that his understanding of anything about this is probably beyond clueless.”

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