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Posted on 8/15/14 at 12:14 pm to CGSC Lobotomy
Is that a Baylor cheerleader?
Posted on 8/15/14 at 12:16 pm to ShaneTheLegLechler
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People who say "grrrr" on the internet typically have problems fitting in
You got me there. Crap
Posted on 8/15/14 at 12:20 pm to EKG
I don't think that picture is from 1907 though, as Reveille didn't become the mascot until the 30's.
The original Reveille was a mutt who was hit by a carful of cadets on their way back to campus. One of the vet students patched her up and hid her in the dorm room.
When Reveille sounded the next morning, she went nuts...hence the name.
The original Reveille was a mutt who was hit by a carful of cadets on their way back to campus. One of the vet students patched her up and hid her in the dorm room.
When Reveille sounded the next morning, she went nuts...hence the name.
Posted on 8/15/14 at 12:26 pm to ctiger69
I just got off the phone with Baylor. They are in! They are excited about joining the SEC.
Texas A&M can you leave after this football season? It was fun but it's for the best. Time for yall to leave.
Oh yeah, take this guy with you!!!!!!!
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Texas A&M can you leave after this football season? It was fun but it's for the best. Time for yall to leave.
Oh yeah, take this guy with you!!!!!!!
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Posted on 8/15/14 at 12:31 pm to ctiger69
Will fit in well with Baylor.
This post was edited on 8/15/14 at 12:32 pm
Posted on 8/15/14 at 12:33 pm to ctiger69
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I just got off the phone with Baylor. They are in! They are excited about joining the SEC.
They're still suing you for tortuous interference.
Posted on 8/15/14 at 1:16 pm to EKG
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HISTORY OF YELL LEADERS
When A&M was an all-male military college in 1907, students often invited ladies from Texas Women’s University to take the train to College Station to attend Aggie football games. Then as now, a certain amount of tickets were set aside for guests, and these would be handed out based on seniority, so freshmen were rarely able to bring guests to the games.
According to legend, during one football game the Aggies were being out-scored so badly that the ladies were threatening to leave the game from boredom. Therefore, the upperclassmen ordered the freshmen, or “fish,” to find a way to entertain the bored ladies. The freshmen raided a janitor’s closet and changed into the white coveralls they found there, and began leading the crowd in yells from the track in front of the stands. The freshmen got so much attention from the ladies that it was decided that only upperclassmen would be allowed to participate in this entertainment in the future.
Ok, now what about the words that are being said? When was that implemented along with this crazy shite?
Posted on 8/15/14 at 1:18 pm to Tigerdew
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According to legend, during one football game the Aggies were being out-scored so badly that the ladies were threatening to leave the game from boredom. Therefore, the upperclassmen ordered the freshmen, or “fish,” to find a way to entertain the bored ladies. The freshmen raided a janitor’s closet and changed into the white coveralls they found there, and began leading the crowd in yells from the track in front of the stands. The freshmen got so much attention from the ladies that it was decided that only upperclassmen would be allowed to participate in this entertainment in the future.
So their tradishun (thank OB) is based off of a game where they were getting their shite pushed in.
Posted on 8/15/14 at 1:22 pm to cas4t
Figured that out all by yourself?
Posted on 8/15/14 at 1:24 pm to TbirdSpur2010
We've been here 2 years. It's taken LSU fans this long to figure out how to google "Aggie yell practice origin"
Posted on 8/15/14 at 1:26 pm to Gradual_Stroke
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It's taken LSU fans this long to figure out
#FreakyFast
Posted on 8/15/14 at 1:31 pm to TbirdSpur2010
Na it was actually a post or 2 above me. I had some help.
And Gradual, why on earth would someone google that?
And Gradual, why on earth would someone google that?
Posted on 8/15/14 at 1:31 pm to Gradual_Stroke
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We've been here 2 years. It's taken LSU fans this long to figure out how to google "Aggie yell practice origin"
Fair enough. But Google doesn't tell me how and when the "Horse Laugh" chant started and why does it go with a certain hand motion???
Posted on 8/15/14 at 1:33 pm to Tigerdew
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Ok, now what about the words that are being said? When was that implemented along with this crazy shite?
Just good ol' Ol' Army shenanigans.
Yells through the years
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Unlike many schools, which have a large group of cheerleaders to rally their fans during sporting events, Texas A&M has five student Yell Leaders. Consisting of three seniors and two juniors, historically all male, the Yell Leaders are elected to their positions annually by the student body. These students do not perform gymnastic feats, but instead use hand signals, known as "pass backs", to direct and intensify crowds. After the signals are passed through the crowd, the Yell Leaders give the signal to "hump it", where the crowd leans forward and places their hands on their knees to maximize the noise. The Yell Leaders have a dozen yells that they can choose from depending on the situation. While some yells are designed to praise and motivate the team, others exist solely to make fun of the opposing side.
Students practice the yells at Midnight Yell Practice. Held at Kyle Field at midnight the night before a football game, Midnight Yell is similar to a pep rally. Over 20,000 Aggies attend each session, practicing the yells that will be used in the following day's game and generating an excitement for the game. At the conclusion of the yell practice, the stadium lights are extinguished and fans kiss their dates. This is also done as practice, because Aggies are expected to "mug down", or kiss their dates, every time the football team scores on the field. Sports Illustrated named Midnight Yell as one of the "100 Things You Gotta Do Before You Graduate."
Aggies practice their yells again after each football game. If the team is victorious, the freshmen in the Corps of Cadets capture the Yell Leaders on Kyle Field and march them across campus to be dunked in Fish Pond. The very wet Yell Leaders then make their way to the YMCA Building, where the Fightin' Texas Aggie Band and members of the crowd join them for a short yell practice in preparation for the next week's game. If the team is "outscored" or "runs out of time" (Aggies never lose), a mini-Yell Practice is held in Kyle Field before the crowd disperses.
The most well-known Aggie yell is the simple "Beat the Hell Outta" the opposing school. In writing, this is often abbreviated as BTHO. For the annual game against the University of Texas at Austin, students yell "Beat the Hell Outta t.u." Booing is strongly discouraged, and an upset Aggie will instead hiss their opponents or the referees. If a referee call is especially egregious in the minds of the Aggies, the Yell Leaders will call for the "Horse Laugh," a yell that ends with a stadium wide hissing.
After each yell, students make a noise and a hand motion that is known as a wildcat. Each class has a separate wildcat, and students caught "pulling out," or using the wildcat of a higher class, are often forced to do pushups as punishment. Freshmen raise their hands above their heads and yell "AAAA". Sophomores, symbolically pushing back on the seniors, chant "A!" five times, waving their hands up and down in front of the torso with their index fingers extended and thumbs perpendicular. Juniors yell "A! A! A! Whoop!" wrapping their left hand over their right fist, with both index fingers extended and pointing towards the ground, "shooting the ground" once for each "A" and holding the position on the "whoop!" As a symbol of their expert marksmanship, seniors yell a single "A!" and then "Whoop!" while interlocking their fingers with their index fingers extended and pointed into the air. At the same time, the left foot is raised and tucked behind the right knee. The fingers are interlocked rather than covering the right hand so that the Aggie Ring is visible.
Posted on 8/15/14 at 1:34 pm to cas4t
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Na it was actually a post or 2 above me. I had some help.
Dammit, bad on me
Posted on 8/15/14 at 1:35 pm to EKG
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EKG
Droppin' knowledge.
Per par
Posted on 8/15/14 at 1:38 pm to TbirdSpur2010
I want a framed copy of this one:
Posted on 8/15/14 at 1:40 pm to EKG
It really is admirable how much more intricate and complex this is compared to Arky's fat coach calling a hog.
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