re: Can we chill on on the 247/Texags/Rivals Talk?

I have no issue at all with the objective talk here, nor do I have an issue with folks going along with the crap they joke about with Ags (I actually think the way we collectively kind of beat them to the punch on Aggie jokes is perfect by talking about filling jars, being gay, etc.) There is some self loathing/BAS but that goes on with any group of Aggies who get together.

A level of negativity and certainly objectivity is a good thing. It's annoying for instance when folks go out out of their way to spin some positive about Malik going to Texas and suddenly acting like he is a crap recruit who will suck at life. Doesn't mean we all need to cry in our beer or that the world is ending but there is no doubt he is a great prospect and would have been a great addition to our class.

I do think that threads here get into bash tests of Texags on occasion that are annoying. Lots of folks seem to be proud of how they were banned there as though it is a rite of passage or something. It's just a site with stricter rules that is focused more toward Old Ags that don't read a lot of other message boards so that is why they come down hard on the cursing and negativity. Loach is too sensitive but in the end the site still puts out an insane amount of quality content.

I like the content here quite a bit and how posters don't take themselves too seriously. It is not for the casual internet lurker. I laugh a lot more on tRant than I ever do on Texags, it's more fun. It also is nice as a pooling source of information that isn't just from one perspective. That's what is best about it.