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Posted on 3/29/16 at 9:01 pm to Clark14
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It used to mean agricultural and mechanical
Now means ain't much...
Yes! This is the trolling vim for which tFlagship used to be heralded!
More of that, please
Posted on 3/29/16 at 9:01 pm to TbirdSpur2010
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if someone says "A&M," you know they mean Texas A&M.
Lone exception might be if you live in the general vicinity of Tallahassee or Huntsville. But yeah, aTm has become pretty much *the* A&M school nationally.
Posted on 3/29/16 at 9:04 pm to fibonaccisquared
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Lone exception might be if you live in the general vicinity of Tallahassee or Huntsville.
True.
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But yeah, aTm has become pretty much *the* A&M school nationally.
It kinda hit me the other day when I was listening to sports talk radio being broadcast out of New York and one of the hosts referenced "A&M" in passing, with no real context whatsoever, but there was no doubt he meant TAMU. Just kinda made me wonder when that shift happened.
Growing up, I remember my dad always being pretty adamant about specifying "the A&M in TEXAS" when talking to folks out of state.
Posted on 3/29/16 at 9:05 pm to jb4
Kentucky was an A&M
Posted on 3/29/16 at 9:07 pm to Clark14
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Now means ain't much...
But still enough to beat your Razorbacks.
Posted on 3/29/16 at 9:10 pm to Korin
Kinda
Posted on 3/29/16 at 9:10 pm to TbirdSpur2010
Sirius regularly calls us solely "A&M".
I like that it's become synonymous for for our school.
I like that it's become synonymous for for our school.
Posted on 3/29/16 at 9:20 pm to TbirdSpur2010
You guys should pull an Ohio State (former A&M school) and start calling yourselves "The A&M".
Posted on 3/29/16 at 9:39 pm to fibonaccisquared
But that sounds so pretentious....do we hafta? 
God I hate everything about ohio state (Mom's a Wolverine). Idk if I could bring myself to copy something they do
God I hate everything about ohio state (Mom's a Wolverine). Idk if I could bring myself to copy something they do
Posted on 3/29/16 at 9:46 pm to jb4
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50 states and only 3 of them have an A&M
Why
Auburn was actually the 1st Alabama A&M. They changed their name from the East Alabama Male College to the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Alabama in 1872.
Posted on 3/29/16 at 9:50 pm to jatebe
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East Alabama Male College
So you're saying that A&M and Gay have been intertwined since the very first instance...
Posted on 3/29/16 at 9:51 pm to jb4
Baton Rouge has two.
LSU and A&M and Southern U and A&M are the technical full names.
LSU and A&M and Southern U and A&M are the technical full names.
This post was edited on 3/29/16 at 10:22 pm
Posted on 3/29/16 at 10:03 pm to TheCheshireHog
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State was originally A&M College and later changed to ASU.
Not sure about this since UA-Monticello was originally known as Arkansas A&M.
Posted on 3/29/16 at 11:16 pm to jb4
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Why
Posted on 3/29/16 at 11:18 pm to UKWildcats
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Kentucky was an A&M
UK was all male too, at one time.
Posted on 3/29/16 at 11:44 pm to TbirdSpur2010
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It is pretty crazy how there used to be so many A&M's, but now even on the national airwaves, if someone says "A&M," you know they mean Texas A&M.
I never really thought about it that way. Also, for those who don't know, most sports teams from A&M schools back in the day were referred to as the "Your school's name here" Aggies as it is the diminutive form of the word Agricultural.
So because of this, the papers would list teams as the Texas Aggies, Colorado Aggies, New Mexico Aggies, Utah Aggies etc.
This is why many of our songs and old uniforms say Texas Aggies instead of Texas A&M Aggies.
This post was edited on 3/29/16 at 11:51 pm
Posted on 3/29/16 at 11:46 pm to Farmer1906
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If someone says A&M, you think...
Go Rattlah...
Posted on 3/29/16 at 11:58 pm to texag7
While that is the case right now, it won't be for much longer. LSU has been shifting to business for the last decade and is planning on dropping the A&M part of the name soon.
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