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re: Aggies -- The Houston Chronicle has a valid point
Posted on 10/24/12 at 9:53 am to aggiegirl2005
Posted on 10/24/12 at 9:53 am to aggiegirl2005
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bpfergu so mad.
TIL disagreeing with an Aggie and providing an explanation as to why equals me being mad.
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Posted on 10/24/12 at 9:53 am to BennyAndTheInkJets
Meh, I think that A&M is a fairly good cultural fit with the SEC on almost every other level. If the one complaint is that we think Greeks are a waste of space I can live with that.
You can tell that greeks are on the rise though and it is not a good thing. They are very present in the student section, but there are constant complaints from non-greeks about their inability/unwillingness to keep with traditions. Once they ruin our traditions our atmosphere will not be what it historically has been.
And what self respecting man wear freaking neon to a damn football game
You can tell that greeks are on the rise though and it is not a good thing. They are very present in the student section, but there are constant complaints from non-greeks about their inability/unwillingness to keep with traditions. Once they ruin our traditions our atmosphere will not be what it historically has been.
And what self respecting man wear freaking neon to a damn football game
Posted on 10/24/12 at 9:54 am to bpfergu
The very fact you had to publish your little diatribe--which no doubt reflects your best effort--to take a stab at persuasion just goes to the heart of this.
Posted on 10/24/12 at 9:54 am to BigAggie06
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And what self respecting man wear freaking neon to a damn football game
A non-conforming conformist.
This post was edited on 10/24/12 at 9:55 am
Posted on 10/24/12 at 9:56 am to BennyAndTheInkJets
A&M does not have a strong Greek community. Frats and Sororities were actually not even allowed until the '80s and they are still viewed with a lot of skepticism by many Aggies. They are under a constant microscope. The primary concept behind Frats run counter to A&M's culture (selecting your friends and exclusivity) so they are tolerated but are a very small percentage of the student body. The overwhelming majority of Aggies are Independent. A&M does have an incredibly robust amount of student organizations though for anything you could ever be interested in. The most powerful group by far is the Corps for a number of reasons though it is only about 2k out of 50k students.
Posted on 10/24/12 at 9:57 am to DWag215
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The very fact you had to publish your little diatribe--which no doubt reflects your best effort--to take a stab at persuasion just goes to the heart of this.
What are you talking about?
Posted on 10/24/12 at 9:58 am to HoustonGumbeauxGuy
Why do outsiders care so much about what we do? Aggsession noted.
Posted on 10/24/12 at 9:58 am to BigAggie06
The irony from an outside observer is that your cultish traditions are why most people don't think you're a fairly good fit culturally. Another outside observation is you don't really need traditions to have a good atmosphere, all you need is enough alcohol and obnoxiousness.
BTW, I don't care what the current frat fashion is, neon to a football game is NF.
BTW, I don't care what the current frat fashion is, neon to a football game is NF.
Posted on 10/24/12 at 9:59 am to BigAggie06
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If the one complaint is that we think Greeks are a waste of space I can live with that.
You can tell that greeks are on the rise though and it is not a good thing. They are very present in the student section, but there are constant complaints from non-greeks about their inability/unwillingness to keep with traditions. Once they ruin our traditions our atmosphere will not be what it historically has been.
And what self respecting man wear freaking neon to a damn football game
See this your problem, close minded fear of anything new or that you don't understand. This is why people think I hate it here. I make any comment about the town or college and all of a sudden I am a hater. Discussion is not allowed, and diversity is not welcome.
Posted on 10/24/12 at 9:59 am to bpfergu
Don't know if this has been covered yet, but "Saw Varsity's Horns Off" is actually a separate song from the War Hymn. We've just always gone straight into it after the end of the War Hymn. shite, after sawing, the band goes into "hot time," so the Aggie War Hymn as it stands today is actually a 3 part song 
Posted on 10/24/12 at 10:00 am to aggressor
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The primary concept behind Frats run counter to A&M's culture (selecting your friends and exclusivity)
I strongly disagree with this notion but that conversation is for another day.
Posted on 10/24/12 at 10:00 am to bpfergu
The force of an argument suggesting something's irrelevant or is viewed with ambivalence is of course diminished when you're screaming it in desperation.
Your stance reflects that of the horns'.
Your stance reflects that of the horns'.
Posted on 10/24/12 at 10:00 am to bpfergu
Pretty certain that "sawed off" Longhorn has been there a long time. There were several of them all around BCS including a full sized one in front of Aggieland Outfitters. They actually gave that one a proper sendoff with the help of Jackie Sherrill upon joining the SEC.
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Posted on 10/24/12 at 10:00 am to BennyAndTheInkJets
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your cultish traditions are why most people don't think you're a fairly good fit culturally.
And yet, here we are.
What I mean is, I guess it really doesn't matter what anyone else thinks. A&M and current and former students aren't looking for validation. If we were, we would have gone generic like everyone else decades ago.
Posted on 10/24/12 at 10:02 am to TbirdSpur2010
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Don't know if this has been covered yet, but "Saw Varsity's Horns Off" is actually a separate song from the War Hymn. We've just always gone straight into it after the end of the War Hymn. shite, after sawing, the band goes into "hot time," so the Aggie War Hymn as it stands today is actually a 3 part song
So far nobody has any sort of coherent explanation that is consistent with other posters. Otherwise I am a B/CS hater and bpfergu is a retarded mad person. Oh, and Aggies hate greeks. Just another day up in here.
Posted on 10/24/12 at 10:02 am to DWag215
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The force of an argument suggesting something's irrelevant or is viewed with ambivalence is of course diminished when you're screaming it in desperation.
Your stance reflects that of the horns'.
You're trying way too hard.
Posted on 10/24/12 at 10:02 am to HoustonGumbeauxGuy
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Texas hasn't given two shits about TAMU in years, despite what you think. Ask them about the Red River Rivalry....
Don't care. It's our song. We wrote it. We don't need their approval to sing it. They can go circle jerk to getting blown out by Stoops all they want, but the Lone Star Showdown is a part of both teams history. What Fran did to ruin the program might have ruined some of the luster in recent years, but tu is not above having an instate rival, even if their younger fans want you to believe that. Until 16 years ago, they only had ONE all sports rival... Texas A&M. And maybe Arky for a bit.
Posted on 10/24/12 at 10:03 am to zou_keeper
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this will take a long time to fade away. MIZZOU fans will always hate kansas. It will take generations of fans forgetting about these rivalries. Think if Auburn and Alabama were somehow separated from each other, the hatred would never die. never.
That happened. For 40 years.
Posted on 10/24/12 at 10:03 am to relapse98
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your cultish traditions are why most people don't think you're a fairly good fit culturally.
subtle troll was subtle
Posted on 10/24/12 at 10:03 am to Pigimus Prime
I just like the song etymology, to be honest. All the other stuff is irrelevant to me
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