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re: Are we sleeping on A&M?
Posted on 9/27/12 at 7:08 am to Beer Bryant
Posted on 9/27/12 at 7:08 am to Beer Bryant
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Johnny Manziel-AM 58 of 86 for 67.4%, 641 yds, 0 INT's & 7 TD's
Also has about 260 yards rushing and 5 TDs
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Posted on 9/27/12 at 7:46 am to Bob Ag
Agree with Bob Ag. This weekend starts the test of the team
Posted on 9/27/12 at 7:59 am to GoldenBoy
No power running game at all. Don't see how that can work out well for us against Bama or LSU.
GIGEM
GIGEM
Posted on 9/27/12 at 8:02 am to GoldenBoy
They want us to PIITB
Posted on 9/27/12 at 8:27 am to Bob Ag
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The UF game was a close loss that I felt Sherman would have gotten blown out in
I don't believe this at all ... neither do most of the Ags I have talked too. The general consensus that I am seeing is that we lost that game as part of our "growing pains" (I personally place it more on the play calling than the execution) but that Shermans offense would have marched up and down the field on them.
Considering UF really didn't destroy us through the air and our run D under Sherman/DeRuyter was stout I think that we would have won that game ... of course we also would have struggled with SMU and only put up 35 on SCSt.
Posted on 9/27/12 at 8:38 am to Tridentds
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GIGEM
Aggies, fill me in on the origin of this saying, not trolling just wondering.
Posted on 9/27/12 at 8:39 am to GoldenBoy
This should not be A&M's year. The depth just isn't there and there is simply too much change going in to the SEC. An 8 win season would be impressive.
That said, A&M is a dangerous team and is going to be very good in the future. It isn't just Manziel, there are stud Freshman and Sophomores beating out upperclassman all over the roster. Mike Evans and Thomas Johnson are Freshman and are probably our best 2 receivers right now. The young DL guys have really impressed far beyond expectations. The young DB's have beaten out the upperclassmen and have shown flashes of greatness.
That's the thing though. Anytime you have a young team without a ton of depth but great talent you don't know what to expect. They could go out and beat LSU but they could also go out and lose some games they shouldn't. I love how the defense has been better than expected but can they keep it up, especially with limited depth? A huge factor has been their conditioning, all you have to do is watch the UF game to see that those guys are in truly peak condition and we have also avoided almost any injuries so far (knock on wood). The offense is dangerous because it is simple and allows the athletes to run wild. They are going to run it up on lesser teams because they can score in bunches if you can't match them athletically. They scored 28 points in a little over 4 minutes last weekend.
As much as I would love for this to be the year it just isn't very realistic. I don't think it will take 3-4 years though. The true x factor is Manziel. He is the type of talent that can make a team several wins better than what they should be if he can master the offense. He's very much a human highlight reel.
That said, A&M is a dangerous team and is going to be very good in the future. It isn't just Manziel, there are stud Freshman and Sophomores beating out upperclassman all over the roster. Mike Evans and Thomas Johnson are Freshman and are probably our best 2 receivers right now. The young DL guys have really impressed far beyond expectations. The young DB's have beaten out the upperclassmen and have shown flashes of greatness.
That's the thing though. Anytime you have a young team without a ton of depth but great talent you don't know what to expect. They could go out and beat LSU but they could also go out and lose some games they shouldn't. I love how the defense has been better than expected but can they keep it up, especially with limited depth? A huge factor has been their conditioning, all you have to do is watch the UF game to see that those guys are in truly peak condition and we have also avoided almost any injuries so far (knock on wood). The offense is dangerous because it is simple and allows the athletes to run wild. They are going to run it up on lesser teams because they can score in bunches if you can't match them athletically. They scored 28 points in a little over 4 minutes last weekend.
As much as I would love for this to be the year it just isn't very realistic. I don't think it will take 3-4 years though. The true x factor is Manziel. He is the type of talent that can make a team several wins better than what they should be if he can master the offense. He's very much a human highlight reel.
Posted on 9/27/12 at 8:42 am to LSUEnvy
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Aggies, fill me in on the origin of this saying, not trolling just wondering.
This tradition began at a 1930 Midnight Yell Practice held before the football game against the Texas Christian University Horned Frogs. In an attempt to excite the crowd, Pinky Downs, a 1906 Texas A&M graduate and member of the school's Board of Regents, asked "What are we going to do to those Horned Frogs?" Using a term for frog hunting, he answered his own question, "Gig 'em, Aggies!" ... the thumbs up hand sign is supposed to be holding a frog giging spear I believe.
Posted on 9/27/12 at 8:44 am to aggressor
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Mike Evans
Dude is a stud
Posted on 9/27/12 at 8:44 am to LSUEnvy
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Aggies, fill me in on the origin of this saying, not trolling just wondering
Two theories:
1. As in "frog-gig" them. Some say it's because of old SWC TCU, but I never bought that because they're Horned Frogs, not frogs. Colloquially called "Hornie Toads" around here, and nobody gigs Hornie Toads.
2. A&M was all-military, and a "Gig" was a demerit. To get enough "gigs" meant that a weekend pass could be taken away and you'd be marching in a circle on the weekends. I think this is the more likely origin.
Posted on 9/27/12 at 8:44 am to LSUEnvy
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origin of this saying
Came from the old old days. 1930's I believe, TCU was a big rival, and at a yell practice one of them said "what are we gonna do to those frogs??... Gig'em Aggies" and like most things at A&M it stuck.
(Referring to hunting and killing frogs using a gig)
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Posted on 9/27/12 at 8:47 am to Tayday
The Manziel kid is impressive.
Don't knock them. They have a proud FB tradition and aren't going to shy away.
I know they want badly for the LSU/A&M game to be their annual Thanksgiving slugfest.
I'd like to see it happen. LSU-A&M is a natural. We recruit against them, work with them, live next to them.
Why the hell not?
And Gene Stallings likes them more than Bama.
Don't knock them. They have a proud FB tradition and aren't going to shy away.
I know they want badly for the LSU/A&M game to be their annual Thanksgiving slugfest.
I'd like to see it happen. LSU-A&M is a natural. We recruit against them, work with them, live next to them.
Why the hell not?
And Gene Stallings likes them more than Bama.
This post was edited on 9/27/12 at 8:49 am
Posted on 9/27/12 at 8:49 am to oleheat
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I know they want badly for the LSU/A&M game to be their annual Thanksgiving slugfest.
I'd like to see it happen. LSU-A&M is a natural. We recruit against them, work with them, live next to them.
Why the hell not?
I firmly believe that A&M/LSU can become as big and bitter of a border state rivalry as OU/texas.
Posted on 9/27/12 at 8:51 am to TbirdSpur2010
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I firmly believe that A&M/LSU can become as big and bitter of a border state rivalry as OU/texas.
Me too.
I have tons of family in Texas that are diehard Aggies. I'd LOVE for this to be a new tradition.
Posted on 9/27/12 at 9:03 am to TbirdSpur2010
quote:yes. We have a long history. aTm owned us in the 90's
I firmly believe that A&M/LSU can become as big and bitter of a border state rivalry as OU/texas.
Nice tradition, history with the gig'em phrase, as well as the bon fire, which was ended after that terrible accident. Is there any thoughts of bringing that tradition back? Y'all played well against Fl, and will be a force to be reckoned with very soon.
Posted on 9/27/12 at 9:11 am to LSUEnvy
The bonfire is actually still being built, they are just doing it off campus now. They also changed the design so that it is much more stable and safe. There is still talk of it coming back on campus but at this point that is all it is, talk. Personally I have great memories of bonfire and the only friends I am closer to are the folks I was in the Army with. Current students are missing out. Sure the fire was amazing to see, but the hard work that went into cutting down the trees and building it is what built great friendships and that is what I will always remember.
Posted on 9/27/12 at 9:13 am to texmariner84
TCU and A&M had a huge rivalry going in the 1920s-30s. A&M won the Texas Intercollegiate Athletic Association in 1917 and TCU won it in 1920. TCU won the NC in 1935 and 1938 and A&M won it in 1939.
So, it is entirely possible that GIG'EM comes from a reference to the "horny toads".
So, it is entirely possible that GIG'EM comes from a reference to the "horny toads".
Posted on 9/27/12 at 9:25 am to LSUEnvy
Bonfire is now off campus and not sponsored by the University. It's cool but it isn't the same because they can't have any of the football team or from the University there and obviously it doesn't happen at school. From a liability perspective it just won't ever happen on campus again, or if it does it will be so different it won't be the same.
The thing about Bonfire wasn't the event itself btw, the burning was just the celebration at the end. Bonfire was built completely by students a tree at a time. Every tree was cut down with an axe instead of a chainsaw (and it was between 8-10k trees). Then those trees were loaded and brought out to the location on campus it was to be built. Then they brought in a centerpole and built it over a couple of months. Just an incredible and unique thing to see and be a part of and it really brought Aggies together because everyone worked on it. Corps or Frat or GDI (of which most people are at A&M). The project was of incredible scale. If you look at my sig pic that is the Redpots in a time release photo taking the torches up to light it. It was soaked in jet fuel and they did several laps around it before lighting it.
BTW, one of my greatest moments at A&M was a tradition my outfit had of running the game ball from Bonfire to Austin. When we played Texas in Austin Bonfire was 2 nights before the game so we would form up and actually get the ball from RC who was coach at the time and run around Bonfire 3 times within minutes of it being lit and then run all night in relays the 90 miles to Austin to deliver the ball. Of course at the end we ran through the Texas campus singing jodies which certainly got a few stares.
The Bonfire disaster hit me far harder than even 9/11. I spent many a night up on that stack in the wee hours. It's like a part of all Aggies died that night. I will say that the next few days when I went to donate blood in Austin and was surrounded by Longhorns doing the same it made me incredibly grateful, as did their super classy band performance at the game.
If you didn't know though, the one type of joke Aggies will NOT tolerate is jokes about Bonfire. Call us gay, joke about how we are a bunch of weirdos, whatever. That's all good fun. Just don't ever joke about Bonfire. If you do it in person you will be lucky not to get the crap kicked out of you. The wound is still not healed and never will be with the older Ags for certain.
The thing about Bonfire wasn't the event itself btw, the burning was just the celebration at the end. Bonfire was built completely by students a tree at a time. Every tree was cut down with an axe instead of a chainsaw (and it was between 8-10k trees). Then those trees were loaded and brought out to the location on campus it was to be built. Then they brought in a centerpole and built it over a couple of months. Just an incredible and unique thing to see and be a part of and it really brought Aggies together because everyone worked on it. Corps or Frat or GDI (of which most people are at A&M). The project was of incredible scale. If you look at my sig pic that is the Redpots in a time release photo taking the torches up to light it. It was soaked in jet fuel and they did several laps around it before lighting it.
BTW, one of my greatest moments at A&M was a tradition my outfit had of running the game ball from Bonfire to Austin. When we played Texas in Austin Bonfire was 2 nights before the game so we would form up and actually get the ball from RC who was coach at the time and run around Bonfire 3 times within minutes of it being lit and then run all night in relays the 90 miles to Austin to deliver the ball. Of course at the end we ran through the Texas campus singing jodies which certainly got a few stares.
The Bonfire disaster hit me far harder than even 9/11. I spent many a night up on that stack in the wee hours. It's like a part of all Aggies died that night. I will say that the next few days when I went to donate blood in Austin and was surrounded by Longhorns doing the same it made me incredibly grateful, as did their super classy band performance at the game.
If you didn't know though, the one type of joke Aggies will NOT tolerate is jokes about Bonfire. Call us gay, joke about how we are a bunch of weirdos, whatever. That's all good fun. Just don't ever joke about Bonfire. If you do it in person you will be lucky not to get the crap kicked out of you. The wound is still not healed and never will be with the older Ags for certain.
Posted on 9/27/12 at 10:31 am to aggressor
Manziel is impressive and dangerous. Our DBs blanketed their WRs on anything deep and A&M only threw short passes....Im sure other coaches will copy our blueprint if they have really good secondary...Manziel only threw maybe two or passes more 15 yds downfield...but again our DL & LBs were forcing early throws too.
Posted on 9/27/12 at 10:36 am to BigAggie06
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but that Shermans offense would have marched up and down the field on them
No way. You think we come out and march down the field on them early on under Sherman with the current personnel? Plus I recall us going for it on a 4th down on the first drive that Sherman would have NEVER attempted to go for. We also likely would have been torched defensively under last years staff.
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I personally place it more on the play calling than the execution
And this...yes, because Sherman was such a gifted playcaller
This post was edited on 9/27/12 at 10:38 am
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