re: JFF is Everywhere

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Hype and significance aren't mutually exclusive. Indeed, hype almost always necessarily follows significance.

But I'll pose the same problem to you that Vanilla Coke has avoided: Give me your definition of "significance." Then tell me why why ______ is more significant than JFF.

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There is only one thing of significance in college footbal, and that is winning championships. By this definition JFF is not significant. Alabama's punter, whomever the frick that is, is more significant than JFF. And while JFF has a chance of becoming significant it seems more likely at this point that his early success will go to his head and ruin him. The Heisman trophy is little more than a beauty contest, and more often than not indicates a player is destined to fail if he makes it to a championship and fail again at the NFL level.

A&M had a great season, but at this point it's more likely that it was anomaly than it is the start of A&M's rise to dominance. I say this because most teams that jump up from the pack to a 2-loss season tend to fall back to the pack. All of this talk of A&M reigning supreme in the SEC is just talk... and that makes you guys the new Arkansas. Welcome to 3rd place in the SEC west. That's all you've accomplished.

I see. So your whole team is just playing for JFF to win a Heisman? Or do you think, just maybe, they are trying to win a championship?

So your own QB takes beach vacations with clowns? Is that what you're saying?

Can't wait for pics of AJ with sparklers in his mouth and champaign bottles in each hand to appear on Twitter this summer

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Can't wait for pics of AJ with sparklers in his mouth and champaign bottles in each hand to appear on Twitter this summer

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What does this have to do with McCarron? You're using faulty logic by bringing him up. AJ's toolish behavior or lack thereof has nothing to do with whether or not Manziel is a clown.

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LSU, keep on being LSU.

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When was your last real championship game?
Overall Record vs LSU?
Post season record vs LSU?

We'll keep enjoying our "dismal" 10 win seasons.

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Even if he does, he still has 3 national championships so he won't be quite as big of a tool as Manziel.

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inb4picsofchesttattoo

JFF doesn't teabag the ladies. He potato-sacks them.

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A&M had a great season, but at this point it's more likely that it was anomaly than it is the start of A&M's rise to dominance. I say this because most teams that jump up from the pack to a 2-loss season tend to fall back to the pack.

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Usually true. But see Oregon and Stanford.

But there's a more critical flaw in your analysis. You're assuming TAMU is a place with resources like the schools that rise to success out of nowhere (those that achieve anomalous success).

But it's not.

TAMU's 2012 season achieved success that's proportionate to its resources, and what the program should typically attain. With what TAMU has at its disposal, performing the way it did between 2002-2009ish was a massive failure. That's why A&M is/was considered one of the most underachieving programs in the country.

What you're seeing now is a level of success that mirrors what TAMU should achieve year in and year out, provided the leadership doesn't suck. The trend will likely continue because, unlike 2002-2009ish, we now have competent coaching and leadership. What's more, we're recruiting at an elite level with ease. If TAMU can secure the kind of talent it had on the 2012 team--talent acquired on the heels of the previous decade of futility--imagine the level of talent that will rush to a successful TAMU team? To make it easier, consider the current 2014 recruiting rankings.

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But there's a more critical flaw in your analysis. You're assuming TAMU is a place with resources like the schools that rise to success out of nowhere (those that achieve anomalous success). But it's not. TAMU's 2012 season achieved success that's proportionate to its resources, and what the program should typically attain. With what TAMU has at its disposal, performing the way it did between 2002-2009ish was a massive failure. That's why A&M is/was considered one of the most underachieving programs in the country. What you're seeing now is a level of success that mirrors what TAMU should achieve year in and year out, provided the leadership doesn't suck. The trend will likely continue because, unlike 2002-2009ish, we now have competent coaching and leadership. What's more, we're recruiting at an elite level with ease. If TAMU can secure the kind of talent it had on the 2012 team--talent acquired on the heels of the previous decade of futility--imagine the level of talent that will rush to a successful TAMU team? To make it easier, consider the current 2014 recruiting rankings.

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Congrats. LSU, Bama, & Florida have been doing this for the past decade. Welcome to competitive football.