My perception of aTm before they joined the SEC vs my perception now

If someone would have asked me back in 2005 what I thought of aTm, I probably would have said "they're a historically solid program who have fallen on hard times due to some bad coaching hires (Francione), and that they have probably been held in check by their big bro (Bevo) for much of their history."

Now that they are in the SEC, I realize they are much less than their persona would have you believe, and they may be the most bizarre fan base in all of college football.

The fact that they beat their chests over very little historical success is well-documented, so I won't go into that other than to say that it is laughable. I mean...aggie's biggest win in the last 20 years (maybe more?) was against Bama - and bama still went on to win the BCSCG.

What strikes me as so peculiar about Aggie is the fact that they don't seem like Texans at all. They seem more like a bunch of farmhands who yearn for the respect given their Longhorn overlords. While this isn't totally unlike the way Aubie behaves toward Bama, Aggie's obsession with Bevo goes to very strange places. It's like everything they do is devoted to convincing everyone that they will someday grow up to be Bevo's equal...which we all know is untrue.

Then we have the weirdo cadets. I was shocked to learn that this bunch is in no way affiliated with the US Army. That means they are basically a club of sword-carrying boy scouts who are being told how to yell by a bunch of other bending & contorting weirdos in white overalls.

Then there's the whole thing with the jars and whatnot.

Long story short...I wish y'all wouldn't have been allowed into the SEC.

I blame Gene Stallings.