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re: Not a troll...serious question for those of us who weren't around back then
Posted on 4/26/24 at 5:26 pm to Dallaswho
Posted on 4/26/24 at 5:26 pm to Dallaswho
You know more about it than I do, because you live in Missouri.
I just remember the chaos at the time.
It seemed like the SEC was your last option, and both parties agreed for odd terms.
I love having Missouri in the SEC, by the way.
I just remember the chaos at the time.
It seemed like the SEC was your last option, and both parties agreed for odd terms.
I love having Missouri in the SEC, by the way.
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Posted on 4/26/24 at 5:31 pm to FootballFrenzy
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we are much hated
I don't think you're hated , just kind of creepy.
If you had followed up with consecutive good to
great seasons , ;you would be hated. Openly hated
and secretly respected is the way it rolls in the
SEC .... or at least on the Rant.
Posted on 4/26/24 at 5:31 pm to FootballFrenzy
As someone who started watching college football in the early 2000s, I was never really worried about playing A&M. I was much more concerned about Texas Tech during those years. A&M's move to the SEC provided them with increased brand recognition, monetary assets, and recruiting tools, which allowed them to have some competitive years in the SEC. However, with Texas and Oklahoma joining the conference this year, it will be interesting to see how it affects A&M. I say this as someone from Texas, whose family is pretty evenly split between Aggies and Longhorns. Most of the Aggies grew up as Longhorn fans, though.
Posted on 4/26/24 at 5:39 pm to BamaRoo
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If you had followed up with consecutive good to
great seasons , ;you would be hated. Openly hated
and secretly respected is the way it rolls in the
SEC .... or at least on the Rant.
This is true...
Posted on 4/26/24 at 5:39 pm to TEXAS_1836
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Most of the Aggies grew up as Longhorn fans, though.
Which begs the question...why did they turn from the way when they matured?
Posted on 4/26/24 at 5:42 pm to FootballFrenzy
Because they couldn't get into Texas, and A&M is a better school than Texas Tech or Arkansas.
Posted on 4/26/24 at 5:48 pm to TEXAS_1836
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Because they couldn't get into Texas, and A&M is a better school than Texas Tech or Arkansas.
Nice way to get out of that trap.
Posted on 4/26/24 at 5:53 pm to FootballFrenzy
that Cotton Bowl win is still the Aggies biggest accomplishment since winning the 1998 Big XII title game.
Posted on 4/26/24 at 5:53 pm to TexasTiger08
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You were considered to be the acceptable addition in comparison to Missouri's really random selection considering the existing history with multiple SEC schools. We still thought you were weird, but were seen widely as the "better fit" of the two. Then the new wore off. In general, most were against the expansion entirely.
This seems to be what I remembered, although I don't think they really thought you were weird until later. (The "A&M Welcomes the SEC to A&M" was one of the early deals that was pretty funny.)
I don't think you guys had a honeymoon but I thought they gave you some benefit of the doubt.
Posted on 4/26/24 at 5:55 pm to FootballFrenzy
You were more respected in the Kenny Trill days before we realized how culty y’all are.
Posted on 4/26/24 at 5:55 pm to Oklahomey
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that Cotton Bowl win is still the Aggies biggest accomplishment since winning the 1998 Big XII title game.
Uh...no. Try winning the Orange Bowl and finishing #4 in the AP Poll in 2020.
Posted on 4/26/24 at 5:57 pm to FootballFrenzy
Covid year. Nothing was normal that season.
Posted on 4/26/24 at 5:58 pm to Oklahomey
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Covid year. Nothing was normal that season.
Except for Alabama, Clemson, and Ohio State winning their CCGs and making it into the playoffs...
Posted on 4/26/24 at 6:04 pm to FootballFrenzy
Alabama still played 13 games. Had they played a complete schedule, it would have been 15. Not too bad.
Don’t even start with the Buckeyes. Their 2020 season shouldn’t have been played after the shenanigans of B1G.
Don’t even start with the Buckeyes. Their 2020 season shouldn’t have been played after the shenanigans of B1G.
Posted on 4/26/24 at 6:04 pm to FootballFrenzy
I can tell you this much. We were coming back from the Bama game in 2012 on Sunday morning with our A&M flags sticking up on both sides of my F250. People were honking across Mississippi but when we got into Louisiana about 4th or 5th car/truck was honking and smiling and giving us the thumbs up.
Posted on 4/26/24 at 6:05 pm to FootballFrenzy
I thought TAM would be better than you have been.
Posted on 4/26/24 at 6:17 pm to kywildcatfanone
Texas A&M and Missouri destroyed any chance for Auburn to play the traditional schedule of Florida, UGA, Tennessee, Alabama and LSU, yearly.
I hate those teams. But I respect them.
Tradition is tradition. You can't be born again, unless you walk through the BIG-6 fire.
Those match-ups are EPIC. It will electrify a stadium as soon as the opposing team runs through the tunnels. You will talk about those games for Months.
Tradition.
I hate those teams. But I respect them.
Tradition is tradition. You can't be born again, unless you walk through the BIG-6 fire.
Those match-ups are EPIC. It will electrify a stadium as soon as the opposing team runs through the tunnels. You will talk about those games for Months.
Tradition.
Posted on 4/26/24 at 6:21 pm to Maine_Tiger
Agreed. Nothing against Mizzou, but that doesn’t scream “big game” even with last year’s success.
Posted on 4/26/24 at 6:34 pm to FootballFrenzy
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Not a troll...serious question for those of us who weren't around back then
FootballFrenzy
Question for someone on this board who likes giving straight answers...what was this board's attitude towards A&M in 2012? We were newcomers and we had yell leaders, but we had a great season: beat the #1 team in the country on the road, had the first-ever freshman Heisman trophy winner, kicked OU's tails in the Cotton Bowl. Obviously, things have devolved greatly since then (it actually made me sad to realize that that was arguably the greatest season in A&M's history post-WWII), and we are much hated. However, what was it like back in 2012/2013?
I didn't know as much about the yell boys back then, but I'm pretty sure if I had, I'd still think it was strange.
Posted on 4/26/24 at 6:41 pm to FootballFrenzy
I thought y’all were a bunch of weirdos. Turns out I was vastly underrating the weirdness.
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