We need to talk...

So, I figured we should talk about this upfront. It was referenced to in the 2015 recruitment thread but it got lost among the hysteria that is NSD.

I know a lot of us got so involved in this recruitment process that it consumed us so much. But has a small segment of our fan base gone too far? More specifically, has TexAgs become so big that it is now a burden to our university and image? After Kyler's signing ceremony, Kevin Murray seemed none too happy about what had transpired between Aggie fans and his son. He specifically stated that he was disgusted by the awful attacks from fans these last few weeks. When Olin asked him specifically if it was A&M fans, he flat out confirmed that it was indeed our fans. (See INTERVIEW here, specifically 8:20) Now I know Kevin always has that serious attitude and always looks a bit mad, but he genuinely looked bothered by the stuff that he had read.

Now this is just pure speculation on my part, but I'm pretty sure TA was part of that hateful spew he is referencing. Now I'm sure he also read some hateful tweets, but to find what Aggies, as a collective internet group, are thinking you go to TexAgs. Now, as a Former Student, I could understand his frustration if this sort of filth that questioned my legacy was posted. And that was just one of many threads that I recall that openly attacked the Murrays after his Austin visit.

So has the TexAgs staff lost control of their own boards? It seems like more hatred is tolerated and the mob mentality has caused its users to forget that the internet DOES have consequences. For example Old Rivalries went after 2 guys that sent awful tweets at Mack recently, but was it really necessary to disclose their names, family, employers, and residences?! I know they deserved to be put in their place, but at what cost? Have the users of that site been so plugged into TexAgs that they forget that what they type is read by real people? Also, what responsibility does TexAgs staff assume in these sort of circumstances? It seems to me that the anonymous staff has sort of joined the 'mob' mentality if they have allowed such vile comments to plague their boards. I know as far twitter, not much can be done to universally patrol our own (unless you take the Old Rivalries route ), but it seems like TA staff can do such a better job at controlling the masses by deleting distasteful threads about recruits. I know this is a problem for every fan base, but when you factor in the friendly reputation that our fan base has been known for in the past, its really concerning.



For the TL;DR, Has TexAgs and twitter become a problem for A&M's fanbase?