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re: Mizzou/A&M - Is there anything you MISS from the Big 12?
Posted on 7/13/15 at 6:47 am to LSUbase13
Posted on 7/13/15 at 6:47 am to LSUbase13
There isn't a damn thing I miss from the XII. A&M made a huge mistake by joining the XII when the SWC imploded. We knew then and all along that we didn't fit "culturally" in that league. We were finally able to reverse and fix that mistake and are where we should have been all along.
As far as playing tu, it was their decision to not play us. Their AD threatened and made ultimatums that they would never play us again if we went to the SEC. They made good on that. A&M and the SEC did everything in their power to continue the annual game OOC, but tu refused. At this point I just don't care anymore if we ever play them again. Thanksgiving comes and goes and I really don't miss it.
As far as playing tu, it was their decision to not play us. Their AD threatened and made ultimatums that they would never play us again if we went to the SEC. They made good on that. A&M and the SEC did everything in their power to continue the annual game OOC, but tu refused. At this point I just don't care anymore if we ever play them again. Thanksgiving comes and goes and I really don't miss it.
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Posted on 7/13/15 at 6:54 am to The Balinese Club
The best thing about leaving the Big 12 is that we've effectively marginalized the faction of people at A&M who based accomplishments as compared to what the sips did.
Case in point:
1999 season - Preseason #10, ended up going 8-4 with blowout losses to Oklahoma, Nebraska (by shutout), and Penn State (by shutout). The people I referenced thought it was a successful season because we beat t.u.
Meanwhile, while the 2012 campaign was viewed as a successful season, the 2013 (9-4) and 2014 (8-5) campaigns were viewed as disappointments, despite the fact that both seasons were better than our 1996, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, and 2011 seasons. The 2013 season equaled the 1997, 2006, and 2010 results with the exception that we WON our bowl game in 2013.
Case in point:
1999 season - Preseason #10, ended up going 8-4 with blowout losses to Oklahoma, Nebraska (by shutout), and Penn State (by shutout). The people I referenced thought it was a successful season because we beat t.u.
Meanwhile, while the 2012 campaign was viewed as a successful season, the 2013 (9-4) and 2014 (8-5) campaigns were viewed as disappointments, despite the fact that both seasons were better than our 1996, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, and 2011 seasons. The 2013 season equaled the 1997, 2006, and 2010 results with the exception that we WON our bowl game in 2013.
This post was edited on 7/13/15 at 6:57 am
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