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re: Is this coaching or culture?
Posted on 9/4/17 at 5:40 pm to CGSC Lobotomy
Posted on 9/4/17 at 5:40 pm to CGSC Lobotomy
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was in the Pentagon when September 11th happened
He and what,50,000 or so other people employed there that didn't get hurt?
Good lord ya'll are the WORST when it comes to this overly sentimental fake hero shite.
Old guard? Is that the fake military on campus there?
Posted on 9/4/17 at 5:47 pm to CGSC Lobotomy
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Do you not have a clue of the selection process for being in the Old Guard? To be selected for the Old Guard as an E5 is impressive in its own right.
It's something you can volunteer for during OSUT and the only requirement is you're at least 5'10.
Posted on 9/4/17 at 5:52 pm to prplhze2000
Correction: Dinardo changed the culture with "Bring Back The Magic" and Kevin Faulk. Sabah built a winning program.
Posted on 9/4/17 at 5:57 pm to Korin
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It's something you can volunteer for during OSUT and the only requirement is you're at least 5'10.
This is correct.
Me and about 3,000 other dudes were all asked if we wanted to volunteer for it. Nobody raised their hand.
It isn't near as prestigious as people make it seem. In fact, I'm quite sure the job sucks.
Posted on 9/4/17 at 6:02 pm to oman
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Many Aggies seem to need this kind of validation.
It's a cultural thing and its generally kind of weird.
It's a weird thing to laud military service? The frick?
You try way too hard sometimes
Posted on 9/4/17 at 6:04 pm to TbirdSpur2010
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t's a weird thing to laud military service? The frick?
It's just frickin' cheesy.
The worst was that 45 year old yell leader guy. Cringe.
Posted on 9/4/17 at 6:05 pm to STLhog
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It's just frickin' cheesy.
This is also correct.
They aren't a real military academy anymore than Arkansas or anyone else that has an ROTC program.
They're frickin weird, man.
Posted on 9/4/17 at 6:06 pm to STLhog
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Old guard? Is that the fake military on campus there?
Texas A&M had 20,000 Aggies serve in WWII which was more than the US military and naval academies combined. We also have 8 Medal of Honor recipients.
What part of that is fake
Posted on 9/4/17 at 6:07 pm to TbirdSpur2010
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It's a weird thing to laud military service? The frick?
When it has frickall to do with what the thread is about, yeah.
And I got an appointment to the USMA so I know what I'm talking about.
Posted on 9/4/17 at 6:07 pm to STLhog
You do realize yell leaders are SUPPOSED to be cheesy, right? That's the history behind the getups they wear
But come on, of course TAMU will hold vets in high regard, given our military background as a school. Weird thing for some folks to look at askance.
But come on, of course TAMU will hold vets in high regard, given our military background as a school. Weird thing for some folks to look at askance.
Posted on 9/4/17 at 6:08 pm to oman
Bitch IDGAF about your appointments
Posted on 9/4/17 at 6:08 pm to STLhog
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The worst was that 45 year old yell leader guy. Cringe.
Yeah let's make fun of a guy that did 12 years in the military and multiple tours of combat in Iraq.
You're a real sack of shite
Posted on 9/4/17 at 6:09 pm to siliconvalleytiger
They blew a 34 point lead against a team that went 4-8 last year. That's unacceptable by SEC standards. And it's not the first time something similar has happened with Sumlin.
Posted on 9/4/17 at 6:10 pm to texag7
Dude HATES him some Aggy. In as many ways as he possibly can
Posted on 9/4/17 at 6:12 pm to BoarEd
It's too bad Frank Broyles had retired by the time you guys applied to enter our conference. He would have blocked that shite.
Posted on 9/4/17 at 6:12 pm to CGSC Lobotomy
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LB Mark Dodge: "I'm embarrassed. I feel for the players. The culture of "swag" that has been created around the A&M program is driving the play and decision making across the board. When successful, the team and coaches are great. But in adversity, the team can't dig out and get back into it. The old saying, "Act like you've been there before," goes a long way. Keeps people focused and even keel. Without that emotions run too high and too low with no middle ground. This is a culture issue, players and coaches playing & working hard but built on a foundation of over-confidence and emotion. This is and has been our program under Coach Sumlin. We shouldn't be surprised."
No more comments needed. That's about as accurate a summary as it gets of the A&M program.
Posted on 9/4/17 at 6:14 pm to BoarEd
True. He's distinguished himself on this site over the years, though.
Not even saying it's a bad thing. I hate me some ohio state with an unhealthy passion. But at least I own that shite. Some fools like oman try to pass themselves off as objective
Not even saying it's a bad thing. I hate me some ohio state with an unhealthy passion. But at least I own that shite. Some fools like oman try to pass themselves off as objective
Posted on 9/4/17 at 6:15 pm to BoarEd
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ey have ALWAYS been able to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory. It is literally the main reason people in Arkansas, and Texas, make fun of them. The homo thing actually comes second.
Texas A&M ALWAYS ONE HUNDRED PERCENT OF THE TIME underachieves. Sumlin has created a weird culture there. The swag thing that former player spoke of, but beyond that, their larger culture drove them to hire that drunk in the first place. They tried to make their image more hip by hiring a "hip" coach and it bit them in the arse. Like it always does. Their last coach did the exact same shite. It got him fired too.
None of this answers my question. I'm sorry, but no matter how long you've been watching them, saying 'culture' because it sounds like a sufficiently insightful thing to say isn't the same as making a cogent argument. What analysis or evidence can you offer that there's a cohesive 'culture' that can be demarcated and proven to lead to certain results? So Sumlin has his own style. Name a coach who doesn't. So the TAMU players and coaches screwed the pooch and started celebrating/slacking off too early. This is hardly an oddity in CFB. The only distinctive thing that happened in that game was that UCLA actually managed to pull off the comeback (and not laying a good portion of the credit at UCLA's feet comes across as confirmation bias at its most glaring.) If you're going to argue a direct correlation between 'swag' and attempts at 'hipness' and blowing the game, I'm going to question the claim until you offer a convincing chain of causality that specifically demonstrates that TAMU 'culture' lead to this specific game and outcome. I don't think that's unreasonable considering how vague the claim is.
Posted on 9/4/17 at 6:19 pm to randomways
Man, I ain't about to read all that shite thoroughly enough to form an argument. It's labor day and I'm a couple beers deep.
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