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Posted on 6/18/13 at 2:01 pm to ATLabama
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First, as I'm sure all of you are painfully aware of, Texas A&M is not the flagship school in the state
False, there are two flagship schools in Texas and we are one of them.
Posted on 6/18/13 at 2:05 pm to Monsters and Men
That seems to be the main thing Aggy is taking issue with. When people say Flagship they're not talking about university systems, it's the perceived #1 school in the state. You can't have two #1's.
Posted on 6/18/13 at 2:07 pm to Stonehog
UT is the flagship of Texas.....always has and always will be.
Posted on 6/18/13 at 2:08 pm to ATLabama
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If you didn't read it all, fine. I understand. But what is the point of responding when you didn't read the entire topic of conversation, which, if it meant enough to respond, would take barely a few minutes?
Ain't nobody here got that long of an attention span pops
Posted on 6/18/13 at 2:22 pm to ATLabama
Gumps keep getting worse. I hope no one believes any of this.
Posted on 6/18/13 at 2:23 pm to Stonehog
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That seems to be the main thing Aggy is taking issue with. When people say Flagship they're not talking about university systems, it's the perceived #1 school in the state. You can't have two #1's.
Texas A&M is the flagship university of the SEC. Say what you want but it's bigger, higher rated, has more
Money, and more respected in the job
Market than any other school in the conference. Enjoy your flagship status of one the poorest, most unedecated states in the country.
This post was edited on 6/18/13 at 2:26 pm
Posted on 6/18/13 at 2:24 pm to lockthevaught
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UT is the flagship of Texas.....always has and always will be.
What about the 7 years we were a school and they didn't exist? Can we at least get those?
Posted on 6/18/13 at 2:26 pm to Nguyening
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Enjoy your flagship status of one the poorest, most unedecated states in the country.
You live in Kentucky
Posted on 6/18/13 at 2:35 pm to parkjas2001
I do live in KY. I've also lived in Tennessee, Chicago,College Station, and Houston.
There's this crazy thing people do sometimes, I call it moving.
There's this crazy thing people do sometimes, I call it moving.
Posted on 6/18/13 at 2:37 pm to Stonehog
We are larger. Are a land, sea, air, and space grant institution. Our graduates make more. We are older...
Posted on 6/18/13 at 2:40 pm to WestCoastAg
Being the flagship of Arkansas or Mississippi is like marrying your prettiest cousin. Congratulations, kind of.
Posted on 6/18/13 at 2:44 pm to ATLabama
Posted on 6/18/13 at 2:50 pm to TeLeFaWx
Texas is actually the only state with two flagship universities. Sorry, Aggie fans honest mistake......I am from MS so I am used to the thought of just one flagship.
Posted on 6/18/13 at 2:53 pm to ATLabama
quote:Very strong, for a high school sophomore.
Probably my only pet peeve about the Rant. Just because something is "Long", it doesn't mean the content isn't well-written and worth the read.
Posted on 6/18/13 at 5:22 pm to Stonehog
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That seems to be the main thing Aggy is taking issue with. When people say Flagship they're not talking about university systems, it's the perceived #1 school in the state. You can't have two #1's.
Even using your terms, A&M is still the Flagship now, at least w/r/t football:
2014 Recruiting Rankings
Credit where credit is due, a good bit of this is thanks to our new status as the lone SEC school in Texas.
But even if we weren't the "flagship", it really doesn't matter, as there's so much talent in Texas, there's enough for two or three "flagship" quality programs, a la UF/FSU/Miami in Florida.
Posted on 6/18/13 at 5:50 pm to Mirthomatic
Interesting post by the OP.
A&M might be the little brother for now, but BigTex needs to look over their shoulder.
A&M might be the little brother for now, but BigTex needs to look over their shoulder.
Posted on 6/18/13 at 5:51 pm to ATLabama
quote:The only reason A&M finished third in the division is due to their LSU-Style Bridge Schedule.
First off, despite their success, the team finish THIRD in their division, all while fielding their most talented team in decades, especially on the offensive side of the ball.
If the Aggies had a Crimson Tide-Style Bridge Schedule last year, they would have won the division.
Assuming the Bridge Schedules are fair is a preconceived notion that no one should fall under the spell of.
This post was edited on 6/18/13 at 5:59 pm
Posted on 6/18/13 at 5:53 pm to Sheetbend
Posted on 6/18/13 at 5:57 pm to ATLabama
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If you are on the heels of of your 3rd national championship in four years, all during the most competitive era of college football ever
So your not talking about your schedule for the last few years right? Bc even with a weak schedule you have had to have help to get to some of those natty's..... Funny how y'all seem to forget that....
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