re: LSU has conveniently forgotten they forfeited the A&M series because they were afraid

You were better than us for a stretch when Sherrill was your coach. Wait a minute, isn't that when the NCAA placed the Aggies and honest Jackie on probation? Didn't honest Jackie get Miss. State on probation shortly after he left the Aggies?

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You were better than us for a stretch when Sherrill was your coach.

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When Hallman was our coach would be a better characterization. Many teams were better than us during Curley’s tenure. He was a disaster.

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Many teams were better than us during Curley’s tenure.

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Many teams are better than you now. If they werent, you wouldnt have a losing record the past two seasons.

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It is well-documented the only reason was they were scared little pussies and didn’t want to lose anymore. Not only that, but they were so broke that they couldn’t afford to pay the contract penalties, so they just stopped taking A&M’s calls.

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Aktually...

...that's not what happened at all.

Here are the facts:



In the early 80s, LSU played 6 SEC games, and a home-and-away series with rival Tulane.

LSU and A&M entered a 10 year contract to play from 1986-1995. 10 games in 10 years, 5 home, 5 away.

After seeing the popularity of the game by 1987, a two-year extension was signed with A&M at the same time LSU started playing 7 SEC games per season.

By 1990, LSU was under contract to play 9 home-and-away series out of 11 total games every season.

In 1992, the SEC expanded to 12 teams, and started playing 8-game schedules. The effect was that LSU added another home-and-away series with Arkansas.

The LSU AD realized this was economically untenable, and approached A&M about finishing out the original 10-game contract, but cancelling the two-year extension. A&M pointed out that, by the terms of the contract, LSU would have to provide a suitable replacement, or be required to pay a buyout.

LSU agreed and offered up USL as the replacement, to which A&M agreed, scheduling the Ragin Cajuns to a two game home-and-away series for the 1996 and 1997 seasons.

LSU went on the finish out the original 10 game contract, with the last and tenth game being played at A&M in 1995.

In 1996, A&M went on the road to play USL. They would lose that game, 22-29.

Suddenly the aggies felt like USL was not a suitable replacement. So they approached LSU for the buyout.

LSU pointed out that they had satisfied the terms by proving USL, and further pointed out that there was no guarantee in the contract that A&M would actually win the two games, that was on them.

A&M, not being satisfied, demanded payment.

LSU, being somewhat entertained, provided the lulz.

This, right here, is the entire reason for the A&M bitch fit over their previous contract with LSU:



In short, LSU upgraded their regular season schedule by replacing A&M with Arkansas.

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even that loser Curley was able to beat Stallings

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Isnt that cute? How many titles was that worth? None you say?

Nice story. The only problem is that your entire rant about the LSU-A&M series from 86-95 is wrong. It was originally a 10 year contract. They played 10 games. LSU did not break the contract nor did they “run away“ from the Aggies. 1995 was the year the SEC expanded (Added Arkansas and South Carolina) they also added another conference game.

The only thing LSU did with respect to the A&M series was to not renew it after 1995. There was no broken contract. LSU being “broke” is a joke. During that entire time, the athletic department was giving millions of dollars to the University every year. LSU, along with Nebraska, were the only two schools in America where the athletic department helped fund the academic side. There was no lack of money involved anywhere other than the pathetic imaginations of little Aggie fans.

Interesting tidbit about the series:

1986 to 1995 was the most successful ten-year period in A&M football history.
1986 to 1995 was the worst ten-year period in LSU football history.
During that time. A&M‘s absolute historic best topped LSU’s absolute rock bottom worst by exactly 6 games to 4. So if you want to argue that A&M’s absolute historic best was one game about 500 against LSU’s absolute rock-bottom historic worst. I guess I can’t disagree with you

Lsu 9-2 against a&m since the figs joined sec. end of argument

Sorry didn’t read

Faggies wish we wouldn’t play. Seems even with some of worse teams we beat your asses

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The only problem is that your entire rant about the LSU-A&M series from 86-95 is wrong. It was originally a 10 year contract. They played 10 games. LSU did not break the contract nor did they “run away“ from the Aggies. 1995 was the year the SEC expanded (Added Arkansas and South Carolina) they also added another conference game.

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OP's conscience is bothering him after defending the decision to hide from Wake Forest.

Thus he has to make up stories to make himself feel better.