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The Texas Aggies are going to score early and often on LSU
Posted on 11/18/16 at 6:55 pm
Posted on 11/18/16 at 6:55 pm
In basketball that is. Because that's what the reigning conference champions do
Posted on 11/18/16 at 7:01 pm to Old Sarge
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Texas Aggies
Why do y'all do this? Texas is the Longhorns iirc
Posted on 11/18/16 at 7:02 pm to Old Sarge
upvote. You guys looking pretty good so far?
Posted on 11/18/16 at 7:04 pm to David Ricky
We are much older and larger
Posted on 11/18/16 at 7:06 pm to Old Sarge
Sarge you need to upgrade your camera quality
Posted on 11/18/16 at 7:06 pm to David Ricky
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Why do y'all do this? Texas is the Longhorns iirc
It comes from the early days in college sports. Ag schools all tended to be called the Aggies. So you'd have Texas A&M, Colorado A&M, Connecticut A&M, New Mexico A&M. Oklahoma A&M, etc all using Aggies as their nickname. .
The easy way for the newspapers to differentiate them and use less type was to call schools the Texas Aggies, the Colorado Aggies, etc etc. Technically speaking it would also have been redundant to say Texas A&M Aggies back then b/c the Aggie name indicates it's the Texas Agricultural school.
Eventually most Ag schools changed their names and/or mascots (Oklahoma A&M = Okie State, Colorado A&M = Colorado State etc) leaving very few schools left that go by Aggies. Since anything done at A&M more than once for more than a year turns into tradition the Texas Aggies shorthand for Texas A&M never fully went away.
This post was edited on 11/18/16 at 7:14 pm
Posted on 11/18/16 at 7:21 pm to Old Sarge
Good to see an Aggie Alum like yourself admitting atm is a basketball school
Posted on 11/18/16 at 8:08 pm to Old Sarge
Was USC suppose to be good this year? I seen y'all lost tonight, but I know nothing about basketball rankings. Was it an upset or kind of suppose to lose?
Posted on 11/18/16 at 8:10 pm to Bengal26
We gave it away. Pretty upsetting.
Posted on 11/18/16 at 8:14 pm to Old Sarge
#basketballschool
Which is cool
I frickin love basketball
Which is cool
I frickin love basketball
Posted on 11/18/16 at 8:15 pm to Old Sarge
That would be some serious shame to you guys if y'all don't. Our Bball team is going to be complete arse.
This post was edited on 11/18/16 at 8:16 pm
Posted on 11/18/16 at 8:41 pm to Old Sarge
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We are large
Spoken by a true Aggie.
Posted on 11/18/16 at 10:24 pm to Bengal26
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Was USC suppose to be good this year?
They've been hyped quite a bit. Recall that their coach was the one who put Florida Gulf Coast into the Sweet 16 as a 15-seed a couple of years ago.
Posted on 11/19/16 at 12:06 am to Dr RC
Did you know that LSU is an A & M?
Posted on 11/19/16 at 6:52 am to oneg8rh8r
I did, good folks out there in Baton Rouge
Posted on 11/19/16 at 9:13 am to oneg8rh8r
Though not widely known, you are absolutely correct! Otherwise, why would you have posted!
Posted on 11/19/16 at 9:28 am to Old Sarge
quote:Fightin' Corndogs
I did, good folks out there in Baton Rouge
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