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Posted on 11/20/22 at 1:32 pm to Dragula
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like they lied and said they didn't send Sumlin a letter calling him the N-word and death threats.
That person was caught by law enforcement, and he was a Longhorn.
Posted on 11/20/22 at 1:32 pm to EKG
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By all means, you should believe the player, and I should believe Brigadier General Michaelis.
BUT…the Commandant has more to lose in this situation. If he sat idly by and no warnings were issued, they’d look even worse.
Posted on 11/20/22 at 1:32 pm to Wolfhound45
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NickSwisher still has the redass
Posted on 11/20/22 at 1:34 pm to ForgetTheRest
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I shall never stand in front of a cannon that is about to go off and learn to listen and read warning signs.
Bruh. The dude and his teammates were praying. How you gonna defend that?
Posted on 11/20/22 at 1:34 pm to SidewalkTiger
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Can you prove that?
Can you prove that it didn’t happen?
Posted on 11/20/22 at 1:34 pm to EKG
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Traditionally the canon is fired in celebration after the aggie [sic] score a touchdown
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Mid-season, Parsons Mounted Cavalry was asked by Athletics to fire its canon as the aggie football team runs out onto the field
Yeah, they want to hear it at least once a game.
Posted on 11/20/22 at 1:36 pm to SidewalkTiger
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Yes, I can prove it, take my word for it."
That is what everyone is doing when they are taking the player’s word despite other players standing out of the way.
Posted on 11/20/22 at 1:39 pm to ForgetTheRest
I like how A&M is supposed to be some great academic institution yet their commandant can't even spell "cannon" correctly.
Posted on 11/20/22 at 1:40 pm to Wolfhound45
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Disagree. All they need to do is change safety procedures and train appropriately. As EKG pointed out, the firing of the cannon as the team enters the field is a recent change implemented at mid-season. They did not change their procedures to take into account the presence of players and staff on the field during pre-game. This can easily be remedied.
Respectfully disagree. But I appreciate the genuine discussion.
The cannon is a cannon. It is not on a training ground or firing range. It is in a civilian sports stadium surrounded by 100k+ people. The fact that the appropriate procedures to operate the cannon safely in a such an environment were ever, even once, not in place is 100% unacceptable.
The only way I can come around to keeping the cannon at games after this is if an addition is built into the stadium to house the cannon and crew, away from the field, players, and fans, where the possibility of passers-by getting in the way is essentially zero. Perhaps an elevated platform somewhere.
Posted on 11/20/22 at 1:40 pm to PsychTiger
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Aggies need accept the truth and come out with it.
They need to be honest and open about this like they are about their homosexuality.
Posted on 11/20/22 at 1:40 pm to ForgetTheRest
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Can you prove that it didn’t happen?
You know what can be proven? Ags firing the cannon in close proximity to, and in direction of, two opposing players.
Again, it’s optics. The majority of CFB fans that saw this view it as a negative against aTm. It’s not just on here, but across social media.
Posted on 11/20/22 at 1:40 pm to tigerskin
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"If I knew a cannon was to be blown in my face from 10 feet away I would simply move.”
Of course this is the truth about what really happened.
100 out of 100 people, if given fair warning, would opt to not take a cannon shot in the face, every time. Aggot's version of events asks you to believe the opposite somehow occurred which goes against human nature. That's how you know it's bullshite.
This post was edited on 11/20/22 at 1:41 pm
Posted on 11/20/22 at 1:42 pm to ForgetTheRest
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That is what everyone is doing when they are taking the player’s word
I'll choose to believe the people who were praying over the ones who were shooting the canon at people.
It's really quite simple, don't shoot until the coast is clear. Oh yeah, and also don't draw your sword on unarmed cheerleaders.
Why do you people have to be told these things?
Posted on 11/20/22 at 1:42 pm to Krampus
quote:It is always nice when adults can discuss and come to a common understanding, even if they disagree
Respectfully disagree.
Best of luck this Saturday. Looking for a good game with no injuries
Posted on 11/20/22 at 1:48 pm to Krampus
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As for the cannon. There was NO EXCUSE for firing while people were anywhere in the vicinity of the blast area.
This all could have been avoided if they had just 1 person go up to the guys and tell them, “hey, sorry to interrupt but we are firing our pregame ceremonial cannon and you’re right in it’s path. can y’all move over here with me?”
Posted on 11/20/22 at 1:55 pm to ForgetTheRest
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Can you prove that it didn’t happen?
Wow.
Posted on 11/20/22 at 2:03 pm to Old Money
That is the long-standing procedure, Old Money, and is one of several reasons why its a head-scratcher how the incident occurred.
The Cav’s Cannon Section Leader, per protocol, is required to check the “field of fire.”
Anyone who is identified as being within the muzzle blast arc is asked to move.
Whether the players chose to heed that verbal warning is a moot point; it shouldn’t have been fired.
I said I wouldn’t comment further.
I obviously lied.
I’ll shut up for realz this time.
The Cav’s Cannon Section Leader, per protocol, is required to check the “field of fire.”
Anyone who is identified as being within the muzzle blast arc is asked to move.
Whether the players chose to heed that verbal warning is a moot point; it shouldn’t have been fired.
I said I wouldn’t comment further.
I obviously lied.
I’ll shut up for realz this time.
Posted on 11/20/22 at 2:14 pm to aTm boy
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Can you prove this? Word around College Station is they were warned and that was validated by eyewitnesses.
The “90,000” witnesses who were allegedly @ the game wearing invisible suits?
Posted on 11/20/22 at 2:33 pm to aTm boy
Unless the Commandant was present and heard the warning or gave it himself, he only knows what he was told. The same with your sources. They may be be telling what they were told and believe that to be true. They may be right. It may also be true that the players didn’t hear the warning. The ultimate responsibility is not on the players but on the cannon crew. They should not have fired.
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