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re: What exactly holds Texas A&M back?
Posted on 10/17/23 at 9:28 pm to Tiger Phil
Posted on 10/17/23 at 9:28 pm to Tiger Phil
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The exaggerated optimism comes in not accepting failure for what it is. To the aggies, it is just a misinterpretation of results. For instance, they say that “The Aggies have never lost a game, they have only been trailing when time ran out.” Somehow putting a positive spin on losing. Moreover their optimism for the future knows no bounds - see the 20– NCAA Football Championship Trophy they gave Jimbo upon his hire. Their culture simply isn’t wired to accept failure as an option or as an occurrence. But instead of working to avoid the failure, they work through the failure and just call it success.
You could be on to something.
They went 5-7 in 2022 yet could only beat their chests over beating LSU, nevermind that LSU was in the first year of a rebuild, had less talent, and was on the road.
It was looked at as some big win, yet Jimbo was in his 5th season, they should've been the ones winning the West, not playing 5-7 spoiler.
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Posted on 10/17/23 at 9:32 pm to CBandits82
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He’s got every resource possible.
I mean hell if something is missing he could ask for it and it’s probably delivered the next day.
Georgia had all that too but was on a 35 year national championship drought. Kirby gets them to the Natty in his 2nd season, wins one in his 6th and back to back in his 7th. It just takes the right coach to unlock it. But a hungry program can spin its wheels going through the wrong coaches.
Posted on 10/17/23 at 9:32 pm to TrueLefty
A&M had an excuse for not competing when they were an all male military school simply because a lot of recruits just wouldn't consider them. That was a disadvantage for sure.
There really isn't any excuse for them anymore. I think mediocrity is just habit there.
There really isn't any excuse for them anymore. I think mediocrity is just habit there.
Posted on 10/17/23 at 9:33 pm to SidewalkTiger
It might be something that just can’t be quantified.
I liked the response about blinded optimism, it’s a theory that could have legs. No one holding anyone accountable.
I liked the response about blinded optimism, it’s a theory that could have legs. No one holding anyone accountable.
Posted on 10/17/23 at 9:34 pm to Gunga Din
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A&M had an excuse for not competing when they were an all male military school simply because a lot of recruits just wouldn't consider them. That was a disadvantage for sure.
Yet that's when they had their most success.
Posted on 10/17/23 at 9:35 pm to Gunga Din
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There really isn't any excuse for them anymore. I think mediocrity is just habit there.
It could be a belief thing as well like someone alluded to earlier.
That no matter what you buy, if you don’t believe and buy in mentally nothing is gonna happen.
Posted on 10/17/23 at 9:36 pm to SidewalkTiger
They seem incapable of introspection, or recognizing deficits in such retrospection. Everything must be spun into positives. Winning can never result from spinning all results into wins. You must identity losing and understand why, then turn from it!
Posted on 10/17/23 at 9:40 pm to CBandits82
They need someone like Muschamp to come in there and challenge the mercs they brought in with NIL.
And by challenge, I mean might actually rip the jewelry off of them and headbutt them if they don't play like they are men. They need their Orgeron. Get Miles Garrett in there to call them all pussies and tell them none of them are going to sniff an NFL practice squad while they are performing like they are scared to frick someone up.
And by challenge, I mean might actually rip the jewelry off of them and headbutt them if they don't play like they are men. They need their Orgeron. Get Miles Garrett in there to call them all pussies and tell them none of them are going to sniff an NFL practice squad while they are performing like they are scared to frick someone up.
This post was edited on 10/17/23 at 9:45 pm
Posted on 10/17/23 at 9:41 pm to Lsuhoohoo
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Georgia had all that too but was on a 35 year national championship drought. Kirby gets them to the Natty in his 2nd season, wins one in his 6th and back to back in his 7th. It just takes the right coach to unlock it. But a hungry program can spin its wheels going through the wrong coaches.
I mean Georgia was still having good seasons though, winning 10+ games, winning their division, etc
Aggie is doing none of that.
Posted on 10/17/23 at 9:43 pm to dchog
As mentioned, poor coaching hires and donors not to mention BR that egos are bigger than state of texas .
Posted on 10/17/23 at 9:43 pm to CBandits82
Lack of competition.
Posted on 10/17/23 at 9:46 pm to SidewalkTiger
It’s gotta be an overall, internal program issue.
After everything being said, done, executed inside the building….at the end of the day no one believes.
And I’m not shitting on them here, I thought what they did was impressive as far as pushing all chips in the middle of the table. If you can buy a class now a days, frick it, do it.
They should at minimum be rolling off 10 win seasons, or at least close to it.
Miami game is a perfect example. You HAVE to win that game. And they couldn’t do it.
After everything being said, done, executed inside the building….at the end of the day no one believes.
And I’m not shitting on them here, I thought what they did was impressive as far as pushing all chips in the middle of the table. If you can buy a class now a days, frick it, do it.
They should at minimum be rolling off 10 win seasons, or at least close to it.
Miami game is a perfect example. You HAVE to win that game. And they couldn’t do it.
Posted on 10/17/23 at 9:48 pm to CBandits82
I'd like to say they backed up the Brinks truck to the wrong coach but the Bear couldn't get it done there either.
I guess they're just losers.
I guess they're just losers.
Posted on 10/17/23 at 9:49 pm to dkreller
That’s a great point.
Bear Bryant was in the building….and nothing.
Bear Bryant was in the building….and nothing.
Posted on 10/17/23 at 9:49 pm to SidewalkTiger
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Yet that's when they had their most success.
Actually they really didn't have all that much success during the military school years. They would usually have about two pretty to really good teams a decade. Two decent teams, and six bad ones. They had their best run of success (other than the three year stretches in the late 30s and late '50s) under Sherrill and Slocum. The had a good team in '67 and a few good ones under Bellard in the '70s but even in those decades they were kind of up and down.
Posted on 10/17/23 at 9:51 pm to Lsuhoohoo
it is more than just coaching.
It is a culture problem and people from the outside see it as awkward and cringe.
That has always been used negatively against them in recruiting.
Recently they had to buy a whole class and tell them to look away.
Well you can only endure the misery so much that you got to get out.
It is a culture problem and people from the outside see it as awkward and cringe.
That has always been used negatively against them in recruiting.
Recently they had to buy a whole class and tell them to look away.
Well you can only endure the misery so much that you got to get out.
Posted on 10/17/23 at 9:53 pm to CBandits82
Voodoo curse will be broken eventually.
The Cubs and Red Sox finally won their World Series after years of feeling cursed.
The Cubs and Red Sox finally won their World Series after years of feeling cursed.
This post was edited on 10/17/23 at 9:54 pm
Posted on 10/17/23 at 9:55 pm to AGGIES
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Voodoo curse will be broken eventually.
That will only happen if Texas annexes Louisiana.
Until then, enjoy your curse.
Posted on 10/17/23 at 10:01 pm to CBandits82
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They did almost everything you could do to win
They are handcuffed to Jimbo's contract. I just hope that LSU don't end up in the same predicament with the that stupid contract they gave BK.
I dont understand why these schools dont do contracts geared toward incentives.
Posted on 10/17/23 at 10:01 pm to dkreller
You get the drift though…
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