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Posted on 3/17/15 at 12:59 pm to Dr RC
Posted on 3/17/15 at 12:59 pm to Dr RC
I agree about Corps block. It should go the way of the dodo if you ask me. I doubt it happens though. The reasoning is it helps recruit for the Corps, which is a very important aspect in and of itself.
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Posted on 3/17/15 at 1:14 pm to AgBQ00
I'm not even saying get rid of anything, except for maybe block seating, I'd just like there to be less of a public emphasis on an organization that is just a fraction of the student body, and realy the average student probably doesn't give two shits about the corps.
Posted on 3/17/15 at 1:22 pm to Dr RC
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Yes, advertising the Corps a little less = throwing it all away.
Come on man. This aint a FoxNews/MSNBC fake debate panel. Why you gotta go full on hyperbole?
Disclaimer: I wouldn't call myself a Corps hater, but I'm definitely not a sympathizer either.
Corps or not, we were/are all students and there's no reason why corps members should be separated from other students. Its time to get rid of the corps block to allow a full integration of student activities among every Aggie. Another thing that will probably be very unpopular and will probably get me burned is the following: Being a member of the band should NOT require corps membership!
Yeah I said it. Hold your lynching until I explain why.
Texas A&M is a very diverse university with people from all over the state, country and world. We are all very different, yet very alike. Some of us were Business students, some of us were English majors. Some of us were corps members. Some of us were not. So why have our band be made up exclusively of Corps members? The band is supposed to represent everything that is A&M, and the corps of cadets isn't ALL that A&M has to offer. Let the student body be correctly represented and let's get everyone who has musical and marching talent show their full spirit by allowing them to try out for the Aggie band.
OK, give me a 10 second head start and then y'all can lynch me...Ready, set, GO!
Posted on 3/17/15 at 1:24 pm to betweenthebara
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The corps should have just as much exposure as other schools rotc programs, which is to say very little.
This would not be an accurate representation of our school either. Most other ROTC programs do not have the same participation or standing as ours. There is a reason we are a senior military college. It is not just a designation handed out willy nilly. Most ROTC programs would love to have a membership of 500. We have that represented in a small portion of our program. To equate our program with any other ROTC program does not do justice to what is a very vibrant and distinct part of our school's heritage and its continuing culture. Do the cameras show the Corps a lot? Yes they do. But then again those crews do not do many games at schools with the opportunity to focus on something so unique. They also get lots of shots of the rest of the student body as well. But those get lost in the stream because those shots blend in with what we see at every other school.
Posted on 3/17/15 at 1:27 pm to cardboardboxer
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That is the problem- we aren't "better." Especially because you don't include me or what is now 90%+ of Aggies in that we. Heck, if we are talking football which is the thread, we are actually WORSE THAN we should be as a program. And I will say overplaying the uncool military image for far too long is a huge part of that.
This. Trying to say the Corps is what makes A&M is divisive and belittles the accomplishments and efforts of the other 95% of students. I don't dislike the Corps, and the traditions which the Corps pioneered should remain important, but that attitude of superiority leads to the resentment and division in the student body.
Also he's right about us being underachieving as frick as a program
Posted on 3/17/15 at 1:27 pm to greenbastard
And cheerleaders! Allow some fine arse bitches to represent the sexy girls of aggieland on the Saturdays. 
yell leaders can still lead the charge with yells and stuff, but I wanna see some TITTAYS bouncin' yA dig!
yell leaders can still lead the charge with yells and stuff, but I wanna see some TITTAYS bouncin' yA dig!
Posted on 3/17/15 at 1:29 pm to greenbastard
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I wouldn't call myself a Corps hater, but I'm definitely not a sympathizer either.
Corps or not, we were/are all students and there's no reason why corps members should be separated from other students.
Posted on 3/17/15 at 1:30 pm to WestCoastAg
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I wouldn't call myself a Corps hater, but I'm definitely not a sympathizer either. Corps or not, we were/are all students and there's no reason why corps members should be separated from other students.
Also this
Posted on 3/17/15 at 1:30 pm to AgBQ00
Jesus Christ man, you know what I'm saying. The public promotion of the corps as reflecting the entire student body is heavy handed. That's all. So chill out. Im not saying there's isnt a place for the corps, or that I even dislike the corps.
Posted on 3/17/15 at 1:31 pm to greenbastard
There are other bands they can be a part of. Hullabaloo band is there for them as well as all the concert bands and jazz bands.
Besides if you have ever seen the Goin' Band from Raiderland try to fart off the Aggie Band by doing what they call a military routine, you would understand the style does not translate. The drills are not hard per say but they do require a modicum of trust that gets built in more ways than practice. And there is so much more to being in the Band than the weekly halftimes during fall semester.
Besides if you have ever seen the Goin' Band from Raiderland try to fart off the Aggie Band by doing what they call a military routine, you would understand the style does not translate. The drills are not hard per say but they do require a modicum of trust that gets built in more ways than practice. And there is so much more to being in the Band than the weekly halftimes during fall semester.
Posted on 3/17/15 at 1:33 pm to ShaneTheLegLechler
If you would read my reply about what makes our school better you would realize I am not talking about the corps as what makes it better.
eta: why I think our school stands out and is better:
eta: why I think our school stands out and is better:
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When I use the term better I use it as the totality of the School and not defined by sports at all. Our school is better in many ways. There is a sense of loyalty that is not at other schools. There is in our school the sense of connection that is barely if at all existent at other universities, even other military colleges. Most Aggies I know have the fight 'til the end mentality/work until the job is done and done right mentality that is not prevalent anymore. The quality of professional, doctor/vet, soldier/officer turned out by our school outshines most. It all stems from the type of education and the traits that get nourished and trained in our university. I have heard it many times form people not just in Texas that A&M grads get priority treatment during job searches because most come with a work ethic instilled in them that is not found from most other colleges/universities. So no I do not think it is out of line to think our school produces a better "product" at a higher rate than most. That said, are we perfect? Of course not. We need to make strides in many areas. This includes the whole school. The current emphasis on enormous growth scares me because my fear is it will water down or eliminate many of the aspects that make the school special/better. Just my.02
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Posted on 3/17/15 at 1:36 pm to AgBQ00
The one where you used extreme hyperbole to turn this thread into a pissing match? No one is saying we should abandon our history
Posted on 3/17/15 at 1:37 pm to ShaneTheLegLechler
Read the quote of my earlier post that I just added above your post.
Posted on 3/17/15 at 1:42 pm to AgBQ00
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There are other bands they can be a part of. Hullabaloo band is there for them as well as all the concert bands and jazz bands.
Difference is that corps members are welcome to join the Hullabaloo band, but "non-regs" are not allowed to join the Aggie Band unless they join the Corp. It reminds me a lot of labor unions at non right to work states.
Also, the Hullabaloo band does not perform on game day inside the stadium. Aggie band does.
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Besides if you have ever seen the Goin' Band from Raiderland try to fart off the Aggie Band by doing what they call a military routine, you would understand the style does not translate.
Yeah, but c'mon!. They're tards for a reason. Had they been good enough at life to begin with, they would have been Ags/Longhorns and not Red Raiders. Of course everything they do will be worse than what we do.
Posted on 3/17/15 at 1:43 pm to AgBQ00
In the context of athletics, which is how this thread started in relation to the uniforms, we are not better. And as others have said it's time to think about altering our image and brand a little bit (which really has happened already) to tap into our potential
As far as academics and the student body goes I agree with you, nothing really needs to be changed.
As far as academics and the student body goes I agree with you, nothing really needs to be changed.
Posted on 3/17/15 at 1:45 pm to greenbastard
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Yeah, but c'mon!. They're tards for a reason. Had they been good enough at life to begin with, they would have been Ags/Longhorns and not Red Raiders. Of course everything they do will be worse than what we do.
QFT
Posted on 3/17/15 at 1:46 pm to cardboardboxer
So how about these, then?
Posted on 3/17/15 at 1:48 pm to derSturm37
Marijuana leaf is OK. Green/Red socks remind me of Mexican flag though. Make them blue and red and then maybe....just maybe.
Posted on 3/17/15 at 1:55 pm to derSturm37
The colors represent the gay history well. Props.
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Posted on 3/17/15 at 2:50 pm to betweenthebara
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The corps should have just as much exposure as other schools rotc programs, which is to say very little.
Oh, bullshite. That's going too far the other way. Show me another school with as large an ROTC program. It may take you a while
. I detest the Corps block-seating deal, so we agree there. (T-Bird loves it, but I assume he's always drunk when he says that.) Football games were about my only exposure to you clowns.
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