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re: Great Moments in Arkansas-A&M history
Posted by 1836er on 9/24/14 at 7:23 pm
Hmm, well keeping in the spirit of the direction that this thread has turned...
It was late in the 1991 season as the 12th Ranked Fightin' Texas Aggies rolled into Ft. Worth on a Thursday night to take on the hapless... er.. I mean the mighty... yeah the mighty TCU Horned Frogs in front of a nationally televised ESPN audience.
For most of four quarters the overmatched Aggies struggled to keep up the Horned Frogs before a few lucky breaks enabled the visiting Aggies to escape the Metroplex with a hard fought 44-7 victory.
The defining moment of the game was an otherwise uneventful pass breakup by Texas A&M linebacker Quentin Coryatt on TCU wide receiver Kyle McPherson that ESPN would inexplicably later name the "Hit of the Year" in college football.
The HIT
The next week saw the Fightin' Texas Aggies return to the friendly confines of Kyle Field where they defeated the Arkansas Razorbacks en route to another Southwest Conference championship.
It was late in the 1991 season as the 12th Ranked Fightin' Texas Aggies rolled into Ft. Worth on a Thursday night to take on the hapless... er.. I mean the mighty... yeah the mighty TCU Horned Frogs in front of a nationally televised ESPN audience.
For most of four quarters the overmatched Aggies struggled to keep up the Horned Frogs before a few lucky breaks enabled the visiting Aggies to escape the Metroplex with a hard fought 44-7 victory.
The defining moment of the game was an otherwise uneventful pass breakup by Texas A&M linebacker Quentin Coryatt on TCU wide receiver Kyle McPherson that ESPN would inexplicably later name the "Hit of the Year" in college football.
The HIT
The next week saw the Fightin' Texas Aggies return to the friendly confines of Kyle Field where they defeated the Arkansas Razorbacks en route to another Southwest Conference championship.
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re: On Saturday LSU will channel the spirit of its first Superintendent
Posted by 1836er on 9/22/13 at 10:45 pm
In contrast, one of our earliest Presidents was a patriot who fought against the invaders.
re: There will never be North/South Divisions in the SEC ...
Posted by 1836er on 12/10/12 at 10:10 pm
A Forrest Division... that would be classic, though it'd probably have to have the Tennessee schools in it to really be legit.
re: There will never be North/South Divisions in the SEC ...
Posted by 1836er on 12/10/12 at 10:00 pm
In the spirit of the OP, how 'bout these four pods when we go to 16...
Hood:
A&M
LSU
Arkansas
Mizzou
Davis:
Ole Miss
Miss St.
Alabama
Auburn
Lee:
Florida
Georgia
South Carolina
Somebody from North Carolina
Jackson:
Kentucky
Tennessee
Vandy
Virginia Tech
Hood:
A&M
LSU
Arkansas
Mizzou
Davis:
Ole Miss
Miss St.
Alabama
Auburn
Lee:
Florida
Georgia
South Carolina
Somebody from North Carolina
Jackson:
Kentucky
Tennessee
Vandy
Virginia Tech
re: Everyone's a Johnny Football fan this Saturday
Posted by 1836er on 11/11/12 at 12:47 am
I heard that and thought.... hmm...
JFF pulled in 3rd quarter vs. SMU
JFF pulled in 3rd quarter vs. Arkansas
JFF didn't play in second half at all vs. SCSU
JFF pulled after first possession of second half vs. Auburn
JFF pulled early in 4th quarter vs. Miss St
JFF pulled in 3rd quarter vs. SMU
JFF pulled in 3rd quarter vs. Arkansas
JFF didn't play in second half at all vs. SCSU
JFF pulled after first possession of second half vs. Auburn
JFF pulled early in 4th quarter vs. Miss St
re: College Football's Battleground States(SEC related) ...
Posted by 1836er on 11/7/12 at 9:44 pm
Here's what I take from the data:
Amongst Texas Republicans (about 1.3 million more Republicans than Democrats in Texas based on last night's results :usa:) the Aggies and Longhorns have approximately equal fan support.
Amongst Texas Democrats (who in our state make up fewer overall college football fans than Republicans obviously) tu is nearly three times as popular as us.
I would have assumed the numbers would look something like this based on the history/traditions/cultures of both schools and the makeup of both student bodies/former students... but it's almost comical the "partisan gap" between the two schools.
Amongst Texas Republicans (about 1.3 million more Republicans than Democrats in Texas based on last night's results :usa:) the Aggies and Longhorns have approximately equal fan support.
Amongst Texas Democrats (who in our state make up fewer overall college football fans than Republicans obviously) tu is nearly three times as popular as us.
I would have assumed the numbers would look something like this based on the history/traditions/cultures of both schools and the makeup of both student bodies/former students... but it's almost comical the "partisan gap" between the two schools.
re: Those grey OM uniforms are the best in the country, imo
Posted by 1836er on 9/29/12 at 9:18 pm
"Hell Yes!" on the all greys
re: Is there any way for Texas to spin this mess as a positive?
Posted by 1836er on 9/21/11 at 9:50 pm
The money from the LHN was never the issue.
The major problems with the LHN are:
1) It creates a conflict of interest for ESiPN - as the major national sports media outlet - where they have a vested interest in promoting one of the teams they cover (everything from exposure, to prestige, brand identity, recruiting, and results on the field) over the other teams in the same conference.
2) It creates a conflict of interest for ABC/ESiPN/Disney/LHN/ - as the Big 12's major broadcast partner - in that it is essentially bidding/competing against itself and against the other conference schools for the right to broadcast games.
3) The coverage of high school games (or any high school content at all) violates the basic principle of schools not being able to entice recruits with (non football program related) tangible benefits. "Instead of cash or a Trans AM... we'll just put your high school games on TV if you agree to play for us... or [to coaches/administrators/HS athletic directors] you nudge a few of your best prospects in our direction."
4) Even if they don't show "their" recruits (games or highlights) the LHN/ESiPN still serves as a huge marketing tool for tu which of course both directly and indirectly helps with recruiting and name brand/prestige growth... which comparatively diminishes the recruiting power and name brand/prestige of the other teams in the conference relative to tu.
The major problems with the LHN are:
1) It creates a conflict of interest for ESiPN - as the major national sports media outlet - where they have a vested interest in promoting one of the teams they cover (everything from exposure, to prestige, brand identity, recruiting, and results on the field) over the other teams in the same conference.
2) It creates a conflict of interest for ABC/ESiPN/Disney/LHN/ - as the Big 12's major broadcast partner - in that it is essentially bidding/competing against itself and against the other conference schools for the right to broadcast games.
3) The coverage of high school games (or any high school content at all) violates the basic principle of schools not being able to entice recruits with (non football program related) tangible benefits. "Instead of cash or a Trans AM... we'll just put your high school games on TV if you agree to play for us... or [to coaches/administrators/HS athletic directors] you nudge a few of your best prospects in our direction."
4) Even if they don't show "their" recruits (games or highlights) the LHN/ESiPN still serves as a huge marketing tool for tu which of course both directly and indirectly helps with recruiting and name brand/prestige growth... which comparatively diminishes the recruiting power and name brand/prestige of the other teams in the conference relative to tu.
re: NYT Takes a Deep Look at Realignment, Fanbase #'s
Posted by 1836er on 9/19/11 at 6:43 pm
Here's what I take from this study (relative to A&M and the general landscape of CFB support in Texas), that I think much of the country (amongst CFB fans) doesn't really realize.
While tu is obviously the #1 name brand/supported team in Texas, A&M is a very, very close 2nd (much closer than most people outside Texas realize) throughout nearly the entirety of the State... with Tech coming in a very distant 3rd. Just throwing out ballpark figures... the Aggies right now probably deliver 35% of the TVs in Texas, which, given the size of our State, makes us very attractive to the SEC for the next round of TV negotiations.
Furthermore, one has to realize that our level of support (overall and relative to tu) exists in spite of the fact that our team on the gridiron has been mediocre most of the last decade and tu has been making runs at MNCs.
Therefore, here is why I think our move to the SEC somewhat concerns tu when it comes to their current brand name/media/merchandising/recruiting advantages over us. tu has it, right now, about as good as they'll ever have it over us. Right now they've got the maximum amount of media coverage and casual (t-shirt fan) support over us as they're likely ever to get... and their current advantages over us still aren't all THAT great.
However, IF we become a major player in SEC football in terms of results on the gridiron and IF our move to the SEC noticeably improves our regional/national visibility and prestige like we Aggies hope (and many of us think) it will, the real potential exists for A&M to pretty much wipe out that gap.
I'm not saying things will work out this way, but our move to the SEC makes it possible (which probably would never be the case as long as we remained in their conference).
While tu is obviously the #1 name brand/supported team in Texas, A&M is a very, very close 2nd (much closer than most people outside Texas realize) throughout nearly the entirety of the State... with Tech coming in a very distant 3rd. Just throwing out ballpark figures... the Aggies right now probably deliver 35% of the TVs in Texas, which, given the size of our State, makes us very attractive to the SEC for the next round of TV negotiations.
Furthermore, one has to realize that our level of support (overall and relative to tu) exists in spite of the fact that our team on the gridiron has been mediocre most of the last decade and tu has been making runs at MNCs.
Therefore, here is why I think our move to the SEC somewhat concerns tu when it comes to their current brand name/media/merchandising/recruiting advantages over us. tu has it, right now, about as good as they'll ever have it over us. Right now they've got the maximum amount of media coverage and casual (t-shirt fan) support over us as they're likely ever to get... and their current advantages over us still aren't all THAT great.
However, IF we become a major player in SEC football in terms of results on the gridiron and IF our move to the SEC noticeably improves our regional/national visibility and prestige like we Aggies hope (and many of us think) it will, the real potential exists for A&M to pretty much wipe out that gap.
I'm not saying things will work out this way, but our move to the SEC makes it possible (which probably would never be the case as long as we remained in their conference).
re: Would you tamu fans go back to the Big12 IF they add two teams AND went to a
Posted by 1836er on 9/12/11 at 8:08 pm
NO
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