LegacyAggie
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| Registered on: | 9/27/2011 |
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re: Another former Texas A&M QB acting like a douche
Posted by LegacyAggie on 10/6/15 at 10:29 am
Agsessed.
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re: Texas A&M can still win the west after today's loss
Posted by LegacyAggie on 9/27/15 at 8:17 am
Fun indeed.
re: Which program and fan base is the bigger wannabe
Posted by LegacyAggie on 9/17/15 at 5:41 pm
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Your avatar is fine since both LSU and UT are both gay.
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Umm...
Check the post it was quoted from. :rolleyes:
re: Which program and fan base is the bigger wannabe
Posted by LegacyAggie on 9/17/15 at 5:40 pm
Croots, facilities, biggest stadium in the SEC, and better fans who have a shitton more money than the rest of the SECw. Not seeing A&M's rise coming is your problem, not ours.
re: Which program and fan base is the bigger wannabe
Posted by LegacyAggie on 9/17/15 at 4:54 pm
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A&M can't handle the fact that they're the third best program in Texas, and nobody gives a shite about their "traditions."
Your avatar is fine since both LSU and UT are both gay.
re: ? For auburn and Aggies
Posted by LegacyAggie on 9/15/15 at 7:02 pm
Cuz we are rich and you are poor.
re: The SEC needs to be more proactive in regards to cancelled game contingencies
Posted by LegacyAggie on 9/8/15 at 6:32 pm
It hadn't happened since like...one of the world wars. No one cares.
re: Aggy and Mizzou: Pride
Posted by LegacyAggie on 6/4/15 at 9:34 pm
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we have a lot in common. I say frick a&m and really like everyone else in the conference. it's like a mirror image type thing.
ergo, frick you westdoucheag
Luckily, we don't have to concern ourselves with anything LSU does outside of college athletics. You're a community college.
re: How funny is it that several classes from A&M wont ever win against LSU?
Posted by LegacyAggie on 5/31/15 at 2:11 pm
Guess we will just have to take some shite from the warehouse guys for a while then. Bummer.
re: SIAP: Which SEC fans are really really disliked ...
Posted by LegacyAggie on 4/19/15 at 10:38 pm
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Opposing fans at Williams-Brice stadium should fear for safety, seriously. And don’t take your wives or daughters there, regardless of what team you cheer for, because profanity flows more freely than the cheap beer.
I had zero problems there last year. People were very quiet in fact. Very very quiet.
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We're in agreement concerning Houston and College Station, but Dallas has incredible nightlife. Unfortunately you'd never find it just by going downtown and walking around. I thought it was a dead zone until I moved here a couple years ago and started learning my way around. You need to have someone who knows the city show you around.
Uptown, Oak Lawn, Lower Greenville, The West End, Deep Ellum, Bishop Arts, and Addison all offer great nightlife of different sorts. Not to mention the UNT music scene up in Denton, and all the options in Ft. Worth. There's vibrant nightlife in DFW for everyone, regardless of your scene.
If you're ever in town let me know, I'll be happy to buy you a couple beers, and spend an evening talking about how much LSU sucks.
frick Dallas. Bunch of carpet bagging douchebags.
re: SIAP: Kentucky Girls Licking Devin Booker's Car
Posted by LegacyAggie on 4/19/15 at 10:36 pm
Their dads are probably thrilled. Or more likely, indifferent since those girls clearly...yeah.
re: Fox Sports: Longhorns need A&M
Posted by LegacyAggie on 4/16/15 at 11:49 am
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#1 Go watch the game again booster, it will all become clear to you.
#2 The beginning of this thread involved a&m, but we're talking about championship games now. Donny, you're out of your element.
It's always about you. Mr 1 in 40 years lol. You had everything and did nothing with it. Now are are growing big and playing in a real conference. The past is the past.
re: Fox Sports: Longhorns need A&M
Posted by LegacyAggie on 4/15/15 at 6:52 pm
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Fox Sports: Longhorns need A&M
I don't think A&M was ever an also ran.
It's not in Austin or Dallas or Houston. That's it's only real disadvantage but it's a big one to a lot of people.
Our national profile, especially pre Johnny was shite. A&M has a pretty significant Houston presence though and Houston is an increasingly important city for business and trade. Just head to OTC to see it in action. Also, a surprisingly enjoyable place to live depending on which part you are in. Energy's dominance for the past few years has really just exploded it.
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The aggy insecurity of UT everyone.. Behold.
If you want to see insecurity, go check out shaggy bevo.
re: Fox Sports: Longhorns need A&M
Posted by LegacyAggie on 4/15/15 at 6:44 pm
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I appreciate your pride, Legacy. Maybe the money will increase the academic rep down the line. Maybe even the football success. There is always a lag. It's a competitive world out there.
Maybe, maybe not but in my own terms, the school has given me some unreal opportunities. They may not be wholesale, but they exist and consistently grow each year. I think as time goes on and more and more of us go out into the world, the view of Texas A&M as an also-ran school will change significantly. Like you said, I probably see it because of the proximity but others don't. We will see what happens when that lag catches. Thanks for being an adult and having a pretty civil discussion.
re: Fox Sports: Longhorns need A&M
Posted by LegacyAggie on 4/15/15 at 6:34 pm
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Good grief, Mr. Kool Aid, I'd bet my bottom dollar you were (or are) one of those whooping Corps turds who have an affinity for grabbing penis.
Did daddy make you join the Corps so you could play Army like pappy?
Nope. I grew up a texas fan actually.
re: Fox Sports: Longhorns need A&M
Posted by LegacyAggie on 4/15/15 at 6:23 pm
Size of the enrollment has basically doubled (which helps with the PUF), size of endowments, size of research monies, establishment of campus' abroad in both Tel Aviv, Israel (only U.S. university to have a campus in Israel..we are doing tech sharing with them) as well as Qatar. The Bush School of Intl Affairs is very good and new as well. The skew will likely come from idiot neocon statements by politicians which punished A&M, the acceptance rate skew (which is frustrating because despite the appearance of a high rate, it's much harder to get in now), and the fact we don't give a shite about liberal arts. A&M grads make more than UT grads on average, thats been posted. I think it was a Stanford recruiting tool where they showed average salary after X years Stanford was obviously #1 but yeah. They also bought a law school like what..2 years ago? It was a lesser one but like anything, they are building it up but it has a rankings hit. This was because the leg didn't want to build another one so like other places (Michigan St. buying Detroit Law School etc), we bought one. In terms of real world employment etc., we are significantly better off. We have one of the best ROIs, being both fairly affordable to most other schools while also giving most of our students, especially in STEM and business great careers. I really don't have the time to flesh all of that out to be honest, but that would be my assessment. It's much better for employment and opportunities in general than ever before.
re: Fox Sports: Longhorns need A&M
Posted by LegacyAggie on 4/15/15 at 5:43 pm
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Football is important. The UT/A&M game wasn't important the last 20 years. Football will certainly survive without the game being played.
If you scroll back, I clearly say that I don't want to resume it.
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I'll assume that you have been keeping tabs on this. From the outside, A&M has maintained its academic reputation but I don't see it as bolstering it significantly over the last 20 years. Out of state students would rather be in Austin. High SAT folks would rather be at Rice. Vet students would rather be at A&M.
Texas A&M is top 10 in the country in endowments now. We are one of the best in the world for putting people into the Energy industry too. We have a host of extremely strong programs. If you think we are some farm school with a few bright spots in chicken raising and some niche engineering, guess again. Our ranking is skewed by the fact we invest little into our liberal arts areas. They are basically second rate citizens on campus. I could go on and on but frankly, I don't really feel the need to impress you, nor do you really want to hear it.
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So I am not sure how that improves your argument that A&M is somehow going to be more relevant. Other than the argument that no one else buys that it is better to be third place in the SEC West than first place in the Pac12 South.
Think of it this way. Our former student base is huge, and we have invested heavily in building tier one facilities and everything you may want or need to build a Top 5 football program. There is nothing you are lacking here and our budgets outweigh most anyone. We have committed to winning, not just being content with pretty good like in the past.
re: If you had to pick one team to kick out of the SEC...
Posted by LegacyAggie on 4/15/15 at 5:33 pm
Kentucky.
re: Fox Sports: Longhorns need A&M
Posted by LegacyAggie on 4/15/15 at 5:21 pm
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I think this is the heart of the matter. A&M views its move to the SEC this way. If you are in any other conference, you would view it as a good football move. But kind of weird social/academic move. Texas was in the Confederacy but most folks along and West of 35 wouldn't see it as anything other than an attempt to get out of Texas' shadow and make a solid and bold football move. "Growth as an institution." That seems a bit much to most. You changed athletic conference. Like Colorado. Like Utah. Like West Virginia. It happens. Elevating it to more than that seems a bit dramatic. But not surprising for Aggies.
From the outside, probably. But you have to appreciate the significance of football of this state. texas vs Texas A&M was symbolic of many things. Liberal vs conservative, city vs country, etc. It's a bitter rivalry because it symbolized the struggle for different ways of life. I don't think it's overdramatic to liken it to that because of the uncommon importance placed on football. If that doesn't register, explain to say..europeans why we have two 100K plus stadiums to watch amateur athletics. It's a big deal. Texas A&M's identity is no longer tied to texas.
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You had a little man with a big bow tie who made an intelligent move. You have an Aggie who was governor. Other than that, not much has changed, other than A&M growing in size.
Going to disagree. Look at academic rankings, enrollment, and things like that over the last 20 years for Texas A&M. Night and day, culminating in this.
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Stanford has been relevant (I'd say more relevant) in about the same time frame that the Aggies claim they have been relevant. Actual BCS bowls. That was due to a great coach and a great quarterback.
And yes, there is no reason that the program can't compete for national titles with the right people. You can say that about 50% of the teams in all of the conferences.
I think the feeling on both sides, at least the bulletin board poster, is that neither side cares if they play each other again. Not sure why anyone feels it is important to write about this either.
Odd that the coaches, especially Strong, felt compelled to say they wanted the rivalry to resume. Strong especially should be focused on other things.
Stanford benefits from a league that has maybe 2-3 serious teams year in and out. Oregon, yall, and maybe a L.A. or Arizona school. I like Stanford and how they play ball, but be honest. It's not the SEC over there.
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A&M won its only title, and had its best success, when it was grand dad's Texas A&M and there was the 3:1 ratio of enrollment.
I don't really see how it's not poised for much bigger things today but you wouldn't see it if you wanted to.
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Holy Shite Quote of the century
When we get to the work force, you are the little brother of everyone.
re: Fox Sports: Longhorns need A&M
Posted by LegacyAggie on 4/15/15 at 4:47 pm
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They are almost as bad as Auburn fans......
...but can't say I blame them for wanting to see Texas have to sleep in the bed they made.
A fair criticism but not a modern one. The Aggies coming out today do not have a little brother complex. The difference between Auburn and A&M is the size and strength of A&M and the money now going into the school, academically and athletically. Auburn may not be able to get over that hump but A&M has and will continue to draw even or pass texas.
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