DTX_12 said:

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Personally if we go 11-1 every season but the caveat is that that 1 loss is to tu every year then count me out on that.

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This

Teslag said:

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We wouldn't have lost to Florida

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How about Georgia or tOSU or maybe even Vandy? Even if we take Vandy off we still lost to them so that's a likely 3 loss season had we played their schedule.

Id probably take that, but I'm not sure. Would still really blow.

TexasAggie_97 said:

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Not sure they are a ****ty sip team. Had we played their schedule we would likely have the same number of losses, and they beat us by double digits again this year. You may not like to admit it, but they are a much better team than their record shows.

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Not sure how good they are. It seems everyone else that played them decided that they would focus on shutting down the run and make Arch beat them. For some reason that wasn't our strategy or we couldn't execute that strategy. Texas was bad at running the football all season, but they gashed us.

Arch had runs of 12, 8, 12 & 35 (TD)
tu RB's had runs of 13, 48, 16, 17, 11, & 30

DTX_12 said:

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Personally if we go 11-1 every season but the caveat is that that 1 loss is to tu every year then count me out on that.

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Ahh....well, just never mind.

EliteZags said:

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Personally if we go 11-1 every season but the caveat is that that 1 loss is to tu every year then count me out on that.

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obsessed idiots like this are the embarrassment to the rational portion of our fanbase

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Unfortunately the idiots comprise about 95% of our fanbase and have been the definition of everything Aggie for 125 years.

I can't comprehend being so narrow minded as to willingly state you would rather see a majority of failures as long as you get your one little victory versus the other way around. Especially for a regional rivalry that has historically meant little to nothing in the grand scheme of college football.

Hypothetically, say we get hot again and make a run through the playoffs and win everything. Nobody - and I mean nobody - outside of the "as long as we beat tu it's a successful season!" will even remember nor care about the one loss, because bringing home a championship is all that anybody really remembers. And championships last forever.

EliteZags said:

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Personally if we go 11-1 every season but the caveat is that that 1 loss is to tu every year then count me out on that.

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obsessed idiots like this are the embarrassment to the rational portion of our fanbase

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Some have pride. Some don't.

I just think what makes college football unique is that passion/tradition/rivalries/history and the fact that fans actually have attachment to their teams.

If were saying it's fine that our war hymn is about beating another a school but actually nah we don't really care about that game or winning it, then that's fine to think that way that's just not why I enjoy college football.

If it was all about your record I would just watch pro sports, which plenty of people do, but I just have no interest in.

TexasAggie_97 said:

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Not sure they are a ****ty sip team. Had we played their schedule we would likely have the same number of losses, and they beat us by double digits again this year. You may not like to admit it, but they are a much better team than their record shows.

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They are a team with talent that, outside of a handful of games, never really played up to that talent.

Common opponents between us are:

Arkansas
Miss State
Florida

Arkansas - our games were pretty similar really. Had we not put in scrubs and let Arky score with 10 seconds left or whatever, we had a solid 10 point victory over them. tu beat them 52-37. Slightly better, but not hugely so.

Miss State - we absolutely crushed them. tu barely eeked out a win in OT, and it could be argued that State had some absolutely stupid play calling in OT that led to a tu win. We beat them 31-9 and they were never in the game.

Florida - yeah, we won, and won big. tu lost and were never really in the game IMO against them.

But then we turn around and absolutely sht the bed against them and lose what should have been a very winnable game because we just seemed to quit doing anything that worked and stepped on our dicks every opportunty we had to do so.

Where is the brackets displayed?

DTX_12 said:

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I just think what makes college football unique is that passion/tradition/rivalries/history and the fact that fans actually have attachment to their teams.

If were saying it's fine that our war hymn is about beating another a school but actually nah we don't really care about that game or winning it, then that's fine to think that way that's just not why I enjoy college football.

If it was all about your record I would just watch pro sports, which plenty of people do, but I just have no interest in.

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Would every one of us rather beat tu and win championships?

Absolutely

But given the choice of beating tu or playing for and winning championships - I'm taking playing for and winning championships 100% of the time, every time. We already have a history of losing to them 2 out of every 3 games historically as it is, might as well have the hardware to make those losses much easier to swallow.

It's just stupid to disregard the entire season and playing for or winning titles because you let your perceived rival live rent free in your head 100% of the time.

Do you really think that if we were to win the championship this year while tu sits on the couch and watches that they wouldn't care one bit and instead just point to the fact that they beat us? You think watching us lift the trophy up and be declared national champions would just roll off their back like water on a duck? Broaden your horizons and think critically - not just about your personal little brother syndrome with them, but rather about what is better for our athletic program as a whole.

EliteZags said:

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Personally if we go 11-1 every season but the caveat is that that 1 loss is to tu every year then count me out on that.

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obsessed idiots like this are the embarrassment to the rational portion of our fanbase

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Internet tough guys always virtue signal to other internet tough guys.

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EliteZags said:

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Personally if we go 11-1 every season but the caveat is that that 1 loss is to tu every year then count me out on that.

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obsessed idiots like this are the embarrassment to the rational portion of our fanbase

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Some have pride. Some don't.

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Pride in what? Pride in playing pathetic spoiler? I am convinced Elko intentionally mailed in preparation for that stupid game and sat players that could have played to manage player load and strain for games that matter. If he did, it is the most awesomely bad*** thing any coach has ever done around here.

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texag101 said:

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EliteZags said:

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Personally if we go 11-1 every season but the caveat is that that 1 loss is to tu every year then count me out on that.

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obsessed idiots like this are the embarrassment to the rational portion of our fanbase

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Some have pride. Some don't.

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Pride in what? Pride in playing pathetic spoiler? I am convinced Elko intentionally mailed in preparation for that stupid game and sat players that could have played to manage player load and strain for games that matter. If he did, it is the most awesomely bad*** thing any coach has ever done around here.

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I doubt it. Unless he wants to leave early. But the value to a playoff appearance without the risk of the SECCG is very high. NC even higher.

DTX_12 said:

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Id probably take that, but I'm not sure. Would still really blow.

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tbis is so easy


have you seen the ags beat texas?

have you seen the ags win a natty?


my guess is the answer is yes and then no. i want to win a natty. don't care if we lose one game if we win it all.

when we were a regional program it was all about beating texas but we are not that program any longer. i want to win a title if we beat texas along the way even better but i promise you we win it this year no one will care who we lost to. and nothing texas will say can tarnish the ring.

schmellba99 said:

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DTX_12 said:

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I just think what makes college football unique is that passion/tradition/rivalries/history and the fact that fans actually have attachment to their teams.

If were saying it's fine that our war hymn is about beating another a school but actually nah we don't really care about that game or winning it, then that's fine to think that way that's just not why I enjoy college football.

If it was all about your record I would just watch pro sports, which plenty of people do, but I just have no interest in.

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Would every one of us rather beat tu and win championships?

Absolutely

But given the choice of beating tu or playing for and winning championships - I'm taking playing for and winning championships 100% of the time, every time. We already have a history of losing to them 2 out of every 3 games historically as it is, might as well have the hardware to make those losses much easier to swallow.

It's just stupid to disregard the entire season and playing for or winning titles because you let your perceived rival live rent free in your head 100% of the time.

Do you really think that if we were to win the championship this year while tu sits on the couch and watches that they wouldn't care one bit and instead just point to the fact that they beat us? You think watching us lift the trophy up and be declared national champions would just roll off their back like water on a duck? Broaden your horizons and think critically - not just about your personal little brother syndrome with them, but rather about what is better for our athletic program as a whole.

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This times 1000. Beating them head to head does absolutely ZERO to get any respect. Winning national championships TAKES respect.

DTX_12 said:

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I just think what makes college football unique is that passion/tradition/rivalries/history and the fact that fans actually have attachment to their teams.

If were saying it's fine that our war hymn is about beating another a school but actually nah we don't really care about that game or winning it, then that's fine to think that way that's just not why I enjoy college football.

If it was all about your record I would just watch pro sports, which plenty of people do, but I just have no interest in.

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The bigger issue is we haven't played them enough recently. 4 years of playing each other will have enough upperclassmen feeling the hate. But right now we have a team of kids pulled from all over the nation who have played this game a total of two times, and we between the ages of 8-12 when the game went on pause. Same goes for the kids currently enrolled at A&M. It's a cerebral hate right now. A few more years than visceral hate will come back.

Detmersdislocatedshoulder said:

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DTX_12 said:

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Id probably take that, but I'm not sure. Would still really blow.

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tbis is so easy


have you seen the ags beat texas?

have you seen the ags win a natty?


my guess is the answer is yes and then no. i want to win a natty. don't care if we lose one game if we win it all.

when we were a regional program it was all about beating texas but we are not that program any longer. i want to win a title if we beat texas along the way even better but i promise you we win it this year no one will care who we lost to. and nothing texas will say can tarnish the ring.

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This.

Truth to the bolded, but it's not like they won't try every time they get the chance. Oh, you won the national title? Here's a 17-27 cookie for you. Something like that.

We've seen this kind of thing with the 2017 Astros World Series title. Lots of people like to throw shade on that title with * or other garbage, but Astros fans just sit back and laugh at all those who did not win that year.

King of the Dairy Queen said:

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DTX_12 said:

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I just think what makes college football unique is that passion/tradition/rivalries/history and the fact that fans actually have attachment to their teams.

If were saying it's fine that our war hymn is about beating another a school but actually nah we don't really care about that game or winning it, then that's fine to think that way that's just not why I enjoy college football.

If it was all about your record I would just watch pro sports, which plenty of people do, but I just have no interest in.

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this. some of yall just want to watch the nfl. do that. it sucks, but its what youre campaigning for.

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Disagree. While college football has become NFL-lite, that does not change the maroon blood coursing through my veins. It does not change my desire to beat the ever living hell out of sip at everything. But I refuse to accept the age-old mentality of accepting a 1-11 season so long as the 1 is against the sips. They are a big name, but they are just one of many big names on our schedule every season. I'd argue that LSU, Alabama, and Georgia are bigger.

I was just as hurt over losses to South Carolina and Auburn as I was with the loss at home to tu last season. I cannot stomach losing to LSU, and the idea of losing to Arkansas makes me want to stick my head in an oven.

And with the expanded playoff, I see that as a better opportunity for A&M to finally put an end to a statement that I've been making for years - we haven't done anything since Adolf Hitler was thinking about conquering the world. If that means I want to watch the NFL, then so be it, but even when I did watch the NFL, I never looked at it the same way that I look at college football and the Aggies in particular.

Teslag said:

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We wouldn't have lost to Florida

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You know we played 'em, right? This year?
And definitely did NOT lose to them?
Easy to forget, since it wasn't a difficult win.

See my Signature...... anything less than a Natty is meaningless and worthless; may as well have a "participation" trophy !

I've seen 56 years of the current 85+ years of mediocrity, so don't tell me how great 11-1 is!

Ah

Another "This is all actually great" post.

I would have thought getting embarrassed by a rival and because of that losing any meaningful chance at a title for the season and giving the committee that hates you the excuse they've been waiting for to give you the worst possible draws in the post season would be a bad thing.

Unique opportunity lays right in front of the Fightin' Aggie Team.

typically, when we lose on turkey day, it's maybe next year or whatever.
Not this year

we get a chance at redemption.
a chance to correct our lackluster play last Friday

Our coaches get a redo on the failed game plan
should be fun!