re: Jimbo to Aggies?

That is what Woodward is paid to do. Aggies have this mindset and he has to too if he wants to work there. I think there is an argument to be made that it is starting to come around for them as an athletics department. Prior to the early 2000s they only had 3 national titles across all sports. They have a bunch now. It is really a remarkable accomplishment. Maybe football follows suit eventually.

I think the aggie delusion/tradition indoctrinated into them from the moment they set foot on campus has allowed them to run their head into the wall over and over again, with enthusiasm. Money and school spirit have never waned despite never really accomplishing anything. Just like the Boston Red Sox and Chicago Cubs, if you keep trying like its going to happen, it will eventually happen.

In the above baseball example, they are more like the red sox in that their fans believe they are every bit as good as their rival even though they have less than a tenth of the accomplishments. Cubs fans had hope but embraced losing almost like a badge of honor, I don't see that in aggie fans (source: married to one).