AggiePride

AginAL.. we did get the dance team for basketball, and yes it's not exactly ground-breaking at least it was a move forward. I'd be all for some female yell-leaders out there in short-arse white shorts and shirts, can't go wrong with that. Traditions don't have to die, they just need to expand!

Doc I'm a DFW native, just never made it back from B/CS once I got down here. Living in the DFW area you know as well as anyone how bad the whorn media bias is in Texas, that's one of the major points of getting the hell out from under their stone. A&M can be successful apart from Texas, they don't like it, and they will fight this to the end and likely will end the rivalry game, yet somehow will blame it on A&M. That's fine. They can run their mouths and enjoy beating up on Arizona State, but I'm looking foward to building some sort of respectable program again against the best programs in the country if we get the invite. :nana:

Well I'm glad I could donate some form of shite-talk here even though it's about the Okies. I'm not sure many Sooner fans can dispute it anyway. I always wonder how many meth labs are destroyed every time a tornado rips through the Norman area.

Thanks, Doc! We're used to dealing with tards (tech) and Mobilehoma, so the insults will be welcomed and I understand the respect that goes on in this conference. the Big 12 and SEC are so different, and in a very, very good way. Nobody stuck together in the Big 12, it was the tsips looking out for the tsips, other than that, there was no unity. We'll take our lumps and become better because of it, at least that's my hope. If only LSU would pay us that $100 grand.. :booboo:
I kid. Come on over to Texags and start up some pro-SEC talk, it can't hurt, and feel free to rip the whorns as much as you want.

I wasn't sure how that JerryWorld contract was structured, thanks for that reply, I know a lot of folks around here had been wondering what would happen if we end up joining the conference. I still like the Dallas idea, it's actaully a good neutral site for both teams.

Porky, that's a huge part of the allure of joining the SEC. Everyone I talk to here is estatic over the possibility of joining in. Culturaly I feel like we just "fit" in the conference, both politically and athletically. I actually hope we can re-work the Arkansas deal to play some home/home and manage to play every 3rd year in Dallas. I know that probably isn't likely but missing out on true home games in that old rivalry would be a big-time loss in my opinion.

NIH, the pigs can run all the shite-talk they want. We do have Walmart's here in Bryan/College Station too, but unlike Pig fans, we're not all employed by one. I guess one rich alum can do wonders for a University, even if its just the old dude handing out buggy's at the entrance.

I'd honestly be happy going .500 the first year or two given the schedule and the freaking unreal talent in the SEC. I like where our offense is headed with Sherman, and now that he's got DeRuyter in place I can't help but think the defense will step it up. Here's how I see it.. either A&M's regents nut up and get this thing done, or we'll forever be in tu's shadow, and OU for that matter. I think I speak for all Ag's on here and on Texags when I say enough is ENOUGH. Their arrogance has gotten them a long way, I'll give them that. But A&M can stand on its own and I'm crossing every available appendage in hope that we make the right decision and make the move! :cheers:

NIH, the "debt" in our atheltic department was blown WAY out of proportion. We had numerous expansion/improvement programs going on simultaneously, so the athletic dept took on a "loan" from the the University at 0% interest. Basically, free money to finish several much-needed renovations and new facilities (indoor track, indoor football facility, one of the best basketball facilities in the country) which is being repaid fully by the athletic department. A&M's athletic department's financial situation is the least of my concerns moving forward. The defense, however, is a whole other story! :lol:

Getting out of the horn's shadow will be the best thing to happen to our athletic program since Fran got shite-canned and probably the best decision in the history of the University, athletic-wise. We should have been in the SEC when the SWC dissolved but it didn't happen, hopefully this next week the ship can finally be righted. :cheers:

Howdy to all you SEC folks, I'm an Ag and I wanted to first say that I am amazed by the support you guys have shown in favor of Texas A&M joining the best athletic conference in the country! Now to the point of my post. I have been reading a lot of discussion regarding A&M's potential competitiveness in the SEC due to our, let's face it, 'porous' defense. We have yet to see new D-Coordinator Tim DeRuyter in action but judging by his past history of producing a hell of a defense with inferior talent at Ohio U, Nevada and Air Force, and with the assistant coaches hired this off-season (Dat Nguyen and Terrell William for example), I'm curious to see what you guys think A&M's defensive potential could be in regards to this move to the SEC? I'm holding out hope that we see significant improvement in DeRuyter's first year compared to what we Ag's have seen the past decade, which has been nothing short of pathetic. Thanks for any input on this fellas!