August 18, 2025Aug 18 37 minutes ago, BurntEyes said: This will likely result in injury sidelining him by... Wait for it... October Shoutout to the Master, @THUJONE
August 18, 2025Aug 18 7 hours ago, Frank Drebin said: I think reed is decent and better than what they usually have. I think he is high risk to get hurt if Klein tries to run him a bunch given his slight build. If Klein doesn’t run him much, he’s not much of a threat. Kind of a catch 22. Reed is going to get blasted into Bolivia when he takes off on a happy feet run. Not if, when.
August 18, 2025Aug 18 Quote There's nothing like preseason bowl projections to either raise fans' collective eyebrows or completely infuriate them, as Texas A&M football fans well know. This most recent set of projections from ESPN's Mark Schlabach and Kyle Bonagura is no different, sadly, as they have apparently decided to mail it in when projecting where the Aggies will land. Well, at least, that's the case for one of them. Bonagura hit the "easy" button when deciding where the Aggies would go, ostensibly, as he has penciled them into the Texas Bowl, just as happens seemingly every single preseason over the last few years. Schlabach, to his credit, has either actually done his homework on this year's Texas A&M team, who has a chance to really do something special in the SEC, or he's trying to break out of the same old rut that has been going on for the last few years: he has the Aggies in the Citrus Bowl in his projections. ESPN completely mails it in with Texas A&M's 2025 preseason bowl projection For all of the jokes about the Aggies and the Texas Bowl, they've only been there twice in the past nine years: in 2019 and 2023. In that span, the Aggies have been selected for the Gator Bowl just as many times— due to a COVID breakout in 2021, however, they were unable to participate. If Bonagura's projection comes true, however, the Aggies would be facing the BYU Cougars in Houston come bowl season. That's not exactly a matchup that A&M fans would relish, but it's better than some draws we've seen. Schlabach has the Aggies facing off against Illinois in the Citrus Bowl on New Year's Eve. This would mean, based on normal order of selection for SEC bowl teams, that the Aggies would have just barely missed the playoff, coming in around 9-3 prospectively. That would be a better outcome for the Aggies, though I can't imagine the consternation that would occur if A&M is barely left out of the playoff again after being right on the cut line. If the Aggies get to the 10-win mark, of course, they're all but guaranteed a playoff spot, based on their strength of schedule. All in all, this isn't a complete insult as much as it is something that fans will just roll their eyes at. It's just passe at this point to project A&M in the Texas Bowl in the preseason. Edited August 18, 2025Aug 18 by Beau Vine
August 18, 2025Aug 18 On 8/16/2025 at 6:43 PM, lilMAC25 said: Against Miss St Arch went 26/31-325-2 yup, pedestrian. Was a Johntay Cook drop away from 27/31- 387-3
August 18, 2025Aug 18 16 hours ago, Beau Vine said: Quote If Bonagura's projection comes true, however, the Aggies would be facing the BYU Cougars in Houston come bowl season. That's not exactly a matchup that A&M fans would relish, but it's better than some draws we've seen.
August 18, 2025Aug 18 16 hours ago, Beau Vine said: Man, Graham needs to retool as he is now clearly writing for Surly rather than aggie. He's never gonna join Billy on the aggie athletic gravy train if he keeps on using big words and complete sentences. Man up Graham, dumb it down, more sunshine less vocabulary. Keep it short and stupid. It is the aggie mindset you're after, not Surly fun and games. Jesus... I expect more from him.
August 18, 2025Aug 18 Popular Post 21 minutes ago, Cairn Horn88 said: Texas athletic director Chris Del Conte to receive lengthy extension! Cairn Horn just stumbling around every thread pasting this shit like a drunk staggering down Fairmont Street.
August 18, 2025Aug 18 2 minutes ago, SydneyCarton said: Cairn Horn just stumbling around every thread pasting this shit like a drunk staggering down Fairmont Street. and that's fair
August 18, 2025Aug 18 On 8/17/2025 at 11:40 AM, freyguy said: O/U on how many games into the season where he gets benched? Before or after Florida depending on outcome of Auburn game. They'll be riding high on moral victory over ND, particularly if it is a 10 point loss or less. They will likely beat UTSA (I think it will be close), Utah State and MSU. If they lose to Auburn after ND, it deflates the moral victory a good deal and "the savior" is under fire. Probably riding pine by Florida. If they pull off an Auburn W they will be 4-1, and a big loss to Florida is the only thing that will derail Reeds "Heisman campaign"... also, that's the time by which I suspect he will probably be broken.
August 18, 2025Aug 18 On 8/16/2025 at 11:06 PM, Beau Vine said: We peaked at #7 in his power rankings last season, so we must be REALLY good this year! I love the point when Graham can no longer rank aggy above Texas with a straight face, so he abandons the whole thing. It brings me joy each year.
August 18, 2025Aug 18 17 minutes ago, OU Sucks said: I love the point when Graham can no longer rank aggy above Texas with a straight face, so he abandons the whole thing. It brings me joy each year. Same with the Looch 44
August 18, 2025Aug 18 1 hour ago, BurntEyes said: Jesus... I expect more from him. How can you expect more from Jesus, your Lord and personal savior?
August 18, 2025Aug 18 2 minutes ago, South Austin said: How can you expect more from Jesus, your Lord and personal savior? Fish and bread homie. I ain't asking for much.
August 18, 2025Aug 18 18 hours ago, Beau Vine said: Yep, sheer laziness to project aggy to the Texas Bowl . . . aside from the fact that two of their last four bowl appearances were in the [wait for it] . . . Texas Bowl. All kidding aside, the Texas Bowl would be a step up from last year's bowl for aggy, so maybe Graham should put a lid on the manufactured outrage at preseason bowl projections, which mean nothing.
August 18, 2025Aug 18 10 minutes ago, Carl Spackler said: Yep, sheer laziness to project aggy to the Texas Bowl . . . aside from the fact that two of their last four bowl appearances were in the [wait for it] . . . Texas Bowl. All kidding aside, the Texas Bowl would be a step up from last year's bowl for aggy, so maybe Graham should put a lid on the manufactured outrage at preseason bowl projections, which mean nothing. It's like you don't even aggy, bro
August 18, 2025Aug 18 Popular Post 39 minutes ago, BurntEyes said: I ain't asking for much. I said, Lord, take me downtown I'm just lookin' for some tush
August 18, 2025Aug 18 20 minutes ago, Dennis Taylor said: It's like you don't even aggy, bro I mean, Graham isn't putting enough Sunshine to meet aggie standards. Needs more 100% chance of SEC championship and CFP talk.
August 18, 2025Aug 18 32 minutes ago, Dennis Taylor said: It's like you don't even aggy, bro Fair point.
August 18, 2025Aug 18 2 hours ago, SydneyCarton said: Cairn Horn just stumbling around every thread pasting this shit like a drunk staggering down Fairmont Street. *Fremont
August 18, 2025Aug 18 1 hour ago, BurntEyes said: Fish and bread homie. I ain't asking for much. Water into wine?
August 18, 2025Aug 18 20 minutes ago, Armybrat said: Water into wine? I mean, I'll settle for some fucking fish sticks and MD 2020.
August 18, 2025Aug 18 Fish and bread homie. I ain't asking for much.Pretty sure there’s a Jesus working at Cherry Creek Catfish.
August 19, 2025Aug 19 3 hours ago, South Austin said: How can you expect more from Jesus, your Lord and personal savior? Someone to hear your prayers Someone who cares
August 19, 2025Aug 19 1 hour ago, demos said: Pretty sure there’s a Jesus working at Cherry Creek Catfish. No way, Jesus just left Chicago and he's bound for New Orleans
August 19, 2025Aug 19 2 minutes ago, sdm said: No way, Jesus just left Chicago and he's bound for New Orleans
August 19, 2025Aug 19 42 minutes ago, randomhorn said: Someone to hear your prayers Someone who cares I will deliver, you know I'm a forgiver.
August 19, 2025Aug 19 I don't know about you guys, but Jesus answers my prayers every year. Aggies just continue to fail.
August 19, 2025Aug 19 5 hours ago, Slater said: Aggy would be ecstatic since that would be closer than they have been. Aggy hits the rocks most years.
August 19, 2025Aug 19 11 hours ago, William Bludworth said: I don't know about you guys, but Jesus answers my prayers every year. Aggies just continue to fail. What were you praying for in the fall of 1999?!?
August 19, 2025Aug 19 22 minutes ago, Vic Mackey said: Lights and a drone show....a year after big brother. how cute.
August 19, 2025Aug 19 1 minute ago, SydneyCarton said: Lights and a drone show....a year after big brother. how cute. Same 4th quarter song even...
August 19, 2025Aug 19 22 minutes ago, PvilleStang said: What were you praying for in the fall of 1999?!? Well, you see, I think Jesus thought when I said I want them to be beaten down, he misinterpreted that as logs falling on them, rather than the scoreboard showing us winning.
August 19, 2025Aug 19 Took that whole “crush thy enemy” thing a bit too literal, huh? Edited August 19, 2025Aug 19 by thunderlounge
August 19, 2025Aug 19 16 hours ago, sdm said: No way, Jesus just left Chicago and he's bound for New Orleans I would've guessed Jesus just waded the Rio Grande between McAllen and Brownsville
August 19, 2025Aug 19 28 minutes ago, DFW Horn said: I would've guessed Jesus just waded the Rio Grande between McAllen and Brownsville He did but was immediately deported.
August 19, 2025Aug 19 I still don't know is this Graham fellow is genuinely a shitty writer or a clever bit. I don't want to know the answer at this point.
August 20, 2025Aug 20 45 years ago one of the dads on our Little League team had been a member of the Hitler Youth in his younger days. Served in the German Army postwar. Good guy & a friend.
August 20, 2025Aug 20 Popular Post 1 minute ago, Armybrat said: 45 years ago one of the dads on our Little League team had been a member of the Hitler Youth in his younger days. Served in the German Army postwar. Good guy & a friend. I went to military school for a couple years in high school (early 90s in Harlingen). My freshman English teacher was an old German who was in the Hitler youth. Mr. Graf. He had some interesting stories. He said pretty much every German teen had to join the Hitler Youth (boys -- the girls had a companion organization. Listening to him talk about pre-war rise of Nazis, war, and post-war Germany was very interesting. He lived in a rural town in Bavaria. He was not commissioned to fight like some Hitler youth were at the end because he worked on his family farm in the countryside of southern Germany. Almost all the Marines who ran the place were combat veterans. Mostly Korea and Vietnam. We had several older staff who were World War II vets and fought all over the Pacific. I loved talking to them about the war. They were proud of their service and would talk in detail about the campaigns they fought, without getting into the nightmarish parts. They all faced very tough battle conditions regardless of war. One was a vet of both WWII and Korea. He said Guadalcanal and Chosin reservoir were the worst conditions imaginable. The old Marines taught us history and it was very heavy on Marine Corps battles.
August 20, 2025Aug 20 3 minutes ago, Frank Drebin said: I went to military school for a couple years in high school (early 90s in Harlingen). Almost all the Marines who ran the place were combat veterans. Mostly Korea and Vietnam. We had several older staff who were World War II vets and fought all over the Pacific. I loved talking to them about the war. They were proud of their service and would talk in detail about the campaigns they fought, without getting into the nightmarish parts. They all faced very tough battle conditions regardless of war. One was a vet of both WWII and Korea. He said Guadalcanal and Chosin reservoir were the worst conditions imaginable. The old Marines taught us history and it was very heavy on Marine Corps battles. My dad was on staff there that same time. He served in Vietnam as a young infantry officer fresh out of college. Rarely talked to me about it, and when he did, it was mostly logistical/historical, and never really personal. I remember when I was a young and stupid kid, I asked him, "Dad, did you kill anyone in Vietnam?" He didn't answer. I've always felt bad about asking him that question. I know from my mom that on a couple occasions when he opened up to her about what he experienced, he was crying.
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