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@DFW Horn, after puzzling over the KFord site and how he came up with those watchability scores, I've concluded that you're on to a measure better than Ford's. He must have some relatively arbitrary (and probably flexible) weighting number to make that 10-point watchability scale based on the KFord rating and KFord spread.

You're right -- everyone loves a train wreck. You should copyright a "Train Wreckiness" score to pull in some clickbait money. Graham and whatever loyal aggy readership he has are probably good for some rabid visits. (His "angry Longhorns" comment was a hoot. As if folks can't identify a good game already.)

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2 minutes ago, Hayduke said:

@DFW Horn, after puzzling over the KFord site and how Ford came up with those watchability scores, I've concluded that you're on to a measure that's better than whatever Ford is doing. He had to have come up with some relatively arbitrary (and probably flexible) weighting number to give himself a 10-point watchability scale that's based on the KFord rating and the KFord spread.

You're right -- everyone loves a train wreck. You should figure out a way to copyright a "Train Wreckiness" score and pull in some clickbait money. Graham and whatever loyal aggy readership he has will certainly be good for some rabid visits. (His "angry Longhorns" comment was a hoot. As if folks don't already know which games and teams are worth watching and which aren't.)

Obligatory McClennan County "Crash at Crush" photo:

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I would actually like to see Surly readership vs Texags for my boy Graham. 

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Just now, BurntEyes said:

I would actually like to see Surly readership vs Texags for my boy Graham. 

I just read his stuff here as a matter of principle, but maybe I ought to contribute traffic to his site so he has a little more encouragement to keep amusing us.

You raise an interesting question. Is he really here for their entertainment or ours? Is he just a master at drawing all of us? 5D chess. Maybe he's Surly, making a few extra bucks off of both crowds. 

Maybe YOU are Graham?

 

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1 hour ago, DFW Horn said:

"More Watchable Than Texas in 2025".....put it on the wall. Everyone loves to see a good train wreck.

Theres 14 other teams in the SEC besides us and aggy, but as long as the “advanced” “metrics” say aggy is more watchable than Texas, they’re happy 

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1 hour ago, Hayduke said:

That's a fair description ... for critical-thinking-challenged Aggies who buy the implicit argument that there are only two factors involved in "watchability" -- how competitive you are and how likely your opponents are to make it a close game. Then Ags can conveniently ignore factors that also make a team inherently watchable, like All-American players and trophy candidates, being in the playoff picture, or being the blueblood that everyone loves to either hate or love. Good-looking cheerleaders. A fine band. A better setting. History.

In a two-factor formula, everyone's local high school will have at least a couple more games that are more "watchable" than, for instance, Texas 8-4's annual November FCS matchup. Except in years when aggy manages to suddenly find itself in a highly watchable fourth-quarter upset.

Bluebloods who consistently play head and shoulders above the lesser teams on their schedule will inherently have a couple more games on average that are less watchable than many games on an also-ran's schedule.

Oh, but look who has three of the top five most watchable games of the season ... and who has a game that falls all the way to 61 on the scale because its opponent isn't as competitive ...

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The absolute most telling thing about this chart - #61.  Look at it aggy.  See if you can figure it out.

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1 minute ago, Knoxtnhorn said:

The absolute most telling thing about this chart - #61.  Look at it aggy.  See if you can figure it out.

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21 minutes ago, Knoxtnhorn said:

The absolute most telling thing about this chart - #61.  Look at it aggy.  See if you can figure it out.

And look at how many games Arkansas and OU have on the chart ... because their games will be more competitive.  Texas games with A&M and OU are down in relative competitiveness, and UT's game with Arkansas doesn't even make the top 100 because it's not expected to be close enough.

But check the peak viewership scores for Texas-Arkansas and A&M-Arkansas and I bet they're higher for the former, at least during the early part of the game. Average Nielsen viewership for Texas-Arky was 4.5 in 2024 (Week 12), and it was 1.5 for A&M Arkansas (Week 5).

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10 hours ago, Beau Vine said:

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So the Aggies, who suck, play a lot of other teams that suck, so the matchups are better and more entertaining.

While the Horns, who are good, will likely overmatch most of their opponents, leading to less entertaining games.

Um, OK, Graham.

 

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45 minutes ago, BurntEyes said:

I would actually like to see Surly readership vs Texags for my boy Graham. 

At this point, I'm almost convinced Graham is a Surly sock trolling aggy. @Beau Vine is the lead suspect, since he posts that drivel multiple times a week. 

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4 minutes ago, DFW Horn said:

At this point, I'm almost convinced Graham is a Surly sock trolling aggy. @Beau Vine is the lead suspect, since he posts that drivel multiple times a week. 

Could be, but then he'd have to be at least friends with real-life Graham, who from all indications actually exists. I'd be pleased to find out it's a ruse with that level of complicity. At least it's far more entertaining and unifying than the incessant infighting and name-calling of the final weeks of the pre-season.

Man, it's been a beating to read the Fall Camp thread, among others, these past few days. Can't wait for things to get started. And on that note, I realize I'm missing the first full day of Bundesliga play, so I'm out.

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@Beau Vine and I have both been accused, multiple times, of being Graham.

Perhaps, we are both Graham, perhaps neither. 

Regardless, Graham is a gift of perfect aggie propaganda written in more entertaining prose than anything Billy can generate. 

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39 minutes ago, BurntEyes said:

@Beau Vine and I have both been accused, multiple times, of being Graham.

Perhaps, we are both Graham, perhaps neither. 

Regardless, Graham is a gift of perfect aggie propaganda written in more entertaining prose than anything Billy can generate. 

But how are your parking lot fighting skills?

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22 hours ago, TreatyOak said:

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If they lose to Texas, it can’t be “the year.” By definition. 

12 hours ago, Beau Vine said:

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This is fucking amazing. First, I’ve never heard of KFordRankings. Second…holy shit. The whole premise is a&m is more watchable than Texas because we’re going to blow out our opponents more often. Ho. Lee. Shit.

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2 hours ago, Hayduke said:

I just read his stuff here as a matter of principle, but maybe I ought to contribute traffic to his site so he has a little more encouragement to keep amusing us.

You raise an interesting question. Is he really here for their entertainment or ours? Is he just a master at drawing all of us? 5D chess. Maybe he's Surly, making a few extra bucks off of both crowds. 

Maybe YOU are Graham?

 

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16 minutes ago, Ghost of NMAS said:

More people may watch the Longhorn games, but they won't really enjoy themselves.  The few that watch the aggy games will probably jizz all over themselves though

There are treatments for that.

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1 hour ago, Beau Vine said:

 

"The Blanket" is tired of everyone predicting 8-4!

They try, so very hard, to actually be relevant. I love that right now, this is the most relevant they will be all season. South Bend awaits poor aggies, enjoy your moment in the sun and your "tough fought/close" loss. The first of...

Wait for it...

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3 minutes ago, Js1 said:

and now they are going to lose to UTSA

UTSA is the best non-P4 team playing. They will make the CFP. It gets the players mind right and prepared for ND. Corch will get us on track now. It was an aberration for Reed, a setback for him to overcome and a positive for his growth. Texas barely beat OSU and they are worse than UTSA if you watched, you'd know.

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7 minutes ago, CosmoDog said:

ArkyAg99

Arkansas & Aggy

Hmm, thoughts and prayers?

 

No. 

This is the time to embrace they're propaganda. Watching them que up for their annual roller-coaster with the impending slaughter to follow is a gift that keeps on giving. No need for thoughts and prayers, support and enjoyment is best suited. 

For this particular poster, the glory of knowing a roller-coaster ride and year of absolute suck is nearly too much to embrace. It's crack levels of intense, forthcoming pleasure.

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The beauty of this year's schedule is that Notre Dame is their 3rd game.  They are highly likely to be 2-0 before they go to South Bend and the roller coaster will be ready to crest that first hill.

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On 8/23/2025 at 7:06 AM, DFW Horn said:

"More Watchable Than Texas in 2025".....put it on the wall. Everyone loves to see a good train wreck.

The aggy “Pat” sports writer is hilarious believing what he/she’s been spoon fed.

The Texas Longhorns are a National/Worldwide brand.  aggy is a Slovacek sausage and Buc-ee’s sponsored Texas brand.

Hook’em!!!

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11 minutes ago, jimmyjazz said:

The beauty of this year's schedule is that Notre Dame is their 3rd game.  They are highly likely to be 2-0 before they go to South Bend and the roller coaster will be ready to crest that first hill.

aggy will get their collective asses handed to them in South Bend!  Not a fan, but like watch Coach Freeman is building there.  They will be a playoff threat the next few years.  The key for ND is to keep the NFL from taking him away.

Hook’em!!!

Posted
3 hours ago, TrashMaster G said:

Well, if you don't watch any games all season...

That's not even possible.  Didn't you read about the watchability rankings?  

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2 hours ago, CosmoDog said:

ArkyAg99

Arkansas & Aggy

Hmm, thoughts and prayers?

 

Well, one of those is not their fault. But, then they chose the other, so heap all scorn upon the hillbilly moron.

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3 hours ago, msucolt45 said:

The aggy “Pat” sports writer is hilarious believing what he/she’s been spoon fed.

The Texas Longhorns are a National/Worldwide brand.  aggy is a Slovacek sausage and Buc-ee’s sponsored Texas brand.

Hook’em!!!

I don't think aggy Pat™ believes what (s)he serves the ag faithful. I find it quite likely that the gag is just too much fun, and now profitable from the clicks, to abandon.

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