College Football Week 5: A Farewell to Ags

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Time to once and for all take the number one spot in the pick 'em.

Arkansas by 9 (welcome to the SEC, we brought you an extra wide mouth mason)
Illinois by 2
Syracuse by 7 (let that luck ride!)
Air Force by 3
Boise State by 17 (payback for last year's debacle!)
Auburn by 5
Baylor by 4
Ohio State by 6
USC by 12
Virginia Tech by 6
Texas by 7
Washington by 5
Alabama by 11
Nebraska by 2 (please Homerism, don't let me down! Never vote against the Skers!)
Fresno State by 4
 
GAF Pick'em Week 5 Games

Texas A&M vs. Arkansas by 6
Northwestern @ Illinois by 5
Rutgers @ Syracuse by 4
Air Force @ Navy by 11
Nevada @ Boise State by 15
Auburn @ South Carolina by 6
Baylor @ Kansas State by 15
Michigan State @ Ohio State by 9
Arizona @ USC by 10
Clemson @ Virginia Tech by 7
Texas @ Iowa State by 11
Washington @ Utah by 9
Alabama @ Florida by 8
Nebraska @ Wisconsin by 11
Ole Miss @ Fresno State by 10
 
mre said:
I don't get this shit: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w94tIGLmykU

I just don't get it at all.
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koine2004 said:
I appreciate you sharing this, but as an Aggie, I must protest the use of the phrase "Pep Rally." Aggies don't have pep rallies, we have Yell Practices--where the 12th man practices our yells before the game/match/tourney.

However, thanks for sharing!
koine2004 1 week ago
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Aggies don't have pep rallies
 
They have pup rallies

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Texas A&M vs. Arkansas by 10
Northwestern @ Illinois by 8
Rutgers @ Syracuse by 7
Air Force @ Navy by 3
Nevada @ Boise State by 30
Auburn @ South Carolina by 5
Baylor @ Kansas State by 3
Michigan State @ Ohio State by 7
Arizona @ USC by 9
Clemson @ Virginia Tech by 5
Texas @ Iowa State by 14
Washington @ Utah by 6
Alabama @ Florida by 24
Nebraska @ Wisconsin by 16
Ole Miss @ Fresno State by 7,500
 
GAF Pick'em Week 5 Games

Texas A&M vs. Arkansas by 5
Northwestern @ Illinois by 11
Rutgers @ Syracuse by 8
Air Force @ Navy by 5
Nevada @ Boise State by 22
Auburn @ South Carolina by 10
Baylor @ Kansas State by 8
Michigan State @ Ohio State by 5
Arizona @ USC by X
Clemson @ Virginia Tech by 8
Texas @ Iowa State by 8
Washington @ Utah by 5
Alabama @ Florida by 18
Nebraska @ Wisconsin by 1 Feel dirty knowing I should pick against NU
Ole Miss @ Fresno State by 8
 
Texas A&M by 10
Northwestern by 4
Syracuse by 6
Navy by 7
Boise State by 24
South Carolina by 6
Baylor by 12
Ohio State by 4
USC by 10
Virginia Tech by 7
Iowa State by 6
Washington by 10
Alabama by 12
Wisconsin by 14
Fresno State by 9

It doesn't feel right picking against Nebraska, but I'd be happy to give up the two points and be proven wrong.
 
Texas A&M vs. Arkansas by 9
Northwestern @ Illinois by 7
Rutgers @ Syracuse by 4
Air Force @ Navy by 7
Nevada @ Boise State by 22
Auburn @ South Carolina by 14
Baylor @ Kansas State by 8
Michigan State @ Ohio State by 4
Arizona @ USC by 5
Clemson @ Virginia Tech by 8
Texas @ Iowa State by 9
Washington @ Utah by 3
Alabama @ Florida by 11
Nebraska @ Wisconsin by 9
Ole Miss @ Fresno State by 6
 
Is anyone willing to pretend that they are a Syracuse fan, so I can talk smack to them?

I feel disappointed that the only person I can talk smack to here is Godfather. I can't talk smack to the WVU fans, because, well, they own Schiano.
 
Grabbing this info from someone else at Tigerdroppings.com:

History of A&M

674-444-48 (57.8%) overall

18th all time in total wins

1939 AP National Champions

17 Southwest Conference championships:
1917
1919
1921
1925
1927
1939
1940
1941
1956
1967
1975
1985
1986
1987
1991
1992
1993

1 Big XII Championship in 1998

Big XII South champions in 1997 and 1998

13-19 in bowls (32 appearances)

Appeared in "major" bowls in 1939, 1940, 1941, 1943, 1967, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1998

37-75-5 versus Texas (117 games)
67-31-9 versus Baylor (107 games)
24-40-3 versus Arkansas (67 games)
56-29-7 versus TCU (92 games)
50-27-3 versus Rice (80 games)

1-3 versus Alabama
24-40-3 versus Arkansas (69 games)
2-0 versus Auburn
1-1 versus Florida
3-2 versus Georgia
1-1 versus Kentucky
20-27-3 versus LSU
4-0 versus Ole Miss
2-3 versus Mississippi State
0-2 versus Tennessee

Texas A&M has never played South Carolina and Vanderbilt

One Heisman Trophy winner - 1957, John David Crow
One Bednarik Award winner - 1998, Dat Nguyen
One Lombardi Award winner - 1998, Dat Nguyen

Notable Head Coaches:
Dana X. Bible, 72-19-9 at A&M
Homer H. Norton, 82-53-9 at A&M
Paul "Bear" Bryant, 25-14-2 at A&M
Gene Stallings, 27-45-1 at A&M
Emory Bellard, 52-28-1 at A&M
Jackie Sherrill, 52-29-0 at A&M
R.C. Slocum, 123-47-2 at A&M
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1st thing that pops up:

They fired R.C. Slocum? With that Record?

:lol
 
Sirpopopop said:
Is anyone willing to pretend that they are a Syracuse fan, so I can talk smack to them?

I feel disappointed that the only person I can talk smack to here is Godfather. I can't talk smack to the WVU fans, because, well, they own Schiano.
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Syracuse leads the all-time series 30-10-1. Nuff said.

Bring it Rutgers scum.

I am in no way a Syracuse fan, this is just my feeble attempt at pretending
 
Lonestar said:
1st thing that pops up:

They fired R.C. Slocum? With that Record?

:lol
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RC was getting pantsed by Mack Brown and Bob Stoops in recruiting his last couple seasons. This was also when A&M considered themselves to be better then Texas, and finishing 5th in the Big 12 South was unacceptable, not that we would know what that's like. *shifty eyes*

And no, he never finished a season under 500. I think the ags just saw what Texas and OU were able to do with just a good coaching hire, and thought they had a sure fire winner with Franchione. Worked out well for them.

Did we chant both "Pooooooor ag-gies!" and "KEEP RC!" in 2002? Yes, yes we did.
 
Texas A&M vs. Arkansas by 3
Northwestern @ Illinois by 6
Rutgers @ Syracuse by 3
Air Force @ Navy by 7
Nevada @ Boise State by 17
Auburn @ South Carolina by Garcia
Baylor @ Kansas State by 3
Michigan State @ Ohio State by 3
Arizona @ USC by 3
Clemson @ Virginia Tech by 3
Texas @ Iowa State by 14
Washington @ Utah by 14
Alabama @ Florida by 10
Nebraska @ Wisconsin by 9
Ole Miss @ Fresno State by -4
 
I kinda wish it wasn't a bye week. We need something positive to happen and I expect we'll be the favorite in all our games until UF so I could go for a win... obviously giving EJ another week to heal is imperative though. On the positive side, under no circumstances do I expect the Gators to win against LSU or Alabama so that should be nice to see the next two weeks.
 
ConfusingJazz said:
And no, he never finished a season under 500. I think the ags just saw what Texas and OU were able to do with just a good coaching hire, and thought they had a sure fire winner with Franchione. Worked out well for them.
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Hold the rope. Get your licks in while you can!

WHOOP!
 
Meier said:
I kinda wish it wasn't a bye week. We need something positive to happen and I expect we'll be the favorite in all our games until UF so I could go for a win... obviously giving EJ another week to heal is imperative though. On the positive side, under no circumstances do I expect the Gators to win against LSU or Alabama so that should be nice to see the next two weeks.
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Just jump on the Texas bandwagon before it gets going too fast.
 
Texas A&M vs. Arkansas by 7
Northwestern @ Illinois by 3
Rutgers @ Syracuse by 3
Air Force @ Navy by7
Nevada @ Boise State by 14
Auburn @ South Carolina by 1 (Voting with the heart)
Baylor @ Kansas State by 3
Michigan State @ Ohio State by 7
Arizona @ USC by 14
Clemson @ Virginia Tech by 7
Texas @ Iowa State by 21
Washington @ Utah by 7
Alabama @ Florida by 14
Nebraska @ Wisconsin by 3
Ole Miss @ Fresno State by 3
 
Looks like we both got what we wanted with that Fran hire. Texas got a shitty hire out of Texas A&M (that drove them into the ground completely) and Alabama fans got the glee from watching it happen to Franny.

Sto0ge said:
Auburn @ South Carolina by Garcia
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heh, might need to change my choice because I forgot about this.
 
KCHusker33 said:
Syracuse leads the all-time series 30-10-1. Nuff said.

Bring it Rutgers scum.

I am in no way a Syracuse fan, this is just my feeble attempt at pretending
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Excellent.

I once visited Syracuse.

It made me think that New Jersey was a tropical paradise.
 
Sirpopopop said:
Excellent.

I once visited Syracuse.

It made me think that New Jersey was a tropical paradise.
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You got a chuckle out of our alum, a.k.a. best VP evah!
I in no way actually believe this

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I'm learning entirely too much about Big East teams this morning. The madness must stop. I will say though, that this did impress me about Rutgers.

On April 10, 2008, students at Rutgers University broke the Guinness World Record for the "Largest Gathering of People Dressed as Ninja Turtles." 786 members of the University community gathered at the recreation center in Piscataway, New Jersey to accomplish this feat.[89]

On Thursday, April 2, 2009 1,052 students, alumni, and members of the community at Rutgers University in New Brunswick, New Jersey, USA, captured the Guinness World Record for the "Largest Gathering of People Dressed as Waldo." The event raised money for New Brunswick public schools.
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Quite the accomplishments.
 
I don't know why I enjoy reading Warchant's forum after a loss, but I do. Maybe the Lost Decade has numbed me to the pain of a loss. Or maybe that it was easy to see FSU starting out 2-2, if you didn't get caught up in the hype. The meltdowns have been delicious
 
Lonestar said:
Grabbing this info from someone else at Tigerdroppings.com:
37-75-5 versus Texas (117 games)
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Wow, that's... now I kinda feel bad for making fun of them.

ConfusingJazz said:
So, the day after Tennessee finds out that one of their assistants paid $1,500 directly to Willie Lyles for a $1,446.80 flight (Willie kept the $52.20 difference), now they find out their dog tore its ACL.

http://www.govolsxtra.com/news/2011...ry-cant-stop-smokey-from-dog/?partner=popular

Of course it did.
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What is it with SEC teams and having mascots that aren't really their mascots?
 
Cyan said:
Wow, that's... now I kinda feel bad for making fun of them.
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That's what made me :jnc when Aggy fans were fantasizing yesterday about having "permanent" bragging rights if they beat UT this year and don't play again.
 
LosDaddie said:
I don't know why I enjoy reading Warchant's forum after a loss, but I do. Maybe the Lost Decade has numbed me to the pain of a loss. Or maybe that it was easy to see FSU starting out 2-2, if you didn't get caught up in the hype. The meltdowns have been delicious
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it's no catspause
 
Texas A&M vs. Arkansas by 7
Northwestern @ Illinois by 10
Rutgers @ Syracuse by 13
Air Force @ Navy by 20
Nevada @ Boise State by 31
Auburn @ South Carolina by 10
Baylor @ Kansas State by 17
Michigan State @ Ohio State (ugh) by 13
Arizona @ USC by 10
Clemson @ Virginia Tech by 3
Texas @ Iowa State by 14
Washington @ Utah by 7
Alabama @ Florida by 14
Nebraska @ Wisconsin by 4
Ole Miss @ Fresno State by 14
 
KingGondo said:
That's what made me :jnc when Aggy fans were fantasizing yesterday about having "permanent" bragging rights if they beat UT this year and don't play again.
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bu bu bu, Aggy has a winning record over the last 22.183 seasons.

DONT LOOK AT ANY OTHER TIME FRAME
 
StoOgE said:
bu bu bu, Aggy has a winning record over the last 22.183 seasons.

DONT LOOK AT ANY OTHER TIME FRAME
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On the bright side for them, Aggy fans are so delusional that they always hold bragging rights... in their heads.

They didn't lose to us on Saturday, they just ran out of time.
 
Texas A&M vs. Arkansas by 7
Northwestern @ Illinois by 6
Rutgers @ Syracuse by 6
Air Force @ Navy by 4
Nevada @ Boise State by 17
Auburn @ South Carolina by 8
Baylor @ Kansas State by 10
Michigan State @ Ohio State by 10
Arizona @ USC by 9
Clemson @ Virginia Tech by 12
Texas @ Iowa State by 12
Washington @ Utah by 6
Alabama @ Florida by 5
Nebraska @ Wisconsin by 4 (Actually think we're going to lose by two scores but I have to pick my team.)
Ole Miss @ Fresno State by 10
 
StoOgE said:
bu bu bu, Aggy has a winning record over the last 22.183 seasons.

DONT LOOK AT ANY OTHER TIME FRAME
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Auburn does this too.

It was all about 1983-Present = Modern Football, the only Football that counts.

Guess what happened in 1983 ;)

Then they REALLY harped on 2000-Present

Until Saban got there. They were quiet for a year or 2.

Now it's "Only last year matters"
 
Texas A&M vs. Arkansas by 3
Northwestern @ Illinois by 14
Rutgers @ Syracuse by 3
Air Force @ Navy by 3
Nevada @ Boise State by 17
Auburn @ South Carolina by 7
Baylor @ Kansas State by 13
Michigan State @ Ohio State by 3
Arizona @ USC by 14
Clemson @ Virginia Tech by 3
Texas @ Iowa State by 3
Washington @ Utah by 7
Alabama @ Florida by 13
Nebraska @ Wisconsin by 7
Ole Miss @ Fresno State by 3
 
Lonestar said:
Auburn does this too.

It was all about 1983-Present = Modern Football, the only Football that counts.

Guess what happened in 1983 ;)

Then they REALLY harped on 2000-Present

Until Saban got there. They were quiet for a year or 2.

Now it's "Only last year matters"
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Only one year counts in Cal-Stanford: 1982.
 
Lonestar said:
Auburn does this too.
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I've always been a fan of the series record in your lifetime but its different for each person.... that is the only thing that matters to me personally.

You can take it the other way with history..... what happened 30+ yrs ago has no bearing on what happens today. The service academies and ivy leagues are a good example but there are other teams that were awesome 50 yrs ago that do nothing today.
 
andycapps said:
I don't know man, tell me why they call your team the Bayou Bengals as well as the Tigers?
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See, there's another one!

Ok, we've got the War Eagle Tigers. The Bayou Bengal Tigers (well ok, Bengal is a type of tiger...). The Crimson Tide Elephants. The Volunteer Dogs.

A third of the SEC doesn't understand how mascots work.

Oh, almost forgot the South Will Rise Again Bear. Any more I'm missing? Is Georgia's bulldog secretly also a red-tailed hawk?
 
jagowar said:
I've always been a fan of the series record in your lifetime but its different for each person.... that is the only thing that matters to me personally.

You can take it the other way with history..... what happened 30+ yrs ago has no bearing on what happens today. The service academies and ivy leagues are a good example but there are other teams that were awesome 50 yrs ago that do nothing today.
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But why does what happened in your lifetime have any more relevancy than anything else?

By your logic, what happened when I was 2 has nothing to do with what Texas is doing today. Hell, what Texas did last year has no bearing on todays team given the coaching changes.

College Football powers are built on legacy and tradition, which means you go back to the history of the program. Of course there are old powers that fell by the wayside, but there are a number that have been consistently great for a very very long time. They have all had down periods, but that's the history of the program.

To mix my sports metaphors, the Yankees aren't the Yankees because of George S. They are the Yankees because you can go back 100 years and look at the most dominant team in US pro sports.
 
Meier said:
I kinda wish it wasn't a bye week. We need something positive to happen and I expect we'll be the favorite in all our games until UF so I could go for a win... obviously giving EJ another week to heal is imperative though. On the positive side, under no circumstances do I expect the Gators to win against LSU or Alabama so that should be nice to see the next two weeks.
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EJ may have made the game more interesting, but it was teh Defense who failed the team on Sat. But yeah, the bye week is very much needed right now. FSU is banged up pretty bad.

Like I've been telling my friends, before we know it, FSU will be 5-2, maybe even 6-2, and back in the Top 20. Love playing that ACC schedule. :)
 
StoOgE said:
To mix my sports metaphors, the Yankees aren't the Yankees because of George S. They are the Yankees because you can go back 100 years and look at the most dominant team in US pro sports.
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Also, the Yankees are 1-0 against Dixie.
 
Cyan said:
See, there's another one!

Ok, we've got the War Eagle Tigers. The Bayou Bengal Tigers (well ok, Bengal is a type of tiger...). The Crimson Tide Elephants. The Volunteer Dogs.

A third of the SEC doesn't understand how mascots work.

Oh, almost forgot the South Will Rise Again Bear. Any more I'm missing? Is Georgia's bulldog secretly also a red-tailed hawk?
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Aggy has an army dude (Sarge?) and a dog. And they are fightin farmers.

Maybe they belong in the SEC.
 
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