Originally posted by RayRay99
Damnit, I had a long link filled reply to Kapaa, but my work computer crashed. Anyway, here is cliff notes version:
1. You are living off of past glory and failing to recognize the present.
2. Y'all had the #5, 3, 2, and 2 recruiting classes from 2009-2012. Y'all sucked with them. We have done more with less, and now that we are getting even more talent in we will continue to widen the gap.
3. Most everyone recognizes our fans >>>> your fans
http://ftw.usatoday.com/2013/10/the-five-most-beloved-fanbases-in-college-football/
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1732224-college-football-teams-with-the-best-fanbases/page/17
http://mashable.com/2013/07/22/college-football-best-fans/
http://elitedaily.com/sports/greatest-college-football-student-sections-nation/
4. Click on the link http://www.kylefield.com and witness the transformation of Kyle into the unquestionably best stadium in the country.
Or, click here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u5gc0bC9Srw
5. We are talking about football, but our academics rank very highly as well, we are also AAU, etc. We also have a law school and medical school now, so I am not sure what that is in reference to.
God, you are so aggie.
1. You're using a very biased version of "the present." You're also assuming that A&M's recent "success" (using that term loosely) and UT's recent lack of success is a trend and not an anomaly.
Over the past 10 years, A&M has gone:
4-8
7-5
5-6
9-4
7-6
4-8
6-7
9-4
7-6
11-2
9-4
During that time, A&M has zero conference championships, zero national championships, zero BCS bowl wins, and only three wins versus Texas.
In that same time Texas has gone:
10-3
11-1
13-0
10-3
10-3
12-1
13-1
5-7
8-5
9-4
8-5
During that time Texas has two conference titles, a national title, and three BCS bowl wins, and six wins versus A&M (including the most recent win).
Looking at the teams' records, you can see that the records considered poor for Texas over the past few years are about where A&M normally sits and would be considered a "good" season for A&M on average. When looking at their records over this time period, you can see that the 5-7 Texas season is anomalous as is the 11-2 A&M season.
So is it more likely that A&M is on an upward trend and that Texas is on a downward trend, or is it more likely that these past few seasons are somewhat anomalous and both teams will regress towards the mean? Given that Texas has replaced the coach whose complacency lead at least in part to the anomalous seasons and A&M has lost the QB whose career strongly correlates to A&M's anomalous season (not to mention your best WR and OL), I think its more likely to be the latter.
The way you are acting now is the exact same way I've seen aggies act in their previous 9 wins seasons, thinking that they were on the verge of being great. But that never happened and I don't see it happening here. I hope you enjoyed your two "glory seasons" going 11-2 and 9-4 without any championships, because you're likely to regress to the A&M mean and see a lot more 6, 7, and 8 win seasons.
2. See the above. We might have underperformed relative to our normal levels and the talent we recruit, but you haven't done less with more. Outside of one 11 win season, you've been mediocre over the past 10 years. We also have a new coaching staff that by all accounts does a great job of recruiting and developing talent, so I wouldn't count your chickens before they hatch as it pertains to you "widening the gap."
3. Most everyone recognizes your fans as possibly the most delusional fanbase in college sports. That doesn't mean that your fans are good fans. I've seen plenty of empty seats at Kyle field during your normal years. You're riding a surge from the SEC change combined with Manziel. With him gone, you're likely to regress to the mean and we'll see how supportive your fans are then. From what I've seen, during your normal seasons your 2%ers take up a much larger portion of your fanbase than 2%.
4. Now this is just lulzy. Did they ever find a way to get rid of the crickets and bat shit?
5. You have a Dr. Nick's upstairs law school and a decent med school. Texas has one of the top law schools in the country and is in the process of creating what will end up being one of the top med schools in the country. Texas is unquestionably the top overall academic institution in Texas (though Rice may be better in their niche).
