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Top 10 reasons to still go to Aggie football games

Issue date: 10/10/08 Section: Opinion
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1 How can $4 hot dogs NOT be good for the economy?

2 Extra standing room! Courtesy of a 2-3 record's effect on game attendance.

3 That scary touchdown cannon won't be scaring you, you scaredy cat.

4 Three to four hours to work on your tan. And by tan, I mean sunburn.

5 WE ARE GOING TO WIN ... halftime.

6 The new Reveille is so darn cute.

7 Listening to Ol' Army grumble about New Army is SO MUCH FUN.

8 If nobody goes, who will post all the complaints on Texags?

9 Help prevent global warming as the game cools down your red-hot expectations.

10 This is College Station- what else are you gonna do? Study?
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Michael

posted 10/10/08 @ 9:33 AM CST

How about because We're the 12th man?

Heather class of '01

posted 10/10/08 @ 9:59 AM CST

I agree with Michael's post "how about because We're the 12th man". As a former student and proud Aggie it really saddens me to go to the football games, and see students leaving before the game is complete. (Continued…)

Jared

posted 10/10/08 @ 11:39 AM CST

because if you don't the school might actually change its priority to education rather than sports.....

That would be great

posted 10/10/08 @ 12:37 PM CST

Thanks Jared- It would be nice if a school actually focused on education.

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Burke White '76

posted 10/10/08 @ 2:36 PM CST

A vain attempt at humor. Copying David Letterman won't get you far in this world. Only one job in the world for cynicism and he's got it.
Prior to Emory Bellard, most of the time it was Highway 6, A&M 0. (Continued…)

'88 Ag

posted 10/10/08 @ 5:07 PM CST

When I was a student at A&M, we always yelled FOR our team, not AT them. We stayed to the end and supported our team win or lose. That's one of the principles that separated us from t. (Continued…)

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Jared

posted 10/11/08 @ 8:54 PM CST

'88 Ag, I will still be outspoken against anyone who is condescending toward me for no other reason than me not playing in reindeer games. And I do have business dealing with people such as yourself, or these kids in their early 20's who try to give me a hard time about what I do while at and away from school. (Continued…)

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Pong'93

posted 10/12/08 @ 7:59 PM CST

Things have their way..up and down..Win and Lost..Good and Bad..., so just stick with our team, give them a change..be proud of what we are, who we are even though we keep lossing. (Continued…)

Picard '09

posted 10/12/08 @ 9:36 PM CST

No true scotsman would leave the game early!

'02 AG

posted 10/13/08 @ 9:04 AM CST

It is getting real tiring watching other schools in our backyard see success while we are now being compared to Baylor. Look at the teams around us- Tech, t. (Continued…)

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