Matt:
That article was pretty funny... the goal post comment made me laugh pretty good.

Fast Facts:

A&M actually holds 2 Championships, but only one was outright (read: acknowledged).

Texas, I'm pretty sure, only has 3. But I could be wrong. I think they shared at least one as well.

C'mon, this kind of shit happens everyday, everywhere. Bama's got no one to blame but themselves for hiring him. Look how he left TCU. He could do the same to the Aggies, but hey, we would have no one to blame but ourselves.

And there would be no way in hell that RC was gonna get fired unless we had a badass coach in the rafters waiting to come coach. Botton line, we had a coach lined up before RC was given walking papers.

Red-Ass Aggie = someone who has never even been to CS.

New in Texas = yeah, that American tradition of Democracy sure is stupid, huh. Fucking twat.

Look, everyone has been saying Franchione "lied" to his players at Alabama and all, but c'mon, think about it. What was he supposed to tell them when he took over at Alabama? "Gee guys, I think you all should leave the team. Don't stay. Go somewhere else." He said what needed to be said at the time.

As for him saying in the past weeks that he intended to stay at Alabama...well no crap he intended to stay there. He didn't have a job offer from A&M at the time he said that, so what else was he supposed to say? "I DON'T intend on staying at Alabama"?

Welcome to the life of a college football coach. If you want tearful goodbyes and well-wishers seeing you off when you quit, then go work for a fucking Hallmark store.

Hey, I'm black, so please don't use the 'n' word on this board.

i just ordered my next bike. hot damn, i can't wait for it to ship.

Hey Red-Ass Aggie, keep it calm. You're ruining our mojo.

It must make all of you A&M robots proud to have Red Ass Aggie representing you.

TEXAS A&M HAS THE BEST TRADITION IN THE COUNTRY! NO OTHER SCHOOL IS LIKE US TRADITON WISE

First of all, fuck Texas Tech! Also, Fuck t.u.!! I dont know who came up with the idea of an Aggie-Longhorn website but it is a bunch of nigger shit and i dont want to sit her and talk about how A&M and texas are the best schools in Texas cause there is only ONE true university of Texas and that is Texas A&M! Bottom Line!!

Tradition = mind control for the masses.

Franchione is a good coach, and he will probably turn A&M around soon enough. But I don't have much respect for the way he left Alabama. After successfully convincing with his players not to leave (in order to escape the consequences of violations that occurred before any of them even came to Tuscaloosa), Fran turns around and runs at the first opportunity. His implications that he had every intention of staying with the Tide until A&M "officially" asked to speak with him on Wednesday wasn't very classy either. This is a deal that was in the works before RC was even fired. That is quite obvious. But the biggest joke of all is the way he left his players: he told them by video conference that he would not be returning as their coach next season, and apparently he has no plans of going back and dealing with it in person. Even RC had more integrity than that.

Fast Fact:
A&M -
National Championships - 1 (Pre WWII)
Conference Titles - Numerous (last one 1998 or 99?)

Texas -
National Championships - 3 or 4 (last won pre man landing on the moon)
Conference Titles - Numerous (none under Mack)

OU -
National Championships - 7 (3 under Bud, 3 under Barry, and so far 1 under Bob)
Conference Titles - Numerous (Most recently in 2000)

Tech -
National Championships - None
Conference Titles - None I know of

A&M,OU,&UT all have strong Football History and Tradition.

i think there needs to be a noted difference between school history and school tradition

cool link "Me"

For people who aren't stupid:

http://www.austin360.com/statesman/editions/today/sports_4.html

Bama may have more football tradition.

No way does it have more tradition.

And you forgot Nebraska and Texas on your list you dumbass.

Bama has way more tradition than A&M. Top five college football tradition schools : Michigan, ND, Bama, Miami, OU

P.S. Whenever Fran leaves (if he leaves) we'll just get Kubiak.

Are you kidding about Fran? Look what he's done at the past two programs he was on. He took TCU from 1-11 one year and the next three years took them to bowls. He single handedly turned that whole program around. And Bama was 3-10 when he came to town, and with violations and all, he turned it, two years later, into a 10-3 team. Think what he will do with a strong program like A&M. I'm expecting great things, starting year after next.

And, Fran has moved quite a bit, but at the same time, would you want to finish your career at any of the school's he's HCed for? And the rumor has it that Fran is pissed at Bama cause they led him to believe that the violations weren't as severe as they were.

And seriously, what the fuck kind of dumbass statement is "left the tradition rich school of Bama for A&M." Yeah, cause we dont' know shit about tradition at A&M. Moron.

Franchione is a good coach, no doubt. I wouldnt get used to him though....the guys been to like 5 different schools in 7 years or something crazy like that. He has no committment to his school, its all about the money. Soon he will get a better offer, possibly from the NFL, then be gone just like that. Congrats to the Aggies though, youll have a great coach and have an awesome season, but you wont have him for long sad to say. Also a little thing I heard about Drew Tate....hes been looking at Iowa or possibly UH!!! I dont know why the UH, something about them trying to hire his dad as a coach to get him to play there??? I dont know sounds kind of strange, but we will see!

Because he didn't win a WAC title with TCU....dumbass.

Okay, I think Franchione is a good coach and will do a good job at A&M. But he has a lot of work to do. It's a bit unrealistic to be expecting the man to turn a 6-6 team into a success story overnight. This is eerily reminding me of when Mack Brown came to Texas. The coaching was there, the recruiting was there, the talent was there, the "soon-to-be star QB" was there (well, soon thereafter) and most certainly, the hype was there. Brown has done pretty damn well too. He took us from being a 4-7 program one year to being 9-3 the next, which was his first season with the team, he has strung together 5 consecutive seasons of at least 9 wins, and he is the only coach to win at Nebraska in over a decade. Still, we haven't even won a conference title under Brown, though I think it's fair to say that we gave it away last year. His numbers are a testament to the fact that he's a good coach and has been great for our program. But in 5 years, he hasn't done what he was brought here to do. The Big 12 is a tough conference, and the Big 12 South is the toughest division in college football. Franchione will have to step up his game considerably if he is to achieve the kind of success that Aggies are already expecting.

If anyone wants to see the recruiting leaders so far, check out this link: http://interact.fansonly.com/recruiting/football.cfm Looks like OU leads the way, but Texas and Texas A&M is right on OU's ass, at #3 and #4. Big 12 looks likes its going to continue to dominate football.

It must be noted that Franchione, while considered by many a great coach, has not even won a conference title as a head coach yet -- much less a national title. College football is a business pure and simple. Fran is a businessman, not a coach. How he handled this situation unprofessionally and cowardly is the same way CEOs of big businesses (Enron, Worldcom) handled their positions. Texas A&M will only be his next stepping stone. Don't get used to him A&M. The Cowboys will probably need a new coach in a couple of years.