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The Chronicles of Dodds: Abridged Version (from Rivalries board)

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Complete & total credit for this thread goes first to RAB87. He did the hard work, starting the original here.
In that thread, Wipey suggested embedding each bullet point with a link. I liked that idea, & wanted to see it myself, so I started working on it.
(In answer to the inevitable question: I did it over the course of two evenings, while watching TV. So about 6-8 hours.)
Things like trends, and the t.u. refusal to play in the Cotton Bowl if we were the matchup are difficult to find links to, so this linked version doesn't exactly match RAB's original list of claims:
I edited chronology according to links I found on the subject; I altered some claims to reflect what I could use as a link; I added a few items I thought were important (or funny) and I had to leave off a few claims for which I couldn't find links…

I hope RAB doesn't mind me taking liberties with his original work, and I hope neither he nor the zoo minds me posting it here for a wider audience to enjoy.
Away we go...
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July 29, 2008 -Says "we are the Joneses"

December 16, 2009 -Big 10’s Delany announces plans for expansion.

February 11, 2010 -Texas in talks with Big 10’s Delany about joining conference
Feb 16, 2010 -Nebraska press ridicules notion of bovine move to B1G
June 4, 2010 -Ohio State’s Gordon Gee sends note to Delaney detailing Dodd’s Tech Problem
June 8, 2010 -Irritates Nebraska until they consider dumping BXII for B1G
June 8, 2010 -Dodds' Initial "plan B:" the Pac10
June 11, 2010 -Nebraska jumps ship, cites Big XII instability
June 11, 2010 -Says A&M "on the clock" to join Horns in Pac12
June 13, 2010 -Bowtie says no thanks, got a better offer
June 14, 2010 -PAC denies t.u. demands for local TV and "extra sweeteners"
June 16, 2010 -Bowtie reiterates: SEC a phone call away
June 19, 2010 -Horns (Powers) spin on PAC rejection: UTex opted to stay BXII
July 28, 2010 -A&M accepts $20M to stay BXII
September 21, 2010 -Lifelong horn fan Johnny Manziel commits to Texas A&M

July 20, 2011 -Tries to cheat with > 2 games on LHN, Big12 says no
July 26, 2010 -Nebraska and Colorado officially leave Big12
August 11, 2011 -Tries to cheat with HS games on LHN, NCAA says no
August 27, 2011 -LHN launched to crickets chirping
August 28, 2011 -Bowtie says "fool me once" and accepts SEC invite
September 8, 2011 -Puts UTSA on LHN to entertain crickets
September 14, 2011 -ACC says no to Dodds
September 21, 2011 -Dodds is butthurt and won't play the Ags. Ever.
September 23, 2011 -Dodds says Notre Dame will join Big12
October 6, 2011 -Media homers claim TCU is an upgrade
October 15, 2011 -Dodds says the schedule is too full to include A&M
November 7, 2011 -Missouri follows A&M to Conference of Champions
November 11, 2011 -Horns' schedule apparently not too full for UCLA

May 31, 2012 -Dodds says A&M "has a sliver down the East side"
June 22, 2012 -Wants Tech vs Fran on LHN, Tech cancels game
August 8, 2012 -Says Horns have "a SEC defense"
August 25, 2012 -ESPN brass defends LHN's lack of distribution, "these things take time"
September 7, 2012 -Dodds schedules Thanksgiving game with TCU
September 11, 2012 -Dodds averts eyes from A&M's debut in the SEC
September 12, 2012 -Notre Dame says no to Dodds, joins ACC
September 12, 2012 -Horn players (Vacarro) criticize DKR gameday
October 5, 2012 -Upgrade TCU QB in rehab, loses to Iowa State
October 8, 2012 -Ex Horns (Melton and Jones) embarrassed by efense
October 13, 2012 -Horn D gives up 63 points to a mediocre OU team
October 13, 2012-Upgrade WVU gives up 115 to Baylor and Tech
October 21, 2012 -Horn D gives up 50 points to terrible Baylor team
Future-2013 Ags to play more games in Texas than Horns
October 22, 2012 -Mack says LHN caused Horn suckage
October 24, 2012 -Stoops says didn't need LHN for Horn suckage
October 28, 2012 -A&M announces Kyle reconstruction that will dwarf DKR
November 4, 2012 -Dodds comforts Brown after Tech slap fight
November 10, 2012 -Horns honor DKR's passing in Iowa State game
November 10, 2012 -Iowa State is least-watched of 37 televised games
(This is a list of TV ratings for every college game, week by week. Iowa State @ Utex doesn't appear.
Apparently because ratings for a regional 3rd tier network are too minuscule to be worth tracking.)
November 10, 2012 -A&M beats #1 Alabama, 2nd most watched of all 2012 regular season college games
November 11, 2012 -A&M in BCS Top 10
November 12, 2012 -Ex Horn Michael Griffin admits A&M-> SEC would have changed his destination
November 17, 2012 -Baylor and nations worst D beat KState by 4 TDs
November 19, 2012 -Dodds wants TCU hex rally, media laughs
(This link only addresses the Hex Rally not being the same since it's not against A&M.
Can't find evidence of Dodds calling for it, or media reaction.)
November 10, 2012 -Tells Ketch to call Ash "David Football"
November 22, 2012 -David Football pulled at halftime vs unranked TCU
November 22, 2012 -Horns lose to unranked, rotating-rival, TCU
November 28, 2012 -Big12 target Louisville prefers to go to ACC
November 24, 2012 -Ags win 10th game with #1 SOS in the nation
(the highest SOS I found was #2. Also saw #8.)
November 30, 2012 -Dodds tells Cotton they won't play vs. A&M (Not a direct Dodds quote.)
November 19, 2012 -Horns roundball loses to D2 Chaminade
November 19, 2012 -Chaminade's leading scorer is freshman from Taiwan
December 1, 2012 -Horns last game is showdown with #1 KState
December 1, 2012 -Horns pounded by KState, Wildcats chant "we own Texas"
December 3, 2012 -Horns start losing commits...to TCU
December 5, 2012 -A&M's Kevin Sumlin getting COY press
December 6, 2012 -Dodds says Mack has his full support
December 6, 2012 -A&M gets #1 commits on O & D for 2013 and 2014
December 6, 2012 -Dodds gives Mack four year extension
December 7, 2012 -A&M's JFF expected to win Heisman
December 7, 2012 -A&M owns CFB awards show, not shown on LHN
December 8, 2012 -A&M's Johnny Manziel is frontrunner for Heisman
December 9, 2012 -A&M's JFF wins the Heisman!!! Begins national media tour
December 11, 2012 -A&M has 2 1st team AAs; Big12 conference has 1
December 12, 2012 -Top TE Smythe de-commits, no horn commits since July
December 12, 2012 -UT offensive savior Harsin leaves for Arkie State
December 13, 2012 -Brown makes Applewhite "Lead Co-OC". Wut?
December 21, 2012 -"sliver" makes ESPNs Top25 Quotes of the Year
December 30, 2012 -Horns win the Sexual Assault Bowl, remaining fans cheer
December 31, 2012 -Brown recruiting JC QBs, says "future is really bright" (Quote from November 28, 2012.)

January 4, 2013 -Aggies throttle OU in Cotton Bowl 41-13
January 7, 2013 -Track coach Bev Kearney forced to resign for "sleeping with student"
January 12, 2013 -Horns BB 0-3 in Big12; Ags beat Kentucky at Rupp & 2-0 in SEC
January 17, 2013 -Dodds hasn't been heard from in weeks (Hence the lack of link.)
January 25, 2013 -Dodds can't get anyone to join, working on an "ACC alliance"
February 2, 2013 -Horns facing huge lawsuit from track coach, Applegate begins
February 2, 2013 -Top commit Robinson de-commits, heading to SEC
February 4, 2013 -Top QB arrested for MIP, PI, DWI, mug shot with hippy hair
February 6, 2013 -A&M clobbers Horns recruiting; Brown "taking fewer chances"
February 8, 2013 -Track coach attorney says Applewhite not treated same
As of February 9, 2013 -Men's and Women's BBall starts 0-10 in Big12.
February 11, 2013 -Dodds tells Rick Barnes to play "we're young" card
February 12, 2013 -Dodds takes cheap shot at Mizzou, SEC to avenge their brother
February 12, 2013 -Ced Golden says Horns "are center of the entitlement universe"
February 13, 2013 -Kirk Bohls blasts Dodds in Statesman article
February 13, 2013 -Media reminds Dodds that Mizzou has eternal scoreboard in football, baseball, and basketball:
OKTC, Yahoo!, College Spun, St. Louis Post Dispatch
February 21, 2013 -Mack says suckage caused by a poor media guide and website
February 21, 2013 -Kirk Bohls says suckage due to poor tackling, terrible defensive scheme, soft O-line
February 27, 2013 -Dodds says he is committed to Mack because Saban's "not coming here"
March 6, 2013 -Dodds is SI #8 Most Powerful in College Sports due to "out of whack Big 12"
March 6, 2013 -SEC's Slive is SI #1; "no other move (adding A&M) had such a profound impact on one league"
March 6, 2013 -FSU AD Spetman says "it would be great to be in the SEC" and working to avoid Big 12
March 14, 2013 -Horns lose to UH in CBI. Dodds says BB recruiting is hard and Barnes is honorable
March 14, 2013 (From the same link)-The circle is complete. The horns "can't even see the Joneses from where they reside." -Kirk Bohls
March 18, 2013 -BOR investigating everyone. Tells Dodds (Powers) "don't delete any e-mail".
March 21, 2013 -FWST's Galloway tells Dodds "shut the bleep up with your Aggie-phobia"
March 25 2013 -New and desperate Horn recruiting strategy: get "commitments" from HS sophomores
April 5, 2013 -Yahoo Sports says Louisville dodging the Big12 "was a great miss"
April 26, 2013 -SEC has 12 NFL first round picks, Big12 has 3, even PAC and ACC have more
May 8, 2013 -SEC-envy in high gear as Dodds and Stoops launch "their worst are worse than our worst" campaign - media laughs at Big12
May 15, 2013 -Herbstreit says "maybe Texas is tired of being made fun of and their coach being made fun of"
May 21, 2013 -ESPN laying off hundreds; cites profit shortfalls due to LHN
May 27, 2013 -Big12 behind Sun Belt conference in NCAA baseball tournament teams; Horns last in Big12
May 28, 2013 -Mack says Horn recruiting failed because they "were looking at stars" - thanks Ketch!
June 5, 2013 -Dodds puts Ole Miss on LHN; Rebels and Horns are angry
June 7, 2013 -Big12 chooses Alamo Bowl vs. Pac12 over SEC glory in Cotton Bowl
June 8, 2013 -A&M wins yet another T&F National Championship along with SEC's Florida
June 11, 2013 -SI says Horns "have the quietest 100,000 fans on fall Saturdays"
June 13, 2013 -Regarding the SEC, Art Briles says "They've put their brand on the table and they've walked away with all the chips"
June 14, 2013 -A&M finishes #6 in Directors Cup, higher than ALL Big12; upgrades come in #47 (TCU) and #68 (WVU)
June 17, 2013 -Rumor is that Dodds will steal A&M's legendary T&F coach, Pat Henry
June 18, 2013 -Big12 lands 3 teams in CBS Sports 'CFB Top 10: Softest Nonconference Schedules' for 2013
June 19, 2013 -Dodds mouthpiece, Geoff Ketchum, says Aggie journalists are "fans turned web reporters"
June 19, 2013 -Ketchum admits on Twitter, "I do not have a degree from UT or anywhere elseno proper training"
June 20, 2013 -Dodds promotes unknown Horn assitant T&F coach, Mario Sategna
June 26, 2013 -Mack tells ESPN Horns recruiting suffering because there are "no bad teams" in Big12
July 2, 2013 -CBS says Kliff Kingsbury "won't have to back up his bravado now that he's back in the Big 12."
July 11, 2013 -Yahoo Sports says there are no Big 12 contenders for national championship
July 22, 2013 -KState's Tre Walker on horn football: "They kind of laid down a little bit..."
July 24, 2013 -Rivals Recruiting analyst Mike Farrell says "the Big 12 is now viewed as the fifth of the big BCS leagues by many recruits."
August 7, 2013 -2013 Coaches Poll released with 6 SEC teams ranked before any Big12 teams
September 1, 2013 -Big12 opens '13 with losses to North Dakota State and Northern Iowa
September 7, 2013 -#15 Horns give up a record 550 yards rushing in blowout loss to unranked BYU
September 8, 2013 -Mack fires Defensive Coordinator, Manny Diaz, after two games
September 11, 2013 -Mack says he has two "great bosses" in Dodds and Powers as "they don't make knee-jerk decisions"
September 15, 2013 -Horn Athletic Dept tweets "rumors that AD Dodds to step down are absolutely not true"
September 28, 2013 -Big12 best Okie State loses to Big12 worst West Virginia, continuing Big12 embarrassment
September 30, 2013 -Dodds announces he will step down
October 31, 2013 -Horns turned down by AD candidate and Horn alum, Steve Patterson, to stay at Arizona State

[This message has been edited by ZombieElephant (edited 11/1/2013 10:01p).]
Kevin Hart
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Wow
smokeythebear
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In
Capt. Augustus McCrae
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This goes beyond TL;DR.

FAR beyond...
Paradise Ag
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Double wow.
Osprey Ag 85
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There's linky issues with the last few.....
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I'll add a quick primer for this post's existence for those that don't read Rivalries and may just TL;DR and not care.

This post by RAB and Zombie show how long and how full of **** the sips have been regarding realignment since day one. Those links show how the sips from the t-shirt fan all the way to Dodds have had their stories, prediction and expectations blow up in their faces. It shows how they've changed their story and lied about just about everything to spin how negatively this has worked out.

While all Ags have enjoyed how great a move to the SEC and the hiring of Sumlin have been, we've been keeping score on Rivalries.

And this post is the mother****ing scoreboard.

Well done, guys.
ZombieElephant
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Thanks Hood, and I'm trying to fix the links.

[This message has been edited by ZombieElephant (edited 3/22/2013 2:37p).]
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If you only read one- check out Oct 2011, "media hypes TCU".

The degree of wrongness is astounding.

Kevin Hart
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The mugshot of Connor Brewer you posted is a mugshot of a Connor Brewer from Butler County, Ohio. Also, it says he was booked for probation violation.
ZombieElephant
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I remember thinking it was debatable, but I thought it looked like the t-sip Connor Brewer.
If you have a better link, I'll be happy to fix it.
Lateralus Ag
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HMMMMM
Dave Robicheaux
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didn't read.
don't care.
beat Bama.
won Heisman.
picked Cotton.
All roads lead to Aggieland next year.
Philip J Fry
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TL;read every word anyway.

[This message has been edited by Philip j fry (edited 3/22/2013 3:34p).]
Johnny Boyziel 2
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Some people have way too much time on their hands.
oil_fielder
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Is this a thread to be deleted?
It will make a good book and movie someday.
So, until then, "any place-anytime", Move on, get a life.

[This message has been edited by oil_fielder (edited 3/22/2013 4:30p).]
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quote:
TL;read every word anyway.

[This message has been edited by Philip j fry (edited 3/22/2013 3:34p).]
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Freakin' GREAT stuff, Zombie, by you AND RAB. Bump for when I get home.
Owen Kellogg
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One!
FriscoKid
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Solid post!

There are some real gems in there like....

quote:
“An offer to play quarterback from a school close to home was something I was longing for,” Manziel said. “It’s a blessing to get an opportunity at a top-five program like Oregon, but I just felt so comfortable at A&M.”


Now he has both a top-five program and a place close to home.
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I liked this bit from the 3/6/2013 "Slive is #1" article:

quote:
In the next few years, Slive and his league will grab control of the SEC's other bowl partners, too. "This is a very good time to take a hard look at how we do our bowl relationships," Slive said in January, "and see if there's a better way." Translation: Our teams are what people tune in to see. So now you work for us.
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This timeline would make a great "30 for 30" program.
RogueAg
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This repository of horn fail deserves a sticky
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quote:
In the next few years, Slive and his league will grab control of the SEC's other bowl partners, too. "This is a very good time to take a hard look at how we do our bowl relationships," Slive said in January, "and see if there's a better way." Translation: Our teams are what people tune in to see. So now you work for us.


"All your bowls are belong to us." -Slive
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You're doing God's work, Zombie.
ZombieElephant
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It was a labor of love, Wipey... or hate. Depending on how you look at it.
And you're... an instigator! An instigator is what you are!

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P.1 can't wit til I have a spare month to read it all.......but yes, you just reserved your place in God's kingdom. Good work.
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Wasn't there an article (and maybe you posted it, I didn't read them all) where Dodd's said they would play us as an OOC game if they went to the PAC (when that was a viable option for them)?
tex 93
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This deserves a page one.
SACR
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Good work, Zombie.
powerbiscuit
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you better screenshot every one of those links because they will start disappearing once this thread gets reported back to the BOMC
joeaggie8888
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Good work
Wipey
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quote:
you better screenshot every one of those links because they will start disappearing once this thread gets reported back to the BOMC


Very true.
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