I'm have a quarter life crisis.

Probably not in my lifetime and I am 50.......and I think I am going to be just fine.

You could always get really into track and field.

Or soccer.

Very Slim Chance !

Women's basketball?

Cleveland Cavaliers won a championship... anything is possible.

Yes, unless CFB shuts down in 10-15 years because of concussions.

The best it will get, I am afraid, is when Johnny Football was here.

Doubtful. We had our shot and missed it. Some of the greatest players in last 10 years: Reggie bush, Cam, VY, Johnny, Leinart, Tebow....all but one have a natty in common.

Perhaps if you live to 1000

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Cleveland Cavaliers won a championship... anything is possible.

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This times infinity!

If a CLEVELAND team can win a championship, so can the Ags.

Doubtful but miracles do happen....

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Cleveland Cavaliers won a championship... anything is possible.

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All it took was this generation's transcendent player. We recently had one of those as well...and unfortunately failed to fully maximize that opportunity.

If you are alive on January 10, 2017, then yes!

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Doubtful. We had our shot and missed it. Some of the greatest players in last 10 years: Reggie bush, Cam, VY, Johnny, Leinart, Tebow....all but one have a natty in common.

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All but one had a team full of studs around them as well.

In 5 years Saban won't be at Alabama, Miles won't be at LSU... who knows who the top teams in the SEC will be.

I'm not saying we're going to win a NC, I'm just saying change is coming and anything can happen.

We can, and we should. List the things a program needs to compete at the highest level. What are we missing? I can only think of one thing - expectations.

No, I don't think texags has an effect on our football program in regards to looking ahead to an opponent, recruiting, scheme, etc. I do, however, think it has a very real impact on decisions made by our athletic department.

Look at auburn. Malzahn has gone 12-2, 8-5, 7-6. Sounds pretty familiar. Was anyone suggesting sumlin was on the hot seat after his 3rd year? Malzahn took over a team that went 0-8 in conference and if he doesn't win at least 8 this year, he's probably gone. And how do we know that? Has the AD made a statement? It's the vibe we get from their fan base. They won't accept another year where they aren't in the running for a conference championship.

That should be our mentality. Instead, here's a little of what we have seen in the past 3 seasons:

1. 11-13 in conference
2. 2-10 vs bama, lsu, ole miss and auburn (0-6 at home)
3. A winless season in conference at home for the first time in 45 years
4. 59-0 - the 2nd worst beating in our history
5. 3 consecutive seasons without a win against a team finishing in the top 20 for the first time in 30 years
6. 4 loss regular season with a returning heisman trophy winner (has that ever happened?)
7. 14 losses in the 3 seasons after winning a heisman (has that ever happened?)
8. Lost two 5 star qbs in a matter of weeks

Still, the majority here loves sumlin. The vibe texags gives off is that as long as we win 7 games, there's no doubt he'll get a 6th year. It's a clear sign we aren't serious about winning a national championship. His seat should be burning hot.

tl;dnr - until we expect to win a national championship we won't

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If you are alive on January 10, 2017, then yes!

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Doubtful. We had our shot and missed it. Some of the greatest players in last 10 years: Reggie bush, Cam, VY, Johnny, Leinart, Tebow....all but one have a natty in common.

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All but one had a team full of studs around them as well.

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And you think we will be blessed with another Johnny and a team full of studs?? And that 2012 team was full of a bunch of badasses if you ask me.

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Doubtful. We had our shot and missed it. Some of the greatest players in last 10 years: Reggie bush, Cam, VY, Johnny, Leinart, Tebow....all but one have a natty in common.

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All but one had a team full of studs around them as well.

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Yeah. Only like 20 guys from the 2012 team signed with an nfl team. You need at least 21.

Those other teams had studs that were drafted in the first round. Other than Oline, Mike, and Johnny, most of our 2012 guys that made it to the NFL were lower round picks and undrafted free agents.

I'm not saying they weren't good. They were damn good. They just weren't studs. Plus that team had no depth.

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Those other teams had studs that were drafted in the first round. Other than Oline, Mike, and Johnny, most of our 2012 guys that made it to the NFL were lower round picks and undrafted free agents.

I'm not saying they weren't good. They were damn good. They just weren't studs. Plus that team had no depth.

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Auburn had one first round pick other than cam in 2011, and two 7th rounders. They had one guy drafted in 2012, in the 4th round.

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We can, and we should. List the things a program needs to compete at the highest level. What are we missing? I can only think of one thing - expectations.

No, I don't think texags has an effect on our football program in regards to looking ahead to an opponent, recruiting, scheme, etc. I do, however, think it has a very real impact on decisions made by our athletic department.

Look at auburn. Malzahn has gone 12-2, 8-5, 7-6. Sounds pretty familiar. Was anyone suggesting sumlin was on the hot seat after his 3rd year? Malzahn took over a team that went 0-8 in conference and if he doesn't win at least 8 this year, he's probably gone. And how do we know that? Has the AD made a statement? It's the vibe we get from their fan base. They won't accept another year where they aren't in the running for a conference championship.

That should be our mentality. Instead, here's a little of what we have seen in the past 3 seasons:

1. 11-13 in conference
2. 2-10 vs bama, lsu, ole miss and auburn (0-6 at home)
3. A winless season in conference at home for the first time in 45 years
4. 59-0 - the 2nd worst beating in our history
5. 3 consecutive seasons without a win against a team finishing in the top 20 for the first time in 30 years
6. 4 loss regular season with a returning heisman trophy winner (has that ever happened?)
7. 14 losses in the 3 seasons after winning a heisman (has that ever happened?)
8. Lost two 5 star qbs in a matter of weeks

Still, the majority here loves sumlin. The vibe texags gives off is that as long as we win 7 games, there's no doubt he'll get a 6th year. It's a clear sign we aren't serious about winning a national championship. His seat should be burning hot.

tl;dnr - until we expect to win a national championship we won't

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THIS !

1. 11-13 in conference
2. 2-10 vs bama, lsu, ole miss and auburn (0-6 at home)
3. A winless season in conference at home for the first time in 45 years
4. 59-0 - the 2nd worst beating in our history
5. 3 consecutive seasons without a win against a team finishing in the top 20 for the first time in 30 years
6. 4 loss regular season with a returning heisman trophy winner (has that ever happened?)
7. 14 losses in the 3 seasons after winning a heisman (has that ever happened?)
8. Lost two 5 star qbs in a matter of weeks


Yet most have the 'wish in one hand and **** in the other' mentality.

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Cleveland Cavaliers won a championship... anything is possible.

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Leicester City won the EPL as 5000:1 odds. For reference the highest posted odds of a team winning the NCAA football championship in 2017 is 1000:1

Not counting on it. I turn 50 in a couple of months and I don't see it happening. I thought this year's baseball team was the best shot at it that we've had in a while, and look how that turned out. Never say never I guess, but unless I am in fact the second coming of Methuselah, I'm gonna go with "no".

They really need to make a vaccine for BAS

"1. 11-13 in conference
2. 2-10 vs bama, lsu, ole miss and auburn (0-6 at home)
3. A winless season in conference at home for the first time in 45 years
4. 59-0 - the 2nd worst beating in our history
5. 3 consecutive seasons without a win against a team finishing in the top 20 for the first time in 30 years
6. 4 loss regular season with a returning heisman trophy winner (has that ever happened?)
7. 14 losses in the 3 seasons after winning a heisman (has that ever happened?)
8. Lost two 5 star qbs in a matter of weeks"

Geez, its been a lousy 3 years. You are right, Sumlin should definitely be on the hot seat this year.

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"1. 11-13 in conference
2. 2-10 vs bama, lsu, ole miss and auburn (0-6 at home)
3. A winless season in conference at home for the first time in 45 years
4. 59-0 - the 2nd worst beating in our history
5. 3 consecutive seasons without a win against a team finishing in the top 20 for the first time in 30 years
6. 4 loss regular season with a returning heisman trophy winner (has that ever happened?)
7. 14 losses in the 3 seasons after winning a heisman (has that ever happened?)
8. Lost two 5 star qbs in a matter of weeks"

Geez, its been a lousy 3 years. You are right, Sumlin should definitely be on the hot seat this year.

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We can, and we should. List the things a program needs to compete at the highest level. What are we missing? I can only think of one thing - expectations.

No, I don't think texags has an effect on our football program in regards to looking ahead to an opponent, recruiting, scheme, etc. I do, however, think it has a very real impact on decisions made by our athletic department.

Look at auburn. Malzahn has gone 12-2, 8-5, 7-6. Sounds pretty familiar. Was anyone suggesting sumlin was on the hot seat after his 3rd year? Malzahn took over a team that went 0-8 in conference and if he doesn't win at least 8 this year, he's probably gone. And how do we know that? Has the AD made a statement? It's the vibe we get from their fan base. They won't accept another year where they aren't in the running for a conference championship.

That should be our mentality. Instead, here's a little of what we have seen in the past 3 seasons:

1. 11-13 in conference
2. 2-10 vs bama, lsu, ole miss and auburn (0-6 at home)
3. A winless season in conference at home for the first time in 45 years
4. 59-0 - the 2nd worst beating in our history
5. 3 consecutive seasons without a win against a team finishing in the top 20 for the first time in 30 years
6. 4 loss regular season with a returning heisman trophy winner (has that ever happened?)
7. 14 losses in the 3 seasons after winning a heisman (has that ever happened?)
8. Lost two 5 star qbs in a matter of weeks

Still, the majority here loves sumlin. The vibe texags gives off is that as long as we win 7 games, there's no doubt he'll get a 6th year. It's a clear sign we aren't serious about winning a national championship. His seat should be burning hot.

tl;dnr - until we expect to win a national championship we won't

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I guess you didn't read where Auburn recently gave Malzahn a contract extension. I guess they must be more stupid than we are when it comes to contracts if they are going to fire him right after giving him an extension if he has a less than spectacular year.

In my lifetime I have witnessed all 17 NCAA recognized OKLAHOMA FOOTBALL national championships. (we are not like Alabama and list each and every recognition). We list our 7 AP championships. It's inconceivable that during the same time frame A&M has none. Based on the evidence, it's not likely a championship will occur anytime soon for A&M.

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I guess you didn't read where Auburn recently gave Malzahn a contract extension. I guess they must be more stupid than we are when it comes to contracts if they are going to fire him right after giving him an extension if he has a less than spectacular year.

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You're 0 for 3. Maybe sit the rest of this thread out.

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All it took was this generation's transcendent player. We recently had one of those as well...and unfortunately failed to fully maximize that opportunity.

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Dont forget the NBA being blatant about making that happen. NBA = this generation's wrestling. The fix is in.

I hope I'm wrong, but A&M just isn't going to do it.

Well, look on the bright side.. at least in 2039 the stadium will still say "39 National Champs".. I think ill still be around for that milestone..