Sure. But when his primary means to get said education is through playing football (which he could do almost ANYWHERE), and the reason you play the game is to become a champion (which narrows the field significantly).......it really is a head scratcher. Us, Florida, Tennessee, yeah I get that.UncoverAg00 said:
The butthurt folks have when a recruit doesn't choose the Ags is comical...
The kid chose another school... he's gonna get an education and hopefully be successful... good for him no matter what.
Gonads23 said:
That's got to be the best player that arky signed. I guess they might move up past utep.
dixichkn said:Sure. But when his primary means to get said education is through playing football (which he could do almost ANYWHERE), and the reason you play the game is to become a champion (which narrows the field significantly).......it really is a head scratcher. Us, Florida, Tennessee, yeah I get that.UncoverAg00 said:
The butthurt folks have when a recruit doesn't choose the Ags is comical...
The kid chose another school... he's gonna get an education and hopefully be successful... good for him no matter what.
PIG??????
And we beat both in our last games against them.hogfan14 said:Gonads23 said:
That's got to be the best player that arky signed. I guess they might move up past utep.
4th best.dixichkn said:Sure. But when his primary means to get said education is through playing football (which he could do almost ANYWHERE), and the reason you play the game is to become a champion (which narrows the field significantly).......it really is a head scratcher. Us, Florida, Tennessee, yeah I get that.UncoverAg00 said:
The butthurt folks have when a recruit doesn't choose the Ags is comical...
The kid chose another school... he's gonna get an education and hopefully be successful... good for him no matter what.
PIG??????
Florida and Tennessee were just as bad as Arkansas last year
BombayAg said:
3 star players have no place here.
TexanJeff said:
Oh man!!
That video is already working!!!!
I'm on board with your first 3 paragraphs. The last 3, not so much. "Order is about to be restored"? Absolutely laughable.Wizardofhogzz said:
Kudos to the 2 or 3 of you that posted the appropriate response to most of the trash in this thread . . . i.e. "Best wishes to the young man. Hope he gets his degree and does well." Classy responses, and that's the way ALL fans should react when a player chooses another school (yes, including Arkansas fans). Unfortunately, most don't.
On a side note, it's amusing to see how most (not ALL, but most) have transformed in the past 6 years. At that time, the great majority of Aggies wondered aloud when they would ever beat Arkansas, and spent the week leading into the game musing on how the Aggies would self-destruct that year against the Razorbacks, who had dominated them for the prior 50+ years. To A&M's credit, they have won six in a row. That's in the books, and nothing is going to change it.
On the other hand, to act like those have been "dominant" wins, and that the Aggies should based on how those games played out be expected to win 3 out of 4 against Arkansas going forward is a cross between ludicrous and ignorant. Aside from the ass-whopping the Ags gave the Hogs during Manziel's miracle season (2012), the other games have been highly competitive. In fact, an unbiased assessment would confirm that Arkansas blew at least 3 of those games much more than A&M won them. You might say that we "out-Aggied" A&M, ironically. This, during one of the worst stretches of football in Arkansas history.
So, yes - to the victors go the spoils! But I would caution you to not get drunk on it, Aggies. I know you guys are publicly getting all excited about Jimbo coming in. But privately, several of the Ags I know in the DFW area are very nervous that Fisher took that job to get out of the frying pan at FSU. If he thinks life in the SEC West is going to be any easier, well - he ought to know better. But we will see.
One thing I know is that Morris and company are going to recruit some great classes, including several Texas HS players, once they've had a year on the ground to compete with everyone else. Order is about to be restored in this series - and that means Arkansas winning at a two to one pace over the long haul.
Laugh now - but make sure it isn't a nervous laugh! And be sure to take a look back in 5 or 6 years; we'll see how hard you're laughing then.
Wizardofhogzz said:
Kudos to the 2 or 3 of you that posted the appropriate response to most of the trash in this thread . . . i.e. "Best wishes to the young man. Hope he gets his degree and does well." Classy responses, and that's the way ALL fans should react when a player chooses another school (yes, including Arkansas fans). Unfortunately, most don't.
On a side note, it's amusing to see how most (not ALL, but most) have transformed in the past 6 years. At that time, the great majority of Aggies wondered aloud when they would ever beat Arkansas, and spent the week leading into the game musing on how the Aggies would self-destruct that year against the Razorbacks, who had dominated them for the prior 50+ years. To A&M's credit, they have won six in a row. That's in the books, and nothing is going to change it.
On the other hand, to act like those have been "dominant" wins, and that the Aggies should based on how those games played out be expected to win 3 out of 4 against Arkansas going forward is a cross between ludicrous and ignorant. Aside from the ass-whopping the Ags gave the Hogs during Manziel's miracle season (2012), the other games have been highly competitive. In fact, an unbiased assessment would confirm that Arkansas blew at least 3 of those games much more than A&M won them. You might say that we "out-Aggied" A&M, ironically. This, during one of the worst stretches of football in Arkansas history.
So, yes - to the victors go the spoils! But I would caution you to not get drunk on it, Aggies. I know you guys are publicly getting all excited about Jimbo coming in. But privately, several of the Ags I know in the DFW area are very nervous that Fisher took that job to get out of the frying pan at FSU. If he thinks life in the SEC West is going to be any easier, well - he ought to know better. But we will see.
One thing I know is that Morris and company are going to recruit some great classes, including several Texas HS players, once they've had a year on the ground to compete with everyone else. Order is about to be restored in this series - and that means Arkansas winning at a two to one pace over the long haul.
Laugh now - but make sure it isn't a nervous laugh! And be sure to take a look back in 5 or 6 years; we'll see how hard you're laughing then.
chevy con queso said:
But you've gotta be out of your mind to see that Sumlin's team was better than what we have going now.
EKG1996 said:
You might want to visit the A&M campus again soon. Things have changed.
I'm just shocked that someone who signed with Arkansas would say their facilities are top of the line! What would you expect, that the recruit would say the Hog facilities are trash? Goodnesshogfan14 said:chevy con queso said:
But you've gotta be out of your mind to see that Sumlin's team was better than what we have going now.
Arkansas should be much better with Morris too though, hard to be worse. Sumlin wasn't great but I don't think he set multiple Texas A&M records for losing like Bielema did to Arkansas. He actually recruited better than Nutt or Petrino did and had players drafted at a higher rate, go figure.EKG1996 said:
You might want to visit the A&M campus again soon. Things have changed.
It's interesting because Rakeem Boyd actually talked about how he thought A&M's stadium was outstanding but the rest of the facilities had some catching up to do with the rest of the SEC and he was blown away by Arkansas' overall facilities. Gerald said they're as good as he's seen at A&M and Florida State too. Everyone knows you aren't hurting for money so I was a little surprised to hear that but he could have just been pandering to the fans.
JPK89 said:BombayAg said:
3 star players have no place here.
JFF says hello
I don't disagree. I want Morris to do well. I'd want him to do well if he wasn't an Aggie. Just not when y'all are playing us. I know the feeling is mutual.hogfan14 said:chevy con queso said:
But you've gotta be out of your mind to see that Sumlin's team was better than what we have going now.
Arkansas should be much better with Morris too though, hard to be worse. Sumlin wasn't great but I don't think he set multiple Texas A&M records for losing like Bielema did to Arkansas. He actually recruited better than Nutt or Petrino did and had players drafted at a higher rate, go figure.
hogfan14 said:chevy con queso said:
But you've gotta be out of your mind to see that Sumlin's team was better than what we have going now.
Arkansas should be much better with Morris too though, hard to be worse. Sumlin wasn't great but I don't think he set multiple Texas A&M records for losing like Bielema did to Arkansas. He actually recruited better than Nutt or Petrino did and had players drafted at a higher rate, go figure.EKG1996 said:
You might want to visit the A&M campus again soon. Things have changed.
It's interesting because Rakeem Boyd actually talked about how he thought A&M's stadium was outstanding but the rest of the facilities had some catching up to do with the rest of the SEC and he was blown away by Arkansas' overall facilities. Gerald said they're as good as he's seen at A&M and Florida State too. Everyone knows you aren't hurting for money so I was a little surprised to hear that but he could have just been pandering to the fans.
Malik Monk and any other Arkansan that chose a different school says hello. (And that doesn't just pertain to athletes.)Wizardofhogzz said:
Kudos to the 2 or 3 of you that posted the appropriate response to most of the trash in this thread . . . i.e. "Best wishes to the young man. Hope he gets his degree and does well." Classy responses, and that's the way ALL fans should react when a player chooses another school (yes, including Arkansas fans). Unfortunately, most don't.
DatTallArchitect said:Malik Monk and any other Arkansan that chose a different school says hello. (And that doesn't just pertain to athletes.)Wizardofhogzz said:
Kudos to the 2 or 3 of you that posted the appropriate response to most of the trash in this thread . . . i.e. "Best wishes to the young man. Hope he gets his degree and does well." Classy responses, and that's the way ALL fans should react when a player chooses another school (yes, including Arkansas fans). Unfortunately, most don't.
Wizardofhogzz said:DatTallArchitect said:Malik Monk and any other Arkansan that chose a different school says hello. (And that doesn't just pertain to athletes.)Wizardofhogzz said:
Kudos to the 2 or 3 of you that posted the appropriate response to most of the trash in this thread . . . i.e. "Best wishes to the young man. Hope he gets his degree and does well." Classy responses, and that's the way ALL fans should react when a player chooses another school (yes, including Arkansas fans). Unfortunately, most don't.
You seem to have missed this part of the post you quoted above: "...that's the way ALL fans should react when a player chooses another school (yes, including Arkansas fans). Unfortunately, most don't."
Sharpshooter said:This. Leave the kids alone.TexasAggieJTL said:
I'm thinking he made a wrong choice but it was his choice. Not going to bash a kid just because he didn't select the Ags. It's not like he committed to us and then pulled a fast one.
