Some folks may have said that somewhere...but i don't think it's common on here to say if you didn't graduate from A&M that you are unwelcome.
But those of us who did are getting tired of the obvious trolls (especially during the weeks leading up to ESD) who were poorly disguised sips on here to try to start shyte and unfounded rumors about certain recruits.
And when A&M gets closer and closer to winning an SEC title and Natty it will get even worse as sip trolls get more desperate with each passing year.
They can't seem to stay on surly and worry about their own rapidly deteriorating situation.
So they come on here to stir the pot.
But if you are not an obvious troll looking to start trouble and being openly a liar or disrespectful then people are generally very tolerant of opinions here.

No sir, must be more than me that feel this way.

Posters like hedge and infinity ag give these "t-shirt" fans a bad name.

Do you still listen to Dave South? Kidding. Glad to have any fans in maroon at Kyle / Reed / Olsen so long as you don't have a cowbell.

Wish i was, "our ball on the 5 ".

T-Shirt fans pull the shirt out of the pile when that team is winning, talks trash all year, then throws it back on the pile when that team loses.

Burnt orange has been a great example for years, but I think LSU t-shirts may be the most obnoxious.

I know there's no AgTag up there. Had one, it disappeared. Sent an email, don't think I got a response. Don't care….gotta ring

Neighbors kid went to Tarleton State University because his parents couldn't afford Texas A&M. He bleeds maroon just like the rest of us. Personally I think it comes down to bandwagon fans. Ones who know nothing about the school, traditions, or even who the coaches are.

Talking smack to someone for just being a T-shirt fan is stupid.

The more people interested and invested in the game - the better. I have many friends that support various schools they did not intend and I smack talk with them all the same. It is fun.

The only time I don't respect t-shirt fan is when they don't stick with "their" team during the down periods.

Has a sip sister school in his handle & wonders why he's a T-shirt fan

Gotta love those San Antonio townies

Gigemrunrs said:

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I've got a question for all of you better then thou Aggies out there. Apparently us Texas A&M supporters that didn't get a degree from the university are t-shirt fans and our opinions don't matter? I have two sons that are Aggies and I have been listening to Dave South since I was a kid. But several posters on here sound awfully like sips. Stating that if you didn't graduate from the school then you are a lower life form. I thought this is one of the things that separates us from them?

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You're not a lower life form. But when you're constantly telling us who we should fire/hire when you didn't attend A&M, you have to understand that people will stop listening.

Gigemrunrs said:

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I have two sons that are Aggies

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That alone means you're much much more than "just a t-shirt fan". Anyone telling you otherwise are just full of themselves.

Also, this doesn't apply to you, but we frankly need more fans that didn't attend A&M. Perception unfortunately matters in tight situations. For example, in the 2020 season where we didn't make it to the playoffs, if we had a crapton of "t-shirt fans" that were willing to publicly support us in meaningful platforms like Twitter, we definitely would've made it into the playoffs over ND or OSU.

I think it's important we as a fanbase drop this dumb "t-shirt fan" concept in general. It's overly insular and backwards for our program.

I'm an aggie as well as 12thman and Association donor. I don't have an Ag tag because it never seemed important for me to get one and honestly I only sporadically post these days. I do think it takes a little while for posters to warm up to you when you don't have an ag tag. And occasionally, over the years there has been instances of hostility toward those without a tag, but they are rare and are usually caused by someone without an Ag tag being a jerk on the boards. Certainly on the football board, especially, posts with ag tags carry a little additional weight. But if you are a decent poster and treat the University, it's players, staff and fellow board members with respect then acceptance does come. But that's sort of the way things work irl as well. And btw, I've made many irl friends over the years because of this board (or perhaps more precisely because of reb) and my lack of an ag tag wasn't a hindrance.

cevans_40 said:

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Didn't you do this once before?

I feel like have have seen this thread before?

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I raised this question during the bama game.

Have you read some of the garbage from folks with an Agtag? You credentials are fine. Gigem fellow Aggie.

rootube said:

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Have you read some of the garbage from folks with an Agtag? You credentials are fine. Gigem fellow Aggie.

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I think I read more unironic "fire jimbo" threads made by posters with AgTags than the ones made by people with no tags.

rootube said:

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Have you read some of the garbage from folks with an Agtag? You credentials are fine. Gigem fellow Aggie.

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Dude, we earned that right to talk crap about A&M by paying thousands of dollars in tuition.