Lets not be the current generation...diminishing every accomplishment so snookems can has a trophy and be reassured that they are as good as the greats. My fireplace burns wood, but it aint aggie bonfire. This defense makes some stops. Several 2 games in a row. WC sustained performace for years. Make it to the end of the year with all games like last game...start to consider it after a dominant start against worthy competition next year.

Stat wise the last WC type defenses were 2000 and 2021

2000- Total D rank at #10
2021- Total D rank at #3

currently at #33

83Aggie said:

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Stat wise the last WC type defenses were 2000 and 2021

2000- Total D rank at #10
2021- Total D rank at #3

currently at #33

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Currently at #5.

Total Defense

Have to have many more dominant games under their belt before even whispering Wrecking Crew. You don't hand out an Olympic gold medal in the 100 after a baby takes his or her first few steps.

90s student here. The players fed off the energy from the 12th man and visa versa. The noise from the 12th man didn't allow offenses to audible and adjust to what our defense was showing. It was symbiotic and each amped the other up. Over time we have replaced half that equation with canned noise and ADD students. Maybe this defense performs at that level but I don't see the 12th man getting amped up and the defense feeding off that like the old days.

AgOutsideAustin said:

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Huh?
Never threw up a hand signal or chanted wrecking crew. We just yelled our asses off where the QB couldn't call signals. Probably helped that none of us had cell phones in our face all game long either.

7:00 bedtime

Goodnight

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Was there.

Am there.

JimAggie said:

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83Aggie said:

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Stat wise the last WC type defenses were 2000 and 2021

2000- Total D rank at #10
2021- Total D rank at #3

currently at #33

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Currently at #5.

Total Defense

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thanks for the correction, that's impressive

McAg99 said:

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IMO, 98' was last time WC was in Aggieland... (Dat, Holdman, Bernard, J. Glenn, J. Brooks, Webster)

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This, man i miss Dat.

If we beat bama and dominate on defense it might be time. My fat ass may have to squeeze into my WC shirt from my fish year.

OrygunAg said:

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90s student here. The players fed off the energy from the 12th man and visa versa. The noise from the 12th man didn't allow offenses to audible and adjust to what our defense was showing. It was symbiotic and each amped the other up. Over time we have replaced half that equation with canned noise and ADD students. Maybe this defense performs at that level but I don't see the 12th man getting amped up and the defense feeding off that like the old days.

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So… bring back the Wrecking Crew name and take away the 12th Man name?

Win At Life said:

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Ain't been a wrecking crew defense around here since MAYBE '91.

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We haven't had that spirit here since 1969 ...

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But those voices are still calling from far away

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Wake you up in the middle of the night.

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Just to hear them say...

No, two games..this is an defense that has played against two offenses that are well...as bad as fishers last year, spavs et al.

Who thinks of these things...good lord

It's only back when former WC players allow it back and feel it's deserved.

DimebagsGhost said:

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why not embrace it -- Wrecking Crew is what this team did for the last 2 games..

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Go shut down Bama's offense like we did Arkansas/Auburn and Kyle Field will shake from the sound of 102k chanting it.

JimAggie said:

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It's time. We need to get back and throw WC like Von Miller

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WOW, just WOW.

Obviously, you don't know anything about the history of Aggie football to think this defense deserves the title of "Wrecking Crew."

How about we go four seasons in a row undefeated in conference play.

The '91 to '94 teams didn't lose a conference game...they were the Wrecking Crew.

A defense that goes 5-7 last year, gets destroyed by Miami, and beats a terrible Auburn and Arky does not deserve the title.

WTF is wrong with you people?

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This.

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Here.

pv said:

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It's time. We need to get back and throw WC like Von Miller

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Until RC and the the 91 Team agrees to pass that on to this defense.....



(And you deserve this gif for even bringing this subject up)

Let's bring back the Wrecking Crew first. Defense was good against Arkansas but it's long season.

Umm throughout the 90s
The most of the students geldbup the WC signal and definitely chat
Wrecking Crew
Wrecking Crew
Wrecking Crew

Not sure why people are claiming that was not done.

Jawbreaker said:

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JimAggie said:

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pv said:

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It's time. We need to get back and throw WC like Von Miller

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WOW, just WOW.

Obviously, you don't know anything about the history of Aggie football to think this defense deserves the title of "Wrecking Crew."

How about we go four seasons in a row undefeated in conference play.

The '91 to '94 teams didn't lose a conference game...they were the Wrecking Crew.

A defense that goes 5-7 last year, gets destroyed by Miami, and beats a terrible Auburn and Arky does not deserve the title.

WTF is wrong with you people?

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Here.

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They played against Rice, TCU, Baylore, Houston and SMU. These SEC trams would kill yhose teams.

Wrecking Crew chant will die permanently with some of y'all's mentality. Team could win the west this year with a top 10 defense, and some of y'all will still say to wait.

Cool, the D was really freaking good from 91-94
But did y'all wait to start chanting until 94?

Also, sorry, but that was against significantly lesser competition than we now play. Only one top 25 finish in the SWC outside of A&M in that 4 year stretch. tu finished 25 in 94. That's it.

Keep Bama under 10 in the first half and look unstoppable, and they earn it in the 2nd half.

The Consistent Violent Actions of a Defense over the whole schedule must proceed the chant "Wrecking Crew" not the other way around.

That would be very disrespectful to those who earned it. Coryatt, Buckley, Bates, Smith, Adams, England, Glenn.....the list goes on.

https://texags.com/s/20256/quentin-coryatt-on-the-am-defense-the-hit-and-his-life-after-football

Could someone please educate me on what years in the past we did the chat? When was the first year it was chanted? what year did it die? Was it consistent over that period?

Some of y'all are talking about this as if it was only thing for 4 years.

I seem to remember it happening when Von was here.

Yeah good point. Only if the 1991 defense entirely as a unit agrees to it and the former coach. We shouldn't do it.

Some of yall are the saddest Aggies man. Enjoy when we play well, enjoy the our heritage. Hope the current students find more joy and don't spend so much time checking over their shoulders to whether we play like a SWT team.

Hell even barstool in on this at this point

wrecking crew is officially back. SPREAD THE WORD FOR THIS WEEKEND. pic.twitter.com/rG0hSgWpEH

— Barstool Texas A&M (@BarstoolTexasAM) October 4, 2023

WHATEVER IT TAKES. THE WORD HAS TO GET OUT THERE. WRECKING CREW IS COMING BACK THIS WEEKEND.

— Barstool Texas A&M (@BarstoolTexasAM) October 4, 2023

I definitely remember it when On was here as well.
Especially during that 9 to 6 win over Nebraska.

Was fun, right? The players loved it.

If it results in the players rallying around it and playing even harder to live up to the moniker, then hell yea! I think the defenses of old would also respect that if it is an effective motivator. Let's get it done!

pv said:

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The WC was the hand signal the yell leaders used and we all passed it back. Nice try. Hard candy was a nickel. Don't try and old ag an old ag.

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You as an Old Ag by your account may be New Army to an Older Ag. Just saying.

FWIW - WC hand signal wasn't around in my time either. We just yelled our asses off and made Kyle Field a truly intimidating place to play.

Seth McKinney weighs in:

"I always felt it was ignorant to stop it. It's a great nickname A&M fans should embrace - not weaponize as a form of fan punishment to our team."

I always felt it was ignorant to stop it. It's a great nickname A&M fans should embrace - not weaponize as some form of fan punishment to our team. https://t.co/XBDHRRAe4K

— Seth McKinney (@SethMcKinney) October 4, 2023

pic.twitter.com/zkoLGY8kgX

— BRYCE ANDERSON SZN (@HtxAg19_) October 4, 2023

pv said:

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Yeah good point. Only if the 1991 defense entirely as a unit agrees to it and the former coach. We shouldn't do it.

Some of yall are the saddest Aggies man. Enjoy when we play well, enjoy the our heritage. Hope the current students find more joy and don't spend so much time checking over their shoulders to whether we play like a SWT team.

Hell even barstool in on this at this point

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Well one thing is true. We might be the best at setting ourselves up for disappointment.
Go wild then my man. I'll be watching and I will expect CBS to cover old clips of the crew and explain it to people as well as hearing it.

Good thing is we don't have to listen to RGIII this weekend.

Bringing back the WC is really no different than "texas is back"

Yesterday, SEC Now showed a stat.

Back to back games with 15 tfl has only happen 3 other times in the last 20 years.

Miami like five or six years ago and TWO Group of 5 or FCS teams.

Finish the season with a top five defense and the WC is back.

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AgOutsideAustin said:

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Huh?
Never threw up a hand signal or chanted wrecking crew. We just yelled our asses off where the QB couldn't call signals. Probably helped that none of us had cell phones in our face all game long either.

7:00 bedtime

Goodnight

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This. ^^^^^

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We stomped bleachers and yelled until we spit blood.