Agthatbuilds said:
We will get a stack of trash about the same time we get a mutt for reveille
I thought the important thing was the building of it so that you have a collaborative effort of the student body? If you just have a contractor do it then what's the point? Might as well hire the Texans to play our football games for us as well.txag11 said:
Contractor built bonfire. No thanks.
Student led, off campus >>>>>>> On Campus, No Spirit, No Student involvement.ironmanag said:
The Bonfire needs to be back on campus. No matter what form it takes.
If we have to suffer the horns again, we need that event to bring all Aggies home before the game.
hunter2012 said:I thought the important thing was the building of it so that you have a collaborative effort of the student body? If you just have a contractor do it then what's the point? Might as well hire the Texans to play our football games for us as well.txag11 said:
Contractor built bonfire. No thanks.
If the older Ags need to have a big on-campus event before the game, there are a lot of other options besides manufacturing something and calling it Bonfire.Quote:
If we have to suffer the horns again, we need that event to bring all Aggies home before the game.
I get your point but perhaps we could sign up a much better NFL team than the Texans if we go that route.hunter2012 said:I thought the important thing was the building of it so that you have a collaborative effort of the student body? If you just have a contractor do it then what's the point? Might as well hire the Texans to play our football games for us as well.txag11 said:
Contractor built bonfire. No thanks.
You could go to the Student Bonfire that is currently happening for instance. Its only 20 minutes from campusJugstore Cowboy said:If the older Ags need to have a big on-campus event before the game, there are a lot of other options besides manufacturing something and calling it Bonfire.Quote:
If we have to suffer the horns again, we need that event to bring all Aggies home before the game.
That's what this is all about. The nostalgia crowd wants the t.u. game on Thursday, but realizes that CS is a ghost town the week of Thanksgiving. Thus, they want to bring bonfire back to campus (even if it is entirely built by a construction company) thinking that will get students to stick around rather than go home for Thanksgiving. They don't realize that times have changed, and after the first renewal of the rivalry, it will get harder and harder to keep students on campus for a Thursday game, even with a store bought bonfire.ironmanag said:
The Bonfire needs to be back on campus. No matter what form it takes.
If we have to suffer the horns again, we need that event to bring all Aggies home before the game.
I was going to say the cowboys, but they would choke when needed the most.one safe place said:I get your point but perhaps we could sign up a much better NFL team than the Texans if we go that route.hunter2012 said:I thought the important thing was the building of it so that you have a collaborative effort of the student body? If you just have a contractor do it then what's the point? Might as well hire the Texans to play our football games for us as well.txag11 said:
Contractor built bonfire. No thanks.
the bonfire may be so small that liability is basically n/aAgthatbuilds said:
I dont think any contractor would be willing to take on that liability
Artimus Gordon said:
1. Too much risk. Another accident would be catastrophic in a number of ways.
2. Too much liability ( cost of insurance and potential lawsuits)
Yes, these are the reasons Student Bonfire hasn't been officially acknowledged, and probably shouldn't be
3. It's not about "them" anymore. Other matchups on that weekend will be just as big or bigger.
??? We will only be playing in one football matchup that weekend, I can assure you. We didn't start burning giant piles of wood because somebody halfway across the country thought that our game was the biggest of the weekend. I can also guarantee if we ended up playing LSU instead of tu on Thanksgiving, Burn wouldn't move dates.
4. Students haven't built one in 24 years.
That's just dumb.
5. Bonfire of old was a time and place. That time has passed and the place has been put to better use.
Bonfire of old was only brought on campus because a bunch of students got pissed at a dude, tore down his barn, and used it for the '35 stack. Letting time pass you by is your own decision, but I would recommend against it. Life gets boring going down that road.
This is not rocket science!!!!!!!ghollow said:
My hope would be that a contractor is in charge of the construction but students actually build the bonfire under the contractor's supervision. I would assume that former students would make up the team in charge of the build.