sharpdressedman said:

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I have known for a long time that major Aggie sports are bad financial and emotional investments.

Most recently, players chasing cash to play wherever annual "business decisions" take them brings clarity to an ugly situation that is not worthy of being encouraged.

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Agree about bad investments. For a season of home football, a family of four is looking at spending.... *math and searches ensue* Jesus H. Tap-dancing Christ! It's over ten grand, maybe closer to fifteen if you're talking decent tickets and not eating gas station tacos.

That could buy some decent vacations with more pleasant memories in cooler climates and more photo ops. Or, you could put that money into a S/P-indexed low-cost fund and average ...what, 10-12% ROI historically? And still watch the games on TV for only the most marginal costs and get the same emotional return (heartburn, grief, anger, occasional moments of elation)?

At this point, given that we're not watching fellow students but trained and compensated professionals, I'll take the other options.

It doesn't hurt when you're laughing at the ridiculous incompetence of your own team. It also helps to follow one or two other teams when your own team is an abject failure.

Eventually everyone realizes their faith in this program will never ever be rewarded

Last season was spent in a state of hope.

This season from the first half of game 1 everyone should have know it was the season of nope.

Sophie Cunningham Index F said:

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Once Kellen Mond wanted to tear down the Sully statue and A&M athletes (football & track) threatened to beat up old Ags, I kind of stopped caring.

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I've not watched one game after that fiasco. I want us to win, but if we don't, I'm not losing any sleep. I do love checking in when our high paid staff and players inevitably fall flat on their faces during a home game to an inferior team. The meltdown keeps me entertained for at least a few minutes.

I was so pissed about the collapse at the end of the season last year that I purposefully didn't listen or watch any of the preseason hype this year as to not get that invested this season. I knew after the gag fest at DKR and the absolute no show for Miami that this team and staff aren't going to win anything of note. Marcel after three years looks like a RS Freshman out there and our vaunted Defense looks like a revolving door. I'm not even mad, better weather is coming along with more bad football.

Bill Superman said:

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The meltdown around here says otherwise.

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the magnitude of the meltdown increased b/c it came a week early. had it happened next week people still would have been pissed but only an ostrich wouldn't have seen it coming. aggie football failure falls under the category of "nothing new under the sun". losing at home to a school like kentucky goes beyond the normal disappointment.

I'm annoyed but i got over it quickly. If you watched the 1st two games of the season you could clearly tell there were flaws with this team in all 3 phases and it was only a matter of time before a dud.

This was never more than a 7-5 team and the sooner you accept that the better off you'll be the rest of the season in accepting reality

Agreed. I hate what college football has become, and I definitely don't like the New Army Kyle Field experience. Dove and deer hunting are much more enjoyable and less expensive to boot.

Sophie Cunningham Index F said:

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Once Kellen Mond wanted to tear down the Sully statue and A&M athletes (football & track) threatened to beat up old Ags, I kind of stopped caring.

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Time to put your yell leader uniform on.

It's called BAS, I've had it for around 25 years and it helps lessen the pain and sadness from the consistent disappointment of A&M athletics. Just quit giving an F and life is better.

TAMUallen said:

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Disagree

Hurts more because we've seemingly become better and expect better YET the same failures come back as if there's some predestined curse

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The air is thinnest at the top.
That aside though, right now Reed just sucks

Some college coaches havent moved to the next businedd level yet. If you have a nonperforming employee(player) you put them on a PIP/Performance Improvement Plan. Depending on the degree of lack of performance the PIP gives them 1 game, 2 games, 3 games etc. to correct their stated nonperformance/under performance. Then the employee is coached to find employment elsewhere or serve in a reduced role. I like Elko, but his statements about getting Reed to relax is not going to help. If Reed needs a 2 minute situation for him to shine....he needs a PIP to get him focused for 4 quarters.

Queso1 said:

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NIL and portal stuff has really lessened my emotional investment in the team. I'd love to see them win, but really don't care that much anymore.

I guess I care enough to post on here though.

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That's just you growing up and maturing

Farmer @ Johnsongrass, TX said:

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Some college coaches havent moved to the next businedd level yet. If you have a nonperforming employee(player) you put them on a PIP/Performance Improvement Plan. Depending on the degree of lack of performance the PIP gives them 1 game, 2 games, 3 games etc. to correct their stated nonperformance/under performance. Then the employee is coached to find employment elsewhere or serve in a reduced role. I like Elko, but his statements about getting Reed to relax is not going to help. If Reed needs a 2 minute situation for him to shine....he needs a PIP to get him focused for 4 quarters.

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My guess is that Reed looks incredible in practice. Loose, carefree, and that green jersey as protection.

Then on game day, live ammo….WOOF