[This message has been edited by 12th Man Ag (edited 11/2/2004 1:08p).]

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You are wrong. I have been at games where we beat t.u., back in the days when we never beat t.u. We did not act that way. It seemed like there were always a few who tried to start "Poor teasips," but it was quickly squelched.

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No, I am not wrong. [bold]IF[/bold] the situation was reversed, there would be tons of Aggies saying how it was nothing to be alarmed about and kids were just being kids (or adults acting like kids).

It amazes me how quickly some of you forget the events like the 1995 tu game and the 2002 Nebraska game. There were folks that vehemently defended the Aggie actions in those games, no matter how wrong they were. Nothing, absolutely nothing that happened in Waco even came close to those two events.

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All it would have taken was one or two Aggies losing control and responding to those taunts and a mob type fight could have started.

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Thank goodness all Aggie fans have so much restraint and respect for others. If Aggies would have responded to taunts and hand gestures with physical violence, the brawl would have been our fault, not Baylor's.

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I was with my brother and his wife, but it was not a place I, as a middle aged at best woman, would have felt comfortable if I had been alone.

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Yeah, kind of like walking around west campus after a game. You really think the PTTS rent-a-cops are there for your protection? They wouldn't have the first clue what to do if something happened.

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It was a potentially explosive situation and I did not feel safe. Not life threatening except for my brother's heart condition.

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Nothing in Waco has ever been a potentially explosive situation except for the Branch Davidian incident.

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It would have only taken one or two Aggie hotheads--and we have them, deciding to shut those taunters up, and a brawl would have ensued.

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And Aggies starting a fight would have been Baylor's fault why? It amazes me how you don't see the Aggies fault when altercations arise. If you are taunted or yelled at, turn the other way. If you are taunted (with mere words and hand gestures) and respond with physical violence, you are at fault, not the other person.

[This message has been edited by 12th Man Ag (edited 11/2/2004 1:10p).]

I just think its really funny that we're so many team's huge rivals(baylor, tech) when our only really big one is tu. No one at A&M gave a sh it about Baylor before this game and no one will care next year when we beat the hell outta them like we have the last 19 years.
As for the bad behavior of their fans, it's just like when some third string reciever scores the first(and last) touchdown of his career. Of course hes gonna celebrate and act like a jackass, hes never gonna have that chance again. When a school has nothing to celebrate for so long, they're probly gonna go a little overboard when they finally do.

That's because NOTHING happened in Waco except a celebration by win starved Baylor fans. I think 3rd Generation and a few others need to start listening to Dave South at home and stay away from those nasty, nasty fans from other schools.

My two euros: this thread proves that most Ags are just like most Horns, most Bears, etc. etc. The Rule, No Matter The School: There will be bad apples in any barrel, and the bigger the barrel, the more you get.

Fer Example: my buds and I went to see LSU play Georgia this year (one's a Bulldog, one's a Tiger, I was there to watch a good game and the coeds), and The Rule was in play. My LSU bud was treated kindly by most UGA fans, but he did have to deal with some yahoo get in his face after one Bulldog score - he didn't have to do anything, because the UGA fans took care of it.

Good fans will police their own, always have.

Guys, I read what you're saying and suspect that there were some rowdy Baylor fans who got out of hand, but threads like these tend to tarnish much of the respect I gained for A&M over the weekend. Aggies that I spoke to never blamed the loss on anything other than Baylor outplaying the Ags. That's classy. Many seemed truly happy for Baylor fans and for what we were experiencing. I heard someone say that the difference between UT fans and A&M fans is that A&M fans know how to lose graciously. I think that, for the most part, A&M fans were allowed to take care of their business after the game without hassle and head home. I hope that you'll make time for consideration of your school and fan base image when you begin to complain about fans. The world is filled with far more intimidating fans than 20,000 rowdy Baylor fans. Imagine, as a Baylor fan, being surrounded by 80,000 A&M fans after a heartbreaking loss and you'll understand what half of the last 19 losses have felt like. I'm sure you guys are big and strong enough to handle this once in awhile. Good luck throughout the rest of season. I continue to admire what seems to be an overall A&M attitude of graciousness. May this rub off on all.

As for how I behaved, I for one was too busy being happy for Baylor to be concerned with A&M fans and heckling them. Looking back, the furthest thing from my mind was rubbing it in. I was interested in talking it over with my friends and celebrating with cold beverages. At the time, laying it to Aggie fans just didn't seem appropriate. You had been through enough for one night, I figured.

[This message has been edited by Goldenbear03 (edited 11/2/2004 1:45p).]