Taking the family to the game tonight in the diamond club … my son asked if we'll be on TV and "are you going to do a beer dong?"

I was talking to a buddy of mine about magical sports runs and memories that you don't fully appreciate until after.

For me that 2017 season will never be replicated until a&m wins a national title. Just the fun nature of how that season progressed, how fun the postseason was because we really had zero expectations besides don't lose in the first round.

I'd equate it to if that 2012 Aggie football team made a playoff run (if the 12 team playoff was a thing that year).

I'm hoping this postseason provides something similar. Zero expectations, just play with house money and make a run like the 2006 cardinals/2019 nationals/2023 Rangers and DBacks

jetch17 said:

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Taking the family to the game tonight in the diamond club … my son asked if we'll be on TV and "are you going to do a beer dong?"

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Proud father moment!

Not to run laps on the subject, but for those fearing the schedule advantage the Mariners have, here ya go. We still have to do our part and win in the meantime.

Coming into Thursday, the Mariners had 17 of their final 22 games against the three teams with the worst record in baseball the A's, Angels and Rockies.

But the worst record in MLB since July 6:
A's -- 14-37
Angels -- 17-32
Rockies -- 17-32
Mariners -- 19-31 https://t.co/ZxccmRuipb

— Ryan Divish (@RyanDivish) September 4, 2026

Amazing that we have the fifth best record in the AL. Just shows how weak the league is this year. After that dismal April I would have never thought we'd have a shot at winning the division or even making a wild card.

tjack16 said:

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I'm hoping this postseason provides something similar. Zero expectations, just play with house money and make a run like the 2006 cardinals/2019 nationals/2023 Rangers and DBacks

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2007 Rockies

On September 16, the Rockies were 76-72 and won 14 of their final 15 regular-season games to secure a tie with San Diego and chance at a Wild Card with a 1 game play-in series. The Rockies won a thrilling 98, 13-inning tiebreaker playoff game to secure the NL Wild Card.

Once in the playoffs, they Swept the Philadelphia Phillies 30 then the Arizona Diamondbacks 4-0 to win their first-ever National League pennant and World Series appearance. Unfortunately, the streak died at the hands of the Boston Redsox as the Rockies gave their best impersenation of the 2005 Astros. Hopefully the Astros avoid that part.

jetch17 said:

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Taking the family to the game tonight in the diamond club … my son asked if we'll be on TV and "are you going to do a beer dong?"

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jetch17 said:

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Taking the family to the game tonight in the diamond club … my son asked if we'll be on TV and "are you going to do a beer dong?"

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Do it. Maybe Crane will be in the front row with his GM and you can sit behind them and go viral.

tjack16 said:

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For me that 2017 season will never be replicated until a&m wins a national title. J

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So, never.

Of the 3 big men's sports, the chances of a NC probably go baseball > basketball > football. That football one is effectively 0.

The next NC here will be from VB, Softball, Women's Tennis or Women's Golf.

I, for one, am shocked at this blatant display of BAS in this thread.

Mathguy64 said:

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Of the 3 big men's sports, the chances of a NC probably go baseball > basketball > football. That football one is effectively 0.

The next NC here will be from VB, Softball, Women's Tennis or Women's Golf.

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Elko will win us one.

tjack16 said:

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Mathguy64 said:

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Of the 3 big men's sports, the chances of a NC probably go baseball > basketball > football. That football one is effectively 0.

The next NC here will be from VB, Softball, Women's Tennis or Women's Golf.

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Elko will win us one.

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He was gifted a decent chance last year. About the best chance since 94. And we all discovered that Marcel Reed couldn't throw a ball 5 yards in a decent breeze.

That 94 team that was ineligible was the one. If they had been eligible and cared there would not have been the tie, they would have played in a bowl, and would have won a NC.

tjack16 said:

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Mathguy64 said:

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Of the 3 big men's sports, the chances of a NC probably go baseball > basketball > football. That football one is effectively 0.

The next NC here will be from VB, Softball, Women's Tennis or Women's Golf.

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Elko will win us one.

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lmao

Mathguy64 said:

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tjack16 said:

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Mathguy64 said:

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Of the 3 big men's sports, the chances of a NC probably go baseball > basketball > football. That football one is effectively 0.

The next NC here will be from VB, Softball, Women's Tennis or Women's Golf.

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Elko will win us one.

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He was gifted a decent chance last year. About the best chance since 94. And we all discovered that Marcel Reed couldn't throw a ball 5 yards in a decent breeze.

That 94 team that was ineligible was the one. If they had been eligible and cared there would not have been the tie, they would have played in a bowl, and would have won a NC.

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And yet we are sticking with him this year. Should have brought in (bought) a QB. Reed is above average, but we need elite at that position. Making the playoffs again this year is 50/50 IMO. Oh well.

Is this the zoo?

jetch17 said:

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Taking the family to the game tonight in the diamond club … my son asked if we'll be on TV and "are you going to do a beer dong?"

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f1ghtintexasaggie said:

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tjack16 said:

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Mathguy64 said:

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Of the 3 big men's sports, the chances of a NC probably go baseball > basketball > football. That football one is effectively 0.

The next NC here will be from VB, Softball, Women's Tennis or Women's Golf.

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Elko will win us one.

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lmao

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college football will either cannibalize itself over all this NIL / NCAA stuff or become so laden with liability thanks to CTE / concussion lawsuits at some point that it will cease to exist. that will happen before A&M football could ever hope to play for a national title.

Sorry to be a downer, but barring some extreme medical revolutions, I am certainly well past the midway point of my lifetime and ain't been no titles, even when we were in the pansy-ass SWC in the 80s and 90s.

CharleyKerfeld said:

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Sorry to be a downer, but barring some extreme medical revolutions, I am certainly well past the midway point of my lifetime and ain't been no titles, even when we were in the pansy-ass SWC in the 80s and 90s.

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if you were around in the 80's and 90's, you've seen plenty of conference titles.

Mathguy64 said:

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Of the 3 big men's sports, the chances of a NC probably go baseball > basketball > football. That football one is effectively 0.

The next NC here will be from VB, Softball, Women's Tennis or Women's Golf.

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Basketball has better chances than football?! HA! No way we win a championship in basketball before football. Basketball is easily a distant third.

Oh, Kyle. Still lollygagging.

Kyle Tucker grudgingly and very slowly jogs to first base after a pass ball 😬 pic.twitter.com/OgnN6PCFUt

— Punchoutpitch (@Punchoutpitch) September 4, 2026

agproducer said:

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Oh, Kyle. Still lollygagging.

Kyle Tucker grudgingly and very slowly jogs to first base after a pass ball 😬 pic.twitter.com/OgnN6PCFUt

— Punchoutpitch (@Punchoutpitch) September 4, 2026

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This dude is an ass clown. SO glad hes not here

ruxin98 said:

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CharleyKerfeld said:

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Sorry to be a downer, but barring some extreme medical revolutions, I am certainly well past the midway point of my lifetime and ain't been no titles, even when we were in the pansy-ass SWC in the 80s and 90s.

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if you were around in the 80's and 90's, you've seen plenty of conference titles.

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Nattys was the subject

agproducer said:

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Oh, Kyle. Still lollygagging.

Kyle Tucker grudgingly and very slowly jogs to first base after a pass ball 😬 pic.twitter.com/OgnN6PCFUt

— Punchoutpitch (@Punchoutpitch) September 4, 2026

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Down to .225 after last night. I'd be stunned it they didn't sit him down for a week once they have the division squared away.

His average and OPS the last few months:

June: .233/.679
July: .224/.655
August: .195/.603

September (so far) .100/.386

The last 30 days, his OPS is .482. The good news is that they only owe him $55 million in 2027, $60 million in 2028, and $60 million in 2029.

If he happens to stagger into a good season in '27 or '28, he can opt out after that year and have the Mets pay him $80 million for a year.

agproducer said:

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Oh, Kyle. Still lollygagging.

Kyle Tucker grudgingly and very slowly jogs to first base after a pass ball 😬 pic.twitter.com/OgnN6PCFUt

— Punchoutpitch (@Punchoutpitch) September 4, 2026

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Wow I would sit his ass down for a week for that unprofessional exhibit of hustle.

He is rendon 2.0 Amazing how much he doesn't care. Got paid and has now checked out

Meanwhile Wesneski, Cam, and Paredes have all worked out like gang busters.

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f1ghtintexasaggie said:

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tjack16 said:

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Mathguy64 said:

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Of the 3 big men's sports, the chances of a NC probably go baseball > basketball > football. That football one is effectively 0.

The next NC here will be from VB, Softball, Women's Tennis or Women's Golf.

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Elko will win us one.

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lmao

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college football will either cannibalize itself over all this NIL / NCAA stuff or become so laden with liability thanks to CTE / concussion lawsuits at some point that it will cease to exist. that will happen before A&M football could ever hope to play for a national title.

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I just can't help thinking that either or both scenarios will come to pass. The latter for the NFL the way they continue to push toward 20 games. Gave up on that league a while ago.

And I agree, 1994 was the year to get it done.

Chef Elko said:

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Mathguy64 said:

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Of the 3 big men's sports, the chances of a NC probably go baseball > basketball > football. That football one is effectively 0.

The next NC here will be from VB, Softball, Women's Tennis or Women's Golf.

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Basketball has better chances than football?! HA! No way we win a championship in basketball before football. Basketball is easily a distant third.

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Distant? Meh. You could throw a hat over both because they are within a mutual margin of error. And both are like 0.001.

Wabs said:

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Mathguy64 said:

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tjack16 said:

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Mathguy64 said:

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Of the 3 big men's sports, the chances of a NC probably go baseball > basketball > football. That football one is effectively 0.

The next NC here will be from VB, Softball, Women's Tennis or Women's Golf.

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Elko will win us one.

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He was gifted a decent chance last year. About the best chance since 94. And we all discovered that Marcel Reed couldn't throw a ball 5 yards in a decent breeze.

That 94 team that was ineligible was the one. If they had been eligible and cared there would not have been the tie, they would have played in a bowl, and would have won a NC.

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And yet we are sticking with him this year. Should have brought in (bought) a QB. Reed is above average, but we need elite at that position. Making the playoffs again this year is 50/50 IMO. Oh well.

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The BAS from y'all is the epitome of "small dick energy."

The Dodgers bloated, unachieving roster.

Player - AAV / Value per WAR (over/under)
Kyle Tucker - 57.2 M / 0.6 M (-56.6 M)
Shohei Ohtani - 46.1 M / 31.1+23.4 M (+8.4 M)
Tarik Skubal - 32 M / 34.5 M (+2.5 M)
Blake Snell - 31.4 M / 9.5 M (-21.9 M)
Tyler Glasnow - 27.3 M / 13.5 M (-13.8 M)
Yoshinobu Yamamoto - 27.1 M / 32.4 M (+5.3 M)
Mookie Betts - 25.6 M / 18.9 M (-6.7 M)
Freddie Freeman - 24.7 M / 27.7 M (+3.0 M)
Edwin Diaz - 21.1 M / -2.2 M (-23.3 M)
Teoscar Hernandez - 20.0 M / 3.9 M (-16.1 M)
Tanner Scott - 15.8 M / 15.0 M (-0.8 M)
Tommy Edman - 13.0 M / 12.3 M (-0.7 M)
Will Smith - 12.2 M / 7.2 M (-5.0 M)

Whether injury or underperformance, imagine having 6 players generating about 143 M less than what they're being paid. For comparison, we're about 67 M under between Correa, McCullers, Javier, Imai, and Altuve.

Farmer1906 said:

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The Dodgers bloated, unachieving roster.

Player - AAV / Value per WAR (over/under)
Kyle Tucker - 57.2 M / 0.6 M (-56.6 M)
Shohei Ohtani - 46.1 M / 31.1+23.4 M (+8.4 M)
Tarik Skubal - 32 M / 34.5 M (+2.5 M)
Blake Snell - 31.4 M / 9.5 M (-21.9 M)
Tyler Glasnow - 27.3 M / 13.5 M (-13.8 M)
Yoshinobu Yamamoto - 27.1 M / 32.4 M (+5.3 M)
Mookie Betts - 25.6 M / 18.9 M (-6.7 M)
Freddie Freeman - 24.7 M / 27.7 M (+3.0 M)
Edwin Diaz - 21.1 M / -2.2 M (-23.3 M)
Teoscar Hernandez - 20.0 M / 3.9 M (-16.1 M)
Tanner Scott - 15.8 M / 15.0 M (-0.8 M)
Tommy Edman - 13.0 M / 12.3 M (-0.7 M)
Will Smith - 12.2 M / 7.2 M (-5.0 M)

Whether injury or underperformance, imagine having 6 players generating about 143 M less than what they're being paid. For comparison, we're about 67 M under between Correa, McCullers, Javier, Imai, and Altuve.

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Where does Walker fall on that kind of scale?

TarponChaser said:

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Wabs said:

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Mathguy64 said:

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tjack16 said:

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Mathguy64 said:

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Of the 3 big men's sports, the chances of a NC probably go baseball > basketball > football. That football one is effectively 0.

The next NC here will be from VB, Softball, Women's Tennis or Women's Golf.

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Elko will win us one.

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He was gifted a decent chance last year. About the best chance since 94. And we all discovered that Marcel Reed couldn't throw a ball 5 yards in a decent breeze.

That 94 team that was ineligible was the one. If they had been eligible and cared there would not have been the tie, they would have played in a bowl, and would have won a NC.

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And yet we are sticking with him this year. Should have brought in (bought) a QB. Reed is above average, but we need elite at that position. Making the playoffs again this year is 50/50 IMO. Oh well.

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The BAS from y'all is the epitome of "small dick energy."

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Continuing to believe that Aggie football will win it all despite years of evidence that such belief is anything other than an exercise in futility is the epitome of "small brain energy"