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Aggies are known for their 12th man fans. Their cheer squad and traditions are pretty quirky.

I'm curious about interactions with their fans before, in the stands, and after the game.

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TAMU fans are good people. I used to live in Corpus Christi which is solidly in aggie country. Both at home and abroad they have always been pleasant and friendly as a rule. There are of course always individuals in any fanbase who if you have the misfortune of meeting can sour you on the school, but I would hang with TAMU fans before literally any other SEC fanbase. Very similar with Wisconsin fans, just populations that seem to be made of of decent people.
 
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I remember a few years ago on our first trip to College Station that TN fans reported that the A&M fan base, were the best they had ever encountered. They said the A&M fans invited TN fans to come join them at their tailgating parties, etc. on the walk to the stadium.
 
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I was in JJ around a bunch of aggies. 99% positive

1 fan was in a tennessee shirt heckling Tennessee fans. When we heckled back he couldn't take it.

1 fan was sour grapes after the game and was griping about how neyland is the worst stadium in the SEC....because you know the upper bowl on the south endzone is one of the least renovated parts of the stadium so its heavily outdated....
 
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We had a great experience with A&M fans around us and throughout the stadium. No ignorant or abhorrent behavior like what we see out of Bubba or UF or even Vandie fans.....

Aggies were classy folks with knowledge fans about football, there for the festivities and to enjoy the game......
 
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basspond said:
I remember a few years ago on our first trip to College Station that TN fans reported that the A&M fan base, were the best they had ever encountered. They said the A&M fans invited TN fans to come join them at their tailgating parties, etc. on the walk to the stadium.
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This has been my experience in Baton Rouge. Lots of drunk **** talking, but it's mainly just that. They are hospitable enough in Baton Rouge to invite folks to tailgate with them.....
 
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Tennesseeans saved the Texans from the Mexican army many years ago and laid the foundation for what it means to be a Volunteer, a fact not lost on a lot of true Texans, aTm fans seemed to enjoy their time on campus, were intrigued by a lot of the Neyland Stadium traditions and were good sports about a game which neither team played exceedingly well, we don't have any oil wells on campus, nor any former presidents buried there either, but Aggieland doesn't throw goal posts in the river, nor have a navigable waterway with 100s of boats adjacent to their stadium on gameday and they are slowly but surely making their own traditions, marks and rivalries in the SEC, one can only hope the crowd from Austin is as genuine and adjusting as Aggieland when they roll into the SEC next year.
 
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Always had great experiences with the Aggies. I have been to College Station to watch the Vols play football and basketball and found the fans to be welcoming and polite. Yesterday’s game was no exception. I talked to a number of Aggies and they were happy to see the campus and excited about the game. Postgame, many expressed a desire to move on from Jimbo.
 
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AdoptedVOL said:
Looked like they had a lot of maroon in the stands. Knoxville is a great destination in the fall.
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just watching on tv, there were WAY too many Aggie fans for my liking.
it ruined the look of our checkering in some sections.
we should not checker games against teams that travel well and have the (oil) money to pay high prices for tickets in the open market.
 
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Vfl2407 said:
just watching on tv, there were WAY too many Aggie fans for my liking.
it ruined the look of our checkering in some sections.
we should not checker games against teams that travel well and have the (oil) money to pay high prices for tickets in the open market.
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Watched on TV also and agree about the appearance, especially in the white section. Looked like there were a lot of maroon shirts there.
 
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TennesseeRhett said:
TAMU fans are good people. I used to live in Corpus Christi which is solidly in aggie country. Both at home and abroad they have always been pleasant and friendly as a rule. There are of course always individuals in any fanbase who if you have the misfortune of meeting can sour you on the school, but I would hang with TAMU fans before literally any other SEC fanbase. Very similar with Wisconsin fans, just populations that seem to be made of of decent people.
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Same here.

Generally a fan of the Aggies and their fans as long as they aren't playing the Vols.
 
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Texas A&M has one of the biggest and best respected ROTC programs in the country.* That's why their band wear khaki uniforms and their mascot is named after a bugle call (Reveille).

I've always liked them for that reason alone. A significant number of my Army friends were A&M grads. They are good people. Sometimes a little odd, but definitely good people.

They have values. They care. They are earnest.

There are far worse things one could say about an opposing team's fan base and student body.

Go Vols!





* over 2,000 of the A&M student body are in ROTC. That's the biggest concentration of US cadets/officer trainees outside of the military academies.
 
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VFL-82-JP said:
Texas A&M has one of the biggest and best respected ROTC programs in the country.* That's why their band wear khaki uniforms and their mascot is named after a bugle call (Reveille).

I've always liked them for that reason alone. A significant number of my Army friends were A&M grads. They are good people. Sometimes a little odd, but definitely good people.

They have values. They care. They are earnest.

There are far worse things one could say about an opposing team's fan base and student body.

Go Vols!





* over 2,000 of the A&M student body are in ROTC. That's the biggest concentration of US cadets/officer trainees outside of the military academies.
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A&M was an all-male campus until the 70’s (just like the Citadel) - which is the reason for all of their traditions. You used to have to be in the Corp or Cadets to attend A&M. Around 6-8% are still in the Corp of Cadets, including all band members.
 
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kiddiedoc said:
Their weird cheerleader guys just don't do it for me. My wife thought it was the strangest thing. And what's with the forest rangers spinning little white hankies?
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You obviously have no clue what you are talking about. The yell leaders are a long time tradition that began when A&M was an all male school and did not admit women until the 1970's. The yell leaders are members of the corps of cadets, another long standing tradition at A&M, so at the early years of football games there were no cheerleaders and the upperclassmen made the younger guys get on the field to provide the entertainment. They guys also went into the janitors closet and got overalls as a funny outfit and the tradition stands to this day. That's why they wear overalls but they also lead the yells that the A&M fans learn through multiple sources but primarily through a midnight yell practice the Friday night before a game. A yell practice was held in Knoxville on Friday night. So, instead of cheerleaders that you cannot hear and only sing Rocky Top, which is not the official fight song of UT, we have yell leaders. Those forest rangers you are talking about are members of the Corps of Cadets, they are NOT forest rangers. Those students become members of the military in all branches and should be respected. By the way, General Neyland attended Texas A&M before being called to West Point and he was a member of the Corps of Cadets. They are not spinning little white hankies, they are spinning another tradition which is the 12th man towel, just like UT fans have orange and white shakers. What doesn't do it for me or what I think is the strangest thing is the lack of hospitality from UT fans and even booing when an A&M player gets injured. Completely classless.
 
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AdoptedVOL said:
Aggies are known for their 12th man fans. Their cheer squad and traditions are pretty quirky.

I'm curious about interactions with their fans before, in the stands, and after the game.

What ya got?
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Quirky? I think a 48 year old former UT quarterback that only played a short time, who dances around and serves as a DJ is quirky
 
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