Students need to police themselves

[TAMU, Knower of Ball]

The Aggies finally found someone they can look down on?

Really Keefe? I thought a military man like you would appreciate A&M and all the fine officers they have supplied to our armed forces.

[TAMU, Knower of Ball]

My most sincere apologies, TAMU. Forgive me for unfairly besmirching your Aggies.  I was going from my (rapidly deteriorating) memory. Should have looked it up.

Apology accepted. Comparing the TAMU to TTU is like comparing Marquette to a non-prestigious Notre Dame

[4everwarriors]

wasn't Cobeen all dude when you were in school? 

Nah Man, referred to as the Virgin Vault.

[rocket surgeon]

surprised to see this as a topic-didn't hear even hear even the hint of a "boo".  believe me, if i would have heard any, would have pissed me off-hey wait a minute, if there really were some catcalls and jake heard them...unless there were more xavier fans than usual trying to make some noise   

[Class71]

We must be winning again if people are pissing on the student section. I'm tired of alumni thinking they were so much better then current students. Fwiw I was in the student section and didn't hear booing.

No we were not better then. We just learned over time. Much better to learn earlier on than slowly over time like me.

[Blue Horseshoe]

Boo louder. There is no other way to summon the Sandman.

http://youtu.be/bs9M70Fs8wM

http://youtu.be/A1XqCS6KTGc

[keefe]

Really Keefe? I thought a military man like you would appreciate A&M and all the fine officers they have supplied to our armed forces.

Not so much the USAF but the Army is full of Corps of Cadets pukes. To give you some perspective, Texas A&M has some sort of anniversary in April. I was assigned to the MNC-I Staff as the Close Air Support Chief during the Surge. The Corps Chief Staff Officer under Odierno is an Aggie so he suspended major offensive ops for 3 days so all the Aggie Gomers could get back inside the wire at Victory to attend some Aggie shindig.

While I appreciated the stand down for allowing us to catch up on sleep I didn't like taking our foot off the pedal as we really did have Mookie, JAM, AQI, and the Quds back on their heels. There were a couple thousand Aggies crammed into the main DFAC and all night long you could hear them singing Aggie songs. I swore I never wanted to hear The Yellow Rose of Texas again.

Having said which, the Aggie officers I worked with were superb warriors who didn't exude the 'my feces lack odor' arrogance of a lot of West Point pukes. But you could spot an Aggie a mile away by the huge class ring they wear. Especially in the Iraqi sun those things glinted like fire. The reality is I served with a buttload of Aggies and they were almost to a man great guys.
 

[keefe]

Nah Man, referred to as the Virgin Vault.

Still true into the early '80's. Not sure how true the name was, though.

[4everwarriors]

Still true into the early '80's. Not sure how true the name was, though.

Ya know, they all drop their pants for someone, sometime.

[keefe]

Ya know, they all drop their pants for someone, sometime.

Problem for me is I hooked up with an OD gal early and next thing I knew we were cutting cake on 25 years of bliss...

[4everwarriors]

Did the same thing, 'cept she blew me away long before marriage. Wonder whatever happened to that chick from West Hartford?

[ChitownSpaceForRent]

If this is turning into a nostalgic dorm life thread I will be happy to keep everone updated on the current dorm situation.

McCormick: Still McCormick. Occasionally called the beer can. I feel like that one has stayed mostly the same.

O'Donnell: All guys freshman dorm, call it Bro-D nothing spectacular, about as much as you can expect from an all guys dorm

Cobeen: All girls freshman dorm, the nicknames have increased in number now including the virgin vault, slut shack, pu**y palace and other even more crewd ones that id rather not say.

Schroeder: sophomore co-ed. Probably the craziest dorm on campus today. Like McCormick but worse because sophomores dont care about getting into trouble as much as frosh.

Straz: The old YMCA on the other side of the highway sophomore dorm with 2 floors of honor student freshman. Super nice dorms and super quiet.

Abbotsford: The nicest and most quiet of the all freshman dorms all triples.

McCabe: Sophomore dorms, biggest dorm rooms on campus. Super quiet as well.

Carpenter: where the freshman basketball players stay. but other then them its all sophomores. Just your basic college dorm. not too crazy.

Mishuda: Used to be an hotel I believe, way on the west side of campus by the 2040s. Sophomore dorms, decent rooms can get really loud on weekend but nothing compared to Schroeder and McCormmick.

[denverMU]

surprised to see this as a topic-didn't hear even hear even the hint of a "boo".  believe me, if i would have heard any, would have pissed me off-hey wait a minute, if there really were some catcalls and jake heard them...unless there were more xavier fans than usual trying to make some noise   

Just had my weekly call with my daughter, MU sophomore, she was at the game and both Jake and DWilson were booed.

[keefe]

Jake and DWilson were booed.

And? Jake only made 6 treys and DW had but 6 steals. Frankly, I have to admit to being a bit disappointed.

[Coleman]

If this is turning into a nostalgic dorm life thread I will be happy to keep everone updated on the current dorm situation.

McCormick: Still McCormick. Occasionally called the beer can. I feel like that one has stayed mostly the same.

O'Donnell: All guys freshman dorm, call it Bro-D nothing spectacular, about as much as you can expect from an all guys dorm

Cobeen: All girls freshman dorm, the nicknames have increased in number now including the virgin vault, slut shack, pu**y palace and other even more crewd ones that id rather not say.

Schroeder: sophomore co-ed. Probably the craziest dorm on campus today. Like McCormick but worse because sophomores dont care about getting into trouble as much as frosh.

Straz: The old YMCA on the other side of the highway sophomore dorm with 2 floors of honor student freshman. Super nice dorms and super quiet.

Abbotsford: The nicest and most quiet of the all freshman dorms all triples.

McCabe: Sophomore dorms, biggest dorm rooms on campus. Super quiet as well.

Carpenter: where the freshman basketball players stay. but other then them its all sophomores. Just your basic college dorm. not too crazy.

Mishuda: Used to be an hotel I believe, way on the west side of campus by the 2040s. Sophomore dorms, decent rooms can get really loud on weekend but nothing compared to Schroeder and McCormmick.

McCormick was historically all male.

[keefe]

McCormick was historically all male.

Isn't it still?

I lived on the 8th floor. Place was like a Roman Vomitorium on weekends. Weak-bellied idiots couldn't make it to the head just puked in the hallway or in the "bubbler." Still, it was a fun place to learn about Marquette. 

[denverMU]

Isn't it still?

I lived on the 8th floor. Place was like a Roman Vomitorium on weekends. Weak-bellied idiots couldn't make it to the head just puked in the hallway or in the "bubbler." Still, it was a fun place to learn about Marquette. 

No, freshman, coed by floor. 

[keefe]

No, freshman, coed by floor. 

One of the chefs at McCormick was a huge native guy who looked just like Chief from One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest. Is he still serving up haute cuisine at Chez Victor?

[Dawson Rental]

Just had my weekly call with my daughter, MU sophomore, she was at the game and both Jake and DWilson were booed.

The student body is being infiltrated by a secret organization which goes by the name of The Nersians.

[Daniel]

Ousmane Barro got booed every time he did anything.

No he didn't. The fans were yelling Ouse!  That's a fact.

[TAMU, Knower of Ball]

Not so much the USAF but the Army is full of Corps of Cadets pukes. To give you some perspective, Texas A&M has some sort of anniversary in April. I was assigned to the MNC-I Staff as the Close Air Support Chief during the Surge. The Corps Chief Staff Officer under Odierno is an Aggie so he suspended major offensive ops for 3 days so all the Aggie Gomers could get back inside the wire at Victory to attend some Aggie shindig.

While I appreciated the stand down for allowing us to catch up on sleep I didn't like taking our foot off the pedal as we really did have Mookie, JAM, AQI, and the Quds back on their heels. There were a couple thousand Aggies crammed into the main DFAC and all night long you could hear them singing Aggie songs. I swore I never wanted to hear The Yellow Rose of Texas again.

Having said which, the Aggie officers I worked with were superb warriors who didn't exude the 'my feces lack odor' arrogance of a lot of West Point pukes. But you could spot an Aggie a mile away by the huge class ring they wear. Especially in the Iraqi sun those things glinted like fire. The reality is I served with a buttload of Aggies and they were almost to a man great guys.
 

Appreciate the kind words. The anniversary you were referring to was probably Muster. It occurs every April. It is a tradition dating back to 1922 where all Aggies, current and former, gather together to honor all the Aggies who have passed away in the past year, with a special emphasis on veterans. The break you described is not uncommon. The most famous of all the musters occured during WWII. A regiment of Aggie grads that were stationed on Corregidor (some god forsaken isle in the Pacific Ocean) held a muster despite being in the middle of being bombed by the Japanese.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muster_(Texas_A%26M_University)

I have yet to witness a muster, as I am in my first year at TAMU, but I hear it is a beautiful ceremony. The campus holds Silver Taps monthly to honor all the Aggies that have fallen in the past month. I am very proud of working for an institution that's culture is so intertwined with the military.

Oh and you are right, the Aggie grads definitely love their rings. Even more than the supposed nose picking grads of Notre Dame.

[MUSF]

We just learned over time. Much better to learn earlier on than slowly over time like me.

From the grave of Alexander Throckmorton - "Genius is wisdom and youth."

[keefe]

Did the same thing, 'cept she blew me away long before marriage. Wonder whatever happened to that chick from West Hartford?

Her loss, bro. She passed up a lifetime of free dental work. Life is full of regrets, isn't it?

[madtownwarrior]

Come on Esard, I love today's students, other than:

1)  Doing the ripped off chant from USU
2)  The announcer saying "the best sixth man in the country" while the spot lights circle a completely empty upper deck (maybe they should chnage the spot lights to just show the bottom deck some nights - or stop the saying all together)
3)  Big Heads that only students would know (Kind of tired of the big head thing all together).

We must be winning again if people are pissing on the student section. I'm tired of alumni thinking they were so much better then current students. Fwiw I was in the student section and didn't hear booing.

[4everwarriors]

Her loss, bro. She passed up a lifetime of free dental work. Life is full of regrets, isn't it?

Life's all about timin' and maximizin' your opportunities. Progressed from an 8 to a 10.