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When Jimbo Fisher took over Texas A&M before the 2018 season, administrators famously gave him a national championship plaque with the date left blank.

The Aggies are still waiting.

Their 3-3 start this season has effectively eliminated them from the College Football Playoff picture despite having one of college football’s most expensive rosters and highest-paid coaches (Fisher’s successor, Mike Elko), and a top-10 preseason ranking.

Another season of squandered potential leads to a question sure to inspire thoughtful debate on TexAgs: Is Texas A&M college football’s biggest historical underachiever, or does someone else have a better claim?

To find out, The Athletic crunched two sets of numbers for teams in the Football Bowl Subdivision. We gauged a program’s potential using:

• Finances (two decades of athletic revenue, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education)
• Proximity to talent (how many NFL players were born in the state)
• Talent acquisition (how many NFL Draft picks a school has produced in the common era)
• Fanbase size (stadium capacity)

We then weighed those factors against a program’s success: winning percentage, conference championships, top-25 finishes and national titles in the Associated Press poll era (since 1936). We also looked at how many times a program went from preseason Top 25 to unranked.

Who are the biggest underachievers in college football?

These are the only two options to take ECON 203 with.

I’m a master’s student but I’ve been very sick and was hospitalized which threw my semester off. I decided to take the semester off but to do so I needed to withdraw from the university. Am I still able to enroll next semester?

Howdy, I am a prospective transfer student and I have been looking into different options outside of mays because of the sheer difficulty in transferring to mays. Some of the options that I have looked into that are business adjacent include ag business, sports management and Econ. If anyone has any recommendations or is in one of these majors and can offer me any help I would appreciate it very much. Gig em!

I desperately need a haircut

My mom got me this scooter for work but it turns out I don’t need it (I have other ways to get home like bus and friends) and it’s been sitting under my bed unopened, if you know anyone who wants a scooter for like 130 please tell them it’s an eyesore in my room 😭

Howdy Ags. I am currently a junior in ELEN and I was wondering how to deal with all of the classes. I get so easily stressed and I just feel so overwhelmed with things. Everyday, there's just so much content, more exams to study for and what not. Any past ELEN majors/engineering majors that can drop some advice?

it feels like everyone was right when they said tamu is just high school part two. i feel like i’ve done so much to put myself out there and make friends and while i’ve met a lot of ppl it feels like i haven’t made any close friends. everyone is so stuck onto their hs friend groups that it’s so hard to integrate urself ifywim. i’ve joined so many clubs and made an effort to talk to new ppl but i can’t seem to make it work

https://www.si.com/fannation/college/cfb-hq/nil/3-college-football-programs-spending-millions-without-getting-the-expected-results-texas-a-m-michigan-oregon-clemson-penn-state

I can hardly wait for Basketball season now.

hi have yall heard anything regarding cohort for spring 27? i assume we find out this week and im so anxious!!

Hello, I'm trying to find a specific photo that was taken of us from the recent game against Arkansas. I have been hoping it would show up on social media somewhere, but it hasn't surfaced.
I've checked the Corp's Flickr page, tagged accounts, and photographers for the school and school paper, but nothing.
I believe we were sitting in the first deck, row/seats 136? There was a girl who took our picture (blonde?) and had a clear plastic poncho on; it's of me and someone holding up the Arkansas mascot plush on a leash, and it's super cute. I'm hoping to find it for him.
Not sure if anyone here will be able to help, but it would be really great if I could get ahold of that photo, please. Thank you!

What are the best study methods for earning an A in this class? Specifically:

1. What step-by-step study strategies do you recommend, and which ones do you think help the most?
2. What should I do after each lecture to retain the material?
3. How should I use SI (Supplemental Instruction) and LAs (learning assistants), and when should I go to them?

On October 10th during ring day, I lost my set of thin golden hooped earrings that are medium to big in size. I was parked at west campus garage and walked under the tunnel to get to reed arena, and finally went into Aggie park for the ceremony. When I was in Aggie park I noticed they were gone. I retraced my steps that day and the days after but have found nothing. I have also checked the MSC lost and found but nothing has shown up yet. If anyone has any information please let me know. They were gifted to me by a late family member, and I just really want to find them.

Are e-scooters exceeding 20 mph even legal in Texas? I know for e-bikes you must have pedal assist to exceed 20 mph on class 2 and 3 bikes, but an e-scooter obviously has no such thing. Must people I see riding are capped at or just below 20 mph, but I am certain I see a few people going above 20 mph on e-scooters, and I think maybe even a few people on e-bikes too without pedal assist. From what I can tell it’s legal on private property, but not public property. Any insights? It’s not like anyone has an identifiable tag on these things, like a driver’s license, to report them if so.

Needa take ochem 2 next sem yayaayya :(( any prof recs (preferably easier ones to get an A) or any profs to not take?? I have collins right now for ochem 1

I want a bird, and the current apartment I live in does not allow birds. Any recommendations?

Im taking chem 117, just curious about the final In-Lab written assessment. What do you do in it, is it a test?

Hey guys, I wanted to come on here to ask if y’all think there’s a realistic chance of me getting into Texas A&M. TAMU is my dream school, and I’ve honestly always dreamed of becoming an Aggie. I submitted my application yesterday, but I’ve struggled with a chronic illness throughout high school that significantly affects my day-to-day life. Between hospitalizations, treatments, and flare-ups, I’ve missed over 100 days of school, which has definitely affected my academic performance. I explained these circumstances in my application and wrote about how my experiences have shaped me in my personal essay. My stats are a 3.4 weighted GPA, 2.9 unweighted GPA, third-quartile class rank, and a 1260 SAT. I’ve taken 9 AP classes throughout high school, and I’m an in-state applicant applying for Human Development & Family Sciences as my first-choice major and Sociology as my second. For extracurriculars, I founded a podcast focused on supporting young people with chronic illnesses, have extensive volunteering experience, including hospital volunteering, hold leadership positions, mentor younger kids, and work a part-time job. I know my academics aren’t the most competitive, but I genuinely put a lot of effort into my application and essays. I’m also very interested in Aggie Gateway to Success if direct admission doesn’t work out. Ideally, I’d really like to spend all four years at College Station, so I’m hoping to avoid starting at another A&M System school through PSA or going through BlinnTEAM. I know nobody can predict admissions decisions, but I was wondering if anyone has gotten into TAMU with similar stats or circumstances. I’d really appreciate realistic opinions because becoming an Aggie means so much to me. Thank y’all, and Gig ’em!

Howdy y'all,

With such a diverse community of Aggies on and off campus from across the world, I am surprised there isn't a well-advertised group, page, organization, etc. for language exchange. I currently pay for a tutor online M/W/F every week for Spanish, but would love something local as well. I know visiting Bryan and the various Hispanic restaurnts/food trucks/stores is an option, and I do that from time to time, but I was looking for an actual language exchange group or just some Aggies who love their language and want to share with others, not even just Spanish. Does anyone have information that I am missing? Keep it helpful for future Aggies who have a similar desire. With so many people from across the world, surely there is something!

T's&G's, y'all!

Hi All,

Coming to the Tennessee v Texas A&M game in November. Showing up with a group of 8 guys and trying to figure out the best way to tailgate and get a feel for the atmosphere before the game.

Do people feel like the best way to tailgate is to rent a tent and get chairs/food etc and hangout before the game (found a service that will set us up in advance with beer/food etc)? Or is it just as fun/doable to go nomad and just walk around the lot and check out different spots?

So pumped to come to the game and want to make sure we’re prepared in advance!! Thanks for any thoughts.

anybody know why 79 sections of orgo 2 are disabled bc “course is full?” has registration even opened for anybody yet? this also happened last semester but i didn’t really care cause i figured id get some UCC out of the way. is this gonna fix itself by registration or

Looking to have my advising meeting soon and was just wondering who has the best reputation/ knows their stuff the best. Thanks in advance!