My Favorite Nt Tradition

[emmitt01]

Yes people, we do have traditions. We have "Boomer", we have the McConnell tower lights, we have the Eagle claw, the alma mater etc. But we have one tradition that is far more consistent and widely known than any of these.

We have the annual "Fouts Dash." What's that? You're not familiar with the Fouts Dash? That's where we pump up the students during freshman orientation, advertise the first home game heavily on campus, tell the students that with their support and attendance we can go to the next level...then get them all inside of the stadium and promptly treat them to a blowout loss. Then they do the Fouts Dash. They dash out of Fouts sometime between halftime and the fourth quarter never to return again.

[chrisfisher]

I busted out laughing so hard!!!

[Dodge2007]

The Fouts dash is a shame. I second guess A&M all the time but one thing you never second guess is their student pride and spirit. Those kids never boo out loud and rarely leave the stadium regardless. UNT can learn from that.

[GoMeanGreen1999]

The Fouts dash is a shame. I second guess A&M all the time but one thing you never second guess is their student pride and spirit. Those kids never boo out loud and rarely leave the stadium regardless. UNT can learn from that.

You must be busy on saturdays now going to both UNT and Aggie games. Seriously though, you don't think the Aggie students ever boo?

[GoMeanGreen1999]

Yes people, we do have traditions. We have "Boomer", we have the McConnell tower lights, we have the Eagle claw, the alma mater etc. But we have one tradition that is far more consistent and widely known than any of these.

We have the annual "Fouts Dash." What's that? You're not familiar with the Fouts Dash? That's where we pump up the students during freshman orientation, advertise the first home game heavily on campus, tell the students that with their support and attendance we can go to the next level...then get them all inside of the stadium and promptly treat them to a blowout loss. Then they do the Fouts Dash. They dash out of Fouts sometime between halftime and the fourth quarter never to return again.

Funny and Genious at the same time.

[bigntex]

You must be busy on saturdays now going to both UNT and Aggie games. Seriously though, you don't think the Aggie students ever boo?

I have been to an A&M game and stood with some friends. They make some kind of hissing noise to boo but its for the referees only.

A&M, like them or hate them, you have to respect their student body. They have many long standing traditions and one is "that they never boo their own." (out loud) They never have boo sessions, ever.

[chrisfisher]

They never have boo sessions, ever.

They also never have blow out losses to local mid-major opponents.

Edited September 8, 2008 by chrisfisher

[Dodge2007]

They also never have blow out losses to local mid-major opponents.

No blow out loss but a loss to ARk. State is brutal in front of over 85,000 people.

[oldguystudent]

A&M, like them or hate them, you have to respect their student body. They have many long standing traditions and one is "that they never boo their own." (out loud) They never have boo sessions, ever.

Yeah, but they sometimes take it a wee bit too far. I've worked with a few aggies, and it's like, "Dude, really. It's freaking Tuesday afternoon and it's April. You're 54 years old, and you want me to admire the beauty that is your aggie ring ah-gain." I'm all for being a fan and supporter of your school, but Aggies (and some Longhorns too) make it their whole identity for the rest of their lives.

[Rudy]

I have been to an A&M game and stood with some friends. They make some kind of hissing noise to boo but its for the referees only.

And they reserve the sword pulling for the opposing cheerleaders

But my favorite NT tradition are the post game fireworks after every loss.

[drex]

Robots seldom cause trouble.

[Quoner]

Robots seldom cause trouble.

They also seldom start chants and play music when the offense has the ball.

[KingDL1]

They also seldom start chants and play music when the offense has the ball.

I can't believe this still happens, I mean really how hard is this to fix? RV please fix this please talk to the Cheerleaders!!!!

[jimmyjames_99]

They also seldom start chants and play music when the offense has the ball.

I noticed how it only seemed to be a problem when we had the ball. The band was usually quite when Tulsa was on offense.

[Stan R]

I noticed how it only seemed to be a problem when we had the ball. The band was usually quite when Tulsa was on offense.

BRILLIANT!!!

[emmitt01]

I'm all for being a fan and supporter of your school, but Aggies (and some Longhorns too) make it their whole identity for the rest of their lives.

Hey! Some of us resemble that remark.

Edited September 8, 2008 by emmitt01