A&M Traditions & College Station

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For those going to the game Saturday:

College Station folks are definitely good folks and will welcome you. Their stadium is really, really nice too.

If you get a chance, go to the midnight yell at the stadium on Friday night for the Aggie War Hymn. This is one of their big traditions and we will hear that song again on Saturday.

Hullabaloo Diner is an awesome little place to eat at as well if you are looking for some food. There are several good barbecue joints and a place with great catfish, but I cannot recall the name.

The George Bush library is also there for those who have an interest.

See you in College Station!!! Go Big Orange!!!
 
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I was hoping to get by Hullabaloo. Will they be on a long wait all of game day? I am hanging out with family in Dallas on Friday and can't get down to College Station until Saturday.
 
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They're a pesky fanbase with a lot of weird traditions. They were a perfect fit for the SEC.
 
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I'm here in San Antonio on biz...

Sporting PMS 151 and my "T"...

Interesting feedback from UTjr folks and Aggies...

UTjr - actually have their own dumpster fire smoldering...and they DON'T know what is coming next,

Aggies mention the Cotton Bowl Beat Down almost every conversation. (frankly, not even in my Top 25 Tennessee "memory-bank")

Heading up Friday afternoon...

Scored a single ticket through a fine member here...

Looking forward to it.

EXPECTING a "W"...too much must happen, but will be cheering it will...

And singing "Rocky Top" till I can't utter a noise vocally (NO "WOO" included!)
 
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NeylandX5 said:
I was hoping to get by Hullabaloo. Will they be on a long wait all of game day? I am hanging out with family in Dallas on Friday and can't get down to College Station until Saturday.
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Yes, Hullabaloo wait will be long on Saturday. It opens at 9. Earlier wil be better, but with the earlier game there will likely be a wait from open to kickoff. If you're willing to eat in the bar building or patio rather than the diner car, then the wait tends to be better (but menu is limited). If you go, just remember to take into account traffic to get to the game. Wellborn Rd and 2818 going towards campus from that part of town slow down quite a bit as kickoff approaches.

Other good suggestions for food: Fargo (BBQ), Koppe Bridge (burger), Fuego (tacos).

If you want to grab a drink in Northgate: Rebels (great beer selection and big space with good porch), Rough Draft (great whisky & bourbon selection), or West End Elixir (great mixed drinks & outdoor seating).

As a Vol that just moved away from Aggieland, I agree on Aggies being great, welcoming folks. And that Midnight Yell is a must attend - it's a one of a kind college football tradition. Just be sure to wear your orange. You may get heckled a bit, but it'll be in good fun.
 
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Must go to the Dixie Chicken! I highly recommend all Vols go there. No other bar embodies A&M spirit and tradition like the Chicken.
 
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Aggie traditions certainly make for a "unique" game day experience; with a lot of opposing fanbases probably wondering what the heck they are witnessing.

Just know that most of the traditions date waaaaay back to the 1930's or even earlier, when A&M was an all-male military school. No females available to be cheerleaders then; so none now! The yells you hear in the stands today are done exactly like they were done so many years ago, right down to the strange looking gyrations of the yell-leaders.

Basically, it's generation after generation of Aggies honoring the history of the university. The Corps of Cadets is now a very small percentage of the overall student population, but they are known as the "keepers of the Spirit". Without them, the traditions would likely start to fade away, and we'd end up being a clone of all of the other pom-pom waving SEC schools (not that there's anything wrong with that :) )
 
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I wish I was staying closer to College Station. I would love to go to the midnight yell practice just to see it. That's a pretty cool tradition.
 
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I'd like to see the Midnight Yell too but won't get to CS til Sat AM. Always liked A&M especially over Univ of Tejas
Hope that's still true come Sat night.
Should be fun... I'll only lack LSWho after sat to see a game in! (Thanks Katrina & Rita!!)
 
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Moto Ag said:
Aggie traditions certainly make for a "unique" game day experience; with a lot of opposing fanbases probably wondering what the heck they are witnessing.

Just know that most of the traditions date waaaaay back to the 1930's or even earlier, when A&M was an all-male military school. No females available to be cheerleaders then; so none now! The yells you hear in the stands today are done exactly like they were done so many years ago, right down to the strange looking gyrations of the yell-leaders.

Basically, it's generation after generation of Aggies honoring the history of the university. The Corps of Cadets is now a very small percentage of the overall student population, but they are known as the "keepers of the Spirit". Without them, the traditions would likely start to fade away, and we'd end up being a clone of all of the other pom-pom waving SEC schools (not that there's anything wrong with that :) )
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THanks for posting..
 
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Luckily ill be staying 4 miles from campus. Ill be going to the midnight yell. My wife is an Aggie fan and has never went to midnight yell herself. Looking forward to seeing their traditions. GBO
 
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Moto Ag said:
Aggie traditions certainly make for a "unique" game day experience; with a lot of opposing fanbases probably wondering what the heck they are witnessing.

Just know that most of the traditions date waaaaay back to the 1930's or even earlier, when A&M was an all-male military school. No females available to be cheerleaders then; so none now! The yells you hear in the stands today are done exactly like they were done so many years ago, right down to the strange looking gyrations of the yell-leaders.

Basically, it's generation after generation of Aggies honoring the history of the university. The Corps of Cadets is now a very small percentage of the overall student population, but they are known as the "keepers of the Spirit". Without them, the traditions would likely start to fade away, and we'd end up being a clone of all of the other pom-pom waving SEC schools (not that there's anything wrong with that :) )
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I dont care what other say I love the AM traditions. Makes them unique and a goodfit for the SEC
 
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