Alcorn, Rivalry or Not?

[Jesse Jackson's Side eye]

Question for the Diehards of this Site:

With our 3-1 record against Alcorn, and the amount of trash talk between the two fan bases, Do we as Aggie Fans consider the Braves a rival or not?

[Aggie77]

Not, where is the trash talking taking place?

[aggieblackie2]

We only meet them during special events and maybe one time on our regular schedule.

Their fans like to talk "smack" just as Jackson State's fans. If we played them on a regular basis like every year, I think it could or would become a rivalry.

I do enjoy T spanking their football team.

I wish we could play Alcorn and other teams in the SWAC in basketball also.

[aggieblackie2]

The trash talking takes place at tailgate areas, hotels, public transportation, arenas and in the general public.

If you wear your A&T paraphernalia in these above areas you more than likely get trash talked to you friendly and unfriendly.

[Bornthrilla]

How would Alcorn even be in position to talk trash to us?

Every time I have ran into an Alcorn fan in Atlanta they behaved like perfect gentlemen. Those cats know what time it is.

[marchingband1969]

Hail naw they aint no rival... they are just the SWAC's designated "offering" for us at the Celebration Bowl. If we played them more frequently or they dusted us a few times it might evolve into more of a rivalry. You've got to have more than a vocal smack talking fan base to have a rivalry.

[Maxell]

Alcorn is an aberration. No excitement at all related to playing them since they miffed us on a home and home about 15-20 years ago. The Celebration Bowl did nothing to change that for me. Just beat dey azz and keep going.

[DOOMS]

They're not on our level in any way shape or form. I don't mean that to be derogatory but what do we have in common?

We're both hbcus with good football programs. That's about it. We're located nowhere near each other. Culturally almost completely different. Their football history outshines ours by a great deal. We recently have gotten the upper hand. I'd say we have no "rivals" per se in the swac. Different region, different standards.

I don't know who should be more insulted by the insinuation we could be rivals, them or us lol.

[Bornthrilla]

Them dudes aint saying nothing on social media.

[numberonebrave]

Wish we could play every year🏈👌🏿 but that can't happen... Alcorn owes A&T a game... Make it happen one more time😀

[aggieblackie2]

I ain't seen too many gentlemen from Alcorn. I ain't seen that many ladies either. Even though they get their butts kicked a few both men and women try to talk smack and that is a fact.

[thewinner]

So am I the only one that is tired of playing Alcorn?

[Blackfoot]

Nah. Nope. Personally I don't consider them a rival. As I look back over history though, we do owe Prairie View, Alabama St., and Southern a few arse whoopings.

[thefriscotxaggie]

Dec 15, 2020 12:52:14 GMT -5 DOOMS said:

They're not on our level in any way shape or form. I don't mean that to be derogatory but what do we have in common?

We're both hbcus with good football programs. That's about it. We're located nowhere near each other. Culturally almost completely different. Their football history outshines ours by a great deal. We recently have gotten the upper hand. I'd say we have no "rivals" per se in the swac. Different region, different standards.

I don't know who should be more insulted by the insinuation we could be rivals, them or us lol.

The only school that is sorta kinda a Rivalry in the SWAC in Grambling even though Broadway has retired just due to the history. In addition with us being tagged the top HBCU football program in the land a and Nationally ranked FCS program upsets the Grambling folks. I see them all the time here in Dallas area they sort kinda like FAMU and feel any top titles belong to them

[Aggie One]

A non issue.