A&T-roy
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Post by A&T-roy on Jun 28, 2022 0:13:23 GMT -5
For me, our national brand was very good considering we play at the FCS level (see the change in our recruits, etc.). We were far above virtually any other HBCU and most FCS PWI's. I think it just looks worse than it might be otherwise because of what Deion has done for JSU...with a few others (Simmons, Hue & Maynor) riding his coat tails because they compete against him in the SWAC. George (TSU) ain't much of a presence other than being another high profile former NFL player going to an HBCU. Sometimes I think we have a much higher idea of who we are and think we should be than who we actually are. As an example, the number of people thinking we should have gotten a lot more money for the the stadium naming based on their "thoughts" of how "famous" or "big time" we were and not really understanding how those things are determined (traffic, events, etc.). Hey we've always had an inflated opinion of everything A&T...until we eventually get pimp slapped back to reality. And it will happen. But that's what Aggies Do! And that inflated opinion is why other HBCUs hate us. And enjoy watching us get pimp slapped. But we will claw our way out of this hole eventually! Starting on 9/3!
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