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I have no problem with politely asking. But you're fricking high if you don't think there aren't overzealous Aggies that don't yell at people who DON'T take off their hats, or who might have walked on the grass. That's indisputable. You don't respect the dead by disrespecting the living.

The overzealous Aggies are roundly criticized for their behavior. We pride ourselves on being hospitable, and that shite is unacceptable. By the same token, though, quit acting like yelling at people in the MSC for their hats being on is a widespread, rampant occurrence. It's not, most of the time it's folks politely asking.

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I'm not the one who defended that behavior. Soldiers do. Those same soldiers who died, who you guys are so gung-ho about respecting, DIED defending our right to exhibit behavior such as those who might not want to take their hats off. So you're basically saying that their sacrifice wasn't worth anything, because you're going to yell at people who don't "respect" them.

I notice you conveniently avoided the point I made about playing nice in other people's houses. When I go to any other campus in America, I respect the traditions of the host school, even if they might seem ridiculous from my perspective. You're not an a-hole for exercising your freedoms--you're an a-hole for being impolite. Is it against the law? No. That's not what people are implying. Is it rude and really uncalled for? Yes.

Bottom line:

--Aggies should be polite and not yell at folks who have no clue of our various traditions (usually not a problem--we routinely are rated as one of the friendliest gameday hosts in the country)

--People should be respectful of other campuses traditions. Yeah, it's ok to poke fun at what makes another fanbase tick, but in practice, it's just needless to upset folks simply because you can.

ETA: Gotta head out the door, so I'm done for awhile. I'm sure we'll go around the horn about this next time it comes up, though, ocelot