come on, Dr. Gates, you have to get beyond rookie status before you leave. Keep posting!
and please, tell me hi, so I can tell my grandkids!
and please, tell me hi, so I can tell my grandkids!
9:57p, 12/7/06
Dr. Gates, are you aware that there is a true American hero who posts on this site? His username is Man Named Don. I salute his service!
P.S. Good luck in Washington!
P.S. Good luck in Washington!
9:57p, 12/7/06
Dr. Gates -
I can't thank you enough for the great things you have done for this University and our country. You are the definition of what it means to be a Texas Aggie.
Gig 'Em and God Bless.
Josh '02
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I can't thank you enough for the great things you have done for this University and our country. You are the definition of what it means to be a Texas Aggie.
Gig 'Em and God Bless.
Josh '02
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9:57p, 12/7/06
Dr. Gates,
You have lead with conviction and courage – thank you for making our great university even better. I wish you the best in Washington – Godspeed.
If you ever need a place to retreat, TexAgs and the Aggie community are here for you. We can provide plenty of encouragement and laughs.
Gig’em!
Brandon ‘95
TexAgs.com
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You have lead with conviction and courage – thank you for making our great university even better. I wish you the best in Washington – Godspeed.
If you ever need a place to retreat, TexAgs and the Aggie community are here for you. We can provide plenty of encouragement and laughs.
Gig’em!
Brandon ‘95
TexAgs.com
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9:57p, 12/7/06
Dr. Gates,
I sincerely thank you for all of your hard work.
Thanks, Gig 'Em, and God bless.
I sincerely thank you for all of your hard work.
Thanks, Gig 'Em, and God bless.
9:58p, 12/7/06
Brandon,
Give Dr. Gates an Ag tag or a Spirit tag and a star so he can post on Aggies Only!
We need posters of his caliber there!
Gig'em Dr. Gates!
Give Dr. Gates an Ag tag or a Spirit tag and a star so he can post on Aggies Only!
We need posters of his caliber there!
Gig'em Dr. Gates!
9:59p, 12/7/06
Book of the Month ... Undaunted Courage.
Thanks and Gig'em!
It's obvious you've touched many lives. Please do come back (if not as President) and visit often. You'll always have a place at our table!
Thanks and Gig'em!
It's obvious you've touched many lives. Please do come back (if not as President) and visit often. You'll always have a place at our table!
9:59p, 12/7/06
p.s. I believe in the great man theory too!
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9:59p, 12/7/06
Good thing you waited until after the confirmation to out yourself... I can see it now...
SENATOR KENNEDY: Dr. Gates, would you please explain your post on texags? Specifically, the one titled "Photoshop of Listeater."
SENATOR KENNEDY: Dr. Gates, would you please explain your post on texags? Specifically, the one titled "Photoshop of Listeater."
10:00p, 12/7/06
Dr. Gates,
You exemplify the Aggie Spirit more than anyone I have ever seen. We were honored to have you in Aggieland while you were here, but we all understand that you must serve this great nation. You make everyone associated with Texas A&M University beam with pride!
You, Sir, will always be an Aggie. Thank you so much for what you have done for us, and God bless you and your family into your next journey.
Get ranger65 an AG tag!
You exemplify the Aggie Spirit more than anyone I have ever seen. We were honored to have you in Aggieland while you were here, but we all understand that you must serve this great nation. You make everyone associated with Texas A&M University beam with pride!
You, Sir, will always be an Aggie. Thank you so much for what you have done for us, and God bless you and your family into your next journey.
Get ranger65 an AG tag!
10:01p, 12/7/06
Gates made a photoshop of Listeater?
God I hate not having a star (for the search). If Gates starts posting on Aggies Only I'll start subscribing.
God I hate not having a star (for the search). If Gates starts posting on Aggies Only I'll start subscribing.
10:01p, 12/7/06
One of my daughters is an '07 and would appreciate it if your signature was on her diploma. I hope it happens.
God bless you and God bless America.
God bless you and God bless America.
10:02p, 12/7/06
This thread is destined to set a record, which will be a fitting TexAgs honor to Dr. Gates.
Dr. Gates, you have earned the eternal respect and admiration of Aggies for your dedicated service and leadership. You will be sorely missed, but much of the sting is salved in the knowledge you will be doing an even bigger service to the entire nation, and indeed the free world. Godspeed in your critical mission, and heartfelt thanks for your sacrifices here and yet to come.
Mark Riser ' 71
Dr. Gates, you have earned the eternal respect and admiration of Aggies for your dedicated service and leadership. You will be sorely missed, but much of the sting is salved in the knowledge you will be doing an even bigger service to the entire nation, and indeed the free world. Godspeed in your critical mission, and heartfelt thanks for your sacrifices here and yet to come.
Mark Riser ' 71
10:02p, 12/7/06
Someday, somewhere, after getting fustrated trying to explain the Spirit of Aggieland, you sir, will finally tell your audience:
From the outside, you can't understand it, from the inside you can't explain it!
It is really not meant for everyone but for those the Spirit touches, it is as real as home.
From the outside, you can't understand it, from the inside you can't explain it!
It is really not meant for everyone but for those the Spirit touches, it is as real as home.
10:04p, 12/7/06
Dr. Gates
You sir should have your name and picture beside the definition of an Aggie.
You sir should have your name and picture beside the definition of an Aggie.
10:04p, 12/7/06
quote:
Wake up and smell the coffee. A&M's trademark was protected only for college teams -- not the pros. We had a weak legal hand to play. This deal gives A&M a legal basis now to protect the 12th Man trademark in the pros because the Seahawks have recognized our claim and are going to pay us to license it. Not for a buck but for $100k plus enforcement costs each year. The administration made this deal, not Athletics. If you think they'll license the 12th Man to anyone else, you have not been paying attention. But we do now have a much stronger case for extending trademark protection to the pros as well as colleges. Moore took a weak case and built us a wall -- and got money for it besides.
Nice...
Thanks for being a bad ass and realizing what A&M can be and putting us in a position to reach that potential.
10:04p, 12/7/06
quote:
Someday, somewhere, after getting fustrated trying to explain the Spirit of Aggieland, you sir, will finally tell your audience:
From the outside, you can't understand it, from the inside you can't explain it!
I believe he has said on multiple occasions that he doesn't like that saying...
10:05p, 12/7/06
thank you for everything Dr. Gates, good luck with everything in DC and please come back when your done!!!
10:06p, 12/7/06
Dr. Gates handed me my diploma; there is no higher honor than that.
Thank you for your service, sir!
Thank you for your service, sir!
10:06p, 12/7/06
Dr. Gates, I want to thank you for all that you have done for the school. We could not have asked for a better leader.
My children will hear good stories about that photo.
Thank you and Gig'em!
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My children will hear good stories about that photo.
Thank you and Gig'em!
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10:06p, 12/7/06
As added evidence that this is the coolest thread on TexAgs, it has managed to move from me from my staunchly-held position that I would not venture into the sports boards ;-)
Dr. Gates rocks. I'd go fist-to-fist with the CiC to keep him, but I doubt that'd be kosher.
Dr. Gates rocks. I'd go fist-to-fist with the CiC to keep him, but I doubt that'd be kosher.
10:06p, 12/7/06
quote:
From the outside, you can't understand it, from the inside you can't explain it!
As I recall from reading the article in Texas Monthly, he's not particularly fond of that saying.
From the article:
quote:
And you might consider whether a saying that Aggies have about that spirit—“From the outside, you can’t understand it; from the inside, you can’t explain it”—serves Texas A&M well or badly.
It so happens that Robert M. Gates, the president of Texas A&M University, has been thinking about these exact questions for the past four years. Don’t tell him that A&M can’t be explained. “I hate that phrase,” he says. “I don’t think it’s accurate. Texas A&M is a unique blending of academic excellence, tradition, and spirit. That is explainable.”
10:07p, 12/7/06
As the realization dawns on me that you'll be leaving and I see all those requests for your signature on their diplomas, it truly breaks my heart that you may not come back as our President and that someone else's signature will be on my diploma who's spot should be reserved for you,
Thank you Dr. Gates for everything
Thank you Dr. Gates for everything
10:09p, 12/7/06
Dr. Gates,
I am so unbelievably proud that someone like you is representing my school in Washington. I was sad to hear you were leaving but duty calls, and there's not a better man for the job. You embody the Aggie Spirit like most of us only wish we could... you'll be missed. I would love for you to come back after your job is done but if not I'll just be thankful that we were blessed enough to have you while we did.
Gig'em
BigFinch07
I am so unbelievably proud that someone like you is representing my school in Washington. I was sad to hear you were leaving but duty calls, and there's not a better man for the job. You embody the Aggie Spirit like most of us only wish we could... you'll be missed. I would love for you to come back after your job is done but if not I'll just be thankful that we were blessed enough to have you while we did.
Gig'em
BigFinch07