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Change or remove Kyle Field's planned 12 Empty Seat Memorial

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David Hyde
12 years ago

Very bad idea. Stop it.

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Joe Le
12 years ago

I bleed maroon.

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Darrell Hunter
12 years ago

There is nothing reflective in the "quantity" of 12 as it relates to the tradition of the 12th man. There is also nothing in an empty seat that represents the 12th Man. This proposed tribute doesn't capture the spirit of the 12th man in any way and it makes no sense..

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Blake Harrison '88
12 years ago

If you want to protect the trademark, then hire better lawyers. This is a horrendously contrived and misguided.

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Doug Coats
12 years ago

This seems like a contrived and forced idea! It is the 12th Man not 12 men. It is empty seats to pay tribute to all of us there standing ready to support our team? How does empty seats promote that? It is going to promote more ridicule and Aggie Jokes which we do not need it is time to put an end to that!!! Erect a statue of E King Gill on the third deck front row. Provide 12 12th Man honary seats for special students at each game or special guest but don't leave them empty and make a mockery of what the 12th Man tradition is really about which is being there and being ready and being heard !!!!!

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William Poe '07
12 years ago

How are empty seats representative of how well the students pack the stands? It's an inversion of logic and we will be ridiculed - for good reason.

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Travis Taylor '97
12 years ago

let the 12th Man/Student Body decide

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K Walker
12 years ago

If this effort continues, at least use the seats for special reasons: special guests, former members of the 12th Man upgrades, current 12th Man upgrades

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Mark Frenzel, PhD '17
12 years ago

1 seat with statue of E. King Gill

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Daniel Arnold '09
12 years ago

It neither honors the 12 students nor symbolizes the 12th man

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David Ferguson
12 years ago

It neither honors the 12 students nor symbolizes the 12th man (which BTW was one guy)

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Lori fritz '98
12 years ago

Makes no sense to me. Deprives 12 people of a seat for no clear purpose.

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Jake Nolan
12 years ago

The things I love at A&M are those that are real, not contrivances.

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Anonymous
12 years ago

This idea is dumb. Please stop. That is all.

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Jay Hudgins
12 years ago

This "memorial" is an obvious marketing ploy and lessens the strength of any tradition or group you are trying to represent.

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Stephen Galvin
12 years ago

At Texas A&M traditions are not objects, they are ACTIONS. These empty seats prevent 12 or more members of the 12th Man from fulfilling their duties. Please do not add this confusing, unneeded memorial/tribute to Kyle.Field.I am not asking for plans to be modified or for the seats to represent another group, I strongly feel they should not be there at all.

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James Earl Rudder
12 years ago

#BTHOemptychairs

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Anonymous
12 years ago

Marketing this tragedy is very poor taste. Please reconsider.

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Ben Tucker
12 years ago

Bad idea is Bad

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Wayne Stehle
12 years ago

Class of 1982