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Originally posted by Lindz928
FYI: this is the information I found on the Tweltfh Man at A&M
http://aggietraditions.tamu.edu/12thman.shtml
"The tradition of the Twelfth Man was born on the second of January 1922, when an underdog Aggie team was playing Centre College, then the nation's top ranked team. As the hard fought game wore on, and the Aggies dug deeply into their limited reserves, Coach Dana X. Bible remembered a squad man who was not in uniform. He had been up in the press box helping reporters identify players. His name was E. King Gill, and was a former football player who was only playing basketball. Gill was called from the stands, suited up, and stood ready throughout the rest of the game, which A&M finally won 22-14. When the game ended, E. King Gill was the only man left standing on the sidelines for the Aggies. Gill later said, "I wish I could say that I went in and ran for the winning touchdown, but I did not. I simply stood by in case my team needed me.".................. This tradition took on a new look in the 1980's when Coach Jackie Sherrill started the 12th Man Kick-Off Team composed of regular students through open tryouts. This 12th Man team performed very well and held opponents to one of the lowest yards per return averages in the league. Later, Head Coach R.C. Slocum changed the team to allow only one representative of the 12th Man on the kick off team. The 12th Man tradition also took musical form. The 12th Man sings this song after each game in which the Aggies are outscored."
Seattle may have been using it since the 1980s... But this started in 1922. That's a hell of a lot longer.
The thing that bothers me most about this is that people are using it as another reason to talk shit about my school.... And I find that insulting. 
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There is nothing wrong with A&M, sure, I go to UT, but I still believe that A&M is a very good school and produces very successful people.
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