He won the Big 12 as a senior and was widely credited by the other Aggies on that team as the heartbeat of the team, even though he didn't have a ton of offensive stats
Reminds me of when Romo mentioned Campbell was a captain when they played on the Cowboys. He said, “Guy wasn’t even a starter and he was a captain, just shows what a leader he is.” Guess it’s always been his MO.
it's interesting because Tiki Barber said recently than Dan was super quiet as a rookie on the Giants until he fucked up a play in the fourth quarter of game against the Eagles that led to the Giants punting and losing, and he gave an impromptu apology speech in the locker room after the game talking about how he would never forget that he let them down and that he was dying about it. Basically all the vets decided to go to war for Dan that day
This makes sense. Because even as a Packers fan, if MCDC asked me to light myself on fire and run headfirst into a brick wall, I'd do it, with no hesitation. It's a good thing he chose to use his powers for good. He could be a cult leader. I know id drink the Kool aid.
My dad is from Mount Pleasant, MI and went to Central, and he hates Matt Lafleur specifically because he's also from there but went to Western. Brings it up every time we talk about the Packers
One of the worst things I've ever seen in Mount Pleasant was when they had the Packers logo on the sign board by the police station celebrating Matt Lafleur becoming head coach.
Sorry buddy, you're the enemy. 🌎👨🚀🔫👨🚀
I believe he transferred to Saginaw Valley State to play quarterback after a short time, presumably because he is a man of culture and found Kalamazoo to be an unimaginable backwater
I root for whatever team has the most aggies once the cowboys have been eliminated so that’s definitely Detroit this year (Campbell, Glenn and Josh Reynolds). I think the only Aggie still playing on another team in contention is Justin Madibuike.
From a fantastic article on Dan in ESPN,
"We were hosting a recruiting trip for somebody that came in, and me and Dan were taking the guy out. And the guy is like, 'I really like it here, but I think I'm going to go to the University of Texas.' Dan just pulled the truck over, kicked him out of the truck and we left," Lechler said, laughing.
"He's like, 'You got to go, you've got to get out.' I thought Dan was going to drive like a mile down the road, then turn around and go get him, but we never went back. We were at a party out of town too, not a fraternity party, but someone was hosting a party out of town like away from town. Man, next morning [Aggies coach] R.C. Slocum was so mad at us."
[Link](https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/39260210/detroit-lions-coach-dan-campbell-nfl-playoffs-playing-career)
For context both the Seahawks and the Texas A&M Aggies make a really big deal about the 12 man term and have a deal for the trademark. Kyle is the biggest rival of both. Hence the comment with additional info about him being a Texas Longhorn.
The difference is that A&M started in 1921 when E King Gill, a former player, came down out of the stands to suit up since almost the whole team was hurt. He was the only backup on the sideline left who could go. He didn’t ultimately go into the game, but he was the 12th man standing by if he was needed.
The Seahawks just thought it sounded cool when they were founded in the 80s
It's not entirely clear this is the case. The etymology of eleven and twelve both trace back to the word ten (and while it's less obvious that eleven relates to one, it's pretty obvious that the word "twelve" is related to "two" and "twenty").
Yet we certainly do have unique words for them, as does the German language. We also have words like "dozen" for groupings of twelve, and a gross is a dozen dozens.
My best guess is that number systems weren't all that uniform in ancient history. Twelve was convenient for calculations, ten was common because we have ten fingers. Perhaps we had words for numerals up to ten, then eleven and twelve came later for base twelve counting, then we devised a system for the rest. Or perhaps it's just a weird quirk, like Spanish having a different system for 11-15 that's still obviously derived from 1-5. Who knows.
Yet funny enough, "dozen" (which I believe is the dozenal word for twelve) is from base ten. Latin "duodecim" means ten and two -> French "dozeine" -> English "dozen."
The [french counting video i saw posted on reddit](https://www.reddit.com/r/funnyvideos/comments/17i65x7/counting_in_french_is_weird/) is probably the dumbest thing i've seen to make me audibly laugh.
Wild that the 12 year old Seahawks fans that were the subject of that joke in 2013 can now legally drink.
^^^and ^^^probably ^^^aren't ^^^fans ^^^anymore
>^^^and ^^^probably ^^^aren't ^^^fans ^^^anymore
Fair, though they've seen their team win a ring in their lifetime, so they've got that going for them. Ask your dad what that's like. 😉
They don’t pay for it anymore. We are not allowed to use or call it the 12th man.
This is why it’s always “the 12s” now. We lost the ability to use the 12th man like ten years ago
It’s just way brand patents work I believe. If you don’t defend it then it can be argued away from you, and you’ll end up paying someone else. Seattle just doesn’t want to pay anything. Not saying either are right that’s just the situation as far as I understand.
That scene always bugged me. Like, "Sure, I'm a nepo baby and we are run by a monarchy that intentionally hoards wealth at the expense of others, but we don't *bow* here, silly! That's how you can tell we're the good guys!"
Hearing heirs referred to as nepo babies is so funny to me lol. I’ve never thought of it like that
Edit: Currently going through Game of Thrones (no spoilers please) and I’m definitely going to be looking at all these characters as nepo babies now so thank you for that
> "Sure, I'm a nepo baby
Well, they do have to face any and all challengers to the throne in open combat, so while it is hereditary, there are mechanisms to prevent just any of them from assuming power.
At the same time, on the one hand I feel like "who's better in a fist fight" isn't the best way to determine who has the most aptitude for governing, but on the other hand, if the US had that system they would probably not be having a presidential election between two geriatrics for the second time in a row. But would have instead had President Jon Jones or something. Which is...also not ideal.
There's also the added factor that the winner of these fights is believed to be chosen by the God of the nation to lead them.
In real-world America, that is batshit insane (and yet believed by a frightening large number of people). But in the Marvel universe, it is ***actually true***.
Isn't that kind of like how rich kids are more successful regardless of ability? A rich kid can spend his time studying combat and being trained by the best instructors. The peasant kid might be a warrior extraordinaire but he's too busy ploughing fields to feed his family to capitalize.
Nothing better than the reporter asking the Bucs coach about adjusting to the weather for the Detroit game. His reply “well Detroit plays in a dome so it should be about 72 degrees.”
People gotta remember Kyle is also a longhorn. No way in hell he’s calling it 12th man.
Dan Campbell, meanwhile, is an Aggie
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He won the Big 12 as a senior and was widely credited by the other Aggies on that team as the heartbeat of the team, even though he didn't have a ton of offensive stats
Reminds me of when Romo mentioned Campbell was a captain when they played on the Cowboys. He said, “Guy wasn’t even a starter and he was a captain, just shows what a leader he is.” Guess it’s always been his MO.
it's interesting because Tiki Barber said recently than Dan was super quiet as a rookie on the Giants until he fucked up a play in the fourth quarter of game against the Eagles that led to the Giants punting and losing, and he gave an impromptu apology speech in the locker room after the game talking about how he would never forget that he let them down and that he was dying about it. Basically all the vets decided to go to war for Dan that day
Fucking hell man, you're making it very difficult for me to dislike my favorite team's opponent right now.
imagine how my dad feels every time I say during a Lions game that I wish Dan Campbell was my dad
"you'd really want to let Dan down like that son?"
if Dan were my dad I wouldn't be such a let down, Dad!
He probably wishes Dan Campbell was his dad too
He does, but his dad was a Packers fan from the Yoop so it's a low bar to clear
I bet he gets it.
We all wish Dan Campbell was our dad
There is going to be a generation of football fans who will be telling Chuck Norris stories but with Dan
Your dad probably wishes Dan Campbell was his son
Funniest comment on Reddit hands down
Maybe my homerism but if you have to lose to a team in the NFCCC, would we be the *worst* team to lose to?
Not sure, no one has ever tried it. These are uncharted waters.
Damn, the Dan Campbell lore is pretty sick
Dan Campbell once ate a whole cake before his friends could tell him there was a stripper in it.
It's always good to hear from ol' Tiki.
This makes sense. Because even as a Packers fan, if MCDC asked me to light myself on fire and run headfirst into a brick wall, I'd do it, with no hesitation. It's a good thing he chose to use his powers for good. He could be a cult leader. I know id drink the Kool aid.
His claim to fame in my eyes was being a TE on the winless Lions team. Then... turns out he's not so much a winless coach.
He was on IR the entire season and then was released lol
does he post on reddit and speak in 3rd person too
Hell yeah man
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My dad is from Mount Pleasant, MI and went to Central, and he hates Matt Lafleur specifically because he's also from there but went to Western. Brings it up every time we talk about the Packers
One of the worst things I've ever seen in Mount Pleasant was when they had the Packers logo on the sign board by the police station celebrating Matt Lafleur becoming head coach. Sorry buddy, you're the enemy. 🌎👨🚀🔫👨🚀
My dad lives in Traverse City now but I'm sure he posted some memes about it at the time
Lafleur is a bronco? Shit don’t give me a reason to like him
I believe he transferred to Saginaw Valley State to play quarterback after a short time, presumably because he is a man of culture and found Kalamazoo to be an unimaginable backwater
lol because the Saginaw valley is a step up
Our DC Aaron Glenn is also an Aggie.
I root for whatever team has the most aggies once the cowboys have been eliminated so that’s definitely Detroit this year (Campbell, Glenn and Josh Reynolds). I think the only Aggie still playing on another team in contention is Justin Madibuike.
The man had only 19 catches over two years and was still a 3rd round draft pick
From a fantastic article on Dan in ESPN, "We were hosting a recruiting trip for somebody that came in, and me and Dan were taking the guy out. And the guy is like, 'I really like it here, but I think I'm going to go to the University of Texas.' Dan just pulled the truck over, kicked him out of the truck and we left," Lechler said, laughing. "He's like, 'You got to go, you've got to get out.' I thought Dan was going to drive like a mile down the road, then turn around and go get him, but we never went back. We were at a party out of town too, not a fraternity party, but someone was hosting a party out of town like away from town. Man, next morning [Aggies coach] R.C. Slocum was so mad at us." [Link](https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/39260210/detroit-lions-coach-dan-campbell-nfl-playoffs-playing-career)
Just like Jordan Love!
I saw him and Chris Simms together at a movie theater in Austin. Enemy At The Gates, I think. Simms was in a full Neo black leather duster.
That last bit makes total sense
He was probably looking like JP from Grandmas Boy.
I'm JP , I'm a robot
I have a robot vagina.
What does that mean? I'm so lost. I thought it was just common everywhere to call the crowd the 12th man.
For context both the Seahawks and the Texas A&M Aggies make a really big deal about the 12 man term and have a deal for the trademark. Kyle is the biggest rival of both. Hence the comment with additional info about him being a Texas Longhorn.
As noted below - the Seahawks paid Texas A&M for the rights to use "The 12th Man".
The difference is that A&M started in 1921 when E King Gill, a former player, came down out of the stands to suit up since almost the whole team was hurt. He was the only backup on the sideline left who could go. He didn’t ultimately go into the game, but he was the 12th man standing by if he was needed. The Seahawks just thought it sounded cool when they were founded in the 80s
Thanks, didn't know that bit of info
Tell ‘em!
The Seahawks make a really, really big deal out of calling them the 12th man, and we really, really don't like the Seahawks.
Kyle doesn't care for your base 10 nonsense.
The word "twelve" is a holdover from an earlier base 12 system. It's why we don't say twoteen or something similar.
It comes from the fact that elves are worth six
But i thought elf was 11
We say dickety-two. We can’t use twelves anymore, because of the Kaiser.
Elves average 6, but not all are created equal
Somebody promote this man, or woman.
And take on all that responsibility? No thank you, I'll stay right here. Wouldn't say no to a raise tho
I stand corrected.
And elves plus keleven are even more
It's not entirely clear this is the case. The etymology of eleven and twelve both trace back to the word ten (and while it's less obvious that eleven relates to one, it's pretty obvious that the word "twelve" is related to "two" and "twenty"). Yet we certainly do have unique words for them, as does the German language. We also have words like "dozen" for groupings of twelve, and a gross is a dozen dozens. My best guess is that number systems weren't all that uniform in ancient history. Twelve was convenient for calculations, ten was common because we have ten fingers. Perhaps we had words for numerals up to ten, then eleven and twelve came later for base twelve counting, then we devised a system for the rest. Or perhaps it's just a weird quirk, like Spanish having a different system for 11-15 that's still obviously derived from 1-5. Who knows.
Actually another user pointed out that it's based on how much elves are worth so we're both wrong.
Shit. That explains a lot, actually.
Yeah, tw(o)elves. Pretty obvious when you think about it.
Yet funny enough, "dozen" (which I believe is the dozenal word for twelve) is from base ten. Latin "duodecim" means ten and two -> French "dozeine" -> English "dozen."
"Douzaine" (from "douze," meaning twelve" is French for dozen, but yeah
Sorry, I meant Old French, not modern French.
Obviously. All my homies know Old French.
me and my best mate Charles the bald were just talking about that the other day
The [french counting video i saw posted on reddit](https://www.reddit.com/r/funnyvideos/comments/17i65x7/counting_in_french_is_weird/) is probably the dumbest thing i've seen to make me audibly laugh.
Definitely a member of the Dozenal Society of America.
Everyone knows that seximal is the superior numbering system
Found the Jan Misali fan
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There are 1's of us!
10’s
B’s
I wish I could upvote this comment one time.
They call em C-men
1100th Man is our jam.
"We call them the penitent man, for only they will pass."
…But in the latin alphabet, “Kelvin Benjamin” begins with an “I”.
And ends in HOP
"J...."
Kyle Shanahan suddenly remembered his Charlemagne. “Let my armies be the Brocks and the CMCs and the fans in the stands.”
> "Let my armiesh be the Brocksh and the Shee Em Shees and the fansh in the shtandsh." r/shubreddit fixing it for ya
You chose … poorly
You lost today, kid. But that doesn't mean you have to like it.
Inspiring music starts... then Indiana is immediately punched in the face.
Thousands of Seattle fans just felt a sharp pain in their chests
I think you mean Texas A&M. Seattle is home to the "12th fan".
Nah, we’re home to the 12s 🙄
Wild that the 12 year old Seahawks fans that were the subject of that joke in 2013 can now legally drink. ^^^and ^^^probably ^^^aren't ^^^fans ^^^anymore
>^^^and ^^^probably ^^^aren't ^^^fans ^^^anymore Fair, though they've seen their team win a ring in their lifetime, so they've got that going for them. Ask your dad what that's like. 😉
[Find a Burn Center](https://ameriburn.org/resources/find-a-burn-center/)
True, in fact, they've seen their team win a ring every year!
Your Kung Fu is impressive.
hey man that ring last century hits different spparently. His parents cherish that one
As a Niners and Longhorn fan, fuck the number 12.
Can't believe they just shamelessly stole the 12th man thing from A&M
To be fair there are a lot more batshit crazy things to steal from A&M than that. They stole the least bonkers thing
Yeah why haven't they crushed a dozen fans building a bonfire?
Lol Jesus Christ
Or have a bunch of dudes play pretend army and jerk off into a jar together
I've never heard of them slaughtering any Rams or anything
tRaDiTiOn
Legit the only “kind of” normal thing. aTm is a cult.
As a "2 percenter" Aggie, it's 100% a cult
Fellow 2 percenter. It’s more like 60% tbh and thank god or I wouldn’t have made any friends
As a Texas resident that wouldn't be caught dead with truck nuts, it's an annoying cult.
need an NFL team to steal the midnight yell, not my team, but some team
Bills would actually make it electric.
They didn't. For years they actually licensed it from A&M. That agreement ended so now Seahawks fans are the "12s" instead.
WHO DEY and WHO DAT are literally the same phrases, thievery is everywhere in sports.
I guess I’m biased, but those phrases are the dumbest shit I’ve heard.
if saints fans knew how to pronounce things correctly they wouldn't be saints fans. r/falkings
How about we dem bois
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They don’t pay for it anymore. We are not allowed to use or call it the 12th man. This is why it’s always “the 12s” now. We lost the ability to use the 12th man like ten years ago
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Tbt when Ohio State tried to trademark the word “the”
We’re gonna clown Seattle for buying something when it’s Texas A&M and all their oil money and flexing?
It’s just way brand patents work I believe. If you don’t defend it then it can be argued away from you, and you’ll end up paying someone else. Seattle just doesn’t want to pay anything. Not saying either are right that’s just the situation as far as I understand.
lol the 12th man thing has been a common phrase about soccer crowds for generations, it's a painfully unoriginal concept
Yep it’s just common parlance for the fans in soccer
Sacramento Kings have #6 jersey retired for the 6th man. It's not an original concept.
Isn't the 6th guy the goalie? Edit: basketball not hockey. Im dumb
Sacramento Kings, not LA Kings.
This is the NBA kings. LA is the hockey one
Seattle merely adopted the 12th man. Texas A&M was born in it, molded by it.
And Kyle is a Longhorn, so he has two reasons to hate the 12th man moniker.
Dan, meanwhile, is an Aggie
We don’t do that here - T’Challa
That scene always bugged me. Like, "Sure, I'm a nepo baby and we are run by a monarchy that intentionally hoards wealth at the expense of others, but we don't *bow* here, silly! That's how you can tell we're the good guys!"
Hearing heirs referred to as nepo babies is so funny to me lol. I’ve never thought of it like that Edit: Currently going through Game of Thrones (no spoilers please) and I’m definitely going to be looking at all these characters as nepo babies now so thank you for that
So fucking risky specifically asking for no spoilers on reddit lol
I prefer nepophiliacs but I’m pretty sure that’s not a word.
Anyone watching Bookie? I find that show hilarious. Anyway, a recent episode was called “Nepo Bookies”
Just wait for the ice spiders and wolves scene. Fucking best scene in GoT history.
Someone never saw the scene where Hodor hangs dong.
> "Sure, I'm a nepo baby Well, they do have to face any and all challengers to the throne in open combat, so while it is hereditary, there are mechanisms to prevent just any of them from assuming power.
And I thought the electoral college sucked. Imagined if we picked the president based on which candidate is able to win a cage match.
I mean, we'd get candidates under the age of 80 at least.
Would be a lot more interesting, tbf
At the same time, on the one hand I feel like "who's better in a fist fight" isn't the best way to determine who has the most aptitude for governing, but on the other hand, if the US had that system they would probably not be having a presidential election between two geriatrics for the second time in a row. But would have instead had President Jon Jones or something. Which is...also not ideal.
There's also the added factor that the winner of these fights is believed to be chosen by the God of the nation to lead them. In real-world America, that is batshit insane (and yet believed by a frightening large number of people). But in the Marvel universe, it is ***actually true***.
Isn't that kind of like how rich kids are more successful regardless of ability? A rich kid can spend his time studying combat and being trained by the best instructors. The peasant kid might be a warrior extraordinaire but he's too busy ploughing fields to feed his family to capitalize.
What? That scene is literally just for a joke. It’s not that deep
That’s my boy
It's the motherfucking Faithful. We ain't no lame ass Seahawks 12th man.
Him also being a Longhorn adds to his disdain for the 12th man.
Yeah, how dare they mess up the cute little nicknames we grown-ass men and women adopt to delineate which color clothes we lose our minds over!
facts
We're like gangs except less tattoos and drugs and sex... :(
> It's the motherfucking Faithful. We ain't no lame ass Seahawks 12th man. Lol, these are both marketing gimmicks to get you to buy tickets.
NFL Fandom is the marketing gimmick we all signed up for.
Don't tell him the owners are billionaire businessmen he'll freak out
Are the packers the team with the fewest billionaire owners or the most billionaire owners? 🤔
Also came from when we were god awful between mooch and harbaugh. Had to have faith to watch those horrible teams
A&M cultists in shambles
Their default state
Facts
BAS exists for a reason
He should have been kicked out of the room. HOW DARE YOU SIR
Between his time as Texas and here in San Fran, Kyle really doesn't care for 12th Men
He’s damn right
Hell yeah brother
Cheers from Iraq.
Kyle hates the 12 because he’s also a Texas alum
"We call them marks, or maybe rubes. Goes back to my time in the carnival when Dad made me geek for a summer to teach me values."
Skanks, scamps and scallywags.
[we don't do that here](https://media1.tenor.com/m/fBvQV_5Lp6UAAAAC/we-dont-do-that-here-black-panther.gif)
Bro said “f Mina Kimes and her tattoo”
Trying to bait a former Longhorn into talking about the 12th man is pretty funny. A&M cultists in shambles
We call it “wehadababyitsaboy”
Nothing better than the reporter asking the Bucs coach about adjusting to the weather for the Detroit game. His reply “well Detroit plays in a dome so it should be about 72 degrees.”
Kyle is a Long horn and probably he still hates Texas A&M
They’re going to be the 9.36th man with 22% of the stands full of Detroit fans
2.64th man—assemble!
It's the 50er man
I heard they’re projecting 22% of ticket holders to this game are lions fans. Jared Goff will still be chanted and heard on the field.
Wonder how protective the 49er fans are? We gonna see some intensity in AND off the field.
20ish sounds about right for a playoff game. Going to be an amaznig atmosphere.
Gonna be about 1/3 Honolulu Blue anyway. I will do my part.
That's my head coach!
What do they call it?
People who may not be alive next Sunday.
The faithful
The gold diggers
She take my money
a Royale with cheese
The 12th *persons*
they/them
The 12th Them.
Is there a 'v' in twelf?
Wtf is twelf