the national champions banners on the season records tables for and on pages and of the media guide with no further explanation are ambiguous in light of the unequivocal statement national championship teams on page if in fact the a m athletic department is now officially claiming the and championships they are contradicting themselves in the very same publication even allowing for typos and work by overly enthusiastic junior staff the media guide is as close to official as any publicly released document by a college athletic department gets i have emailed alan cannon a m 's associate athletic for media relations requesting a brief explanation of the a m athletic department's official position i will post the relevant portions here when he responds and i will be happy to accept his interpretation of a m 's own media guide contradictions and all presumably you and buffs will also accept mr cannon's response as a m 's official position on point