Wednesday, July 31, 2013
Wednesday, July 17, 2013
And Now, a Little Perspective
As feared, JFF has turned out to be a punk...an immature, arrogant, bone-headed d.b. (and I don't mean defensive back). Since the end of bowl season, Aggies everywhere (meaning me) have been praying to Whomever to please oh please oh please just let JFF not eff up before (or during) next season. Is that too much to ask? After that, who cares? (and so, the ugly truth: I just want the Aggies to succeed and I really don't care if they are led by this dope. It is all about the football). Needless to say, JFF's antics the last few weeks have caused heartburn for us all (meaning me) and fueled renewed bargaining with the Almighty Whomever.
But wait. In this article by Tim Colishaw, which appeared in today's Dallas Morning News, we are reminded that JFF's foibles are more of the minor "20 year old drunk college boy" variety than the "this is a really bad dude" variety. Perspective: it's a good thing.
At 20, I did my share of idiotic, immature, bone-headed things and I turned out ok (mostly). Of course, I didn't have the laser beam of the national media focused on me at every moment but what if I had? Yes, JFF is in the spotlight because he chose to play football, and then he played it damn well, but shouldn't he be cut the same slack we would cut any other 20 year-old bone-headed college boy? He hasn't robbed, abused, killed----he's gotten drunk, missed work, mouthed-off, showed-off and generally behaved badly. Do I wish he hadn't? Yes. Does he deserve condemnation? No.
That said, I do wish Sumlin or sum-one would snatch JFF baldheaded and take away his bucket of dumbshit ice cream. Gig em.
But wait. In this article by Tim Colishaw, which appeared in today's Dallas Morning News, we are reminded that JFF's foibles are more of the minor "20 year old drunk college boy" variety than the "this is a really bad dude" variety. Perspective: it's a good thing.
At 20, I did my share of idiotic, immature, bone-headed things and I turned out ok (mostly). Of course, I didn't have the laser beam of the national media focused on me at every moment but what if I had? Yes, JFF is in the spotlight because he chose to play football, and then he played it damn well, but shouldn't he be cut the same slack we would cut any other 20 year-old bone-headed college boy? He hasn't robbed, abused, killed----he's gotten drunk, missed work, mouthed-off, showed-off and generally behaved badly. Do I wish he hadn't? Yes. Does he deserve condemnation? No.
That said, I do wish Sumlin or sum-one would snatch JFF baldheaded and take away his bucket of dumbshit ice cream. Gig em.
Friday, July 12, 2013
Whoop!
JFF on the cover of Texas Football Magazine:
Haven't read the analysis of A&M, but according to SBaskind, it is very interesting.
Thursday, May 23, 2013
It Had to be Yu
Check out this cool video showing Yu Darvish's different pitches....all with the same delivery.
Tuesday, February 5, 2013
Looking Through Maroon Colored Glasses
Am I crazy, or do the Ags have a pretty easy-looking schedule next year (but for Bama and LSU)? Seems to me that both Arkansas and Auburn would have to improve immeasurably to be a threat next year. I am assuming that we don't lose much on offense, even with the loss of Joeckel, and that we continue to improve on defense. The latter will be tough, since we are losing a bunch of seniors, but I think we have some good recruits and I like our DC.
Oxey predicts that next year will be JFF's last year and I think he's correct. Might need to go see a game in person next year.
Here is the schedule:
Oxey predicts that next year will be JFF's last year and I think he's correct. Might need to go see a game in person next year.
Here is the schedule:
| 2013 Texas A&M Football Schedule | ||||
| Day | Date | Opponent | Location | Time |
| Saturday | Aug. 31 | Rice | Kyle Field | TBA |
| Saturday | Sept. 7 | Sam Houston State | Kyle Field | TBA |
| Saturday | Sept. 14 | Alabama* | Kyle Field | TBA |
| Saturday | Sept. 21 | SMU | Kyle Field | TBA |
| Saturday | Sept. 28 | at Arkansas* | Fayetteville, Ark. | TBA |
| Open Date | ||||
| Saturday | Oct. 12 | at Ole Miss* | Oxford, Miss. | TBA |
| Saturday | Oct. 19 | Auburn* | Kyle Field | TBA |
| Saturday | Oct. 26 | Vanderbilt* | Kyle Field | TBA |
| Open Date | ||||
| Saturday | Nov. 9 | Mississippi State* | Kyle Field | TBA |
| Saturday | Nov. 16 | New Mexico | Kyle Field | TBA |
| Saturday | Nov. 23 | at LSU* | Baton Rouge, La. | TBA |
| Saturday | Nov. 30 | at Missouri* | Columbia, Mo. | TBA |
| Saturday | Dec. 7 | SEC Championship Game | Atlanta, Ga. | TBA |
Thursday, January 10, 2013
Johnny, Be Good
An Aggie friend sent me this article about JFF that appeared in today's Bryan Eagle. I can't really get too upset with the partying and the pics. Honestly, I think he does some of this on purpose, cause he thinks it is funny.
Here, the pimply, shirtless redneck thug:
Here, the good teammate :
Here, the silly teenager:
and here, the Heisman winner:
He will work his way through all of this or he won't. Only time will tell. In the meantime, as long as he doesn't turn into a Rothlisbergerish serial sexual assaulter or a Casey Pachall drug fiend, I plan to cut him a little slack.
Here, the pimply, shirtless redneck thug:
Here, the good teammate :
Here, the silly teenager:
and here, the Heisman winner:
He will work his way through all of this or he won't. Only time will tell. In the meantime, as long as he doesn't turn into a Rothlisbergerish serial sexual assaulter or a Casey Pachall drug fiend, I plan to cut him a little slack.
Joeckel Declares for the NFL
Here is an open letter that Luke Joeckel wrote to the 12th man and his Aggie teammates. I am sad to see him go, but cannot imagine a better ambassador for A&M. I wish him great success.
Tuesday, January 8, 2013
Monday, January 7, 2013
High Cotton
This blog post perfectly captures how I and many Aggies have felt for years. Battered Aggie Syndrome. Genius.
I now have watched the game 3 times, and it just gets better and better.
I now have watched the game 3 times, and it just gets better and better.
That JFF plays for A&M still feels like having a Super model coming on to me - while I wonder which friend is responsible for the gag. Hallie, DW and I went to the game . DW is a genuine Aggie fan so he and I left JerryWorld (very nice stadium!) on a cloud. Though fully satisfied (after 64 years) there is more to come. We just had a recruit from Florida (Tony Stevens) switch to us from FSU - and he is astoundingly good. Look up his Jr. Highlight film. He joins Kyrion Parker and Ricky Seals-Jones - both better than any receiver we've signed in my memory. If we get the four star USC commit (Torrodney Pevot -6'4" LB who can run) we'll have an amazing finish to this recruiting class. Heads up, the BCS Championship game for 2014 is at the Rose Bowl on Monday Jan 6, 2014. see you there.
Thursday, December 13, 2012
Veni, Vidi, Vici
The Aggies sure have been on a roll. 10-2 in their first season in the SEC, a win over the No. 1 team in the country (at the time), some just fearsome schoolboy commitments, a slew of coaching and player awards, culminating in JFF's Heisman win, unthinkable before the season started. And now the other shoe has dropped: offensive coordinator/quarterback coach, Kliff Kingsbury, has accepted the head coaching position at his alma mater, Texas Tech.
As soon as Tuberville walked out on the Red Radars, Oxey and I began discussing the possibility of losing Kingsbury. We agreed that Tech needed to snag either a) a big name or b) a storied Tech alum in order to overcome Tech's inherent problems: recruiting and location. I was of the opinion that Kingsbury wouldn't want to leave A&M right now....with all of its promise for the next few years including (dare I say it?) contending for a national championship. Oxey opined that Tech would want someone more seasoned and threw out Petrino's name. (This was before he took the job at Western friggin-Kentucky, of all places). Boy, were we wrong on all counts. I guess KK wanted to be a head coach....like NOW! Admittedly, I am not objective, but I don't think it is a good move. But he didn't ask me.
So now Sumlin has to find someone else to run his sonic boom offense and, perhaps more importantly, guide JFF. Will he find someone who played the position, like Kingsbury? Who is out there?
And speaking of the Heisman, I watched the telecast, which was excrutiating in the extreme until the very nanosecond that JFF's name was announced. Johnny handled it well, I thought, and I was particularly moved by his mention of his deceased teammate and his thanks to the 12th man. Then I watched a video of the reaction of the Aggies watching at the Clayton Williams center and teared up all over again. He deserved to win, and faithful, long-suffering Aggies everywhere may have deserved it as well. Gig 'em.
PS: to BBLjr, Oxey, and Ohfor----I imagine Zippy is drinking a cup of beer in heaven right about now.
As soon as Tuberville walked out on the Red Radars, Oxey and I began discussing the possibility of losing Kingsbury. We agreed that Tech needed to snag either a) a big name or b) a storied Tech alum in order to overcome Tech's inherent problems: recruiting and location. I was of the opinion that Kingsbury wouldn't want to leave A&M right now....with all of its promise for the next few years including (dare I say it?) contending for a national championship. Oxey opined that Tech would want someone more seasoned and threw out Petrino's name. (This was before he took the job at Western friggin-Kentucky, of all places). Boy, were we wrong on all counts. I guess KK wanted to be a head coach....like NOW! Admittedly, I am not objective, but I don't think it is a good move. But he didn't ask me.
So now Sumlin has to find someone else to run his sonic boom offense and, perhaps more importantly, guide JFF. Will he find someone who played the position, like Kingsbury? Who is out there?
And speaking of the Heisman, I watched the telecast, which was excrutiating in the extreme until the very nanosecond that JFF's name was announced. Johnny handled it well, I thought, and I was particularly moved by his mention of his deceased teammate and his thanks to the 12th man. Then I watched a video of the reaction of the Aggies watching at the Clayton Williams center and teared up all over again. He deserved to win, and faithful, long-suffering Aggies everywhere may have deserved it as well. Gig 'em.
PS: to BBLjr, Oxey, and Ohfor----I imagine Zippy is drinking a cup of beer in heaven right about now.
Friday, December 7, 2012
Wanted: Daylight Pistol-Whippers
Oxey heard a story about some football player who got arrested for pistol-whipping somebody, in broad daylight no less. The radio guys who were telling the story concluded by stating that the Cowboys needed to get some daylight-pistol-whippers.
The Bleacher Report has a long article about A&M as a BCS contender. Er....I sure hope and expect that to be true at some point but let's not get ahead of ourselves. It also is being reported that defensive lineman, Justin Manning, has committed to A&M. Hope he is a daylight-pistol-whipper.
The Bleacher Report has a long article about A&M as a BCS contender. Er....I sure hope and expect that to be true at some point but let's not get ahead of ourselves. It also is being reported that defensive lineman, Justin Manning, has committed to A&M. Hope he is a daylight-pistol-whipper.
Monday, December 3, 2012
Ja'Quay on da way.
WR Ja’Quay Williams picks Texas A&M over UGA (UPDATED)
For the second year in a row, UGA just missed out on Ja’Quay Williams.
The former Sandy Creek High School standout committed to Texas A&M over UGA and South Carolina on Sunday night.
At least two more years of Heisman Trophy candidate Johnny Manziel at Texas A&M is an attraction for WR prospects (AP)
Williams is a 6-foot-3, 200-pound wide receiver who signed with Auburn over UGA last year but did not meet NCAA entrance requirements. Williams is attending prep school this semester and hopes to enroll at Texas A&M in January.
“I would like to thank all the schools which have been in contact with me, and I would like to thank coach (Chip Walker) at Sandy Creek …,” Williams said in a statement. “The last 12 months have seen many ups and downs and, at least, it came down to Georgia, Auburn, South Carolina and Texas A&M I have great respect for all of these programs and their coaching staffs, to include Auburn, which I had been committed to for so long. Auburn is a special place.
“However, after looking at everything and taking my time to evaluate for now and into the future, Coach (Kevin Sumlin), his staff and the A&M program is where I need to be and where I am now committed 110 percent. I indicated so tonight! I have officially committed to Texas A&M.”
Obviously, working against UGA for Williams was the appeal to play with the leading contender for the Heisman Trophy, Texas A&M redshirt freshman QB Johnny Manziel,over the next two seasons.
Williams took official visits to Texas A&M, UGA and South Carolina over the last three weeks. He officially de-committed from Auburn last Sunday because the Tigers are without a coach.
His choice of Texas A&M ends a little bit of recruiting momentum for UGA. The Bulldogs have 30 commits for 2013, including at least five who will get a look at wide receiver. However, two-time UGA commit Tramel Terry will decide between the Bulldogs and Clemson on Friday, and there are rumors that another UGA commit (Uriah LeMay) may be looking around.
UPDATE: Terry confirmed that he is sticking with UGA on Sunday night. Terry told Scout.com’s Chad Simmons that “I just called everything off with Clemson.”
Friday, November 30, 2012
Bowling for Dollars
Here is the 2012-2013 bowl schedule with payouts:
Dec. 15 Gildan New Mexico Bowl
Nevada vs. Pac-12 Albuquerque, N.M. 1 p.m. ESPN $912,500
Dec. 15 Famous Idaho Potato Bowl
MAC vs. Utah State Boise, Idaho 4:30 p.m. ESPN $650,000
Dec. 20 San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl
San Diego State vs. BYU San Diego, Calif. 8 p.m. ESPN $1 million
Dec. 21 Beef 'O' Brady's Bowl St. Petersburg
Big East vs. Conference USA St. Petersburg, Fla. 7:30 p.m. ESPN $1.075 million
Dec. 22 R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl
Conference USA vs. Louisiana-Lafayette New Orleans, La. 12 p.m. ESPN $1 million
Dec. 22 MAACO Bowl Las Vegas
Mountain West vs. Pac-12 Las Vegas, Nev. 3:30 p.m. ESPN $2.2 million
Dec. 24 Sheraton Hawaii Bowl
SMU vs. Mountain West Honolulu, Hawaii 8 p.m. ESPN $1.3 million
Dec. 26 Little Caesars Pizza Bowl
Big Ten vs. MAC Detroit, Mich. 7:30 p.m. ESPN $1.5 million
Dec. 27 Military Bowl presented by Northrop Grumman
ACC vs. TBA (Army) Washington, D.C. 3 p.m. ESPN $2 million
Dec. 27 Belk Bowl
ACC vs. Big East Charlotte, N.C. 6:30 p.m. ESPN $3.4 million
Dec. 27 Bridgepoint Education Holiday Bowl
Big 12 vs. Pac-12 San Diego, Calif. 9:45 p.m. ESPN $4.15 million
Dec. 28 AdvoCare V100 Independence Bowl
ACC vs. SEC Shreveport, La. 2 p.m. ESPN $2.3 million
Dec. 28 Russell Athletic Bowl
ACC vs. Big East Orlando, Fla. 5:30 p.m. ESPN $4.55 million
Dec. 28 Meineke Car Care Bowl of Texas
Big Ten vs. Big 12 Houston, Texas 9 p.m. ESPN $3.4 million
Dec. 29 Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl
Conference USA vs. Mountain West Dallas, Texas 11:45 a.m. ESPN $1.2 million
Dec. 29 Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl
Pac-12 vs. TBA (Navy) San Francisco, Calif. 3:15 p.m. ESPN or ESPN2 $1.675 million
Dec. 29 New Era Pinstripe Bowl
Big East vs. Big 12 Bronx, N.Y. 3:15 p.m. ESPN or ESPN2 $3.6 million
Dec. 29 Valero Alamo Bowl
Big 12 vs. Pac-12 San Antonio, Texas 6:45 p.m. ESPN $6.35 million
Dec. 29 Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl
Big Ten vs. Big 12 Tempe, Ariz. 10:15 p.m. ESPN $6.65 million
Dec. 31 Franklin American Mortgage Music City Bowl
SEC vs. ACC Nashville, Tenn. 12 p.m. ESPN $3.725 million
Dec. 31 Hyundai Sun Bowl
ACC vs. Pac-12 El Paso, Texas 2 p.m. CBS $4 million
Dec. 31 AutoZone Liberty Bowl
SEC/Big East/Conference USA Memphis, Tenn. 3:30 p.m. ABC $2.875 million
Dec. 31 Chick-fil-A Bowl
ACC vs. SEC Atlanta, Ga. 7:30 p.m. ESPN $6.9 million
Jan. 1 TaxSlayer.com Gator Bowl
SEC vs. Big Ten Jacksonville, Fla. 12 p.m. ESPN2 $5.45 million
Jan. 1 TicketCity Bowl
Big Ten vs. Conference USA Dallas, Texas 12 p.m. ESPNU $2.2 million
Jan. 1 Capital One Bowl
SEC vs. Big Ten Orlando, Fla. 1 p.m. ESPN $8.5 million
Jan. 1 Outback Bowl
SEC vs. Big Ten Tampa, Fla. 1 p.m. ABC $7 million
Jan. 1 Rose Bowl presented by Vizio
BCS vs. BCS Pasadena, Calif. 5 p.m. ESPN $36 million
Jan. 1 Discover Orange Bowl
BCS vs. BCS Miami, Fla. 8:30 p.m. ESPN TBA
Jan. 2 Allstate Sugar Bowl
BCS vs. BCS New Orleans, La. 8:30 p.m. ESPN TBA
Jan. 3 Tostitos Fiesta Bowl
BCS vs. BCS Glendale, Ariz. 8:30 p.m. ESPN TBA
Jan. 4 AT&T Cotton Bowl
SEC vs. Big 12 Arlington, Texas 8 p.m. FOX $7.25 million
Jan. 5 BBVA Compass Bowl
Big East vs. SEC Birmingham, Ala. 1 p.m. ESPN $1.925 million
Jan. 6 GoDaddy.com Bowl
MAC vs. Sun Belt Mobile, Ala. 9 p.m. ESPN $1.5 million
Jan. 7 Discover BCS National
Championship Game
I totally want to go the the Cap One Bowl: biggest payout, other than BCS bowls, and matchup against the second or third team from the Big 10. I believe that would be a winnable game.
Do not want to play in the Cotton Bowl because I don't want to play a Big 12 team. I suppose some would say it was karma, but I would rather play someone new.
The Outback would match us against a Big 10 team, again probably (possibly?) beatable and Chick-fil-A would pair us with an ACC team ---Florida State? Not sure I like that matchup, though it may be because I remember a very wet Cotton Bowl game where FSU beat us by the score of 10-2. Just stinking awful.
Dec. 15 Gildan New Mexico Bowl
Nevada vs. Pac-12 Albuquerque, N.M. 1 p.m. ESPN $912,500
Dec. 15 Famous Idaho Potato Bowl
MAC vs. Utah State Boise, Idaho 4:30 p.m. ESPN $650,000
Dec. 20 San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl
San Diego State vs. BYU San Diego, Calif. 8 p.m. ESPN $1 million
Dec. 21 Beef 'O' Brady's Bowl St. Petersburg
Big East vs. Conference USA St. Petersburg, Fla. 7:30 p.m. ESPN $1.075 million
Dec. 22 R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl
Conference USA vs. Louisiana-Lafayette New Orleans, La. 12 p.m. ESPN $1 million
Dec. 22 MAACO Bowl Las Vegas
Mountain West vs. Pac-12 Las Vegas, Nev. 3:30 p.m. ESPN $2.2 million
Dec. 24 Sheraton Hawaii Bowl
SMU vs. Mountain West Honolulu, Hawaii 8 p.m. ESPN $1.3 million
Dec. 26 Little Caesars Pizza Bowl
Big Ten vs. MAC Detroit, Mich. 7:30 p.m. ESPN $1.5 million
Dec. 27 Military Bowl presented by Northrop Grumman
ACC vs. TBA (Army) Washington, D.C. 3 p.m. ESPN $2 million
Dec. 27 Belk Bowl
ACC vs. Big East Charlotte, N.C. 6:30 p.m. ESPN $3.4 million
Dec. 27 Bridgepoint Education Holiday Bowl
Big 12 vs. Pac-12 San Diego, Calif. 9:45 p.m. ESPN $4.15 million
Dec. 28 AdvoCare V100 Independence Bowl
ACC vs. SEC Shreveport, La. 2 p.m. ESPN $2.3 million
Dec. 28 Russell Athletic Bowl
ACC vs. Big East Orlando, Fla. 5:30 p.m. ESPN $4.55 million
Dec. 28 Meineke Car Care Bowl of Texas
Big Ten vs. Big 12 Houston, Texas 9 p.m. ESPN $3.4 million
Dec. 29 Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl
Conference USA vs. Mountain West Dallas, Texas 11:45 a.m. ESPN $1.2 million
Dec. 29 Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl
Pac-12 vs. TBA (Navy) San Francisco, Calif. 3:15 p.m. ESPN or ESPN2 $1.675 million
Dec. 29 New Era Pinstripe Bowl
Big East vs. Big 12 Bronx, N.Y. 3:15 p.m. ESPN or ESPN2 $3.6 million
Dec. 29 Valero Alamo Bowl
Big 12 vs. Pac-12 San Antonio, Texas 6:45 p.m. ESPN $6.35 million
Dec. 29 Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl
Big Ten vs. Big 12 Tempe, Ariz. 10:15 p.m. ESPN $6.65 million
Dec. 31 Franklin American Mortgage Music City Bowl
SEC vs. ACC Nashville, Tenn. 12 p.m. ESPN $3.725 million
Dec. 31 Hyundai Sun Bowl
ACC vs. Pac-12 El Paso, Texas 2 p.m. CBS $4 million
Dec. 31 AutoZone Liberty Bowl
SEC/Big East/Conference USA Memphis, Tenn. 3:30 p.m. ABC $2.875 million
Dec. 31 Chick-fil-A Bowl
ACC vs. SEC Atlanta, Ga. 7:30 p.m. ESPN $6.9 million
Jan. 1 TaxSlayer.com Gator Bowl
SEC vs. Big Ten Jacksonville, Fla. 12 p.m. ESPN2 $5.45 million
Jan. 1 TicketCity Bowl
Big Ten vs. Conference USA Dallas, Texas 12 p.m. ESPNU $2.2 million
Jan. 1 Capital One Bowl
SEC vs. Big Ten Orlando, Fla. 1 p.m. ESPN $8.5 million
Jan. 1 Outback Bowl
SEC vs. Big Ten Tampa, Fla. 1 p.m. ABC $7 million
Jan. 1 Rose Bowl presented by Vizio
BCS vs. BCS Pasadena, Calif. 5 p.m. ESPN $36 million
Jan. 1 Discover Orange Bowl
BCS vs. BCS Miami, Fla. 8:30 p.m. ESPN TBA
Jan. 2 Allstate Sugar Bowl
BCS vs. BCS New Orleans, La. 8:30 p.m. ESPN TBA
Jan. 3 Tostitos Fiesta Bowl
BCS vs. BCS Glendale, Ariz. 8:30 p.m. ESPN TBA
Jan. 4 AT&T Cotton Bowl
SEC vs. Big 12 Arlington, Texas 8 p.m. FOX $7.25 million
Jan. 5 BBVA Compass Bowl
Big East vs. SEC Birmingham, Ala. 1 p.m. ESPN $1.925 million
Jan. 6 GoDaddy.com Bowl
MAC vs. Sun Belt Mobile, Ala. 9 p.m. ESPN $1.5 million
Jan. 7 Discover BCS National
Championship Game
I totally want to go the the Cap One Bowl: biggest payout, other than BCS bowls, and matchup against the second or third team from the Big 10. I believe that would be a winnable game.
Do not want to play in the Cotton Bowl because I don't want to play a Big 12 team. I suppose some would say it was karma, but I would rather play someone new.
The Outback would match us against a Big 10 team, again probably (possibly?) beatable and Chick-fil-A would pair us with an ACC team ---Florida State? Not sure I like that matchup, though it may be because I remember a very wet Cotton Bowl game where FSU beat us by the score of 10-2. Just stinking awful.
Tuesday, November 27, 2012
Business Insider-- Calls JFF the Winner
Texas A&M's Johnny Manziel projected winner of Heisman
article at Business Insider website
Here is another little tidbit on Business Insider today
The top 6 teams in the SEC are 54-0 this year when not playing one another.
article at Business Insider website
Here is another little tidbit on Business Insider today
The top 6 teams in the SEC are 54-0 this year when not playing one another.
Monday, November 26, 2012
Can I Get An Amen?
JFF is supposed to have a press conference this week and I am nervous. What if he talks like Jar Jar Binks?
Enjoyed the Mizzou game immensely. I thought it was a nice gesture to feature C. Mike on the first play (and in the first quarter in general.) He did not disappoint. Other seniors performed well, too. I got the feeling that they were on a mission.
The television color guy kept going on and on about the game being over, why was JFF still in...blah, blah, blah.... WHILE MIZZOU CONTINUED TO SCORE. And, this was in the first half! It is possible to lose the lead, dude, even a big one. We should know, since we have done it frequently. We have to score early and often because our very thin defense breaks down a bit in the second half.
Would JFF winning the Heisman be a good thing? Could it add so much pressure and raise expectations for next year so high that the team (and JFF) simply can't handle it? Perhaps, but I think we are there already in terms of expectations and pressure. I don't think winning the Heisman would change that at all. And of course, I think he should win it. GO JFF!
Many around here think that the Aggies will play the Horns in the Cotton Bowl, and many think that would be great. Why? The Horns aren't very good so I imagine that the Aggies would be expected to win. So, a win would be no big deal, because we should win. But what if we lose? I might just die. Is chronic fear of losing to UT a treatable condition?
What a great season this has been! Thanks to those wonderful, hardworking boys and the coaches for so many hours of joy. Gig 'em.
Wednesday, November 21, 2012
Coach of the Year
I have heard nothing on this topic up here in the frozen north. But what will happen here is the Notre Dame coach will get all the votes if they finish undefeated and number one in the nation. But I believe there is absolutely no contest on the true Coach of Year in major college football.
First year in the job, first year in the toughest conference in football, with a freshman QB (granted a pretty good one), can anyone claim a better job than Sumlin? No, no way. Coach of the year all the way and to those who disagree -- I fart in your general direction.
First year in the job, first year in the toughest conference in football, with a freshman QB (granted a pretty good one), can anyone claim a better job than Sumlin? No, no way. Coach of the year all the way and to those who disagree -- I fart in your general direction.
Tuesday, November 20, 2012
Monday, November 19, 2012
One to Go to Ten and Two
Those who know me know that I rarely watch the Aggies play "live", but instead DVR the game while keeping tabs on the score by text, phone, or internet. I blame my father for this little genetic peculiarity. So it was really weird how upset I got when I figured out that the game between the Aggies and Sam Houston State wasn't being broadcast. One of my law partners tells me that I need therapy because of the Aggies and sometimes I think she may be right.
For fun, watch this VIDEO of JFF. A great highlight reel. Be sure to look for the play where he runs down the defender who had recovered a fumble.
Others may disagree, but I like the fact that Sumlin took the starters out early in the 3rd quarter rather than try to continue to run up the gaudy numbers to improve both JFF's Heisman chances and A&M's position in the polls. The second-stringers need some playing time, we don't want any of our key guys to get hurt, and since we didn't get a by week, guys have to be tired. GOTTO beat Mizzou, who always gives us trouble. Then on to a bowl....I have seen predicted matchups with Michigan and Oklahoma, but that was before the big upsets this last weekend. I don't particularly want to play the Sooners, just cause we've been playing them for years. How about someone new (and preferably someone we can moidelize)?
Gig 'em.
For fun, watch this VIDEO of JFF. A great highlight reel. Be sure to look for the play where he runs down the defender who had recovered a fumble.
Others may disagree, but I like the fact that Sumlin took the starters out early in the 3rd quarter rather than try to continue to run up the gaudy numbers to improve both JFF's Heisman chances and A&M's position in the polls. The second-stringers need some playing time, we don't want any of our key guys to get hurt, and since we didn't get a by week, guys have to be tired. GOTTO beat Mizzou, who always gives us trouble. Then on to a bowl....I have seen predicted matchups with Michigan and Oklahoma, but that was before the big upsets this last weekend. I don't particularly want to play the Sooners, just cause we've been playing them for years. How about someone new (and preferably someone we can moidelize)?
Gig 'em.
Monday, November 12, 2012
Ebb Tide
The Aggies beat Alabama.
Props to the defense that came through when it had to, to the O-line, to Ryan Swope for taking the hits and holding on to the ball, to Malena, Michael, and Evans.....
And what can I say about JFF that hasn't been said? More than his athleticism and his competitive spirit, I am impressed by his presence on the field. The guy seems impervious to nerves, to jitters, to fear, to mistakes, to hits, to noise......He is just so fun to watch.
Now, the Aggies need to moidleize Sam Houston and then take care of Missouri. I heard this morning that the Ags have jumped to number 8 in the polls. If they can win out, then they likely will go to a good bowl game. Whoda thunk it.
Props to the defense that came through when it had to, to the O-line, to Ryan Swope for taking the hits and holding on to the ball, to Malena, Michael, and Evans.....
And what can I say about JFF that hasn't been said? More than his athleticism and his competitive spirit, I am impressed by his presence on the field. The guy seems impervious to nerves, to jitters, to fear, to mistakes, to hits, to noise......He is just so fun to watch.
Now, the Aggies need to moidleize Sam Houston and then take care of Missouri. I heard this morning that the Ags have jumped to number 8 in the polls. If they can win out, then they likely will go to a good bowl game. Whoda thunk it.
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