We'd all heard it before. The win in Austin last year was a fluke. The Aggies got lucky because Colt McCoy was injured. There was no way that t.u. could have lost the game if McCoy was healthy. The Aggies just happened to catch t.u. when their starting quarterback was injured and that's the only reason that they won on a beautiful day after Thanksgiving in Austin in 2006.
Well, I wonder what the excuses are going to be this time around?
I think that the folks over in Austin need to wake up and smell some of that tea that they are sipping because it's time to realize that they are in trouble when they play Texas A&M. A convincing 38-30 win in College Station on Friday, following last year's 12-7 win in Austin, showed that the Aggies bring out their best stuff against their arch rival texas longhorns. For those of you reading who don't think it's been domination time for the Aggies consider this; this is the third year in a row that the Aggies have out gained the vaunted and high scoring texas offense. That seems like domination to me. The Aggies jumped out to leads of 17-0 and 38-21 before allowing two late touchdowns in the fourth quarter to make the game look closer on the scoreboard than it was on the field. A&M ranked 101st in passing offense racked up 362 yards passing and a career day for Stephen McGee and a usually option happy offense. Need I go on?
But the win on Friday was much more than Texas A&M beating t.u. The win on Friday was vindication for all the Aggie faithful who had to hear about last year's win being a fluke. For all you Aggie faithful, you can proudly say......Poor longhorns!
The win was especially great for me to experience because I was able to be with my brothers and got a chance to see the joy and excitement on Scott and Josh's faces as they relished in the glory of the domination. They finally got their release and their own inner vindication. They finally got to see the pot at the end of the rainbow. And it was great for me to see that and to see them enjoy something that means so much to them. Still for all the joy in my heart at the victory and the chance to spend time with my family, I couldn't help but feel a bit hollow. There wasn't the special someone who I waited for so long to share that special day. It was a great day, but also a tough day.
More later.....
Well, I wonder what the excuses are going to be this time around?
I think that the folks over in Austin need to wake up and smell some of that tea that they are sipping because it's time to realize that they are in trouble when they play Texas A&M. A convincing 38-30 win in College Station on Friday, following last year's 12-7 win in Austin, showed that the Aggies bring out their best stuff against their arch rival texas longhorns. For those of you reading who don't think it's been domination time for the Aggies consider this; this is the third year in a row that the Aggies have out gained the vaunted and high scoring texas offense. That seems like domination to me. The Aggies jumped out to leads of 17-0 and 38-21 before allowing two late touchdowns in the fourth quarter to make the game look closer on the scoreboard than it was on the field. A&M ranked 101st in passing offense racked up 362 yards passing and a career day for Stephen McGee and a usually option happy offense. Need I go on?
But the win on Friday was much more than Texas A&M beating t.u. The win on Friday was vindication for all the Aggie faithful who had to hear about last year's win being a fluke. For all you Aggie faithful, you can proudly say......Poor longhorns!
The win was especially great for me to experience because I was able to be with my brothers and got a chance to see the joy and excitement on Scott and Josh's faces as they relished in the glory of the domination. They finally got their release and their own inner vindication. They finally got to see the pot at the end of the rainbow. And it was great for me to see that and to see them enjoy something that means so much to them. Still for all the joy in my heart at the victory and the chance to spend time with my family, I couldn't help but feel a bit hollow. There wasn't the special someone who I waited for so long to share that special day. It was a great day, but also a tough day.
More later.....
