The OOC Teams of Texas A&M
June 1st 2010 22:38
Now we have reached the halfway point of this next in-depth series, and I can think of no better team to go halfway with than the Texas A&M Aggies, the home of the 12th Man, who is quickly being surrounded with the hype of being the new Dark Horse in the Big 12 South, returning so much seniority to their team in 2010 led by prolific quarterback Jerrod Johnson.
Let's see what OOC they planned for. You guys know the drill. We start out this 2010 OOC gridiron in College Station with the Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks.
Ahhh this takes The Crusader back into his middle school days. If you went to school in Texas, you couldn't graduate without taking a Texas History class, and Austin was one of my favorite historical figures (no that's not geeky), but that's pretty much all this team has got going for them.
Let's look at the figures if you don't believe me. They are the Lumberjacks because they are from Nacogdoches, Texas, and apparently foresting is pretty major out there. They finished with the best record in the SOUTHLAND conference in 2009, but look at their competition: the likes of McNeese State, Texas State, Sam Houston State. Each year the 'Jacks battle it out with Northwestern State (their arch-rival), for the right to hoist this thing in the air.
The Crusader's Call: Yyyyyeeeeaaaah. Aggies win this one and go up 1-0.
The Aggies find themselves at home next week against the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs.
Alllllrighty then. Yeah, this team's last claim to fame was when they beat Mississippi State in the first game of the 2008 season, 22-14. Let's look at some of the teams they lost to last season.
Freaking Utah State: 23-21
Freaking Idaho: 35-34
Freaking Fresno State: 30-28
The Crusader's Call: This. Crap. Ain't. Happenin'. Aggies go up 2-0.
What's next? College Station gets visited by the FIU Golden Panthers.
Let me put this.....as lightly as I can say it. FIU...is in the Sun Belt Conference. They were third to last in 2009 in a conference that includes Troy, Middle Tennessee, and one of Colin Cowherd's unforgivable teams, Florida Atlantic. The only teams the Panthers beat out in the conference standings were North Texas and Western Kentucky.
The Crusader's Call: Done and Done. Aggies are now 3-0.
OK, come on, one marquee game, COME ON!!! YESSSSS, SWEET DICK BUTKUS, ARKANSAS!!!!
I like Arkansas because they have one of the most entertainingly white trash team entrances ever that apparently Kirk Herbstreit has a gift for.
This could be the one piece of kryptonite in Texas A&M's schedule. ONE PIECE. A&M is no doubt, to borrow from "Anchorman", rubbing Vaseline on their heinies after the last time these two met. We could see the possibility of an Arkansas-A&M rivalry really get going but, in all honesty, all during that romp Arkansas had to have been thinking of Texas.
The Razorbacks are an SEC up-and-comer. They have one of the nation's elite QBs in Ryan Mallett and pose the most difficult challenge.
The Crusader's Call: The Aggie faithful might sight that since this is yet another home game then they'll win. I have to cite the fact that their last meeting was at a neutral site with what should have been more Aggies than 'Backs because it was in the new Dallas Cowboys Stadium. Arkansas takes this game away from the 12th Man at home, and Aggies fall 3-1.
You know what else I noticed? All these games are at home. Not one is venturing away from the comfort of the 12th Man. Sorry, Ags, 2 OUT OF 5 STARS.
Thoughts?
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Comment by Anonymous
And, yes, A&M fans purchased the majority of tickets last year, including several on the "Arkansas" side of the field.
Comment by The Crimson Crusader
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