Northwestern versus Texas A&M in Houston: The Matchup
by MountainTiger on Dec 4, 2011 6:40 PM CST
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PrintSo now that we know that Northwestern jumped into the Meineke Car Care Bowl, its time to start thinking about Texas A&M. What should we expect from the currently-but-not-for-long-Big 12 Aggies? Hint: I don't expect much punting.
Record: 6-6 (4-5)
A&M comes in with the same record as NU, but you shouldn't be deceived by it. The Aggies lost to the following teams: Missouri, Texas, Arkansas, Kansas State, Oklahoma, and Oklahoma State. Those aren't all great teams, but there isn't a bad team in the bunch. Their only really impressive win was at home over Baylor, but then Northwestern's only impressive win was on the road against Nebraska. Furthermore, Texas A&M played only FBS opponents. Not all of them were good, but they deserve recognition for playing a difficult OOC opponent (Arkansas) and avoiding an FCS game. As Rodger said earlier, Texas A&M is probably the best 6-6 team in the country.
Stats of both advanced and non-advanced types
Note that some of the advanced stats may change due to opponent adjustments even though Texas A&M was idle this weekend.
Any way you look at it, the Aggies have an impressive offense. They average 497 yards and 39.6 points per game with an even run-pass split. They sit at 16th in FEI and 19th (15th rushing, 35th passing) in S&P+. Quarterback Ryan Tannehill has a nice 7.0 YPA working for him, and running backs Cyrus Gray and Christine Michael (UPDATE: Michael is injured and won't play) both average over 5 YPC. There isn't much else to say.
It is on the defensive side of the ball that the difference between advanced and traditional statistics becomes obvious. Allowing 386 yards and 28.7 points per game doesn't look very good until you look back at the teams A&M faced. A defense that is 76th in the country in points allowed is a respectable 35th in FEI and 20th (15th rushing and 22nd passing) in S&P+. Northwestern still should be able to move the ball well, but don't be surprised when the A&M defense looks like more than a nuisance.
Overall, the Aggies are a good example of why the Big 12's offense-only reputation is exaggerated. They also are a testament to how deep the Big 12 is this year: in addition to all the above stats, Chase Stuart's SRS has them as the third team in the Big 12-at 12th in the country! While the offense is clearly the strength of the team, the defense suffers noticeably in traditional measures from their brutal schedule. Expect NU to need to work a bit to move the ball, and hope that the NU defense can somehow manage a few stops.
Style
Texas A&M is one of the small group of college teams that base out of a 3-4 front. This will present something of a challenge to the NU offense, but hopefully the extra time gives them time to prepare for the more complex blitzes and stunts expected out of this style of defense. The A&M defense is more vulnerable to the big play than to sustained drives (55th in FEI's "explosive drives" measure but 12th in "methodical drives") I would expect them to spend most of the game in a nickel package; as far as I can tell, they use both a 2-4-5 and a 3-3-5 for this purpose.
Offensively, the Aggies look kind of like you expect a former NFL coach's team to look: they are balanced, use a variety of formations, and don't run the quarterback a ton (55 carries for Tannehill) though he is a fairly effective runner when they do (5.4 YPC). They have a 1000 yard receiver (Ryan Swope on 81 catches) and a 1000 yard rusher (Cyrus Gray on 198 carries), but they also have another running back with over 100 carries (Christine Michael with 149 for 899 yards (UPDATE: as above, Michael is injured and will not play) and a couple other receivers with decent numbers (Jeff Fuller is their second receiver with 63 receptions for 709 yards; the excellently named Uzoma Nwachukwu is third with 45 for 572). The NU defense needs to be ready for I-formation running, spread passing, and anything in between. This does not inspire confidence.
Intangibles
The biggest question mark heading into this game has to do with Texas A&M's coaching situation. They just fired head coach Mike Sherman, best known for wasting several of Brett Favre's prime years and all of Ahman Green's in Green Bay, handing the interim reins to defensive coordinator Tim DeRuyter. With an interim head coach in place and a search for a permanent coach underway, I don't think anybody knows how the Aggies will respond to the long layoff. We will have to wait a month to find out.
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I'm curious.
This is not meant to be hostile or combative, but I’m really curious.
- How many posters on here are going to go to the bowl game?
- Of those, how many other bowl games have you been to?
I think attendance will be better this year than last year, because last year the team came off two losses, injury to Persa, lackluster matchup, poor timing. This year is a marquee (relatively speaking) opponent, better timing, and the team rebounded from 2-5 to 6-6. But, I was a little shocked to see how poor the attendance was the last couple of home games, so it is hard to tell.
Full disclosure: I have not been to any NU bowl games, was planning on going to the 2000-2001 Alamo Bowl game, but family obligations did not oblige. Going forward, I will never go to a bowl game unless it is a BCS game, but that is just me.
In terms of the game, I find every game outside the national title/BCS games to be exhibitions, but as a close friend once said, “If both teams are going to play, you might as well win.” I do think with TAMU’s firing of Sherman, NU will be able to take advantage of the transition and finally get a bowl win. While I give this NU team a C-/D+, that is a far upgrade from my grade of F- at one point this season. I do think a bowl game victory could be a nice ending to an unique season.
by NU Alumni - Class of 2002 on Dec 4, 2011 6:56 PM CST reply actions
haven't figured it out
have to figure out financial/logistical issues before going, but i would love to. i previously went to the outback bowl two years ago. this is a better bowl against a better team than last year, so it will likely draw better.
by Rodger Sherman on Dec 4, 2011 6:59 PM CST up reply actions
Went to both Alamo Bowls, and Outback Bowl
….but due to wedding savings plan/timing, there’s no way I can go to this bowl (I’d love to do a Houston bowl game, too….ironically, I was the one Cats fan rooting for Motor City Bowl, since I could have done a quick road trip to Detroit).
Ayan, no offense, but you’re truly missing out if you only want to go to BCS games. I understand the theory, and I know financially and timing-wise bowls are difficult for some people to do, but honestly — they’re a TON of fun, regardless of the “prestige” of the bowl. Alamo Bowls were ridiculous fun (game outcome notwithstanding) hanging on the Riverwalk and high-fiving Cats fans everywhere…..Outback Bowl was great, too (went with my family, since it was an hour from my folks’ place in Florida). And in each case, it was a ton of fun meeting opposing fans. I’m sure those who are headed to Houston will have a great time with the Texas A&M fans….
Very cool.
Chad, I know, but it is my personal stance against college fb bowl system. I want a playoffs, and i know if I feed into the lesser bowls, it is feeding the system. I know, kinda silly of me.
But, I heard how much fun the Alamo Bowl was, and sometimes I wish I was there.
But, even being a large Carmody hater, I can assure you if NU makes the tournament and they are playing anywhere in the Northeast region (DC, Baltimore, Philly, NYC, Providence, Boston, etc), I will be there.
by NU Alumni - Class of 2002 on Dec 4, 2011 7:18 PM CST up reply actions
If NU makes the tourney....
….I’ll be there. Wherever it is…..at least, I hope so.
Me, too
If we finally make the Dance — even if it’s a play-in game — I’m there, with my 90-year-old father-in-law, NU Class of ’43, and my daughter, NU Class of ’12, with me.
by SeattleCat on Dec 4, 2011 10:21 PM CST via iPhone app up reply actions
i want a playoffs too
bowls are fun to travel to, especially since as a student i’m on winter break every time.
by Rodger Sherman on Dec 4, 2011 7:20 PM CST up reply actions
the thing about playoffs
is they won’t (most likely) get rid of any of the lesser bowls. There’s too much money in it. It’s even possible that they’ll add more. So the way I figure you might as well go because they are a blast.
Been to 2000 Alamo Bowl, 2003 Motor City Bowl
Scheduling, finances and lack of vacation days at the end of the year have prevented me from going to the others, but we’ll see about this year.
I'm shocked to learn that Ayan...
…is all talk, hiding behind his Internet posts and never actually making a single one of Northwestern’s seven bowl games in the last 12 seasons. What a fan.
by eatingcornthelongway on Dec 5, 2011 8:37 AM CST up reply actions
To defend him...
….bowl games are tough on the budget, and all our games have been on tough dates if you have family/travel for the holidays. I don’t begrudge or question anyone’s fandom if they can’t afford to shell out for a bowl game….it’s simply not something everyone can afford, in either time or money or both.
That being said, I would hope that Ayan would reconsider his “BCS or bust” plan….those other bowls are/can be a lot of fun.
No defense needed.
Chad, don’t worry. It’s not a budget issue more than a desire issue.
Like I said, it is a bit silly, but I don’t want to feed the system.
by NU Alumni - Class of 2002 on Dec 5, 2011 10:55 AM CST up reply actions
To undefend him...
…he’s a loudmouth b*tch who has never backed up his yapper once, ever, in his entire life, about anything. He never went to the games when he was a student; he’s never gone to the games as an alumni [sic — alumni is plural, dumbass]. But as much as our attendance sucks, I think everyone is glad that Ryan Field sells that one fewer ticket every game.
by eatingcornthelongway on Dec 5, 2011 11:25 AM CST up reply actions
i'm supposed to ban this guy
right? although I suppose I’ll give him an opportunity to say anything that isn’t single-minded trolling of one commenter before busting the hammer out.
by Rodger Sherman on Dec 5, 2011 11:57 AM CST up reply actions
looks like Thor instead
Amirite?
by LincolnParkWildcat on Dec 5, 2011 5:39 PM CST via iPhone app up reply actions
I'm going to get banned...
…for flaming Ayan, when all Ayan does is single-mindedly flame the teams he supposedly supports? Hard to see how that makes any sense. Maybe Ayan has made a single post, in all the grand the history of spineless anonymous Internet board commentary, that is the result of logic, reason, or common sense. But if that’s true I’ve certainly missed it. Either way, I’m sure it will be tough for register another account and restart this absurd little circus…
by eatingcornthelongway on Dec 5, 2011 4:14 PM CST up reply actions
see the difference is
you’re making personal attacks. and that’s bad. he’s entitled to his opinion of the team whatever that may be, as that’s the point of this board. you, on the other hand, haven’t said one goddamn thing about the team.
that’s why you should be banned.
by pfoley on Dec 5, 2011 4:21 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs
OK then...
Carmody sucks Northwestern sucks Carmody sucks I don’t actually know what I’m talking about Carmody sucks Northwestern sucks Our defense is bad Carmody sucks We only won six games this year and that is disappointing Carmody sucks
There. I’ve now contributed just as much as Ayan has. Feel better?
by eatingcornthelongway on Dec 5, 2011 5:12 PM CST up reply actions
I dunno
NU2002 drives me nuts, but this is pretty weak. I don’t know if you’re just having a bad day or something, but I don’t think this really accomplishes anything.
It's because he's trolling.
Poorly. Quick, eatingcornthelongway, who do you think should start at QB next year? Should Jeremy Ebert have been first team All Big Ten? What changes would you make to the coaching procedures next year? Do /you/ care about this team at all?
OK
For once, I think a dual QB system makes sense. No, Ebert didn’t deserve 1st team. I think Hankwitz should be replaced. Yes.
Look at all my special insights!
Next time Ayan meets up for one of his hoops-watching sessions, ask him to name 15 players on the team off the top of his head. No Internet cheating. I would bet my life he couldn’t do it.
by eatingcornthelongway on Dec 6, 2011 7:36 AM CST up reply actions
whats creeping me out more than anything here
is you appear to have a personal vendetta against NU alum. why are you referring to him by his real name when he doesnt comment under that name?
this is especially lame when you yourself are posting under a pseudonym.
So I'm violating some unwritten law of anonymous message board dbags?
And as Ayan pointed out, he is happy to share his “real” self and contact info with anyone on here, so what difference does it make?
As for the personal part, sure — he’s obnoxious, and I’m clearly not the only person on here who’s tired of his act. I’m just the only one calling out his bullshit.
by eatingcornthelongway on Dec 6, 2011 8:21 AM CST up reply actions 1 recs
ok, enough
if you really want to challenge him about his status as a true NU fan, use the contact information he’s posted and take it up with him privately.
i’m tired of reading this nonsense, and i’m sure everyone else who’s seen it is too.
Let's keep this going.
For a guy who really ‘hates me’ and thinks ’I’m not knowledgable about sports, NU sports, or NU athletics’, he sure spends a lot of time criticizing me.
Also, I don’t need to sit here and defend me knowledge of sports to him, but I do welcome a honest conversation with via any medium.
by NU Alumni - Class of 2002 on Dec 6, 2011 8:37 AM CST up reply actions
OK
How many games have you attended in the last decade? How many games have you watched start-to-finish this year? How many times have you posted to this site without resorting to ignorant, obnoxious trolling commentary? (For an example, see the first comment on this thread.)
My guesses: zero, two, and zero.
by eatingcornthelongway on Dec 6, 2011 9:18 AM CST up reply actions 1 recs
Not to perpetuate this debate at all....
…but zero games in the past decade, NUACo2002? Really? That’s kinda shocking to me.
Now, don’t get me wrong — I’m in no way questioning your fandom, since you obviously are passionate about the Cats (even if we disagree a lot). And i guess it’s understandable, I suppose, for those who don’t live in Chicago-land to not get to many Northwestern games (and I believe you don’t – I think you’re somewhere in the Atlantic Northeast), and I know people get busy have plans…..but in the past decade there have been road games at Navy, at Syracuse, at Army, at Penn State, at Duke, at Boston College, at Nashville, at Houston….plus the bowls….
I don’t know. Just a bit surprised you haven’t been to a game since you graduated (the last football games you would have seen given your handle would have been fall of 2001)….
How many games did you attend when you were an undergrad?
In person, actual attendance at Ryan Field. My guess? Two per year, tops.
by eatingcornthelongway on Dec 6, 2011 9:32 AM CST up reply actions
Wrong.
My freshman year, I attended about 5 games, soph – 4-5, junior year 5 (plus road game), senior year about 4 games.
Does attending games in-person mean that I’m a better or worse fan to you?
by NU Alumni - Class of 2002 on Dec 6, 2011 9:45 AM CST up reply actions
Sure, fair criticism.
I live in Washington, D.C., so getting back to Chicago doesn’t happen too often. I went back from my 1st, 5th, and this upcoming year for my 10th reunion, so I might go to the game then.
But, let me be clear, I like watching college football, basketball, etc, on TV, I find myself being able to watch the sports more, replays, etc. So, even if I lived in the Chicago area, I’m not sure how many games I would actually attend.
by NU Alumni - Class of 2002 on Dec 6, 2011 9:44 AM CST up reply actions
Not to interrupt the feeding
Based on his comment history (two other blogs with a few comments and none recently) I see no reason to believe that this guy is anything but a random troll. Now, back to your regularly scheduled troll feeding.
by MountainTiger on Dec 6, 2011 9:41 AM CST up reply actions
I guess
I’m a random troll if you mean that I like calling out message board morons when their level of stupidity is just unbearable. See Iowa, The University of.
The message here is that NU Graduates — Class of 2002 is a phony. He loves NU football, but he never goes to games, even when he’s in town, because he prefers watching on TV? He has the time and money to travel to bowl games, but doesn’t want to support non-BCS bowl games? Makes perfect sense. Next he’s going to tell us that he purposefully avoids donating to Northwestern because the school/athletic department/whatever isn’t winning enough and doesn’t deserve his money. But when he’s not glued to the TV watching his favorite NU teams he’s hitting the message boards from his mom’s basement, reminding us all how much his favorite team sucks donkey dicks. What a guy!
Wake up. His entire existence on this board is to say stupid, stupid shit and get a reaction. Apparently he’s very bored with his life. Whatever. The fact that some of you still interact with him is what baffles me. Now that we’ve established that he’s a fraud, hopefully he’ll keep his hairy clam closed a little more often and people will realize that (a) he’s a moron, completely uninformed and lacking all credibility, and (b) if we can all just ignore him, maybe he’ll go away.
I will not have anything further to say about or to NU Graduates — Class of 2002, and I suggest you all do the same.
by eatingcornthelongway on Dec 6, 2011 9:59 AM CST up reply actions 1 recs
Why don't you call or e-mail me.
I think the NFL fans who don’t attend games are ‘fans’.
Listen, we can go back/forth, but go ahead and reach out to me.
by NU Alumni - Class of 2002 on Dec 6, 2011 10:15 AM CST up reply actions
i like my approach
of telling trolls you’re going to ban them and then watch them go out in a blaze of glory.
by Rodger Sherman on Dec 5, 2011 5:41 PM CST up reply actions
Don't ban him.
Let his posts speak for themselves. All my views are open to debate, discussion, criticism, and I have offered my e-mail address, phone number, or meeting in-person to discuss views.
Herman and I disagree strongly many times, but that isn’t stopping us from grabbing a drink and watching some NU hoops games together during Big Ten season.
by NU Alumni - Class of 2002 on Dec 5, 2011 7:43 PM CST up reply actions
hahahahaha
if you say so, this is pretty hilarious
by Rodger Sherman on Dec 5, 2011 9:24 PM CST up reply actions
Let me know if you need help on that sociology study.
by NU Alumni - Class of 2002 on Dec 6, 2011 12:55 PM CST up reply actions
YOU ARE ALL DUMB
THIS IS LITERALLY THE STUPIDEST ARGUMENT. I CANNOT BELIEVE YOU ARE ACTUALLY ARGUING ABOUT HOW MANY GAMES SOMEONE ON AN NU MESSAGE BOARD HAS ATTENDED. I JUST WASTED 3 MINUTES OF MY LIFE THAT I WILL NEVER HAVE BACK. YOU ALL DESERVED TO BE BANNED.
My vote
is that Rodger in particular is banned.
What a troll.
by MNWildcat on Dec 7, 2011 12:17 AM CST up reply actions 5 recs
i'm kind of curious
whether i can ban myself
by Rodger Sherman on Dec 7, 2011 8:20 AM CST up reply actions
Been to all except the '49 Rose and '00 Alamo
They’re all a lot of fun. It’s just a good excuse to go someplace where there is a little sunshine right when winter is starting to rear its ugly head in Chicago (in the case of the Motor City Bowl, I was home in Detroit for the holiday anyway and it was the perfect day after Christmas event to attend). The best part about the game itself is the fan atmosphere – those that are at the game really want to be there and bring a lot of energy with them, both NU and the opposing team. It’s an opportunity to see some marquee programs that we probably aren’t ever going to be able to schedule during the regular season, and because of the split crowd dynamic, you really get to experience the traditions of the opposing team. You should give it a try.
I understand the bowl curse now!
Northwestern’s has been perpetually losing bowl games because our team’s good luck charm, NUACo2002, hasn’t been there! It all makes sense now.
But seriously, I don’t understand the “I refuse to go to bowl games unless [ _ ]” attitude. The system is unfair, the names are stupid, the bowls are all about money, winning the low-level [Corporate Sponsor] Bowl of [Location] doesn’t really mean anything… but some variation of all of those can be said about this entire corrupt system of college athletics.
I’m a sports fan, in spite of all that’s detestable about college athletics, because I love Northwestern, I enjoy watching good athletic performances, and I like having fun. Bowl games are an opportunity to… express my love of Northwestern, watch some pretty good matchups, and have fun in a new and interesting place. No reason at all to boycott bowls, even the low-level, stupidly-named ones.
As for my bowl attendance— Alamo 2008, Outback 2010, TicketCity 2011, all with NUMB. I’d be in Houston (or Detroit, or San Francisco, or wherever they go) in a heartbeat if I had money, but alas, the three months of post-graduation unemployment makes that difficult.
Hahaha.
Look, it is my personal attitude about college fb bowl system. I don’t want to contribute to the system I strongly dislike, it is my only way to ‘make a statement.’
This has nothing to do with NU, but rather my view on college fb’s system.
by NU Alumni - Class of 2002 on Dec 5, 2011 10:24 AM CST up reply actions
Sorry, I might have come across as more aggressive than I meant
I’m just saying, I don’t see anything about the bowl system that’s more unlikable than anything else in CFB. That’s all.
Went to the Outback Bowl
My family is in northeast Ohio and my wife’s family is in Florida. If they had gone to the Pizza Bowl or a Florida bowl, I probably would have gone again.
Houston bound
Have been to Outback (great time in Tampa, notwithstanding the weather and the last second L) and to Dallas (lousy stadium and lousy attendance). And now we are taking the family — 9 of us including the in-laws — to Houston. Sure, the stadium will be packed with GAggies, but it’ll be a great time watching 25 seniors play their last, and up and comers like Coulter, Plasencia and Budzien make their mark. We are buying our tickets via the Support Jim Phillips challenge, thru the NU site. Go Cats!
great post
Tannehill be scary. I think this team is better than 6-6, but I’m still pretty optimistic.
Happy about this game
Won’t get to go most likely – but this is a pretty good bowl for us to get, even though I suspect we’ll be huge dogs.
I’ve only been able to get to go to two of our bowls – Citrus Bowl vs. Tennessee, and Alamo Bowl vs. Nebraska. Fun trips, results of the game notwithstanding.
I've never been to an NU bowl game
I’m holding out for a Rose Bowl
by LincolnParkWildcat on Dec 4, 2011 8:28 PM CST reply actions
Just some points on the preview
Christine Michael was out starting tailback before he went out for the season with a blown ACL against Oklahoma. Cyrus Gray, who was sharing carries with Michael, became the full-time starter and played the rest of the way until he had a stress fracture in his shoulder show up in our game against Kansas. We start Ben Malena, our #3 TB, in the loss to texas.
Jeff Fuller owns virtually WR record we have, but he has been hobbled by a broken bone in his foot all season. If he is healthy for the bowl game, he is a huge mismatch for you.
In five of our six losses we led at halftime. In four of those five games, we led by double-digits. Turnovers and defensive meltdowns in the third quarter have done us in. We were a preseason top 10 team because our offense overflows with talent, but we lacked leadership this season, so the meltdowns kept happening.
If Gray and Fuller are healthy, I don’t see you stopping our offense. The big question for us will be who will call the plays, since Coach Sherman was also the offensive coordinator.
Thanks
I apparently didn’t do my injury homework. Will update Michael’s status.
by MountainTiger on Dec 4, 2011 8:42 PM CST up reply actions
Also
I don’t see NU getting many stops even if Gray and Fuller aren’t 100%
by MountainTiger on Dec 4, 2011 8:43 PM CST up reply actions
shootout time!
Persa/Kolter to Kolter/Ebert/Dunsmore. Yeah, i just wrote that. Kain Colter’s such an athete that I think he could throw a pass to himself
by LincolnParkWildcat on Dec 4, 2011 8:50 PM CST up reply actions
to be fair
i’m pretty sure NU had halftime leads in 4 of our 6 losses too.. though our D is so bad you should be able to put up some huge numbers unless you shoot yourselves in the foot
should be a fun high-scoring game at least
Shooting ourselves in the foot
is apparently what we do here at TAMU…. we lost 5 games by comebacks. FIVE!
If you guys can play well in the 3rd quarter, you have a pretty good shot at this game (assuming the first half was reasonable)
Been to every bowl game except '49
This game will be one of the most entertaining of the bowl season. Last year, they were close to sell-out, and Baylor is a small private school and Illini did not sell-out their allotment. Expect a ton of aggies, we need to represent at least 15 k or it will be a home game for the college station boyz…
Dikaia Upotheke - Justice Our Foundation
I'm excited for this matchup
But I cannot decide whether I am going this time. I went to the TicketCity Bowl and the most recent Alamo Bowl, and logistically would’ve preferred Detroit rather than Texas this time around. $500 outlay for a ~36 hour trip and a game I don’t feel terribly optimistic about at this point…
MABIN
So our secondary, which has had issues over the last year, will be without Mabin. We all saw what Cunningham did to us (and then to Wisconsin in a losing effort). Can we somehow plug this gap? Maybe Kain Colter can play as a defensive back?
we've got 28 days to coach up our young'uns
by Herman on Dec 4, 2011 10:31 PM CST via mobile up reply actions
Hey Wildcats - Good luck!
Kick A&M’s ass on December 31st, and go into the New Year with a bang!
You’ll be romping on a future SEC team as well, so keep that in mind! A&M had a tendency this year to start off big, and choke toward the end of the game. Their fans (cadets) will be out in force there in Houston, so try & bring as many purple-clad fans as possible.
We’ll see you next year on October 20th (my birthday, by the way) in Evanston for that rematch!!!
A Husker in Germany
I think you forgot the most important part of the match-up: cheerleader attractiveness. I think everyone can agree that Northwestern definitely wins that competition.
Oh man
I watched the A&M-FSU NCAA matchup at the United Center this year. I was neutral on the game going in, but the Yell Leaders quickly turned me into a ’Noles fan.
Worth noting: the FSU cheer squad is an incredibly attractive bunch.
"Fifteen thousand young red-blooded American men
just signed up to go to Florida State next semester."
/Musberger’d
Dennis Green won Big Ten Coach of the Year. Pat Fitzgerald hasn't. Therefore, D-Green > Fitz. QED, motherf***ers.
by Foxhole Atheist on Dec 5, 2011 2:00 PM CST up reply actions 2 recs
Here is all you need to know about the aggie yell leaders
http://www.break.com/usercontent/2009/10/texas-a-m-yell-leaders-1465515
Simple rule of thumb: Everything before the but is BS.
Will be rooting for y'all
After playing you guys last year, there’s no doubt in my mind you should beat A&M…especially since they dont understadn the game of football is played 4 quarters long.
Anyway, Please, beat the hell out of those redneck, women-hating, fake army bastards.
That’s all.
#FireNealBrown
Also, when going out to experience the Houston Night life
Make sure these women-beating yell leaders arent at the same bar you are. They have no respect for anyone who doesnt cheer for A&M. Hide yo’ wife, Hide yo’ Kids.
Also, they have a tendency to mistake shoe polish for human dung. Potty time must be awfully confusing at A&M.
#FireNealBrown
by ttutyler on Dec 5, 2011 3:10 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs
This is high-quality hate.
Love it.
Dennis Green won Big Ten Coach of the Year. Pat Fitzgerald hasn't. Therefore, D-Green > Fitz. QED, motherf***ers.
by Foxhole Atheist on Dec 5, 2011 3:20 PM CST up reply actions
I saw that as "Houston Nutt life" at first glance
That would be much cooler.
Manager at BT Powerhouse a Big Ten basketball blog
@babaoreally
by babaoreally on Dec 7, 2011 9:37 AM CST via mobile up reply actions
You'll have to excuse the west Texas dirt monkeys from Tech
They don’t know what to do with themselves since their team is so pathetic, they were only one of only two Big 12 teams to not become bowl eligible. The other team is Kansas, and they spend all of football season trying to figure out why the strange prolate spheroid won’t bounce right and keep getting stuck in the basketball net.
Now they’re over here trying to talk smack, mainly because they’re bitter they’ve lost to us three years in a row, and with Tommy Tuberville coming back as head coach next year, hope for anything better in West Texas just died. So they have to come in here hopes someone else will do what they can’t accomplish themselves. They’ve defined themselves for so long by their hatred of A&M, now that we’ll never play them again in football, there is no meaning to their lives. Pity them.
I don’t know if y’all have a junior college in the Chicago area where anyone who can’t get into Northwestern or Notre Dame or Illinois goes to, but in Texas, we call that place Texas Tech.
And yet ...
They beat us last year.
No matter what else they are...
…they were really nice folks to meet at the Ticket City Bowl last year. From the guy who offered me a beer on the train down to those who had a kind word to say about Kain Colter in his first college game appearance, I found the Tech fans to be very gracious, down-to-earth folks. Are we going to experience the same from Aggie fans, Beernut? I don’t get the impression that A&M fans are so much about goodwill to man, but I’m hoping that is a false stereotype. Worst fans we’ve ever played in my opinion – would easily have to be USC at the Rose Bowl. Seemed like a dbag on every corner.
Actually, our reputation for friendliness is pretty well known
I don’t think you’ll run into any problems with Aggie fans, we love college football, and like interacting with other fanbases.
The only fanbase where there is really any open hostility is texas, and that is because they used to be our arch rivals.
Then I'm looking forward to it
Generally, Texans seem like nice people. I’ve enjoyed the bowl trips to San Antonio, El Paso, and Dallas, and am looking forward to spending more than my typical single-day business trip in Houston. If you have any reccomendations for good BBQ, I’m all ears.
Yo Lincoln Park
Yep, you done stirred it good! They crying about “Yankees” over there – we need to remind them the yankees did kick their grand-daddy’s rebel buttocks (if they actually know who their daddys and grand-daddys are).
And anytime some Texy starts getting uppity, all we have to do is remind them that Texass is the home of George W, AND Rick Perry, and one of the biggest whinniest cheatenist crybabys of all time, Roger “Liar-Liar” Clemons.
Just kidding about Texas – I Love all you gun-crazed nuts down there. BTW – When did Perry say he wants to secede again? Is it too much to hope it’s real soon?
Ah, politics on a sports blog.
Always a good decision.
Dennis Green won Big Ten Coach of the Year. Pat Fitzgerald hasn't. Therefore, D-Green > Fitz. QED, motherf***ers.
by Foxhole Atheist on Dec 5, 2011 7:24 PM CST up reply actions
You mean he's a Longhorn
I had to look up “t-sip” on urban dictionary
by LincolnParkWildcat on Dec 5, 2011 8:32 PM CST up reply actions
They claim him.
I’m not sure if he actually graduated from there, but he did attend texas after junior college.
Most Texans wouldn't think being the home of those people is a bad thing. HTH.
by PurplePhoenix on Dec 6, 2011 8:05 AM CST up reply actions
Dubya is an idiot
and not a Texan. He was born in New Haven, Connecticut, but likes to claim he is a Texan.
Perry is an Aggie, and while I don’t mind him as our governor (I’ve voted for him on the single issue that he is a football fan, and keeps other politicians from screwing with our facility upgrades. Yes, this happens in Texas) because we have the second weakest governor in America, I have no idea why he is running for President. I hope he drops out soon, because he keeps embarrassing himself.
Clemens is trash, and should be in jail.
12th Man...
You #1 with me dude.
Foxhole Atheist – No exactly politics… Just beating on the TX Dumb Guys. But you’re right, it’s way too easy, and Just Not Done, as the Brits would say.
Put me down for a Texas-Sized Mea Culpa.
EDIT Button Please!!!
that was supposed to be NOT exactly politics, but whatever. But My D would be POd big-time if I get a fellow Slivkan angry. :(
Politics Sucks
On a sports blog. HUGE turn-off. Despite the sports quality of LTP, I haven’t touched his website in almost two years because of some of the political idiocy over there. The clocke is ticking here as well
For that matter
Politics on LTP? I have no memory of anything I’d call overtly political over there.
NU '69
you’re massively overreacting here. i dont think any of the site writers have ever mentioned politics in a front page story or the comments. one commenter brought up rick perry, was told not to talk politics by several people, and apologized.
if one comment you don’t like in a 100 post thread is enough to make you stop reading a site, then i can’t imagine there are any sites you read.
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