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2009 Texas A&M Football Preview: State of The Union

Posted by Scipio Tex on August 27th, 2009 under Football

Forward, March, Hut, Two, Three, Four!

Aggie football players are a lot like the Aggie Corps of Cadets. Some of them are the real thing and deserve your respect, but most play dress up for four years pretending to be something they’re not and end up selling insurance in Tomball. Witness the perfect illustration of my point. West Point. While A&M's football team struggled to a 21-17 victory against an Army team that lost by 18
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More A&M Chancellor Drama

Posted by Doperbo on July 1st, 2009 under

Apparently the Faculty Senate at A&M, previously best known for successfully blending togas and Carhartts during floor deliberations, passed a resolution yesterday that results in a vote of 'No Confidence' for current Chancellor Mike McKinney. You may remember McKinney from Taylor's excellent piece on the subject a few weeks ago. You may have also emailed his etch-a-sketch photo to numerous friends and family who've dissapointed you over the year as well, if not I
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Around The Big 12 Blogosphere

Posted by Scipio Tex on February 13th, 2009 under Basketball

Kansas KU expert Hiphopopotamus gives us his Big 12 Basketball Power Rankings. I have no arguments and I admire his delusional optimism in ranking us ahead of a blistering hot KSU squad. A&M Our friends at Spence Park Soapbox are writing material well beyond the typical blog fodder. The Mayor wrote a brilliant little piece on attrition and new coaching staffs and its Machiavellian underpinnings.
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What A Difference Five Years Makes

Posted by Scipio Tex on November 12th, 2008 under Football

h/t to a poster on Orangebloods who first sniffed this out. Bill Byrne's Wednesday Weekly November 12, 2003 after losing to OU 77-0. Excerpt: We have the right leadership and staff in place to build a successful football program, and to create the same blueprint for success in building champions throughout our athletic department. We didn’t get to where we are today overnight, and it won’t be fully repaired overnight. But