Aggie Game Reaction

Well, it’s the Monday after Thanksgiving. Time for the first installment of overreaction Turkey Day – basically a response to the UT vs. ATM game played this past week. Up front, the better team won on Friday. I don’t know if it was coaching, a lack of desire having lost a National Title shot against K-State, or the turkey from Thursday, but the Texas Longhorns looked lack a lackluster shell of the team that looked to be rolling towards a rematch with Ohio State just three weeks ago. Kudos to the Aggies for getting some respect back from the rest of the country.

Enjoy the compliment while you can Aggie fans. After witnessing the cheapest shot of the 2006 season as the game was winding down, I find myself disgusted with the players, coaches, and fans of Texas A&M football. With the game all but over following an interception, there was no reason whatsoever for the sheep humper from College Station to level Texas quarterback Colt McCoy. I watched the game live and didn’t really have the wherewithal to completely acknowledge the hit at the time. I was, in fact, enjoying the several Aggies whom I was spending the day with cheering. After the 5 years of Oklahoma domination, I understood how they felt. But I’ve seen the hit since then. It’s enough to make you want to puke. Right before getting plowed over, McCoy is seen removing his chinstrap. It was dirty, cheap, and uncalled for.

I don’t know what Coach Fran or Texas A&M University plans to do, but if that jackass plays one down in the Aggies bowl game, it’s a disgrace to Aggies, Longhorns, and the great state of Texas. I’d be flabbergasted if A&M did anything though. That would take something called balls. You know, like the set Mack Brown had for sitting Terrell Brown, the starting cornerback, heading into this year’s early season showdown with Ohio State. It’s cheap shots like the one laid down Friday which start fights and degrades what should have been a landmark win for Texas A&M, fans, players, coaches, and alumni throughout the state. Instead, the lasting image of the game may very well being the upstart, outstanding freshman from Texas being carted out of the game on a stretcher. Congrats on winning the game, Aggies, and congrats on showing your true A&M colors.