Ok sooooo it has been way to long since I posted on here. I don't even know where to begin....or do I?
Football:First well talk the most important sport in Aggieland, football. The Ags hauled in a decent recruiting class, actually pretty good if you consider the coaching changes and the way things had gone under the Fran era. The crown jewels were Cryus Gray and Rod Davis. Gray is a potential game breaking back and could see some serious time on special teams early on. Davis is a top notch defensive lineman and could help being back some swagger to the hurting wrecking crew defense. Also yesterday it surfaced that 4-Star WR Sedrick Johnson's LOI to Iowa State may not be legally binding and he may be persuaded by his moma to stay close to home and go to Texas A&M. That’s something we'll have to keep an eye on.
Basketball: Last time I left you Aggie basketball was not in a good state. The Ags had lost 3 in a row, including a physically and emotionally draining 5 OT loss to in state rival Baylor. Since then Coach Turge and the boys have turned things around. After losing their first 3 true road games, the boys have won their last 3. They also boast solid home wins over a very good Oklahoma team (pre Longar Longar injury) and of course the great win over archrival t.u. The Aggies seemed to have solidified a place in the NCAA tourney if this trend keeps up. The only question might be what seed will they get. Also after road losses for KU (@ t.u.) and K-State (@ tech) the Aggies are only one game out of first in the Big 12 but trail KU, K-State, and t.u. who are all tied for first. I doubt it will happen but there is a chance that the season finally game against Kansas at Reed could be for all the regular season marbles. Tomorrow night the Aggies have a tough test against an Oklahoma State team that gives everyone a run for their money but can't quite seem to get a win and after that the Aggies head down to Austin for Big Monday on ESPN. The surging horns would love to avenge their earlier loss to the Aggies when they not only lost the game but seemingly lost their composure. Hopefully the Ags can break the recent seasons trend of each home team winning in the Lone Star Showdown.
Baseball: Ok, now we can finally talk about my favorite spring time sport. The Aggies haven’t started the season yet, but there is an inter squad scrimmage (weather permitting) at 1:00 tomorrow. The Ags do start of the season February 22nd against Northern Colorado, when they start a 4 game weekend series which includes a Saturday afternoon double header. The Aggies have a lot of momentum under head coach Rob Childress coming into the 2008 season. After a sub par first season for Coach, the Aggies launched themselves back into the national spotlight with wins over traditional powers Rice and t.u. and a regular season win over reigning back to back national champion Oregon state. The boys ended up winning the Big 12 Tournament, hosted and regional and went on to lose in a very competitive super regional to Rice down the road at Reckling Park. The Aggies return first team All-American Blake Stouffer, power hitter Luke Anders, and couple of solid, speedy outfielders in Ben Feltner and Kyle Colligan. The Ags also have a solid young pitching staff led by last years post season hero Kyle Thebeau and a promising young pitcher Scott Migil. Rob Childress, who was the pitching coach/guru for national power Nebraska before taking the A&M job, should help this young pitching staff develop into something solid in the always hostile Big 12.
Looks like that’s it for now, I'll try and do a better job on this thing as the semester starts to settle down.
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