tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-328539232011-04-21T18:34:46.699-05:00We've Moved!! Go to: - The12thManchild.com -Bradnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1021100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32853923.post-60109381914984439562007-03-15T17:30:00.000-05:002007-03-15T17:29:22.121-05:00

welp, we're moving. It's been in the works for a while now, and it's finally official. I'm leaving blogspot and joining the SportsBlog Nation network of blogs. Thanks to yall's input, I'll still be writing under 'The 12th Manchild' alias, the only difference will be a new site layout.Please update your bookmarks to this address: The 12th Manchild.comI encourage all of you to come on over and

Bradnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32853923.post-8619264735001160182007-03-08T18:11:00.000-06:002007-03-08T18:20:47.392-06:00

yeah, so i already missed two games thanks to a sodomy inclined Game Theory midterm today, but here's my bracket for the Big XII tournament:Ags over longhorns, will probably end much the same way as 2.28, except this time Acie isn't all by himself.After watching much of the K-State vs. KU game earlier this season, While I see no reason why K-State won't give KU a run for their money, KU doesn't

Bradnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32853923.post-46429037451313993392007-03-05T23:35:00.000-06:002007-03-06T01:10:09.988-06:00

Ask anyone around the country to describe Texas A&M Basketball, and they will undoubtedly associate Texas A&M with defense. "Stifling", is how the pundits usually choose to describe Billy Gillispie's Aggies, but looking at the last three games in conference, one wouldn't know it. Heading into the Baylor game on 2/24, the Aggies averaged 60.69 pts allowed/game in conference play. Against Baylor,

Bradnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32853923.post-5744740573656347402007-03-05T21:50:00.000-06:002007-03-05T21:34:39.447-06:00

The baseball team is off to a fantastic start in 2007. The Ags are currently at 15-2 in coach Childress' 2nd year, with key wins over #1 Rice and last year's champs, #7 Oregon State.Everybody remembers last year's great start followed by disastrous conference play. The question on everyone's mind is whether the Ags can translate their current success into the Olsen Magic that we've yearned for

Bradnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32853923.post-52069425745942003902007-02-28T15:54:00.000-06:002007-02-28T16:21:25.357-06:00

Lock it up. On the line tonight: Lonestar Showdown Trophy, Big 12 POY Award, Big 12 season championship, Big 12 Tournament #1 seed, and NCAA Tournament #2 Seed.How to win:Public Enemy #1Some of you are confused, it's ok. Kevin Durant may be a god that can't legally buy a drink, but what he isn't is a one-man team. Every major Longhorn victory depends crucially on the supporting role that D.J.

Bradnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32853923.post-31346840628752478472007-02-27T16:16:00.000-06:002007-02-27T16:36:54.418-06:00

Mix Billy Gillispie's rockstar status with the impending bubble bursts for many programs around the country, then throw in a dash of message board rumormongering, and all of a sudden the sky is falling in College Station.first, a look at what the chicken littles are saying:"At Texas A&M, football will always be king. No coach that has such a potential for greatness would ever want to stay at a

Bradnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32853923.post-31647874714820127552007-02-27T00:14:00.000-06:002007-02-27T00:23:49.422-06:00

What's with the Big XII and logo disputes this year?The University of Missouri is planning to sue a College Station high school for infringement if it does not cease & desist.Mizzou logo:A&M Consolidated HS logo:while it is clearly an infringement, it's interesting that the school singled out (i've seen plenty of HS logos in Texas alone that infringe on many Big XII logos) is located two miles

Bradnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32853923.post-65433493904986229492007-02-13T12:47:00.000-06:002007-02-13T12:44:25.063-06:00

In what appears to be a mid-blog crisis, we're looking for a new identity. The truth is, I've grown tired of the ambiguous spelling/meaning behind The 12th Manchild. After giving myself a couple of weeks to try to come up with some good names, those are the two that I've decided upon and more importantly aren't already owned by someone. I would really appreciate yall's input (poll in the corner),

Bradnoreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32853923.post-90146761174844090052007-02-13T12:07:00.000-06:002007-02-13T12:54:10.594-06:00

while sufficiently obvious to many, further proof was provided last week when it took me much longer than 3 days to rise from my bronchitis-induced death.whilst confined to the underworld, I was out of touch with not only my blog and all sports blogs, I was out of touch with class, work, and life in general. It's test week here at A&M, so with class being infinitely more important than the blog (

Bradnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32853923.post-78789061708822396962007-02-05T16:52:00.000-06:002007-02-05T17:13:14.105-06:00

..for FREE! (no sexual favors were performed..)upcoming posts tomorrow/this week:A&M Basketball: 48 Hours of Pure National Spolighta treatise on the current state of Texas A&M Athletics (aka: Football & Basketball)Bill Byrne's campaign to move the Texas Tech game to Dallasthe obligatory youtube filler video:our triumphant heroes return from Lawrence, KS. my favorite part: "Kentucky is terrible!!"

Bradnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32853923.post-56039420363336218302007-02-02T09:26:00.000-06:002007-02-03T17:00:57.990-06:00

Texas A&M - 73Iowa State - 49Against a dangerous team, the Ags took care of business and made it looks easy, all while racking up significant minutes for the bench that should payoff dividends down the road this season.despite choosing to resign from the team and work exclusively on football, Martellus was still there behind the bench supporting the team.guess who else was there? drunken fool #1

Bradnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32853923.post-73322561423248115132007-02-01T08:55:00.000-06:002007-02-01T16:03:58.638-06:00

(UPDATE: 3:50PM) Student tickets to be distributed via lotterywhile, there is no "good" solution to prevent a repeat of last night's insanity, it's hard to not feel cheated if one doesn't get a ticket.good luck Agsat 12:20PM last night, before 6,000+ students camped out(and cramped out) in the pedestrian underpass, the student ticket pull for monday's game against Texas was postponed

Bradnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32853923.post-73228405587233447392007-01-31T17:01:00.000-06:002007-01-31T17:12:12.464-06:00

probably not...for starters, a team ranked 223 in scoring offense with a FG% ranked even worse will probably not have a very good day on the road against a top-ranked defense the likes of A&M. (A&M is ranked 1 in FG% Defense and 2 in Scoring Defense)despite the overwhelming statistical evidence pointing to a red&yellow blood bath at Reed Arena tonight, there are always the unknown intangibles

Bradnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32853923.post-68681802784137756212007-01-29T15:51:00.000-06:002007-01-29T16:04:33.094-06:00

today, two of the biggest sites in all of CFB have posted what amounts to sacrilege: questioning the holiness and purity of our beloved NCAA Football...and we need more of it.EDSBS and MGoBlog, in what appear to be uncoordinated posts, take the whip to the bankers in our solemn temple in their posts on recruiting and rising ticket prices vs. decreasing quality opponents.

Bradnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32853923.post-76450918449823757442007-01-29T15:14:00.000-06:002007-01-29T16:02:02.754-06:00

while many have been analyzing various teams' OOC schedules for weeks now, A&M's schedule has been up in the air. until now. 9.01 or 9.08 Fresno State 9.01 or 9.08 Montana State 9.15 Louisiana-Monroe 9.20 (Thursday) @ Miami 9.29 Baylor 10.06 Oklahoma State 10.13

Bradnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32853923.post-75386790404100546912007-01-28T11:26:00.000-06:002007-01-28T11:33:31.100-06:00

the weekend came early here at the 12MC. suffice it to say, we did it big and survived to the tell tale.we hope that you will accept our sincerest apologies for going MIA, as well as this humble gift:

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UPDATE: Hours after publication the A&M Marketing office reversed their decision to send a letter to RivalWear.com. Apparently, Mike Huddleston reads this blog."The call was made late Wednesday night because the T-shirts did not meet the criteria necessary to pursue the letter. The shirts did not feature "University colors, an accurate depiction of Reveille as a mascot, and didn't contain any

Bradnoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32853923.post-61801013610091147622007-01-23T14:27:00.000-06:002007-01-24T01:49:26.289-06:00

better late than neverTexas A&M - 67OSU - 49Fightin' Texas Aggie Capacity Crowd White-Out! WHOOP!Cowpoke starting lineup?? booooring..Aggie Basketball Commit'08 target, Nathan Walkup Corbin Ray, is texting everyone he knows how much he thinks Pistol Pete is teh gay..Texas Aggie Basketball!?!? WooHoo!!AK44 taking it hard to the hoopThe Aggie defense was the pepto-bismol to JamesOn's curry style of

Bradnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32853923.post-37387255527411114302007-01-23T12:28:00.000-06:002007-01-23T13:00:21.868-06:00

so i'm drifting off to sleep in my STAT class this morning when I start getting texts saying "dude, your name's in the paper" and "hey, nice picture". While having my work published in the paper is not unusual, what made these texts different is that they were from friends.. at UT. Apparently the Daily Texan ran a story on the Logo Lawsuit today, and used my photo from yesterday's Battalion.I

Bradnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32853923.post-19273793607960982362007-01-23T06:09:00.000-06:002007-01-23T06:18:09.763-06:00

as I'm sure you're keenly aware, we here at the 12MC have a rather (un)healthy obsession with ESPN reporter, Erin Andrews.today, a 3:01 gift from heaven:(thanks to The Wiz for the heads up)

Bradnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32853923.post-36920663624667703432007-01-22T06:30:00.000-06:002007-01-22T22:34:37.508-06:00

The University of Texas is suing Aggieland Outfitters, alleging that AO's "Saw 'em Off" logo "..is likely to cause confusion, to cause mistake, or to deceive customers".While it's debatable who first (and when) visually depicted what "Saw Varsity's Horns Off.." would look like, Aggieland Outfitters was the first to standardize the image and sell it on t-shirts back in 1997. Since then, the logo's

Bradnoreply@blogger.com25tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32853923.post-28193928433251465382007-01-20T14:26:00.000-06:002007-01-20T14:32:41.094-06:00

Chapter 3: The Season Aheadhere's where we'll take a look at the remaining schedule and make no bs (analysis)predictions of Win, Loss, or Toss Up.Home Games:The Ags shouldn't lose to anyone at home this year.1.20 - Win1.27 - Win1.31 - Win2.05 - Toss Up2.13 - Win2.24 - Win3.03 - WinRoad Games:If the Ags want a piece of the reg. season BigXII title they must win in Allen Fieldhouse (Kansas) and win

Bradnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32853923.post-65701001877978600462007-01-18T14:51:00.000-06:002007-01-18T14:48:16.574-06:00

Chapter 2: The Season So Far15-2 (3-0)**Notable Losses**after winning 7 straight against mostly cupcake teams, the Ags entered arguably the toughest non-conf week that any team in Div IA played in 2006-07 season: @ LSU and @* UCLA.In the Ags' first road test of the season, they faced practically the same LSU team that knocked them out of the tournament last year, eventually reaching the Final

Bradnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32853923.post-7415352620742772782007-01-18T12:43:00.000-06:002007-01-18T13:45:23.496-06:00

4,250 tickets gone in slightly over an hourseeing as how i was already up absurdly early, and thinking that a shot of whatever crazies camped out in the cold for tickets would make a good feature (i'm a photog for our student paper), i went up to the Kyle Field ticket offices around 6:45am this morning. What i saw, both shocked and awed me..thousands of students lined up and ready for the 7:00am

Bradnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32853923.post-43178901060748623992007-01-16T20:11:00.000-06:002007-01-16T20:22:35.278-06:00

Aggie DL Jason Jack has decided to forego his senior season and enter the NFL Draft. The 6'4" 270lb Jack recorded 20 tackles in 10 starts this season. According to Billy Liucci of the Maroon & White Report (subscription), Jack is close to graduating which, coupled with a nagging injury reducing his stats and an influx of younger talented DL's, heavily influenced him in his decision to go pro now

Bradnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32853923.post-74793751550079667252007-01-16T10:30:00.000-06:002007-01-16T20:25:01.060-06:00

we Texans are a peculiar breed. We'll beat your ass for littering, we singlehandedly defeated Santa Anna, and we'll gleefully drive our 4-door trucks over your Prius....but when the roads get icy, HOLY SHIT STATE OF EMERGENCY ALERT THE NATIONAL GUARD OH LORD HELP US WHERE THE HELL IS SOME ROCK SALT HONEY WHERE DO I BUY TIRE CHAINS!1?!?!so yeah, today was supposed to be the first day of classes

Bradnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32853923.post-49786427121533149382007-01-16T06:00:00.000-06:002007-01-16T05:41:47.429-06:00

the 2006 college football season is over.As that cold reality begins to set in, we find ourselves scrambling to fill the void between now and September. While most will resign themselves to following the passionless play of the NBA or MLB in the ensuing months, a fortunate few find themselves blessed to have a school that fields a decent basketball team. Aggies happen to be among those fortunate

Bradnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32853923.post-34888650344530411182007-01-13T14:59:00.000-06:002007-01-13T15:10:41.097-06:00

been waiting for this to show up YouTube since before Christmas...(seriously, i've checked every day since the night of the game)NSFA (Not Safe For Appetite)In the Texas 5A DI State Championship game, Southlake QB Riley Dodge (son of Todd Dodge, new UNT HC) gets violently ill before taking the snap. He gets the snap, throws the game winning TD, and then is helped off the field as he continues to

Bradnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32853923.post-14894518211036070542007-01-11T00:01:00.000-06:002007-01-15T10:50:42.082-06:00

so someone, who was clearly off their meds, nominated us for "Best Big XII Blog" over at MGoBlog's annual CFB Blog Awardsgo here to vote (must have a CFB blog).Votes we feel strongly about:"Best Pac-10 Blog"Tightwad Hillhands down the best team blog we've come across."Best National Blog"The Wizard of Oddsit's exactly what a national blog should be"The Brady Quinn Award" (prettiest blog)Bevo

Bradnoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32853923.post-5222729384862549672007-01-05T23:36:00.000-06:002007-01-08T16:05:00.022-06:00

there isn't a whole lot to say about that game. in lieu of words, I offer photos:despite the freak sandstorms, hail, and icy mountain roads encountered during the drive, San Diego was gorgeous as usual.chillin w/my entourage at Pacific Beach on game dayafter lunch we made our way down to Qualcomm and met up with the 4th roommate and his aspiring alcoholic of a twin brother (I kid, I kid..)Not

Bradnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32853923.post-78949034972751496802006-12-26T17:12:00.000-06:002006-12-26T17:11:59.459-06:00

we're leaving for San Diego in an hour.1 honda pilot5 days6 friends20 hours each way40 dollars/night for our hotel (WHOOP! for sweet discounts)1,710 total mileslet the greatest roadtrip EVER begin..(i may or may not be able to post for a few days..but hey what's new. also, a belated Christmas gift for all of you: put money on A&M we haven't lost by 5 all season. on the season we've only lost by 6

Bradnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32853923.post-6686735343463901282006-12-26T11:00:00.000-06:002006-12-26T12:11:35.992-06:00

Last week we conducted a Q&A with Cal blog Tightwad Hill. TH is the best team blog i've come across, no other blog in the country provides as much quality content as that one. A bold statement, i know, but fact nonetheless. Below are their answers to my questions.(Their questions for me can be found here)The 12th Manchild: During this year's Texas A&M @ Kansas game, the KU student body

Bradnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32853923.post-88501884095080105502006-12-24T06:39:00.000-06:002006-12-24T04:02:16.213-06:00

for the past 3 days, Berkeley has been experiencing earthquakes of magnitudes ranging from 2.5 to 3.5.These earthquakes, coupled with last week's news that Cal FB Byron Storer broke his arm, only serve to confirm our suspicions that something sinister is brewing in Berkeley.Perhaps a Jorvorskiestein?only time will tell (5 days to be exact)BTHO Cal ..and their abomination!

Bradnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32853923.post-52578430344617428462006-12-20T19:30:00.000-06:002006-12-20T19:38:53.955-06:00

Apparently Desmond Howard "misspoke" during last night's bowl preview on ESPN. He didn't mean to say Cal was playing Texas in the Holiday Bowl, nor did he intend to say that he was looking forward to the key matchup between Cal's WR DeSean Jackson and Thorpe Award winner, Aaron Ross. He certainly didn't mean to throw in the added drama about Texas backup QB transferring to Ole Miss with Colt

Bradnoreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32853923.post-50392083945076380522006-12-19T22:13:00.000-06:002006-12-20T01:41:05.642-06:00

wow..That wasn't just a little confusion between the two Texas schools or a bad teleprompter. No, Dez did his homework for this game. Droppin names and awards left and right, not to mention Snead's transfer to Ole Miss the night before.The funniest part of it all:between the time he FIRST said it (before start of Poinsettia Bowl) and the SECOND time (during halftime)..no one corrected him. Maybe

Bradnoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32853923.post-11584750658350916942006-12-19T19:11:00.000-06:002006-12-19T20:04:11.756-06:00

without explanation or analysis, my barenaked picks for the 2006-2007 Bowl Season:Poinsettia Bowl (Dec. 19)TCULas Vegas Bowl - (Dec. 21)OregonNew Orleans Bowl (Dec. 22)RicePapajohns.com Bowl (Dec. 23)South FloridaNew Mexico Bowl (Dec. 23)San Jose StArmed Forces Bowl (Dec. 23)UtahHawaii Bowl (Dec. 24)HawaiiMotor City Bowl (Dec. 26)Central MichiganEmerald Bowl (Dec. 27)UCLAIndependence Bowl (Dec.

Bradnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32853923.post-81054300747162433902006-12-18T08:24:00.000-06:002006-12-18T12:40:46.587-06:00

When playing Cal: for the love of God (Danny Ford?), GO FOR IT!DeSean Jackson: making punt teams look special all year long.(from punt returns alone)Yards: 455TDs: 4sorry for being MIA lately. finals and the obligatory 48 hrs of slumber that followed are to blame. look for further Cal previewage and an exchange with Cal Blog, Tightwad Hill, later this week.

Bradnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32853923.post-60205940258330953762006-12-18T07:42:00.000-06:002006-12-18T08:04:24.180-06:00

after a week of tough losses on the road against #9 LSU and #1 UCLA, the Ags returned back to College Station to regroup against some much easier opponents: Fordham and JacksonvilleTuesday (12/12)Texas A&M 84Fordham 61Saturday (12/16)Texas A&M 97Jacksonville 58after poor offensive outings in Week 5, the Ags came back on a mission. The team is continuing to shoot atleast 49% from the field, and

Bradnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32853923.post-18932512762332413082006-12-13T06:04:00.000-06:002006-12-13T05:11:57.704-06:00

the Anti-Playoff AllianceCFR and his compatriots can whine all they want about how the MLB, NBA, & NCAA basketball playoffs practically negate their respective regular seasons, but when it comes down to it, you can never convince any true sports fan that a consensus of spectators opinions should preclude the playing of the sport itself. They argue that a playoff would undermine the sport. What is

Bradnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32853923.post-7181872760207926582006-12-08T10:17:00.000-06:002006-12-08T10:18:36.325-06:00

Brady Quinn, "College Player of the Year"? please. Normally, i would get all worked up about something like this. shitting bricks and various other items. slowly working myself toward a coronary in my 20's.but..apparently, all that is required to vote for the Maxwell Award is $35.00 and an internet connection.i envision coeds around the country, gathered around computers with credit cards in

Bradnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32853923.post-62594559569935012692006-12-08T09:24:00.000-06:002006-12-08T09:36:59.225-06:00

A&M - 52LSU - 64as the Aggies stepped out on the court of the Maravich Assembly Center, they were unaware that the officiating crew had opted to bring their phonebooks & rubber hoses instead of the usual NCAA rule book. Throughout the first-half the refs hammered the Ags if they so much as looked Glen Davis, much less attempted to play some defense. Rewatching the game on DVR, the commentators

Bradnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32853923.post-77911199132648703232006-12-08T07:41:00.000-06:002007-01-16T20:38:29.812-06:00

Unless you're a Michigan fan in an alcohol/depression induced coma, you've probably heard that Texas A&M's Robert Gates was confirmed by the Senate (95-2) to become the next Secretary of Defense.What you and most Aggies DIDN'T know is that Gates has been lurking on TexAgs.com for the past year under the name "Ranger65". It's funny to read how he refers to himself in the third-person.some of the

Bradnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32853923.post-58161414278707027472006-12-05T00:09:00.000-06:002006-12-05T00:16:08.820-06:00

A&M goes on the road for a week of huge games, including a rematch with #9 LSU, the team that knocked the Aggies out of the NCAA Tournament on a last second 3-ptr, tomorrow night.It's dead week and i'll be makin the drive to Baton Rouge after my classes tomorrow morning.to tide you over until i can post from Baton Rouge:i've noticed some of yall are quite the music fans. i finally updated my

Bradnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32853923.post-68675822890573285452006-12-03T00:22:00.000-06:002006-12-03T00:39:41.827-06:00

i'm tired of the incessant discussion/whining about ONE play during last week's game.Longhorns need to realize that despite what was shown on their TVs and despite their natural and historic inclination to blame a bad game on a single individual, Kellen Heard's hit on McCoy wasn't dirty.Was it late? Yeah, no question. Was it cheap/dirty/malicious? no.Heard was just doing what every defensive

Bradnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32853923.post-89473214815570245002006-12-02T23:59:00.000-06:002006-12-03T00:16:19.257-06:00

mmmmm.. yummy! yummy, you guys!with the exciting finish of the West Virginia vs. Rutgers game earlier tonight, it's looking likely that the Gator Bowl will choose West Virginia, relegating Texas to the Alamo Bowl.To say that Texas' finish to their regular season was "unexpected" might qualify you for understatement of the year. It's safe to say that your local Wal-Mart will prolly have plenty of

Bradnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32853923.post-50258796340978362412006-11-29T17:25:00.000-06:002006-11-29T18:29:59.604-06:00

Texas A&M will play California in the Holiday Bowl.The Holiday Bowl decided not to wait for the outcome of this weekend's championship games, instead choosing to lock up the team it's been pursuing all of November.It marks only the 2nd time A&M has played in the Holiday Bowl, and Aggies everywhere remember the 1990 Holiday Bowl annhilation of Ty Detmer & BYUWith airfare at $550+ here are the

Bradnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32853923.post-76942708565396077712006-11-24T21:43:00.000-06:002006-11-24T21:58:46.141-06:00

WHOOOOOP!!thoughts on the game tomorrow, not to mention video of the vicious hits the Crew put on Colt McCoy.for now: it's time to make up for 4 years of taking shit from UT friends, see you on 6th Street. I'll be the half-dead guy in maroon, sawing varsity's horns off with the homeless.

Bradnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32853923.post-18207926810589634202006-11-22T17:59:00.000-06:002006-11-22T18:08:45.382-06:00

we're getting destroyed over at BevoSports, and all i can find to fight back with is this adorably small town commercial of some high school kid masquerading as a future Heisman contender...Texas QB Colt McCoy:

Bradnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32853923.post-40579312381574337632006-11-22T10:00:00.000-06:002006-11-22T12:36:54.052-06:00

we sat down with(err..emailed) Matt from BevoSports and took a look at the state of our respective programs and the impending "little tee, little ewe" vs A&M LoneStar State Showdown.Matt's Questions: My Answers1. No doubt Coach Fran is having a tough year, what are your thoughts on his performance so far this season? Are you ready to start looking for a new coach?Tough year? no. Tough November?

Bradnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32853923.post-54233249275512286542006-11-19T01:40:00.000-06:002006-11-19T21:01:44.748-06:00

word on the street is that Steve Spurrier will take over as head coach at Miami.This affects A&M in two ways:A&M's home-home series with Miami is still slated to begin next fall.a significant portion of Aggie fans had been hoping that Spurrier would still be available when (according to them) Fran is fired in the near future (not this season, but 1-2 years).

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before passing judgement on this 21yr old college student who is not only lamely sitting at home on a Saturday night, but also blogging...you should know that i'm back home in Dallas for the weekend, with nothin to do and no one to do nothing with. (the bro ditched me for what he claims to be "a girl")Thoughts on earlier games:is anyone else tired of Notre Dame being placed within 500 ft. of the

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Watch twice dailyjust what the Dr. ordered for all super-depressed aggies out there. this video is a damn good reminder of how great this team can be."..Duty, Honor, Country"video of President Gates addressing the student body at last friday's midnight yell. Ole!this is an old video i never got around to posting (because i never got around to posting a recap of the Kansas game/roadtrip). Watch

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Oklahoma Nebraska - 28Texas A&M - 27let's play the blame gameThe Universehad quite a hand in our demise last saturday. there is no possible/earthly/logical explanation for how so many players could make so many mistakes, so many balls could bounce off so many different sets of hands, and how a coaching staff could appear even more inept than usual. it was a perfect storm of n00bity, if you

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After declining an offer to be National Director of Intelligence two years ago, Texas A&M President Dr. Robert M. Gates has been called again to serve his country.Although his time here was relatively short, he made an absurd amount of progress, and earned the love and respect of the Aggie Family.Two of my favorite quotes from Dr. Gates:"Tradition is not for sale.""ON JANUARY 6, 2005, ANDY CARD,

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our boy Ryan over at Texas A&M and Baseball pulls out all the statistical stops in showing why the J-Train should always get the ball on 3rd & 4th down. The absurd detail in his report leaves Fran and staff absolutely no room to wriggle and leaves them without pants much less legs to stand on when claiming that the call made was the right one at the time.excerpts:Jorvorskie Lane3rd & 4th Down

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for most of the season, i've been playing College Football's version of PowerBall, only more impossible-er: the 12-Team Parlay.The game: pick the winners (w/spread) of 12 Games, and it pays out roughly 1800:1I've been playing $2.00 almost every week this season, and have come within 2 & 3 games of hitting it all 12 games.Last Week's results: 7-5PickSpreadResultWashington St.-16.6Arizona

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the numbers game:-32net yards on the drives immediately following both OU fumbles in the 2nd half.3points the wrecking crew held the OU offense to for the last 3 quarters, keeping the sooner offense to a mere 104 yds production after the 1st quarter.8completions thrown by McGee. The official # of attempts is 18, but the record doesn't show the countless times McGee went through his reads like

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if you watched the 4th Qtr of that game, you already know what i'm going to say.there is absolutely no explanation that can satisfy the question of why we didn't run the ball for the TD from the 2 on 3rd&Goal. If they stopped us, so be it, then OU would've atleast earned the win.Fran or Koenning, whoever made the call, just made my eternal shit list.

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it's 6:30 AMi thought Kinko's was open 24 hours.. apparently the bastards like to sleep in til 7AM on saturdays. gotta run by there, print off the signs, then run by home depot. i am well prepared.the OU defense will be the best defense the Aggies face all year, but there is nothing that can prepare any defense for the absurd multiplicity of this offense. If the Ags can maintain their current

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Billy Gillispie and the Aggie Basketball team tipped of their season last night at Reed Arena, defeating Midwestern State 79-54.The easy win was marred by a frightening fall taken by Law early in the game, as cell phones around college station started blowin up, reporting that Law was on the floor and not moving for an eternal 4 minutes.The Ags' non-conf schedule consists of:11/03 - Lithuanian

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Grab your posterboard and sleeping bags.The GameDay crew has decided to set up in Cain Park (location #2 from a couple of posts ago). The location will provide a terrific backdrop of Kyle Field to augment the sea of maroon that will deluge Joe Routt Blvd. & Clark St.(it always looks bigger and better when OU's in town, thanks to the similar colors)Clemson, we're coming for that 117 db record.

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here are a few drafts for now, i'm making more as we speak. i'm leaning away from plugging the12thmanchild.com, mostly cuz my utter laziness will drive whatever traffic spike i get way down in mere days..be brutally honest..

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Texas A&M - 31Baylor - 21the mere 10-pt margin of victory is fairly misleading to those who weren't present (certainly fooled CFR into including A&M/Baylor on a list of "close" games this past weekend). Though the 1st-half was a blood for blood, stop for stop competition, throughout most of the 2nd-half i had to keep reminding myself that despite our absolute domination on the field, the

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WHOOOOOOOOOP!this will be merely the 3rd 2nd time the Sacred Stage of Saturday has graced the campus of Texas A&M, both of which have been against Oklahoma.and now we play the guessing game..from what part of campus will GameDay broadcast?Simpson Drill FieldPros: provides a large open area with the Memorial Student Center and Kyle Field in the background.Cons: not much to offer in the way of

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(picks in bold)Oklahoma @ MizzouAs much as I'd like to see OU hand Mizzou its second conference loss, causing GameDay to head to College Station, I'm just not seeing it. I've been saying it all season, and I'll say it again: there is no stopping the Mizzou spread offenseColorado @ Kansaswhen Kerry Meier is under center, the Jayhawks are a very dangerous team. Kansas has lost 4 straight conference

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Oct. 28, 2006Floyd Casey Stadium (Kyle Field - North)6:00 pmi could go through and compare the offensive and defensive matchups of both teams, but it won't matter. as much as it pains me to say it, there is always something unique about this game ever since they ambushed us in Waco 2 years ago.It was an eerily similar situation in 2004. A&M was a Top 20 team on the rise in the polls, talk of

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ABC has chosen to exercise its 2nd 6-Day option for two games on November 4th, Oklahoma @ Texas A&M and Mizzou @ Nebraska, pending the outcome of this weekend's Oklahoma @ Mizzou game, one will get the 11:00am kickoff the other the 7:00pm kickoff. The reason i say that the decision will be made based on that single game is because both Nebraska and A&M are expected to win their games this weekend

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standing on the sideline(photog again) watching the Ags march down the field to tie it up in the last minute of regulation, with the game and season on the line a tingling sensation began to set in, although it could've been attributed to my body shutting down and losing the struggle against the bitter cold (flip-flops and a light jacket in 30 degrees..wtf was i thinking?), i'd like to think it

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from around the sphere o'blog:our boy at ScalpEm.com decides to put away the grain alcohol and go for a different kind of 'Black Out' during FSU's game against B.C. this weekendhitch a ride with Run Up The Score as he continues to interject what little humor can be found in the fiery tailspin that is Penn State's return to mediocrityhate Footbaw? need to release some of that inner SEC loathing?

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Texas A&M - 25Missouri - 19"there is no stopping the Mizzou spread offense" - the12thManchild, on any given week this season... i graciously stand correctedPass the Kool-Aid!!WRECKING-CREW! WRECKING-CREW!hell yeah i'm saying it. While the terms stellar or perfect wouldn't describe the defense, ferocious, determined, and heart would. The Crew stepped up and made big plays, holding Chase Daniel

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With so much negative press the past few years, it's refreshing to finally see the good things someone can accomplish with the help of steroids. Not only was QB Chase Daniel able to lead his HS team (SL Carroll) to a couple of state championships, he's now lead Mizzou to it's best start in decades.reason to be very afraid:the mizzou defensethis defense, ranked 10th against the run and 11th

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with a 1/4 of the conference schedule already in the books, it's time to start tracking the race for Arrowhead.The NorthMissourias much as i've been hyping them this season, they're a lil overinflated, yet they're the only consistently impressive team in the North.Nebraskato be honest, i don't think the Cornhuskers are the second best team in the North. If only Kansas had been able to seal the

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My Top 25 for Week 7:Ohio StateFloridaMichiganUSCTexasLouisvilleWest VirginiaTennesseeCalAuburnClemsonNotre DameIowaLSUMissouriGa. TechOregonGeorgiaVa. TechNebraskaArkansasOklahomaWashingtonWashington St.Texas A&MAuburn takes a nasty tumble with it's loss to Arkansas. Although the Razorbacks aren't some bottom of the barrell team, the #2 team in the nation can't get shutout for the 3 quarters in

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just got back from Midnight Yell...in Missouri?it was intimate to say the least, there were maybe 60 people there.gotta punch out nowi gotta get to the game a few hours early (shooting for the Battalion)..and the game is about an hour away, with an 11:00 am start time, sweet.BTHO KU!

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Kansasuntil last week, my only worry about the Kansas game was the drive there and Fran's terrible record when it comes to the first road (real road game, Army was a "road" game with a home crowd) game of the year (0-4). Then, backup QB Adam Barrman took the Jayhawks to the brink of upsetting Nebraska..in Lincoln, throwing for over 400 yds. If memory serves correctly, Barrman was the QB that

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Texas Tech - 31Texas A&M - 27gaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaawd damnitbefore we go setting fire to the the already charred FranWagon, stuffing his mailbox with Little Debbies, and petitioning our state representatives for a coaching change, let's take a deep breath and look back at what transpired last saturday.The Bad:the Defensive Line:the most heralded unit on the defensive side of the ball failed to

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much apologies for my MIA status this past week.i could blame it on the blackouts across the brazos valley, an increase in my course and work load, or severe depression after the Tech loss... but i think we all know i'm just a lazy bastard.i'm currently driving through Kansas with my dad (trip #89540 to KS, yes it's still very rolly and very plains-y), i'll post as soon as i can find another

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[picks in bold][i waited too long to pick the BYU @ TCU game...thank god..]Louisiana Tech @ Clemsoni want to say that they'll cover, but the pain still lingers from what BC did to yall(and my parlay) that weekend.Virginia @ Dukethis game's gonna be like playing Bond (N64) on slaps-only, Duke wins because i see them choosing Jungle Commando, or maybe Moonranker EliteVirginia Tech @ Georgia Techi

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we have some new friends over at ScalpEm.com and have been invited to interject some Big XII perspective into their weekly Top 25 Poll.My current Top 25:Ohio StateAuburnLouisvilleUSCNebraskaMichiganFloridaTennesseeOklahomaWest VirginiaOregonLSUTexasClemsonMizzouTCUCalNotre DameFlorida StateIowaGeorgiaVirginia TechTexas TechTexas A&MPenn State

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it's that time of year again. the weather is back down to lower 90s. and you can hear fish and their "spurs" coming from miles away.The game is looking to be one of the best of the weekend, and quite honestly, the hardest to pick/bet on.Advantages:Texas A&M -Multiple Offensethe Ags bring a multiple, well balanced offensive attack, making it very difficult for defenses to prepare. Ball control is

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Texas A&M - 45LA Tech - 14after sleeping past my 6:00 AM alarm, i left Coppell and got on the road to CS at about 8:45 am (was in Coppell to watch the bro's game..check the INT) As i got closer and closer, i could tell the weather was going to be a big bag of douche and ruin tailgating plans.we had the "tailgate" at our house. to be honest, it wasn't too bad. I think i'll trade the campus

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Hump it:Football Roadtripsdespite my soiled pants at the end of the game, San Antonio was awesome. I'm looking forward to ALL of the other away games.Halfway to Bowl Eligible!As much as people have bitched about our cupcake non-conference schedule, it really does feel good to say "3-0". Oh, and let's not forget that despite the scare against Army, A&M is STILL the #1 Pass Defense (the milking of

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wtf happened today!?damn you Bobby Ross.damn you Mike Hart.damn you Oregon refsi can't even begin to process it all right now, must sleep.

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Day 2:Hangover? check.But it's nothin some eggs & sausage can't cure, yummmm. Maybe it's an age factor, but the Riverwalk was a little bit overrated. You could tell it wasn't really a college area, lots of old people (granted they were wearing maroon), and mostly restaurants in the area. Despite all that, we found our way into a Dick's Last Resort (definitely a much younger atmosphere) and

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Day 1:After a fun drive that included 2 hours of delays thanks to ACL traffic and construction (don't worry the Aggie football team and band made it on time...i watched them pass us with a police escort), a very cramped back seat of a truck, and a roommate so desperate for the Big XII edition of Playboy that he jumped out of the truck while stuck in traffic and ran to the nearest gas station, we

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[picks in bold]West Virginia vs. Maryland - Thurs. 6:30 PMSlaton will run all over the field, and couches will burn in Morgantown as the Mountaineers continue their undeserved march upwards in the polls. A look at their schedule, barring an upset, shows only one legitamate foe, Louisville, which would only drop them a few places in the polls. Hello free shot at the BCS, via media hyped young

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Hump it:Saturday=Football Judgement Daywith so many quality matchups to choose from, expect college football fans and DVRs everywhere to suffer breakdownsawww..we made some new friends!check em out:Run Up The Score, if not even to behold the term "Texas Aggies" uttered outside Big XII/SWC country, then for the occasional Jenn Sterger love/hate sessionDanny Ford is God, this Clemson duo, with a

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Texas A&M - 51ULA-LA - 7First, the important stuff:the ribbon boards were much better, not nearly as bright and distracting. Also, rest assured that the Fan Cam wasn't used as much, especially during Yells.Offense:put simply, the offense was unstoppable. McGee was dead on with all of his passes, the offensive line was dominant, and the J-Train was haulin ass and TDs all night. The Ags were forced

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When i'm right, i am right (see: Ohio State and Notre Dame predictions), when I'm wrong...well, fuck me."Seriously, did nobody see Central Michigan's backup QB shred the Golden Eagles' defense last week. Clemson, by 10x the spread."Boston College - 34Clemson - 33wow, what can i say? other than Clemson's ACC championship dreams have been flushed like the intestinal remnants of a night spent

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[picks in bold]Michigan vs. Central Michigan - 11:00 AMat home and with more sheer talent, Michigan is the easy pick. Yet, i'm gonna guess that Las Vegas didn't watch Central Michigan play Boston College. Michigan wins, but Central Michigan will wreck the 28-pt spread.Missouri vs. Ole Miss - 11:30 AMthere's no stopping the Mizzou spread offense. Today, a rare victory for a Big XII team over an

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[introducing my weekly "buy or sell" list. non-Aggies please note: "Hump it" is an A&M term, and does not imply that i desire to bone the listed items, people, or events]Hump it!College football season is here!there is truly no better time of year than the sheer insanity that is the fall semester at a big football school. You know it's football season when you're so tired from getting up early

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With less than a week until the game, Longhorn starter CB Tarell Brown was arrested for weapons and weed (along with backup LB Tyrell Gatewood and former player, Aaron Harris) late Sunday night.Brown, a senior, has played in 37 games for the Longhorns, starting in 26. He's also one of the Horns' main kick/punt returners. Brown is/was expected to play a major role in containing Ohio State WR Ted

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The Citadel it's hard to give a general summary of the game, as is evident from the varying sentiments of several Sunday headlines:"A&M isn't intimidating in opener"San Antonio Express-News"Aggies victory far from dominating"San Antonio Express-News"Aggies too much for The Citadel"Charleston.net"Aggies open by hammering The Citadel"Austin American-Statesman"Aggies drop the ball but pickup

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thanks to EDSBS for the original link

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because of a natural aversion to writing, researching, and pretty much any kind of deadline,i've been forced to squeeze an off-season's worth of analysis and prediction into two posts.the Big XII North, in no particular order...NebraskaSince the heralded arrival of Bill Callahan and his new fangled west-coast offense, Nebraska fans have been wandering in the desert, surviving on mana (a.k.a - the

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a countdown and review of the yells: 12-812. Kyle FieldAlthough I respect the motivation for bringing it back (the reinforcement of pride in Kyle Field), it's little more than a 1st grade spelling bee with 80,000 participants who are not using their six-inch voices.[Hand Sign: Point down at the field with one hand, while waving the other.]K-Y-L-EF-I-E-L-DAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!Kyle Field!11. Horse

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now that summer school is over and i'm back from a relaxing weekend in Orange Beach, Alabama.. ..i promise i will finish previewing the other 11 schools.a couple of changes to the format: i won't predict the W/L of each team's schedule, i'll save that for an overall conference prediction post. expect much less optimism and more statistical evidence, as i have recently discovered and spent hours

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original thread: hereaggiegrant06 (posted 1:30a, 1/30/2006):I ill try to be as discrete as possible, because i din't want to implicate someone and then get sued. My girlfriend works in the office of a large dealership where we live. She has only been there about a month, and she was dealing with handing out payroll checks. She didn't recognize several of the names, and asked her boss. Her boos

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With the news of OU's dismissal of Bomar and Quinn, surely Longhorn fans everywhere are gloating and riding high on the sadness of their Sooner buddies and co-workers ("Ohhh, the tears of unfathomable sadness, mmm, yummy… yummy you guys!"). It is with more of a spirit of hatred for Texas than pity for OU, that i bring you these gems:1) that is most certainly NOT how we do it in Texas2) i'll take

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as reported by the AP tuesday night and announced by OU wednesday, starting QB Rhett Bomar was permanently booted from the Sooners football team for collecting unearned funds from his booster-owned employer. According to ESPN's Joe Schad:Bomar apparently filed for 40-hour work weeks at a Norman, Okla., auto dealership, making up to $18,000, when he only worked 5 hours a week,His employer? Norman,

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