Holiday Bowl: photo recap

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 day


after 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 only were the roommates and alchy's present and accounted for, but so were:


Fowler, Kirk, and his new favorite pair of old man spectacles



the lovely, Erin Andrews


the Fightin' Texas Aggie Band


Brandon, a.k.a WatchOle of TexAgs


JaMarcus Russell clone and future starting QB, Jerrod Johnson


hell, even the world renowned Stacy Reeves and yours truly were there


and now to the action:

the game started off pretty well..

with Goodson pickin up yards left and right..


and the Crew having their way with the Cal offense.

then the 2nd half came along..








"regular" posting resumes... soon? (monday)

expect the following content:

• season recap
• roadtrip reviews
• comprehensive guide to the A&M Basketball Bandwagon

A Whale's Vagina

we're leaving for San Diego in an hour.

1 honda pilot
5 days
6 friends
20 hours each way
40 dollars/night for our hotel (WHOOP! for sweet discounts)
1,710 total miles

let 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. this team is not going to lose, much less lose by 5)

Aggie Basketball: Week 5

A&M - 52
LSU - 64

as 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 can be heard atleast 5 times in the first half saying something like "I don't know about that one" or "Looked like all ball to me" in reference to calls made against the Ags. The Ags recieved 20 Fouls, with LSU walking away with an easy 20pts.


Glen Davis, shows us all why he's Big Baby, crying for the ref to give Josh Carter a technical for having the audacity to dunk on him.

While it would be nice to blame the loss on a terrible/finanically influenced/Voodoo'd officiating crew, the Ags had plenty of chances to take control of the game, in spite of playing handcuffed to the refs. While our inside play has been dominant and impressive (especially AK, it's night and day compared to last year), our outside shooting & driving has been lacking.

The Reason? Acie Law's hair.


The Scottie Pippen throwback, is throwin off Acie's game. In 05-06, Acie was a leader and 100% in clutch situations. Now, he's off, somethin happened. the confidence just doesn't appear to be there. Watchin him drive to the hoop is like watchin a shark go for the kill, but then someone punches it the nose, throwin him off. his instincts are all f'd up.

Speculation:

Last year, Acie Law was the underdog point guard, expected to step up and lead the team in the absence of Antoine Wright. It was all on him, and he rose to the occasion. This year, there's true freshmen, Donald Sloan nipping at his heels.

Bottom line: if the Aggies are to rebound against #1 UCLA tomorrow, Law needs to step up and prove he's still the leader and playmaker of this team, and the team needs to vastly improve on its 37.3% FG% from the LSU game.

Next game:
John R. Wooden Classic vs. (1) UCLA
1:30 pm CT - CBS

Watch Out San Diego..

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 & BYU

With airfare at $550+ here are the tentative trip plans:

10-12 friends pile into this:

(sleeps..6?)

and drive 5,000 miles:


why yes that is a stop in Las Vegas for New Year's..

Dear Santa,

i know i've been pretty naughty, but i was thinking we could come to some kind of agreement. Instead of the usual lump of coal, how bout a barrel (or two..) of petroleum?

Thanks & Gig 'em,
Brad

Kansas Roadtrip: update 2

just got back from Midnight Yell...in Missouri?
it was intimate to say the least, there were maybe 60 people there.

gotta punch out now

i 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!

Roadtrip: San Antonio cont'd

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 proceeded to get throwed. Later we trekked (staggered) half-way across the city to "Sunset Station" for Midnight Yell. "Brad, what the hell is Sunset Station?", turns out it's a dead end street that can hold a few thousand aggies packed into it. Yell was fun, with the exception of the gunt behind us who wouldn't stop screaming "Uncovaahhh!" before all of the yells (of course, she only knew about half of them). Eventually, i asked this little kid next to me if I could wear his hat, but he didn't want it to smell like beer.

So apparently sitting around and watching today's bountiful feast of college football doesn't count as "doing something", so roommate #1's mother and the chicks we brought are dragging us to some nice mall. Roommate #2 and i will sit down at the first sports bar we find and knock down a few more 32oz beers. out.

Roadtrip: San Antonio

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 made it to the promised land (my roommate's parent's house). Upon arrival, all road weariness was washed away as roommate's mother had prepared multiple dips, dinner, and no less than 3 desserts to choose from.

Satiated and changed, we're now headin down to the Riverwalk, there are 62 oz. margaritas to be had. WHOOP!

BTHO Army!! (note: the yell leaders changed it back to 'Army' after a backlash of complaints)