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By Robert Cessna | Saturday, September 26, 2009
UAB's backup QB scored on a 60-yard run. There's some second-teamers in for A&M, but that doesn't surprise me. A&M couldn't have been too jacked up with a huge lead. The only comical thing was UAB had to wait on the holder for the PAT. He probably thought if the coach wanted to go for two about five score ago, why kick now? There might be another score or two coming. That play pushed UAB over 300 yards of offense. By the way, Tommy Dorman is in at QB.
By Robert Cessna | Saturday, September 26, 2009
OK, it took A&M only three plays to score with Tannehill at quarterback. He completed a pass, but the touchdown came on a long run by Cyrus Gray. Sorry, didn't get the yardage. Trying to look up all the records the Aggie are breaking. UAB is bad, ... full blog
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By Robert Cessna | Saturday, September 26, 2009
You’ve read this before. UAB ran three plays and punted, A&M scores in six plays. That guy, Ryan Tannehill, made a heck of a 16-yard touchdown catch. QB Jerrod Johnson made a pretty nice throw while backing up against a blitz. ... full blog
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By Robert Cessna | Saturday, September 26, 2009
You’ve read this before. UAB ran three plays and punted, A&M scores in six plays. That guy, Ryan Tannehill, made a heck of a 16-yard touchdown catch. QB Jerrod Johnson made a pretty nice throw while backing up against a blitz. ... full blog
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By Robert Cessna | Saturday, September 26, 2009
UAB ran three plays and punted. The Aggies had an easy 8-play, 51-yard drive. Bradley Stephens was at running back with Patrick Lewis back at OG for Matt Allen. A&M has converted 11 straight third downs. ... full blog
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By Robert Cessna | Saturday, September 26, 2009
A&M came right back with a 14-play, 67-yard drive capped by a 6-yard catch by Ryan Swope, who had his first catch of the season on the drive. Jamie McCoy also had two catches on the drive as UAB can’t get to quarterback Jerrod Johnson. A&M di ... full blog
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By Robert Cessna | Saturday, September 26, 2009
Someone at UAB learned to call plays at the half. The Blazers established the run, which set up a couple of nice passes in a 7-play, 86-yard drive. A&M safety Jordan Pugh should have made a tackle on TE Jeffery Andersen on a 22-yard reception. QB ... full blog
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By Robert Cessna | Saturday, September 26, 2009
Did I say that UAB was bad? I mean bad, bad.UAB goes three and punt. A&M goes five and scores. There were two missed tackles on a pass to Jamie McCoy. Brother Terrence had his first catch of the year. Johnson scores from the 1. Patrick Lewis play ... full blog
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By Robert Cessna | Saturday, September 26, 2009
That guy, Ryan Tannehill, caught a 58-yard pass that set up a 1-yard pass reception by Don Bishop — his first career catch. Johnson should have been sacked on the pass to Tannehill, but eluded a defender, then bought a few more seconds to find a ... full blog
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By Robert Cessna | Saturday, September 26, 2009
A&M’s rolling now against a bad UAB defense. Johnson hit Howard Morrow for a 34-yard completion to highlight a 6-play, 77-yard drive. Johnson scored on a nifty 18-yard run, faking the zone read to the tailback and cutting up the middle, getting b ... full blog
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By Robert Cessna | Saturday, September 26, 2009
The Aggies are playing some defense, which is good with a sputtering kicking game. Dustin Harris fumbled on a punt return — on a hit by his own man, Colton Valencia, who was trying to block. UAB then had a motion penalty and chop block to help the Ag ... full blog
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By Robert Cessna | Saturday, September 26, 2009
A&M grounded out a 14-play, 83-yard drive capped by a 1-yard Jerrod Johnson sneak. A&M converted a trio of third downs, the big one was a 27-yard pass to Ryan Tannehill, which earned a big cheer from the crowd. Freshmen RB Christine Michael, ... full blog
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By Robert Cessna | Saturday, September 26, 2009
UAB recovered the kickoff, but had to settle for a 37-yard field goal. Not a good start for the Ags, but it could have been much, much worse. ... full blog
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By Robert Cessna | Saturday, September 26, 2009
Freshman Stephen Barrera and Danny Baker will start at tackles with Lee Grimes expected to miss the game with an injury. ... full blog
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By Robert Cessna | Saturday, September 19, 2009
A&M's defense looked slow as USU went 96 yards in 10 plays. A&M still had first-teamers in, trying to mix and match, but couldn't stop USU. USU went for a two-point conversion. USU has to be pleased with 450-plus yards at this point.A&a ... full blog
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By Robert Cessna | Saturday, September 19, 2009
A&M put the game away with an impressive 17-play, 78-yard drive capped by a 10-yard pass to Ryan Tannehill. A&M RB Christine Michael had to be helped from the field during the possession, but it didn’t appear to be anything serious. ... full blog
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By Robert Cessna | Saturday, September 19, 2009
Uzoma Nwachukwu caught a 50-yard touchdown pass. It was his fourth touch of the night and fourth score. Utah State has gambling defense that doesn't have the talent to matchup with A&M.Nwachukwu was open by at least 15 yards on a busted cov ... full blog
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By Robert Cessna | Saturday, September 19, 2009
Uzoma Nwachukwu grabbed a 16-yard touchdown catch with 1:26 left in the half. It was his third touchdown of the game. It was setup by A&M’s defense, which forced a punt from inside the USU 15 with a grounding call.Dustin Harris had a good return, ... full blog
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By Robert Cessna | Saturday, September 19, 2009
No official word on Jeff Fuller, but his father told the Aggie Radio Network that the news wasn't good. ... full blog
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By Robert Cessna | Saturday, September 19, 2009
A&M took the lead with a 15-play, 75-yard drive capped by a 31-yard field goal by Randy Bullock. It might have been a costly one. WR Jeff Fuller had a big 15 yard catch from the A&M 8 on third down to get things rolling. However, Fuller hurt ... full blog
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By Robert Cessna | Saturday, September 19, 2009
A&M answers with a four-play, 54-yard drive capped by Uzoma Nwachukwu’s 39-yard run. He lined up as a wingback and took a pitch from Johnson. Christine Michael had a 44-yard kickoff return to get A&M rolling.What first quarter of explos ... full blog
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By Robert Cessna | Saturday, September 19, 2009
Utah State looked impressive in an 8-play, 82-yard scoring drive. It faced only one third down. USU has 16 plays for 174 yards, including 112 yards rushing on 10 plays. A&M DC Joe Kines is running players in and out, but none are making plays. ... full blog
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By Robert Cessna | Saturday, September 19, 2009
A&M caught a big break when Utah State couldn't handle its first snap of the second drive, Matt Moss recovered and it took the Aggies only five plays to cover 54 yards.Uzoma Nwachukwu caught a 36-yard touchdown with 7:49 left in the first quarter ... full blog
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By Robert Cessna | Saturday, September 19, 2009
Utah State had no problem taking a 7-0 lead, scoring on a 50-yard run by Robert Turbin.It was an impresive 94-yard drive.A&M is off to a horrible start. Michael Shumard started at left tackle in place of Danny Baker. Evan Eike, who started all 12 ... full blog
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By Robert Cessna | Wednesday, September 16, 2009
I’m sure Mike Sherman has never met FOXSports.com’s Lisa Horne, which is probably good for both parties.Hopefully, Sherman will do his job better than Horne did her’s so that her prediction will be another bad .com idea gone bust.Horne has Sherman on ... full blog
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By Robert Cessna | Wednesday, September 16, 2009
Junior outside linebacker Michael Hodges, who has been recovering from knee surgery, is listed on the depth chart this week.Head coach Mike Sherman had said on Aug. 27 that Hodges, who was a starter coming out of spring drills, probably was a week or ... full blog
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By Robert Cessna | Tuesday, September 15, 2009
The story about Lake Travis head football coach Chad Morris being one of the coaches who A&M head coach Mike Sherman consulted about running his hurry-up offense is interesting.It’s not that Sherman talked to Morris, but that he’s an Aggie, Class ... full blog
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By Robert Cessna | Monday, September 14, 2009
Maybe it was a good weekend for the A&M football team to have a bye, after all.The Aggies’ season looks more promising with Colorado looking like it would have a tough time beating the best high school team in the Rocky Mountains; Kansas State fa ... full blog
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By Robert Cessna | Friday, September 11, 2009
Bring on Open University.Texas A&M is one of only eight teams from the six power conferences not playing this weekend along with Arizona State, Arkansas, Baylor, Kentucky, Louisville, Miami and Ole Miss.Open dates are always tricky, because teams ... full blog
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By Robert Cessna | Thursday, September 10, 2009
There’s been a few references this week to 2004, which is logical.A&M bounced back from a disastrous 4-8 with a Cotton Bowl run that sure was fun for lots of folks.The 2009 Aggies took their first step toward a successful season rather impressive ... full blog
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By Robert Cessna | Wednesday, September 09, 2009
A&M head football coach Mike Sherman is too busy trying to build a program that can compete with the Oklahoma Sooners to answer frivolous questions, but wouldn’t you like to know how he voted OU this week?I would.Sherman is one of the 59 voting i ... full blog
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By Robert Cessna | Tuesday, September 08, 2009
One of the new wrinkles that kinda went unnoticed in A&M’s runaway victory was the blocking by 240-pound tight end Jamie McCoy when he lined up at fullback.McCoy had a great block on Christine Michael’s 24-yard run, then caught a short pass on th ... full blog
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By Robert Cessna | Monday, September 07, 2009
A&M’s road schedule looks more negotiable after Kansas State struggled to beat U-Mass and Colorado lost to Colorado State.I’d say A&M is certainly better than U-Mass and CSU. I already thought the Aggies would win at KSU. I had A&M’s trip ... full blog
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By Robert Cessna | Saturday, September 05, 2009
No problem finishing. Johnson just threw a long touchdown pass to freshman Kendric McNeal. I was kinda surprised to see Johnson still in, but if you're gonna keep him in, why not score?This is a butt kicking. ... full blog
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By Robert Cessna | Saturday, September 05, 2009
The Lobos appeared headed to a score thanks to a personal foul on Von Miller, who went to the bench for a couple plays. But Miller returned to get his third sack. The Jumbotron showed Miller with a deflated football in his mouth, shaking it like a do ... full blog
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By Robert Cessna | Saturday, September 05, 2009
Jerrod Johnson and Jeff Fuller put the game away by hooking up three times during an impressive 17-play, 88-yard touchdown drive.Johnson threw a prety 24-yard strike to Fuller on third-and-12 from the 28. Johnson was moving to the right, giving up gr ... full blog
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By Robert Cessna | Saturday, September 05, 2009
A pass interference all on A&M safety Jordan Pugh allowed the Lobos to pick up their initial first down and eventually kick a 48-yard FG.It looked to me like Pugh hit the receiver early, but Pugh was right there, so you like the aggressiveness. T ... full blog
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By Robert Cessna | Saturday, September 05, 2009
A&M opened the second half the way it did the game with another impressive drive. This though was better since A&M had no penalties and no negative plays. A&M never faced a third down. TE Jamie McCoy had three catches in the first four pl ... full blog
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By Robert Cessna | Saturday, September 05, 2009
A&M lost its shutout, but did have a heck of goal-line stand to force UNM for a field goal.The Lobos had first-and-goal from the 4, but they just couldn’t budge the Aggies in the middle. Porterie isn’t a a good runner, which didn’t help. But the ... full blog
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By Robert Cessna | Saturday, September 05, 2009
A&M had to settle for a 34-yard FG because of a second holding call against Matt Allen. That's not the debut the transfer was hoping for. Ricky Cavanaugh caused the fumble and Jordan Pugh recovered. It's all A&M. It could easily be 30-0, but ... full blog
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By Robert Cessna | Saturday, September 05, 2009
Freshman running back Michael fueled the 80-yard touchdown drive with three great runs. Cyrus Gray capped it off from 13 yards. It was interesting who made the great blocks at fullback, first TE Jamie McCoy on a 24-yard run by Michael, then TE Kenny ... full blog
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By Robert Cessna | Saturday, September 05, 2009
An 11-yard reception by Tannehill on third down kept the drive alive and brought one of the biggest cheers.A&M missed a chance for a TD when Johnson threw high to Fuller on second and goal for the 7.A&M’s defense set the offense up with a sho ... full blog
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By Robert Cessna | Saturday, September 05, 2009
A&M's Von Miller got a sack, forcing a punt that should have led to a short field. NM had its best punt, then a sack killed A&M's drive. Tannehill has seen three plays at WR. He got leveled going across the middle trying to catch a pass ... full blog
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By Robert Cessna | Saturday, September 05, 2009
Ryan Tannehill had a play at WR on third down, acting as decoy. A&M had to punt. NM had to punt. The ref forget to turn his microphone off, which provided some laughs. ... full blog
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By Robert Cessna | Saturday, September 05, 2009
A&M’s defense fed off the offense. Linebacker Kyle Mangan made a play, then freshman Spencer Nealy, who missed a lot of fall camp with an injury, came up with a third-down start.A&M can really take control with a score.Senior LB Matt Feathers ... full blog
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By Robert Cessna | Saturday, September 05, 2009
What a great start. A&M looks good in the no-huddle offense. Johnson threw deep when New Mexico jumped off sides for 42 yards to freshman WR Uzoma Nwachukwu. Johnson also looked good rushing the ball three times, including the 16-yard score. The ... full blog
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By Robert Cessna | Saturday, September 05, 2009
Both teams are warming up. I rode the elevator with folks headed to the New Mexico administrative suites. They sure seemed pumped up about the opener, as did all the Aggies I talked to walking in.It's a little cloudy, but expectations are high.Ryan T ... full blog
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By Robert Cessna | Friday, September 04, 2009
I was beginning to think that the road trips to Clemson in 2005 and Miami in 2007 would become a thing of the past for the Aggie football program. But Thursday’s announcement of adding series with Pac-10 powers Southern Cal and Oregon was huge.A lot ... full blog
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By Robert Cessna | Thursday, September 03, 2009
I thought the Texas A&M-New Mexico football series had a chance to mushroom into something.Instead, it looks like the Lobos and Aggies might not meet again for some time. This series has been about almosts.Last year’s game almost was played in Sa ... full blog
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By Robert Cessna | Wednesday, September 02, 2009
So what’s the attendance going to be for Saturday’s A&M-New Mexico football game?75,000?70,000?Less than that?A&M drew a record 79,438 for Montana State two years ago, and 78,691 for Arkansas State last year.The lowest attended home openers f ... full blog
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By Robert Cessna | Wednesday, September 02, 2009
Texas A&M head coach Mike Sherman said last week that the team would add 15-18 players this week when school started.The Aggies don’t have an updated roster including the walk-ons, but a school official said Tuesday that former North Texas quarte ... full blog
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By Robert Cessna | Tuesday, September 01, 2009
There were no major surprises or glaring omissions in A&M’s depth chart, but there were points for discussion.Junior squadman Craig Raschke is listed as Danny Baker’s backup at offensive left tackle. But if a change has to be made at that positio ... full blog
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By Robert Cessna | Friday, August 28, 2009
Junior wide receiver Terrence McCoy couldn’t catch a slant pass from Texas A&M quarterback Jerrod Johnson during Thursday’s morning drills. It’s the kind of pass that typically gets tipped, then intercepted.A game-changer if you will.I thought th ... full blog
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By Robert Cessna | Thursday, August 27, 2009
We just sent our football section to press. It will appear in Friday’s paper and of course, be available online.The media’s special sections and preview shows are the equivalent to season openers for the teams. We’d all like a little more time, but i ... full blog
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By Robert Cessna | Monday, August 24, 2009
Texas A&M head football coach Mike Sherman knows quarterbacks. Sherman told us that Stephen McGee would be drafted, despite his limited playing time. He was right, while more celebrated Big 12 quarterbacks Chase Daniel and Graham Harrell we ... full blog
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By Robert Cessna | Monday, August 24, 2009
Lucas Patterson, who had been switched to offensive tackle at the start of Texas A&M's fall football camp, was back on defense at Monday morning’s practice.On offense, sophomore Danny Baker (6-5, 300) took the snaps at left tackle and senior Lee ... full blog
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By Robert Cessna | Monday, August 24, 2009
The Texas A&M football team is two weeks into fall camp with the opener less than two weeks away.Sunday was the team’s first off day after squeezing 17 practices into 13 days. A&M head coach Mike Sherman said the staff would use the day to di ... full blog
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By Robert Cessna | Friday, August 21, 2009
Associated Press college football writer Ralph D. Russo lists Nebraska as the sport’s marquee program entering a crossroads this season.He says if the Huskers reclaim the North title that will be another step toward them becoming a super power.I don’ ... full blog
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By Robert Cessna | Friday, August 21, 2009
Mike Sherman hasn’t named a starting quarterback yet, because he doesn’t have to. It will be Jerrod Johnson, barring an injury.The Aggie head coach said that Ryan Tannehill would have to deliver a knockout punch — or something along those lines —&nbs ... full blog
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By Robert Cessna | Thursday, August 20, 2009
The leg of Texas A&M sophomore place-kicker Randy Bullock seems to get stronger each day. He’s booming field goals from 50 yards with room to spare. He also seems to be getting more accurate.It’s almost a shame that A&M had to burn his redshi ... full blog
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By Robert Cessna | Tuesday, August 18, 2009
A&M had 13 players who were held out of all or part of contact drills Tuesday with some sort of injury or maybe in an attempt to prevent an injury. That’s at least by my count. That doesn’t include LB Michael Hodges (knee rehab) who probably won’ ... full blog
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By Robert Cessna | Tuesday, August 18, 2009
A&M’s freshman class seemingly gets better each day.A&M head coach Mike Sherman said Sunday there’s no doubt that walkon defensive lineman Spencer Nealy will play this fall.That’s a pretty impressive recruiting haul when the guy who was consi ... full blog
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By Robert Cessna | Tuesday, August 18, 2009
Questions at press conferences range from serious to silly, often in piggy-back form. The coaches who gracefully handle them, along the flat-out dumb inquiries without belittling those who asked them are class acts. A&M head coach Mike Sherm ... full blog
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By Robert Cessna | Monday, August 17, 2009
First it was a few e-mails, then a young gentlemen at an A&M football practice asked me if I was miller58.No, I’m not. I barely have enough time to be cessna56. Yes, I know who miller58 is, well, kinda. He constantly responds to my blogs. At leas ... full blog
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By Robert Cessna | Sunday, August 16, 2009
Now we know a little more about that $16 million loan former A&M president Bob Gates gave the athletic department four years ago.The Eagle, through numerous interviews and e-mails obtained via the Texas Public Information Act, recounted many of t ... full blog
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By Robert Cessna | Friday, August 14, 2009
Avis or Hertz?McDonald’s or Wendy’s?Chevy or Ford?Nothing beats competition. It makes you better. It makes the product you’re producing better, knowing you need to be better than the other guy. That’s why the A&M football will be much better than ... full blog
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By Robert Cessna | Thursday, August 13, 2009
There were about 15 fans at Wednesday’s practice for the Texas A&M football team, but if you have a job and couldn’t make it, you didn’t miss a thing.That’s because A&M’s practices are open to the media. You could find several accounts of wha ... full blog
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By Robert Cessna | Wednesday, August 12, 2009
I blogged last night (early this morning) that A&M had 103 players in fall camp, but I kept coming up with 104.I figured that had to be wrong, because if JC transfer DB Coryell Judie and freshman OL Chris Henderson clear the NCAA Clearinghouse, t ... full blog
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By Robert Cessna | Wednesday, August 12, 2009
A&M football coach Mike Sherman said Tuesday night that there’s 103 players in camp. The Aggies are waiting for JC transfer DB Coryell Judie and freshman OL Chris Henderson to get through the NCAA Clearinghouse. If they make it here, the Aggies w ... full blog
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By Robert Cessna | Tuesday, August 11, 2009
General good things from Monday’s first fall football practice included:•the players were on the same page, which is the one head coach Mike Sherman gave them.•the veterans have a good grasp of the systems, retaining what they’ve learned, which allow ... full blog
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By Robert Cessna | Monday, August 10, 2009
The Big 12 South has become the toughest football division in the country. It’s also pretty good in basketball and really just about all the other sports.The division’s improvement from top to bottom has made the rivalries even better. A&M ... full blog
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By Robert Cessna | Friday, August 07, 2009
As the preseason polls trickle in, it’s apparent that most experts believe the Texas A&M football program is at its lowest point in more than approximately 25 years.A&M was one of four Big 12 teams not getting a vote in the USA Today pr ... full blog
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By Robert Cessna | Thursday, August 06, 2009
If everyone has good facilities, does anyone really have an advantage?The Baylor football team will begin workouts Thursday, and there’s a good chance the Bears will practice in their new indoor facility right off the bat to beat the heat. The 74,000 ... full blog
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By Robert Cessna | Thursday, August 06, 2009
The Aggie football team is picked to finish last in the Big 12 South, but help is on the way.A&M already has three commitments from players on ESPNU’s Top 150 players for 2010 which was updated Wednesday — No. 46 Dallas Skyline linebac ... full blog
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By Robert Cessna | Tuesday, August 04, 2009
My initial reaction yesterday to Florida head football coach Urban Meyer getting a raise to $4 million a year was:“You gotta be kidding me. Athletic departments across the country are struggling. There’s been layoffs and nonrevenue sports are being c ... full blog
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By Robert Cessna | Monday, August 03, 2009
Arkansas or Baylor?Which game is bigger for the A&M football team?I received mixed answers on that at the Big 12 Media Days, because both games will be critical.Arkansas will be A&M’s first test.A&M should be 3-0 when it heads to Arlingto ... full blog
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By Robert Cessna | Friday, July 31, 2009
The Dallas Cowboys new stadium is impressive and will make a big splash as host of the next two Big 12 title games. I just don’t think the $1.15 billion facility should be the permanent host, no matter how much money it can put in the league’s coffer ... full blog
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By Robert Cessna | Thursday, July 30, 2009
Former A&M football coach R.C. Slocum should never been fired, at least that’s what Berry Tramel of the Oklahoman blogged at the Big 12 Media Days in Irving.Tramel, a top-notch columnist I enjoy reading, said that Iowa State’s firing of Dan McCar ... full blog
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By Robert Cessna | Tuesday, July 28, 2009
IRVING — Oklahoma has stability. Baylor has appeal. That’s tough to beat, which is what Mike Sherman’s fledging Texas A&M football program is battling.Oklahoma head coach Bob Stoops and Baylor’s Art Briles took center stage Tuesday at the Bi ... full blog
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By Robert Cessna | Monday, July 27, 2009
IRVING — Texas A&M football coach Mike Sherman knows his team will be much better than it was last year.That though, carried little weight at the Big 12 Media Days on Monday. That’s because the media expects the Aggies to finish last in the South ... full blog
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By Robert Cessna | Monday, July 27, 2009
Longtime A&M legend Billy Pickard, who was among the layoffs, apparently will continue to be connected with the A&M football program, A&M head coach Mike Sherman said Monday at the Big 12 Media Days.Sherman said he and A&M athletics d ... full blog
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By Robert Cessna | Saturday, July 25, 2009
Mike Sherman has picked quarterback Jerrod Johnson, defensive back Trent Hunter and offensive lineman Lucas Patterson to accompany him to Big 12 Media Days on Monday in Dallas.Interesting.Hunter, even though he’s only a sophomore, was a logical pick. ... full blog
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By Robert Cessna | Friday, July 24, 2009
That 41-21 loss by the A&M football team at Baylor last year keeps raising its ugly head.The Aggies, as expected, were picked to finish last in the South Division of the Big 12 preseason poll. But it just wasn’t that A&M was picked last. The Aggies a ... full blog
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By Robert Cessna | Monday, July 06, 2009
I’ve talked with several Aggies since the athletics department’s Black Thursday. Actually, they did most of the talking.Many are upset that several hard-working employees lost their jobs as cuts were needed to help repay the $16 million loan. Aggies ... full blog
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By Robert Cessna | Friday, July 03, 2009
Billy Pickard, Jim Kotch and Chris Harrell became mere numbers Thursday as the Texas A&M athletics department had to whittle another million off the budget to complete a mandated $4.5 million budget cut.It’s so disheartening, because they are muc ... full blog
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By Robert Cessna | Thursday, July 02, 2009
Approximately 15 people in the A&M athletic department will take early retirement or were laid off, an apparent move to help balance the budget, according to sources.The people were informed this morning and will meet with human resources this af ... full blog
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By Robert Cessna | Thursday, July 02, 2009
So what do you think of Texas A&M signing a multi-year contract with the Texas Hurricanes of the Southern Indoor Football League that will allow them to use the McFerrin Multi-Purpose Facility?Hey, anything to help pay the bills, right? Besides, ... full blog
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By Robert Cessna | Friday, June 26, 2009
It’s exciting that the world champion Los Angeles Lakers drafted A&M’s Chinemelu Elonu, but the reality is he’s still got a long way to go before playing in the NBA.Here’s what Lakers’ GM Mitch Kupchak told the LA Times about their plans for Elon ... full blog
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By Robert Cessna | Thursday, June 25, 2009
The college athletic season started with Texas Longhorn fans upset that UT didn’t get a chance to play for the national championship in football. It ended with Texas unable to win the national championship in baseball, even though it was seeded first ... full blog
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By Robert Cessna | Monday, June 22, 2009
Dennis Franchione is fired for e-mailing a secret newsletter. UT baseball coach Augie Garrido gets a DUI and he's suspended for four games against the University of Illinois at Chicago.Were those fair punishments?You bet, at least that’s what the end ... full blog
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By Robert Cessna | Thursday, June 18, 2009
It’s official.Texas A&M is picked to finish last in the Big 12 South. My Texas Football arrived in the mail Monday and I went right to the predictions — which by the way aren’t Tim Griffin’s. Yes, they are boxed in the story about the South Divis ... full blog
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By Robert Cessna | Wednesday, June 17, 2009
It was surprising that Chinemelu Elonu remained in the NBA draft. It also was telling that ESPN’s Andy Katz was the first to report it.It wasn’t that long ago that the only time Katz would be reporting on A&M basketball would be on a possible coa ... full blog
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By Robert Cessna | Tuesday, June 16, 2009
So, what does the resignation of A&M president Elsa Murano mean to the school’s athletic department and its future?Good question. I don’t know if there’s a good answer — at least not yet. Nor might there be in say two decades.Remember the Jackie ... full blog
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By Robert Cessna | Monday, June 15, 2009
Unless the North Carolina baseball team can recover from an opening loss at the College World Series and win it, Texas A&M will be the only athletic program in the country with three national championships this year.That’s a remarkable accomplish ... full blog
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By Robert Cessna | Friday, June 12, 2009
Former Texas A&M football player Yemi Babalola was found guilty on two counts of aggravated robbery Thursday. Florida football players have had 24 legal incidents since 2005. And Oklahoma football recruit Justin Chaisson will join the team even t ... full blog
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By Robert Cessna | Thursday, June 11, 2009
It’s never too early to be looking ahead.Kansas officially released its 2010 football schedule Wednesday. The Jayhawks play host to the Aggies on Oct. 23 in ’10. That’s a long way off, but the Aggies need to be on the upswing by then.We all kno ... full blog
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By Robert Cessna | Wednesday, June 10, 2009
Jerrod Johnson is throwing out the first pitch Wednesday night at Aggie Night at the Houston Astros game.It’s a good, smart choice. He’s the starting quarterback. He starred at nearby Humble. And he’s a great young man.But why not Bronson Burgoon?His ... full blog
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By Robert Cessna | Monday, June 08, 2009
Texas A&M football coach Mike Sherman is a good teacher because he listens, then acts. He also has a pretty good sense of humor.Central Baptist Church pastor Chris Osborne gave kudos to the Texas A&M men’s golf team for winning the national c ... full blog
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By Robert Cessna | Friday, June 05, 2009
How about that $16 million line of credit that former Texas A&M President Bob Gates gave the athletic department?That’s news to me, and I don’t think I’m the only one.But the bigger news is yet to come. Where has the money been going? When did th ... full blog
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By Robert Cessna | Thursday, June 04, 2009
Remember when former A&M head football coach Dennis Franchione said virtually every assistant coach wanted Billy Chavis? Was the talented-looking youngster going to be a defensive end, linebacker, defensive back or tight end?One thing seemed cert ... full blog
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By Robert Cessna | Tuesday, June 02, 2009
Somewhere, Wally Groff was smiling Saturday when the Aggie men’s golf team won the national championship, because he hired head coach J.T. Higgins back in 2001.Groff had his share of busts, but he didn’t get credit for his shrewd hires. A&M women ... full blog
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By Robert Cessna | Monday, June 01, 2009
A&M baseball coach Rob Childress might want to buy dinner for men’s golf coach J.T. Higgins.There’s nothing like a national championship to put other disappointments on the back-burner. Especially, when so few saw it coming.The A&M men’s golf ... full blog
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By Robert Cessna | Friday, May 29, 2009
So how do fans feel when they read about their former coaches?Aggies had to have mixed feelings this week reading about three former bosses.•Former men’s basketball coach Billy Gillispie sued Kentucky, which in turn countersued.•Former football coach ... full blog
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By Robert Cessna | Friday, May 29, 2009
How much maroon will there be this weekend at the Fort Worth Regional?My guess is plenty. TCU didn’t draw 5,000 last weekend in the three games it played at home in the Mountain West Conference tournament — Utah (2,112), BYU (1,256) and Utah (1, ... full blog
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By Robert Cessna | Tuesday, May 26, 2009
Say what you want about A&M’s baseball season, but how it will be remembered is yet to be determined. Forget about what should have been, and what could have been. All that matters is what’s ahead.The Aggies are good enough to make it to the Coll ... full blog
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By Robert Cessna | Friday, May 22, 2009
Texas A&M’s football season opener with New Mexico won’t be moved to Sunday night to be televised nationally, at least that’s what I’m hearing.The game will remain on Saturday apparently because New Mexico wants too much compensation. The network ... full blog
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By Robert Cessna | Tuesday, May 19, 2009
The Brazos Valley Bombers signed a headliner Monday in Texas A&M infielder Brodie Greene.That should bring a few more folks out to BV Bank Ballpark. But it might have been an even better financial move by Greene, who as a junior will be eligible ... full blog
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By Robert Cessna | Sunday, May 17, 2009
This was supposed to be a breakthrough season for the Texas A&M baseball program, but it sure isn’t playing out that way.A&M, which entered last weekend with aspirations of defending its Big 12 regular-season title, lost five of its last six ... full blog
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By Robert Cessna | Friday, May 15, 2009
There are some interesting names on the list of Texas A&M student-athletes who will graduate this weekend.In football, what about Kellen Heard, Jami Hightower, Marquis Carpenter, Jarrod Penright and Chris Taylor? In baseball, what about Austin Bo ... full blog
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By Robert Cessna | Wednesday, May 13, 2009
It was only natural to wonder if the Aggie baseball team would have had letdown after the Texas series, especially the way A&M lost those games.A&M just bashed the baseball in Tuesday night’s 13-4 victory over Texas State. A&M had few che ... full blog
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By Robert Cessna | Tuesday, May 12, 2009
Big 12 umpire Dave Yeast needs to be the guest speaker at the season-ending banquet for the A&M baseball team if the Aggies bounce back from last weekend’s Texas losses to reach the College World Series.Yeast became public enemy No. 1 around Aggi ... full blog
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By Robert Cessna | Friday, May 08, 2009
Texas A&M had to lose a scholarship in men’s swimming for poor Academic Progress Rates (APR), which it self-imposed last year.Since the sport has only 9.9 scholarships one or two wayward student-athletes could have caused A&M’s score of 917, ... full blog
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By Robert Cessna | Thursday, May 07, 2009
Remember all the fuss last year over the Texas football team not getting to play in the Big 12 title game?Columnists and radio show hosts spent day after day arguing that the Longhorns deserved to play Missouri, because they beat the Sooners. Well, g ... full blog
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By Robert Cessna | Wednesday, May 06, 2009
The A&M baseball team, which opened the season ranked No. 1, is battling for the Big 12 championship. Tuesday night, the Aggies welcomed Highway 30 rival Sam Houston State and former A&M head coach Mark Johnson to Olsen Field on a perfect nig ... full blog
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By Robert Cessna | Tuesday, May 05, 2009
It’s always a fun night at Olsen Field, but Tuesday is gonna be special.No. 7 is coming home.It’s gonna be great to see Mark Johnson, it’s just gonna be strange to see him in the first-base dugout, coaching the visiting Sam Houston State Bearkats.Joh ... full blog
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By Robert Cessna | Friday, May 01, 2009
The College Football Hall of Fame added 16 players Thursday, but the voters passed on A&M defensive lineman Ray Childress and place-kicker Tony Franklin.Inducted were a pair of Heisman Trophy winners in Notre Dame wide receiver Tim Brown and Miam ... full blog
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By Robert Cessna | Thursday, April 30, 2009
The College Football Hall of Fame will announce its 16-player 2009 class today.Texas A&M had two players among the 76 on the ballot — defensive lineman Ray Childress (1981-84) and place-kicker Tony Franklin (1975-78), who was on the ballot f ... full blog
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By Robert Cessna | Wednesday, April 29, 2009
So, does Texas A&M’s Mike Sherman and Texas Tech’s Mike Leach shake hands after their game on Oct. 24 in Lubbock?Why should they? Sherman is a no-nonsense guy, who really didn’t appreciate what Leach had to say about the Cowboys drafting former A ... full blog
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By Robert Cessna | Tuesday, April 28, 2009
The Texas A&M men’s golf team has a chance to give the Aggies a third straight point in the Lone Star Showdown, which could have an interesting finish.The Aggies have a comfortable 23-shot lead on the Longhorns in the Big 12 Championship with 36 ... full blog
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By Robert Cessna | Monday, April 27, 2009
Who will have the better NFL career, Mike Goodson or Stephen McGee?That’s a tough one. The popular McGee is the sentimental choice in Aggieland, but since he was selected 101st and Goodson went only 10 picks later, it’s a tossup.Both players will hav ... full blog
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By Robert Cessna | Friday, April 24, 2009
I thought it was interesting after Thursday’s A&M football practice when head coach Mike Sherman mentioned that the season opener against New Mexico on Sept. 5 could be televised nationally.He said it while referencing the need for the players to ... full blog
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By Robert Cessna | Thursday, April 23, 2009
You can always get top dollar for quality.The commemorative jerseys the A&M softball team wore Wednesday night were auctioned off for $160-$350. They were indeed sweet threads, much like the ones the A&M women’s basketball team have sold on t ... full blog
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By Robert Cessna | Wednesday, April 22, 2009
Gee, we spend a lot of time talking about projected records.I’ve already penciled A&M for a 6-6 record, which I think is a safe, reasonable prediction. I’m not saying the Aggies can’t go 8-4, I just don’t think it’s likely. I’ve communicated with ... full blog
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By Robert Cessna | Monday, April 20, 2009
I know newspapers are struggling, but I was surprised to see that Notre Dame sold spots in the press box for $100 to fans for the spring football game. That included a game program and press box lunch.Maybe more and more media are passing on Notre Da ... full blog
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By Robert Cessna | Monday, April 20, 2009
Should athletic departments charge for spring football games?A&M charged adults $5 for Saturday’s Maroon & White Game with students and children admitted free. The estimated crowd was 8,000, which is hard to judge. Bryan-College Station was u ... full blog
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By Robert Cessna | Friday, April 17, 2009
Texas A&M football fans might have a tough time following the scoring system at Saturday’s Maroon & White Game, but one thing that will be easy to spot will be the competition.The daily intrasquad competition between the offense and defense i ... full blog
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By Robert Cessna | Thursday, April 16, 2009
There’s no doubt A&M has a well-rounded sports department.The Aggies are 12th in the latest Learfield Sports Directors’ Cup standings, which is the same spot they finished last season, which was a school record. A&M has a great chance to brea ... full blog
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By Robert Cessna | Wednesday, April 15, 2009
Redshirt freshman quarterback Tommy Dorman didn’t have a great practice Tuesday.He had a couple of interceptions, fumbled a snap, and just didn’t look sharp. Of course it wasn’t all Dorman’s fault. He was working behind a revamped offensive line, the ... full blog
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By Robert Cessna | Monday, April 13, 2009
The Texas A&M baseball team holds a 175-92-2 edge against Rice, but that hasn’t been too comforting for Aggies in the last six games — all losses, four of them in NCAA Super Regional action.Rice, ranked fourth by the USA Today/ESPN coaches’ poll, ... full blog
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By Robert Cessna | Monday, April 13, 2009
It just seems like yesterday the debate was would Stephen McGee be drafted? Now the intrigue is how high can he go, and where.Mel Kiper Jr. rates McGee the fourth best quarterback behind Georgia’s Matthew Stafford, USC’s Mark Sanchez and Kansas State ... full blog
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By Robert Cessna | Wednesday, April 08, 2009
Soccer at Kyle Field?Wow. The World Cup is big, and if you get to do something for your country, you have to go for it.But it would seem strange to see guys in short pants running around Kyle Field. Does that mean all those banners would be coming as ... full blog
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By Robert Cessna | Wednesday, April 08, 2009
A&M head football coach Mike Sherman has 28 players on the way, but until they’re on campus, he’s making do with what he has.Several Aggies switched positions Tuesday halfway through spring drills. None were as newsworthy as Jorvorskie Lane’s mov ... full blog
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By Robert Cessna | Tuesday, April 07, 2009
Kudos to Kirk Bohls of the Austin American-Statesman for exposing the Texas Longhorn football program for falsely claiming it won a portion of the 2008 Big 12 Championship.Texas had listed in a football team meeting room that it had won Big 12 Champi ... full blog
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By Robert Cessna | Tuesday, April 07, 2009
Did you see former Texas A&M women’s basketball coach Lynn Hickey sitting down from the North Carolina bench last night?Hickey, the athletics director at the University of Texas-San Antonio for the last nine years, is on the 10-member NCAA Select ... full blog
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By Robert Cessna | Monday, April 06, 2009
It was a tough weekend away from home for Texas A&M’s diamond teams.The softball team was run-ruled twice at Missouri, while the baseball team lost two of three at Texas Tech. Strange things happen when Aggie athletic teams travel to Lubbock, so ... full blog
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By Robert Cessna | Friday, April 03, 2009
Texas A&M is already a third of the way through spring drills.The most frequent question? “How do they look?”Since practices are open to current A&M students, former students and A&M faculty or staff with a current ID, I tell those folks ... full blog
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By Robert Cessna | Thursday, April 02, 2009
Sugar Land Dulles’ Kelsey Bone announced Wednesday night that she’ll sign with South Carolina.South Carolina? Did someone tell her that Steve Spurrier doesn’t coach the women’s team? Did they also tell her that the Gamecocks were 2-12 in SEC play? On ... full blog
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By Robert Cessna | Wednesday, April 01, 2009
What do you think when you go to a restaurant and the folks sitting beside you are wearing Texas Longhorn gear? Or Oklahoma Sooner garb? If they are well educated and polite, does that help the image of the team they represent? What about if they are ... full blog
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By Robert Cessna | Tuesday, March 31, 2009
I’m kinda surprised at the folks who still say they’d like A&M to take Billy Gillispie back. Well, A&M already has a men’s basketball coach who is 49-21 with back-to-back second-round appearances in the NCAA Tournament. He’s put some solid r ... full blog
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By Robert Cessna | Monday, March 30, 2009
The A&M women’s basketball team, like the men, had a good season, but not a great one.I wanted to see what A&M could do against UConn. Did the players also think that and get caught looking ahead? I don’t think so. I don’t want to sell Arizo ... full blog
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By Robert Cessna | Friday, March 27, 2009
Senior running back Keondra Smith has left the Texas A&M football team.Smith, had 27 carries for 83 yards last year. Smith, who was hindered by injuries, had seven catches for 77 yards.The 201-pounder will concentrate on getting his degree.“He wa ... full blog
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By Robert Cessna | Friday, March 27, 2009
It’s roughly 23 weeks until the A&M football team’s season opener on Sept. 5 against New Mexico.So, how did the Aggies look after their first practice Thursday? Or should we say practices, since they had a split day — 65 minutes in the morning an ... full blog
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By Robert Cessna | Wednesday, March 25, 2009
Here’s something you can bank on in these tough economic times: Ryan Tannehill will play quarterback for the Aggies.
Texas A&M head football coach Mike Sherman is determined to have at least one playmaker at quarterback. He wants his best player ... full blog
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By Robert Cessna | Wednesday, March 25, 2009
The Fighting Irish were indeed lucky. Lucky, because they didn’t have to face the Texas A&M women’s basketball team.
The ninth-ranked Aggies rolled past Evansville (80-45) and Minnesota (73-42) in NCAA Tournament first- and second-round action a ... full blog
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By Robert Cessna | Tuesday, March 24, 2009
The Kentucky men’s basketball team won the type of game Monday that’s made it one of the country’s most celebrated programs.
Jodie Meeks converted a three-point play with 10.6 seconds left for a 65-63 victory, much to the chagrin of the 16,984 Creig ... full blog
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By Robert Cessna | Monday, March 23, 2009
A&M men’s basketball coach Mark Turgeon said it best after Saturday’s season-ending loss to Connecticut. The season was good, not great.
It was just hard to be satisfied with what A&M accomplished in five months when it looked so bad in its ... full blog
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By Robert Cessna | Friday, March 20, 2009
What a big victory for the A&M men’s basketball team. I watched the second half at a College Station eatery and all eyes there seemed to be on the tube. True, it was Aggieland, but just think of the millions who watched the Aggies trash the Couga ... full blog
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By Robert Cessna | Thursday, March 19, 2009
The best ticket for the A&M-Arkansas football game on Oct. 3 in the Dallas Cowboys’ new stadium will cost $300 — and that doesn’t include parking.
I’m looking forward to seeing the house that won’t hold Terrell Owens, but it will be interesting ... full blog
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By Robert Cessna | Wednesday, March 18, 2009
500-1
That’s the betting line in Las Vegas for the Aggies to win the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament.
The only teams from power conferences with lower odds are Mississippi State (600-1) and Minnesota (800-1).
Arizona, a team that lost to A&M and ... full blog
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By Robert Cessna | Tuesday, March 17, 2009
Could it be that A&M plays UConn twice this month in basketball? Why not?The ball is bouncing high in Aggieland these days, but can you imagine being a UConn basketball fan? The Huskie men are a No. 1 seed, yet they are behind the women in the se ... full blog
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By Robert Cessna | Monday, March 16, 2009
An 89 is a B in most grading systems, while a 90 is an A.
Man, does that one point make a difference. That’s the kind of power the NCAA Selection Committee has. They can only give out four As (No. 1 seeds), four Bs (No. 2 seeds), four Cs (No. 3 seed ... full blog
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By Robert Cessna | Monday, March 16, 2009
There are 330 men’s basketball teams in NCAA Division I. Of that, 65 make the NCAA Tournament. So what’s the odds of two teams meeting for the second straight year in the first round? And then those teams having the same seeds?
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By Robert Cessna | Friday, March 13, 2009
The weather is bad, so it must be time for the Big 12 baseball race to get under way.
It's a shame weather already has altered the A&M-Baylor series, which could be a great one.
The series has been pushed back a day with Friday's game at Baylor now ... full blog
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By Robert Cessna | Thursday, March 12, 2009
Wow, I didn’t see that coming, not after the A&M men’s basketball team had a 21-point lead. I expected the Aggies to ease up, but I still figured they’d win by a few buckets.If I hadn’t watched the second half, I wouldn’t have believed it. A& ... full blog
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By Robert Cessna | Wednesday, March 11, 2009
So, what’s at stake for the Texas A&M men’s basketball team at the Big 12 Tournament? In all likelihood, probably not much other than just the need to continue playing well.
It’s going to be tough for the Aggies to win the tourney, and accomplis ... full blog
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By Robert Cessna | Tuesday, March 10, 2009
I love the fact that Oklahoma’s Courtney Paris predicts a national championship or she’ll pay back her scholarship money.
I got news for ya, A&M’s Danielle Gant thinks she’s gonna win a national championship. Shouldn’t she? She’s just not gonna say ... full blog
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By Robert Cessna | Monday, March 09, 2009
The Texas A&M-Missouri men’s basketball game Saturday afternoon at Reed Arena drew 13,007. The A&M-Baylor women’s game at the Ferrell Center on Saturday night attracted 10,118 — and Friday was Baylor’s last day of classes before spring break.
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By Robert Cessna | Monday, March 09, 2009
The A&M softball program lost three All-Americans from last year’s national runner-up in Megan Gibson, Jamie Hinshaw and Amanda Scarborough. You just don’t replace that many quality players without suffering some growing pains.
But on Saturday and S ... full blog
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By Robert Cessna | Friday, March 06, 2009
Kudos to the Corps of Cadets for making a difference at Thursday night’s women’s basketball game.
They just didn’t make an appearance. They vocally supported the team, and their actions led to others getting involved.
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By Robert Cessna | Thursday, March 05, 2009
It was a big night for the Texas Longhorns on Wednesday night at the Texas Sports Hall of Fame inductions in Waco.
The seven-person induction class included former UT men’s basketball coach Abe Lemons and former UT football greats Bill Bradley and S ... full blog
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By Robert Cessna | Thursday, March 05, 2009
Offensive tackle Travis Schneider opted not to take part in Texas A&M’s NFL Pro Day on Wednesday. Schneider is quitting football. He’s concentrating on school. In other words, he’s getting on with his life.
Offensive guard Kirk Elder did the same th ... full blog
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By Robert Cessna | Tuesday, February 24, 2009
There’s just something about fans rushing a basketball court that stands the test of time.
Reed Arena was a pretty special place after Acie Law IV’s game-winning shot over Texas. Monday night the women’s basketball program had the pleasure of experi ... full blog
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By Robert Cessna | Friday, February 20, 2009
So they kissed and made up at Texas Tech.
I just didn’t get any of that. Tech had to keep Mike Leach as its football coach . He’s the best thing that’s happened to Lubbock since the 50-yard-line restaurant.
I thought there was a chance Tech would f ... full blog
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By Robert Cessna | Thursday, February 19, 2009
While driving to the A&M women’s press conference today, I noticed a 35ish-year-old man jogging as I was about three blocks from Reed Arena.
He kinda stood out, since all the other joggers were students. At first glance, I thought it was men’s baske ... full blog
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By Robert Cessna | Wednesday, February 18, 2009
Maybe, beating Texas isn’t priceless for everyone.
The 3,900 A&M students at Monday night’s 81-66 victory over the Longhorns certainly made a difference. The team fed off the emotion they generated. Those students are to be commended for making a di ... full blog
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By Robert Cessna | Monday, February 16, 2009
An Aggie approached me at lunch last week, wanting my assessment off the football team’s recent signees.
He quickly added that he didn’t want to talk about the basketball teams.
“I’m mad at them,” he laughed.
We didn’t talk much about football, be ... full blog
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By Robert Cessna | Saturday, February 14, 2009
Just how important are facilities?
That’s a multi-million dollar question with no easy answer.
I caught the end of the women’s basketball team’s practice in the new addition on Thursday. (Side note: The men were practicing on the main floor and one ... full blog
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By Robert Cessna | Tuesday, February 10, 2009
More than half of the A&M football team’s scholarship players next season will be first- or second-year players. That’s the way to move forward from a 4-8 season, just don’t expect the turnaround to be 8-4. Change takes time. Even Barack Obama w ... full blog
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By Robert Cessna | Friday, February 06, 2009
There’s been plenty of March Madness around here in recent years and this season certainly has possibilities, but only with a fantastic February.
The A&M men might be the best 3-5 league team in the country if Wednesday night’s effort against second ... full blog
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By Robert Cessna | Wednesday, February 04, 2009
Texas A&M signed 28 football players on Wednesday, while redshirt freshman linebacker Aaron Buckley transferred to A&M-Kingsville.
The 220-pound Buckley was part of last year’s class. He was initially recruited by former head coach Dennis Fr ... full blog
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By Robert Cessna | Wednesday, February 04, 2009
Wednesday is national signing day in football while the A&M basketball teams play two of their biggest games of the season.
Things sure have changed in Aggieland in the last three decades.
I can remember when we had a stringer cover the A&M home me ... full blog
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By Robert Cessna | Wednesday, February 04, 2009
Mark Turgeon’s season at A&M looked lousy less than two weeks ago.
Meanwhile his predecessor, Billy Gillispie, was coaching the Kentucky Wildcats into the lead of the SEC East Division with five straight victories.
Kentucky’s run included a v ... full blog
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By Robert Cessna | Sunday, February 01, 2009
Steelers or Cardinals?
Even though Arizona is closer to Las Vegas, the late money was coming in on the Steelers, which jumped Pittsburgh from a 6.5-point favorite to 7.
There were several bettors wearing Pittsburgh gear as they waited in line at th ... full blog
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By Robert Cessna | Saturday, January 31, 2009
I’ve been lucky enough to be in Las Vegas for about 10 of the last 15 Super Bowls. If you can’t make it to the game, this has to be the next best option.
You don’t have to gamble to enjoy the weekend. This is a great place to watch people, party or ... full blog
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By Robert Cessna | Wednesday, January 28, 2009
It just won’t be the same without Bobby Knight on the Texas Tech bench.
The Red Raiders men’s basketball team comes to Reed Arena on Wednesday night for a game that has absolutely no buzz whatsoever.
The Aggies haven’t played at home since Jan. 17, ... full blog
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By Robert Cessna | Monday, January 26, 2009
I wonder if the Kansas men’s basketball team was featured at one of the KU football games last fall? Or if the Duke and North Carolina basketball teams make cameo appearances at football games?
The two biggest standing ovations at Saturday night’s m ... full blog
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By Robert Cessna | Friday, January 23, 2009
Mel Kiper Jr.’s Mock Draft has five Big 12 players in the first 13 picks — No. 4, Tech wide receiver Michael Crabtree to Seattle; No. 6, Baylor offensive tackle Jason Smith to Cincinnati; No. 7, Missouri wide receiver/returner Jeremy Maclin to Oaklan ... full blog
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By Robert Cessna | Wednesday, January 21, 2009
Before Texas A&M women’s basketball coach Gary Blair exited the postgame interview room Sunday in Norman, Okla., he reminded Oakies of how lucky they are.
Sam Bradford, Blake Griffin and Courtney Paris are maybe the best players in their respective ... full blog
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By Robert Cessna | Friday, January 16, 2009
Things haven’t gotten much better for the A&M football team since the season ended.
Oklahoma quarterback Sam Bradford is coming back instead of declaring for the NFL. Also returning for the Sooners are defensive tackle Gerald McCoy, tight end Jermai ... full blog
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By Robert Cessna | Thursday, January 15, 2009
The Texas A&M men’s basketball team needs to thank the Aggie students for not only showing up for Wednesday night’s showdown with Baylor, but making a difference.
There were 2,547 students at Reed Arena and they were heard early and often in A&M’s 8 ... full blog
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By Robert Cessna | Wednesday, January 14, 2009
There won’t be any Aggies playing in the Super Bowl this year.
The Carolina Panthers and San Diego Chargers were the last NFL playoff teams with Aggies. Carolina had center Geoff Hangarnter and wide receiver Jason Carter, who was on the injured rese ... full blog
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By Robert Cessna | Tuesday, January 13, 2009
Would Texas A&M and Baylor have developed the kind of rivalry they have had they remained in the Southwest Conference?
As the A&M men’s basketball team gets ready to play the 21st-ranked Baylor Bears on Wednesday it’s kinda mind-boggling to see how ... full blog
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By Robert Cessna | Monday, January 12, 2009
It’s a pivotal week for A&M basketball.
First the men. ...
The Aggies play host to South rivals Baylor on Wednesday, then Oklahoma on Saturday. The Aggies are coming off a loss at Oklahoma State, and can’t afford an 0-3 start, not with road trips ... full blog
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By Robert Cessna | Saturday, January 10, 2009
The Big 12 basketball seasons get under way Saturday and Aggie fans get to .... well, that’s the problem. The options are finding a game on a television outlet or listening via the radio or Internet, because the A&M men will be at Oklahoma State and ... full blog
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By Robert Cessna | Monday, January 05, 2009
It was another great weekend for A&M basketball. I can attest to that by the crowd that was at Cane’s on Sunday taking advantage of the buy one, get one free chicken dinner promotion via the A&M women’s victory on Saturday night.
There’s not ... full blog
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By Robert Cessna | Monday, January 05, 2009
Texas A&M coaches had to be smiling watching Beaumont West Brook running back Christine Michael gain 55 yards on seven carries in the U.S. Army All-American Bowl on Saturday.
Hopefully, that’s just a glimpse of what’s ahead for the Aggie pledge ... full blog
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By Robert Cessna | Monday, December 29, 2008
Rivals.com reported Sunday that Beaumont West Brook’s Christine Michael had pledged to Texas A&M, but the state’s top running back told his hometown newspaper, the Beaumont Enterprise, that he wouldn’t announce his decision until Saturday’s All-Ameri ... full blog
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By Robert Cessna | Monday, December 29, 2008
Happy New Year!
I trust you have a good Christmas.
I’ve grown tired of reading and hearing about what happened in 2008. And the same goes for the predictions and hopes for 2009, so I won’t bore you any more.
I’ve watched as many bowl games as poss ... full blog
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By Robert Cessna | Friday, December 19, 2008
A&M has another chance to earn some recognition this weekend as the men play LSU in Houston and the women take on TCU at home Sunday.
The LSU men are unbeaten and really untested, but this is a game the Aggies need to win. Texas and Michigan Stat ... full blog
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By Robert Cessna | Friday, December 19, 2008
I watched the last set in the semifinal volleyball match between Penn State and Nebraska and was overwhelmed by the Cornhusker fans. The five-set match, won by Penn State, was in Omaha, Neb. That’s not exactly a neutral site, but they do love their v ... full blog
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By Robert Cessna | Tuesday, December 16, 2008
Monday night’s crowd at the men’s basketball game was decent, considering school is out. And that Florida A&M was 2-7 and had been hammered by Kansas State, South Alabama and Alabama.
A&M’s half-priced holiday hoops has been a big winner in recent y ... full blog
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By Robert Cessna | Tuesday, December 16, 2008
There’s Auburn fans upset that the Tigers hired Gene Chizik, who left behind upset Iowa State fans. It’s hard to believe that such a mild-mannered guy could rile so many folks, but that’s big-time college athletics.
You can’t blame Chizik for leavin ... full blog
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By Robert Cessna | Wednesday, December 10, 2008
Dennis Franchione once said he’d have been happy to coach the rest of his life at Southwest Texas State, where he spent only two years. That’s one thing to say it, but he obviously meant it. Why else would he be trying to get the San Diego State job? ... full blog
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By Robert Cessna | Monday, December 08, 2008
I’m surprised at the fans who are disappointed that running back Mike Goodson apparently isn’t coming back. Goodson has had unlimited potential since he stepped on campus, but it hasn’t been much more than that. He had a solid freshman season, but ha ... full blog
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By Robert Cessna | Monday, December 08, 2008
Whether you agreed that Mike Sherman should have been hired or not, you can’t judge him in only 12 games. He needs at least two more years before anyone can form a solid evaluation. You can’t speed the process up or for that matter, slow it down. The ... full blog
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By Robert Cessna | Tuesday, December 02, 2008
I’ve had a few fire Mike Sherman e-mails this week. One suggested that A&M hire Phillip Fulmer. I didn’t even answer them, because it’s not going to happen. You can’t change head coaches every 12 games. Sherman needs at least three years. That’s ... full blog
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By Robert Cessna | Tuesday, December 02, 2008
A&M women's basketball coach Gary Blair gets inducted into SFA's Ladyjack Hall of Fame on Tuesday night. It's an honor well deserved. The Aggies are lucky to have Blair. It's too bad they didn't hire him a lot earlier, but the main thing is he's here ... full blog
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By Robert Cessna | Thursday, November 27, 2008
The Aggies made it look easy thanks to Cyrus Gray's 62-yard kickoff return. A wide-open Jeff Fuller caught a 33-yard pass from Jerrod Johnson, who is back in for McGee. Every little bit helps if you're an Aggie, but this will just allow UT to keep it ... full blog
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By Robert Cessna | Thursday, November 27, 2008
The romp is on. A&M successfully picked up a first down deep in its territory on fourth down, then wide receiver Ryan Tannehill fumbled. UT needed only two plays to travel 32 yards. ... full blog
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By Robert Cessna | Thursday, November 27, 2008
A&M failed to score in a 14-play drive that ended in a missed 49-yard field goal, then it took UT only two plays to score. Jordan Shipley, who been under wraps, caught a 68-yard pass to the 1, where Cody Johnson took it in. A&M had a chance to make i ... full blog
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By Robert Cessna | Thursday, November 27, 2008
Texas is rolling. The Aggies had the ball for almost 5 minutes to start the second half, but a motion penalty and sack after getting inside UT territory killed the drive. UT then went 80 yards, never facing a third down. Things could get ugly, and it ... full blog
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By Robert Cessna | Thursday, November 27, 2008
A&M's decision to kick a field goal kicked it in the butt as Texas went right down and scored a touchdown. UT quarterback Colt McCoy made two great plays with his legs to allow his arm to complete a pair of passes, the last a touchdown to Quan Cosby ... full blog
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By Robert Cessna | Thursday, November 27, 2008
The Aggies made a big play when running back Mike Goodson had a 54-yard reception, which led to a Randy Bullocks' 37-yard field goal. A&M opted not to try to pick up a first down on fourth and one. ... full blog
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By Robert Cessna | Thursday, November 27, 2008
A partially blocked punt gave UT a short field. A&M's defense managed a third sack of Colt McCoy, but the UT quarterback bounced back for a touchdown pass to Brenham's Brandon Collins. A&M's offense has got to pick it up. UT isn't playing well, but A ... full blog
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By Robert Cessna | Thursday, November 27, 2008
A&M hasn't picked up a first down yet. The offense is brutal. Both teams are slipping. The turf looks chewed up. Stephen McGee just came in and did nothing in three plays. Colt McCoy isn't winning any Heisman votes. A&M's defense isn't doing that bad ... full blog
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By Robert Cessna | Thursday, November 27, 2008
Texas made it look easy, 12 plays for 80 yards, five first downs. UT converted a pair of third downs. Several of us thought that A&M should have taken the football, setting the tone. Instead, A&M opted to kickoff. Now, the Aggies are on the defensive ... full blog
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By Robert Cessna | Thursday, November 27, 2008
A&M senior offensive tackle Travis Schneider isn't dressed out. That's bad news for a unit allowing less than 100 yards rushing per game. ... full blog
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By Robert Cessna | Thursday, November 27, 2008
What a great night for football. A&M walked through a few things, now Texas is doing the same. Jeff Wood was working out as backup punter to Justin Brantly, not Richie Bean. There doesn't seem to be a buzz in the pressbox that sometimes surrounds the ... full blog
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By Robert Cessna | Monday, November 24, 2008
That was some clinic Oklahoma put on Saturday night. So what does it mean?
I think Texas and Oklahoma are the class of the Big 12 South, which is what most thought back in August. Texas Tech and Oklahoma State are next, then Baylor and A&M. The deba ... full blog
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By Robert Cessna | Friday, November 21, 2008
The Austin media hit town Thursday in preparation for next week’s game. It’s interesting listening to questions from those who haven’t seen A&M play much this year — remember, only four Aggie conference games have been televised. The bottom line is t ... full blog
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By Robert Cessna | Wednesday, November 19, 2008
SHERMAN HAS TO GO. I’m kinda surprised by the e-mails I’ve received saying that Mike Sherman has to go. I think the embarrassing loss to Baylor had something to do with that, but I also was getting those e-mails before that. We live in a time when pe ... full blog
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By Robert Cessna | Wednesday, November 19, 2008
Texas naming Will Muschamp as Mack Brown’s successor was a stroke of genius by AD DeLoss Dodds. The only worse news the Aggies could have heard Tuesday is that OU head coach Bob Stoops wants to eventually pass Joe Paterno or Bobby Bowden as college f ... full blog
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By Robert Cessna | Saturday, November 15, 2008
Baylor opted to go for it on fourth-and-2 from midfield with a 34-point lead, which will be debated. And the Bears just didn’t go for it, they went for a touchdown pass, but Kendall Wright couldn’t make the catch. It took A&M only three plays to scor ... full blog
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By Robert Cessna | Saturday, November 15, 2008
The light are getting dimmer. Baylor turns an interception into points. The Bears go for it on fourth-and-1 from the A&M 23. Baylor QB Robert Griffin picks up enough yardage for the first down, but as he’s about to get tackled flips the ball to Jaco ... full blog
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By Robert Cessna | Saturday, November 15, 2008
Turn out the lights. Baylor has a 9-play, 99-yard drive. Baylor QB Robert Griffin has a pair of amazing plays using his legs and arm to befuddle the Aggies, who lost defensive tackle Lucas Patterson who was carted off with a leg injury. Jay Finley sc ... full blog
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By Robert Cessna | Saturday, November 15, 2008
It didn’t take long for Baylor to pick up where it left off. The Bears returned the kickoff to the 44. Three plays later, QB Robert Griffin came out of the pocket and could have easily ran for 9 yards and a first down, but instead threw a 45-yard tou ... full blog
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By Robert Cessna | Saturday, November 15, 2008
The Aggies had a chance for a touchdown late in the first half, but wide receiver Jeff Fuller couldn’t make a catch because of a hard hit by free safety Tim Atchison. That was only half of it, because Jordan Lake came up with an interception. The hal ... full blog
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By Robert Cessna | Saturday, November 15, 2008
Baylor sliced through A&M’s defense for 71 yards on eight plays to push the lead back to 13 points. Griffin had two nice scrambles, then Kendall Wright hauled in a 31-yard touchdown pass. A&M freshman DB Terrence Frederick was with Wright at the 15, ... full blog
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By Robert Cessna | Saturday, November 15, 2008
Wow. Mike Goodson hauls in a nifty 50-yard pass from Jerrod Johnson, who had a 13-yard run on the previous play. I thought Johnson looked real shaky until this series. It took A&M three plays to score from the 2, but Jorvorskie Lane gets it in. A&M’ ... full blog
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By Robert Cessna | Saturday, November 15, 2008
Baylor took advantage of one-on-one coverage to set up a 12-yard touchdown run by Jacoby Jones. BU QB Robert Griffin threw a dandy long pass into the wind that David Gettis dropped, but a few plays later, Ernest Smith made a 49-yard catch. The Aggies ... full blog
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By Robert Cessna | Saturday, November 15, 2008
BU 6, A&M 0
A&M can be glad it’s only 6-0. The Aggies have done little, while Baylor has squandered great field position. A&M even weathered Jerrod Johnson’s fumble at his own 21. A&M safety Trent Hunter is dressed and was in pregame workouts, but h ... full blog
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By Robert Cessna | Friday, November 14, 2008
It’s been a tough season for the Aggie football team, and it could get worse if Baylor wins Saturday, which is quite possible. The Bears are favored because of brilliant quarterback Robert Griffin, but lost in all the pregame talks is Baylor’s offe ... full blog
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By Robert Cessna | Friday, November 14, 2008
Basketball season starts Friday night, which is kinda hard to believe. I’ve always had a tough time focusing on football until after the holidays since I moved to Texas, but A&M’s success has changed all that. It’s almost a given that both teams will ... full blog
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By Robert Cessna | Tuesday, November 11, 2008
It’s going to be hard for A&M to get emotionally charged to play Baylor. Yes, this team can still be bowl-eligible by beating Baylor and Texas. But when was the last time a 4-6 team coming off a 38-point loss did that? We need an Elias Bureau for col ... full blog
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By Robert Cessna | Saturday, November 08, 2008
The Aggies that remained get to cheer as senior quarterback Stephen McGee directs a scoring drive capped by Jorvorskie Lane's 2-yard run. The drive is 11 plays, 83 yards. There's 6:12 left, but I'm headed to the sidelines for quotes. I think OU's 38- ... full blog
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By Robert Cessna | Saturday, November 08, 2008
OU needs only three plays to cash in after an interception. Chris Brown scores on a 28-yard touchdown run. Fans are starting to leave, but they missed Cyrus Gray returning the kickoff 98 yards for a touchdown. OU is horrible in covering kicks and kic ... full blog
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By Robert Cessna | Saturday, November 08, 2008
OU needs only three plays to cash in after an interception. Chris Brown scores on a 28-yard touchdown run. Fans are starting to leave, but they missed Cyrus Gray returning the kickoff 98 yards for a touchdown. OU is horrible in covering kicks and kic ... full blog
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By Robert Cessna | Saturday, November 08, 2008
A&M ran three plays and punted on its first possession of the second half. OU needed six plays to cover 64 yards. The Sooners scored on a 23-yard pass reception by Ryan Broyles on third-and-14. Ouch.
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By Robert Cessna | Saturday, November 08, 2008
It looks like OU’s offense loses interest at times, but when the Sooners get after it, they chew up the yardage. A&M misses about six tackles on Ryan Broyles’ 45-yard pass completion. Chris Brown scores on a 5-yard run, barely getting touched. ... full blog
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By Robert Cessna | Saturday, November 08, 2008
A&M made OU pay for missing two field goals, squandering a pair of great scoring chances. The Aggies convert a pair of fourth downs to pull within 28-14. A 55-yard pass to Ryan Tannehill to the OU 3 was the biggie, but it took a 2-yard scramble on fo ... full blog
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By Robert Cessna | Saturday, November 08, 2008
Cyrus Gray returns the kickoff 67 yards to set up Jamie McCoy’s 20-yard touchdown catch. The fans finally have something to actually cheer about, not a mock cheer. Look out for OU’s offense. 13:08.
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By Robert Cessna | Saturday, November 08, 2008
It is officially ugly. OU has 223 yards to A&M minus 6. It takes OU three plays to cover 54 yards. A&M WR Jeff Fuller hasn’t seen the field, and Mike Goodson loses 8 yards on his first touch. Maybe, Stephen McGee will play. A&M is getting killed on b ... full blog
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By Robert Cessna | Saturday, November 08, 2008
It is officially ugly. OU has 223 yards to A&M minus 6. It takes OU three plays to cover 54 yards. A&M WR Jeff Fuller hasn’t seen the field, and Mike Goodson loses 8 yards on his first touch. Maybe, Stephen McGee will play. A&M is getting killed on b ... full blog
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By Robert Cessna | Saturday, November 08, 2008
A&M goes 74 yards in 12 plays. DeMarco Murray catches a 5-yard touchdown pass. OU converts a pair of third downs. Bad, bad news for the Aggies when freshman free safety Trent Hunter is helped off the field, then carted in. It looks like a right knee ... full blog
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By Robert Cessna | Saturday, November 08, 2008
It takes OU only four plays to score. The Sooners go 90 yards — all on the ground. DeMarco Murray went 70 yards up the gut, quarterback Sam Bradford went the final 15. 13:31 ... full blog
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By Robert Cessna | Saturday, November 08, 2008
Tailback Mike Goodson is going through warmups and looking good, but what does that mean? I heard from a reliable source that wide receiver Jeff Fuller won't play. His leg that was hurt last week isn't 100 percent. Yet, Fuller is going through drills ... full blog
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By Robert Cessna | Saturday, November 08, 2008
Just heard from a reliable source that Jeff Fuller won't play today. His leg is hurting. That's a huge blow if that is correct. ... full blog
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By Robert Cessna | Wednesday, November 05, 2008
We elected a new president last night. He has to fix the economy, bring home the troops, fight terrorism, improve social security and make medical treatment available for more — among other things. And he’s got four years to make significant improvem ... full blog
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By Robert Cessna | Tuesday, November 04, 2008
The players attending A&M’s press conference Monday in the main interview room were upbeat. Then again, they are the energetic youngsters — Jerrod Johnson, Trent Hunter and Jeff Fuller. They have become the faces of the program. They do have refreshi ... full blog
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By Robert Cessna | Monday, November 03, 2008
Last week, I mentioned that the family scored some free tickets to the Colorado game. They had a great time. They arrived 90 minutes early so they could take in the Aggie Fan Zone, but most of all they wanted to see the Corps march in. They walked be ... full blog
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By Robert Cessna | Monday, November 03, 2008
The women’s basketball team is ranked 11th by the Associated Press in its preseason poll, yet picked fifth in the Big 12 Conference. What’s kinda funny is both are plausible. The women’s basketball race in the Big 12 South will be as good as any in t ... full blog
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By Robert Cessna | Saturday, November 01, 2008
The Tech-Texas game just reconfirmed how great the Big 12 South is. Baylor also had a strong showing against Missouri on the heels of playing well at Nebraska last week. The Aggies need to have at least two more solid recruiting classes, but how can ... full blog
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By Robert Cessna | Saturday, November 01, 2008
A&M scores on a 59-yard touchdown pass to Jeff Fuller, who takes off from two defenders. Jerrod Johnson lays out a good pass.
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By Robert Cessna | Saturday, November 01, 2008
A&M needed less than 2 minutes to tie the game with Ryan Tannehill catching a 32-yard touchdown. The CU defender was in position to make an interception, but played the pass poorly. CU helped the Aggies with a 15-yard penalty. Maybe this is the spark ... full blog
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By Robert Cessna | Saturday, November 01, 2008
It wasn’t an exciting first half, far from it. It just seems like everyone is sleep-walking. CU has to be happy, because there’s no home-field advantage. A&M’s offense looks listless. This is the first time QB Jerrod Johnson has looked below average. ... full blog
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By Robert Cessna | Saturday, November 01, 2008
Jerrod Johnson took a 15-yard sack on third down that ended up costing the Aggies a field goal. A&M punted from its 17 when the Buffs got the best of both worlds by just missing a block, then had a decent return to the Aggie 32. CU had a shaky 19-yar ... full blog
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By Robert Cessna | Saturday, November 01, 2008
CU head coach Dan Hawkins has to be kicking himself. The Buffs had no problem reaching the A&M 2 after the Aggies tried to see how many tackles they could miss. CU then opted to run a sweep on second-and-goal from the 2, losing 3 yards. Why the Buffs ... full blog
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By Robert Cessna | Saturday, November 01, 2008
Randy Bullock hit a 39-yard field goal to cap a 10-play, 49 yard drive.
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By Robert Cessna | Monday, October 27, 2008
The starting time for next week’s A&M-Oklahoma game is in limbo thanks to television. It could be on the wide screen at 2:30 p.m. or 7 p.m. Or — it might not be televised at all, which means an afternoon kickoff. The TV folks are using the six-day wi ... full blog
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By Robert Cessna | Saturday, October 25, 2008
ISU needed only three plays to score, thanks to a 65-yard kickoff return. The two teams have combined for 1,007 yards Iowa State opted not to try an onside kick. Can't figure that. ... full blog
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By Robert Cessna | Saturday, October 25, 2008
ISU though it had recovered on onside kick, but the replay official ruled that A&M didn't touch it. The Aggies needed only seven plays to go 37 yards. Jerrod Johnson added to his awesome night with an 8-yard pass to Jeff Fuller, who wears No. 8. 4:22 ... full blog
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By Robert Cessna | Saturday, October 25, 2008
ISU goes right down the field and scores, and tacks on the two-point conversion. The good news for the Aggies was the clock ran most of the time. There's only 7:43 left.
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By Robert Cessna | Saturday, October 25, 2008
A&M put the game away with a brisk 52-yard drive capped by QB Jerrod Johnson’s 6-yard run. Johnson also had a 10-yard scramble. He is 28 of 34 passing for 343 yards. 11:27.
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By Robert Cessna | Saturday, October 25, 2008
A&M rolled to a 15-point lead, needing only eight plays to cover 73 yards. Jorvorskie Lane scored from the 1 on third down, strolling in untouched. A couple short passes got A&M going, but the big play was a 43-yard pass to Jeff Fuller. ISU is on the ... full blog
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By Robert Cessna | Saturday, October 25, 2008
A&M picked up two first downs on its first second-half possession, but punted — the game’s first. The Aggies pinned ISU at the 2, but the Cyclones drove right down the field. Cyclones’ receivers had a couple drops or ISU would have scored a touchdown ... full blog
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By Robert Cessna | Saturday, October 25, 2008
The Aggies gave ISU three points at the end of the half because of a roughing the passer penalty on Matt Moss. ISU almost let the half run out, but head coach Gene Chizik took a timeout with 2 seconds left with ISU at its own 49. ISU couldn’t even th ... full blog
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By Robert Cessna | Saturday, October 25, 2008
A&M could have left punter Justin Brantly at home. The Aggie offense is rolling. The defense came up with a stop on Michael Bennett’s sack. ISU then missed a 51-yard field goal. A&M needed six plays to cover 66 yards. Cyrus Gray scored on a 27-yard r ... full blog
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By Robert Cessna | Saturday, October 25, 2008
ISU has no answers for quarterback Jerrod Johnson, who is 14 of 17 for 183 yards. He hit Jamie McCoy over the middle for a 12-yard touchdown that capped a 12-play, 66-yard drive. As good as the Aggies look on offense, that’s as bad as the defense loo ... full blog
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By Robert Cessna | Saturday, October 25, 2008
A&M’s defense is getting gutted by basic plays. ISU went 69 yards on seven plays, facing a third down only on a 1-yard run by Jason Scales. Scales picked up 6 yards on the play before the score just going off left tackle. The big play on the drive wa ... full blog
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By Robert Cessna | Saturday, October 25, 2008
A&M took advantage of ISU’s inability to cover the deep pass down the middle with a 37-yard scoring strike to Jamie McCoy. That capped a nine-play, 80-yard drive. QB Jerrod Johnson is 8 of 9 for 118 yards. 14:01 ... full blog
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By Robert Cessna | Saturday, October 25, 2008
ISU failed to get points out of a 12-play, 69-yard when Grant Mahoney failed on a 31-yard field goal. A&M redeemed itself after ISU converted a pair of third downs, including a third-and-14. A&M has the ball as the first quarter ends. A&M moved the c ... full blog
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By Robert Cessna | Saturday, October 25, 2008
A&M had a shaky start — an incompletion and a clip on a running play that lost yardage. A&M converted a third and 12 and that jump-started the scoring drive. A&M mixed in a few runs via quick snaps and set up a 35-yard touchdown pass to Terrence McC ... full blog
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By Robert Cessna | Saturday, October 25, 2008
Iowa State has little trouble taking the opening kickoff 79 yards in nine plays. the only third down it faced was the 1-yard touchdown by Alexander Robinson. A&M opened with one linebacker and six backs, which was successful against Texas Tech. Stron ... full blog
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By Robert Cessna | Saturday, October 25, 2008
Texas A&M is dressed in all white... I didn't see Mike Goodson on the field during pregame warmups, and neither did those around me, but I just watched the last few minutes. A&M officials said that Goodson did make the trip. I saw OT Travis Schneider ... full blog
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By Robert Cessna | Friday, October 24, 2008
A time of truth has arrived for first-year head coach Mike Sherman, his staff and the players.
The Aggies have to find a way to win at Iowa State. A victory isn’t going to turn the program around, nor will a loss be devastating. It’s just that this ... full blog
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By Robert Cessna | Thursday, October 23, 2008
There was an interesting letter to the editor in our paper Wednesday.
A College Station resident is upset that Texas A&M no longer has a football game where local boy scouts get in free. He confronted A&M athletics director Bill Byrne after the Texa ... full blog
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By Robert Cessna | Tuesday, October 21, 2008
The Aggies need quarterback Stephen McGee to be 100 percent healthy. That will allow the coaches to turn Jerrod Johnson loose. He doesn’t need to be running 20 times a game, but Kansas State’s Josh Freeman showed a week ago what a mobile quarterback ... full blog
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By Robert Cessna | Monday, October 20, 2008
It wasn’t that surprising that Texas Tech head football coach Mike Leach opted for the Red Raiders to tack on a late score Saturday, it was how they did it.
Leach asked for an officials’ review with 24 seconds left, thinking that Shannon Woods had s ... full blog
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By Robert Cessna | Saturday, October 18, 2008
It was a somber interview room, which is good. The Aggies put a lot into this one. The second half was a killer. Then again, how many expected A&M to play that well for a half? You can’t pin this one on the defense. A&M’s offense was in a shoot-out a ... full blog
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By Robert Cessna | Saturday, October 18, 2008
Graham Harrell caps a 12-play, 80-yard drive with a 1-yard plunge. A&M earns two points when Arkeith Brown returns the blocked extra point. Tech converted a pair of third downs on the drive. A&M’s defense is fighting, but Tech finally gets more than ... full blog
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By Robert Cessna | Saturday, October 18, 2008
Tech is deep in A&M territory twice, and get only a 25-yard field goal. A hard hit on WR Michael Crabree results in an interception after Tech had a first down at the A&M 11. A&M’s defense comes up big again when Tech reaches the 12 with a first down ... full blog
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By Robert Cessna | Saturday, October 18, 2008
Tech went right down the field without any trouble, facing just one third down. A 3-yard pass to Michael Crabtree capped the 9-play, 77-yard drive. Baron Batch had two good runs on the play. A&M’s defense seemed a little flat compared to the first ha ... full blog
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By Robert Cessna | Saturday, October 18, 2008
Tech’s second turnover is converted into Mike Goodson’s 1-yard touchdown run. Tech completed a 37-yard pass, but Garrick Williams caused a fumble that was recovered by Jordan Pugh. A&M challenged the call on the field that the runner was done, an ... full blog
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By Robert Cessna | Saturday, October 18, 2008
Tech made it look too easy, never facing a third down in marching 80 yards on eight plays. A&M helped Tech out with a 15-yard facemask penalty. Former A&M Consolidated standout Detron Lewis had three catches. Baron Batch scored on an 8-yard swing pa ... full blog
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By Robert Cessna | Saturday, October 18, 2008
The Aggies get the first big break. Trent Hunter comes up with an interception on an ill-advised throw by Graham Harrell with pressure from Kellen Heard. A&M takes over at the TT 15, but can’t push it in. This is a good one. The crowd is into it and ... full blog
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By Robert Cessna | Saturday, October 18, 2008
A&M had to settle for a 28-yard Randy Bullock field goal on a 12-play, 80-yard drive. Ryan Tannehill momentarily had a catch at the 2-yard line, but Tech’s Darcel McBath came up with a hard hit to knock the ball away. Jerrod Johnson was back at quart ... full blog
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By Robert Cessna | Saturday, October 18, 2008
Graham Harrell was at his best on a 10-play, 67-yard drive. He converted a pair of third downs. Tech scored on a 3-yard run. Tech’s walkon kicker had his extra point blocked by Lucas Patterson. ... full blog
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By Robert Cessna | Saturday, October 18, 2008
A&M responded with a 14-play, 83-yard drive, scoring on a 3-yard pass from Stephen McGee to Ryan Tannehill. McGee had to take over after Johnson was hit late at the 6. Tannehill ran one play at quarterback, then McGee came in. Johnson suffers a knee ... full blog
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By Robert Cessna | Saturday, October 18, 2008
It didn’t take Tech long to answer, thanks in part to A&M’s struggling special teams. Michael Crabtree had a 50-yard kickoff return. He then capped a short 6-play, 42-yard drive with a 25-yard touchdown catch. Graham Harrell had way too much time to ... full blog
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By Robert Cessna | Saturday, October 18, 2008
A&M gets off to a fast start thanks to a pair of shovel passes. But Ryan Tannehill, who grew up at Tech fan, drops what would have been a first down. A&M settles for a 46-yard field goal by Randy Bullock, the longest of the season. A&M 3, TT 0. 12:09 ... full blog
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By Robert Cessna | Friday, October 17, 2008
Well, I just put Saturday’s Game Day section to bed. I feel like Tech and A&M stats are coming out of my ears. I’ve spent much of the last four days trying to digest as much information as possible about Saturday’s game.
I just don’t see A&M ... full blog
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By Robert Cessna | Wednesday, October 15, 2008
I got an e-mail yesterday wondering if we could speed through football season and get to softball season. That’s a first, even though some have mentioned basketball can’t get here fast enough.
Yikes.
Isn’t Texas A&M playing Texas Tech in football t ... full blog
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By Robert Cessna | Wednesday, October 15, 2008
A few of the Aggie fans on the elevator Saturday afternoon at Kyle Field were thrilled that Oklahoma had a 21-10 lead on Texas.
I kinda smiled. Hate can be a powerful emotion. I like to needle my friends who are fans of the Dallas Cowboys when Ameri ... full blog
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By Robert Cessna | Monday, October 13, 2008
Senior defensive end Michael Bennett, who was suspended for the Kansas State game for breaking team rules that included missing a class, will return to practice Tuesday, head coach Mike Sherman said at Monday’s press conference.
Offensive linemen Tr ... full blog
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By Robert Cessna | Saturday, October 11, 2008
A&M tailback Mike Goodson didn’t play until the second quarter because of missed class time, head coach Mike Sherman said after the game.
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By Robert Cessna | Saturday, October 11, 2008
KSU methodically put this game away. The Wildcats went 98 yards on 16 plays, taking 7:24 off the clock. KSU converted a trio of third downs, the last a 1-yard run by QB Josh Freeman. Freeman has 234 yards passing and 80 yards rushing with 3 TDs. Kyle ... full blog
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By Robert Cessna | Saturday, October 11, 2008
Just when it looked like A&M was about to make a game of it, KSU’s defense stopped Jorvorskie Lane twice from inside the 2. A&M quarterback Jerrod Johnson made several good plays, including a pair of passes to Ryan Tannehill. It went for naught with ... full blog
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By Robert Cessna | Saturday, October 11, 2008
Quarterback Jerrod Johnson took A&M on a 12-play, 82-yard touchdown drive capped by his own 5-yard run. Johnson completed third-down passes to Ryan Tannehill and Jeff Fuller along the way. The Aggies overcame a 7-yard loss on first down running the o ... full blog
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By Robert Cessna | Saturday, October 11, 2008
KSU opted to go for a razzle-dazzle play on first down from the A&M 38 after having no problem picking up three straight first downs. The trick play went for minus 2 yards. The Wildcats settled for a 49-yard field goal. Why do coaches run trick plays ... full blog
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By Robert Cessna | Saturday, October 11, 2008
NO FUMBLE, NO FIRST DOWN
A review of a fourth-down scramble by A&M quarterback Jerrod Johnson reversed his fumble, but he was still a yard short of a first down. The promising drive fizzled when A&M had a motion penalty and Jamie McCoy dropped what ... full blog
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By Robert Cessna | Saturday, October 11, 2008
A&M: 9 first downs, 19-61 rushing, 9-of-14 passing for 143 yards, 33 snaps-204 yards.
KSU: 18 first downs, 22-94 rushing, 13-of-15 passing for 171 yards, 37 snaps-265 yards.
KSU QB Josh Freeman has 57 yards rushing on 10 carries with two scores. He ... full blog
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By Robert Cessna | Saturday, October 11, 2008
A&M fullback Jorvorskie Lane set the school record for career touchdowns with a 1-yard run on fourth down to give him 45. The drive was highlighted by a 38-yard catch by wide receiver Howard Morrow, who laid out and made a great catch. The drive wasn ... full blog
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By Robert Cessna | Saturday, October 11, 2008
The Wildcats needed only six plays to go 47 yards after Ryan Tannehill fumbled. KSU quarterback Josh Freeman rolled in from 11 yards on third-and-5, going through three would-be tacklers. The talk at the concession stands at halftime will be brutal. ... full blog
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By Robert Cessna | Saturday, October 11, 2008
KSU just went 93 yards in 13 plays to score, making it look way too easy. The Wildcats faced only one third down — and didn’t get it. But KSU picked up 12 yards on fourth-and-1. A&M can’t stop the run and defenders are 5-6 yards off receivers. KSU 20 ... full blog
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By Robert Cessna | Saturday, October 11, 2008
KSU broke though and easily blocked a punt by Justin Brantly, returning it 10 yards for a score. Brantly had gone 128 kicks without a block. The last was Texas in 2005. It sure caught me by surprise. A&M’s special teams have been brutal, but I thoug ... full blog
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By Robert Cessna | Saturday, October 11, 2008
A&M’s Von Miller came up with the game’s first big defensive play, knocking the ball away from KSU quarterback Josh Freeman with Amos Gbumblee recovering at the Aggie 12. KSU had moved from its 20. Also, A&M tailback Mike Goodson did not play in the ... full blog
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By Robert Cessna | Saturday, October 11, 2008
A&M had to settle for 26-yard Randy Bullock field goal to cap a 15-play, 73-yard drive because a 22-yard pass to Jamie McCoy to the KSU 1 was not allowed because of not enough men on the field. A&M rebounded to convert a fourth-and-2, but bogged down ... full blog
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By Robert Cessna | Saturday, October 11, 2008
KSU quarterback Josh Freeman passed and rushed for 79 yards on an eight-play, 81-yard drive to open the game. The Aggies tried to pressure him, but Freeman made it look way too easy. KSU 7, A&M 0. 11:45
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By Robert Cessna | Saturday, October 11, 2008
Senior place-kicker Ritchie Bean pulled a groin muscle Wednesday. True freshman walk-on Randy Bullock will kick. ... full blog
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By Robert Cessna | Saturday, October 11, 2008
The Aggies are already without defensive end Michael Bennett, who has been suspended for a game. Linebacker Anthony Lewis and defensive end Paul Freeney are not suited. Both suffered injuries last week against Oklahoma State. ... full blog
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By Robert Cessna | Thursday, October 09, 2008
The biggest college football game this week is top-ranked Oklahoma against fifth-ranked Texas in Dallas.
The amount of coverage a game of that magnitude gets is mind-boggling — television, newspapers, magazines, talk shows, and the Internet — they’r ... full blog
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By Robert Cessna | Monday, October 06, 2008
WOUNDED WILDCATS FAVORED?I consider myself a pretty good oddsmaker, but Las Vegas didn’t agree with my A&M-Kansas State line. I expected A&M to be a 2.5-point favorite. Instead, KSU is a 3.5-point pick.
A&M’s losses to Arkansas State a ... full blog
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The blame game
