robert cessna's stories
Aggie women back on track defensively
Tuesday, January 17, 2012
The Texas A&M women's basketball team picked itself up after a poor defensive effort against Texas by shutting down Iowa State. A&M held ISU to 28.9-percent shooting from the field (13 of 45), including 23.5 percent on 3-pointers (23.5) in a ...full story
Cessna: bowl win says little about next season
Monday, January 02, 2012
Texas A&M’s victory over Northwestern in the Meineke Car Care Bowl of Texas was a fitting way to end a tough season, giving satisfaction to many. But in regards to what will happen next season, the 33-22 victory matters little. There was n ...full story
A&M's Bone trying to regain swagger
Tuesday, December 20, 2011
All Texas A&M's Kelsey Bone wants for Christmas is to become the dominating player she once was. Bone has struggled to find her niche after sitting out last season after transferring from South Carolina. Bone is averaging 11.8 points per game, w ...full story
Fuller takes blame for interceptions
Wednesday, September 28, 2011
Fans expect more from Jeff Fuller, but not as much as he expects from himself. Fuller said he's to blame for a pair of interceptions that helped Oklahoma State rally for a 30-29 victory at Kyle Field. Fuller had two touchdown catches, but with the g ...full story
Cessna: Winning still matters most
Monday, September 26, 2011
Saturday we were reminded that college football is not just about conference affiliation; it's about winning and losing. Texas A&M has been in the national limelight because of its pending move to the Southeastern Conference, and it also helped ...full story
Texas A&M officially joins the SEC
Sunday, September 25, 2011
The SEC said in a release the Aggies will join effective July 1, 2012, with competition to begin in all sports for the 2012-13 academic year. The SEC presidents and chancellors had voted unanimously to admit A&M on Sept. 6 with the condition tha ...full story
One last shot for Gray, A&M seniors to beat Oklahoma State
Tuesday, September 20, 2011
Cyrus Gray doesn't want to leave Texas A&M without beating Oklahoma State. He'll do whatever it takes, even if that means showing what senior defensive end and former DeSoto High School teammate Tony Jerod-Eddie says is Gray's "dark side." That ...full story
Sherman weighing which true freshmen to play
Tuesday, September 13, 2011
A&M head football coach Mike Sherman could have some delicate decisions to make Saturday if his team performs up to expectations against Idaho. The Aggies are 361/2-point picks over the Vandals. And if ninth-ranked A&M builds a comfortable l ...full story
Ags must stay focused while waiting for big games
Tuesday, September 06, 2011
A&M treated Southern Methodist University with respect leading up to the season opener, which allowed the Aggies to run roughshod over the Mustangs, who didn't fare any better than past first-game Aggie pushovers that included The Citadel, Montan ...full story
Texas A&M makes it official: It's 'exploring options' for leaving Big 12
Thursday, August 25, 2011
Texas A&M announced today that it’s exploring options for leaving the Big 12 conference as rumors persist that the Aggies plan to seek membership in the Southeastern Conference. The move ends two weeks of speculation after the A&M Syste ...full story
A&M baseball program returning to former prominence
Tuesday, June 14, 2011
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- One of the greatest athletic seasons in Texas A&M history fittingly will end in Omaha. The Aggie baseball team took the baton from the national champion tracksters and ran laps around Florida State in an 11-2 victory Monday ...full story
Billy Kennedy will be a fan favorite at A&M
Tuesday, May 17, 2011
Coaches all say the right things at introductory press conferences. Billy Kennedy was no different. Texas A&M's new men's basketball coach gave the media more than enough information to put the best possible spin on his hire. And he was warmly r ...full story
Women put A&M in the spotlight
Wednesday, April 13, 2011
Gary Blair would have been smiling walking through the Indianapolis airport Wednesday. Texas A&M's T-shirts were at the front on the cart hawking Final Four paraphernalia. The gobs of Notre Dame stuff was in the background. As Blair said before ...full story
To the women's basketball team: thanks
Wednesday, April 13, 2011
Oh, by the way, one last thing to Gary Blair, his players, his assistants, and all the support personnel. Thanks. Thanks for giving us a season that we'll never forget. We're all proud to say that the women's national basketball champions live here. ...full story
Aggie women selected as No. 2 seed in Dallas Regional
Tuesday, March 15, 2011
The NCAA Women’s Basketball Selection Committee opted to expedite a possible titanic rematch between Big 12 powerhouses Texas A&M and Baylor, putting them in the same regional when the 64-team tournament bracket was unveiled on ESPN on Mon ...full story
CESSNA: A&M keeps knocking
Tuesday, March 01, 2011
It was a good Sunday for the Texas A&M women's basketball team, but it could have been even better. The Aggies beat Texas for the 10th straight time, 68-65, and on the way back from Austin the team kept track of the Baylor-Oklahoma game. Oklahoma ...full story
Aggies about as good as they're going to get
Thursday, February 24, 2011
Maybe this is as good as Texas A&M can be. A&M's definition of a blowout is a 14-point victory over an Oklahoma team that began the night on a five-game losing streak. The 21st-ranked team should perform better than that at home, and the Ag ...full story
A&M women's basketball team rolls past Texas Tech
Wednesday, February 23, 2011
Texas Tech got Texas A&M's attention by beating top-ranked Baylor, and the Aggies made the Lady Raiders as miserable Tuesday night as the Lady Bears were Saturday in Lubbock. Danielle Adams and Tyra White combined for 50 points to lead fifth-ran ...full story
Crowds limping into Reed Arena these days
Thursday, February 17, 2011
Mark Turgeon should have been wearing a smile you could see from Navasota. He just became Texas A&M's second winningest men's basketball coach with a 71-66 victory over Iowa State, which also made him the first coach to have four straight 20-win ...full story
Schedules
Date Opponent Location Time
9/1 McNeese State Home TBA
9/8 Florida Home TBA
9/15 SMU Dallas TBA
9/29 Arkansas TBA TBA
10/6 Ole Miss Oxford, MS TBA
10/20 LSU Home TBA
10/27 Auburn Auburn, AL TBA
11/3 Mississippi State Starkville, MS TBA
11/10 Alabama Tuscaloosa, AL TBA
11/24 Missouri Home TBA
HOME = College Station, TX
Date Opponent Location Time
8/13 Central Florida Orlando, FL TBA
8/15 Maroon and White Home 6:30pm
8/19 Fresno State Home 6:30pm
8/21 UC Irvine Home 1:30pm
8/26 Florida Knoxville, TN 5:30pm
8/28 Tennessee Knoxville, TN 11:30am
9/2 Dartmouth Home 6:30pm
9/5 McNeese State Home 1:30pm
9/9 Duke Durham, NC TBA
9/11 North Carolina Durham, NC TBA
9/16 Baylor Home 6:30pm
9/18 Fordham Home 1:30pm
9/23 Iowa State Home 6:30pm
9/25 Loyola-Chicago Home 1:30pm
9/30 Missouri Columbia, MO TBA
10/2 Kansas Lawrence, KS TBA
10/7 Texas Tech Lubbock TBA
10/14 Drake University Home 6:30pm
10/21 Oklahoma Home 6:30pm
10/23 Oklahoma State Home 3pm
10/28 Texas Austin TBA
Home = College Station, TX
Date Opponent Location Time
8/26 Creighton vs. UTSA Home 9:30am
Creighton Home 2:30pm
UTSA Home 7:30pm
8/27 Creighton Home 12:30pm
8/30 Israel National Team Home 6:30pm
9/1 Portland Portland, OR 9pm
9/2 Butler Portland, OR 2pm
9/3 Nevada Portland, OR Noon
Washington State Portland, OR 7:30pm
9/9 Stephen F. Austin Nacogdoches 6pm
9/10 Northern Illinois Nacogdoches 10am
9/16 Xavier Ann Arbor, MI 10am
Toledo Ann Arbor, MI 4:30pm
9/17 at Michigan Ann Arbor, MI 6:30pm
9/21 vs. Houston Baptist Home 6:30pm
9/24 Missouri Columbia, MO 6:30pm
9/28 Baylor Home 6:30pm
10/1 Kansas State Home 6:30pm
10/5 Texas Austin, TX 6:30pm
10/8 Kansas Lawrence, KS 6:30pm
10/12 Oklahoma Home 6:30pm
10/19 Texas Tech Lubbock 6:30pm
10/22 Iowa State Home 6:30pm
10/30 Kansas Home 2pm
11/2 Texas Tech Home 6:30pm
11/5 Kansas State Manhattan, KS 7pm
11/9 Baylor Waco, TX 7pm
11/12 Missouri Home 1pm
11/19 Oklahoma Norman, OK 7pm
11/23 Texas Home 6:30pm
11/26 Iowa State Ames, Iowa 6:30pm
12/1-4 NCAA 1st & 2nd Rounds campus sites TBA
12/9-10 NCAA Regionals TBD TBA
12/15 NCAA Semifinals San Antonio TBA
12/17 NCAA Championship San Antonio TBA
Home = College Station, TX
Date Opponent Location Time
2/10 BYU Tempe, AZ Noon
2/10 Stanford Tempe, AZ 3 pm
2/11 Arizona Tempe, AZ 5 pm
2/11 San Jose State Tempe, AZ 8 pm
2/12 Northwestern Tempe, AZ 9:30 am
2/15 Sam Houston State Home 4:30 pm
2/17 North Carolina State Home 3 pm
2/17 Tulsa Home 5:15 pm
2/18 UTSA Home 3 pm
2/18 North Carolina State Home 5:15 pm
2/19 Tulsa Home 12:15 pm
2/23 Florida Cathedral City, CA Noon
2/23 New Mexico Houston 2:30 pm
2/24 Washington Cathedral City, CA 12:30 pm
2/24 BYU Cathedral City, CA 3 pm
2/25 Pacific Cathedral City, CA 11:30 am
2/29 Sam Houston State Huntsville, TX 5 pm
3/2 Nebraska Home 3 pm
3/2 Texas State Home 5:15 pm
3/3 Houston Home 3 pm
3/3 Nebraska Home 5:15 pm
3/4 Houston Home 12:15 pm
3/8 Monmouth Home 6:30 pm
3/9 Monmouth Home 3 pm
3/9 North Dakota State Home 5:15 pm
3/10 North Dakota State Home 3 pm
3/10 Liberty Home 5:15 pm
3/14 California Honolulu, HI 4 pm
3/14 Marist Honolulu, HI 9 pm
3/15 Winthrop Honolulu, HI 4 pm
3/16 Hawaii Honolulu, HI 11:30 pm
3/17 Marist Honolulu, HI 4 pm
3/23 Missouri Home 7 pm
3/24 Missouri Home 3 pm
3/25 Missouri Home Noon
3/28 Baylor Home 6:30 pm
3/30 Oklahoma State Stillwater, OK 7 pm
3/31 Oklahoma State Stillwater, OK 3 pm
4/1 Oklahoma State Stillwater, OK Noon
4/6 Iowa State Ames IA 2 pm
4/6 Iowa State Ames, IA 4 pm
4/7 Iowa State Ames, IA Noon
4/10 Baylor Waco, TX 6:30 pm
4/13 Oklahoma Home 7 pm
4/14 Oklahoma Home 3 pm
4/15 Oklahoma Home Noon
4/17 Texas Tech Lubbock, TX 5 pm
4/17 Texas Tech Lubbock, TX 7 pm
4/18 Texas Tech Lubbock, TX 5 pm
4/24 Baylor Home 6:30 pm
4/27 Texas Home TBA
4/28 Texas Austin, TX 5 pm
4/29 Texas Austin, TX 4 pm
5/4 Kansas Home 7 pm
5/5 Kansas Home 3 pm
5/6 Kansas Home 11 am
HOME = College Station, TX
Date Opponent Location Time
2/17 Illinois--Chicago Home 6:35 pm
2/18 Illinois--Chicago Home 4:05 pm
2/19 Illinois--Chicago Home 12:05 pm
2/21 Stephen F. Austin Home 6:35 pm
2/24 Holy Cross Home 6:35 pm
2/25 Holy Cross Home 2:05 pm
2/26 Holy Cross Home 1:05 pm
2/28 Northwestern State Home 6:35 pm
2/29 Northwestern State Home 3:05 pm
3/2 Michigan State Home 6:35 pm
3/3 Michigan State Home 2:05 pm
3/4 Michigan State Home 1:05 pm
3/6 Prairie View A&M Home 6:35 pm
3/9 Cal State Fullerton Home 6:35 pm
3/10 Cal State Fullerton Home 2:05 pm
3/11 Cal State Fullerton Home 1:05 pm
3/13 Texas--Pan American Home 6:35 pm
3/14 Texas--Pan American Home 3:05 pm
3/16 Kansas State Home 6:35 pm
3/17 Kansas State Home 2:05 pm
3/18 Cal State Fullerton Home 1:05 pm
3/20 Houston Houston 6:30 pm
3/23 Pepperdine Malibu, Calif.. TBA
3/24 Pepperdine Malibu, Calif.. TBA
3/25 Pepperdine Malibu, Calif.. TBA
3/27 Houston Baptist Home 6:35 pm
3/30 Missouri Home 6:35 pm
3/31 Missouri Home 2:05 pm
4/1 Missouri Home 1:05 pm
4/3 UTSA Home 6:35 pm
4/5 Oklahoma Home 6:35 pm
4/6 Oklahoma Home 6:35 pm
4/7 Oklahoma Home 2:05 pm
4/10 UT Arlington Home 6:35 pm
4/13 Kansas Lawrence, Kan. TBA
4/14 Kansas Lawrence, Kan. TBA
4/15 Kansas Lawrence, Kan. TBA
4/17 Rice Home 6:35 pm
4/20 Baylor Home 6:35 pm
4/21 Baylor Waco TBA
4/22 Baylor Waco TBA
4/24 TCU Fort Worth 6:30 pm
4/27 Texas Home 6:35 pm
4/28 Texas Austin TBA
4/29 Texas Austin TBA
5/1 Sam Houston State Huntsville 6:30 pm
5/4 Texas Tech Home 6:35 pm
5/5 Texas Tech Home 2:05 pm
5/6 Texas Tech Home 1:05 pm
5/11 San Diego State Home 6:35 pm
5/12 San Diego State Home 2:05 pm
5/13 San Diego State Home 12::05 pm
5/15 Texas State Home 6:35 pm
5/17 Oklahoma State Stillwater, Okla. 6:30 pm
5/18 Oklahoma State Stillwater, Okla. 6:30 pm
5/19 Oklahoma State Stillwater, Okla. TBA
HOME = College Station, TX

Poll Question

If A&M has to play its football games away from Kyle for a season, what venue do you favor?
  • Cowboys Stadium
  • Reliant Stadium
  • Alamodome
  • A combination of three

Will whoever A&M schedules to complete its 2012 football schedule figure in your decision to buy season tickets?
  • Yes
  • No

ADVERTISEMENT