robert cessna's storiesTEXAS A&M WOMEN'S BASKETBALL NOTEBOOK
Monday, March 15, 2010
A&M's three players from Kansas City -- Danielle Adams, Tyra White and Tanisha Smith -- combined for 43 points. Adams was the tournament's Most Outstanding Player and White made the all-tournament team joining Oklahoma's Amanda Thompson, Oklahoma ...full story
CESSNA: Aggie men can build on lossSaturday, March 13, 2010
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- The Texas A&M men's basketball team almost got out of Kansas City with the program's first victory over a top-ranked team, but there's no doubt they left much better than when they arrived. That might be worth more in the long ...full story
CESSNA: Sherman's new staff must make impactMonday, February 15, 2010
It's hard to find fault with Mike Sherman's recent hires. Actually, they've created excitement. All-American Dat Nguyen coming home is huge. Nothing could be bigger unless Texas A&M announces its own TV network featuring Bucky Richardson.Aggielan ...full story
CESSNA: Blair delivers message to struggling AggiesWednesday, February 03, 2010
Texas A&M women's head basketball coach Gary Blair is a glass-half-full guy. But even his positivity has limits, and he reached those Sunday after a disheartening 67-63 loss to Oklahoma State after A&M blew a 14-point lead at Reed Arena, wher ...full story
CESSNA: Road challenges ahead for Aggie men, womenTuesday, January 26, 2010
The Texas A&M basketball teams will be looking for season-type changing victories at tough Big 12 venues on Wednesday.The A&M men (14-5, 3-2) will be at Oklahoma State (15-4, 3-2) in a matchup of unranked teams jockeying for position in the m ...full story
CESSNA: This win was bigWednesday, January 20, 2010
The Texas A&M men's basketball team had to beat Oklahoma, that was the bottom line. It didn't matter if it was a blowout or a cliffhanger, ugly or pretty, or even controversial.The Aggies did it, eking out a 65-62 victory Tuesday night at Reed Ar ...full story
CESSNA: Great weekend for Aggie basketballMonday, January 11, 2010
The return of a fallen teammate inspired the Texas A&M men, while the Aggie women responded with a season-best effort against their rival in a solid Saturday for the A&M basketball programs.Derrick Roland, who suffered a season-ending leg inj ...full story
Aggies plan on making most of bowl tripMonday, December 21, 2009
The Texas A&M football players believe Shreveport, La., is a great destination. They are downright giddy about spending Christmas there. They can't wait until Wednesday to arrive and revel in the Independence Bowl festivities leading up to next M ...full story
CESSNA: Good weekend for AgsTuesday, December 01, 2009
Top 25. A&M (5-1) is No. 19, a spot back of Clemson which is hard to figure out. The weekend could do wonders for the Aggies' seeding for the NCAA tournament as long as A&M takes care of business in the Big 12, which boasts the nation's top ...full story
CESSNA: Ags did good things, bad thingsMonday, November 30, 2009
Texas A&M football coach Mike Sherman doesn't believe in moral victories, but Aggie fans should. Especially when they reflect back on Thursday night's 49-39 loss to third-ranked Texas.A&M came close to one of the biggest victories in school h ...full story
Sherman, Ags eager for TexasTuesday, November 24, 2009
Mike Sherman looked and sounded at his weekly press conference as if he was coaching an 11-0 team instead of preparing to face one.Why not? The second-year Aggie head coach guided his team to a huge 38-3 victory over Baylor on Saturday that made A&am ...full story
CESSNA: Blowout victory does wondersMonday, November 23, 2009
For 60 minutes Saturday in Aggieland, things went according to wishes as Texas A&M dominated Baylor for a 38-3 victory.The Aggies scored on their first possession and the Bears were stopped 3 yards short of the end zone on their last play. And wh ...full story
A&M, Baylor need victory badlyTuesday, November 17, 2009
Before the season, most football fans in Bryan-College Station and Waco circled Saturday's game between Texas A&M and Baylor as a pivotal game with possible bowl implications. It still is, but few predicted that both teams would be in dire need o ...full story
CESSNA: A&M running out of chancesMonday, November 16, 2009
The Texas A&M football team is 0-5 when appearing on television this season and has been outscored 112-29 in the two games it's worn all white. You can be superstitious if you want, but A&M's troubles have nothing to do with cameras or fashio ...full story
CESSNA: Aggies must forget lossTuesday, November 10, 2009
Texas A&M's 35-34 loss to Colorado was the toughest in the two-year tenure of head football coach Mike Sherman.The Aggies led for almost the entire game Saturday -- making big plays in all three phases -- but left Boulder, Colo., knowing that if ...full story
CESSNA: Aggies can almost taste bowl appearanceTuesday, November 03, 2009
Texas A&M defensive end/linebacker Von Miller had a blast at the Alamo Bowl two years ago and wants to return to the postseason. Mike Sherman coached 14 years ago in the Alamo Bowl, one of six bowls he went to as A&M's offensive line coach. H ...full story
CESSNA: A&M-ISU suddenly a big gameTuesday, October 27, 2009
It's fitting that Texas A&M and Iowa State are playing on Halloween. No one thought this would be one of the Big 12's football treats before the season. Heck, the league's television partners just a week ago passed on the game for Missouri at Col ...full story
CESSNA: Victory the perfect medicineMonday, October 26, 2009
A week ago, Lubbock looked like the worst possible place the Texas A&M football team could be headed. Turns out, the Aggies couldn't have picked a better spot to play a solid game.A&M's 52-30 victory over Texas Tech on Saturday gave a boost t ...full story
CESSNA: Tech week always interestingTuesday, October 20, 2009
Reading the responses of Texas Tech head football coach Mike Leach from his Monday weekly press conference, you'd think Kansas State was lucky to beat Texas A&M by 48 points."There's nobody that isn't good enough to beat you and A&M is a team ...full story
CESSNA: Aggies' response is keyMonday, October 19, 2009
Texas A&M got kicked about as badly as a football team can by Kansas State on Saturday night. How the Aggies respond will go a long way toward determining if the program takes a significant step forward this year.All the goodwill the Aggies built ...full story
CESSNA: First road test ahead for young AgsTuesday, October 13, 2009
Texas A&M's freshmen survived the wow factor of Cowboys Stadium, but playing their first true road game at Kansas State on Saturday will be a challenge.Manhattan, Kan., isn't the easiest place to reach, nor is it one of the Big 12's glamour desti ...full story
CESSNA: 'Moral victory' not enoughMonday, October 12, 2009
A&M head football coach Mike Sherman said Saturday's 36-31 loss to 15th-ranked Oklahoma State wasn't a moral victory. He's right. Moral victories went out with bell-bottoms. You have to find a way to win close games, especially when you're playin ...full story
CESSNA: Don't blame JohnsonTuesday, October 06, 2009
Saturday night's game against Arkansas at Cowboys Stadium was supposed to be Jerrod Johnson's chance to show the nation he's the best quarterback it knew nothing about.Early in the game the Texas A&M junior made one of those plays bartenders love ...full story
CESSNA: Ags can use loss to growMonday, October 05, 2009
The youthful Texas A&M football team didn't handle adversity well Saturday, but if it grew up a little bit, the night wasn't a total loss.The Aggies couldn't handle prosperity, then wilted under pressure as the Arkansas Razorbacks rolled to a 47- ...full story
CESSNA: Kines ready to see A&M-Arkansas from other sideTuesday, September 29, 2009
Several people connected with the Texas A&M football program have been part of the rivalry with former Southwest Conference foe Arkansas that will be renewed Saturday night at Cowboys Stadium, but defensive coordinator Joe Kines has seen it from ...full story
CESSNA: Fuller injury toughTuesday, September 22, 2009
Ryan Tannehill's role won't change because of the injury to wide receiver Jeff Fuller. Tannehill will remain Texas A&M's backup quarterback and will see limited time at wide receiver, with the key word being limited.That's what head football coac ...full story
CESSNA: Aggies making progressMonday, September 21, 2009
We were reminded several times Saturday night the Texas A&M football team is a work in progress.There were too many penalties, too many missed tackles, and Utah State had too much yardage, often picking it up in big chunks. That helped turn what ...full story
CESSNA: Sherman borrows from prep coachesTuesday, September 15, 2009
It took almost two decades, but Lake Travis head football coach Chad Morris went from cheering the Aggies to victory at Kyle Field to helping them win the season opener against New Mexico.Morris was among those Texas A&M head coach Mike Sherman s ...full story
CESSNA: Young Aggies show they're readyTuesday, September 08, 2009
Texas A&M's newcomers did some impressive talking with their actions Saturday night in a 41-6 victory over New Mexico, and we're discovering they're witty as well.True freshman running back Christine Michael and redshirt linebacker Kyle Mangan we ...full story
Prog Panel pickers hoping to build championship runFriday, September 04, 2009
There are more than 170 builders in the Bryan-College Station Home Builders Association, but the community's most important one isn't even a member. That's Texas A&M head football coach Mike Sherman, who is trying to build the Aggie program into ...full story
What to do with Ryan Tannehill?Wednesday, September 02, 2009
Texas A&M head football coach Mike Sherman doesn't have a quarterback controversy. However, he does have to decide how best to utilize backup quarterback Ryan Tannehill. That's been cause for debate, and it could become a controversy.Is Tannehill ...full story
CESSNA: Stoops a winning machineWednesday, July 29, 2009
IRVING -- The Texas A&M athletics department should have asked Oklahoma football coach Bob Stoops to chip in to help ease its financial problems, because there's no doubt the Aggies have figured prominently in Stoops' financial success.Stoops, on ...full story
CESSNA: Time for A&M to control its spendingSunday, June 07, 2009
The Texas A&M athletics department, like most Americans, has lived well beyond its means. Well, those days are over, at least for the time being. A struggling economy has everyone pinching pennies, and A&M will be under even more scrutiny because of ...full story
CESSNA: Trophy nice, but there's still work leftTuesday, May 19, 2009
If you're like me and haven't seen the Lone Star Showdown trophy the Aggies have had for a year, rest easy. You have at least another year to go by the Bright Complex's lobby and behold it.Texas A&M sprinted -- literally and figuratively -- to th ...full story
CESSNA: Night belongs to JohnsonWednesday, May 06, 2009
Mark Johnson's homecoming Tuesday night was as much about the people the former Texas A&M head baseball coach worked with as it was about honoring his legacy.The handshakes and greetings from old friends started at 4:30 p.m. when Johnson's Sam Ho ...full story
Winning is the way to quiet LeachMonday, May 04, 2009
Texas Tech football coach Mike Leach is one of the most innovative offensive minds of his time. He's a master of Xs and Os, but he's just as sharp with his ABCs.Leach drew the wrath of Aggies after A&M quarterback Stephen McGee was drafted by Dal ...full story
CESSNA: Leach off base with shot at A&MTuesday, April 28, 2009
The Texas Tech-A&M football rivalry has spilled over into the NFL with the Dallas Cowboys drafting Texas A&M quarterback Stephen McGee."I'm happy for Stephen McGee," Texas Tech head coach Mike Leach told The Dallas Morning News. "The Dallas C ...full story
Texas A&M Football NotebookWednesday, April 22, 2009
Spring practice No. 14: The Aggies practiced Tuesday morning inside the McFerrin Center for 70 minutes in helmets and shorts, then practiced 90 minutes in the afternoon outside in full pads. They were the team's first workouts since Saturday's Maroon ...full story
CESSNA: Aggies making progressMonday, April 20, 2009
Jeff Fuller and Von Miller stood out at Saturday's Maroon & White Game like liberals at a Rush Limbaugh tribute dinner.Fuller, who seemingly was always open, had nine catches for 147 yards. If Texas A&M quarterback Jerrod Johnson needed a spa ...full story
Texas A&M Football NotebookFriday, April 17, 2009
Spring practice No. 11: In the morning session Thursday, Texas A&M worked out inside the McFerrin Center for 70 minutes in helmets and shorts. In the afternoon session, the Aggies worked out in pads for 90 minutes outside.It might have been the b ...full story
Texas A&M football notebookWednesday, April 08, 2009
The skinny: Practice 8, Tuesday -- In the morning, A&M worked out inside for 70 minutes in helmets and shorts, and in the afternoon the Aggies worked outside for 90 minutes in pads. "I thought we had a great morning, and executed extremely well," ...full story
Texas A&M football notebookWednesday, April 01, 2009
The skinny: Practice 4 -- A&M worked out for 65 minutes in helmets and shorts in the morning inside, then 90 minutes in full pads in the afternoon outside.*Mixed day: Head coach Mike Sherman was pleased with the morning, but the afternoon was at ...full story
CESSNA: Oh, what could have beenTuesday, March 31, 2009
Often it's the games that don't materialize that intrigue us the most.Such is the case for anyone connected with the Texas A&M women's basketball program. They'll never know how the Aggies would have matched up against the Connecticut Huskies, wh ...full story
CESSNA: Gillispie, UK just weren't a fitSaturday, March 28, 2009
Three years ago many Texas A&M fans wanted Greens Prairie Road renamed Billy Gillispie Parkway. College Station officials, though, opted not to get caught up in Billyball mania and renamed it William D. Fitch Parkway.Gillispie wasn't able to get ...full story
