Earlier this spring, the SEC 2012 football schedule was released. If held in a stadium, I'm convinced the SEC schedule release would sell more tickets than the ACC Championship game. I remember the schedule release well. I was nervous. I was excited. Like most junkies, I was trying to anticipate what our record would look like in Year 1 in this brave new world. Then the schedule dropped.
Home against Florida in our inaugural game. Awesome. Home against LSU? Well, that'll be insane.
One date in particular stuck out. November 10 at Alabama. I think I stopped breathing for a few seconds. I knew we were going to play the Crimson Tide, but seeing it on a schedule made it feel so... real.
At long last, Alabama week is here. In a 2012 season of plenty of ups and a couple downs, I can say that I have never watched a more fun Aggie football team than this year's bunch. They've been told for months that they'd get killed in the SEC. They've heard the same tired jokes. They even heard the doubt from within Aggie circles.
How have they responded? It's November and Texas A&M matters. A lot. Kevin Sumlin carried a quiet confidence in that Birmingham ballroom and it has resonated in this team. Does Texas A&M belong in the SEC? Hell yes. Out of TCU, West Virginia, Mizzou, and A&M, the Aggies are the lone program with a winning conference record. Kevin Sumlin already has as many SEC West wins as Dan Mullen and as many total SEC wins as Derek Dooley. There is a surge of momentum that continues to mount in this program and people are noticing. Recruits are noticing.
The Aggies are wildly young in some crucial positions. The defense has all the depth of a Kardashian. And yet, they're fearless. The Aggies are led by a freshman phenom quarterback that almost no one has heard speak. Subjectively speaking, he is one of the most fun players to watch in recent memory in all of football. The receivers sacrifice and block as well as anyone in the country. The offensive line has made SEC defenses look pedestrian. That Air Raid offense that wouldn't work in the SEC is leading the league. In rushing. They're breaking records that have stood for decades. They've emptied out two stadiums by half time in the last two weeks.
The Aggie defense plays active and aggressive with a high motor for four quarters. They don't have the luxury of depth like the elites of the league, but their commitment to conditioning and sound tackling has been a treat to witness.
The time is now. It's Alabama week. Apologize for nothing.
Do I think we'll win on Saturday afternoon? I don't know. Vegas certainly doesn't think so. The Ags are going on the road to take on Number 1 and one of history's most storied programs. Johnny Football and the offense are going to get all they can handle from a defense littered with future NFL starters and a coach who will go down as one of the greatest ever. The defense is going to have to play their best game of the season.
Texas A&M, the nation's eyes will be on you. You finally get the prime CBS slot. Get ready for Gary Danielson to poopoo the Sumlin/Kingsbury offense. Danielson has gone as far as to say it isn't real football. The entirety of our old conference will be hoping for our slaughter. They might feign disinterest, but rest assured, they'll be watching. Most of them don't get the Longhorn Network anyway.
However the game unfolds, Alabama best pack a lunch. The new kids from Texas aren't just happy to be here. We're coming for a fight and a win. Let the fun begin.
Beat the ever living Hell Outta Alabama.
http://www.goodbullhunting.com/2012/11/6/3608224/texas-a-m-vs-alabama-its-time
Home against Florida in our inaugural game. Awesome. Home against LSU? Well, that'll be insane.
One date in particular stuck out. November 10 at Alabama. I think I stopped breathing for a few seconds. I knew we were going to play the Crimson Tide, but seeing it on a schedule made it feel so... real.
At long last, Alabama week is here. In a 2012 season of plenty of ups and a couple downs, I can say that I have never watched a more fun Aggie football team than this year's bunch. They've been told for months that they'd get killed in the SEC. They've heard the same tired jokes. They even heard the doubt from within Aggie circles.
How have they responded? It's November and Texas A&M matters. A lot. Kevin Sumlin carried a quiet confidence in that Birmingham ballroom and it has resonated in this team. Does Texas A&M belong in the SEC? Hell yes. Out of TCU, West Virginia, Mizzou, and A&M, the Aggies are the lone program with a winning conference record. Kevin Sumlin already has as many SEC West wins as Dan Mullen and as many total SEC wins as Derek Dooley. There is a surge of momentum that continues to mount in this program and people are noticing. Recruits are noticing.
The Aggies are wildly young in some crucial positions. The defense has all the depth of a Kardashian. And yet, they're fearless. The Aggies are led by a freshman phenom quarterback that almost no one has heard speak. Subjectively speaking, he is one of the most fun players to watch in recent memory in all of football. The receivers sacrifice and block as well as anyone in the country. The offensive line has made SEC defenses look pedestrian. That Air Raid offense that wouldn't work in the SEC is leading the league. In rushing. They're breaking records that have stood for decades. They've emptied out two stadiums by half time in the last two weeks.
The Aggie defense plays active and aggressive with a high motor for four quarters. They don't have the luxury of depth like the elites of the league, but their commitment to conditioning and sound tackling has been a treat to witness.
The time is now. It's Alabama week. Apologize for nothing.
Do I think we'll win on Saturday afternoon? I don't know. Vegas certainly doesn't think so. The Ags are going on the road to take on Number 1 and one of history's most storied programs. Johnny Football and the offense are going to get all they can handle from a defense littered with future NFL starters and a coach who will go down as one of the greatest ever. The defense is going to have to play their best game of the season.
Texas A&M, the nation's eyes will be on you. You finally get the prime CBS slot. Get ready for Gary Danielson to poopoo the Sumlin/Kingsbury offense. Danielson has gone as far as to say it isn't real football. The entirety of our old conference will be hoping for our slaughter. They might feign disinterest, but rest assured, they'll be watching. Most of them don't get the Longhorn Network anyway.
However the game unfolds, Alabama best pack a lunch. The new kids from Texas aren't just happy to be here. We're coming for a fight and a win. Let the fun begin.
Beat the ever living Hell Outta Alabama.
http://www.goodbullhunting.com/2012/11/6/3608224/texas-a-m-vs-alabama-its-time
