Well, Ok, yesterday the Longhorns got lucky, again, and beat the Baylor Bears 47-14.
And yes, yesterday the Aggies happened to face some misfortune, again, and lost against the Oklahoma Sooners by a mere 55 points. (My local newspaper said something about “atrocious,” but what do they know.)
While for some reason, the Aggies don’t appear in the Top 25 rankings this week, I understand that Texas does—somewhere around # 2, or so.
I also understand that the Longhorns are 10-0 this season. (For some reason, I couldn’t find the stats for my alma mater)
But in what is probably the biggest college rivalry in the nation, none of this matters. We still have the big, traditional Thanksgiving game to come, where and when anything is possible, including redemption for the Aggies by just beating the Longhorns.
In preparation for the Big Game, the Aggies and the Longhorns are performing all kinds of feats to show off their prowess.
It has been rumored that a few weeks ago, Longhorn quarterback Colt McCoy threw a pass to his favorite receiver, Jordan Shipley, while Shipley was in a boat going 45 mph.
Two plucky Aggies not only recreated the alleged Longhorn feat, but surpassed it.
A couple of days ago I received a YouTube video from a friend.
The video shows Aggie Jeremy Adrian catching a pass from fellow Aggie Drew Flanagan while on a boat doing 50 mph.
Now, if we can replicate this on Kyle Field’s terra firma, we’ll be OK on Thanksgiving.
Gig’em Aggies!
The author is a retired U.S. Air Force officer and a writer.