Wednesday, September 29, 2010

Turning Point

Texas A&M @ Oklahoma State, Thursday night, 7 pm

This is truly going to be a turning point for the Aggies. We are still basically unproven, and sit exactly where we were this time last year, headed into a marquee game. in 2009, the Aggies lost EVERY televised game. Tomorrow night is a road game against a potentially explosive (also untested) team, nationally televised on ESPN. If we win this game, I think it speaks volumes about the kind of team we have, and how different we are from last year. If we lose, it's probably "same ol' Aggies" for 2010.

If we win the turnover battle, we should win the game. I think our defense is the real thing, and we should be able to contain the "greatest show on turf". If we can play our game offensively, and avoid turnovers, we should win handily.

My prediction: Aggies 31, Cowboys 24

4 comments:

bake said...

Stoolwater has been unkind to Tech in recent memory - have never been, but hear it can be a pretty nasty environment for the visitors.

That said, if JJ has another unspectacular performance like his last one, aggy loses. If he takes care of the ball, aggy has a good shot.

Magnum said...

"IF" was the key word in all this analysis. JJ put up huge numbers last night, but the only one that mattered was the five turnovers. Can't win conference road games with all those turnovers.

Magnum said...

I'm going to spare myself watching the replay, but I am sure something is wrong with Jerrod's shoulder. His passes were floating all night and had no zip on them at all.

Magnum said...

trust me Bake, you have not missed much in Stillwater, and I'd be saying this even if Ags had won. The tailgating environment was poor. The stadium was quiet, except for the FM DJ type they had on PA. The fans were really not into the game at all, even after the winning FG. I will say they were very cordial. Overall, this was not a college football environment that leaves a visitor impressed in any way.