Five games in, both Tech and A&M are sitting at 3-2.
True to form, A&M went 3-0 to start, tried to give one away to a bad team (FIU) at home, then lost to two ranked teams away from Kyle. Aggies have lost both televised games, including Thursday night @Okie Lite. That game featured four INTs and a fumble by Jerrod. The fumble was returned for a TD, and proved to be the difference in the game. Turnover troubles continued with 3 fumbles inside their own 40 vs. Arkansas at the Death Star. JJ threw his lone INT on the final hail mary trying to tie the game at 24. Defense is improving every week, and if we can get back the offense of 2009, we may really have something.
Tech has
been on more of a roller coaster, beating SMU and NM, before losing to a bad Texas team at home, and getting Cycloned in Ames. They bounced back beating a good Baylor team at the Cotton Bowl last weekend. Tech's weak spot looks to be defense, while the offense continues to roll, scoring 35 or more points in all but the Texas loss. We were supposed to expect a big year from Baron Hanspard, but the running game was non-existent until the Baylor game, where Hanspard turned in 97 yards.Looking ahead, either team could be 5-2 or 4-3 headed into the RoosterBowl. Tech has Okie State at home, and Colorado on the road. I think Tech split this with a loss to Xerox and a win in Boulder. Aggies play their third consecutive ranked opponent Saturday, hosting Mizzou. this one could go either way, but I'm predicting a win (assisted by the 12th Man), followed by a win on the road vs the pathetic Kansas Jayhawks.
this outcome will pit 5-2 A&M at home against 4-3 Tech. Regardless, I expect a great matchup this year at Rooster the 13th. A very competitive game will be won by the Aggies, with the defense and the home crowd giving A&M the edge.
4 comments:
Nice post.
Was planning on a similar one, but you beat me to the punch. Agree with most everything - especially getting "Cycloned" in Ames...
I think the only thing I would change is that aggy will most certainly lose to Mizzou, and Tech will beat Xerox at home tomorrow.
Good write up. the one thing you failed to touch on was the disappointment factor surrounding both teams. I don't think Tech or A&M fans had 3-2 tacked on the bulltin board as the goal for week 5.
This is a must win game for Sherman. I hate to say it, but the guy has been a failure thus far at A&M. He needs beat a ranked team, he needs to win a televised game, he needs to win the next 3 games, or he needs to go.
i think Tech wins tomorrow too.
Excellent point, TRay - true, we're Homers, but none of us expected 3-2.
Who would've guessed firing Wormy, after all of his success, would set aggy back the way it has.
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