Life in the Red Group

Posted by: chicks dig the long ball on July 8, 2010 1:24PM CST Might have to make the trip down to College Station this year. Could be fun.

Posted by: boom.roasted on July 8, 2010 1:31PM CST Big game. Fortunately, Bo thrives in November.

Posted by: Denver Bob on July 8, 2010 1:35PM CST Aggies most improved in the South, CU in the North. GBR!

Posted by: chicks dig the long ball on July 8, 2010 1:38PM CST How sweet would it be to beat A&M, the whorns and then beat Oklahoma in the final Big Xll title game?

Posted by: Outside The Box on July 8, 2010 1:41PM CST Remember how last year everyone thought we would walk into a trap at Baylor (and probably would have if Griffin was healthy)? Take that feeling and multiply it by three for A&M. They'll be good on offense and by November they should have most of the kinks worked out of the new D. Could be trouble...

Posted by: Islander/Husker on July 8, 2010 1:44PM CST College Station is one of the great venues in College Football. Watching the Cadet band march at halftime alone is worth driving to see.

Posted by: boom.roasted on July 8, 2010 1:45PM CST I'm actually glad this game is in November. A&M might have worked out some kinks in their defense by then, but they hadn't done that last year, by the time they played Texas. Meanwhile, our defense has steadily improved through November in each of the past two seasons, and that will happen again this year. It might be the best offense in the Big 12 vs. the best defense in the Big 12, and Bo will have the Blackshirts ready to go.

Posted by: Islander/Husker on July 8, 2010 1:48PM CST Bo's teams always seem to play their best in October and November. Yeah, we can't let our guard down, but think we will take care of business at College Station.

Posted by: drivebyposter on July 8, 2010 1:53PM CST The band is the best. Always liked the Aggies. Especially when they beat Texas. They should have taken that SEC offer.

Posted by: Busiekcreek on July 8, 2010 1:57PM CST I've seen the aTm band when they used to play the Tigers. Same thing down here. Everybody would stay in their seats to watch the band. I should not have clicked on Red Around The World link on last thread. This football fever just hit overdrive. ESPN has got to do Game Day in Lincoln for that game.

Posted by: joe t on July 8, 2010 2:01PM CST Kyle Field and the band are vastly overrated. But at least they have a dog cemetary right by the field and a para-military run campus. The Aggies are an f'ed up group and the ONLY thing I'll back UT fans on. Back in 2003 a "soldier" pulled his sword on a NU fan because he was on the corner of the field after the game. And the yell leader thing? Wow....ridiculous.

Posted by: joe t on July 8, 2010 2:03PM CST Correction....played them down there in 2002.

Posted by: PT Husker on July 8, 2010 2:09PM CST There is not a team on this schedule that scares me. Not even a bit. Not sayen we will beat them all but it is not out of the realm. Not a bit. As long as this game is not a "battle of the bands" we will be fine.

Posted by: boom.roasted on July 8, 2010 2:23PM CST It's kinda funny how much people like the A&M band... They're really nothing special, except that they're enormous. Kinda like how Ohio State's band is nothing terribly special, but they dot the "i," so everyone knows them. Nothing wrong with it, but they're not better than everyone else, and they're not really much better if at all than Nebraska's band, they just have a stronger identity.

Posted by: drivebyposter on July 8, 2010 2:24PM CST joe, If their band is overrated, then all other bands must be jes turrible or worse. I heard a "red" pulled a corncob on an a&m fan the last time they visited Lincoln. The aggie school is a fine institution. A little military upbringing never hurt anyone. And it is rated higher than UNL in academics. Anyway the band is great. http://www.arwu.org/Country2009Main.jsp?param=United States

Posted by: N_trepid on July 8, 2010 2:30PM CST Every person I know who has gone to College Station has come back raving about the Aggie band and the great atmosphere in general. All this time in Texas, and I've still never made it there. Maybe this year.

Posted by: boom.roasted on July 8, 2010 2:30PM CST I guess their success as a band just goes to show that success as an entertainer depends less on overall ability and creativity and more on vibe and identity. Not trying to knock A&M's band, just saying they're not in some other world compared to the Nebraska or Texas or Oklahoma bands, and the Kansas band was pretty darn good last time I saw them.

Posted by: bigcajunhusker on July 8, 2010 2:32PM CST Joe T -- well, it is a good thing you have the anonymity of this forum to trash talk like that. To paraphrase the oft-viewed you-tube of Bill Byrne responding recently to such talk, you don't talk like that around College Station and not expect to get your can kicked. My son and son-in-law were in the Corps of Cadets, and together they are 4 times the man you are. The reason why the Corps guards the field is that it is a MEMORIAL, as are many places on the A&M campus. God bless the Corps for not allowing opposing fans to run on it, and I know very few NU fans who would even think of doing such a thing. I was at the last NU victory there (Taylor. Purify. Touchdown.), and not only were the Aggie fans extremely respectful toward NU, it went the other way as well. As much as I despise UT, they would never think of trying to set foot on Kyle Field. This is one team I will sorely miss NU playing. I will be at the game on Nov 20, for sure. I will have on a Nebraska jersey and and an A&M cap, or vice versa, for I have children attending both, and I will not catch any grief when I cheer for NU, unlike many places.

Posted by: Trashman on July 8, 2010 2:35PM CST D-Buck So I hear you're backing out of the LITR Open now? Your spot in the foursome was reserved. Guess Stepn will Stepn. You must be a little skerred to some play? That's jus turribl.

Posted by: Trashman on July 8, 2010 2:42PM CST D-Buck If the TX game is indeed a night game, and you planted the seeds well as you have said....you should have no excuses to not make the golf. Maybe improper "Niles" watering? Wrong fertilizer? Not weeding enough? C & C it.

Posted by: PT Husker on July 8, 2010 2:49PM CST Drum and bugle corps type Bands always are impressive. Maybe becasue I have been listening to the NU band play the same songs for years and years I do not appreciate them as much as I should. Suffice it to say I stayed in my seat when they were here.

Posted by: Trashman on July 8, 2010 2:50PM CST PT But was staying sat down done intentionally?

Posted by: Bornhusker on July 8, 2010 3:04PM CST I've been to A&M and it IS a cool place with great fans full of compliments for the Huskers -- even after they beat us. One of my favorite road trips ever. We all know that bringing in the right DC can cure a horrible defense and I expect they'll be much improved. Don't ever take a game at Kyle Field for granted. They'll give everybody a real fight there.

Posted by: charger on July 8, 2010 3:22PM CST trash are we shooting for the texass game or maybe the mu game for the open?

Posted by: charger on July 8, 2010 3:29PM CST time to check out for the day the sun will come up tomorrow. GBR

Posted by: Ray in Bellevue on July 8, 2010 3:30PM CST The three teams that I like in the Big 12 are Kansas, Texas A & M, and Oklahoma. Turner Gill at Kansas helps a bunch, but I liked them before that, with their beautiful campus and laid back style. Same with A & M. Bill Byrne did a good job here, and he has done nothing to tarnish the Aggie image, unlike his successor at Nebraska. Oklahoma is another class act which has treated us right for a long time whether it was Switzer or his several successors to the throne. The rest of them won't be missed much, if any.

Posted by: Ray in Bellevue on July 8, 2010 3:35PM CST But, will we have a QB by November 20th? Oh, never mind, PT said that he would try out for the team. Watch out Aggies!

Posted by: salmon_slayer63a on July 8, 2010 3:59PM CST i think it could be a really, really tough game. should be fun winning late in the 4th quarter

Posted by: drivebyposter on July 8, 2010 4:16PM CST Trash, Not sure who Dbuck is. I am planning on being there, assuming you can get your act together and get a defined date. So even if she does not show, perhaps you can still have at least one foursome of all your friends. Unlike you I cannot just pick up and leave on a moments notice. No wonder you thong it. Go big General. Senior starter or inexperienced soph? Bo knows.

Posted by: drivebyposter on July 8, 2010 4:33PM CST Ubben is a texas goofball. We all know the General is The Very Best http://espn.go.com/blog/big12/post/_/id/14011/the-big-12s-top-five-quarterbacks

Posted by: The StepnRaZor on July 8, 2010 4:54PM CST One time.... and I think I told this story before.... but I was drunk one night... walking through the aNm campus... and I started across this field... and all of a sudden... about 10-15 of those military cadets they have at aNm... came out of nowhere and drew some effin swords on me. Told me I was on some sort of sacred ground. They escorted me off the grass... unstabbed.

Posted by: Trashman on July 8, 2010 5:03PM CST D-Buck So Ubben says the General could not make the Top 9 QBs in the Big 12? That's really odd after he obviously won us all those games last year. Sheesh of the day.

Posted by: Trashman on July 8, 2010 5:30PM CST D-Buck There is no act to get together. There are no home game times set vs a Big 12 opponent/during the weekend/during decent golfing season and/or near a holiday. Until kickoff times start coming out, there is little the LJS or I can do as far as scheduling. Plan for 10/16. You are in.

Posted by: MojoHusker on July 8, 2010 6:48PM CST I'll be in College Station Nov 20 with Houstonians for Huskers and we'll be cheering on our Blackshirt Defense! I'm an Aggie-ex myself and I know how bad these guys want to be a better football program. They love football out there too but unfortunately they haven't been up to par with their liberal counterparts in Austin. It's gonna be a tough game and I hope that our defense inspires them after we beat them and they get motivated to kick Texas right in the bull-hole! Go Huskers! Go Big Red!

Posted by: Big Red77845 on July 11, 2010 5:36PM CST I am excited for this game for two reasons. First, the game in 2006 was the very first game my daughter and I watched together...she was 37 hours old and the time...Secondly, having just reitred from the Army after 26 years, I will be employed at A&M as a Military Science Instructor. I can't wait to see all the Big Red faithful when they roll into town.