A&M ranked 13 in 1st poll

[Jimcs50]

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This is awesome

I can not wait til the season opens, I have great seats for the season and Reed Arena has a new scoreboard and giant replay screen.....sweet.

[TheTruth]

I went to the Texas Tech/A&M game last year at Reed Arena. The Aggie fans were a bunch of obnoxious whiners. It was a good time.

[samikeyp]

They should do something for Shelby Metcalf at A&M. Any Aggie hoop success prior to Gillespie was because of him.

[Jimcs50]

I went to the Texas Tech/A&M game last year at Reed Arena. The Aggie fans were a bunch of obnoxious whiners. It was a good time.

I was at that game, we had no reason to whine, as we kicked Tech's ass.

:smokin

[Brutalis]

Hogs will turn some heads this year. We'll be seeing the Horns in Austin too.

[TheTruth]

I was at that game, we had no reason to whine, as we kicked Tech's ass.

:smokin
That's why I think it was crazy how some of the fans were acting.

[johngateswhiteley]

...been a long time waiting. i really expect A&M do very well this year, i am talking elite 8 maybe final 4 good.

[Cant_Be_Faded]

.....keep dreaming? I think what you saw last year is about as good as it will get for A&M. I was actually cheering for them to make it one more game so their D would be tested against Duke. But I cannot fathom them being any better than last year. Probably looking at the same level of team. Did you guys get any top dawg recruits?

I also think its funny that Ohio State is ranked insanely high only because they got that 7 foot 2 dude timvp loves. Forgot his name. He is gonna be insane.

[johngateswhiteley]

.....keep dreaming? I think what you saw last year is about as good as it will get for A&M. I was actually cheering for them to make it one more game so their D would be tested against Duke. But I cannot fathom them being any better than last year. Probably looking at the same level of team. Did you guys get any top dawg recruits?

I also think its funny that Ohio State is ranked insanely high only because they got that 7 foot 2 dude timvp loves. Forgot his name. He is gonna be insane.

...you, obviously, don't follow CBB...then. and i am not talking about our disagreement on what A&M will do next year.

[Cant_Be_Faded]

I dont get it, you say they make elite 8 or even final four but now you're not talking about it?

I follow bball more closely than fball when it comes to ncaa.

[johngateswhiteley]

I dont get it, you say they make elite 8 or even final four but now you're not talking about it?

I follow bball more closely than fball when it comes to ncaa.

you asked if we got any top recruits...asking that question, is, well...dumb. two reasons:

1) A&M has 3 in the rivals 150, and considering there are over 300 division 1 teams thats good (i don't care what t.u. did)

2) Gillespie gets more out his players than anybody i have ever seen in CBB

...A&M is going to bitch slap t.u. this year, mark it down. and for good measure Deandre Jordan is with A&M for the 2007 class, but you don't need the best players to win...you just need the right ones.

[Cant_Be_Faded]

you asked if we got any top recruits...asking that question, is, well...dumb. two reasons:

I don't follow every team close as fuck, I watch my team and have no idea who you got. So do you know who UT recruited this summer? If you do, you're a ut obsessed fan, if you don't, i guess that makes you dumb too? It was just a question


1) A&M has 3 in the rivals 150, and considering there are over 300 division 1 teams thats good (i don't care what t.u. did)
Okay, I didn't know that.


2) Gillespie gets more out his players than anybody i have ever seen in CBB

They play good defense that's for damn sure, but don't forget it took a 30 foot three pointer by your most respected guard to take us out AT college station. It was arguably the best UT team in a while but the same goes for A&M. I hope you can agree with me on that last point at least.


...A&M is going to bitch slap t.u. this year, mark it down. and for good measure Deandre Jordan is with A&M for the 2007 class, but you don't need the best players to win...you just need the right ones.

If Kori can institute my 1on1 vbookie idea, then count me in for a bet, against you, when that date comes.

[johngateswhiteley]

I don't follow every team close as fuck, I watch my team and have no idea who you got. So do you know who UT recruited this summer? If you do, you're a ut obsessed fan, if you don't, i guess that makes you dumb too? It was just a question


Okay, I didn't know that.



They play good defense that's for damn sure, but don't forget it took a 30 foot three pointer by your most respected guard to take us out AT college station. It was arguably the best UT team in a while but the same goes for A&M. I hope you can agree with me on that last point at least.



If Kori can institute my 1on1 vbookie idea, then count me in for a bet, against you, when that date comes.

of course i know who t.u. recruited this year, thats just part of following the big 12; t.u. had a good recruiting class, but it was not THAT much better than A&M's if you ask me. plus, A&M has all their key guys back.

i agree that t.u. had a very good team last year, and A&M had their best in a long time. but typically, you look at things from a texas perspective. A&M had t.u. beat in the big 12 tourney was it not for a spectacular play by...hmm, well his name escapes me. but bottom-line is you guys were fortunate as well...as was LSU to hit that last second shot against the Aggs in the NCAAs.

1. t.u. is good
2. A&M will be better
3. Gillespie is the best CBB coach

[Cant_Be_Faded]

What UT accomplished last year is not bad at all, considering their entire bench consisted of one A.J. Abrams....check out the roster, we had a 6 man team for most of the season. This next year we should have decent bench again. Barnes offensive strategy is incredibly lame imo, but it works. His defensive schemes are solid though. Dude we have a baby shaq this year too. I don't think A&M will beat the shit out of us like you say it will be a good game to watch.
It is super lame that we lost Tucker and Gibson, but oh well, we have players who are ready for the next level.

I was on the phone with mookie a few mins ago, he told me to ask you why don't you talk about USC basketball this much?

[johngateswhiteley]

What UT accomplished last year is not bad at all, considering their entire bench consisted of one A.J. Abrams....check out the roster, we had a 6 man team for most of the season. This next year we should have decent bench again. Barnes offensive strategy is incredibly lame imo, but it works. His defensive schemes are solid though. Dude we have a baby shaq this year too. I don't think A&M will beat the shit out of us like you say it will be a good game to watch.
It is super lame that we lost Tucker and Gibson, but oh well, we have players who are ready for the next level.

I was on the phone with mookie a few mins ago, he told me to ask you why don't you talk about USC basketball this much?

i love SC bball, but other than me and kewlkat i don't think anybody would care. its not like SC football and A&M sports, i would only be talking to myself...

but SC got some nice recruits for this year and a couple nice ones for next year lined up. i don't know whats up with Jefferson though...

[samikeyp]

1. t.u. is good
2. A&M will be better
3. Gillespie is the best CBB coach

1. yes
2. very possible
3. Big 12, ok...all of CBB, no.

[Jimcs50]

A&M returned their top 6 scorers from last year, and their top 6 rebounders, plus they have 3 great Freshman who will be able to get some PT also.

I will know more about them by December.

The trip to UCLA will be telling.

[Dre_7]

UCLA and LSU are a lil too high for my liking. My boys are also a tad too low for my liking. I think Wisconsin is better then LSU and UCLA. The country better watch out for dem Badgers!! We gonna make a run at the title fo sho!!! Thought you knew lil nucca!!!

[Dre_7]

Id also take my boys over Pitt as well!

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

keep dreaming? I think what you saw last year is about as good as it will get for A&M. I was actually cheering for them to make it one more game so their D would be tested against Duke. But I cannot fathom them being any better than last year. Probably looking at the same level of team. Did you guys get any top dawg recruits?

You could have saved yourself a lot of typing if you had just posted you hadn't followed A&M close enough to make an informed comment.


It was arguably the best UT team in a while but the same goes for A&M. I hope you can agree with me on that last point at least.

I'll agree with you it was the best t.u. team in a while. Best A&M squad? It was the best squad in the last several years, but this year's will be better :tu

Acie Law
Joseph Jones
Dom Kirk
Josh Carter
Antanas Kavaliauskas
Donald Sloan
Derrrick Roland
Bryan Davis

Learn those names, you'll be hearing them a lot this year :tu

[Cant_Be_Faded]

So last year's A&M squad wasn't the best to date or it was? You evaded that question pretty well. I don't give a shit about your tall european or anyone else, all i know is Acie Law is one bad motherfucker in college. Will be interesting to see if he makes it in the nba, but I would not mind him at all running the show at Ut. He's baaaad.


I don't follow a&m bball outside of their games with us, but I do know its pretty lame to say they will make the fucking elite eight or even final four even if you are returning last year's starters, and have your 3 top recruits. BFD. It takes more than a bad ass defense to win in the big twelve, and also a little luck. Our conference will be BAD next year, and preseason polls really mean nothing in college basketball.

[mookie2001]

things havent been the same since they lost their Slocum, and now theyve lost their Pompey?

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

I do know its pretty lame to say they will make the fucking elite eight or even final four even if you are returning last year's starters, and have your 3 top recruits. BFD. It takes more than a bad ass defense to win in the big twelve, and also a little luck

I fully expect them to make it to the Elite Eight. It's pretty lame to say "big fucking deal, they're returning 4 of 5 starters" when a lot of teams in college hoops are only returning 2 or so.

We're bringing back 6 of the top 7 players in the rotation, adding the best backcourt tandem in the state of Texas from last year in Sloan and Roland, and adding athletic depth in our front court.

But if you want to bag on them because it's A&M, go ahead and keep talking out your ass, it's what bandwagon horn fans do best.

Winning the conference really doesn't mean shit in college hoops, it's all about getting into the tourney and doing your damage there.

With the defense we'll play, we'll be in the game every night, even when we're not shooting well.

And having Acie and Joseph Jones on the court together is going to be one hell of a tandem for teams to deal with (you should remember Jones as well, seeings he outscored The Marcus by 27 points in Austin last year).

What's ridiculous is ranking t.u. in the top 25 when they're returning exactly ZERO starters from last year.

[johngateswhiteley]

1. yes
2. very possible
3. Big 12, ok...all of CBB, no.

...all of CBB.

[j-6]

A&M is a horrible matchup for UCLA. Yeah, I know they made the finals last year, but they lost both Farmar and Hollins, and I'm not sold on Luc and Shipp. Affallo's a nice player, but he can't carry the team. He should have went pro while his stock was as high as it was.

I read the release saying that the Aggies were named as the opponent in the Wooden game this summer and couldn't believe it. I guess that shows the rest of the country that your program has arrived, but why schedule a team returning everyone from a Sweet 16 run and plays a bruising, defensive-orientated style of ball that's the antithesis of what you team does? Go schedule UConn or something.

I think they play LSU in Baton Rouge like three or four days before they go to Pauley. If the Ags can get past both of them and don't stumble to any of the lesser teams on the sked, they could be ranked in the top 5 with a first place vote or two when conference play starts.

The Horns'll be OK, but we're going to take some lumps before the tourney starts. We'll have a ten or eleven loss season while Durant, DJ, and James find their places. I'm cool with that. Florida proved last year that it's more important to iron out all the kinks with a young team than to win the conference.

[johngateswhiteley]

A&M is a horrible matchup for UCLA. Yeah, I know they made the finals last year, but they lost both Farmar and Hollins, and I'm not sold on Luc and Shipp. Affallo's a nice player, but he can't carry the team. He should have went pro while his stock was as high as it was.

I read the release saying that the Aggies were named as the opponent in the Wooden game this summer and couldn't believe it. I guess that shows the rest of the country that your program has arrived, but why schedule a team returning everyone from a Sweet 16 run and plays a bruising, defensive-orientated style of ball that's the antithesis of what you team does? Go schedule UConn or something.

I think they play LSU in Baton Rouge like three or four days before they go to Pauley. If the Ags can get past both of them and don't stumble to any of the lesser teams on the sked, they could be ranked in the top 5 with a first place vote or two when conference play starts.

The Horns'll be OK, but we're going to take some lumps before the tourney starts. We'll have a ten or eleven loss season while Durant, DJ, and James find their places. I'm cool with that. Florida proved last year that it's more important to iron out all the kinks with a young team than to win the conference.

wow, from a t.u. fan thats impressive. and to be honest, i don't think A&M will do THAT well. but, hell, i'll take it...

[samikeyp]

...all of CBB.

Ok. :spin

[johngateswhiteley]

Ok. :spin

its a fact jack.

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

Good take j-6. I agree with you, that second week of December will tell us a lot about where this Ag team is headed. I can't wait for my 4 day vacation to Cali to watch us play UCLA and a stop in Vegas on the way back to put a bet on the Ags for the Final Four :hat

[j-6]

wow, from a t.u. fan thats impressive. and to be honest, i don't think A&M will do THAT well. but, hell, i'll take it...


Oh, it pains me to see this come about. But all the pieces are there.

* extremely good coaching
* returning basically the whole damn rotation
* newfound rabid fan support
* noisy, difficult gym for opponents
* a difficult-but-not-overwhelming schedule with major conference opponents
* a style of play the teams loves and opponents hate to play against

Maybe this is how all of you Ags feel watching UT football last year. You don't have to like it, but you can't help but admire what they're doing and secretly they're sort of fun to watch. In the day and age of players leaving after a season or two, all guys want to do is run up and down the court and score. It's refreshing to see a team that wants to keep the score in the 50's with a football-style defensive mentality.

Barring catastrophic injury or a meteorite hitting Reed Arena, I don't see any reason A&M can't be a 24-25 win team with 13 wins in conference play.

[j-6]

UCLA and LSU are a lil too high for my liking. My boys are also a tad too low for my liking. I think Wisconsin is better then LSU and UCLA. The country better watch out for dem Badgers!! We gonna make a run at the title fo sho!!! Thought you knew lil nucca!!!

A capper I know here in town put a hundy down on Wisconsin at 18-1 to win the tourney and will not shut up about it.

[Cant_Be_Faded]

Yeah one thing i'll admit I wish UT played D like the agggs.

[BeerIsGood!]

Gillispie has done a great job at am, but I don't know if that lineup will be explosive enough to contend for the final 4. There are a lot of great teams out there, and Florida will be a beast. George M and others showed that even the little conference foes will be a beast since all you need is 5 to 7 players in basketball to contend. With the nature of the tourney in this day and age it takes just as much luck as talent to win the title. AM has a shot, but not enough to predict it happening.

[BUMP]

wow. A&M has their best year of all time and they are already overrated. good luck with this absurd ranking :lol

[j-6]

Gillispie has done a great job at am, but I don't know if that lineup will be explosive enough to contend for the final 4. There are a lot of great teams out there, and Florida will be a beast. George M and others showed that even the little conference foes will be a beast since all you need is 5 to 7 players in basketball to contend. With the nature of the tourney in this day and age it takes just as much luck as talent to win the title. AM has a shot, but not enough to predict it happening.

They don't need to 'contend for the Final Four'. The Ags need to establish a 20+ win a year program, sell some kids to the high standards and the winning, then contend year after year, get a token stud and surround him with seniors, then bite everyone in the ass like Maryland did. Or Arkansas, if Brutalis happens to be reading.

A&M needs to take full advantage of what they have right now and grow off of it. This conference is about to get a lot less fun with Bob Huggins and Mike Anderson coming, Bobby Knight growing impatient, and Texas starting to sign one-and-done lottery guys. Oh, and sign Gillespie to however long a deal as he's willing to sign.

[BeerIsGood!]

They don't need to 'contend for the Final Four'. The Ags need to establish a 20+ win a year program, sell some kids to the high standards and the winning, then contend year after year, get a token stud and surround him with seniors, then bite everyone in the ass like Maryland did. Or Arkansas, if Brutalis happens to be reading.

A&M needs to take full advantage of what they have right now and grow off of it. This conference is about to get a lot less fun with Bob Huggins and Mike Anderson coming, Bobby Knight growing impatient, and Texas starting to sign one-and-done lottery guys. Oh, and sign Gillespie to however long a deal as he's willing to sign.

I agree with you. I was speaking to the notion expressed by some on here that am will be a final four team this year (or at least a good shot). The nature of the tourney coupled with the fact that smaller schools are getting good 4 year players while top programs have guys leave after 1 or 2 years is causing one giant clusterfuck come March. I like it - but predicting the final four is just about as easy as winning the lottery. AM has the start of something good - but their recruiting classes and the type of players they get will be instrumental to their future success. More and more kids coming into college these days don't respond well to the hard nosed style employed by Gillespie. If he can continue to find the kids that do - his program will be fine. If he gets some bad apples - they may tune out and then he'll become the equivalent to an NBA coach who has lost his locker room. It will be interesting to watch.

[beachbarbie948]

Most of the posts here are intelligent, but some of y'all sound like you've never watched CBB a day in your life

[beachbarbie948]

1. t.u. is good
2. A&M will be better
3. Gillespie is the best CBB coach

1. yes
2. probably
3. eh, Gillespie is one of the best coaches, but not the best i don't think. i'd still put coach K and roy williams ahead of him.

[samikeyp]

its a fact jack.
No...its an opinion.

Not yet the best JGW.....win a championship first.

My top 5..

1. K
2. Roy Williams
3. Tom Izzo
4. Lute Olson
5. Rick Pitino

Gillispie is a great young coach and one of the rising stars in that profession. Hopefully A&M will lock him up for a long time.

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

More and more kids coming into college these days don't respond well to the hard nosed style employed by Gillespie.

First, it's Gill*i*spie. Second, his preseason boot camps are already infamous in the basketball ranks, both at A&M and on the recruiting trail.

This year all the incoming class came in and started summer school early to get a jump on classes and workouts. They worked their tails off, to the point that Billy told the team he was thinking of doing away with the boot camp this fall because they worked so hard all summer.

The players said no, they wanted to go through boot camp. :tu

So, I guess as a horn fan you're definitely rooting for Billy to 'lose his locker room', and I can't blame you - he's going to be kicking Rick's ass for years to come.

I appreciate your concern for our program, but I think we'll be just fine thank you.

[samikeyp]

More and more kids coming into college these days don't respond well to the hard nosed style employed by Gillespie.

Well something must be working there. He turned around A&M's program.

[BeerIsGood!]

First, it's Gill*i*spie. Second, his preseason boot camps are already infamous in the basketball ranks, both at A&M and on the recruiting trail.

This year all the incoming class came in and started summer school early to get a jump on classes and workouts. They worked their tails off, to the point that Billy told the team he was thinking of doing away with the boot camp this fall because they worked so hard all summer.

The players said no, they wanted to go through boot camp. :tu

So, I guess as a horn fan you're definitely rooting for Billy to 'lose his locker room', and I can't blame you - he's going to be kicking Rick's ass for years to come.

I appreciate your concern for our program, but I think we'll be just fine thank you.

Damn, some of you people just can't read. I said that the success of the program is contingent on recruiting the right kind of players for that style of program. Is that not true? It was never meant to be a slight at the am program - I personally like that style of coaching. The problem is more and more kids are lazy these days - so it will be vital to recruit the right kind of player for that program because a bad apple or two can wreck a program, especially one with the "boot camp" like atmosphere as you put it. Are you going to tell me that what I have said is false?? Stop being defensive.

[Jimcs50]

Damn, some of you people just can't read. I said that the success of the program is contingent on recruiting the right kind of players for that style of program. Is that not true? It was never meant to be a slight at the am program - I personally like that style of coaching. The problem is more and more kids are lazy these days - so it will be vital to recruit the right kind of player for that program because a bad apple or two can wreck a program, especially one with the "boot camp" like atmosphere as you put it. Are you going to tell me that what I have said is false?? Stop being defensive.


You are right. There are certain peopel that need to be coddled and can not take criticism, those players do not play for coachs of Gary Williams, Coach K, Bobby Knight and Billy Gillispie's ilk.

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

I said that the success of the program is contingent on recruiting the right kind of players for that style of program. Is that not true? It was never meant to be a slight at the am program - I personally like that style of coaching. The problem is more and more kids are lazy these days - so it will be vital to recruit the right kind of player for that program because a bad apple or two can wreck a program, especially one with the "boot camp" like atmosphere as you put it. Are you going to tell me that what I have said is false?? Stop being defensive.

Um, the success of ANY program is getting kids that fit.

As to the whole 'kids are lazy' argument, Billy hasn't had any problems finding kids willing to come so far. He's an old school coach from the Roy Williams/Bill Self lineage of coaching, I think given their track record he'll be fine.

And BCG can always point out that if you come in and work hard, you'll end up in the pros (he took Antoine and made him into a first rounder, and Acie Law and Joseph Jones aren't far behind).

You'd just do better if you admitted that you hate it that the Ags are good at hoops now and want Gillispie to fail. Billy will win a national title at A&M before Barnes does at t.u.

[samikeyp]

Do you know if the Ags have locked Billy up in a long term deal yet?

[samikeyp]

I think some players are lazy because they have had early success and all those around them have trumpeted them on how good they are and that they can get away with anything. These kids are the perfect candidates for a program heavy on discipline. Also, with the more success the Aggies or any program has, the more attractive they become to kids.

[Jimcs50]

Um, the success of ANY program is getting kids that fit.

As to the whole 'kids are lazy' argument, Billy hasn't had any problems finding kids willing to come so far. He's an old school coach from the Roy Williams/Bill Self lineage of coaching, I think given their track record he'll be fine.

And BCG can always point out that if you come in and work hard, you'll end up in the pros (he took Antoine and made him into a first rounder, and Acie Law and Joseph Jones aren't far behind).

You'd just do better if you admitted that you hate it that the Ags are good at hoops now and want Gillispie to fail. Billy will win a national title at A&M before Barnes does at t.u.

Acie Law was ready to quit his 1st year with Billy, but his paremts made him stick it out.

I am so glad they did, as I think Acie has a shot at Big 12 Player of the year and is a shoein for all conference 1st team

[samikeyp]

You would be correct Jimbo..as usual! :)

2006-07 All-Big 12 Men's Basketball Preseason Individual Honors Announced

Sophomore teammates Brandon Rush and Julian Wright (Kansas) have been named the Big 12 Preseason Players of the Year, it was announced. Junior guard Charles Burgess (Texas Tech) was chosen as Preseason Newcomer of the Year, while forward Kevin Durant (Texas) earned Freshman of the Year accolades. Players honored in preseason voting were selected by the league head coaches, who are not permitted to vote for their own student-athletes.

Last season, Rush was the first freshman in conference history to be named to the All-Big 12 First Team. He averaged 13.5 points and 5.9 overall, stepping up to averages of 15.1 and 6.6 in league play. He scored 20 points or more six times and was in double figures in 24 contests overall. Wright was an All-Big 12 Honorable Mention selection a year ago after recording 8.5 points per game and shooting 56.4 percent from the field. He also had 42 blocks. The preseason selection of Rush and Wright marks the first time in Big 12 history that two players have shared the honor.

Burgess averaged 15.8 points, 5.8 rebounds and 5.1 assists in 2005-06 for Howard College in Texas. The New York City native was named the NJCAA Player of the Year last season and was also named to the all-region team a year ago.

Durant is among the nation's top incoming freshman and is the highest-rated prospect to ever play for the Longhorns. He was honored as the co-MVP of the McDonald's All-America game in 2006 after finishing with 25 points. Durant was selected as the top small forward in the nation by Rivals.com after averaging 23.6 points, 10.2 rebounds and 2.6 blocks during his senior campaign.

The preseason All-Big 12 team was also announced. In addition to Rush and Wright, the following players were recognized - Richard Roby (Colorado), Acie Law (Texas A&M), Joseph Jones (Texas A&M) and Jarrius Jackson (Texas Tech). Roby, Rush and Jackson are all returning All-Big 12 First Team members from last season. A tie in the voting created an additional position on this year's preseason squad.

Preseason Players of the Year
Brandon Rush, Kansas, G, So., 6-6, 212, Kansas City, Mo./Mt. Zion Academy (N.C.)
Julian Wright, Kansas, F, So., 6-8, 218, Chicago Heights, Ill./Homewood-Flossmoor

Preseason Newcomer of the Year
Charles Burgess, Texas Tech, G, Jr., 6-1, 190, New York, N.Y./Howard College (Texas)

Preseason Freshman of the Year
Kevin Durant, Texas, F, Fr., 6-9, 225, Suitland, Md./Montrose Christian

2006-07 Preseason All-Big 12 Team

Richard Roby, Colorado G 6-6 205 Jr.
Brandon Rush, Kansas G 6-6 212 So.
Julian Wright, Kansas F 6-8 218 So.
Acie Law, Texas A&M G 6-3 195 Sr.
Joseph Jones, Texas A&M F 6-9 250 Jr.
Jarrius Jackson, Texas Tech G 6-1 185 Sr.

Honorable Mention (listed alphabetically by school):
Mario Chalmers, Kansas; Cartier Martin, Kansas State; Mario Boggan, Oklahoma State; JamesOn Curry, Oklahoma State; Kevin Durant, Texas

link (http://www.big12sports.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/101106aae.html)

[LaMarcus Bryant]

mikey, the nature of an aggie is to find offense with every longhorn, for any reason. Such is the aggie.

[BeerIsGood!]

mikey, the nature of an aggie is to find offense with every longhorn, for any reason. Such is the aggie.

I forgot that temporarily when I tried to make a valid point to these people. The aggie gets defensive because the aggie doesn't have much to be secure about.

[johngateswhiteley]

I forgot that temporarily when I tried to make a valid point to these people. The aggie gets defensive because the aggie doesn't have much to be secure about.

:blah :blah :blah :blah :blah :blah :blah :blah :blah :blah :blah :blah

[BeerIsGood!]

haha, johnny ringo... now that you're trojans are busted are you focusing all of your energy on aggies hoops??

[johngateswhiteley]

haha, johnny ringo... now that you're trojans are busted are you focusing all of your energy on aggies hoops??

why? when USC can still make the title game and A&M is going to win the Big 12.

then, i will focus entirely on Aggie Hoops as they dismantle the Big 12 and probably make the elite 8...of course, thats only as far as college sports go...

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

Do you know if the Ags have locked Billy up in a long term deal yet?

He just signed a contract extension this summer for six years at 1.3 million a year, with a bonus of $2 million if he sticks on for the duration of the contract.

:tu

[Ballcox]

^ Damn, by reading these ag posts one would think they had discovered basketball nirvana. I do think a&m will be very good year, possibly Elite 8 good-they have that much returning talent. But all of this getting our asses kicked by a&m from here on out, give me a fucking break. It's not like UT has been bad at basketball lately, in fact we've been one of the best programs in the nation. Barnes continues to get high quality talent, and I'm really looking forward to watching this team jel together as the season goes along. Durant in particular is going to light some poor sob's up this season. I'm willing to give the ags their respect for having a quality basketball program this season, but that doesn't automatically mean they'll 'own' UT from here on out. We'll be right in the mix as well.

[johngateswhiteley]

^ Damn, by reading these ag posts one would think they had discovered basketball nirvana. I do think a&m will be very good year, possibly Elite 8 good-they have that much returning talent. But all of this getting our asses kicked by a&m from here on out, give me a fucking break. It's not like UT has been bad at basketball lately, in fact we've been one of the best programs in the nation. Barnes continues to get high quality talent, and I'm really looking forward to watching this team jel together as the season goes along. Durant in particular is going to light some poor sob's up this season. I'm willing to give the ags their respect for having a quality basketball program this season, but that doesn't automatically mean they'll 'own' UT from here on out. We'll be right in the mix as well.

far from it. i don't think A&M will own t.u. from here on out...that would, dumb. but i do, and i did say it, think A&M will wax t.u. this year.

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

Durant in particular is going to light some poor sob's up this season.

And then next year when he's in the pros, what happens then?

[LaMarcus Bryant]

After a token elite 8 appearance we all get excited about the upcoming season then he leaves. I hate him and continue to hate barnes. Then we get another top 3 recruit and repeat.

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

It's going to take more than Durant to get you to the Elite 8.

[LaMarcus Bryant]

We have a baby shaq i saidddd

[IcemanCometh]

aggys are funny

[LaMarcus Bryant]

^rack!

[johngateswhiteley]

We have a baby shaq i saidddd

t.u. has a lot of talent, but those pups, imo, won't get it done in the tourney. but i do think t.u. will have a good year, they have too much talent not to. probably a 2nd round appearance in the NCAAs, maybe 3rd.