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4 Disimprovements Outgoing A&M AD Bill Byrne Made to Aggieland

"Dollar Bill" won't be receiving a paycheck from Texas A&M any longer because on Tuesday, A&M athletic director Bill Byrne announced his retirement. A few weeks earlier, Aggie president R. Bowen Loftin said that Byrne, who held the job for nearly ten years, would "transition" out of his position, ... More >>

10 College-Related Thoughts On The NFL Draft, Including Case Keenum

I'm not the draft expert that some of my Press colleagues are. Yet I do watch a lot of football, especially college football, and like every football fan, I have a few thoughts about some of the things that happened over this past weekend. 10. There are probably a bunch of Houston Cougar fans that ... More >>

2012 NFL Draft -- Live Blog

I made an analogy on my radio show this morning on 1560 The Game that the NFL Draft tonight is like Christmas Day for many NFL fans. Air of anticipation, excitement of the unknown, food, it's all there. (My co-host, John Granato, compared it to Hanukkah because it's played out over several days, but ... More >>

Aggies Defeat Northwestern and Reliant Stadium for a Bowl Game Win

You've seen those commercials during late night or during the middle of the day. Those commercials with some "attorney" droning on about your rights and asking if you've been exposed to asbestos or some other dangerous substance. Commercials giving you a 1-800 number and urging you to become part ... More >>

Cougars and Lions and Cats and Aggies: Oh My, It's Time for a Little Bowl Action

There's probably nobody happier to see this college football season come to an end than the players for the Penn State Nittany Lions (9-3), unless, of course, it's the players for the Texas A&M Aggies (6-6). Then again, with the way their hopes and dreams came crashing down to the ground at the sta ... More >>

Football! This Weekend's Best Bets, College Bowl Special: UH, UCLA & An Aggies Loss

Hopefully will not include "NAPA Know-How" ads.​In the second part of my ongoing series "Sean phones it in on the Hair Balls blog during his vacation week," here are six picks I really like for the upcoming week of huge (and not so huge) bowl games. Have I mentioned that I'm 56-38-1 this year ... More >>

Five Reasons Kevin Sumlin Should Not Go to A&M

Even as Cougar fans are trying to enjoy their first BCS run, eagerly anticipating a CUSA title tomorrow, they are worried. Texas A&M has fired coach Mike Sherman, and rumors are rampant that the Aggies will go after Sumlin as their next man. You really can't blame Sumlin for moving up and likely m ... More >>

Biggest Loser v 4.0 -- Jeff Toole (a.k.a. "UtayAg")

As someone who both writes a periodic piece in this space and hosts a moderately listened-to radio show in several markets around the country, I get that criticism comes with the job. People will not only disagree with you, but some will grow to dislike you (despite the fact that they don't know you ... More >>

Big 12 Conference Madness: The Winners & Losers

"UT's Bitch" is such a nice conference name​So Texas has decided to stay put, and the Big 12, oops, Big 10, lives another day.Good for it, I guess.Let's just say that it's been an interesting couple of weeks that, despite what others think, is far from over. But let's take a look at the Winners ... More >>

Game Time: Texas Tech Just Wasn't That Into You, Mike Leach Era

​In the end, Ruffin McNeill never had a chance.Despite an Alamo Bowl week where he managed to keep his team focused and united amidst the most bizarre circumstances and an Alamo Bowl game where he made some gutsy calls to get Texas Tech past a frisky, albeit depleted Michigan State squad, replacin ... More >>

You Know It's Bad When Losing To The Texans Isn't As Bad As It Gets

​So you're Tom Cable and you're the coach of the moribund 1-3 Oakland Raiders.You've just a lost a football game to the Houston Texans, the team which started the legend of Mark Sanchez. And not only did your team lose 29-6 to the Texans, but you were outcoached by Gary Kubiak, a guy who, in his ... More >>

Texas College Football Report, Whining Aggie Edition

College Football Preview, Lisa Guerrero Edition

Ten Reasons Why the Texans Didn’t Challenge the Call on Justin McCareins’ Sideline Catch

Football U: Texas Roundup, and Then Some

The College Football Review, With a Little More Ashley Judd

A New Reveille for Texas A&M

What to Watch: Football, Hockey, Football and Football

Tuesday Morning Quarterbacking: John McClain, Coach Fran and Mike Sherman

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