Texas A&M Aggies

Gay Aggie Group Fighting Bill That Would Let Students "Opt Out" Of Funding Them

Those brave, lonesome souls who make up the GLBT Aggies have got another crisis on their hands. A bill introduced into the student senate would allow Aggies to "opt out" of having their student fees going to support the gay-rights group. Supporters of the bill say it's based on religious freedom: ... More >>

Warning: The Aggies Have Drones & Are Prepared To Use Them

All you teasippers out there, be on the lookout. Cougars, keep your head on a swivel. Baylor Bears, pray to your God. The Aggies have drones, and they're launching them. As far as we know, the drones are unarmed. As far as we know. We are not saying you should ease up on your surveillance, but t ... More >>

Foul Balls, Philosophy and Baseball Gods: Notes from the Houston College Classic

Six teams. Three days. Nine games. Seventy-one innings, give or take a couple here and there. So was The Astros Foundation 2013 College Classic. And after sitting through all nine games and three days, it's safe to say that this weekend was anything but a classic of college baseball. Most of the ga ... More >>

Cougars Stage Reunion With the Aggies, Then Lose

The arena was crowded. The fans were loud. Two old foes prepared to face off on the court. Close your eyes and you could almost swear you were back in the 1980s and the Southwest Conference still existed. Such was Hofheinz Pavilion on Saturday night as the Houston Cougars hosted the Texas A&M Aggie ... More >>

Aggie Mailbag: "Sean, you are whats (sic) wrong with this country."

Before I get into this post, in the spirit of having to cater to the lowest common denominator of what is a rightfully proud and mostly sane Aggie fan base, and because it's about to get a little uncomfortable up in this beeyatch once this post is done, allow me to get this disclaimer out of the way ... More >>

Aggie-LSU Game, Freeway Closures Will Mean Traffic Heck On West Side This Weekend

It won't be pleasant driving on the west side this weekend -- but you've been warned. First, A&M is continuing its surprisingly positive introduction to the SEC by taking on LSU at Kyle Field. Houston is loaded with Tiger fans, as anyone who's gone by a shrimp-and-oyster joint on a football Saturda ... More >>

Aggies Invite the Rest of the SEC to Begin Kicking Their Asses Immediately (w/ VIDEO)

Nature fascinates me. Specifically, I love the Discovery Channel-style shows that give a detailed breakdown of a vicious animal predator stalking its target before going in for the kill. Life is Darwinian, and it gets no more Darwinian than that. Literal survival of the fittest. But I have a soft s ... More >>

Aggies Fail Geography with New SEC Shirt

The Texas A&M Aggies are really excited to join the SEC. Just think of all those great road trips to Florida, Alabama and...North Carolina? Apparently the Aggies think North Carolina has a team in the SEC, because they included it on a league map featured on a shirt that went up for sale today. "W ... More >>

The Aggies Are Full of S*#!% About Tech Fans

Texas A&M athletic director Bill Byrne was highly upset with Texas Tech fans this weekend: ​The horrendous and extensive vandalism took place outside what is no doubt Lubbock's finest hotel as the Aggies visited to play Texas Tech. Terrible. Except Tech has done its own investigation, and dis ... More >>

Texas A&M Students Rally in Support of Wildfire Relief with Towels

​Say what you want about the Aggies, they are a dedicated bunch of fans. How many people do you know willing to stand for every football game for an entire season? Now, A&M students have directed some of that passion at raising money to aid victims and firefighters impacted by the massive ... More >>

Texas A&M and SEC Make It Official

​Finally putting an end to unrelenting speculation, rumor and hand-wringing from colleges, media and sports radio, the Southeastern Conference formally accepted Texas A&M University into its conference Sunday, ending A&M's tenure in the Big 12 and leaving the future of that conference very muc ... More >>

For Texas A&M: A Guide to the SEC

Welcome to the family, Aggies.​Earthshaking news that you might have missed if you're not a sports fan: Texas A&M is leaving the Big 12 to go to the Southeastern Conference. If you're not a sports fan, perhaps your earth has remained unshaken, but it's a monster step for the Aggies. To help ... More >>

Rick Perry, Aggie Football Hero

The closest Rick Perry ever got to playing football at Texas A&M was being a cheerleader -- sorry, a "yell leader," as the Aggies call them, because it's so much manlier. But once he started giving tax breaks to EA Sports to attract them to Texas, he's now a QB with a tight spiral and the ability ... More >>

Aggies More Financially Successful Than Longhorns, Cougars, According to Study

​Looks like the tea sippers need to work a little harder and/or become a bit more driven to best the Aggies. PayScale recently published a study that breaks down earned income for college graduates. The 2010-11 survey, which is supported by 2010 United States Census data, is broken into two ... More >>

Comment of the Day: Pride of the Aggies

​We have some great commenters here on Hair Balls, and it's time we paid some damn attention to them. So we'll be highlighting a Comment of the Day each morning, from the previous day's work. Maybe two comments, even. This will all be determined by a highly rigorous scientific formula involv ... More >>

Pop Rocks: Lights, Camera, Osama

It'll be the feel-good movie of the year.​On the Geologic Internet Time Scale, the news of Osama bin Laden's death took place almost a century ago. We're already fondly recalling our whereabouts when we heard the fateful news (drinking beer and watching The Killing...NEVAR FORGET) and relivi ... More >>

Texas A&M: Where Men Are Women, When It Comes To Title IX

Aggie women's basketball: Why aren't the dudes pictured?​The New York Times is out today with an interesting look at how colleges cook the books in order to comply with Title IX, the federal law that requires equality in men's and women's collegiate sports. In order not to get afoul of the fe ... More >>

Looking Back at This Weekend's Houston College Classic

John RoyalRice's Michael Ratterree slides across the plate to score a run yesterday against Baylor​The 11th Houston College Classic was played at Minute Maid Park this weekend, and though it's only March, it's probably safe to say that the best baseball to be played in Minute Maid Park this se ... More >>

CityCentre Shows Off Aggie-Longhorn Gridiron

Over/under on the time before the UT end zone is defaced: 1.2 hours after the game​When the University of Texas Longhorns and Texas A&M Aggies get together each year, there is a feeling of true holiday spirit that fills the air. Sure, that spirit is hatred, but it definitely fills the air. Th ... More >>

Aggies Try Again To Fight In-State Tuition For Children Of Illegal Aliens

The Aggie group's Facebook logo​They've had the vote delayed by a bout of common sense, they've had the bill vetoed, but they're not giving up -- members of the Texas A&M student senate are poised to vote again on denying in-state tuition to the children of illegal aliens. Proponents of the b ... More >>

Cougars Not Getting Respect From ESPN -- Or Their Own Flagship Station (Updated)

Is this where they got their UH-UTEP announcers from?​I've got an idea for the Houston Cougars. Instead of wasting time going after beat writers for trying to find out health information on players, maybe they should instead use that valuable time for more important things. Like making sure the TV ... More >>

Aggies And Horns Want Part Of Your Electric Bill For Their Struggling Sports Programs

Aggie Energy: Making sure Aggie jokes never go out of style.​It seems like we've heard a joke before about how many Aggies it takes to change a light bulb. It wasn't really funny then, but considering that Texas A&M, specifically Aggie athletics, is getting into the energy business, we're sure ... More >>

The Texas Bowl Grows Up, Bit By Bit

Well, Houstonians, our bowl game has grown up. That's right, the Texas Bowl is going big time and this year will be joining ESPN's Capital One Bowl Week lineup. The game will be played on New Year's Eve this year, and kick-off will be at 2:30 pm.Did I mention the game is on ESPN this year?That mean ... More >>

Texas A&M's President Goes Out In A Blaze Of Bad Headlines, Great Official Statements

God bless the Aggies. Who else could hire a new president amidst much fanfare (She's Hispanic, y'all!!) and then fire her 18 months later?Although we're not quite sure why she got fired. Sure, as we showed last week via an Open Records Act request, she was given a not-so-hot job review, but hey, tha ... More >>

The Real Reason Perry Wants To Secede: Football

Governor Rick Perry has been pressing for Texas to secede from the nation. He might bitch about high taxes, but I think we all know the real reason he's pushing this idiotic movement.  How else can the Texas Longhorns win a national championship?Sure, the Longhorns helped to devise the Big 12 g ... More >>

Come On Aggies! Cheer For The President! He's Almost As Good As Your Football Team!

It's not easy being a George W. Bush supporter these days. Even at Texas A&M.The Aggies, of course, have the somewhat dubious honor of having Bush deliver a speech to their December graduates. If there's anyplace in the US outside of Utah, or maybe Kennebunkport, where this event would go over w ... More >>

Whine All You Want, Longhorn Fans

Let the whining commence. You know, that whining about the Texas Longhorns being screwed by The Man. It all started on Friday when Richard Justice talked about how the Horns were forced to run up the score on the Aggies in order to prevent the injustice of Oklahoma being ranked in front of the ... More >>

Texas Tech, Say Hello to Number Two

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College Football Review: Week Three

Weekend College in Review

Weekend # 2

Breaking Ranks

Will Clark was a reluctant Aggie until 12 people died in last year's Bonfire collapse. Now his desire to keep the tradition alive continues to make him an outsider in College Station.

Stepping on Some Toes

How many Aggies does it take to dance the Aggie Jitterbug? One to lead, one to follow and one to tell them to cease and desist.

Fatal Attraction

In the cultlike customs of Texas A&M, tradition is life. Even in death.