Texas A&M Basketball

[TexasAggie2323]

After starting the year with one vote and doubling up Southern 88-44 we lost that one vote. We played again tonight and made some improvements but only managed to beat Mississippi Valley State by 31.
It is amazing to me at how much Coach G is able to get out of his players on a day to day basis. We do not have an all-world roster but by playing great team defense and being smart on offense we should be able to compete this year.
I do not see us finishing at the top of the Big 12 but we will be someone that you will have to be ready to play. Unlike, many of the A&M teams of the past.

Our next game is againstTulane. This is a special game because we have housed the basketball team this year so this will be a home game for them. Every Aggie is going to wear green to the game to support Tulane. I do not have season tickets this year because I dont have the money but I will be attending this game!

[nibblesb2k]

Is A&M ever going to play a non-conference team worth the crap? I understand they just recently they got back to being a competitive team so they get a hall pass from last season but is there any exciting matchups for them this season prior to Big 12 play? (I honestly don't know their schedule, no flame)

[TexasAggie2323]

Is A&M ever going to play a non-conference team worth the crap? I understand they just recently they got back to being a competitive team so they get a hall pass from last season but is there any exciting matchups for them this season prior to Big 12 play? (I honestly don't know their schedule, no flame)

Yes, they will start playing a more competitive schedule when we start to make more of a name for ourselves. Currently, schools only want home games against us and we will only play teams that are willing to come and play at Reed. Since a lot of schools do not know how good we are going to be this year, a lot of teams did not want to schedule a home and home.

Here is our OOC schedule
11/20 Southern W 88-44
11/22 Mississippi Valley State W 84-53
11/26 Tulane 7:00 PM
12/03 Penn State 3:00 PM
12/06 North Texas 7:00 PM
12/10 Grambling State 2:00 PM
12/17 Savannah State 7:30 PM
12/22 Auburn 8:30 PM
12/27 Texas Southern 7:00 PM
12/31 Northwestern State 1:00 PM
1/03 @ Pacific 9:00 PM

The only decent team in their is Pacific. I am not sure about Penn State but I do not think that they are expected to do much and Auburn is horrible I hear.
Notice, we only have one away game. When good teams start showing interest in coming to College Station you will start to see more road games..until then we will beat the patsys and get ready for Big 12 play.

So far, it has worked out great. We just signed a hell of a class

Bryan Beasley 5-11 170 Pflugerville, Texas (High)

Bryan Davis 6-8 225 Grand Prairie, Texas (High)

Joseph Fulce 6-6 180 Plano, Texas (High)

Derrick Roland 6-5 185 Seagoville, Texas (High)

Donald Sloan 6-3 175 Seagoville, Texas (High)

[penn_state_xc]

I was at the A&M-PSU game last year, it was very frustrating to see us blow our double-digit lead after playing such a superb first half. I must say though, that comeback set the tone for the rest of your season while for us it marked the beginning of a year to forget. I am looking forward to the rematch in College Station on December 3rd, even though you guys will probably beat us.

[TexasAggie2323]

I was at the A&M-PSU game last year, it was very frustrating to see us blow our double-digit lead after playing such a superb first half. I must say though, that comeback set the tone for the rest of your season while for us it marked the beginning of a year to forget. I am looking forward to the rematch in College Station on December 3rd, even though you guys will probably beat us.

Yea, that was a brutal game if you were a Penn State fan and a great game if you were on the other side of the floor. That game prepared us pretty well for the rest of the Big 12 season. The problem though was that we did not have a lot of depth. We have a little more depth this year but we do not have as much talent (lost a 1st round draft pick in Antoine Wright and our sixth man). Hopefully, this years game will also be memorable.
I have not really kept up with Penn State how are yall supposed to do this year in basketball?
I know that yall have one of the best woman's soccer teams in the nation after yall beat the living hell out of our Aggie woman last week.

[TexasAggie2323]

BORING game tonight. It seemed like they called 60 fouls and the momentum was in A&M's favor the entire game.

We won 83-57 but the score could have been more lopsided if we wouldnt have played a bunch of guys.

I noticed two things tonight

- Our rebounding sucks!
- We play better team defense than anybody I have ever watched.

If we can improve on the offensive side of the court and do a better job rebounding we could make the NCAA's this year.

[LikeWhoa20]

The only decent team in their is Pacific. I am not sure about Penn State but I do not think that they are expected to do much and Auburn is horrible I hear.
Pacific lost 7 seniors from last year's great team; they are way down this year. Penn State is still by far the worst team in the Big Ten. And Auburn is probably the worst team in the SEC. A&M should roll through their nonconference schedule, but that won't mean much if they don't win some games in the Big 12. How do you see them doing this year without Wright carrying them?

[nibblesb2k]

How do you see them doing this year without Wright carrying them?

That's the million dollar question, although A&M did have some decent role players a year ago. Realisticly with that terrible schedule they need to win atleast 9 conference games to be considered for the NCAA's. They can do it but thats a tough order considering they have Texas, Texas Tech, OU, and OK State twice.

[TexasAggie2323]

How do you see them doing this year without Wright carrying them?

To be honest, I think that we are better without Wright. The reason I say that is because some games Wright would just fade away and since he was still on the floor others expected him to step up so they did not. We also have more depth.
Last year, we only really had 6 decent players this year we have 9 guys that could see the floor and not have a dramatic drop-off. Now, dont get me wrong, I would love to have Wright (hell of a player) but I think we play better team basketball without him.
I really do not know how we are going to do down the stretch though. It is really going to depend on three things.

1.) How good is Martellus Bennett (He started practicing today)
2.) Can Antanas stop thinking and start playing (6-10 Lithuanian who looks lost on the court)
3.) Can we continue to play great defense against better competition.

I think we will probably finish undefeated in OOC and be in the middle of the pack in the Big 12 (5-7)...but it is hard to tell with the competition that we have been playing.

Yea, Pacific is not the team that I was expecting to play this year but either is Texas Tech. I was hoping to see Knight get the record but it does not seem like he will get it this year.

[penn_state_xc]

I have not really kept up with Penn State how are yall supposed to do this year in basketball?


Well, our non-conference schedule is quite comparable to yours: plenty of cupcakes, I'll be surprised if we aren't at least 8-3 going into the Big Ten slate. As for the team itself, we are much improved from the past couple of years, unfortunatley that isn't saying a whole lot since the last few years have been downright dismal. We are currently 3-0 but haven't played anyone of signifcance (unless you count Cornell). Our first real test is tomorrow night against Clemson.

Our coach Ed DeChellis, finally has a full-sized roster of his own players who fit his up-tempo style of play.

Our SF, Geary Claxton is a beast, he is the heart and soul of the team in my opinion.

Our starting PG Ben Luber is really starting to show his experience now that he is a junior with two rough years in the Big 10 under his belt. He is making smarter decisions and is making some big shots for us.

Our newest JUCO player, David Jackson is a hell of a guard (he's the only guy on the team who wears cornrows so you will have no problem spotting him) he doesn't put up eye-popping numbers but he is a very solid all-around player who does not make many mistakes. Mike Walker is our 3rd guard who will see pleny of PT again this year, he is a streaky shooter who is downright dangerous when he is on.

Our JUCO from last year, PF Travis Parker is starting to shine again after a slow start the first two games. He had 18 pts and 11 rebs against Long Island on Saturday.

Jamelle Cornley has been a superb addition to our frontline, he is only 6'5" but very aggressive on the boards and muscle his way inside and draw contact or get a bucket when we really need one. Other than Cornley though, we are kind of lacking a good post presence, Brandon Hassell is very athletic but is still raw, Milos Bogetic (one of 3 Euros on the team) has been a pleasant surprise with regards to blocks and rebounds but his shot could use a little work, and our Flying Finn Joonas Suotamo is currently out with a foot injury and probably won't be back in the lineup when we play A&M. Once Joonas comes back though we will be going 9 deep almost every game.

So yea, that's PSU Hoops in a nutshell. My predictions are 8 non-conference wins, 3-4 Big Ten wins, equating to an 11-12 win season which would be a step in the right direction given the fact that PSU has not posted double-digits in the "W" column since the 2000-01 season. However, with an upset or two along the way PSU may very well shock the nation and make a bid for the NIT.

[TexasAggie2323]

I am expecting a lot of Penn State fans since the soccer team will be at A&M as well. The up-tempo style of both teams should make it a fun game to watch.

[TexasAggie2323]

I didnt go to the game but Penn State continued their horrible start and then was able to come back in the 2nd half. Claxton is a hell of a player.

Tellus was in the game for 5.5 seconds. He came in with like 1 second remaining in the first half during a free throw (He has a great vert for being 6'7 250) and then with about 5 seconds left in the game he came in during another FT and got a block after an offensive rebound to seal the victory.

[penn_state_xc]

One thing I like about us this year is that we have that "never-say-die" attitude, yes we will still lose a lot of games this year but I expect very few blowout losses and many close games, something that we haven't had too often.

Claxton is awesome and he does have supporting cast members aroun him in Cornley and David Jackson, only problem is Cornley's gotta hang on to passes and DJ's gotta shoot the ball more. Also, 1/14 from 3-point range isn't gonna cut it, that's where losing Danny Morrissey (our 3-point ace from last year) really kills us.

[LikeWhoa20]

One thing I like about us this year is that we have that "never-say-die" attitude, yes we will still lose a lot of games this year but I expect very few blowout losses and many close games, something that we haven't had too often.

Claxton is awesome and he does have supporting cast members aroun him in Cornley and David Jackson, only problem is Cornley's gotta hang on to passes and DJ's gotta shoot the ball more. Also, 1/14 from 3-point range isn't gonna cut it, that's where losing Danny Morrissey (our 3-point ace from last year) really kills us.
Not to get away from aTm, but Penn State WILL definitely beat Purdue at least once this year, if not sweep them.

[maniacpilot931]

One thing I like about us this year is that we have that "never-say-die" attitude, yes we will still lose a lot of games this year but I expect very few blowout losses and many close games, something that we haven't had too often.

Claxton is awesome and he does have supporting cast members aroun him in Cornley and David Jackson, only problem is Cornley's gotta hang on to passes and DJ's gotta shoot the ball more. Also, 1/14 from 3-point range isn't gonna cut it, that's where losing Danny Morrissey (our 3-point ace from last year) really kills us.

I just really feel bad for Claxton at times. Everytime Ive seen this kid play at the BJC he lights the place up. In truth he is a Big East Player stuck on a below avg Big Ten Team. Anyway I didnt catch this game, and really am not sure how many PSU bball games I will make it to this year. My heart has just always been with Nova hoops.

[nibblesb2k]

Not to get away from aTm, but Penn State WILL definitely beat Purdue at least once this year, if not sweep them.

I think I could get 6 guys from my local YMCA to give Purdue a run.

[penn_state_xc]

I just really feel bad for Claxton at times. Everytime Ive seen this kid play at the BJC he lights the place up. In truth he is a Big East Player stuck on a below avg Big Ten Team. Anyway I didnt catch this game, and really am not sure how many PSU bball games I will make it to this year. My heart has just always been with Nova hoops.

I know what you're saying, and that's a good thing Nova's #1 in your book for hoops, they're lookin' mighty good. I root for Maryland (partly out of desperation, partly because I have relatives there and have been to a couple games) a lot but of course I would love to see my hometown team (PSU) put together a consistently winning hoops program. Despite these two tough losses, I do see hope with DeChellis (unlike Jerry Dunn), I feel he and his staff do have a supporting cast for Claxton (Cornley, DJ) and with a couple of studs from PA (another David Jackson and a Philly kid, Andrew Jones) coming in next year, you should really start to see the "Up. Rising."

[penn_state_xc]

I think I could get 6 guys from my local YMCA to give Purdue a run.

If we don't beat Purdue in the BJC at the very least, I will go ape shit.

[maniacpilot931]

I know what you're saying, and that's a good thing Nova's #1 in your book for hoops, they're lookin' mighty good. I root for Maryland (partly out of desperation, partly because I have relatives there and have been to a couple games) a lot but of course I would love to see my hometown team (PSU) put together a consistently winning hoops program. Despite these two tough losses, I do see hope with DeChellis (unlike Jerry Dunn), I feel he and his staff do have a supporting cast for Claxton (Cornley, DJ) and with a couple of studs from PA (another David Jackson and a Philly kid, Andrew Jones) coming in next year, you should really start to see the "Up. Rising."

And Ill feel bad when that happens because Ill feel like a bandwagon fan when I go and watch them:( Although I did have season tix my freshman year, and went to quite a few last year) Just doubt I will see many this year, and when I do it will only be to see Claxton. I think DeChellis is doing good things, we'll see. By the way, you still at psu PS XC, and do you run on the team or club. I got some friends on club, and have met some of the guys on the team. J/W

[TexasAggie2323]

If Penn State would have come out playing in the first half against A&M and Clemson they probably could have won both of those games.

[TexasAggie2323]

We are now 5-0 but it was ugly. North Texas played pretty well but the game was way to close (72-70 UNT missed a three at the buzzer).
I take back my comment about us being better without Wright. We are going to need somebody to step up in the backcourt and so far we do not have that guy. If someone would step up it would open up the inside but at this moment teams are double teaming our interior and then we are bricking when the ball is thrown back out for easy open shots. This is the second game in a row that we have been off. I hope that it was just a bad shooting night.

[LikeWhoa20]

Joseph Jones has been real solid. Or at least the stat line he put up that one game was phenomenal.

[TexasAggie2323]

Yea, he is a good player. He is not getting the ball near enough. Once Law and Carter start shooting better it will really open things up for him. I am glad that he is only a sophmore.

[TexasAggie2323]

We won by 30 today against Grambling State. Joseph Jones rolled his ankle and only played about 5 minutes and Acie Law our PG went out with a concussion.
The big show was Martellus Bennett who scored 18 points and drew 8 fouls in fifteen minutes of play. He is going to help us a lot because he will give teams mismatch problems.

We have Savannah State up next which is going to be pretty nice considering we probably will not have Jones or Law in the lineup.

[LikeWhoa20]

TA2323,
I haven't seen the Aggies play this year, but I'm really starting to think that they could finish top 5 in the Big 12 and even make the Big Dance if they finish over .500 in conference play. The Big 12 is extremely weak this year. Kansas is far too young to make an impact, as is Oklahoma State with 7 new players and a sophomore as their leader. Missouri is terrible (only beat your old school by 1 today!) Even Texas Tech has had its ups and downs so far this year. Texas, Oklahoma, and Iowa State will finish top 3. But it's a toss-up from there on out, and with a good coach like Gillespie A&M could become a serious player in the Big 12 this year.

[TexasAggie2323]

The Big 12 is really weak this year. Although Texas Tech has been missing some players that will be back by the time conference play starts and Oklahoma State showed some life against Gonzaga. I also would not be suprised if Missouri does not have a new interim coach by mid-season the way they have been playing.
A&M's defense will keep us in every game and I can see us having a good year but we are also a very young team. We only have 11 scholarship players (about to be 10 if Marlon Pompey is kicked off the team for stealing) and we are starting 1 true fish, 2 sophmores, and 2 juniors.
I think the Big 12 will have a bunch of teams beating each other up in the 4-8 spots so I could see us finishing anywhere in that range.

I just hope that Billy does not go to greener pastures. We have not done a good job of filling up the stands for him. There were only 4,500 at the game today and that has been about average for the games this year. It will pick up during conference to about 9,000 but still that is pretty bad for an undefeated team at a campus that has 45,000 students.

edit: We also will not be on TV until conference play starts. Then we will have every game televised.

[TexasAggie2323]

We beat a decent Auburn team last night. I think the weak Big 12 along with our OOC schedule is going to really hurt us come selection time. Last year, our schedule was weak but at least we had some pretty competition in the Big 12.

Auburn has a heck of a defense.

[nibblesb2k]

We beat a decent Auburn team last night. I think the weak Big 12 along with our OOC schedule is going to really hurt us come selection time. Last year, our schedule was weak but at least we had some pretty competition in the Big 12.

I agree completely. A&M needs 10 conference wins to be in the dance, 9 won't do it I dont think.

[UTlonghornguy]

How is Martellus Bennett doing in the program?

[TexasAggie2323]

How is Martellus Bennett doing in the program?

He is still in catch up mode after missing a lot of the practices during the beginning of the season. He is a talent to be sure and against some of the cupcakes that we have scheduled he has been dominant (especially with Jones out) because he can just play.
Against Auburn, they had to run set stuff to win and Bennett was lost. I think he ended up only playing 5 minutes and most of that time was a run by the other team.

[TexasAggie2323]

9-0! We played sloppy last night but still were able to beat a pretty bad Texas Southern Team.

We have our biggest test so far this year coming up in the next two games. We get Northwestern State University and then play at Pacific.

[TexasAggie2323]

10-0

One of only eight undefeated teams left in the nation. We came out hot and had a 13-2 lead and then they had a run to put us up only a few going into halftime. We ended up winning by 10 or so.
I really like Northwestern State. I think they will win their conference and will cause some trouble in the Big Dance. They play great team defense and do a good job of passing the ball around on offense.

Here are some things A&M needs to work on to make the dance

- Need one more contributing post player (Bennett has been playing the 3 they may move him down low). If they do not move Bennett than I do not see this position improving.

-Need better guard play, Acie Law is a good player and our JC transfer Eddie Smith is getting better by the day. However, our other guards just are not getting it done. White can shoot but he cannot play defense and will not play much in conference. Kirk and Carter both are capable of playing better they just have not shown it against the better teams.

- Cut down on the fouls (61 fouls called in our game today and this was not the first time)

[nibblesb2k]

Here are some things A&M needs to work on to make the dance


I got another one to add to the list... BEAT SOMEBODY WORTH A DAMN!

Don't get me wrong, Northwestern St is actually a quality team, they took my Clones to double OT(before ISU won) in Hawaii last week and they beat Oklahoma State but this shouldn't be A&M's signature win in the non-conference. If I were an Aggie fan I would be bored playing the teams you guys played the last 2 years. It builds some confidence but you would be much better off 8-2 playing a tough schedule than being 10-0 with the patsy's they played.

Hopefully they are ready for Big 12 play, this is a great chance for A&M to do something this season I think with the conference clearly being down.

[TexasAggie2323]

I got another one to add to the list... BEAT SOMEBODY WORTH A DAMN!

Don't get me wrong, Northwestern St is actually a quality team, they took my Clones to double OT(before ISU won) in Hawaii last week and they beat Oklahoma State but this shouldn't be A&M's signature win in the non-conference. If I were an Aggie fan I would be bored playing the teams you guys played the last 2 years. It builds some confidence but you would be much better off 8-2 playing a tough schedule than being 10-0 with the patsy's they played.

Hopefully they are ready for Big 12 play, this is a great chance for A&M to do something this season I think with the conference clearly being down.

I agree that our schedule was weak. Gonzaga was very close to signing a home and home with us but REFUSED because they did not want to come to Reed next year when they didnt think they would be very good.
Other "quality" teams did not want to play a home and home. They wanted us to play in Dallas or Houston to help them land recruits or just go to their place.
Billy G has said on numerous occasions that they will not get pushed around on scheduling. If you want a home and home we will play you no matter how good you are. However, he will not play all road games against equally talented teams. He said, as long as teams only want us to play road games or in other locations in Texas he wll continue to schedule cupcakes because in the end the OOC schedule at this point in our program will not make or break our program. Now, some of the teams we are playing (Savannah State etc) who are beyond bad are late additions because we could not get another game. We should have a schedule with more teams like Auburn, Penn State, Pacific in the future and less Grambling's off the world.
As far as the Big 12 goes, we still have a bunch of youth. I do not think getting 6th will get us a bid. We really needed the rest of the Big 12 to step up. Also, as bad as our schedule has been it is not too much worse than a lot of other D1 schools.

I do not even think I would call Northwestern State our signature win. Auburn has a better RPI and will probably look more favorable at the end of the season.
Northwestern State should have beaten yall (glad they didnt but that one point means no OT)

[becomingwater]

A&M has a great team this year!

You cant say A&M has an easy schedule. Anyone can win.

[TexasAggie2323]

A&M has a great team this year!

You cant say A&M has an easy schedule. Anyone can win.

great defense
average offense

I think that it is awesome that only one team has shot better than 48% against us in two years. If I remember correctly most teams are shooting under 40% against us. That will win you some games no matter how bad you are offensively.
I am starting to worry about the Pacific game though. I do not think we have anyone that can guard Maraker 1 on 1 and since it is the first road game I really do not want to expect.
If we get past Pacific, we should be able to stay undefeated until we play at Oklahoma State. Texas Tech just lost another player for the year and they have looked horrible so far this year.

[TexasAggie2323]

We now know what happens when you double team Joseph Jones and "role" players heave up threes.
We should not have lost this game but stupid plays and an average offense really did not help anything.
NCAA is down to 5 undefeated teams now that A&M and UCONN lost.

[LikeWhoa20]

We now know what happens when you double team Joseph Jones and "role" players heave up threes.
We should not have lost this game but stupid plays and an average offense really did not help anything.
NCAA is down to 5 undefeated teams now that A&M and UCONN lost.
There's still 6 left actually. Duke, Villanova, Florida, Illinois, Ohio State and Pittsburgh.

We'll see how A&M responds going into the conference season. Something tells me they're going to struggle some against familiar competition since the Big 12 teams will know how to defend the Aggies.

[TexasAggie2323]

We'll see how A&M responds going into the conference season. Something tells me they're going to struggle some against familiar competition since the Big 12 teams will know how to defend the Aggies.

It should be a fun ride. As I have been saying all year our defense is going to keep us in games but our youth is also going to take us out of games. We should have beat Pacific on the road but we could not put them away and then made a lot of dumb mistakes down the stretch.
We really need Antanas to step it up (he did not play against Pacific) and we need to do a better job of getting the ball to the right players.

I am predicting us going 8-8 and being 6th in the Big 12. This will not get us a NCAA bid but most fans would be happy just going back to the NIT. I can see us winning 10 games this season if the stars align.

[TexasAggie2323]

WHOOP! 1-0 in the Big 12 for the first time ever. Texas Tech came out hot and lead by as much as 14 in the first half. A&M got back into the game and won by holding Tech to 4 FG's in the second half.

I love this defense!

[TexasAggie2323]

Aggies are on ESPN 2 tonight at 8:00. They are playing a down (for them) Oklahoma State team at Iba Arena.
It should be a good game and will be the first chance for a lot of yall to see the Ags.

[TexasAggie2323]

Stupid F'n Refs are going to cost us this game.

[TexasAggie2323]

Ags lose another close one. This one at home to an Oklahoma team that we should have taken care of at home. It had a great ending if you were Oklahoma but missing key free throws and not executing in the last two minutes of the game made me want to puke.
Luckily, this is the beginning of the conference season and there is still a bunch of games to play. Our offense may not be great but we should still be able to keep everybody on their toes with this defense.

[snafuchris]

I was watching this while I was playing poker. I had a feeling OU would pull it out.

[TexasAggie2323]

I was watching this while I was playing poker. I had a feeling OU would pull it out.

You jinxed my Ags!!

It is all good though. We just need to take care of business and beat K-state and ISU on the road. If we can do that we are still in good position.

[AirWalke]

Wow, I get to move on from the Nebrasketball thread to this one. The Aggies are visiting Ames tomorrow -- unfortunately the game isn't on any major TV network. Fortunately, I'll be there in Cyclone Alley, and I'll be able to tell y'all how crazy Hilton gets for this game. :) We still remember the ass-whuping we recieved last year in College Station.

[TexasAggie2323]

Wow, I get to move on from the Nebrasketball thread to this one. The Aggies are visiting Ames tomorrow -- unfortunately the game isn't on any major TV network. Fortunately, I'll be there in Cyclone Alley, and I'll be able to tell y'all how crazy Hilton gets for this game. :) We still remember the ass-whuping we recieved last year in College Station.

It should be a good game. I wish Stinson and his mother the best as they go through their trying time. It sounds like she is doing a lot better.
The Ags really need to win this game. They have played everybody tough but they have made stupid mistakes down the stretch that you cannot make in conference.
It will be interesting to see how we matchup.

[AirWalke]

If you needed a conference win, this would probably be it. Stinson was supposed to fly back either tonight or tomorrow morning, if at all. Without him, I don't have much hope for the game at all. Clark and Blalock are fine scorers, but our freshmen will probably doom our chances with Stinson gone.

[TexasAggie2323]

If you needed a conference win, this would probably be it. Stinson was supposed to fly back either tonight or tomorrow morning, if at all. Without him, I don't have much hope for the game at all. Clark and Blalock are fine scorers, but our freshmen will probably doom our chances with Stinson gone.

I read that he was supposed to play tomorrow. I think our defense will be able to frustrate your young players but we do not have enough of an offense to beat yall at home unless we just get really hot.

[AirWalke]

The word was he was planning on returning, but you never know with the condition his mother is in. Something could've happened at the last minute, and he would then rather stay with his mom in NYC.

I am hearing on the Cyclone Nation boards that he's back in town already, which is a good sign for us. Looking forward to a good game tomorrow!

[AirWalke]

Well, fuck a duck.

A&M eliminates that nasty losing streak in an OT situation that's all too familiar here in Ames. Hilton seems to be losing its magic after the 4th home loss this year. Good game, Aggies. You just made Hilton the quietest I've ever heard it (even though the crowd was going bezerk in the final minutes of regulation.).

86-81 Aggies. :(

[TexasAggie2323]

Well, fuck a duck.

A&M eliminates that nasty losing streak in an OT situation that's all too familiar here in Ames. Hilton seems to be losing its magic after the 4th home loss this year. Good game, Aggies. You just made Hilton the quietest I've ever heard it (even though the crowd was going bezerk in the final minutes of regulation.).

86-81 Aggies. :(

It was a good game!! I thought going into the half that we were probably going to lose since Iowa State had all the momentum.
I was impressed by Stinson and Iowa State's offense. Yall put up more points then most other teams have but I think part of that had to do with your pressing defense which allowed for quicker shots when the defense got beat as well as easy baskets when you happened to force a turnover.
I wish yall the best of luck the rest of the season.

This win was HUGE for us....our bench really showed up.

[LikeWhoa20]

A couple Big 12 teams trying to get noticed for the NCAAs, Texas A&M and Colorado, both came up with huge road overtime victories today. Congrats to both.

[TexasAggie2323]

A couple Big 12 teams trying to get noticed for the NCAAs, Texas A&M and Colorado, both came up with huge road overtime victories today. Congrats to both.

Yea, if KSU beats Missouri tonight there will be a huge log jam behind Texas.

[LikeWhoa20]

Yea, if KSU beats Missouri tonight there will be a huge log jam behind Texas.
Which imo is going to kill the Big 12's chances of maxing out the # of teams invited to the Big Dance. Texas and Oklahoma are locks. But beyond that, 2 or 3 more teams have to separate themselves from the pack if the Big 12 expects to get 4 or 5 bids this year.

[TexasAggie2323]

Which imo is going to kill the Big 12's chances of maxing out the # of teams invited to the Big Dance. Texas and Oklahoma are locks. But beyond that, 2 or 3 more teams have to separate themselves from the pack if the Big 12 expects to get 4 or 5 bids this year.

For A&M to get in we have to finish in the top four because of our weak OOC schedule. That is why I do not mind seeing it being so close this far in the season.
I do not think we get more than 4 teams no matter how we seperate.

[LikeWhoa20]

For A&M to get in we have to finish in the top four because of our weak OOC schedule. That is why I do not mind seeing it being so close this far in the season.
I do not think we get more than 4 teams no matter how we seperate.
I don't see it being more than 4 either. Not with how solid the Big East, Big Ten, Missouri Valley, and Colonial conferences are. I'll be interested to see how they handle Kansas and Oklahoma State. You can just tell that analysts are dying to give them the benefit of the doubt that they'll get on a run and merit an NCAA bid. But so far I haven't seen it on a consistent basis with either team.

[TexasAggie2323]

A&M vs Kansas on FSN at 7.

It should be a great game...Bill Self mentored Billy G.

[TexasAggie2323]

Kansas smashed us. They are going to be hell to deal with once those fish turn into juniors and seniors.

[LikeWhoa20]

Rush won't stay for more than a max of 2 years. Chalmers and Wright should stick around for at least 3. Their best squad is probably two years away, when they'll have Sherron Collins running the point for them as well.

[Papa LoneStar]

Mr. Joseph Jones is a beast!

[TexasAggie2323]

Mr. Joseph Jones is a beast!

Yes, he is...to bad we only have one beast and yall have at least three!

[Papa LoneStar]

Yes, he is...to bad we only have one beast and yall have at least three!

True.......but at least your beast will be playing next year, while there's a good (unfortunate) chance that all 3 of our beasts will chunk the duece and head to the league. [down]

It will be ok, though....at least they will give us another national title to stack this year :D

[LikeWhoa20]

TA2323, I know you mentioned liking the way Northwestern State played earlier in the season, so I figured you may be interested in reading this article:

Food, Folks, and Fun in Natchitoches (http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/columns/story?id=2317568)

[TexasAggie2323]

TA2323, I know you mentioned liking the way Northwestern State played earlier in the season, so I figured you may be interested in reading this article:

Food, Folks, and Fun in Natchitoches (http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/columns/story?id=2317568)

Thanks for the link. I like this team even more after reading about them and some of their struggles this year.

[LikeWhoa20]

Thanks for the link. I like this team even more after reading about them and some of their struggles this year.
Yeah I love teams like that where they get beat up for a couple years starting out. Then by their junior year, they post a good record before doing something special in their final season together. I just hope they get through their conference tourney unscathed so that they get their shot to be this year's Cinderella.

[LikeWhoa20]

I really feel that Colorado's chances of getting a NCAA bid are doomed after that heartbreaker to A&M tonight. First, the carry call (which was correct) ruined what would have been a 3 point lead with about 30 seconds left. And then down by 1, they got a shot to re-take the lead at the free throw line and come up with nothing. At this point in the season, with this much pressure on them since they're on the bubble, and because the Buffs aren't used to this kind of pressure, I just don't see them rebounding and making a run down the stretch to merit a bid.

And sorry, didn't know anywhere else to put this. Since they played the Aggies, I threw it in here.

[TexasAggie2323]

I really feel that Colorado's chances of getting a NCAA bid are doomed after that heartbreaker to A&M tonight. First, the carry call (which was correct) ruined what would have been a 3 point lead with about 30 seconds left. And then down by 1, they got a shot to re-take the lead at the free throw line and come up with nothing. At this point in the season, with this much pressure on them since they're on the bubble, and because the Buffs aren't used to this kind of pressure, I just don't see them rebounding and making a run down the stretch to merit a bid.

And sorry, didn't know anywhere else to put this. Since they played the Aggies, I threw it in here.

No, dont be sorry. We dont exactly have a "Big 12 thread". I was amazed at how this game ended. Colorado really impressed me when they came back from a 15-0 deficit on the road...and personally when they came out as hot as they did in the second half I thought my Aggies were about to get another loss in the Big 12.
Colorado should be able to take care of Texas Tech but most of their "gimme" games are gone (Missouri is also a gimme game).

A&M is about to get into an easier schedule I would not be suprised if we went 5-1 down the stretch. If we were able to do that and win 2 conference games I think we will be in. However, I am expecting us to be in the NIT again this year.

[TexasAggie2323]

Oklahoma State came out on a mission today but A&M was able to finish it out with a 46-44 win. It ends our 12 game losing streak to Oklahoma State in basketball.

We have Baylor and then Missouri both on the road and then come back home to play Nebraska.

[LikeWhoa20]

Oklahoma State came out on a mission today but A&M was able to finish it out with a 46-44 win. It ends our 12 game losing streak to Oklahoma State in basketball.

We have Baylor and then Missouri both on the road and then come back home to play Nebraska.
They have to win those 3 to have any shot at the Dance. Then they'd be at 8-6 with two big games remaining (vs Texas and at Texas Tech). If they get to 9-7 and win a couple games in the Big 12 tourney, they MAY get some consideration.

[bigjkt405]

Congrats Ags.... we suck .. that is the 5th loss this season on a last second shot for the POKES.

[TexasAggie2323]

They have to win those 3 to have any shot at the Dance. Then they'd be at 8-6 with two big games remaining (vs Texas and at Texas Tech). If they get to 9-7 and win a couple games in the Big 12 tourney, they MAY get some consideration.

I agree they have to win those three. If they are able to do that they would have the tie-breaker for 4th place having beaten Iowa State, Colorado, and Nebraska.
Of course, just win the Big 12 tournament and you dont have to worry about the committee :).

bigjkt405,

Thanks! The Ags have had a couple of buzzer beater losses as well (Kansas State, Oklahoma, and the Oklahoma State games come to mind). It sucks to think that if you just finish those games off you go from being bad to being one of the top teams in the conference...regardless Oklahoma State has some studs and will be back better than ever next year.

I wish Coach Sutton the best in his recovery!

[TexasAggie2323]

A&M barely gets pasts Baylor. It is going to be a tough stretch if we cant shoot better.

[TexasAggie2323]

We barely get past Missouri and are getting ready for the Nebraska game.

If we play like we did last night against anybody else the rest of the way we will lose. We just got lucky that Melvin Watkins was coaching Mizzou.

[TexasAggie2323]

Ags are taking care of business at home. Nebraska has not shot well but A&M has had a ton of fouls which have kept it close.

[TexasAggie2323]

HUGE game tomorrow against Texas.

If A&M wins we have the quality win that we need to get into the tournament and just need to finish it up with a tough win @ Lubbock.
If they lose we need to beat Tech, hope that Colorado loses to KU, and then beat CU and go to the finals of the Big 12 tournament.

I would hope and pray that we could just get it done with Texas so we can just worry about winning @ Tech and Colorado in the tournament.

[penn_state_xc]

If A&M makes it to the dance this year, then it's safe to start referring to Billy Gillispie as "The Maestro." Wasn't it just 2 years ago that you guys went winless in Big12 play?

[oldarmy93]

If A&M makes it to the dance this year, then it's safe to start referring to Billy Gillispie as "The Maestro." Wasn't it just 2 years ago that you guys went winless in Big12 play?

yep, we were a smooth 0-17 in the Big 12 the year before he arrived (2004).
Our brand of basketball is pretty ugly but we are notching some wins. A pretty amazing job so far. In fact, the school just announced $13 million in renovations to our basketabll arena that is only 6-7 years old in an attempt to prove to him we are serious about having a good hoops program.

[TexasAggie2323]

Here is a link to the press release for the renovations: http://www.aggieathletics.com/pressRelease.php?PRID=10967

What sucks about that 0-16 year is that we were SUPPOSED to be pretty good that year. We had a TON of senior talent that left and then Billy came in and was able to do wonders with that team.
Then this year we lost even more talent with Wright going to the NBA but we should end up with a better record and finish in the Big 12.

We do play an ugly type of basketball. It is very defensive oriented and we leave some of our better offensive options (AK) on the bench for better defenders (Pompey). We play with a lot of heart and they believe that they can hang with anybody (which they have for the most part all year).

We had a pretty nice recruiting class last year so we will start to be more of a balanced team but we will still play a lot like Oklahoma and Kansas on the defensive side of the ball.

I agree though that Billy has done a fantastic job. I just hope he doesnt leave for greener pastures.

[White Chocolate]

Don't know why you guys arent talkin about this but

43 - Texas
43 - Texas AM

5.9 left.

Tucker is an idiot.

WC

[White Chocolate]

Tucker dribbled the shot clock out. He had no idea. Barnes called for the foul on A&M, they'll be shooting with 3.6 left.

WC

[White Chocolate]

Oh My God!!!

Wc

[White Chocolate]

WHATTA SHOTTT

TEXAS GOES DOWN! TEXAS GOES DOWN!!!
THREE POINT BUCKET FROM Law!

MY GODDD!! What a SHOT!!

WC

[oldarmy93]

Ags Win!!!!

Sweet..........

Billy Gillispie is a DAMN good coach.

Can he coach football too?

[LikeWhoa20]

Unless there's a big change of events in the Big 12 Tourney, A&M has just jumped past Colorado for the 4th Big 12 bid.

[oldarmy93]

Unless there's a big change of events in the Big 12 Tourney, A&M has just jumped past Colorado for the 4th Big 12 bid.

That would be awesome. First tourney bid since '87.

The only flaw is that I swore I'd go the tourney if the Ags ever made it back. This win might have just cost me some serious dough!!

[Mr. Tennessee]

That would be awesome. First tourney bid since '87.

The only flaw is that I swore I'd go the tourney if the Ags ever made it back. This win might have just cost me some serious dough!!
Hopefully you will get to go. [cool]

[TexasAggie2323]

Unless there's a big change of events in the Big 12 Tourney, A&M has just jumped past Colorado for the 4th Big 12 bid.

The only way I see us not making it is if they lose to CU in the Big 12 second round and lose to Tech in our final regular season game.

[Corn Hawk]

I'm really pulling for A&M to make the tournament. Hopefully you win the last game and a couple tournament games to leave no doubt. Great win last night.

[TexasAggie2323]

I'm really pulling for A&M to make the tournament. Hopefully you win the last game and a couple tournament games to leave no doubt. Great win last night.

Thanks...hopefully we will win but playing @ Tech with our rivalry is never easy and A&M has never won a Big 12 tournament game.

[Swedish Chef]

Uh, you guys have seen this, right?

http://www.bevosports.com/2006/03/01/aggie-chris-walker-makes-a-bad-decision-2/

WTF?

[TexasAggie2323]

Uh, you guys have seen this, right?

http://www.bevosports.com/2006/03/01/aggie-chris-walker-makes-a-bad-decision-2/

WTF?

Those are about 3 years old (before he walked on to A&M)...so yes...I have looked at them and he has gotten laid a couple of times because of some of the funny shit that he does.

[Swedish Chef]

Those are about 3 years old (before he walked on to A&M)...so yes...I have looked at them and he has gotten laid a couple of times because of some of the funny shit that he does.
I will neither confirm or deny that I may or may not have done similar things but in the unlikely event that such activities were to have taken place they most certainly wouldn't have been recorded. :)

[TexasAggie2323]

Ags smoke CU and will now be one of those teams that everybody hopes they dont get in the first round of the tourney. Most likely we will be a 9 or 10 seed depending on how we play tomorrow against Texas.

[Papa LoneStar]

I will be picking TAMU to win their first game no matter who they play in the first round of the NCAAs.

[TexasAggie2323]

We might not get a bid if we play like this...I had a bad feeling that yall would kill us in the Big 12 tournament though.

Oh..and the game is blacked out to me GRRR

[Papa LoneStar]

Oh..and the game is blacked out to me GRRR

That stinks!

This is a great game so far. 62 tie with 5:50 left.

I have come to the conclusion that Joseph Jones owns LaMarcus Aldridge. If LA had to play Mr. Jones 4 times a year, he probably wouldn't have won Big 12 Defensive POY. [laugh]

[TexasAggie2323]

That stinks!

This is a great game so far. 62 tie with 5:50 left.

Yea, I am listening to it on the radio. It is still not the same though.

I have come to the conclusion that Joseph Jones owns LaMarcus Aldridge. If LA had to play Mr. Jones 4 times a year, he probably wouldn't have won Big 12 Defensive POY. [laugh]

Jones is underappreciated but I think Aldridge is still the man in the Big 12. Especially when he has that jump hook going for him.

edit: That offensive rebound and put back is why Aldridge is the POY. DAMN DAMN DAMN!!

[Papa LoneStar]

Yea, I am listening to it on the radio. It is still not the same though.


They were still showing the last minute of the Northeast Championship on ESPN2 at 1pmso I checked the alternate ESPN channel that was showing the UT-TAMU game and it was showing the intro then it just pulled the blackout on me. In Dallas, they have showed every Big 12 tournament game on local channel 52, so I am thankful for them. :D

Big minute coming up!

[Papa LoneStar]

Great game!

After P.J. ended his outstanding 26 point and 13 board game with that great defensive stretch against Acie.......I just have to get a P.J. Tucker jersey! :D

[TexasAggie2323]

Congrats Texas now go take home the title tomorrow for the South.

Gotta shake my head over that last show by A&M. Oh well, it may be good to get in a loss before the tournament if we are able to learn from it.

[oldarmy93]

That was a freakin' GREAT game. A few more like that and people will no longer be questioning the Big 12 in hoops.

Man, I give props to our guys for hanging in there and even taking a brief lead after being down 13 at the half.

But you also have to give credit to the Horns. They OWNED us on their offensive glass and man, they get the ball up the court in a hurry, especially after we made buckets.

That's the way it's supposed to be done. We made them earn it and they did.

Now, we need all four Big 12 teams to some damage in the tourney and tell the rest of the coutry to stick it.

[Papa LoneStar]

Now, we need all four Big 12 teams to some damage in the tourney and tell the rest of the coutry to stick it.

Church! Preach! Tabernacle! :D

[TexasAggie2323]

Whoop!

I love the first round matchup. Ags have the defense to stop McNamara.

[Papa LoneStar]

I hate the first round matchup.........I wanted to pick Texas A&M and Syracuse for sweet 16 appearances.......now I have to make a choice [down]

[oldarmy93]

Beware massive homersim ahead but isn't this the most interesting first round match-up?

Other contenders would be
Cal-N.C. State
Marquette-Alabama

Still, we all know the ridiculous hype around Syracuse and McNamara. Combine that with A&M winning 8 of their last 9 to get their first bid in 19 years???

Seems pretty compelling to me.

[TexasAggie2323]

I hate the first round matchup.........I wanted to pick Texas A&M and Syracuse for sweet 16 appearances.......now I have to make a choice [down]


I see you made your choice :). I can see that as plausible but I dont think Syracuse can win when McNamara is getting defended to death.

[Papa LoneStar]

I see you made your choice :). I can see that as plausible but I dont think Syracuse can win when McNamara is getting defended to death.

Yea.......I felt dirty picking against a Big 12 rival.......well at least this one.......I was happy to pick against OU :D

I just see Gerry and that pick'n'roll to be too nasty for the Aggies..........Syracuse and A&M is....without a doubt....the best 1st round matchup.

[oldarmy93]

And....I'm sick.

The refs COST us that game.

Anyone watching the replay will see that Law was THROWN to the ground with no call by the refs.

Disgusting.

Still, LSU made an unbelievblae shot with 4 seconds left.

Misery all around.

[Papa LoneStar]

Anyone watching the replay will see that Law was THROWN to the ground with no call by the refs.

Disgusting.


It happened so fast that I thought he was pushed......it caught my eye though.