Category: Ocurrencias

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    Turgeon Continues to Impress

    First year coach Mark Turgeon is living up to expectations in his new College Station roundball gig. In contrast to greasy pimpwhore Billy Clyde Tuggle’s ugly departure at the end of last season (or somewhat before the end of it according to which reports you read), Coach Turgeon has become a campus favorite and may have reached legend status this…

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    Schadenfreude

    Schadenfreude is a German word that is generally defined as “taking pleasure from someone else’s misfortune”. Having endured the Miami debacle and the associated snickering every time I wore an Aggie cap or tshirt outside the house for the past 13 days, I must admit to a bit of schadenfreude this weekend. Colorado 27 Oklahoma 24 Does Bob Stoops hate…

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    Friday Night Flight

    First road test for the 2-0 Wildcats this week. Down into the depths of Dallas to play the vaunted Carter Cowboys of Friday Night Lights (the movie, they were the ones who played Permian in the mythical modified for dramatic purposes state championship game) fame. Carter came into Plano last season and surprised the 2-0 Wildcats who proceeded to go…

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    A Tale of Two Coaches

    Fan expectations are a fickle thing. Sometimes winning is everything. Other times even winning isn’t enough. Take the case of Lloyd Carr, head coach of the Michigan Wolverines. Michigan was a consensus preseason top 5 team, but the Wolverines have “M Go Blown” in the early season, losing in two stunning upsets to a Hot Hot Hot Appalachian State and…