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“Thanks Youtube!” — Semitough: Suburban Guerrilla
I had previously shared this video on the occasion of the Red River Showdown (nee: Red River Shootout) as testimony to what it be like to wear the maroon and live in Dallas during that weekend in October. With conference realignment in the news I think it’s time to dust this one off. “Thanks Youtube!” — Semitough: Suburban Guerrilla
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Top 40 Countdown
In October Esposa and I decided to reprise our 2012 Tuscaloosa road trip to the Bama game. In 2012 Budman was a high school senior exploring college options and the Ags had Johnny Football. Seemed like a great time for a road trip. This time Budman was a junior at A&M and had his own road trip plans, so we…
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The Sun Also Rises
The sun set on another great season of Wildcat football tonight with a heartbreaking last minute loss to Trinity, 35-42. I was all set to blog about the classlessness of Trinity for booing our band as they played the school song during the pregame show, but after watching 48 minutes of hard hitting, gut wrenching football. After watching our kids…
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Burning Desire…..
Texas A&M is a tradition rich school. Aggie Muster. The Fighting Texas Aggie Band. Howdy!. Reveille. The Twelfth Man. But among the hallmark of Aggie traditions is Bonfire. From humble beginnings this tradition grew. Bonfire was held each year preceding the Texas game and it is said that the Bonfire represents the Aggies’ “burning desire to beat the hell out…