I want to meet the Aggie who paid cash money for a ticket to see the Texas Tech - Texas A&M game played on Saturday, October 24, 2009.
Someone who is from Houston or out of state or somewhere amazingly far away. Someone who drove over 10 hours to get to Lubbock with no reasonable expectation of victory, but a passionate love of the school, and a desire that the Aggies could at least be competitive if not win the game outright.
If you laid $1000 dollars on A&M to win by 14+ points last week you would have gotten at least 100:1 odds against such an eventuality. The Vegas line had Tech favroed by at least 3 touchdowns. By any measure the expected outcome was a bloodbath. That A&M could not be competitive and would be crushed into oblivion. Surely after Tech scored first and A&M fumbled the first snap, the Tech fans almost certainly taunted A&M fans who came to the game.
The last time A&M beat Tech in Lubbock I was a student at A&M 16 years ago. I would have appreciated it more then if I knew then what I know now.
The game this weekend was nothing short of an unexpected delight for fans of Texas A&M. The crushing defeat by Kansas State was mitigated and, in some ways, the scale of that defeat made this victory that much more dramatic. I have to hand it to Mike Sherman, the entire coaching staff, and the players on the team.
But getting back to the original point, I would like to meet an Aggie who attended from afar, so I could shake their hand (man or woman) and say, "You sir (madame), are a true fan, and it is a pleasure to make your acquaintance. Gig 'em."
