I wont deny the past 5 years have sucked. From the loss of Slocum to gaining franchione. This year in my opinion should be a strong year. We have a quaterback that it not afraid to get hit. I reference the game last year when mcgee got pounded by the Texas defense and then got back up quickly went into the huddle and then in the very next play ran the ball in for the touch down. Hey jethro i can understand how you may not see the point in our rivalry toward Texas. If you grew up here and you knew the whole history behind A&M and Texas then you might understand how we are concerned about that one game of the year. My opinion is shared among many Aggies. Every year we look forward to the A&M vs. Texas game. Yes we would like to be National champions but one thing that we all root for every year is to beat the hell out of Texas. During that game all bets are off, all statistics are thrown out the window becuase no book or computer stats will tell you the outcome of a rivalry game. Unless you went to A&M or Texas or your family went to A&M or Texas then it is hard for anyone to understand why it is that it is.