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A&M football Aggies beat tu 38-30, to win for the second year in a row. They let the Longhorns come back somewhat in the 4th, but really dominated the whole game. Always good to see the Ags win the rivalry game.

A&M basketball (men's) Aggies won the NIT preseason tournament at Madison Square Garden in New York - they're 6-0 this year. I'm thinking Mark Turgeon was a good choice to take over for Billy Gillispie, and am hoping that the next football coach turns out as well.

That's right, Fran resigned about an hour after the game was over. He won't be coaching in the bowl, assuming we get into one.

I'm of two minds about this.

I never really warmed up to him, because I really liked RC Slocum, and disliked how he was let go for his first even season after years and years of winning seasons. And I hated how Fran drop-kicked his Alabama players, not even saying goodbye after persuading many of them to stay at Bama through probation seasons that limited their NFL chances. So he was never my favorite.

But I was angry on his behalf when the newsies asked him if this was his last game on the A&M sidelines right after the win (he was pretty exasperated, too). And I think the statement and agreeing to go out for presumably less money were classy moves. I just think we might be in for a couple of years of being truly terrible, which seems to happen when programs start thinking they deserve more than they do. (See OU after Gary Gibbs, Notre Dame after Bob Davie, etc.)

We'll have to see. I wonder how soon it'll be before we get a new coach, and I really wonder who it will be. A good head coach from a smaller program? A highly regarded assistant from a large program? Hmmm.