Texas A&M @ Baylor Basketball
I had the opportunity to attend the Texas A&M Men’s Basketball game against Baylor last week. I’m an Aggie living in Waco, so I knew I would be in enemy territory. But I also knew that there would be quite a few Aggies at the game since College Station is so close to Waco. So, I figured it would be safe…I turned out to be very wrong about that. My Dad (a UT alum turned Aggie fan) came up from Round Rock to go to the game. As we walked up to the Ferrell Center I expressed my opinion that the Aggies were going to get killed. My Dad, however, was under the opinion that we were going to pull it out. I won’t go into all the details of the game…I am no sports writer. The Ags ended up winning the game 71-57. It was a tense game and emotions ran high. “Aggies Suck” chants from Baylor echoed in the stands, old bald Baylor fans got into arguments with young Aggie fans, and popcorn and cokes were hurled in anger onto the court with just a few seconds left in the game. It was invigorating! I had never attended such an exciting game, and I imagine I never will again. The Baylor fans had bad manners and so I felt OK about cheering pretty loud, clapping at every little positive thing and punching Baylor fans in the face. Allright, I didn’t punch anyone…but there was this guy a few rows down from me who deserved it! I love college basketball and I love A&M. I think Josh Carter is adorable.
