My Life Blog

First, I have to give props to Texas Tech for beating A&M this week. I have picked on them all year, so its quite galling to me that they are 2-0 against my Aggies. All I can hope for is a rematch in the Big XII Tournament.

The Aggies rebounded yesterday in a hard-fought game against OU. This game was in doubt till the final 5 minutes, but when it came down to money-time, Acie Law was there. The picture of him dunking is a classic — love the facial expression.

I know Kevin Durant is the popular choice for Big XII Player of the Year, but Acie Law is money at the end of the game and makes his whole team better. I hope he gets serious consideration.

Suzanne has joined me in my training sessions the past five weeks and its been a blast.  Between the two of us and our trainer, there are lots of laughs, good stories, and definitely some hard work.

She should be seeing visible results anytime now.  I had regressed during a lull period over the Holidays and as I worked through a persistent cold.  Our trainer keeps heaping on the extra weight, so there is no doubt I’m progressing.  Though I worked out much more consistently years ago, for certain exercises I’m now lifting more than ever.  That’s not too bad for being 42.

If you are considering working with a personal trainer, consider doing it as a couple.  The hour flies by and its actually quality time too!

In a 48 hour stretch, A&M made its first appearances on ESPN in over 25 years.  In the first match on Saturday night, A&M became the first Big XII South team to defeat Kansas at Phog Allen (their arena).  Then two nights later, the Aggies survive severe foul trouble to blow out Kevin Durant and the Longhorns.

Aggie Basketball is at its historical peak.  They have been absent from the polls for 26 years only to be there all season this year.  They are currently #6 and may rise again this week.  They have never been to the NCAA Tournament two years in a row; they will do so this year.  This is truly wonderful to see.

There are many who still question the Aggies.  The Tech fans chanted “over-rated” in A&M’s narrow road loss to them two weeks ago.  Since beating A&M, Tech has lost four in a row.  Tech fans: who is over-rated now?

Apparently Rick Barnes, coach of tu (Texas) was bitter about the loss to A&M last night.   “Sit down, bus driver?” Barnes asked, almost incredulous. “That went out when I was in junior high school.”  But he doesn’t understand that A&M is a tradition-filled school — we’ve been saying that silly phrase for years as we keep our traditions alive.  These connect us with our past.

What he should be incredulous about is how his team couldn’t find a way to beat A&M given the unbelievable foul trouble that the Aggies got into throughout the game.  At one point, it was Acie Law, two walk-ons, and two other guys who average considerably less than 10 minutes a game.  In the second half, two Aggies starters even fouled out.  Instead of questioning A&M traditions, Rick, you should question how you got so out-coached and why your team can’t play any defense.  If A&M had hit its free throws like it normally does, this would have been a 25 point win.

Ah…its so nice to beat tu in football and now basketball.  The streak will come to an end in baseball, but who really cares about baseball?