Fightin' Texas Aggies

Hello all,

This is Patrick and it has been way too long since I have blogged. My lovely wife always seems to keep up a little better, but we have both been bad as of late. I would like to share a few thoughts regarding our incredibly awesome journey to Aggieland this past weekend to watch the Aggies beat up on the high powered Oklahoma Sooners. I think it is safe to say that most Aggies did not expect to exit the tall ramps of Kyle Field following an Aggie victory over the top ten ranked Sooners, but the Aggies came through and surprised us.

The evening was crisp and cool, and the crowd was electric. There has been a dull sensation floating over the stands during the last few home games, but this particular game brought a new energy, an energy that I often felt during my days romping around Aggieland earlier this decade and late last decade. We sat with Kim's parents on the "alumni" side of the stadium, second deck, approximately looking over the 20 yard line. The stands are older and tighther than our normal seats which are positioned in the very corner of the upper bleachers of the end zone, which we call, "The Zone". We sat and stood with many great old Ags, who simply love football.

To our suprise, three Sooner lady fans sat adjacent to us. Two were calm, but obviously cheering for their beloved Sooners, while one was wild, quite obnoxious, and simply annoying. I believe there were some non-natural substances flowing through her body, as she boldly provided the first down signal every time her Sooners even moved the ball (first down or not). She performed this action repeatedly and mixed up the letters to the "O" "U" chant that the Sooner Nation screams as their band plays. Yes, there are only two letters, but she consistently said them in the wrong order. Also, and even more noticeable, was the fact that her entire body jived similar as Seinfeld would state, as a "full body dry heave" every time the Sooners would have a better than average play. The dance she performed was one that practice would be necessary to make so very ugly. To add fuel to the fire, she turned around and taunted a swarm of Old Aggies dressed in maroon when the Sooners had a big play. As expected, the great Aggies began polite taunts in her direction, but she was mostly clueless during the actions. Once someone did provide some unkind words towards the Sooner marching band, she was deeply offended and departed the scene for approximately 30 minutes.

The drunken lady of Norman was not the only obnoxious person in our section. A reprentative from our Corps of Cadets decided to take a seat right in front of this lovely gal from Oklahoma. He was loud, spit a little bit as he screamed, exposed almost every vein in the area from his head to his neck, and loudly brought his newly learned traditions to our section. While I love the enthusiasm, some of his actions should be saved for his time in the student section of the great Kyle Field. He was also taunted, but probably did not care.

Despite our adjacent "real woman of genius" football fanatic sitting in our area, the overall game, from the initial safety on the first snap of the game to the 100 yard kickoff return by the pumped up Aggies, was a thrill to witness. Not only did the Aggies defeat the highly ranked Sooners, they did so in convincing fashion.

I am so proud to be an Aggie right now and so proud of the team that takes the field on Saturdays. Hopefully now, they can find the strength and talent to win a few more games and compete in a decent bowl game.

Gig Em Aggies!