Front row end zone seat to see Coryatt sack FSU QB C Weldon for a safety. Fastest LB ever. Weldon in postgame said it he saw Coryatt closing in but thought he could get the throw off. and was amazed at his speed. But, then saw Greg Hill fumble our victory away while freezing my ass off in the sleet and rain.
The snow in Shreveport against MSU was hilarious and I travelled with the TMF that year and all of the better hotels were filled with gamblers and did not need the TMF to fill their rooms
We were at the Isle of Capri overflow hotel and it was trash The hotel ran out of hot water every morning, i guess the usual clientele was not a bunch of early risers I was among the Younger people in the traveling with the TmF To say the old Ags were not amused is an under statement
Usually the TMF gets nice hotels at reasonable prices this was neither Tge Ags lost but Most of my Bowl memories with Ags are disappointing losses I like this memory
Alamo Bowl when we beat Michigan in 95. First time I realized other people were just as emphatic about their own school. Big Blue fans were everywhere and had invaded the river walk. A great game and so fun beating a big 10 school. A festive, fun place to be during the holidays.
Last year's Texas Bowl. When i bought the tickets I had no way of knowing that I would be seated next to the OSU band. It was pure misery. They played after literally every semi decent Pokes play. They were loud. Eventually I got to where I would egg them in, waving at them to get louder. Or when we would make a play and they were silent, I would put my hand up to my ear and say something cone on why are y'all so quiet? At some point, a dude with those big cymbals took notice and came running down to the end of the row, right across from me about 4 feet away and clanged those things with gusto. I laughed at that.
Honorable mentions - 2009 Indy Bowl was so wonderful stepping over raw sewage in the men's restroom; 1999 Sugar Bowl, lived seeing a punt on 4th and 2 with time running out, but I had finished a 32 oz beer and was definitely buzzing and really didn't give a damn.
My A&M bowl record sucks with only the win against Northwestern in my favor. No, I am not going to Las Vegas.
Freezing Cotton Bowl win over the Bear and Alabama. #2 watching the fighting Texas Aggies stop Auburn and Bo short as he was charging directly towards me in the Cotton Bowl end zone
1986 Cotton Bowl. Wrecking Crew with 12th Man stops the mighty Bo Jackson for 4x after 1st and goal from about the 5 yard line. Ags weren't expected to even be competitive against that athlete who truly looked like a man amongst boys. He did get loose in the game for one big run you knew was coming. But it wasn't enough. The Aggies were finally on the rise and everyone knew it.
Last year's Texas Bowl. When i bought the tickets I had no way of knowing that I would be seated next to the OSU band. It was pure misery. They played after literally every semi decent Pokes play. They were loud. Eventually I got to where I would egg them in, waving at them to get louder. Or when we would make a play and they were silent, I would put my hand up to my ear and say something cone on why are y'all so quiet? At some point, a dude with those big cymbals took notice and came running down to the end of the row, right across from me about 4 feet away and clanged those things with gusto. I laughed at that.
Honorable mentions - 2009 Indy Bowl was so wonderful stepping over raw sewage in the men's restroom; 1999 Sugar Bowl, lived seeing a punt on 4th and 2 with time running out, but I had finished a 32 oz beer and was definitely buzzing and really didn't give a damn.
My A&M bowl record sucks with only the win against Northwestern in my favor. No, I am not going to Las Vegas.
That snow game was crazy. My fish year in the band and the snow started at game time and just got worse and worse. We got into a lot of snow ball flights in the crowd with sophomores as the target. At half time the MSU band declined marching, but we formed up for it. The field was covered in snow, you couldn't see the yard lines. We had planned to do the 4-Way, but that requires yard lines and precision. We were forming up in the end zone wondering what we were going to do when Col. Brewer got on the stadium PA and told us to "Recall, Step of on Hullabaloo, spread to block, countermarch each end zone, play War Hymn and Noble Men, form the T, and take it off. And that's what we did. As a fish we have a metal tap on the bottom of your shoe. The snow froze to the cold metal. A hunk of ice would build up until you were marching on your toes and it would break making you stumble. We did a pretty good job plowing the middle of the field for the beginning of the second half. Maybe the only band that could call an audible like that. Afterwards I had to go to the bathroom and dry out my soaking wet socks in the hand dryer.
Toombs was awesome that game, but a blocked extra point and run back let them win the game in OT. We celebrated a very quiet New Year on a cold bus back to the hotel.
Jan 1,1968, ice in the stadium, lost the first four games of the season, then turned it around at tech, beat "the snake" and the Bear in the Cotton Bowl.
The Aggies dominating Notre Dame and Tim Brown or beating Auburn and Bo Jackson in the Cotton Bowl. In those days, we didn't make mediocre players look like Heisman Trophy winners. We made Heisman Trophy winners look like regular or good (but not great) players.
Alamo Bowl when we beat Michigan in 95. First time I realized other people were just as emphatic about their own school. Big Blue fans were everywhere and had invaded the river walk. A great game and so fun beating a big 10 school. A festive, fun place to be during the holidays.
this was really a great win...against a star-studded Michigan team
arguably A&M's best non-conference win of the past 30 years (with the sole exception of the OU Cotton Bowl)
I fondly remember Andre Williams' interception in the 4th quarter to set up the game-clinching field goal
Front row end zone seat to see Coryatt sack FSU QB C Weldon for a safety. Fastest LB ever. Weldon in postgame said it he saw Coryatt closing in but thought he could get the throw off. and was amazed at his speed. But, then saw Greg Hill fumble our victory away while freezing my ass off in the sleet and rain.
To add to the misery, I broke my wrist that night after one of my buddies jumped from the bed and tackled me. I put my hand out to break my fall and it snapped. I spent the next 6hrs at Baylor Hospital awaiting a orthopedic surgeon to set it.
