Texas A&M Football in the last decade
1. Best win – The nominees: Beating ‘Bama on the road in 2012; Beating LSU in 7-OT in ‘18; Beating Nebraska at Kyle Field in 2010
Gabe: Win at ‘Bama
OB: Beating Alabama in 2012
McGee: Beating Alabama in 2012
2. Best offensive player – The nominees: Johnny Manziel; Mike Evans; Luke Joeckel; Jake Matthews; Ryan Swope; Christian Kirk; Trayveon Williams; Cyrus Gray
Gabe: Johnny Manziel (2nd is Mike Evans)
OB: Johnny Manziel (2nd Christian Kirk)
McGee: Johnny Manziel (2nd Mike Evans; 3rd Erik McCoy)
3. Best defensive player – The nominees: Von Miller; Myles Garrett; Damontre Moore; Justin Evans; Armani Watts; Sean Porter
Gabe: Von Miller
OB: Von Miller
McGee: Von Miller
4. The biggest moment off the field – The nominees: Move to SEC; Hiring of Jimbo Fisher; Johnny Manziel winning the Heisman Memorial Trophy
Gabe: Move to SEC
OB: Hiring of Jimbo Fisher
McGee: Move to SEC
5. Most unlikely hero – The nominees: Spencer Nealy in 2012 ‘Bama game; Michael Hodges in 2010 season; Travis Labhart in 2013 season
Gabe: Travis Labhart in ‘13
OB: Travis Labhart in ‘13
McGee: Michael Hodges in ‘10
6. Best feel-good story – The nominees: Cullen Gillaspia getting drafted (first 12th Man ever to play in the NFL) and scoring a TD on his final play at A&M; Damion Ratley going from regular Blinn student to solid senior to scoring a TD in an NFL game last week; Michael Hodges from walk-on transfer from Air Force to All-Big 12
Gabe: Cullen Gillaspia
OB: Cullen Gillaspia scoring a TD in the Gator Bowl
McGee: Cullen Gillaspia
7. Best play – The nominees: Johnny to Swope on butt fumble at ‘Bama; Johnny to Labhart on wild dance around Duke defenders in Peach Bowl; Mond to Davis with no time left in regulation to send the LSU game into OT
Gabe: Mond to Davis
OB: Desheazor Everrett's INT at Alabama
McGee: Johnny to Swope
8. Unsung hero – The nominees: Josh Reynolds; Erik McCoy; Patrick Lewis
Gabe: Josh Reynolds
OB: Erik McCoy
McGee: Erik McCoy
9. Freakiest athlete – The nominees: Myles Garrett; Von Miller; Christine Michael
Gabe: Myles Garrett
OB: Myles Garrett
McGee: Myles Garrett
10. Most painful loss – The nominees: Texas in ‘11; LSU in ‘12; Ole Miss in ‘16; UCLA in ‘17; Auburn in ‘18
Gabe: UCLA in ‘17
OB: at Mississippi State in 2016
McGee: Texas in ‘11
Top 5 non-football moments in A&M sports over the last decade
Gabe:
- WBB winning the national title in ‘11 by beating Notre Dame in Indianapolis.
- MBB beating UNI in OT in round 2 of the 2016 NCAA Tournament in OKC, with 14-2 win in the last 34 seconds of regulation.
- MBB dominating UNC in round 2 of the 2018 NCAA Tournament in Charlotte.
- Track and field pulling off “triple-double” in ‘11 with men and women claiming three straight national titles.
- Tyler Davis’ OT buzzer-beater to defeat Kentucky at Reed in ‘16 en route to the first conference title in 26 seasons.
