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Opinion: A&M cuts 17 in athletic department
Original at College Sports
• Thu, Jul 2
The Texas A&M University Athletic Department is facing difficult economic decisions like many companies and universities across the United States. Charged by the University to reduce the budget by $4.5 million for the 2009-2010 fiscal year, our goal was to make spending cuts that w...
Merger talks to include A&M faculty
Original at topix.com
• Thu, Jul 2
Texas A&M University will be represented on each of the nine committees responsible for examining how to merge services between the 48,000-student College Station campus and the 11-university system that governs it, officials announced Friday.
Is Lee Being Underestimated?
Original at Big Red Network
• Wed, Jul 1
I don’t think anyone needs to take issue with returning Heisman finalists Sam Bradford of OU and Colt McCoy of Texas being rated ahead of Lee. Zac Robinson at Oklahoma State would get the edge as might Todd Reesing of Kansas and Robert Griffin of Baylor. Given the numbers put up by any Texas Tec...
No. 10 Tennessee vs. No. 10 A&M in SEC-Big 12 Challenge
Original at topix.com
• Tue, Jun 30
Texas A&M vs. Tennessee Texas A&M's record against the SEC: 0-2 Tennessee's record against the Big 12: 2-3 Previous series: Tennessee leads, 2-0 Most recent meeting: Tennessee, 38-7, in 2005 Cotton Bowl.
Impact Aggies: No. 10 Trent Hunter
Original at topix.com
• Thu, Jun 25
With the 2009 season just months away, it's time to start gearing up for football season and we're starting by naming the top 20 impact Aggies for Texas A&M's 2009 season.
Down year for Dallas products in NBA draft?
Original at College Sports
• Thu, Jun 18
Lake Highlands' Josh Carter (Texas A&M) and South Oak Cliff's Kevin Rogers (Baylor) are hopefuls, but many of the mock drafts don't have them getting picked. If they don't, it would break what's become a pretty impressive streak for Dallas basketball.
Cotton Bowl Stadium could get another bowl
Original at Dallas Morning News
• Wed, Jun 17
TX In addition to the two traditional college games (Texas-Oklahoma and Grambling-Prairie View A&M) during the State Fair this season, Cotton Bowl Stadium is also hosting Texas A&M Commerce against Abilene Christian on Sept. 12 and Arkansas-Pine Bluff ...
A&M executes men's, women's track double
Original at College Sports
• Sat, Jun 13
Before this year, Texas A&M hadn't brought a national team championship to College Station since women's softball in 1987. The men's team won in dramatic fashion. The Aggies were third behind Oregon and Florida going into the final event, the 4X400 relay.
A&M can repay $16 million loan
Original at Houston Chronicle
• Thu, Jun 11
United States By BRENT ZWERNEMAN COLLEGE STATION BUREAU COLLEGE STATION — It seemed like a good idea at the time: A $16 million, no-interest loan from Texas A&M University to its athletic department to help pay for items like utilities and repairs over a four-year ...
NASA's challenge — cooperation by Aggies and Horns
Original at Houston Chronicle
• Thu, Jun 11
United States In addition to ferrying half of a large Japanese laboratory to the space station, Endeavour will carry two tiny satellites, one built by engineers at the University of Texas and the other by engineers at Texas A&M University. ...
Grading the Women's Classes - #10 Texas A&M
Original at CollegeSwimming.com
• Wed, Jun 10
WI Four years ago Steve Bultman transformed Texas A&M from a good team into one of the pre-eminent programs in the nation. Triin Aljand, Kristen Heiss, Marissa Jasek and Christine Marshall and Julia Wilkinson led the Aggies to a pair of Big XIII titles ...
TISD student benefits from contribution
Original at East Texas Review
• Wed, Jun 10
Lauren was a student at Texas A&M University and a graduate of Robert E. Lee High School. Lauren also attended fifth grade at Andy Woods. ... and more »
Opinion: Viewpoint: Showdown at A&M
Original at UT The Daily Texan
• Sun, Jun 7
TX Internal conflict at Texas A&M boiled over this week with the release of Texas A&M System Chancellor Mike mckinney's caustic review of Texas A&M President Elsa Murano. A year and a half ago, mckinney thought of Murano as a “teammate” with “enthusiasm” ...
Opinion: Experience means Frogs won't find Austin weird
Original at Star-Telegram.com
• Tue, Jun 2
Houston Chronicle TX So he made sure to pepper the Frogs' schedule with perennial national powers — Cal State Fullerton, Texas A&M, Mississippi and, for the first time since 2002, the Texas Longhorns. When the Frogs begin their best-of-three Super Regional series with the ...
Texas-OU will kickoff at 11 a.m. on ABC
Original at College Sports
• Mon, Jun 1
BYU vs. Oklahoma (Arlington, Texas) ESPN 6:00 p.m. Houston at Oklahoma State FSN 2:30 p.m. Texas Tech at Texas ABC 7:00 p.m. Texas Tech at Houston ESPN2* 8:15 p.m. Oklahoma vs. Texas (Dallas) ABC 11:00 a.m. Texas at Texas A&M ESPN 7:00 p.m. Cowboys Stadium ~ Arlington, Texas
Texas A&M wins NCAA golf title
Original at College Sports
• Sat, May 30
The Aggies outlasted Arkansas 3-2 in match play in Toledo, Ohio, thanks to a clutch 18th hole by senior Bronson Burgoon. In the decisive pairing, Burgoon led Andrew Landry of Arkansas by four with five holes remaining. But Landry rallied to win the next four holes, tying the match going to th...
A&M golfers eye national championship
Original at College Sports
• Fri, May 29
No. 4 Arkansas vs. No. 7 Texas A&M No. 5 Jamie Marshall (Ark.) vs. No. 5 Conrad Shindler (Texas A&M) No. 3 Ethan Tracy (Ark.) vs. No. 3 John Hurley (Texas A&M) No. 2 David Lingmerth (Ark.) vs. No. 2 Andrea Pavan (Texas A&M) No. 1 Andrew Landry (Ark.) vs. No. 1 Bronson Burgoon (Texas A&M)
Opinion: Beavers face Texas A&M in NCAA first round - Daily Mail
Original at Daily Mail - Charleston
• Thu, May 28
WV The third-seeded Beavers, who won an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament, open the first round with second-seeded Texas A&M on Friday in Fort Worth, Texas. If the Beavers win, they'll face the victor of Friday's later game between top-seeded TCU and ...
Texas earns the No. 1 seed in NCAA tournament; Big 12 lands eights baseball teams overall
Original at College Sports
• Sun, May 24
But the body of work for both teams was enough to vault them ahead of several mid-majors in the eyes of the selection committee, including Rhode Island and Dallas Baptist. (And Texas Tech, which did make the Big 12 tournament field, as a commenter below notes).
Opinion: Louth leads Women's Golf after first round of Big 12 Championship
Original at TexasSports.com
• Fri, Apr 24
Kansas State's Morgan Moon and Texas A&M's Ashley Freeman are tied for second place at 1-under 72. The average individual score for the first round was 79.75. In the team standings, Oklahoma State (295, +3) holds a nine stroke lead over runner-up Texas ...
Texas A&M: 2009 NCAA Tournament
Original at CollegeHoopsnet.com
• Mon, Mar 16
By Joel Welser Texas A&M Aggies Seed: #9 RPI: 36 Bad Losses: 11/28 vs Tulsa (56-67), 2/7 Kansas State (60-65), 3/11 vs Texas Tech (83-88) NCAA Basketball Tournament • All NCAA Tournament Coverage • NCAA Tournament Capsules • NCAA Tournament Schedule
5 things: Texas Troubles, Injuries, Curry FT's Overrated?
Original at CollegeHoopsnet.com
• Tue, Feb 24
By Kevin McNeill Griffin should be back in the lineup for the matchup against Texas Tech on Saturday, but it may now be too late to salvage a Big 12 regular season title. The Jayhawks final three games are against underachieving Texas Tech and Texas (at home) and a revenge game against arch-rival Missouri (...
Opinion: Poor records, repairs contributed to boat accident
Original at Houston Chronicle
• Sat, Feb 21
Coast Guard Says Texas A&M Boat Was Damaged Repeatedly Before ... Chronicle of Higher Education (subscription) Coast Guard: Flaws in A&M's boat damage tracking Austin American-Statesman Dallas Morning News - Austin American-Statesman
The BIG Review: UT takes a big step back
Original at Rivals.com
• Mon, Feb 16
By Chip Brown Texas established in victories against Oklahoma State and Colorado that it needs Dogus Balbay on the floor at point guard. So what happens in an 81-66 loss at Texas A&M? Balbay gets into early foul trouble, and the Longhorns struggled without him in a big setback. Now the team has to regr...
Opinion: GameNight: Kansas vs Texas A&MOriginal at CollegeHoopsnet.com
• Sun, Jan 18
By Evan Dorey Texas A&M has a nice record and some decent wins, but a statistical look at the Aggies finds them sitting well behind the conference’s best teams, and doesn’t suggest they’ll be too competitive, especially with a difficult South division schedule. This is a critical game for A&M...
THE DREW REVIEW: Frustation at A&M
Original at Rivals.com
• Thu, Jan 15
By Todd Wills Baylor and Texas A&M have a great thing going with this Battle for the Brazos rivalry. The chippiness of the players. The intensity of the coaches. But when you get into a rivalry game, and you talk openly about the fact there is no love lost between the players, and you have a faceoff early l...
In Texas, First Amendment Imperiled in 2008
Original at FIRE
• Thu, Jan 1
By adam@thefire.org (Adam Kissel) Indeed, FIRE opened and closed 2008 with Texas on our mind. In January, Texas Southern University was FIRE’s Speech Code of the Month. Texas Southern’s Student Code of Conduct prohibits “intentional mental or physical harm,” which it defines as follows:
Texas Tech - Team Notes
Original at usatoday.com
• Sun, Nov 30
INSIDE SLANT This probably isn't the way Texas Tech coach Mike Leach envisioned the season ending. Finishing with a No. 7 ranking in the BCS and an 11-1 record, Tech would be a sure lock in most other conferences for at least a BCS bowl bid and maybe a conference title. But all that came of the regu...
Texas needs style points in addition to win over Texas A&M
Original at usatoday.com
• Tue, Nov 25
Style points matter in college football this time of year, especially in the Big 12 South, with three teams vying for a conference championship and the national title. However, Texas could beat the stuffing out of Texas A&M on Thanksgiving night and be left on the sideline without a ch...
Opinion: Upside down
Original at Wizbang
• Wed, Nov 19
By Bill Jempty Six college students commit plagiarism, which is defined as literary theft, but guess who ends up getting fired? Texas A&M International University in Laredo fired a professor for publishing the names of students accused of plagiarism.
Texas A&M - Team Notes
Original at usatoday.com
• Tue, Nov 18
INSIDE SLANT Restlessness among Texas A&M faithful could make it more difficult for Mike Sherman to build the program and keep the masses from revolting. A 4-7 record this season assures the Aggies they will not qualify for the postseason, and a spot in the Big 12 South cellar is almo...
Texas - Team Notes
Original at usatoday.com
• Tue, Nov 18
INSIDE SLANT The faith Texas places in Mack Brown to maintain a winning program was underscored on Nov. 18 when athletic director DeLoss Dodds designated defensive coordinator Will Muschamp as the Longhorns' next coach. No, Brown, 57, has no desire to retire. He still has eight years on h...
Oklahoma - Team Notes
Original at usatoday.com
• Tue, Nov 18
INSIDE SLANT It is a first (and a second) for the Bob Stoops era. Many times over the past 10 seasons Oklahoma has played huge football games, even huge regular-season games, even late in the season. But for the first time there appears to be as much on the line for the opponent as there is for t...
Opinion: Baylor - Team Notes
Original at usatoday.com
• Tue, Nov 18
INSIDE SLANT On paper, last week's win over Texas A&M will go down as Baylor's fourth of Art Briles' first season as coach, and probably its final win of the 2008 football season. But that doesn't mean it wasn't important. "First of all, it puts a good taste in our mouth, that, like, we...
LOCAL MEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL SCHEDULES
Original at Montgomery Advertiser
• Sat, Nov 8
ALABAMA (all times p.m. unless noted) NOVEMBER 6 Faulkner (exhibition) 7 13 Belhaven (exhibition) 7 16 Mercer 6 19 Florida A&M 8 24 vs. Oregon (Maui, Hawaii) 11 25 at Maui Invitational 26 at Maui Invitational DECEMBER 2 Alabama A&M 7 6 Louisiana-Lafayette 6 13 Texas A&...
Opinion: The Weekly Buzz
Original at Big Red Network
• Fri, Oct 17
Texas Tech @ Texas A&M » The Red Raiders were a few key plays away from coming off a disappointing loss last week. It probably sobered them up to the possibility that anyone can win at anytime in this league. Texas A&M was able to get their highest point total of the year against an porou...
2008-09 Texas A&M Basketball Preview: #63
Original at CollegeHoopsnet.com
• Mon, Sep 22
By Joel Welser Texas A&M lost some key players from an NCAA Tournament team, but it could have been worse. Josh Carter thought about heading to the NBA, but opted to return to College Station for his senior season. And the 6-7 wing will be the player who has to lead this team back to the postseason. Carter i...
Texas A&M Basketball Schedule: 2008-09
Original at CollegeHoopsnet.com
• Tue, Sep 2
By Press Release Tues., Nov. 18 STEPHEN F. AUSTIN COLLEGE STATION 7 p.m. Wed., Dec. 17 SMU COLLEGE STATION 7 p.m. Sun., Dec. 28 SAM HOUSTON STATE COLLEGE STATION 7 p.m. Wed., Jan. 14 BAYLOR COLLEGE STATION 8:30 p.m. ESPN2 Wed., Jan. 28 TEXAS TECH COLLEGE STATION 8 p.m. ESPNU Mon., Feb. 16 TEXAS COLLEGE STATION 8 p.m. ESPN
Podcast: Don Tennant: Gig'em, Aggies!
Original at Computerworld
• Sun, Aug 31
By Computerworld Editorial Software developed by a student at Texas A&M University is being shared with other schools nationwide to help students avoid the deadly mix of drinking and driving. Don details his discovery in this week's editorial. read more
63 Things I Want to Know About
Original at Buckeye Commentary
• Wed, Aug 13
By Massey 2. Can Texas’ Colt McCoy throw less interceptions than touchdowns and get out of his sophomore slump? 4. Will Texas, Texas Tech, Texas A&M, or North Texas win more games? 5. Is the Big 12 actually as good as it seems? 6. Is Texas Tech really just Hawaii but with Michael Crabtree?
Opinion: Hurricane Warning
Original at Orange and Blue Hue
• Tue, Sep 25
By Keltic Gator At one time Florida had what was called the “Big 3″. Currently there seems to be the “Big 1 and Little 4″. Florida still dominates the television airwaves, the polls and the mouths of college football pundits but mostly from the current incarnation of the University of Florida. Florida St...
GameNight: Texas A&M vs Texas
Original at CollegeHoopsnet.com
• Mon, Jul 16
By Evan Dorey Two in-state rivals that have each had a tough time in the month of February will face off tonight, when #38 Texas (17-7. 6-4) travels to College Station to face #95 Texas A&M (17-8, 3-7). Winner: Texas Margin: 4-8 Early Prediction: Texas A&M
Opinion: Good riddance, Billy Clyde. Onward and upward, Aggies.
Original at Houston Chronicle
• Fri, Apr 6
He was a great hire. Let's begin with that basic point. No matter how bitter you are, no matter how betrayed you feel, don't ever forget what Billy Gillispie did for Texas A&M. He left a blueprint for the lucky coach who follows him. Never again should Texas A&M take a backseat to Texas in...
Opinion: Basketball saga
Original at Arkansas Times
• Thu, Mar 29
Houston Chronicle says Texas A&M"s big bucks deal with basketball coach Billy Gillispie goes to private review by the university's governing board today, gets public approval Friday and then Gillispie signs Monday at opening of construction for a new arena. Who knows?
Don’t Mess With Texas 10 Percent Rule
Original at Lone Star Times
• Wed, Mar 28
By bigjolly Translated - politicians, alumni, assorted gadfly’s, etc. are having a harder time getting little Junior into The University with their influence. Kids that actually study in high school are taking up the spots. What about Texas A&M, not quite The University but a very good an extraor...
Sweet 16 Pants Party: Memphis Vs. Texas A&M
Original at Deadspin
• Wed, Mar 21
2. Please Forgive Me, Captain Kirk. Defensive specialist Dominique Kirk had two options coming out of Dallas Bryan Adams High: Texas A&M or Liberty University. What seemed like a reach at the time has turned out to be quite a hit as of late. Kirk scored 16 against Penn and followed it up with...
Podcast: Law leads Texas A&M to round of 16 for 1st time in 27 years
Original at AZ Central.com
• Sun, Mar 18
LEXINGTON, Ky. Acie Law was there when Texas Aamp;M hit bottom, wallowing through a winless Big 12 season three years ago, often wondering if hed made a mistake by choosing to play for the perennially underachieving Aggies.
Live blog: How 'bout some light reading before tipoff?
Original at Houston Chronicle
• Sat, Mar 17
You guys should know by now that I skim as many blogs around the country as I do so-called "mainstream" sites. So if you want to know what the blogosphere thinks about what should be a very entertaining and closely fought Texas A&M-Louisville second-round match, look here. And here.
NCAA Tournament Live Blog: Friday, 2:40 p.m.
Original at Deadspin
• Fri, Mar 16
Who has Texas A&M Corpus Christi fever?! For crying out loud, we're talking about the corpse of Christ, people! 3:11: Mike Brey reminds me a lot of Paul Giamatti. I think if Paul Giamatti was an NCAA head coach, he'd wear a blazer over a muck turtleneck.
In The Bleachers Podcast - Week 13 Preview
Original at In The Bleachers College Football
• Wed, Nov 22
By inthebleachers@gmail.com (In The Bleachers College Football Podcast) Well we found out one team that will be in the BCS title game but who will be the other? In the In The Bleachers Podcast. Charlie, Chris and Brian give their thoughts on that along with who should be invited to the Heisman Ceremony. This is another rivalry week so there are a to discuss. The games of...