Texas at Texas A&M Game Thread

[Gabe]

I have been waiting on this Horn run. Just hope my Ags can weather the storm.

They are right now and I think they will. Texas is not a confident team down the stretch.

[bullets13]

Ags back up 11

[AggiesAreWe]

4 minutes left

Aggies 71

Horns 61

[bullets13]

3:45 left, Horns down 10, going to the line for 2 after a TV timeout.

[AggiesAreWe]

2:42 left

Aggies 71

Horns 64

[bullets13]

What a block by Balbay!

[bullets13]

Pittman fouls out on a weak foul call.

[bullets13]

Ags up 9 with 2:15 left.

[Gabe]

7 points from AJ.

[AggiesAreWe]

1:33 left

Aggies 75

Horns 64

[bmrm]

As much as I hate to admit it, UT is highly overrated this year.  Abrams is having to work way too hard to get his shots off & Balbay and Atchley aren't top D1 talent.  Perhaps Barnes is falling behind in his recruiting efforts.

[bullets13]

As much as I hate to admit it, UT is highly overrated this year.  Abrams is having to work way too hard to get his shots off & Balbay and Atchley aren't top D1 talent.  Perhaps Barnes is falling behind in his recruiting efforts.

James hasn't stepped up often enough, and the horns tear it up with Johnson, but go for long stretches of games where they don't ever look to go to him.  If either of those players would consistently step up, AJ would get free a lot more often for open looks.

[AggiesAreWe]

58.5 seconds left

Aggies 79

Horns 66

[Gabe]

I agree and disagree.

The part I disagree with is the recruits. The talent is there, this team is simply not performing.

PS: Everyone do yourself a favor and watch Kentucky tomorrow night and see that Jody Meeks guy. He is the best player who is barely talked about. I know he gets a lil pub but it is nothing like Griffin or Thabett. Meeks is a player and if you have never watched him check him out (So now with me saying this he will be terrible tomorrow   )

[bullets13]

and Balbay is definitely D1 talent, he's just not a shooter.  he's an excellent non-scoring point guard who would be very effective if some of his teammates would step it up a bit.  

[bullets13]

Ags up 15 with 50 seconds left. 

[bmrm]

It's over.  Ag's up 13 with 59 seconds left.  UT again lays an egg.

[AggiesAreWe]

Final

Aggies 81

Horns 66

WHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[bullets13]

I can't say much about this one.  The Ag's deserved it.  they were far and away the best team on the court tonight.  horns are still a tourney team, but a couple more losses like this and they'll be staring the NIT in the face.

[Mr. Buddy Garrity]

glad theres a nit in ny.  :-(

[Gabe]

I can't say much about this one.  The Ag's deserved it.  they were far and away the best team on the court tonight.  horns are still a tourney team, but a couple more losses like this and they'll be staring the NIT in the face.

I hate to say right now the Horns are not a NCAA Tourney team. There has got to be a team playing better somewhere who deserves their spot. I know they had a few great wins early on but over the last month and a half or so they are far from a tournament team.

[bmrm]

Maybe you're right about Balbay, but I've watched him since the tourney in Hawaii & it seems to me that he's still not quite sure what his role is.  At the beginning of the season he was trying to be a scorer & now he's trying to be more of a point guard but still has the scorers mentality in him.  I hope the UT coaches can get him producing quickly so they can live up to their early season predictions.

and Balbay is definitely D1 talent, he's just not a shooter.  he's an excellent non-scoring point guard who would be very effective if some of his teammates would step it up a bit.  

[Gabe]

Just read the Aggies had not won since Jan. 31  :-\

[Guest aschrapps]

im not a texas fan but this is an embarassment for texas. rick barnes is kind of becoming mack brown...king of recruiting but it isnt leading to wins

the mack brown of old i mean

[Guest coach07]

goes to show how important dj augustine was, he is the only starter missing from last seasons elite 8 team...he was the offense by driving to the basket, drawing fouls, created opportunities for abrams, atchley, and james

im not a texas fan but this is an embarassment for texas. rick barnes is kind of becoming mack brown...king of recruiting but it isnt leading to wins

the mack brown of old i mean

i wouldn't call barnes mack brown just yet, it's just not going their way this year, not every year is gonna be great...even though this season is disappointing, to say he doesn't win games is crazy

2008- elite 8 (31-7)

2007- 2nd round (25-10)

2006- elite 8 (30-7)

2005- 1st round (20-11)

2004- sweet 16 (25-8)

2003- FINAL 4 (26-7)