Basketball in Aggieland? For real!
Category: Sports (Pro/College/HS)...
Posted Thursday, January 13, 2005 at 08:17 AM [GMT-6]

I admit that I haven't been giving the Aggie basketball team much credit for their sterling record this season. Their undefeated record against a creampuff pre-conference lineup didn't impress me; after all, they did almost the same thing last season, then went 0-fer in the Big 12. Even a five point loss to #2 Kansas on the Jayhawks' home court in the Big 12 opener didn't sway me too much (even though the game was even closer than the score indicated). I just figured KU didn't take 'em seriously.

But last night's convincing victory (74-63) over #10 UT is starting to make a believer out of me. The Ags broke an 18-game Big 12 losing streak, and a 10-game home losing streak against the 'horns to run their record to 12-1, and 1-1 in Big 12 play.

I didn't realize that their defense is this good. As the SI.com article points out, they're ranked #1 nationally in field goal percentage, and they've held two top 10 teams to under 70 points each in their last two games.

This might turn out to be an entertaining b-ball season after all. Gig 'em!

Update: I'm not the only one who is starting to believe.

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Uh oh.

Posted by: Rob at January 13, 2005 09:17 PM

Rob, I think it's a bit early to claim that there's a new sheriff in town...but your Raiders might want to start taking the game on Saturday a little more seriously!

Posted by: Eric at January 13, 2005 10:18 PM
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