I'm Not Above Petty Schadenfreude

by Peter Bean on Dec 28, 2006 11:43 PM CST in Texas Longhorns Football

My annual pilgrimage to San Diego to watch the Holiday Bowl was sure to be a good one this year, what with any number of possible outcomes making me happy. If Cal wins - WOOP! A nice bit of ha! ha! If A&M wins - well, it's good for the Big 12. That's a win-win for a bowl I always have fun attending.

The game turned out to be no contest, as you know by now, but watching the Aggie fanbase sort of grimmace all game long - almost a constant constipation face - was delightful. The only moment of the night that I didn't enjoy was seeing super freshman Michael Goodson go down to injury. I didn't get a good look at what happened, but it looked like a knee injury - and a bad one, at that. Here's to hoping he recovers quickly, and fully. He's a special talent.

The rest of the blowout, though, was pure bliss. After the Aggies fell behind and it became clear they couldn't just run the football ad infinitum, I took special pleasure in watching Stephen McGee pretend to play quarterback. I kept waiting for the Aggie faithful around me to say, "But hot damn! At least he's gritty!" It never came. No, the Aggies were groaning about his inability to complete a pass down the field. I heard - more than once - that the Aggies couldn't wait to see Jerrod Johnson.

It's amazing what a game will do to a fanbase. Just six hours ago, the Aggies were an optimistic, pipe dreaming, boastful bunch. Now? Back to reality - one big win since Fran arrived, and a flukey one at that.

And don't just take my word for it. Let the cannabalism begin.

--PB--

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I actually enjoyed that...

Before the game, I couldn't tell which was going to win out, my irrational hatred of the Pac-10, or my perfectly rational hatred of A&M. But even in those disgusting mustard uniforms, I found myself pulling for Cal. Couldn't help it, that's just how I felt.

Not to open old wounds here, but man, while Cal was scoring at will, all I could think about was the pathetic effort that yielded just 7 points in front of a home crowd with the conference title on the line last month, against this very same defense. Sigh. Happy New Year Greg Davis. One more drink to ease the pain.

by BrooklynHorn on Dec 29, 2006 12:08 AM CST reply actions

"Cal was scoring at will"

The Cal offense executed almost perfectly today. Longshore made about one bad pass, and Lynch had about one backwards run, but generally the offense did everything right: well-run routes got receivers open, Longshore was accurate, the RBs ran with power and speed. Our O-line had easily the best game of their season - the protection was an order of magnitude better than any of the past 12 games.

All that is a long way of saying you shouldn't necessarily compare your offensive troubles on an off day to Cal's best offensive performance of the year. Teams have good days and bad days, and emotion really does make a difference. Frustrating, but inevitable.

The unit-to-unit comparison that I think might be instructive is O-line play. I only saw pieces of your game, but y'all obviously had the talent to play aTm as tough as we did today. That was the key to our victory. It might also have been the key to your loss.

Good luck on Saturday!

by Calfan on Dec 29, 2006 1:28 AM CST up reply actions

You missed the point

Every comment thread has to have at least one Greg Davis bashing, even if it is about something completly different.

by Wells on Dec 29, 2006 9:50 AM CST up reply actions

Surely

it was so lopsided because Kellen Heard had to sit out.

by the other Andrew on Dec 29, 2006 12:09 AM CST reply actions

KELLEN HEARD WATCH CONTINUES

It has been reported that Kellen Heard just finished beating a 98 year old woman with her own walker. Witnesses at the seen reported hearing Heard shout at the woman, "SUCKER! You totally should have seen that coming, why weren't you ready for the hit, why weren't you running down field getting ready to hit somebody you whiny sissy! WHOOOP!" Witnessess also said that upon completing what Heard said was the most fantastic tackle of his career he promptly gave the horns down sign even though he was in BC Station and had just attacked a 1934 aggie alum. Some Scientists believe the reason is that in the aggie mind everything revolves around UT, and a victory cannot be truly enjoyed unless it in some way degrades or denegrates UT. However, the majority of intellectuals believe that it is simply the largest case of manhood envy the world has ever seen. Heard was last seen running toward the burn unit at the BC Station hospital screaming "I'm gonna get you suckas!", we will keep you updated as the story progresses.

On a side note, the atm former students association just voted Kellen Heard the classiest person to ever live.

You stay classy aggie land.

HOOK'EM,
Justin

by justin1longhorn on Dec 29, 2006 1:33 AM CST up reply actions

Running up the score

And the minute I hear an Aggie whine about Cal running up the score, I will remind them of their unsportsmanlike defeat of Grambling State 101 to 27. Weak dude.

You can't spell cocksucker without OU.

by maverick76904 on Dec 29, 2006 12:26 AM CST reply actions

Anyone else think it's funny

How every time an aggie opens their mouth they mention "tu" at least twice for every one time they talk about their own team/school...I do...I think it's HIfuckingLARIOUS!

by justin1longhorn on Dec 29, 2006 1:23 AM CST reply actions

Are you suggesting the Aggies are insecure?

Noooo....

by Peter Bean on Dec 29, 2006 1:35 AM CST up reply actions

Actually the reason atm didn't win..

Is the all mighty Josh Freeman, from whom all good things come (quoting Andre Ware), removed his guiding hand from the team, thereby allowing the evil of "tu" to overcome them and create an opening for Cal to beat them.

Hmmmm...was the reason Lord Freeman couldn't help the aggies:

a)He was busy making sweet sweet love to Andre Ware

b)He didn't like the aggie faithful putting that stupid mutt's statue over his at the "we're the most retarded people in the world" temple in bryan

c)He was getting his wood seriously chopped by the feel good team of the year, Rutgers

d)All of the above

by justin1longhorn on Dec 29, 2006 1:30 AM CST reply actions

Very similar feeling....

I laughed when I read Brooklynhorn's comment about opening old wounds when he thought about the egg texas laid against A&M on 11/24. I'm an SC fan and I felt the exact same way watching UCLA give up over 40 freakin points to what was hitherto a pathetic FSU offense. SC could only manage a paltry 9 points with the damn national title game on the line against that same UCLA defense. Oh well, that's life. You have my empathy.

by RCollier27 on Dec 29, 2006 1:50 AM CST reply actions

I know I should have been rooting for the Big 12..

Too many grainy pictures from Agros on the Limas offensive interference call. Too many times calling us a wimp on the Colt injury. Too much TU hootin and hollerin in the last few weeks.

I rooted for Cal. I liked it when McGeezer shook off the hit and asked for more. He got more. Later in the game I don't think he wanted more. Cal played physical and it looked like tbe Blimpy train had too much to eat at Thanksgiving. So much for Cal not used to the option...

by crphorn on Dec 29, 2006 7:56 AM CST reply actions