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Topic: Manziel leads Aggies to 41-13
victory in Cotton Bowl |
Manziel leads Aggies to 41-13
victory in Cotton Bowl
American-Statesman [Austin TX], by Suzanne Halliburton
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Posted By:JoniTx, 1/5/2013 2:54:13 AM
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| Arlington —Spencer Nealy did the team honors after coach Kevin Sumlin called a timeout late in Friday’s 41-13 thrashing of Oklahoma. The senior defensive tackle lifted quarterback Johnny Manziel over his head so that the pro Texas A&M crowd could fete the record-breaking freshman. It was obvious that Manziel suffered no rust from his whirling dervish of a nationwide Heisman tour. In the dismantling of former Big 12 rival, Manziel picked up another accolade to add to an already fantastic freshman resume — most valuable player of the Cotton Bowl.
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Reply 1 - Posted by:
Cato the elder, 1/5/2013 4:36:00 AM (No. 9099596)
I´m a Nebraska fan, but I´ve always rather liked A&M and I was delighted to see them thrash an old (although respected) Cornhusker foe.
Having seen A&M seemingly underperform on so many prior occasions, I had a bit of vertigo watching an A&M team look every bit as good, and in truth significantly better, than the highly ranked team they played. Where did that come from?
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Reply 2 - Posted by:
antiquegolf, 1/5/2013 4:43:14 AM (No. 9099602)
Good for A & M. Let´s hope the NCAA doesn´t conduct an "investigation" that results in probation. Elitist schools get wrist slaps for outrageous violations, schools such as A & M are used as examples.
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Reply 3 - Posted by:
PLPointer67, 1/5/2013 4:47:15 AM (No. 9099603)
And, I keep wondering where and why have all these amazing Freshmen across the spectrum come forth this year? What happened 18-20 years ago?
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Reply 4 - Posted by:
scottc, 1/5/2013 6:00:51 AM (No. 9099639)
I´ve been saying since the Aggies beat Alabama they are the best team in college football and after last nights shellacking of a above average OU team I know I am right. If there were a true playoff system the Aggies would be the team to beat in my opinion.
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Reply 5 - Posted by:
StormCnter, 1/5/2013 6:28:05 AM (No. 9099652)
Can a female be a curmudgeon? If so, I probably am one in the case of Jerry Jones´ financial theft of the REAL Cotton Bowl´s Cotton Bowl game. Yes, I know, the Cotton Bowl folks agreed to it and all that, but it´s not a Cotton Bowl game anymore, no matter what they say. The Cotton Bowl facility is in Fair Park in Dallas. This game was played in Arlington in Jones´ Cowboy Stadium. If the Rose Bowl game was moved to San Diego, could they still call it a Rose Bowl game? I just HATE it! My family thinks I´m being petty and I probably am. But, you don´t get to carry the Cotton Bowl tradition to a place that´s not the Cotton Bowl.
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Reply 6 - Posted by:
mws50, 1/5/2013 6:43:37 AM (No. 9099665)
Watching the Aggies perform that 4 down goal line stand when OU was on their 1 yard line was impressive. (I know they had an illegal motion penalty on down 4, but enough of the play happened to let me know they would not have gotten across the goal line)
And I agree with #5. That might be flavored by my serious dislike of all things Jerry Jones related...
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Reply 7 - Posted by:
hicksvillekid59, 1/5/2013 7:35:21 AM (No. 9099717)
I watched the entire game in order to see Manziel play for the first time. He´s everything the hype said and more. A stunning performance against a great team.
Wow!
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Reply 8 - Posted by:
Hank Reardon, 1/5/2013 7:39:03 AM (No. 9099722)
#3: In 1973 we had freshman Tony Dorsett from Pitt. All-American and set single game rushing record of 265 yards.
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Reply 9 - Posted by:
tommyr, 1/5/2013 8:16:44 AM (No. 9099789)
The game was cleanly played by both teams as opposed to the team from the U of Florida who displayed their brand of intimidation and thuggery against Louisville at the Sugar Bowl.
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Reply 10 - Posted by:
altoona, 1/5/2013 8:25:54 AM (No. 9099813)
Props to the Aggies offensive line as well as the quarterback. Great defense too. Cleanly played, yes, by both sides.
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Reply 11 - Posted by:
kanphil, 1/5/2013 9:00:35 AM (No. 9099886)
I agree, #5! There is only one Cotton Bowl and it ain´t in Arlington! Before this game, I was a skeptic about Manziel. This was the first time I had seen him play and he is everything as advertised. Oklahoma didn´t even make a show.
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Reply 12 - Posted by:
floridagator, 1/5/2013 10:19:18 AM (No. 9100042)
Boy, there´s nothing quite like an old, female football expert (LOL!) complaining about improving the venue for a football game. If you lived in Florida, I´ll bet you´d be griping about how the real Daytona 500 is down at the beach instead of being up there on that damned track the sissies drive on. NURSE!!!
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Reply 13 - Posted by:
KingBubo, 1/5/2013 10:31:05 AM (No. 9100069)
#3, high schoolers are running complex offenses, pop warner kids are passing. There is stregnth and conditioning at the earliest levels. Before, you´d have a few freaks in part to genetics and steroids. Now, many of these kids work out year round and there are clinics that help them improve at these sports.
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Reply 14 - Posted by:
RoseOfTexas, 1/5/2013 10:55:40 AM (No. 9100132)
I´m with Stormie on this one. My elderly mom was peering confusedly at the tv & asking when they put a roof on the Cotton Bowl. IMO they should just call it the Jerryworld Bowl.
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Reply 15 - Posted by:
BigGeorgeTX, 1/5/2013 11:36:57 AM (No. 9100217)
What´s up with the turf in Cowboy´s Stadium? A billion dollars, and the field looks a mottled mess. Props to Johnny Manziel and A&M, the conservative´s Texas University.
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Reply 16 - Posted by:
god of irony, 1/5/2013 12:26:27 PM (No. 9100304)
I think Landry Jones was possessed by the ghost of Tony Romo.
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