After 6 months of hiding out in my laboratory studying up on the 2011 College Football season, I decided it was time to unleash my alter-ego 'aka' Professor L-Train! Last Year was a great season! We saw two pre-season afterthoughts rise up and play for The BCS Championship.
This year we have old faces in new places and two new championship games to watch. However unstable it maybe The Big 10 with 11 teams and The Pac-10 with 12 teams will both have a true champion this year. Then there is the Big 12, who only has 10 teams and no championship game, but as a consolation prize they do have The Longhorn Network! I'll go more into that later this year. However, I digress, we need to keep moving on.
After all my off-season cramming I discovered there is one team that is off many people's radar that you should watch out for this year. That team is The Mighty Aggies of Texas A & M. As painful as it is for me to type this, the Aggies are my favorite to win The Big 12 Conference with 10 teams this year. Yes, even over The Sooners.
What wins Championships in football? A good defense and being able to run the football, right? There is no team in the Big 12 with a lighting bolt back like Cyrus Gray. That kid is boom goes the dynamite explosive! Cyrus was the first Aggie since '03 to rush for 1000 yards last year, including 223 vs. the Longhorns. Look for the Aggies to let their Senior Running Back shoulder most of the run load on offense. Gray will have plenty of help on the O attack with Senior Ryan Tannehill under center, and big 6'4" Jeff Fuller catching deep balls. Tannehill took over last season and lead A&M on a six game winning streak with upsets over Big 12 Powerhouses Texas & OU during that stretch.
As far as the D goes, Tim DeRuyter made his presence felt last season. He took the Aggies Defense from 105th to 55th overall. With the DeRuyter Super System in place, the Aggie D Men have really made good use of their spring practice time making packages even more complicated for the opposition to figure out. A&M does have to find first round NFL Draft pick Von Miller's replacement on the outside though.
When it's all said and done, a Mike Sherman lead A&M will win the Big 12 in 2011.
Before the hate mail starts coming in from you Longhorn & Sooner let me just say this:
Longhorns, it will take a season for your team to catch on to the new Offensive system. I do think the Horns will improve on the 7-5 disgrace from 2010 though. Maybe an Independence Bowl bid in December.
OU, you lost to the Aggies 33-19 last year. Scoreboard! Circle your calendars for November 5th in Norman when the Aggies come to town. It's going to be a barn-burner and the equivalent to The Big 12 with 10 teams Championship.
If you got a 2011 Big 12 take let me hear from you!
If you like hot Aggie girls kissing or goofy looking Aggie girls wearing nothing but a smile and A&M Jersey let me hear from you too.
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