Abject gluttony and a campaign of subjugation of Native Americans is always cause for celebration! That's dynamic duo is what makes Thanksgiving my favorite holiday. Throw in Texas - Texas A&M, good times with family, and a little Jewish guilt for all the people who don't have as much to be thankful for, and you have the makings of a perfect day of festivities. Therefore, I offer to you and all the readers a safe, happy, and joyous Thanksgiving.
But of course, we here at SLAE do tend to be sports-centric and, frankly, it ain't going to be a happy Thanksgiving if things don't go well starting at 7:00 pm tonight. So let's look at this game from a couple of different angles.
A&M's strength (to the extent it is "strong") is its offense. Jerrod is a legitimate athlete and a passable quarterback (get it, "passable"?). The Fightin' Sherminators have two quality running backs in Cyrus Gray and the male incarnation of "Christine." Unfortunately for the Farmers, defense is the strength of this Texas team, and I don't think the A&M offense can operate as efficiently as Kansas's did last week. Really, it was Reesing's quality decision-making that lead to an abnormal number of yards given up by the Horns' defense, and I don't see Johnson being that smart with the football. In the spirit of the fascist Aggies, I could go all "Radio" here and make a racist comment about stupid black QB's, but I'm going to resist. Really. I am.
The Aggies defense is hot garbage that has been sitting in a Houston garage for a month. In July. Which is to say it stinks. From what I read, their only quality is in pass-rushing end Von Miller. Unfortunately, our OL was flaccid like after 5 whiskies (not that I know what that's like) last week. I think we have to expect Colt to get hit some, and that could lead to the only thing that will keep A&M in the game: turnovers. If the Aggy D can get the ball back and create some short fields, anything can happen. Unfortunately, I think this does happen and A&M will get some points out of it.
In the end, though, I don't see Colt letting this team lose this game. Rivalry or not, I am not willing to imagine a Thanksgiving that involves a loss to A&M, the end of out National championship run, and my father-in-law bitching about losing his bets and the games being fixed. I refuse to think of this end. Therefore, we will focus on the positives.
In true holiday fashion, I will end this post by saying I am thankful for my family (including my gestating child), good friends both old and new, and for not being unemployed this Scroogish holiday season.
Happy Thanksgiving!
