{"id":3761,"date":"2011-11-25T10:45:07","date_gmt":"2011-11-25T14:45:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.calvertgames.com\/cgblog\/?p=3761"},"modified":"2011-11-25T10:45:07","modified_gmt":"2011-11-25T14:45:07","slug":"hook-%e2%80%98em-%e2%80%93-one-last-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.calvertgames.com\/cgblog\/2011\/11\/25\/hook-%e2%80%98em-%e2%80%93-one-last-time\/","title":{"rendered":"Hook \u2018em \u2013 One Last Time?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/cgblog\/images\/sports\/college\/logos\/texas_logo.gif\" alt=\"Texas Longhorns Logo\" hspace=\"5\" align=\"left\" \/>What a great way for the Horns to (in all probability) wrap up this rivalry, taking out the Aggies <a href=\"http:\/\/scores.espn.go.com\/ncf\/recap?gameId=313280245\" onclick=\"__gaTracker('send', 'event', 'outbound-article', 'http:\/\/scores.espn.go.com\/ncf\/recap?gameId=313280245', '27-25');\" target=\"_blank\">27-25<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Justin Tucker kicked a 40-yard field goal as time expired to give the Longhorns a 27-25 victory over Texas A&M on Thursday night in the likely end of a more than century-old rivalry.<\/p>\n<p>Texas A&M\u2019s last Big 12 game and the 118th meeting between the bitter rivals before the Aggies depart for the Southeastern Conference next season was a thriller befitting one of college football\u2019s oldest and most storied matchups.<\/p>\n<p>The series ends with the Longhorns leading 76-37-5 and Brown improved his career record against the Aggies to 10-4 with Thursday\u2019s win.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>I would like to think the two schools could put aside conference affiliations and bickering, and figure out some common ground in the next few years in order to resume this outstanding series.  Time heals all wounds; mostly.<\/p>\n<p>Or maybe as Burnt Orange Nation put things, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.burntorangenation.com\/2011\/11\/25\/2585633\/texas-texas-AM-final-score-poor-aggies\" onclick=\"__gaTracker('send', 'event', 'outbound-article', 'http:\/\/www.burntorangenation.com\/2011\/11\/25\/2585633\/texas-texas-AM-final-score-poor-aggies', 'it\u2019s time for the Aggies to GTFO');\" target=\"_blank\">it\u2019s time for the Aggies to GTFO<\/a> (of the Big 12):<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>There are wins, and then there are wins.  This was one for the ages, a dramatic exclamation point that perfectly encapsulated the dynamic between these two schools.  The Aggies, roster loaded up for a BCS run, limp meekly away from the Big 12 after a pathetic 6-6 season, the final indignity a home loss to a rebuilding Texas squad with no offense to speak of.<\/p>\n<p>\u2026<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s as proud a day to be a Longhorn as it is dispiriting to be an Aggie.<\/p>\n<p>\u2026<\/p>\n<p>Texas A&M: The GTFO Tour is complete.  Good luck in the SEC.  \/snicker<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Pretty funny coming from an \u2018SEC guy\u2019 \u2013 although as a native Texan that grew up in Georiga, the Longhorns have always been my 1B to the Bulldogs 1A.<\/p>\n<p>Hook \u2018em!!!<\/p>\n<div class=\"addtoany_share_save_container addtoany_content_bottom\"><div class=\"a2a_kit a2a_kit_size_ addtoany_list a2a_target\" id=\"wpa2a_1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.addtoany.com\/share\" onclick=\"__gaTracker('send', 'event', 'outbound-article', 'https:\/\/www.addtoany.com\/share', '');\" class=\"a2a_dd addtoany_share_save\"><img src=\"http:\/\/www.calvertgames.com\/cgblog\/wp-content\/plugins\/add-to-any\/share_save_171_16.png\" width=\"171\" height=\"16\" alt=\"Share\"\/><\/a>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"><!--\nif(wpa2a)wpa2a.script_load();\n\/\/--><\/script>\n<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What a great way for the Horns to (in all probability) wrap up this rivalry, taking out the Aggies 27-25. Justin Tucker kicked a 40-yard field goal as time expired to give the Longhorns a 27-25 victory over Texas A&#038;M on Thursday night in the likely end of a more than century-old rivalry. Texas A&#038;M\u2019s &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.calvertgames.com\/cgblog\/2011\/11\/25\/hook-%e2%80%98em-%e2%80%93-one-last-time\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Hook \u2018em \u2013 One Last Time?<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"addtoany_share_save_container addtoany_content_bottom\"><div class=\"a2a_kit a2a_kit_size_ addtoany_list a2a_target\" id=\"wpa2a_2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.addtoany.com\/share\" onclick=\"__gaTracker('send', 'event', 'outbound-article', 'https:\/\/www.addtoany.com\/share', '');\" class=\"a2a_dd addtoany_share_save\"><img src=\"http:\/\/www.calvertgames.com\/cgblog\/wp-content\/plugins\/add-to-any\/share_save_171_16.png\" width=\"171\" height=\"16\" alt=\"Share\"\/><\/a><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3761","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-archive"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.calvertgames.com\/cgblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3761","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.calvertgames.com\/cgblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.calvertgames.com\/cgblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.calvertgames.com\/cgblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.calvertgames.com\/cgblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3761"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/www.calvertgames.com\/cgblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3761\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3762,"href":"http:\/\/www.calvertgames.com\/cgblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3761\/revisions\/3762"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.calvertgames.com\/cgblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3761"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.calvertgames.com\/cgblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3761"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.calvertgames.com\/cgblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3761"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}