Headed for Independence

It looks like the Aggies have accepted the bid to play in the Independence Bowl on December 28th. Here, the Aggies will be matched up against a very talented underachieving Georgia Bulldog team. The match up with the Georgia Bulldogs is probably the toughest opponent the Aggies could have drawn (others being Auburn and Navy). Again, I personally would have rather taken the Missouri spot to play in the Texas Bowl at home in Houston against an easier opponent in Navy; however, if the Aggies are going to return to the success of the past, they need to start winning these types of match ups. It's not enough just to make a bowl game, at some point you need to climb over the hump and start winning. Nevertheless, it will be good for some of our young players to go up against the size and speed of an SEC defense.

For this game it has been reported some of the UGA staff will not be participating due to conflicts with other job opportunities. I for one do not completely understand why the coaches would need to skip the game; however, I support anything that could potentially give the Aggies some extra help.

UGA D statistics from 2009:
Allow 328 yds/game
Give up 200.6 passing and 127.8 rushing

ATM D statistics from 2009
Probably worse

Texas or Independence?

As the bowl season gets closer most predict the Aggies will be going to either the Texas Bowl against Navy or the Independence Bowl against Auburn or Georgia. I, for one, would like to see the Aggies matched up against Navy here in the great state of Texas. Although the Texas Bowl is scheduled to be played on New Year's Day amongst the other bowl games and would not get the national appeal of the Independence Bowl against an SEC opponent, I feel the Texas Bowl would be best for the Aggie program.

First, there would be a ton of ATM fans in and around the stadium. The Aggie Fan Base travels well no matter where the game is located. With that being said, I can only Imagine the amount of Aggie support you would see for the bowl game if it was hosted in Houston. Plus, there is a good amount of Aggie players who are from Houston, and they would probably like nothing better than to come back and play at Reliant Stadium.

Also, I believe it is really important for the Aggies to get a win. As briefly mentioned earlier a national television win against an SEC opponent would do wonders for recruiting; however, with the Aggies, you really never know what you are going to get. Call me crazy, but I am real skeptical about our ability to win against an SEC opponent no matter what their record or ranking. If there is one thing the SEC knows how to do it's to play defense. You know, that thing ATM fans have not seen in a couple of years (especially this year). Navy gives us the chance to gain some confidence going into next year. I think it would be the perfect cap stone after the near upset in Aggieland on Thanksgiving.