Welcome to Aggieland: Texas A&M (NCAA 2006)

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I believe my defense will do alright.

Brian's giving me the play-by-play over AIM...

DeSean Jackson = beast.

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California vs. #19 Texas A&M
EV1.net Houston Bowl
Reliant Stadium
Houston, TX
December 30, 2005

McNeal goes out as a legend; Aggies steamroll Bears 66-17

HOUSTON, TX--You couldn't have written a better ending.

In his first game back since tearing a shoulder muscle in midseason, and in his final game as an Aggie, Reggie McNeal had one of the best bowl performances ever, accounting for 439 total yards of offense and seven touchdowns, as Texas A&M destroyed California in the EV1.net Houston Bowl, 66-17.

The senior QB led A&M's rushing attack with 216 yards and 4 TDs. Courtney Lewis added 167 and 2 TDs (along with 123 receiving and 2 more scores), as the Aggies ran for 431 yards, while the defense killed Joseph Ayoob all day, and held Marshawn Lynch to 7 yards on 15 carries. Cal was held to -9 yards net rushing, and the Aggies outgained them in total yards 654-257 and first downs 26-9.

"Absolutely beautiful performance...I could not be prouder of our guys. You really have to give it up for Reggie McNeal. To face such disappointment with the injury in a season that looked so promising, he really left it all out there. God bless him." -Head Coach Brian Kudron.

"We were perfect today, as I expected. Nearly ten yards a carry, over 600 yards of offense...Reggie didn't miss a beat in his first game back...I just wish things could've been easier for him this year, he was really torn up after the injury, and the losses near the end to OU and Texas really made him mad. But I couldn't ask for a better way to end the season." -Offensive Coordinator Tyler Coleman.

"Coming into this game a lot of people were saying that Marshawn Lynch would run all over us...what, he had 7 yards? They had how many yards as a team?...I'm sorry, how many? HOW MANY YARDS DID THEY HAVE!?!?!?!? OH, -9!...Yeah, I thought so. Mad props to our seniors like Jaxson Appel and Renuel Greene, awesome way to go out." -Defensive Coordinator John Woodlock.

        California        3     7     7     0-17
#19 Texas A&M     3   28   21   14-66

1st Quarter
1. TAMU, Pegram, 53 yard FG, 1:26
2. Cal, Schneider, 33 yard FG, 0:05

2nd Quarter
3. TAMU, McNeal, 72 yard pass to Lewis (Pegram kick), 6:51
4. TAMU, McNeal, 2 yard run (Pegram kick), 4:50
5. TAMU, McNeal, 17 yard pass to Carter (Pegram kick), 2:56
6. Cal, Ayoob, 81 yard pass to Jackson (Schneider kick), 2:04
7. TAMU, McNeal, 4 yard run (Pegram kick), 0:19

3rd Quarter
8. TAMU, McNeal, 7 yard run (Pegram kick), 4:43
9. TAMU, Lewis, 62 yard run (Pegram kick), 3:08
10. Cal, Manderino, 1 yard run (Schneider kick), 0:30
11. TAMU, Lewis, 74 yard run (Pegram kick), 0:18

4th Quarter
12. TAMU, McNeal, 31 yard pass to Lewis (Pegram kick), 5:18
13. TAMU, McNeal, 2 yard run (Pegram kick), 0:31

Texas A&M Aggies
R. McNeal: 9-19, 223 yards, 3 TD; 23 carries, 216 yards, 4 TD
C. Lewis: 12 carries, 167 yards, 2 TD; 4 receptions, 123 yards, 2 TD
Ma. Bennett: 2 receptions, 36 yards
J. Warren: 8 tackles, 4 sacks
J. Appel: 5 tackles
R. Greene: 4 tackles, FR

California Golden Bears
J. Ayoob: 14-20, 266 yards, TD
M. Lynch: 15 carries, 7 yards; 3 receptions, 39 yards
D. Jackson: 4 receptions, 162 yards, TD
D. Gray: 3 receptions, 45 yards
W. Williams: 12 tackles, sack, 3 FF
R. Foltz: 6 tackles

FINAL RECORD: 8-4 (5-3)
Coaches Poll: TBD
Media Poll: TBD

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God, my defense is STUDLY!

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Bowl Recaps

New Orleans Bowl: Southern Miss 35, North Texas 31
Champs Sports Bowl: #20 Maryland 28, Colorado 24
GMAC Bowl: #19 UTEP 50, Miami-OH 47
Poinsettia Bowl: Nevada 52, New Mexico 38
Fort Worth Bowl: Marshall 45, Syracuse 14
Las Vegas Bowl: Wyoming 38, Tulane 31
Hawaii Bowl: #24 Boise State 31, UAB 17
MPC Computers Bowl: Buffalo 38, Fresno State 14
Motor City Bowl: #14 Toledo 32, Ohio State 19
Independence Bowl: Iowa State 38, Arkansas State 18
Insight Bowl: #18 Purdue 32, West Virginia 17
MasterCard Alamo Bowl: #22 Minnesota 21, Nebraska 7
Meineke Car Care Bowl: Notre Dame 35, South Carolina 14
Houston Bowl: #17 Texas A&M 66, California 17
Emerald Bowl: Colorado State 40, Illinois 37
Holiday Bowl: #9 Oklahoma 31, UCLA 24
Music City Bowl: #12 Michigan 41, TCU 24
Sun Bowl: Bowling Green 38, Wisconsin 24
Autozone Libery Bowl: #23 Houston 38, Utah 31
Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl: #11 Georgia 42, North Carolina 38
Outback Bowl: Tennessee 42, Michigan State 14
SBC Cotton Bowl: #4 Texas Tech 42, #21 Auburn 31
Gator Bowl: #5 Pittsburgh 17, #25 Florida State 10
Capital One Bowl: #3 Iowa 35, #16 LSU 31 (TD pass by Tate with 8 seconds left, LOL)

Sugar Bowl: #15 Louisville 31, #7 Alabama 21
Fiesta Bowl: #2 Texas 42, #13 Penn State 21
Orange Bowl: #8 NC State 38, #10 Virginia Tech 29
Rose Bowl: #1 USC 45, #6 Florida 37

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Final Coaches Top 10
1. USC (61) 13-0
2. Texas 12-1
3. Iowa 10-2
4. Texas Tech 10-2
5. Pittsburgh 10-2
6. Florida 10-3
7. Alabama 10-2
8. NC State 10-3
9. Oklahoma 9-3
10. Virginia Tech 11-2

Final AP Top 10
1. USC (65)
2. Texas
3. Iowa
4. Texas Tech
5. Florida
6. NC State
7. Pittsburgh
8. Alabama
9. Oklahoma
10. Virginia Tech

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Stunner: Aggies FIRE Kudron
A&M cites "lack of accomplishments" and "personal misconduct"

COLLEGE STATION, TX--And just when it seemed like Florida getting into the Rose Bowl over Texas was the biggest outrage of the college football year, this happens.

A week after beating California 66-17 in the Houston Bowl and completing his first season 8-4, Brian Kudron was terminated as Texas A&M head coach effective immediately.

Athletic Director Bill Byrne cited "lack of accomplishments" and "personal misconduct" as reason for the firing.

"The termination of Coach Kudron was the hardest decision I have ever made...the goals I have set for this team are lofty, and they were not accomplished this year, and based on what I saw from the team this year, I just did not see us advancing much under his supervision."

Along with that, rumors surfaced only a couple day after the Houston Bowl about Coach Kudron acting very unprofessional at times during the season. Some of the rumors include him looking the other way on academic and personal violations on the team, and several players reported that during the week leading up to the Iowa State game (a 52-31 loss), Coach Kudron showed up intoxicated to practice.

Despite these allegations, Coach Kudron has reportedly already received several phone calls from Athletic Directors across the nation, and the coach may not be unemployed for long.

"I don't understand where the rumors came from...but if Mr. Byrne doesn't feel like I'm the coach for this team, then so be it...I'd like to thank him for giving me the chance, and I'd also like to thank the players. We didn't spend much time together, but I loved this season, and I hope the players appreciate everything I tried to do for them," the obviously distraught coach said in a statement.

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Some of the rumors include him looking the other way on academic and personal violations on the team, and several players reported that during the week leading up to the Iowa State game (a 52-31 loss), Coach Kudron showed up intoxicated to practice.

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WOW! this is really good man. Keep it up! Probably the best I have ever to read.