GBH's Favorite Aggie Sports Moments #25-21

"What is your favorite Texas A&M sports moment?"

It starts as a simple question. A question that pings a strong initial response, making you want to close the book on the concept altogether. But then you keep thinking. The memories start flooding back, and you find yourself attempting to reconcile emotion as an undergrad against more recent emotion as former student. Trying to remember if the game last month meant more to you than the game ten years ago. Whether a memory in your favorite sport overrides a more significant moment elsewhere.

Before you know it, you’re on YouTube trying to put yourself back in the various moments. Trying to remember the atmosphere. Reading articles, forum posts, everything you can. What were you doing again? Oh, yeah. Picking your favorite.

Suddenly, picking only one moment seems cheap.

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This is how the idea in its current form came to pass. I realized I wanted a bigger list, and I realized I wanted as much input as possible. So I polled my fellow GBH authors, and using our votes I created a list of the "GBH favorite A&M sports moments."

Fair warning, you’re going to disagree with some of these rankings. And that’s ok. But in my opinion, this is more about the journey than it is the destination. This is an excuse to take in clips, pictures, articles, and pretty much anything else that lets you re-live the moments where Texas A&M did something awesome. (Don’t worry, we’ll include links galore)

So, without further ado, I present the first of five installments in our GBH Favorite Sports Moments series

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Honorable Mention

Before we get to the top 25, let’s take a quick moment to honor those who barely missed the cut. It’s a tough break, but this is no fairy tale world.

The Johnny Loop (Football vs. Arkansas; 2012)

You could argue that it was his first truly signature moment, and it was personally when I knew we had something special on our hands. Johnny is flushed from the pocket, doubles back towards the opposite hash, and continues back to the original line of scrimmage in a darn near perfect circle.

He then finishes with a leisurely stroll towards the front pylon, completing the type of play we would somehow start to take for granted by the time he left for the NFL.

Pat Henry’s Three-Peat (Men’s/Women’s Track; 2010-2012)

While we’re on the topic of "amazing things taken for granted," I would be remiss to not mention Pat Henry’s sheer dominance of a sport that isn't easy to dominate. Three years, six national titles. Absolutely incredible.

Bucky’s Throwback TD (Football vs. BYU; 1990 Holiday Bowl)

I’m surprised this one didn’t make the cut, because for my money it’s one of the most satisfying moments in the history of A&M athletics. BYU coach LaVell Edwards, who was ranked as high as #4 before a late loss to Hawaii, was very unhappy about his bowl slot and opponent. And he made his thoughts publicly known.

How did we respond? By separating Ty Detmer’s shoulder twice and beating the absolute dog piss out of the Cougars. And the signature blowout moment came on a perfectly executed throwback TD to Bucky.

The Great Migration (Football vs. Fresno State; 2007)

This one isn't necessarily about the game itself. Sure, Jorvorskie put the team on his back and willed them to a victory that shouldn't have been close in the first place, but the real moment came when the teams switched end zones in OT.

The student section, which had been decimated by the September heat, walked the length of the field to the North End to make as much noise as possible. And the former student side gave the students a rare tip of the cap with a standing O.

And now…. on to the main course