Probably anyone who knows me for very long knows that I'm a big Texas A&M fan. Having lived on the east coast now for over 10 years, I have had the joy of experiencing how being a fan of a team on the other side of this great land of ours has gotten easier. I remember going to someone else's house in 1996 to watch the one football game that was beamed from College Station to some satellite to their humongous satellite dish in the backyard.
Fortunately three things have changed since then. One is that those big ol' dishes are just relics now replaced by little tiny dishes on rooftops. Second, those little dishes bring me my football team at least seven if not more times per year right to my little 'ol tv. And third, Aggie football isn't the only game being played in College Station anymore.
The Aggies are in the Sweet 16. Unbelievable. I distinctly remember sitting in the stands through some really bad seasons, where we were hoping beyond hope to go .500 for the year. So this is a fun ride. No telling how long it will go, maybe just until Thursday night. But it's been fun no matter what happens. And maybe, just maybe, it will rub off on our football team this fall. And that would be especially sweet!
