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Looks like we got ripped 20-0 in the Liberty Bowl in 1975. We were pretenders that just delayed getting exposed
It's already been explained by another poster what went on here. I don't think you can judge that entire team and season by this one game. As already stated, the game was moved for TV purposes to the weekend after the tu game. It was at Arkansas.
Certainly the game might very well have exposed the Ags for being a paper tiger that season, but I'll point to another team for comparison's sake. Back in '98, I believe Kansas State resided in the top 5 for most of the season. At the point where we played that team in the Big 12 title game, they were ranked either #1 or #2, depending on the poll. They played like they belonged for the first 3 quarters, but I think when they found out about the UCLA loss to Miami, they thought they had that game in the bag. They were up by 14 points IIRC, and they discounted A&M. Of course, we all know what happened next.
The comparison is in what happened next. This KSU team was one that truly believed it belonged in the NC game. The Aggies denied them that. Further insult was added by dropping all the way to the Alamo Bowl, and not playing particularly inspired ball against Purdue, where they lost.
Was KSU exposed? Perhaps, but if they had held on against A&M, they would have played for it all. Likewise A&M in '75, which I believe after that devastating loss and being dropped from the NC game in the Sugar Bowl (?), bypassed the Cotton Bowl and fell all the way to the Liberty Bowl, just went through the motions and lost an ugly game.
[This message has been edited by Cinco Ranch Aggie (edited 3/29/2010 6:35a).]