Spring Break
Aggies to clash with Wildcats Saturday at Kyle Field
By: Brett Sebastian
Issue date: 10/10/08 Section: Sports
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A&M lost its first Big 12 opener since 2006 with a 56-28 loss to Oklahoma State. Aggie Head Coach Mike Sherman said it's difficult losing but he feels confident in his coaching staff.
"It's very frustrating because the expectations are so high, as they should be," Sherman said. "I told myself that I was going to take it a day at a time. I guess what keeps me going is I believe in the process. I believe in the people I'm doing it with and I believe in our plan."
A&M is focusing on Kansas State this week and is looking for its first Big 12 victory of 2008. The Aggies defeated Kansas State in the 1998 Big 12 championship game, the only Big 12 championship A&M has won since the founding of the conference in 1996.
Saturday's game marks the first home Big 12 game of the season. In 2008, the Aggies are 1-2 at Kyle Field, a place that once boasted a 55-4-1 record during the 1990s.
"I think a win anytime is good, I'd take it anywhere," Sherman said. "At home, away, in the backyard - it doesn't matter. We just need to win a football game. It is nice to walk off this field, with these fans, having achieved that goal."
Though the fans crave wins, A&M Athletic Director Bill Byrne wrote in his "Wednesday Weekly" that it takes a while to turn a football program around, especially with a new coach. Sherman said the offensive line improved last week and with the other facets of the game, is what he likes to see.
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