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Welcome to Title Station, Texas
After an historic year with three NCAA titles, and four total, College Station is on top.
By: Brett Sebastian
Issue date: 6/17/09 Section: Sports
UCLA has over 104 NCAA team championships, surpassing the century mark in 2007. Stanford and USC round out the top three with 95 and 85 respectively. Oklahoma State is fourth and leads the Big 12 in national titles with 48, the bulk (38) coming in wrestling and golf. Texas is at number seven on the list with 39. But a little town on the Brazos has something that none of these schools steeped in victory has.
With A&M's three national championships in such a short amount of time, the Aggies are guaranteed at least a tie for most NCAA team titles in the nation for 2008-2009. Seven schools have two titles with no hope for a third. Only North Carolina, with a baseball team still alive in Omaha for the College World Series, has a chance to tie the Aggies with three.
As of right now A&M is the lone representative from the Big 12 to stand atop the land in some sports. Only Texas, also alive in Omaha, has a chance to keep the Big 12 from an entire summer where the big dog is Reveille.
I have always been a fan of alternate history and asking the question "what if." This brings up just how badly A&M would have distanced, not just the state or the Big 12, but the nation, had some more things fallen Aggieland's way. The Aggie women finished a close second to Tennessee for the indoor track and field title. And A&M baseball started the season ranked No. 1. Not to be "that guy" but A&M was closer than many think to five national titles in one year.
Then there is the fact that College Station played host to six championships this year and will host more next year. Then we add in Equestrian's championship in western riding along with their historical dominance along with archery in the non-NCAA sports category. That is even more national championships associated with A&M this year alone.
A year ago ESPN had a big song and dance about where "Titletown, USA," the city with the biggest sports domination, was located. They eventually chose Valdosta, Georgia, largely due to its high school dominance. And while I don't necessarily disagree with them (largely because I fear the entire town of Valdosta is passionate enough to hunt me down if I do and print it), I do think that maybe for one year our little town on the Brazos has earned that honor. Title Station, Texas; it's got a nice ring to it.
With A&M's three national championships in such a short amount of time, the Aggies are guaranteed at least a tie for most NCAA team titles in the nation for 2008-2009. Seven schools have two titles with no hope for a third. Only North Carolina, with a baseball team still alive in Omaha for the College World Series, has a chance to tie the Aggies with three.
As of right now A&M is the lone representative from the Big 12 to stand atop the land in some sports. Only Texas, also alive in Omaha, has a chance to keep the Big 12 from an entire summer where the big dog is Reveille.
I have always been a fan of alternate history and asking the question "what if." This brings up just how badly A&M would have distanced, not just the state or the Big 12, but the nation, had some more things fallen Aggieland's way. The Aggie women finished a close second to Tennessee for the indoor track and field title. And A&M baseball started the season ranked No. 1. Not to be "that guy" but A&M was closer than many think to five national titles in one year.
Then there is the fact that College Station played host to six championships this year and will host more next year. Then we add in Equestrian's championship in western riding along with their historical dominance along with archery in the non-NCAA sports category. That is even more national championships associated with A&M this year alone.
A year ago ESPN had a big song and dance about where "Titletown, USA," the city with the biggest sports domination, was located. They eventually chose Valdosta, Georgia, largely due to its high school dominance. And while I don't necessarily disagree with them (largely because I fear the entire town of Valdosta is passionate enough to hunt me down if I do and print it), I do think that maybe for one year our little town on the Brazos has earned that honor. Title Station, Texas; it's got a nice ring to it.
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