Texas A&M HC urges fans to ‘get excited’ and reject ‘Battered Aggie Syndrome’

OneofthelargelyunknowntermsincollegefootballloreresidesinCollegeStation,Texas,whichbeganover20-plusyearsagoduringTexasA&M’spost-R.C.Slocum’sheadcoachingera,spanningtheearlytolate1990s.From1989to1998,theAggiesonlyfinishedtwoseasonswithoutnineormorewins,includingfivedouble-digitwinningcampaigns.Theterm?BatteredAggieSyndrome. ThesewereundoubtedlythegoldenyearsforTexasA&M,asthe2000sandmostofthe2010shaveproducedtoomany8-4orworseseasons.Meanwhile,formerheadcoachJimboFisherachievedonlytwonine-winseasonsduringhissixseasons. Enteringhissecondseasonatthehelm,MikeElkoandhistalented2025rosterarecomingofftheprogram’smostsignificantroadvictorysinceHeisman-winningquarterbackJohnnyManzielandthememorable2012Aggiesdefeatedthen-No.1-rankedAlabamainTuscaloosaafterbeatingNotreDame41-40,w