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A lot of the big sports at Texas A&M aren’t exactly familiar with National Championships. That wasn’t the case during the 2010-2011 season for Texas A&M women’s basketball. This episode of 12th Man Moments will look closely at the national championship-winning A&M women’s basketball team led by one of the greatest coaches of all time.

After serving as the Arkansas women’s basketball head coach, Gary Blair joined Texas A&M as the head coach for the 2003 season. He would have an everlasting impact on the program the moment he arrived. In one of the biggest turnarounds in college sports, he would take a poor program and elevate them to national champions in just seven short years.

Coach Blair has just finished his final season as the A&M women’s basketball coach, but his legacy will live on forever. The court at Reed Arena has recently been named in his honor.

In this episode, we will visit with a media member that has covered A&M women’s basketball for years. We also visit with the author of the book written about coach Gary Blair. The book is called “A Coaching Life.” They speak about Coach Blair as the phenomenal coach he is as well as a wonderful person. They also take a look at the incredible run the women went on through the tournament. They took down rivals and got revenge for past losses.

12th Man Moments is the podcast that covers everything Aggie Athletics-related. Past, present, and future, we have you covered. We visit with media members, sports radio hosts, and even a coach. They have all been around college athletics and these programs for decades.

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In this episode of 12th Man Moments, we take a look at A&M Football’s first year in the SEC. A&M was fresh out of the Big 12 conference, and the thought around the country was that A&M would struggle in the SEC. The SEC was the most powerful conference in college football. This was also the first year that aggie football fans were introduced to Johnny Manziel. The enigmatic star from Kerrville, Texas, would entertain A&M fans with his brilliant play on the field for the next two years.

One of the highlights of that season was A&M taking down Alabama in Tuscaloosa. This is one of the most entertaining games in college football history. The game looked like it was headed one way early on. The Aggies took a significant lead in the first half, but Nick Saban and his team would fight their way back to make it a close game by the fourth quarter. We spoke with sports writers and sports talk hosts who were at that game. They’ll give us their take on the 2012 season.

It was a season to remember for aggies everywhere. It led to a lot more publicity for the A&M football program moving forward. For better or worse, A&M was in the spotlight after finishing number five in the country that year. More money was coming in than ever, which helped A&M build one of the country’s biggest, most prestigious college football stadiums a few years later.

12th Man Moments is the podcast that covers everything Aggie Athletics-related. Past, present, and future, we have you covered. We will visit with media members that have been around college athletics for decades and get all of the insider information.

Make sure you subscribe to the 12th Man Moments podcast on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.