No. 13 New Mexico State Aggies vs. No. 4 Texas Longhorns

 EAST RUTHERFORD REGION7:25 PM ET  No. 13 New Mexico State Aggies at No. 4 Texas Longhorns

It seems like every other mascot that I research makes me shake my head in disbelief.  I want to go on the record right now saying that The Greatest Generation gave birth to The Worst Generation.  The Baby Boomers are really trying their damnedest to suck the fun out of life and ruin everything.  Maybe I will actually continue to blog after March Madness is over and expose The Worst Generation.

The reason for my digression: NMSU’s teams have always been known as the Aggies, a nickname referencing the school’s agricultural history.  Their mascot was known as Pistol Pete – a cowboy-looking gent who rocked a pistol.  Well, in 2005, the school decided that they wanted to give their national image a makeover, so they replaced Pete’s pistol (his namesake, mind you) with a lasso. A freaking lasso.

I can see the logic here: let’s trade in the relatively sophisticated weapon of death for a more barbaric weapon of torture and eventual death.  Not only are we still violent, but we’re dumb hicks, too! It only took NMSU a year to realize just how retarded this move was, and they let ol’ Petey have his pistol back in 2oo6.  Still the damage has been done.

Before uncovering this information, I was leaning toward a Longhorn victory anyway.  I mean, if the Aggies are all about agriculture, then they definitely need the Longhorns to survive or the fields won’t be plowed.  But if the Aggies are afraid to use their pistols, then there’s no way that they can make a loop wide enough to fit around the heads of the longhorns.  Edge: Texas Longhorns