Latest rumors I am hearing have us going to Shreveport for the Independence Bowl to face the Georgia Bulldogs, who finished second in the SEC East with a 4-4 conference record and a 7-5 record overall. Georgia head coach Mark Richt recently did a housecleaning of his defensive coaching staff, firing defensive coordinator Willie Martinez, defensive ends coach Jon Fabris, and linebackers coach John Jancek. The firings happened because of dissatisfaction with a defense that has given up 26.4 points per game this season, a number that seems low when compared to the 32.7 points per game A&M's defense has given up this season. All coaches have been asked to stay on and coach the bowl game, although it is not clear yet whether they will do so. If Georgia has to bring in new coaches for the bowl game, or has to formulate their defensive game plan with temporarily promoted assistants, this may well work out to be a positive for the Aggie offense.

Unfortunately, there will be no changes to Georgia's offensive coaching staff, and this is the area that worries me the most. Georgia is coming off of a stellar performance against rival Georgia Tech, with their offense piling up 339 yards rushing, and a whopping 7.7 yards per carry average. While Georgia only averages 157 yards per game rushing, a performance like the Georgia Tech game is disconcerting to me, considering the fact that we normally give up an average of 169 yards per game rushing at 4.5 yards per carry. Right now, run defense is a big weakness for us, and Georgia has the offensive personnel to move the ball on the ground, and play keep away from our offense.

I am hopeful the ESPN Bowl Projections are accurate for Georgia, and they are headed to the Chick-Fil-A Bowl to play Virginina Tech instead of going to Shreveport. While my desire for A&M to play Navy in the Texas Bowl is well known, I wouldn't mind the Aggies traveling to Arizona to play a Big Televen team like Minnesota in the Insight Bowl. While Tempe, AZ isn't anywhere near as close to College Station as Shreveport, LA or Houston, TX, it would be a good trip for the players, and it is a game I think we could win.

Right now, I think we're left seeing how the Big 12 Championship Game ends up before all the bowl invitations can be extended, and we'll know officially where we are going.