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Texas A&M 29, Alabama 24: Defense in Review

The Tide boasted the nation's best offensive line, two stud running backs and a Heisman contender under center. It mattered not A&M, which played physical, got several career efforts and emerged victorious.
By Billy Liucci
November 14, 2012
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Toe-to-toe with powerful Bama offense, A&M victorious

What went right: This might sum up the Ags’ defensive effort against Alabama as well as any lengthy, point-by-point breakdown ever could: The entire college football world was shocked by how well Texas A&M Defensive Coordinator Mark Snyder’s defense shut down the Crimson Tide offense — most notably Bama’s punishing ground game — for three-and-a-half quarters.
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