Saturday’s scheduled basketball game between Texas A&M and Boston College is off, and the Aggies aren’t hiding their irritation.
The Aggies were slated to host Boston College Saturday afternoon, but the Eagles apparently couldn’t get out of Boston quickly enough due to weather issues. This excuse did not fly with Texas A&M, who didn’t hide their displeasure.
The game between Texas A&M & Boston College has been canceled. Travel delays yesterday led BC to inform A&M they would not make the trip, according to A&M. “We are perplexed by this decision and disappointed for our student-athletes and fans,” HC Billy Kennedy said in a statement
— ?????? ?. ????? (@Travis_L_Brown) December 8, 2018
Boston College was told by the pilot of their charter that it wasn’t safe to fly due to the weather. @BCMBB is saying this is the reason for having to cancel the game @TAMU
— Andy Katz (@TheAndyKatz) December 8, 2018
Texas A&M upset BC didn’t look at other airports or fly in today for the game. BC looked and saw getting into College Station at 1 pm for a 5 pm game didn’t make sense. TBD what the financial penalty could be for not playing the game if it is pursued by Texas A&M.
— Andy Katz (@TheAndyKatz) December 8, 2018
According to Brent Zwerneman of the Houston Chronicle, the Aggies were frustrated by the fact that other planes were landing at the airport even at Boston College refused to. A&M even offered to move the game back by two hours, but Boston College flatly refused to play on the same day that they traveled, instead asking to move the game back to Sunday. The Aggies refused this request.
This was one of Texas A&M’s bigger games of the non-conference slate, and now it’s off without being rescheduled. It will be interesting to see if the Aggies pursue a financial penalty here.
