Texas A&M’s 50-0 win over Missouri State on Saturday night in College Station was the easy part. The more entertaining performance came from the Texas A&M Police social media account, which spent the night documenting the kind of Kyle Field chaos that only a packed college football Saturday can deliver.
The Aggies opened the Mike Elko era with a dominant result, but the police tweets became their own running subplot. By the end of the night, the account had built a highlight reel of its own, with reports ranging from intoxication to ejections and one especially memorable shirt-tucking dispute.
One of the more eye-opening entries came from Section 233, where police responded to a report of an intoxicated subject. According to the tweet, the person was given several chances to call a friend but said he had "nothing to say." He was arrested, and the listed BAC was .216.
Another fan in Section 117 apparently had a different idea about how the night should end. Police said the subject was belligerent, wanted to fight the female behind him, and told officers to take him to jail when questioned. He was arrested.
Not every incident ended with cuffs. In Section 131, a subject was reportedly making fun of police while holding a Long Drink, which the tweet noted was not sold in the stadium. That led to an ejection.
The account also noted a more personal kind of game-day trouble in the MSC second-floor bathroom. Police said a subject was sick and emotional, then released to a sober cousin.
And then there was the contract employee who drew attention after being told by a supervisor to tuck in a shirt. Police said the employee became agitated, then belligerent with officers, and was ejected.
Texas A&M is back next Saturday against Arizona State in College Station, and if Week 1 is any indication, the police account may have another busy night on its hands.
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