Even when the New York Times provides a generally favorable review of the College Station, Texas — about 100 miles northwest of downtown Houston and the home of Texas A&M University — the newspaper cannot resist making a snarky comment about one of A&M’s most hallowed institutions — the magnificent Fightin’ Texas Aggie Band. In commenting on the experience of attending a football game in College Station, the Times article makes the following observation:

“Donít miss halftime; youíd have to go to North Korea to match the choreographed pageantry of A&Mís band and corps of cadets.”