the animals on A&M's campus are possessed. i have quite a few stories, one of which a squirrel attacked my gf and her friends and they had to run 100ft+ to keep from being bitten.
A&M isn't a party school per say, but it's pretty close. to us, it's 'tradition' and part of 'school spirit' to get smashed (well, to a degree). perception is in the eye of the beholder.

most of my buddies are crazy though, bonging 6 beers of SHINER for goodness sakes.
EDIT - PS - John, did you go to the game? It's wasn't a good game per say, but if it's your first A&M game then you're probably pretty pumped. :2thumbup: