But we know that the "tug" isn't ta'veren specific.  In PoD the all the red hands claim to have felt Mat "tugging" them.

The colors imo are the patterns way of letting the ta'veren know what the other ta'veren are up to.  Mat and Perrin both saw Rand and Nyneave when the Cleansing started and Perrin was able to puzzle out that the enormous amounts of Saidar/Saidin being channeled where in fact Rand and not one of the Forsaken.  Which kept him from Traveling there, which IIRC, atleast on of the Aes Sedai wanted to do and we know that that could have ruined everything.

BTW, has there been a discussion regarding Gawyn's skill with a blade? RJ usually that a reason for giving a character certain skills. So who is Gawyn going to take out? Or, who will be forced to take him out if he don't get his mind right?

Gawyn has killed several warders.  You'd have to be very good with a sword to kill one warder, let alone 3 or more.  He also has leadership skills (the younglings and not to mention, son of Morgase, a very competant leader) and from what we've seen, is a decent general.

You gotta love Mat's accidental forming of the Band.  I also was one who enjoyed the Cleansing.

Perrin defending the Two Rivers for Trollocs and Rand vs. Bal'Zammon(sp?) in the sky of Falme.

Those have to be my favorites

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