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Texas A&M Once Again Proving It's More Style Than Substance
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http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2228541-texas-am-once-again-proving-they-are-more-style-than-substance
http://www.houstonchronicle.com/sports/article/A-M-falls-back-to-reality-with-back-to-back-losses-5818565.php?cmpid=twitter-premium&t=bb1150f14eb087cae0
The aggies are "all hat and no cattle" as they themselves are fond of saying.
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But, but, but they've got it going on so well! How are we ever going to compete with that? LOL Their swag has risen to heights only Shaq can see it clearly.
Seriously, this is why I repeatedly questioned the "OMG" crowd and their infatuation with aggy.
It's simple. Line up a bunch of high school teams and call it your out of conference schedule. By the time you've knocked off Austin Westlake, half the people are convinced you are a collection of football gods and call this "momentum." LOL
When Aggy entered the SEC, Ole Miss was on par with Texas Tech. Now they're top 5 and leading the SEC. This, after Mizzou beat Aggy to the conference title game. Everybody passes up Aggy. But they're just killing it! LOL
Seriously, this is why I repeatedly questioned the "OMG" crowd and their infatuation with aggy.
It's simple. Line up a bunch of high school teams and call it your out of conference schedule. By the time you've knocked off Austin Westlake, half the people are convinced you are a collection of football gods and call this "momentum." LOL
When Aggy entered the SEC, Ole Miss was on par with Texas Tech. Now they're top 5 and leading the SEC. This, after Mizzou beat Aggy to the conference title game. Everybody passes up Aggy. But they're just killing it! LOL
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All that swag may entice kids to go there, but you have to have more than that to win. The Aggies are sneaking up on 3 straight losses with Alabama up next. Of course, we aren't doing that well in the win column, either. But we are looking up, while the Aggies are fading.
If this guy is starting to figure it out, then some of the rest of them must be too.
Because he is pretty slow-witted.
— Twitter API (@twitterapi) November 7, 2011
Because he is pretty slow-witted.
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Y'all are all wrong about the aggies the folks in the SEC and at ESPN all said the aggies were playing prime time football are moving into the SEC big league football. Just because it barks and wags it's tail don't mean it's a dog oh hell yea that really a dog playing big time football in collage station. My friends y'all have a great week.
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Yep this is going to fun watching the swag copter crash over the next 5 games. Next week at Bama should be a loss, Louisiana Monroe they should win but finishing up with Auburn, Missouri, & LSU all losable games.
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No doubt. How did Zwerneman forget that the vaunted aggie defense lost Miles, Golden, Claiborne, & Stansbury? He's some "aggie insider".
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Sumlin's third year and you shouldn't be too young, especially the way he's recruited.
Rude awakening shows Texas A&M Aggies as team in transition
COLLEGE STATION, Texas -- The past two Saturdays have been an excruciating reality check for Texas A&M.
Merely weeks ago, the Aggies were riding high with a top-10 national ranking, spotless record and national buzz about being a College Football Playoff contender. For Aggies that feared the prospect of life post-Johnny Manziel, it was a dream land, the program flexing its muscle and showing it was more than just one player and long-term success in the SEC was here to stay
Then Mississippi State and Ole Miss lined up across from the Aggies and turned it into a 120-minute nightmare.
Seven games into 2014 -- the most recent two being convincing losses to the Magnolia State squads -- many are left wondering what to think of this Texas A&M team. Clearly, the Aggies aren't what many perceived them to be after their season debut, nor does it seem likely they are as bad as they've looked the previous two Saturdays, when they've taken beatings from two teams currently ranked in the top three nationally.
What we're seeing is a team in transition, which is what many expected before Texas A&M went to Columbia, South Carolina and blew the doors off the Gamecocks, 52-28, on Aug. 28.
Preseason expectations of the Aggies weren't high from most pundits and outsiders. After saying goodbye to three NFL first-round draft picks, Manziel, Mike Evans and Jake Matthews, it was natural to assume some growing pains in coach Kevin Sumlin's third year. A first-time starter at quarterback and a still mostly-young defense which had an awful 2013 were the primary reasons for a skeptical eye.
When Kenny Hill and the Aggies went to Williams-Brice Stadium and snapped South Carolina's 18-game home-winning streak in emphatic fashion, it suddenly recalibrated expectations and gave the Aggies a look of a team with its foot on the gas pedal, expectations be damned.
As weeks have passed, it became evident the Aggies' big win wasn't as telling as initially thought. These Gamecocks don't resemble the group that won 11 games each of the past three seasons and are now fifth in the SEC East. The national rankings boost and buzz that followed Texas A&M in the aftermath turned out to be based on unfulfilled expectations of what South Carolina really was.
It seems the Aggies' overtime win against Arkansas, in which they had to scratch and claw out of a two-touchdown deficit late, is more revealing into what this current group is: a young team that is both talented and flawed, showing flashes of both brilliance and frustrating inconsistency at different times.
The overreaction to the South Carolina win, talks of Heisman Trophy contention and "Kenny Trill" made it easy to forget the sophomore is still a first-year starter. The Aggies' 35-20 loss to Ole Miss was Hill's seventh career start. In addition, he's accompanied by a talented but young group of receivers. Of the nine listed on the Texas A&M depth chart, seven are freshmen or sophomores.
In an offense like Texas A&M's, which is predicated on timing, precision and chemistry, the ills that come with playing a young quarterback or young receivers can be disruptive, unless you're fortunate enough to have a transcendent player running the show, like the Aggies did Manziel the past two seasons, who kept defenses off balance with his scrambling ability. After Hill and his receivers played stellar ball in the Aggies' first four games, the last three have seen Hill throw three interceptions, the receivers drop 15 passes, according to ESPN Stats & Information, and the overall effectiveness of the passing game has dwindled.
Replacing a Heisman Trophy winner and a top-10 pick at receiver isn't supposed to be smooth.
Defensively, the Aggies have made progress from the SEC-worst unit that existed a season ago, but there is still a long way to go. Linebacker depth is lacking. Secondary play has been inconsistent. The defensive line is talented and has held its own but, like the Aggies' receivers, has a lot of youth, with seven of the 10 players on the depth chart being freshmen or sophomores. In a league like the SEC, built on strong line play, that can make life challenging.
Against Ole Miss, the Aggies struggled to stop the Rebels in the first quarter but forced five consecutive punts after that. Against Mississippi State, they seemed to have few answers for Dak Prescott & Co. Against Arkansas, early struggles against the run were followed by clutch stops in the fourth quarter and overtime, including one that sealed victory on fourth-and-1.
The Aggies have recruited at a high level in the Sumlin era, turning in back-to-back top-10 classes and are on track for a third straight in this cycle, but not every player is a Myles Garrett or a Speedy Noil, who can make the type of instant impact that those two have. The up-and-down nature of the Aggies' recent play is one byproduct of the amount of youth lining up weekly for them in college football's deepest, toughest conference.
In reality, the Aggies are likely at least a year away from being true SEC West title contenders. Sumlin, whose name was rumored as a candidate for the USC job or NFL jobs last offseason, didn't pass on those other opportunities for what awaited Texas A&M in the immediate future of 2014. He doubled-down in Aggieland because of what he believes the future holds in 2015 and 2016 as talent continues to stockpile and facilities continue to improve (well, that and a hefty $5 million-per-season contract, which runs through 2019).
Much like its home, Kyle Field, the Aggies are a team in transition and the finished product is still at least a year away.
http://espn.go.com/blog/ncfnation/post/_/id/100807/rude-awakening-shows-texas-am-aggies-as-team-in-transition
Rude awakening shows Texas A&M Aggies as team in transition
COLLEGE STATION, Texas -- The past two Saturdays have been an excruciating reality check for Texas A&M.
Merely weeks ago, the Aggies were riding high with a top-10 national ranking, spotless record and national buzz about being a College Football Playoff contender. For Aggies that feared the prospect of life post-Johnny Manziel, it was a dream land, the program flexing its muscle and showing it was more than just one player and long-term success in the SEC was here to stay
Then Mississippi State and Ole Miss lined up across from the Aggies and turned it into a 120-minute nightmare.
Seven games into 2014 -- the most recent two being convincing losses to the Magnolia State squads -- many are left wondering what to think of this Texas A&M team. Clearly, the Aggies aren't what many perceived them to be after their season debut, nor does it seem likely they are as bad as they've looked the previous two Saturdays, when they've taken beatings from two teams currently ranked in the top three nationally.
What we're seeing is a team in transition, which is what many expected before Texas A&M went to Columbia, South Carolina and blew the doors off the Gamecocks, 52-28, on Aug. 28.
Preseason expectations of the Aggies weren't high from most pundits and outsiders. After saying goodbye to three NFL first-round draft picks, Manziel, Mike Evans and Jake Matthews, it was natural to assume some growing pains in coach Kevin Sumlin's third year. A first-time starter at quarterback and a still mostly-young defense which had an awful 2013 were the primary reasons for a skeptical eye.
When Kenny Hill and the Aggies went to Williams-Brice Stadium and snapped South Carolina's 18-game home-winning streak in emphatic fashion, it suddenly recalibrated expectations and gave the Aggies a look of a team with its foot on the gas pedal, expectations be damned.
As weeks have passed, it became evident the Aggies' big win wasn't as telling as initially thought. These Gamecocks don't resemble the group that won 11 games each of the past three seasons and are now fifth in the SEC East. The national rankings boost and buzz that followed Texas A&M in the aftermath turned out to be based on unfulfilled expectations of what South Carolina really was.
It seems the Aggies' overtime win against Arkansas, in which they had to scratch and claw out of a two-touchdown deficit late, is more revealing into what this current group is: a young team that is both talented and flawed, showing flashes of both brilliance and frustrating inconsistency at different times.
The overreaction to the South Carolina win, talks of Heisman Trophy contention and "Kenny Trill" made it easy to forget the sophomore is still a first-year starter. The Aggies' 35-20 loss to Ole Miss was Hill's seventh career start. In addition, he's accompanied by a talented but young group of receivers. Of the nine listed on the Texas A&M depth chart, seven are freshmen or sophomores.
In an offense like Texas A&M's, which is predicated on timing, precision and chemistry, the ills that come with playing a young quarterback or young receivers can be disruptive, unless you're fortunate enough to have a transcendent player running the show, like the Aggies did Manziel the past two seasons, who kept defenses off balance with his scrambling ability. After Hill and his receivers played stellar ball in the Aggies' first four games, the last three have seen Hill throw three interceptions, the receivers drop 15 passes, according to ESPN Stats & Information, and the overall effectiveness of the passing game has dwindled.
Replacing a Heisman Trophy winner and a top-10 pick at receiver isn't supposed to be smooth.
Defensively, the Aggies have made progress from the SEC-worst unit that existed a season ago, but there is still a long way to go. Linebacker depth is lacking. Secondary play has been inconsistent. The defensive line is talented and has held its own but, like the Aggies' receivers, has a lot of youth, with seven of the 10 players on the depth chart being freshmen or sophomores. In a league like the SEC, built on strong line play, that can make life challenging.
Against Ole Miss, the Aggies struggled to stop the Rebels in the first quarter but forced five consecutive punts after that. Against Mississippi State, they seemed to have few answers for Dak Prescott & Co. Against Arkansas, early struggles against the run were followed by clutch stops in the fourth quarter and overtime, including one that sealed victory on fourth-and-1.
The Aggies have recruited at a high level in the Sumlin era, turning in back-to-back top-10 classes and are on track for a third straight in this cycle, but not every player is a Myles Garrett or a Speedy Noil, who can make the type of instant impact that those two have. The up-and-down nature of the Aggies' recent play is one byproduct of the amount of youth lining up weekly for them in college football's deepest, toughest conference.
In reality, the Aggies are likely at least a year away from being true SEC West title contenders. Sumlin, whose name was rumored as a candidate for the USC job or NFL jobs last offseason, didn't pass on those other opportunities for what awaited Texas A&M in the immediate future of 2014. He doubled-down in Aggieland because of what he believes the future holds in 2015 and 2016 as talent continues to stockpile and facilities continue to improve (well, that and a hefty $5 million-per-season contract, which runs through 2019).
Much like its home, Kyle Field, the Aggies are a team in transition and the finished product is still at least a year away.
http://espn.go.com/blog/ncfnation/post/_/id/100807/rude-awakening-shows-texas-am-aggies-as-team-in-transition
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you guys don't know squat. don't you remember the aggy ice uniforms from last week? i was told by any number of middle age men with no connection to high school athletes that THAT was a game changer and that UT was falling behind.
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Lol that guy is a total jackass. After they lost to Bama last year he went off on a tangent on how aggy was going to run the table. The fact that such a biased hack is turning on A&M speaks volumes.
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Interesting facts about aggie's "trajectory" posted on The Shag. What's changed?
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