I thought they'd edge us a bit longer this year. But then again they did give elko a big extension so maybe this is the most battered version, where they shit the bed for 2 years and get a new hilarious buyout situation
Elko and Venables extended. Its like xmas came early. Also I really should have been an agent. It seems so easy if they can get that leverage off no or bad results.
I mean giving their head coach an extension after one good season then firing them one or two years later for shitting the bed is an Aggie tradition at this point isn't it?
What having consistently mediocre QBs does. Mond & Reed are cheeks with enough flashes of good to keep us in QB purgatory. Genuinely never seen a college QB miss as many gimme throws as Reed does
I thought Reed was going to be pretty good when he first took over as starting QB. But he hasn't really improved at all and his passing isn't good enough.
Only thing that changes is the schedule… we showed they were frauds with a soft schedule last year but they got the invite anyways. Now they have a real schedule against powerhouses like Kentucky and there’s nowhere to hide.
I think it’s a bit disingenuous to say we were frauds last year. We lost two close games to two good teams, one on the road and one to the national runner ups.
This year’s team are absolutely frauds though, and anyone who watched our first two games could’ve told you that.
Because we only played 3 ranked teams. Beat one on the road by 1, lost to one on the road by 10, and then lost at home to the team that made a run to the title game (all 3 of those teams ended the season in the top 12). You can only play the teams on your schedule.
Sure, they weren’t one of the beat 3 teams in the country and weren’t actual title contenders, but I don’t know how you could watch that team last year and say they had no business being in the playoffs.
I’m not saying you need to praise them. I’m simply saying that calling them “fraudulent” is a bit disingenuous. I don’t really see the argument that there were 12 other teams that were better than them and deserved to make the playoffs ahead of them.
They’re a fraud because anyone who has watched college football in the last 25 years knows they ALWAYS lose big games. When have they ever took down anyone good outside one manziel game. Even in the season you’re talking about they lost to their top 3 opponents and that was maybe their second best or best season in 30 years.
*they lost to their top opponent and third best opponent; they beat their second best opponent
Regardless, I still don’t see how any of that means last season’s team was fraudulent though. They played the end of year #10 team on the road, the #12 team on the road, and the #2 team at home. All 3 games were close game and they went 1-2 in those games and beat everyone else. Again, I don’t really see the argument that there were 12 better teams than them that deserved to be in the playoffs over them.
By that standard, pretty much every team outside of Indiana was “fraudulent” then.
Let me spell it out for you: your best argument is that your best team in 30 years was great because they could hang in there with good teams. Congrats. Couldn’t beat them but could keep it close. That’s totally a contender scenario and not a fraud.
They bring in soo many five star recruits and still can’t get over the edge as a dominant team. Last year was good, but even then, they still got smacked by great teams.
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u/jrg1868 Mississippi State Bulldogs 28d ago
Feel like I watch the same A&M team every year