I guess it's encouraging that with a depleted, true freshman-stacked roster, we lost a lot of games by one possession or less. The young guys grew up week to week and proved they can still play with the best. Hoping we can keep a lot of this unit together- they definitely have potential and show promise.

The miss state and Florida games are the ones where A&M lost by 12+, doesn't make the other losses better just pointing out the obvious.

This only confirms the AP knows just as much as the zoo.

one safe place said:

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Wonder how many will be in the top 15 after all the games are played?

I suppose 7 of our opponents could claim they beat a top 6 team because they beat us.

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Well, if all 7 played A&M on the same Saturday when they were ranked #6 you'd have a point. It's at the time of the game being played.

TX_Aggie37 said:

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I respect your ability to move goalposts.

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No, there is no goalpost moving. We still have to win the NC. However, instead of wallowing in despair, it is nice to look at some positives also.

The " top 10 wins" record vs top 25 teams is the most irrelevant stat imaginable

Who gives a chit where they are ranked when you play, only poll that matters is the final poll.
The AP and coaches poll only exist the first part of the season to boost ratings and give people something to talk about .. poll should come out mid season like the CFR
App state getting credit for beating the #6 team in country - not even close
A&M saying two top 15 wins over Miami and Arkansas. No lol

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I get that this is a joke but here is where those teams are now in this ranking site: College Football on TeamRankings.com

Miami - 71
Arkansas - 33
LSU - 13
UMass - 130

LSU, obviously a nice win, but they are likely to drop again after losing to Georgia.

Other current rankings of teams we lost to:
Alabama - 3
Miss St - 16
Ole Miss - 19
Florida - 28
S. Car - 40
Auburn - 52
App St - 61

They have us ranked at 44, with a SOS rank of 29.

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Depends on how you look at it. If you are a Debbie Downer, then you will look only for negatives.
You can also say that we destroyed their spirit so badly that they fell apart totally after encountering A&M.

I know some discount "top 5/10/15" win with where that team finished the season, it doesn't work that way. Whatever they are ranked when you play them, it is a top 5/10/15 win.

The Auburn loss is the killer and was really inexcusable, barely struggled to score 10 points. That would be a 6th win and change the narrative based on the lsu W.

I do.

Over half our wins are vs top 15 opponents!

We played like to Top 20 team against LSU and Arkie. We played like a bottom 20 team against the others.

Bobaloo said:

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We played like to Top 20 team against LSU and Arkie. We played like a bottom 20 team against the others.

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I would add Alabama game to the "played like top 20" list, even though we lost. Bama - even without Bryce - is a top 20 team.

With this logic, we must be the first top 10 team to lose 7 times…

this is going to be the nauseating talking point in the offseason.

Arkansas at least finished 6-6 playing an SEC schedule, but...good grief...Miami went 5-7 in the ACC. They were bad

W said:

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this is going to be the nauseating talking point in the offseason.

Arkansas at least finished 6-6 playing an SEC schedule, but...good grief...Miami went 5-7 in the ACC. They were bad

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Miami got embarrased by Middle Tenneseee 45-31 at home on 9/24. That same Middle Tennesee team followed that huge upset with 3 straight conference losses to UTSA, UAB, and Western Kentucky by a combined score of 121-61.

Jarrin' Jay said:

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I know some discount "top 5/10/15" win with where that team finished the season, it doesn't work that way. Whatever they are ranked when you play them, it is a top 5/10/15 win.

The Auburn loss is the killer and was really inexcusable, barely struggled to score 10 points. That would be a 6th win and change the narrative based on the lsu W.

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app st even more so.

beat app st like you are supposed to and we are bowling

Of our 3 wins against AP Top 15 teams, only LSU will finish ranked. If we had played like we did against LSU, we would have beaten Appalachian State, Ole Miss, and Auburn and finished 8-4 (4-4 SEC). Our 30-24 loss at South Carolina does not look as bad as it once did because 8-4 (4-4 SEC) South Carolina demolished 10-2 Tennessee 63-38 and upset Clemson 31-30 on the road. Our 31-28 loss to Ole Miss at home looks worse because they lost all of their other 4 games after a 7-0 start.

Hopefully, we can snap a 6-game road losing streak next year. We have not won a road a game since crushing Missouri 35-14 rout on 10/16/21 and against an SEC West team since beating 31-20 on 12/5/20. Our first opportunity to end our road losing streak is at Miami on 9/9/23. Our first true road SEC game will be at Tennessee on 10/14/23. We will be coming off a tough home game against Alabama, and Tennessee will be coming off a bye week. I believe our best chance to win a true SEC road game next year will be at Ole Miss on 11/4/23.

nvrmind

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TX_Aggie37 said:

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I respect your ability to move goalposts.

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No, there is no goalpost moving. We still have to win the NC. However, instead of wallowing in despair, it is nice to look at some positives also.

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I'm simply saying we didn't beat 3 top 15 teams because 2 of those teams aren't ranked at all. I am a person who looks at end of season rankings as opposed to ranking at the time of the game. None of our losses would consider us a top 6 win or even a top 25 win.

Lol at trying call Miami and Pig top 15 wins when they finished 5-7 and 6-6.

Where you finish is what matters. Early season rankings are garbage and everyone knows it.

infinity ag said:

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aglaes said:

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I get that this is a joke but here is where those teams are now in this ranking site: College Football on TeamRankings.com

Miami - 71
Arkansas - 33
LSU - 13
UMass - 130

LSU, obviously a nice win, but they are likely to drop again after losing to Georgia.

Other current rankings of teams we lost to:
Alabama - 3
Miss St - 16
Ole Miss - 19
Florida - 28
S. Car - 40
Auburn - 52
App St - 61

They have us ranked at 44, with a SOS rank of 29.

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Depends on how you look at it. If you are a Debbie Downer, then you will look only for negatives.
You can also say that we destroyed their spirit so badly that they fell apart totally after encountering A&M.

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So App State destroyed our spirit so badly that we fell apart totally after encountering them?

Lol come on, dude. This is a huge reach. Miami and Arkansas were overrated, just like we were. The same thing happened every year with Sumlin- we would beat an overrated team earlier in the season, thump our chests over it, then collapse in the second half of the season.

TX_Aggie37 said:

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infinity ag said:

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TX_Aggie37 said:

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I respect your ability to move goalposts.

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No, there is no goalpost moving. We still have to win the NC. However, instead of wallowing in despair, it is nice to look at some positives also.

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I'm simply saying we didn't beat 3 top 15 teams because 2 of those teams aren't ranked at all. I am a person who looks at end of season rankings as opposed to ranking at the time of the game. None of our losses would consider us a top 6 win or even a top 25 win.

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They were Top 15 when we played them. And that is all that matters. It is the same in tennis also, if you beat Alcaraz today, you have beaten the world No 1. If Alc sucks and falls to No 10, you still get the credit for beating a No 1.

Aggieair said:

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infinity ag said:

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aglaes said:

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I get that this is a joke but here is where those teams are now in this ranking site: College Football on TeamRankings.com

Miami - 71
Arkansas - 33
LSU - 13
UMass - 130

LSU, obviously a nice win, but they are likely to drop again after losing to Georgia.

Other current rankings of teams we lost to:
Alabama - 3
Miss St - 16
Ole Miss - 19
Florida - 28
S. Car - 40
Auburn - 52
App St - 61

They have us ranked at 44, with a SOS rank of 29.

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Depends on how you look at it. If you are a Debbie Downer, then you will look only for negatives.
You can also say that we destroyed their spirit so badly that they fell apart totally after encountering A&M.

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So App State destroyed our spirit so badly that we fell apart totally after encountering them?

Lol come on, dude. This is a huge reach. Miami and Arkansas were overrated, just like we were. The same thing happened every year with Sumlin- we would beat an overrated team earlier in the season, thump our chests over it, then collapse in the second half of the season.

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It is possible. But these rankings are subjective anyway. It is a bunch of coaches or press guys ranking them. Many teams are over or under rated. That is part of the deal.

This thread made me throw up in my mouth a little.

Delete thread/delete season from memory bank

We even got some first downs too against top 15 schools!!!

TX_Aggie37 said:

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I respect your ability to move goalposts.

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Ohio state didn't do it.
Cry more.

one safe place said:

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Wonder how many will be in the top 15 after all the games are played?

I suppose 7 of our opponents could claim they beat a top 6 team because they beat us.

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Only App State gets to claim that