If the AP is worth anything we'll finally break our Texas 8-4 moniker only to go 7-5.

We have ND, Florida, S Car., corndog, and the perennial champions of August in sip all ranked ahead of us. Hell we even got Illinois, k state and smu ranked ahead of us.

Nevertheless, 19 is right where we belong. The challenge becomes finishing the season ranked better than 19… A tall task, history would say.

9-3 should get us there, and it would be a good enough season for most. But the level-heads of the zoo have been predicting this every year since '20 and it almost seems unattainable.

Since the zoo and the AP both mostly wrong about all things, our best shot at breaking the curse is by sticking to our guns and predicting the inevitable 8-4. Hell, maybe some y'all will finally get a chance to say I told you so even. What a day that would be.

Not sure why people repeat the 8-4 meme:

2024 8-5
2023 7-6
2022 5-7
2021 8-4
2020 9-1
2019 8-5
2018 9-4
2017 7-6
2016 8-5

I understand the meme refers to the "regular season" but for more punch just talk about the conference record instead or perhaps just the overall November record.

By comparison, Elko's Duke record fit those trends from Jimbo and Sumlin perfectly, btw…as did his first season here…

I think we'll go 8-5.

5 Wins - UTSA, UT St, Auburn, Miss St, Samford

3 Tossups: Florida, @Arkansas, @Missouri

4 Losses - @Notre Dame, @LSU, South Carolina, @Texas

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5 Wins - UTSA, UT St, Auburn, Miss St, Samford

3 Tossups: Florida, @Arkansas, @Missouri

4 Losses - @Notre Dame, @LSU, South Carolina, @Texas

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I would personally put Auburn in the tossup category. That will not be an easy game. Probably South Carolina too.

Honestly 8-4 in the regular season is really optimistic. I tend to think we go 7-5 and win a meaningless bowl game, but we could easily go 6-6.

I still see 9-3 but really anything from 7-5 to 10-2 are very likely to happen.

7-5 Elko's seat is hot
8-4 Elko's seat is warm
9-3 Elko's seat is cool
10-2 Elko's seat is ice cold

I believe we'll win the Florida and South Carolina games at home. Also think we'll win one of the Arkansas-Missouri games. The Razorbacks always circle our game and play hard at home. I just don't see Missouri matching up well with us.
My prediction is 9-3 and if we are injury free I can see a possible upset win against ND, LSU and/or tu to go 10-2. Maroon kool aid tastes really good today.

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If the AP is worth anything we'll finally break our Texas 8-4 moniker only to go 7-5.

We have ND, Florida, S Car., corndog, and the perennial champions of August in sip all ranked ahead of us. Hell we even got Illinois, k state and smu ranked ahead of us.

Nevertheless, 19 is right where we belong. The challenge becomes finishing the season ranked better than 19… A tall task, history would say.

9-3 should get us there, and it would be a good enough season for most. But the level-heads of the zoo have been predicting this every year since '20 and it almost seems unattainable.

Since the zoo and the AP both mostly wrong about all things, our best shot at breaking the curse is by sticking to our guns and predicting the inevitable 8-4. Hell, maybe some y'all will finally get a chance to say I told you so even. What a day that would be.

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10-2

83Aggie said:

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10-2

We upset Notre Dame and tu

We lose to LSU

Upset late in the season at home to SC

In the CFB playoffs

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That would be a very successful Aggie football season and typical to loose to SCar late in the season AT HOME.

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greg.w.h said:

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Not sure why people repeat the 8-4 meme:

2024 8-5
2023 7-6
2022 5-7
2021 8-4
2020 9-1
2019 8-5
2018 9-4
2017 7-6
2016 8-5

I understand the meme refers to the "regular season" but for more punch just talk about the conference record instead or perhaps just the overall November record.

By comparison, Elko's Duke record fit those trends from Jimbo and Sumlin perfectly, btw…as did his first season here…

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So the last 9 years, an average of about 7.5 wins per year. The optimist predicts 8-4. The pessimist 7-5.

I'll go with the optimistic 8-4. although the team could surprise with 9 wins. We're due.

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Optimists don't meme sarcasm. Hope that helps.

Not losing any home games this year. Season will be determined on the 5 road games.

while we play a very competitive schedule i think where and when we catch some of the teams we are playing is beneficial to us. we catch florida at the tail end of a tough four game stretch. we catch arky the third game of a tough 4 game stretch. i like playing notre dame when we play them, it will be our third game and only their second and they will have to show their cards in game one against miami. so what i am saying is good chance of 8-4

My Wild Guess for the 2025 SEC regular season finish:

1. Georgia - 10 & 2
2. t.u - 10 & 2
3. Alabama - 9 & 3
4. Texas A&M - 9 & 3
5. LSU - 9 & 3
6. Ole Miss - 8 & 4
7. Tennessee - 8 & 4
8. Oklahoma - 7 & 5
9. South Carolina - 7 & 5
10. Auburn - 7 & 5
11. Florida - 6 & 6
12. Arkansas - 6 & 6
13. Arkansas - 6 & 6
14. Kentucky - 5 & 7
15 Mississippi State - 5 & 7
16. Vanderbilt - 5 & 7

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I still see 9-3 but really anything from 7-5 to 10-2 are very likely to happen.

7-5 Elko's seat is hot
8-4 Elko's seat is warm
9-3 Elko's seat is cool
10-2 Elko's seat is ice cold

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I think your seat assessment is accurate. Even though Sark was allowed to go 5-7 then 7-5 in his first two seasons.

Elko might've done himself a disservice by going 8-4 with a big November collapse like he did.

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5 Wins - UTSA, UT St, Auburn, Miss St, Samford

3 Tossups: Florida, @Arkansas, @Missouri

4 Losses - @Notre Dame, @LSU, South Carolina, @Texas

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Fair, but I could see South Carolina being a tossup (or at least we hav3 a decent chance). I still think we most likely lose 4.

If we are lucky 8-4. If we are not 7-5 to 6-6.

ATL Aggie said:

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10-2

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5 Wins - UTSA, UT St, Auburn, Miss St, Samford

3 Tossups: Florida, @Arkansas, @Missouri

4 Losses - @Notre Dame, @LSU, South Carolina, @Texas

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South Carolina is a tossup for sure. At least at this moment.

My biggest hope is that we make it through the year without losing a qb and he is still playing well enought to be the starter. Seldom happens.
If it did we could easily go 9-3

The Notre Dame, LSU, and Texas games will be the games that ultimately define our season. All on the road and spaced out over the course of the season.

We'll beat everyone else. A&M sneaks into the playoff this season. May lose in the first round, but we'll make it.

What a stupid OP post. I mean **** ......8-4, 7-5. Same **** every year. He knows that

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5 Wins - UTSA, UT St, Auburn, Miss St, Samford

3 Tossups: Florida, @Arkansas, @Missouri

4 Losses - @Notre Dame, @LSU, South Carolina, @Texas

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Fair, but I could see South Carolina being a tossup (or at least we hav3 a decent chance). I still think we most likely lose 4.

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They're all tossups. None of these teams are unbeatable.

Ceiling: 10-2
Floor: 7-5
Prediction: 9-3 with losses to Notre Dame, LSU, and Texas

LB12Diamond said:

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Not losing any home games this year. Season will be determined on the 5 road games.

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I am predicting we will go 7-0 at home and 2-3 in road games with losses to Notre Dame, LSU, and Texas. We have lost 7 consecutive November road games since a 34-13 road win at Tennessee on 12/19/2020. Winning at Missouri would snap that losing streak and give us our first road win in November or later in 5 years.