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the most cool guy
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Feel free to share your own.

Our offensive line is not terrible, but it's not good enough to go on a playoff run this year. We can cross that possibility off the list.

Marcel Reed is inconsistent, doesn't see the field very well, and is slow to deliver the ball downfield. He also ran in a few situations where there had to be an open receiver somewhere. O'Neill is a better passer, but less trustworthy to run the offense. Once again we don't have enough certainty or dependability at the most important position.

Our pass defense wasn't fixed last week, and it's not fixed this week either. Tackling and overall effort in coverage were still poor, and we let too many receivers get open by 5+ yards.

Run defense was mildly better in the middle, but we were barely tested there at all so I don't take anything away from that. We are still awful at stopping plays out on the perimeter.

A good mobile quarterback is going to kill us.

A good offense with tempo is going to kill us.

Any well-executed misdirection is going to kill us.

Our receivers are badass despite the drops. Frankly they are underutilized. It's hard to say Craver, Bussey, and KC shouldn't each get 8+ touches per game.

The sacks were good to see, but setting aside the flash plays, I don't think we are consistently collapsing the pocket enough on pass plays. We need more consistent pressure.

The run game on offense was more of an emphasis, and we found a rhythm at times, but there are still significant questions about how effective we can be against a team with a good front 7.

Our kicking game is not very good. What the ****. Just make kicks. It's your one job.

A win over Notre Dame would shock me. There is no reason to believe we will win that game.


I still feel ok about my 7-5 prediction for now, but I am starting to wonder if I should have gone with 6-6.
superunknown
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Last week... 42-24.

This week... 44-22

If we can keep adding 2 points every week and allowing 2 fewer points every week, I like our chances.
boyfriend
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We lack a killer instinct, team comes out flat for the second half second week in a row. Marcel is inconsistent in the passing game, some good and some bad. The secondary is still a question mark despite the claims that we improved there. The pass rush is starting to come on.
DavidAg02
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The thing that bothers me the most is the mentality of this team. Just low effort from all but a few guys. No apparent desire to dominate or even finish the game. They will make a good play, the entire team will pat themselves on the back and celebrate and then follow that up with 3 low effort plays.
Shucks14
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Didn't we hold them to 61 TOTAL YARDS in the first half? Then we relaxed one drive after that and then the 2nd string entered. I'd say that's considered good.
Jawn Dough
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On both sides, we are too conservative.

Elko coaches not too lose. He coaches scared.
zooguy96
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Same old, same old. 7-5/8-4, rinse and repeat.
I know a lot about a little, and a little about a lot.
WilCoAg17
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My biggest takeaway thus far is how hot and cold both sides of the ball can be. We can go from three sacks in a row to not being able to tackle the opposing RB. Offense can deliver big plays and move down the field and then 3 and out the next drive.

I willing to believe they're trying to be super vanilla and just out talent two lesser teams, but I'm not encouraged heading into South Bend.

Whatever. BTHOeveryone
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fav13andac1)c
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You sure do put a lot of energy into being disappointed by the Aggies. If you don't think they have a chance, why not just go about your day?
Athanasius
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I don't see us losing until the Championship Game versus Ohio State.
amercer
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We are probably a meh team that gives meh effort when the game isn't big.

I think we will see better effort, which will make us competitive against good teams. I'm just not sure we win any of those games.
zooguy96
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The only thing I'm sure of about this team is that it's gonna be inconsistent.
I know a lot about a little, and a little about a lot.
Furlock Bones
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We are not a contender to win the conference or make the playoffs.

Again.

That's basically all that needs to be said.
Aggie Dad 26
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boyfriend said:

We lack a killer instinct, team comes out flat for the second half second week in a row Marcel is inconsistent in the passing game, some good and some bad. The secondary is still a question mark despite the claims that we improved there. The pass rush is starting to come on.


This team needs alphas
deer corn
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You need cupcake dominance and perfection of imperfections.

This team would get smoked by Ohio State, Georgia, and all in the top 10.

These victories should not be celebrated, imo.

You either want a natty or not. Sunshine pumpers need to pound sand.
Logos Stick
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The oline is average. They could not move this team in short yardage at all. On offense, we have legit receivers and RBs, that's it. I expect Marcel to be running for his life against ND. ND will shut down the run and force Marcel to beat them.

After seeing today's performance, I'm still predicting 6-6.
zooguy96
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Some fans want to win something like a championship for the first time since 1998.

I don't know what the hell other fans want.
I know a lot about a little, and a little about a lot.
Maroon Dawn
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The pumpers can only delude themselves for the rest of this week (and oh how they will delude themselves) and then the reality of what a Top 10 Team on the road will do to this lazy, low effort team will be undeniable even to them
Deus Vult
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superunknown said:

Last week... 42-24.

This week... 44-22

If we can keep adding 2 points every week and allowing 2 fewer points every week, I like our chances.

Probably would have helped if the first team played the whole time in both those games. You probably couldn't figure that out.
Aggiebacker5264
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Yall are so sad. Defense needs to play more consistently especially coming out of the half. I like seeing the sacks and til. Secondary needs to get their head out of their ass. Offense needs to stick to quick passes and run the ball. Marcel still has long way to go. Backs and receivers are studs. O line still needs to work on pass blocking and on run blocks push someone's ass backwards. I'm glad 2-0 right now but long way to go. They need to continue to improve every week. Eyes say we lose next week but we will somehow make one more play and be 3-0 and next week. I still believe we are 8-4 or 9-3 depends all on seeing more improvement. But I haven't seen a team that truly says they are the best yet
Pumpkinhead
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2nd Qtr Utah State had -15 yards and got outscored 20-0. First time in A&M football history a guy had sacks on 3 consecutive plays.
aginresearch
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Stop believing your lying eyes and believe the resident experts in the zoo. We suck. They have spoken!
Fishwrangler11
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As far as I'm concerned, until we actually beat someone, you're going to continue to provide these pathetic takes.

In reality, I would say that our defense is no where near top Elko quality, but today I can at least see the pathway toward it. That 3 sacks by Cashius was nuts! Also, besides the TD drives, the defense showed to be solid.

ABR needs get better hands, so I'm glad we have Craver and Concepcion. Running looked much better and Marcel completed a deep pass! Glad to see that we actually are trying to get explosive plays verses always just hitting short routes like last year.

This game was over after Marcel went out, which at that point in time I felt much better. ND is good, but I think we have a shot!
deer corn
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aginresearch said:

Stop believing your lying eyes and believe the resident experts in the zoo. We suck. They have spoken!


We don't suck. We have to PLAY BETTER and be better for the opponents coming down the line. Why is this so hard for everyone?
superunknown
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Helped what? The trend?
the most cool guy
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zooguy96 said:

Some fans want to win something like a championship for the first time since 1998.

I don't know what the hell other fans want.

The fans who don't actually want to win are the pumpers who are content to just pretend like we're winning.
aginresearch
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Funny. Your previous post doesn't say anything about that. Sure a reasonable take is that we have areas where we need improvement. However, I think we win at ND with what we shown.

Oh, by the way, Ohio State struggled with a cupcake last week at home and almost lost.
deer corn
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You're just being a silly Aggie w that "so long as sip is bad, we are happy" mentality with this post.

tu is not a cupcake team. Stop with this stupidity.
zooguy96
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the most cool guy said:

zooguy96 said:

Some fans want to win something like a championship for the first time since 1998.

I don't know what the hell other fans want.

The fans who don't actually want to win are the pumpers who are content to just pretend like we're winning.


Yep, and just have their heads in the sand re: how we are playing with respect to opponent.
I know a lot about a little, and a little about a lot.
aginresearch
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Wow! Joke. Zoom! But you have a great evening. I'm happy we won and look forward to ND.
jeffdjohnson
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Offense looks way more explosive than last year. The biggest questions are probably at QB right now. I like Reed, but he might be too inconsistent to elevate this team and program to a big season. I'm looking forward to next week to find out.

Defense is suspect, but maybe has some potential. There is some weird early season data behind the defense. They have defended 27 total drives not counting an end of the half kneel down. 18 of those drives were stopped in 5 plays or less with no points given up. That is pretty good ratio to immediately shut down 66% of opponents drives like that. The problem is that most any drive more than 5 plays is ending up in the end zone. Six of those other drives ended up as touchdown drives, 1 FG, 1 Missed FG, and 1 fumble. We'll find out next week if the defense is possibly solid, but with early season consistency issues or if this is a sign of problems to come.
Class of 65
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Hard fact ---we could not beat Baylor Texas Tech Kansas or SMU this year
MaroonStain
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Usual suspect griefer club on this thread
cevans_40
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Class of 65 said:

Hard fact ---we could not beat Baylor Texas Tech Kansas or SMU this year

Lol. Say "hard fact" and then post a dumbass opinion.
romanagg11
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The good thing is when the A&M team turns it ON, they're unstoppable.
The bad part is when they relax the momentum, ANY team can score on them.
Final point: eliminate the boneheaded plays.
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