re: Can Texas A&M win the west next year?

I think they will be a 9-10 win team next year. The interesting thing is going to be how the DC's prep for the start of the season. I recall Les Miles running 10-15 lbs off of his defense by quickening the pace of practice in preparation to play Oregon a few years back. I have no doubt the SEC DCs can scheme to slow down JM.

We will have Ole Miss, Auburn, and TAMU all playing spread systems(some run-based; some pass-based.) But we also have Bama, LSU, and eventually Arkansas that are going to play pro-style smash mouth fb.Miss St will continue to play good offensive fb as well. Gonna' be tough to be an SECw DC that is for sure.

To me, the more SEC teams evolve to fast-paced O's, the better the D's will be in handling them. Just my opinion.

It'll be interesting to see how OU handles the spread TAMU system. They are used to this type system, and I think they will move the ball quite easily on the TAMU defense as well. Should be a tough game.