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Posted on 5/26/13 at 5:15 pm to TbirdSpur2010
They didn't just "let" him last year either 
Posted on 5/26/13 at 5:16 pm to LSUDM2001
He gets injured every game IMO
Posted on 5/26/13 at 5:17 pm to Big Kat
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They didn't just "let" him last year either
I know, they will adjust.
Posted on 5/26/13 at 5:20 pm to Big Kat
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They didn't just "let" him last year either
One troll at a time. Gotta make the fun last
Posted on 5/26/13 at 5:21 pm to brick
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I know, they will adjust.
They DID adjust--and JFF still ran around not giving a frick
Posted on 5/26/13 at 5:22 pm to TbirdSpur2010
They're not trolling. This is the SEC.
Posted on 5/26/13 at 5:24 pm to subotic
quote:The same way any team would w/o their starter. Except for sc, possibly Mizzou and auburn
no flame, how does A&M respond IF manziel goes down? you always wonder when a scrambler is gonna take that awkward fall. i'd be interested to see how the offense performs and adapts with a new QB, considering all the praise he has gotten(earned imo).
Posted on 5/26/13 at 5:24 pm to brick
quote:yep. And we won't. And qbs in the 2nd year of the system never show any sign of improvement. We are fricked
I know, they will adjust
This post was edited on 5/26/13 at 5:25 pm
Posted on 5/26/13 at 5:32 pm to WestCoastAg
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yep. And we won't. And qbs in the 2nd year of the system never show any sign of improvement. We are fricked
Well, I think is a psychological thing, JM is feeling invincible right now, this will carry thru the season, I think he will take unnecesary risks wich will cause him to run in to defenders more often than not, until somebody hits him just right, then his luck will be over. JMO.
Posted on 5/27/13 at 3:48 am to brick
Speaking of adjusting...
Against the three best defenses JFF faced last year (LSU, UF, Alabama), they did adjust.
Texas A&M first half vs those three:
49 points (average 16.3 points per game)
Texas A&M second half vs those three:
16 points (average 5.3 points per game)
In all three games, A&M was either behind at the end of the half, or within one score of the opposing team, so one cannot claim that they had called off the dogs. They were still, very much, in a struggle.
JFF is an amazing talent and hard to stop, but those teams did adjust to him. The quick scoring of A&M kept them in two of them and won them the third. Alabama lost more so because of three crucial turnovers on strong drives (INT after 23 yards on 4 plays, fumble after 50 yards on 3 plays, and INT after 58 yards on 5 plays).
I will not try and demean A&M's victory over Alabama, but I will give credit where credit is due - while JFF had a great game and kept them in it, it was their defense that ultimately won them that game. Twice JFF had a chance to keep Alabama from winning it, and twice failed to get a first down (the first leading to the INT with Alabama 2 yards away, the second getting the first down from an Alabama player being offsides) when all he needed was one to pretty much end the game.
Against the three best defenses JFF faced last year (LSU, UF, Alabama), they did adjust.
Texas A&M first half vs those three:
49 points (average 16.3 points per game)
Texas A&M second half vs those three:
16 points (average 5.3 points per game)
In all three games, A&M was either behind at the end of the half, or within one score of the opposing team, so one cannot claim that they had called off the dogs. They were still, very much, in a struggle.
JFF is an amazing talent and hard to stop, but those teams did adjust to him. The quick scoring of A&M kept them in two of them and won them the third. Alabama lost more so because of three crucial turnovers on strong drives (INT after 23 yards on 4 plays, fumble after 50 yards on 3 plays, and INT after 58 yards on 5 plays).
I will not try and demean A&M's victory over Alabama, but I will give credit where credit is due - while JFF had a great game and kept them in it, it was their defense that ultimately won them that game. Twice JFF had a chance to keep Alabama from winning it, and twice failed to get a first down (the first leading to the INT with Alabama 2 yards away, the second getting the first down from an Alabama player being offsides) when all he needed was one to pretty much end the game.
Posted on 5/27/13 at 4:00 am to WestCoastAg
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yep. And we won't. And qbs in the 2nd year of the system never show any sign of improvement. We are fricked
It just all depends if he avoids the dreaded sophomore slump or not. I agree with the other posters - it will be because of attitude if he does, not talent. Talent he has in spades, but will he remain focused with the spotlight shining on him from day 1?
I am not going to bother predicting one way or another. It will be hard to gauge how he is progressing at first, as Rice and Sam Houston State are not going to be more than a speed bump for A&M. Game 3, vs Alabama, will be the beginning or end of discussions of a repeat Heisman. A&M will not likely have enough high profile games to overcome a bad one against Alabama, with really only LSU and the potential SECCG to make up for it. A&M's SEC schedule is as light as Alabama's, obviously disregarding their matchup vs each other, and their OOC schedule is probably the worst in the SEC. Not A&M's fault, per se, as they had to scramble to rebuild their schedule.
Don't say that on a national board, though. Boise State fans will claim you were ducking them ;p
Posted on 5/27/13 at 4:46 am to skrayper
Posted on 5/27/13 at 4:54 am to LSUDM2001
quote:I think your neighbors are getting to you.
Austin, TX
Posted on 5/27/13 at 4:55 am to HoustonGumbeauxGuy
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Austin, TX
I think your neighbors are getting to you.
I thought North Korea nuked that place...
Posted on 5/27/13 at 6:24 am to skrayper
I saw Johnny face 3 good D's and improve as a QB from one to the next to the next culminating in beating Bama
Next he will beat the Ravens
Next he will beat the Ravens
Posted on 5/27/13 at 7:22 am to skrayper
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skrayper
A gump actually made a rational post. I think we're starting to see some cognitve change...He may have been drunk though. Bottom line is, last year doesn't matter. JFF will be much improved. The offense as a whole will be better. We'll have to wait and see about the defense. Not one team will hold A&M under four scores. Anybody saying that they are not concerned about their team playing A&M and JFF, is lying through their DSLs, period! A&M could win 14 or they might very well lose 3-4 games.
On another note. Congrats to the corndogs on a great game last night. Did I hear the announcer say that Cotton, was a walk on? Gotta love that.
Posted on 5/27/13 at 7:34 am to brick
If JFF goes down then the A&M little longhorns are a 7-6 team. Fact!
Posted on 5/27/13 at 8:13 am to ctiger69
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Fact!
You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means
Posted on 5/27/13 at 8:34 am to Big Kat
Some folks, just don't know the difference between truth and fact!
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