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re: So Next Year is the Big Year
Posted on 2/20/14 at 11:35 am to Roger Klarvin
Posted on 2/20/14 at 11:35 am to Roger Klarvin
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I could easily se us going 7-5 next year. In fact, until I see our QB and defensive play I'm saying 8-4 is our peak.
So many think that though. Aggie history tells me that equals a nine or ten win season.
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Posted on 2/20/14 at 12:29 pm to cardboardboxer
Next year, it is all on the defense. No more excuses. Mark Snyder needs to show improvement and incoming guys like Myles Garrett should make his job easier. 8-4 should be the expectation with a new QB and all.
Posted on 2/20/14 at 12:45 pm to cardboardboxer
I don't anticipate any big changes/improvements next year (2014).
2015 ... huge.
2015 ... huge.
Posted on 2/20/14 at 12:54 pm to greenbastard
Yeah, the defensive improvement next year will likely be minimal. We still have no depth at corner and safety, all three starting linebackers will likely be underclassmen and out Dline rotation will include 6 underclassmen.
Posted on 2/20/14 at 1:26 pm to EKG
Don't expect a day and night type of change, but I do expect an improvement nonetheless.
Posted on 2/20/14 at 4:35 pm to greenbastard
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Next year, it is all on the defense. No more excuses.
There it is.
I think the offense will be fine. It won't be must-watch-TV w/o Manziel, but I think they'll still score plenty of points. Defense might actually be pretty good, but that's putting a lot on freshmen and redshirts. I expect 2015 to be our year. But if the defense exceeds expectations...
Posted on 2/21/14 at 4:13 pm to cardboardboxer
I will be pleasantly surprised if we do well, but we still have an incredibly young defense, first year QB, and our receiving corps lacks valuable experience.
Claiborne, Garrett and Golden I expect to be a filthy defensive core, but that's a freshman and a sophomore. I will give them the benefit of the doubt for another year, but I will have high expectations in 2015 and 2016. I'm talking SEC Championship/Playoffs.
Claiborne, Garrett and Golden I expect to be a filthy defensive core, but that's a freshman and a sophomore. I will give them the benefit of the doubt for another year, but I will have high expectations in 2015 and 2016. I'm talking SEC Championship/Playoffs.
Posted on 2/21/14 at 4:15 pm to TeLeFaWx
*two sophomores.
Posted on 2/21/14 at 4:19 pm to TeLeFaWx
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I will give them the benefit of the doubt for another year, but I will have high expectations in 2015 and 2016. I'm talking SEC Championship/Playoffs.
This.
Posted on 2/21/14 at 8:53 pm to TeLeFaWx
People keep saying 2015, but I really think 2016 is "our year". Pretty good chance we have a three year starter at QB (if Hill wins and doesn't leave early, definitely if Allen wins) a receiving core littered with upperclassmen and every starter on defense SHOULD be in at least their third year on campus.
Next year, our awesome 2014 class will just be sophomore and RS freshmen. We're still gonna be relying heavily on underclassmen in 2015. The trick is going to be riding out the storm and not having a bad year due to inexperience and throw off our recruiting momentum. It would be VERY easy to go 7-5 next year and we can't let that happen. We have to win at least a couple out of USC, MSU (wont be easy on the road), Bama, Auburn, Mizzu, LSU. I know people will say "but look what happened in 2012" and the fact is that 9 of our 11 wins were expected and the SEC had an unusually high number of bad teams. Mizzu, Ole Miss, MSU and Auburn at least will all be much better than they were in 2012 and we still get USC, LSU and Bama as well.
Next year, our awesome 2014 class will just be sophomore and RS freshmen. We're still gonna be relying heavily on underclassmen in 2015. The trick is going to be riding out the storm and not having a bad year due to inexperience and throw off our recruiting momentum. It would be VERY easy to go 7-5 next year and we can't let that happen. We have to win at least a couple out of USC, MSU (wont be easy on the road), Bama, Auburn, Mizzu, LSU. I know people will say "but look what happened in 2012" and the fact is that 9 of our 11 wins were expected and the SEC had an unusually high number of bad teams. Mizzu, Ole Miss, MSU and Auburn at least will all be much better than they were in 2012 and we still get USC, LSU and Bama as well.
This post was edited on 2/21/14 at 8:56 pm
Posted on 2/21/14 at 10:09 pm to Roger Klarvin
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People keep saying 2015, but I really think 2016 is "our year". Pretty good chance we have a three year starter at QB (if Hill wins and doesn't leave early, definitely if Allen wins) a receiving core littered with upperclassmen and every starter on defense SHOULD be in at least their third year on campus.
Next year, our awesome 2014 class will just be sophomore and RS freshmen. We're still gonna be relying heavily on underclassmen in 2015. The trick is going to be riding out the storm and not having a bad year due to inexperience and throw off our recruiting momentum. It would be VERY easy to go 7-5 next year and we can't let that happen. We have to win at least a couple out of USC, MSU (wont be easy on the road), Bama, Auburn, Mizzu, LSU. I know people will say "but look what happened in 2012" and the fact is that 9 of our 11 wins were expected and the SEC had an unusually high number of bad teams. Mizzu, Ole Miss, MSU and Auburn at least will all be much better than they were in 2012 and we still get USC, LSU and Bama as well.
This. Hopefully the young team improves and peaks at the end of the year with upset candidates being Mizzou and LSU at home.
There's 4 sure wins(SMU,Lam,ULM,Rice)
Two losses(@Bama,@Auburn)
With MSU, Arky, and Ole Miss being so early in the year I think we stumble against one
I can't wait to see what the new team can do against South Carolina!
This post was edited on 2/21/14 at 10:10 pm
Posted on 2/21/14 at 10:57 pm to Raoul_Duke
I think we absolutely MUST beat Mizzu looking at our schedule. Given that it is at home, it is probably our second or third easiest game behind Arkansas and maybe Ole Miss at Kyle. Mizzu lost something like 12 starting seniors, many of them redshirt seniors. They were the mot experienced team in CF IIRC.
If we lose to Mizzu, we frankly might end up at 6-6. If we aren't good enough to beat them at home, we likely wont win any of USC, Bama, Auburn, LSU or MSU.
The toughest part looking ahead to next year is the number of games we are HUGE longshots to win. USC in a new QBs first game would take a Herculian effort (they've lost one home game in the last four years) and Bama and Auburn on the road are even more unlikely. I hate having so many games that even most Aggies have to admit we likely wont win.
If we lose to Mizzu, we frankly might end up at 6-6. If we aren't good enough to beat them at home, we likely wont win any of USC, Bama, Auburn, LSU or MSU.
The toughest part looking ahead to next year is the number of games we are HUGE longshots to win. USC in a new QBs first game would take a Herculian effort (they've lost one home game in the last four years) and Bama and Auburn on the road are even more unlikely. I hate having so many games that even most Aggies have to admit we likely wont win.
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