re: Why does Texas A$M play Clemson?

As an A&M fan, I tend to agree with that. We will not be favored to win in at least 4 games due to inferior talent. (@Clemson, Bama, @UGA, @LSU). One could argue that we have comparable talent to the rest of the teams we face, but will likely lose to one of them on the road.

I think 7-5 is a reasonable prediction for A&M for next year. Would win 10 games in Big12 though.