re: aTm will be better next year without JFF

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Secondly, what are you saying? Are you saying that LSU and Alabama are good every year SOLELY because of the name on the front of their jerseys?

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No, I'm saying they have better coaches, and at this point, superior talent.

What reason, as a somewhat unbiased observer, am I to believe that A&M will be improved without JFF? How does a legendary-bad defense become an asset? How does a team losing its best three players (by far) not only sustain success, but get better immediately?

Listen, it could happen, but if you told me Auburn would play for the title last year, I'd say that was stupid, and I'd generally be right. I'm not trying to take away your hope, I'm just ridiculing what'll probably prove to be a fantasy.

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OH FFS

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Yes, for frick's sake. You are talking out of your arse, just like everyone else who automatically assumes that A&M will suck on offense without JFF, Evans, and Matthews. It's almost as if you assume that there will only be 8 players on the field and the center will snap the ball into thin air.

Change takes time.
We're in the process of putting the infrastructure in place.
Good stuff occurring--in all facets of our program (donations, coaches, marketing, eyes on TVs, recruiting, new construction, etc.).
I see us as a 4-loss team next year; but in 2015 ... look out.

You are forgetting that talent has to be developed. LSU has shown that they can consistently develop talent over a long period of time. I don't doubt that A&M can develop offensive talent. Let's see if the defensive talent is properly developed.

Absolutely, AdamDeMamp.
No question at all that that's our Achilles Heel right now.
And no one realizes it more than Coach Sumlin.
It's the reason why LINK ]happenings like this are so important for our program.
We'll get there.

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I was just making the observation that you shite on an overwhelming majority of the threads in which you post, rather than ever engaging in a conversation.

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I'd say more like 50%. And your boy Soze is at least at 75%

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Listen, it could happen, but if you told me Auburn would play for the title last year, I'd say that was stupid, and I'd generally be right. I'm not trying to take away your hope, I'm just ridiculing what'll probably prove to be a fantasy.

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Except you weren't right. I was. I said all along that Auburn had excellent talent, despite the 2012 effort, and would be much improved if Malzan could make use of that talent. I didn't buy into the "No Cam, Aubie Sucks" argument, and I was right. I knew because I pay attention to recruiting evaluations and rankings, which are not perfect, but usually a pretty good indicator of talent on a team. Any time the talent is there, any team, regardless of the name on the front of their jersey, has a shot. More importantly, we're not the only team in the nation losing our best players. Other programs, including LSU and Alabama, will be replacing players.

Why do some of you consistently note A&M's losses and ignore everyone else?

Alabama loses McCarron. He was the ONLY player on their team, right? What's LSU gonna do without Mett? Auburn should just give up after losing Tre Mason to the draft.

Come on, Auburn is the very rare exception. Arkansas is the rule. I don't think you'll go winless or anything, but why should anyone who isn't a TAMU homer have faith in a bunch of unproven guys who haven't been asked to do very much? I'll give you the benefit of the doubt that you follow TAMU athletics closer than we do, but for the same reasons you're going to be more optimistic about guys who we've got little info on.

The Alabama/AU/LSU comparisons are silly. Those are three good players, but I don't think any compare to what A&M is losing. Moreover, I don't necessarily expect any of those teams to be better next year.

In the end, my position is the reasonable one, in that I don't expect TAMU to be better. Maybe all these young guys are just world beaters, but if you were a sportswriter voting in a poll, where would you put A&M? I'd probably put them low in the top 25, which is where you'd expect a 4 loss team to sit.

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I don't think you'll go winless or anything, but why should anyone who isn't a TAMU homer have faith in a bunch of unproven guys who haven't been asked to do very much?

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You shouldn't have any. It won't stop us from trying to convince you otherwise all off season though