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I touched on this on the SEC Score Board … the trending phenomenon amongst some has become: A&M beats its opponents, then *poof,* suddenly they're nobodies, and the Ags are “lucky.”
The Ags just went on the road for three straight SEC games (Fayetteville, Baton Rouge, Columbia) and handled all three opponents—a heavy lift in this conference. Since we’ve been in the SEC, we’ve played in the toughest division in CFB; yet when the conference restructures itself, we’re criticized for something out of our hands.
There’s not much Texas A&M could do about the SEC not placing Bama, Ole Miss, or Georgia on our 2025 slate. We did, however, have preseason #1 UTex, #9 LSU, #13 South Carolina, and #15 Florida on our docket.
Josh Pate said it well: Characterizing games like A&M-Mizzou as a trap game—knowing who the QB is going to be—then changing the post-game narrative after the Ags win is disingenuous. You can’t put A&M on upset alert prior to the game then make “backup QB” excuses after the fact.
As for playing top teams in the CFP …
The Ags just went on the road for three straight SEC games (Fayetteville, Baton Rouge, Columbia) and handled all three opponents—a heavy lift in this conference. Since we’ve been in the SEC, we’ve played in the toughest division in CFB; yet when the conference restructures itself, we’re criticized for something out of our hands.
There’s not much Texas A&M could do about the SEC not placing Bama, Ole Miss, or Georgia on our 2025 slate. We did, however, have preseason #1 UTex, #9 LSU, #13 South Carolina, and #15 Florida on our docket.
Josh Pate said it well: Characterizing games like A&M-Mizzou as a trap game—knowing who the QB is going to be—then changing the post-game narrative after the Ags win is disingenuous. You can’t put A&M on upset alert prior to the game then make “backup QB” excuses after the fact.
As for playing top teams in the CFP …
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It has to change at some point right?! Statistically even with the number of years of striving…. No more Sysiphus Aggie!
Sisyphus, my arse.
Our boulder (i.e., 86-year championship drought) is nuthin’ but a twisted edging game to make the playoff payoff sweeter.
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re: The last time aTm was this active on message boards was when they stole Fran from Bama
Posted by EKG on 11/9/25 at 12:42 pm to RelentlessAnalysis
I prefer to think of it as the bye week.
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re: The last time aTm was this active on message boards was when they stole Fran from Bama
Posted by EKG on 11/9/25 at 12:32 pm to Sid E Walker
re: NCAAF Betting Odds | 11/15
Posted by EKG on 11/9/25 at 10:15 am to Gator Fever
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How is Ole Miss only favored by 2 TDs?
Trap game … looking ahead to Egg Bowl?
Distraction of Kiffin to Florida rumor?
Otherwise, not sure.
OM is the clear favorite in this matchup—however you break it down (coaching, talent, home-field edge).
Tough season for the Gators.
re: NCAAF Betting Odds | 11/15
Posted by EKG on 11/9/25 at 10:05 am to Che Boludo
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Oklahoma at Alabama -6.5
Seems like a lot for Bama given the matchups.
Given the standard 3-point/home team adjustment, it doesn’t seem terribly off.
It’s a great matchup.
I look for a low-scoring game, regardless of which team wins.
re: NCAAF Betting Odds | 11/15
Posted by EKG on 11/9/25 at 9:50 am to UTprideofTX
Non-SEC Top 25 games
(Those Indiana and Ohio State lines are wild :scared:)
Clemson at Louisville -3.5
Minnesota at Oregon -20.5
Notre Dame -10.5 at Pittsburgh
Michigan -9.5 at Northwestern
Wisconsin at Indiana -30.5
Iowa at USC -6.5
NC State at Miami (FL) -14.5
Virginia at Duke -5.5
UCF at Texas Tech -23.5
Georgia Tech -17.5 at Boston College
Purdue at Washington- 15.5
Utah -8.5 at Baylor
UCLA at Ohio State -30.5
TCU at BYU -5.5
(Those Indiana and Ohio State lines are wild :scared:)
Clemson at Louisville -3.5
Minnesota at Oregon -20.5
Notre Dame -10.5 at Pittsburgh
Michigan -9.5 at Northwestern
Wisconsin at Indiana -30.5
Iowa at USC -6.5
NC State at Miami (FL) -14.5
Virginia at Duke -5.5
UCF at Texas Tech -23.5
Georgia Tech -17.5 at Boston College
Purdue at Washington- 15.5
Utah -8.5 at Baylor
UCLA at Ohio State -30.5
TCU at BYU -5.5
NCAAF Betting Odds | 11/15
Posted by EKG on 11/9/25 at 9:27 am
South Carolina at Texas A&M -17.5
Arkansas at LSU -5.5
Oklahoma at Alabama -6.5
UTex at Georgia -6.5
Florida at Ole Miss -13.5
Mississippi State at Missouri -5.5
Fan Duel
Arkansas at LSU -5.5
Oklahoma at Alabama -6.5
UTex at Georgia -6.5
Florida at Ole Miss -13.5
Mississippi State at Missouri -5.5
Fan Duel
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I just looked up LSU’s current S&C guy, Jake Flint.
Website lists him as “a longtime member of Brian Kelly’s staff at Notre Dame and Cincinnati.”
It’s therefore zero surprise BK let go of Moffitt.
I assume Flint will move on to another program … or back towards his stomping ground in the Midwest/Michigan.
Website lists him as “a longtime member of Brian Kelly’s staff at Notre Dame and Cincinnati.”
It’s therefore zero surprise BK let go of Moffitt.
I assume Flint will move on to another program … or back towards his stomping ground in the Midwest/Michigan.
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Those guys were in insane shape.
I’m sure.
I don’t have the data to back up this statement ….
But it feels like we’ve had fewer season-ending injuries to pivotal players.
Not sure the Le'Veon Moss ankle injury can be attributed to S&C, rather than to rotten luck (I’m certainly no expert).
LSU's Championship Constancy: The Moffitt Factor
Posted by EKG on 10/30/25 at 1:26 pm
Apart from one obvious dynasty, LSU's cfb national title haul over the past 25 years (n=3; 2003 Saban, 2007 Miles, 2019 Orgeron) is matched only by Ohio State. Full respect to the Tigers.
An unbreakable link across those Tiger teams? Tommy Moffitt, whose strength-and-conditioning wizardry helped to forge three LSU juggernaut teams.
Now, Moffitt is a (not-so) secret weapon at Texas A&M. With four games remaining, could his championship-tested/LSU-proven blueprint push the Aggies towards an SEC Championship … or am I simply wish-casting Baton Rouge magic out of sheer desperation?
Either way: Keep that man in College Station at all costs.
An unbreakable link across those Tiger teams? Tommy Moffitt, whose strength-and-conditioning wizardry helped to forge three LSU juggernaut teams.
Now, Moffitt is a (not-so) secret weapon at Texas A&M. With four games remaining, could his championship-tested/LSU-proven blueprint push the Aggies towards an SEC Championship … or am I simply wish-casting Baton Rouge magic out of sheer desperation?
Either way: Keep that man in College Station at all costs.
re: Texas goes to OT with two middling teams in conference on the road in consecutive weeks.
Posted by EKG on 10/27/25 at 2:13 pm to Nasty_Canasta
All SEC games—especially road ones—are brutally tough … a reality outsiders don't grasp.
That mental adjustment was our toughest early surprise when we made the conference jump.
I’ve learned to cringe at any "automatic" conference win predictions.
That mental adjustment was our toughest early surprise when we made the conference jump.
I’ve learned to cringe at any "automatic" conference win predictions.
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Aggie squad who literally hasn't played anybody.
The illusory truth effect = the tendency to believe false information to be correct after repeated exposure.
Not sure where this false portrayal of A&M’s schedule originated, but it’s rubbish.
I appreciate some of your sentiments; but one-third of the season remains.
BTHOMIZZOU
re: Mike Elko
Posted by EKG on 10/26/25 at 8:59 pm to Wolfhound45
Thanks.
I left it all out there.
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I left it all out there.
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re: Mike Elko
Posted by EKG on 10/26/25 at 8:54 pm to Wolfhound45
Here.
There.
So good to see you
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There.
So good to see you
.re: Mike Elko
Posted by EKG on 10/26/25 at 8:51 pm to Tammany Tom
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A&M is very fortunate Stoops turned them down.
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