I am a huge Longhorn fan. Completely agree with your perspective. Aggies had a very good first year under Elko. Remember, we had a frustrating 5-7 first year under Sark in 2021.
Four years ago when Sark began Year 1 for Texas, Texas had a losing year. That sucked but he was laying down a foundation and Texas has been getting better and better with each passing year. Keep the faith Aggie faithful, you all are going to finish this year with a winning record in Year 1! You have a heck of a Coach that seems perfect for your program and culture. Your program is on the way up! It just takes time to put in place all the pieces you need to build something sustainable.
@@TxLonghornsFan except we won't have the benefit of a down LSU, a down Arkansas, a down Mississippi State, a down Florida, and a down Missouri next year. Auburn and South Carolina will pass A&M next year as well. We are staring 0-8 in conference in the face.
@TxLonghornsFan You also don't understand the dynamic between the two schools. For over 100 years for one to be successful the other has to be bad. It is not possible for both to be good at the same time.
I think, as Aggie fans, we need to temper our expectations. The Aggies have always been anywhere from eight to ten wins (including the bowl game) per season. Keep expectations low and allow the team to exceed said expectations. I still believe in Elko. It’s only year one. Culture change requires more than one season. I feel great about the developing defense, but that offense has me leery going forward. We shall see. Drew, keep up the great work. You’re the ONLY podcaster I follow regarding our Aggies. Your assessments are always top-tier.
Elko could only get 8 wins with the best roster he will ever have. Wait until he has his own one and two star recruits. We won’t win four games. Remember: Duke improved after he left.
I’m a Longhorn fan and I believe that bringing back this rivalry will bring you better recruits because Texas and Texas A&M now play each other in the best conference together. That game was basically as expensive as the national championship game. Think about that.
@@mockingslur6945 agree 💯 Rivalry games are the most exciting and most profitable things about college football. When they’re taken away…..college football loses out.
@mockingslur6945, the exact opposite will happen if you have done any research into the history of the series. Both schools have finished ranked in the same final AP poll a total of 13 times. They have never both finished in the same top 5, finished in the same top ten once (1941), and finished in the same top 15 5 times (1941, 1957, 1975, 1990, 1995, and 1998). It is not possible for both to be successful.
I took my little cousin to the game, it was his first big college football game so as much as it was a disappointing result it was still a great time and great atmosphere. I wish Klein would have post game conferences just to help us understand what he saw or thought when he made his mystery playcalls.
Longhorn lifer here....honestly y'all over achieved. Collin Klein is from the Dan Snyder system. Achieved more with less. Did a good job this year. He will get better. Best team won. Year one...kicking ass with Elko. Hoping y'all get better and better. Why? Makes us better. I said Texas and OU would eventually take over. The Aggies are better as a by product. Let's keep the SEC 🏆 among us 3. If not, Vandy. See y'all next year
OMFG!! I am an Aggie born and raised in Virginia and you just said a name I hate more than anyone else in football. Dan Snyder was and still is a greedy, morally bankrupt buffoon and every Redskin fan hates him in the D.C. area. Anyway, I like the sound of a three way takeover and quite frankly, that would be absolutely epic, but I'm afraid that's not going to happen anytime soon on our end. It's up to you guys and Norman for the foreseeable future.
Your game preview "keys to the game" were spot on. You know ball. The team that won on the ground was always going to win the game. As a Longhorn, I feel that Klein was in over his head in this matchup. He had no contingency plans for the Aggie offense with Texas dominating the trenches. Should have used Marcel on the outside more IMO, but Texas has elite edges and LBs so easier said than done. Also how about a trick play to create a spark? Stubborn stuff from Klein last night I thought. Have to be creative against Texas' defense.
Klein is an ass. He refused to do anything but run it up the middle until he was forced to throw at the end of the game or on 3rd and long. He needs to go coach army or navy with his play calling.
Texas is just a far superior team. This has been going on forever it Seems like Texas is 9-3 vs atm in the Last 12 meetings Mack Brown was 10-4 against Atm. Texas has won 5 of the last 6 in college station.
@@Educated2Extinction Give Fran time to wash the stagnant RC stink off. Give Sherman time to wash the Franchione used car salesman stink off. Give Sumlin time to wash the inept Sherman coaching stink off. Give Fisher time to wash the inept Sumlin coaching stink off. Sound familiar?
Longhorn fan here, and the Truth is that the end times prophecies of the Bible are coming true as we speak, research it! They have even found Noah’s ark RUclips Ron Wyatt…. I’m so glad the rivalry is back… had to chase u guys down and make y’all play us tho. 😂…. U know what y’all and us have in common? We all applied to go to Texas… HOOKEM
Every Aggie football season begins with optimism and promise. Then November happens. It’s been the same way for most of my fifty years as an Aggie. Texas A&M could have Nick Saban as Head Coach and a backfield consisting of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost and still finish 8-4. Call it the Aggie Ceiling. I have no explanation. That’s just the way it seems to be.
@ I do indeed. R. C. Slocum was the best coach we’ve had in my lifetime but still never won anything more than a few conference titles. The bowl record was mediocre.
New coach with scary same result. Not capitalizing on opportunity, not winning in November, 8-4 season with collapsing at the end part of the season, going to a mediocre bowl as a win. Aggie Football culture is still the same.
@ThePinoyAggie I'm convinced that the athletic department is built so that it prevents success. Championships come with expectations and we can't have a fanbase that is unwilling to accept mediocrity.
Longhorn fan here. I feel your pain, but be patient. This is a new coaching staff's first year. Once they get their players, and their culture established, the Aggies will be in better shape.
@@davidhfranzA&M isn't unique in this regard. I don't know why people feel like if there is a longer time since the last championship, another one is due. It's the gamblers fallacy.
@ if that wasn’t a bad take on its own, do you really want to a continuous loop of firing coaches and paying buyouts every year when we go 8-4? Not to mention player turnover, new coaching hires, new player acquisition, new relationships to be built? In short, you don’t fire a year 1 coach
You're one of those Inside Texas dudes. I hate that site. They kicked me off for asking people to stop being pricks and posting memes and other sick crap. Eric can blow me.
As a Longhorn fan, I came into this game really concerned about Reed because I had seen him beat teams both with his arm and his legs. I was very worried Texas would let him run around. I don't understand why the Aggie staff didn't call his number near the goal line on some kind of roll out or sweep to the corner. He's got great speed. Texas has a great defense and had a great game plan, but I can't help but think the Aggie play-calling made their job easier. But give your defense credit: They kept you in the game and they are the only reason it was 17-7 instead of 38-0. Y'all have a dedicated fan base, deep-pocketed alumni, and a good coach. Your program is going in the right direction. I'm glad the rivalry is back. Hook'em Horns!!!
This was a game that A&M couldn’t afford to lose at all costs. Texas can now say they made it to the SEC Championship in their first season in the SEC. That means A&M will be only be getting the recruits that Texas doesn’t want. The last 13 years in the SEC were for absolutely nothing after last night. That’s what last night meant. I’m still awaiting the announcement of Colin Klein being fired this morning. And whoever the tackling coach is. That guy is right behind him. And our offensive line coach. Gone! We were on the goal line and couldn’t just push it forward with the QB up the middle for the score. Also can we quit playing Mo Bamba… a song about a Longhorn Basketball player…
I’m a Longhorn fan and I believe that bringing back this rivalry will bring you better recruits because Texas and Texas A&M now play each other in the best conference together. That game was basically as expensive as the national championship game. Think about that. Who cares who went to the SEC championship game first? Texas just came off of a decade of crap before Sark came, but you could actually see what the entire program was trying to do.
@@mockingslur6945 What you said is the exact opposite of what will happen. If that were the case, A&M would have won at least one Big 12 South Title between 1999-2010.
@@acidbubblebath77 How about we go back to the way Kyle Field was before Malon Sutherland, Ted Hopgood, Ray Bowen, and the other idiots running things in the mid-90's decided to change things for the sake of change.
Came across your channel as a Longhorn looking for ATM assessment. I think you’re being very fair in your post game assessment. I don’t think any honest Longhorn fan is happy in the win. No need to go into the details as we were reminded of the same deficiencies in this game we have had all season that we are running out of time for fix. I’m just hoping we can get these chronic issues sorted because we have a real shot at a run for a national championship this year. I’m just happy Sark got our players off the ATM at the end of the game and that when he told them to get off they quickly responded. Good to see the players respecting Sark. Did not see a single player give any pushback. I prefer to win and to do so with class. Best of luck next year.
Is THAT why your fans were wearing shirts depicting a fallen bonfire with the caption "What's the matter Aggies, can't get it up?" outside Austin before the 2000 game? CLASS?
I was at the game, the energy was electric. Most of the aggies I encountered were awesome folks but all of the younger frat guys were overly emotional lol. Good game 🤘
@@DalonCole Sorry to hear that. That never happened when I was there 20 years ago but I guess times have changed. We even stepped off the bleachers if one of your players was hurt. I don't know if they still do that. Good luck in the post season, we'll meet again in your back yard.
Texas A&M you’ll have a good thing you’re going in the right direction just like Texas was three years ago it takes time to build a team. Your coach is a good coach that was a rival game last night. We played Smash Mouth football, our coaches, built the culture and also the the players 3-Deep everybody said we were overrated the whole year. We can play nobody when we play somebody last night and we’ve been winning every game since Georgia. Hopefully we can give Georgia a good game this time and I think we will I think we have a chance to beat them Georgia is beatable, so good luck Aggies and we’re glad we’re back playing with y’all again what a great rival it is
Texas tried to keep A&M in the game but your coaches decided to be stubborn over practical. Great perspective and insight on your part. I have been to a few game at Kyle Field but it looked like nothing I have seen to start off Saturday.
The collapse in the last third of the season was not a good sign. This years schedule was very favorable. No tennessee, Georgia, ole Miss, or Alabama. Tough finish
Man y’all need to understand your atm and have never been a great program.. Learn to appreciate y’all win 8 games that’s pretty much The Aggies ceiling. So Don’t worry be happy sway around do y’all odd traditions and enjoy the football games but don’t expect too much They just break yalls hearts every year.
Elko will have some elite defenses at A&M. He can really recruit defense. I think Marcel Reed is gonna be a really good QB. A&M's future is bright and makes me nervous as a Texas fan. I'm so glad to get this game back on the schedule. Really good take, Drew. Honest and reality from an Aggie fan is very refreshing. When Texas was bad for the better part of the last 15 years, I admit it. Look for some great matchups between these schools over the next few years.
Losing Moss was critical. A good power runner and a reciever. Hurts offense when you lose your go to Player. But A&M offensive line could not physically move Texas D line.
Texas fan here, not to bash your team but to say that I was freak'in out being in your stadium with the 12th Man behind your team. It was as aintense as I expected. Glad to be back as adversaries it was a sorely missed college tradition. That said, I disagree with what you said about the coaches decision on the fourth down tries. When they showed the lineup of your offensive line, all over 300 pounders, I thought, uh oh. And I'm sure your coach thought the same. Good luck in the future... Except when playing us. Hook'em & Gig'em
Enjoyed the recap. I think you did a great objective breakdown given how disappointing this is for the Aggies. I was really surprised, especially after watching the Auburn OTs and the play calling there vs that late 4 plays down on the goal line. Like let Marcel run an RPO or 2. Stretch out the Longhorn defense. At least try something different. At that point though our D was so locked in they would have probably crushed anything. But to your point, from a score perspective the Aggies were always in that game. See y'all next year in Austin.
Lots of thoughts after this game. The outcome wasn't a total surprise though I didn't expect the offense to get totally shut out. Success doesn't come easy and I think we saw with past coaches that when it does come easy, it leaves all the same like in the Manziel years. I also appreciate that the coaches want to be aggressive, but this was definitely the game to get points on the board during 4th and 1 instead the turnover on downs let Texas control the pace of the game all day and didn't force Ewers into having to put more points on the board which looked like their most vulnerable point on offense. I think things get better as Marcel matures and Elko gets to build on the culture that was started this year. I also have to point out that even Sark took a couple of years to get Texas to its current status and unfortunately it just so happened that Texas joined the SEC and restarted the rivalry game when they are on a high note and we are rebuilding after the Jimbo years. Sucks but hopefully fixable.
The injury to Moss coupled with the inability of Klein/Elko to change up the offensive scheme was a major factor in the game. It seemed like all the runs were between the tackles. ????? The inexplicable poor tackling of the past few games was another factor. We also did not blitz as much as usual. ??????
Really fair viewpoint on the game. I think in the 4th, you’ve got to go for the TD and not take the FG. That’s likely your best chance to get the TD as you’ve not done anything on arguably the best defense in the country. The game as you hinted at, likely should have ended like 35-3 or something like that.
Texas played their best game of the year & you guys were right there but just couldn't get over the hump. Still this shouldn't be regarded as a typical Fisher style 8-4. Think your future's bright & you can still finish with 9 wins which isn't bad for a new coach.
The O line was man handled all night Long..this was not the same O Line that stuffed LSU but failed in these last 3 losses(SC,Auburn and UT) Coac Kline is doing a good job for his 1styr in our system.
Longhorn fan. Your defense made the turnovers to keep Texas from scoring. Even scored with a pick six. Blocked punt also. Besides that the Longhorns completely dominated. Ewers made a questionable pass even without the tip on the pick six. Then he tried to do so much and fumbled. A& M took advantage of these to get the turnovers at least. The. 4th and 1 at the end of the game. The best choice was to go for it. Maybe some type of option outside with the QB would have been a better call. The RBs had no chance on the plays that were called.
Like your the sky is not falling perspective. Year 1 Elko is what it is. I’m all for Team Texas football. while I’m a Longhorn fan, I’m hoping A&M comes back strong next year.
Klein pulled a guard on the 1ft line. That is such a bad football decision from a scheme standpoint vs a goal line gapped up look it's hard to even rationalize a reason he thought that was a good decision. I thought 3rd and 6 speed option into the boundary vs Auburn was his worse play call. Nope this was. He has a horrible tendency to needlessly pull linemen when it doesn't help the play develop. He has a very heavy tendency of running the ball into the boundary. He doesn't attack the middle of the field and Texas knew that and voided the middle of the field daring us to attack it and we never did. Coach Klein is fairly young and hopefully if he is still here next year he does a lot of self scouting and progresses as a play caller. Defenses main issue is we are stuck in the weak eagle 4-2-5 front. Which means we are going to try to defend a run game of 7 guys with 6... that is a hard ask against a talented team and our adjustment this season was to make the weak safety step up and fill (didn't work vs south carolina). If we are going to be a 4-2-5 defense without too many adjustments ..... then we need to go find an Antonio Johnson type to player... that can fill the "Star" position. This year we didn't have one... so we played a 4-2-5 with a true nickel and the issue there is...... a true cover nickel isn't going to be able to play the C gap like a sam linebacker vs a pro set... We had BJ try to do that last night and that's just not fair to that kid ... to ask him to do something he wasn't recruited to do. So we are either going to have to adjust the scheme to fit our personnel better or find a player in the portal, high school, or develop one this offseason who can fit that missing position. Every good team we played attacked the nickel and the weak side run because of our inability to bump the backers weak since they had to play strong side run... because the nickel was pass first in responbility. Once teams found that inflexiblity they made us pay for it over and over.
Need a QB and need players who just physically can overpower. In all A&M loses we're due to physical play. Also losing Moss hurt to some degree. He was all purpose player, running and recieving
Oh, and I want some DB’s that will turn around and PLAY THE BALL. ALL YEAR LONG we have been torched with DB’s running around, never looking at the ball. Just a joke. Also, if we want to play in December in the playoffs, we need to win these hard road games next year. Mizz and Ark shouldn’t be hard games. Not to the program that WE deserve.
Texas played another sloppy offensive performance with turnovers when we were about to score. Obviously Texas was just too dominant and overmatched A&M at every level. But disappointed how sloppy we played on offense. I need to see Quinn have a clean game again.
Klein had a year to prove himself as an up and coming standout OC but his offense playcalling was boring and predictable. Also he is supposed to coach the QBs but he apparently gave up on Conner and in my opinion did a disservice to Conner, the team and Aggies.
We didnt end up where we wanted and yes it sucks and yes it brings back bad memories. If ya listen to york this season is a change and there is no circus in the locker room anymore. Maybe this was a season for elko to see where he was and if he could make a change to the mess he was left with. We by some reason were put in the position to go a little further than what we expected and just wasn’t in the cards. In my heart i feel elko and this team will come back strong next year and with a killer mentality after this sour season. Gig’em 👍🏾
Bro, I hate to say this but falling short is what we have been doing for 25 years, not just this game. After 25 years of hundreds of millions of dollars spent and even more expensive excuse making for a handful of cheap, Chinese made plastic bagel bowl trophies, going forward we either get into a conference championship game or consider the entire season a failure, regardless if we win against the horns or not. This is just purely ridiculous and pathetic, we need to get a conference championship game first, then we can worry about the horns. Either this coaching staff wins games the last administrations promised they would get or they can get the hell out of College Station.
Our offense has been horrible all year long. The best games our offense has had involved playing QB’s that teams hadn’t game planed for.. Im out on Klein, I don’t think he’s crazy special. He was an OC at a Kansas State program that was stale as well in the Big 12. I think we should move on. The fans and city deserve a program that makes the playoffs. It’s a joke that SMU is in and we aren’t. We had all the opportunities in the world and we shit the bed. Thats offense, defense, and offensive play calling. Klein was up there pissing his pants in the press box.
Easily one of the most painful losses in awhile. I said after SC they would be 8-4 and here we are. Elko is just Jimbo like i said before and nothing will change that til the results change. Elko should be on the hot seat next year. This was a failure of a year and I don’t wanna here some BS about culture or whatever other crap people wanna claim, results are what matter. Standard bowl game means absolutely nothing. Need to fire OC, DC and find a real QB in the portal as Marcel just cant handle a full meaningful game. Recruiting will take a hit like it already had under Elko. This team will not be any better next year as you could see 4-7 losses easily with all the away games. I really hope boosters and Aggies stop giving money to this disaster of a program. The players don’t deserve their NIL money and coaches don’t deserve their salaries
@@FarmerShane-e7z programs need stability. If it were up to me Jimbo would still be coaching but with some major stipulations to delegating certain things. People want to fire a coach but dont want to hear that a new staff needs to blossom. Even if a coach wins 10+ games that doesnt mean its going to be like that forever. See Michigan State. Football is a world of mostly numbers, strategy, technique and some emotion but people attribute magical properties as to why A&M or anyone else don't have sustained success.
@@tinman2635 Are you? When someone from A&M says that "Charles Whitman should have finished the job", that person is denounced. When your fanbase wears tshirts depicting a collapsed bonfire with the caption "What's the matter Aggies, can't get it up?" you celebrate it. The only redeeming quality of your fanbase is as mulch.
The problem isn't the playcalling. The problem is that Reed cannot throw the ball accurately past 15 yards. He is NOT a dual threat quarterback as he can only throw short passes and run the ball. The longhorns kept him in the box and mitigated his running. They should have put Weigman in. He at least would have given them a chance. Weigman might have taken a few sacks but he would have also made some deep passes. The TAMU receivers were getting separation and open but Reed couldn't make those passes. Also, now that everyone knows Reed can't throw accurately, other teams are going to game plan accordingly next year. This team is talented and can win it all but they need a better quarterback. The same goes for UT. Ewers sucks and is easily baited into bad decisions. They need to go all in on Arch Manning. Ewers is going to get them destroyed against Georgia and if they make it into the CFP they will be 1 and out with sorry Ewers.
If i told you at the beginning of the season you'd lose your starting RB , be a few plays from playing in the SEC championship ( something you haven't done in the 13 years you've been in the SEC ) and beating your rival, all with a new first year coach and a freshman QB would you believe me? Head high Aggies. Horns just had a few years head start on yall. See ya next year. 🤘
The difference is that Elko will parley this into a 6-7 and 5-7 season before he's fired in 2026. This is literally reverse Franchione without the 2 wins over t.u.
The "film guy" youtube analysis after Auburn game was right on. A&M has been misapplying their DLine talent. They run too many stunts instead of taking advantage of their raw athletic ability. It is very instructive if you aggies want to understand analytical critique of your defensive play, I highly recommend watching his film review.
Colin Klein is not a terrible OC but I honestly don’t think he is a championship level coordinator at all. I think there is a ton of improvement potential with Marcel getting a year older and getting more time to learn the offense, but it doesn’t matter if the play calling is as bad as it was in the last few games.
@@tracekoenning2459 You should see what Will Howard really thinks of Klein. Remember, when Klein was the QB of the #1 ranked team he lost by 4 TDs to an unranked Baylor.
@@mr.absolutelynobody440 Ok then, who would you hire to replace him. I think he is very mid, but i don’t think he’s terrible. Personally i would like Jordan Davis from UNT but i don’t think he’s SEC ready either.
@@tracekoenning2459 It doesn't matter. Any candidate that we truly need will be undermined by Liucci and his cult and we'll be stuck with someone worse. Remember that Chin Pubes went out of his way to prevent Doug Meachem from being the OC so we ended up with Noel Mazzone going in to 2016, then he tried to claim he knew all along it was a bad hire.
Watching Elko go for it on fourth down and not taking the guaranteed points infuriated me to no end. I can't put any blame on the players because the coaching was easily the worst I've seen all season. It's still Elko's first year and no one should lose faith in him yet, but man this game was so concerning. Edit: I also think the hate for Collin Klein is unwarranted. I don't know why people are expecting a 2019 LSU offense from him. The offense in my opinion, outside of ND, Texas, and second half South Carolina, has been good enough to win every single game this year.
People complained about Jimbo kicking FGs instead of going for it. Im very much in the FG camp. Jimbo was absolutely correct that not every 4th and short is the same. A&M had a decent QB sneak there with Max Johnson but it wasnt automatic. Those 6 point would have helped immensely.
The offense was good when our running game was lethal. Against DL that we could push around with a growing OL and had Le’Veon. Losing Le’Veon hurt Klein and that’s not his fault. And I think this OL will be really good next year. But we have to have more than that.
@@GridironMasters yeah. Early chip shots from ~5-20 yard line. I’m taking points. It’s the 4th and 1s that aren’t gimme fgs that I like going for, especially when we’re talking early game risks. I understand going for 6 in the second 4th down scenario at the GL
They knew the trips down deep in the red zone were going to be limited and you're not beating Texas kicking field goals all night. You're at home and all you need is a yard? Elko is right you should manage a yard against anybody.
It makes me laugh that there is always an excuse for the loss. It wasn’t play calling or coaching. The talent isn’t there. The Aggie culture isn’t appealing to young kids and they have no history of success. It’s only going to get worse for you.
I made a post on TexAgs but Ags were not trying to hear it despite being scathing just because I pointed out the positives. Agree on Elko. I wanted the points as well
Bro what you're saying they should have done more with rees in the running game. They did in the first half and Texas stuffed it. And also reed hurt himself , so they found other ways. Texas just kept taking it away. Disabling there offense
I know play calling is always going to be a question when things don’t turn out the way we want. And I wouldn’t say Klein has done great but I think he has done some pretty good things at times this season. I want him to stay. Hopefully he learns from this season. That is how this group of coaches will separate themselves from the Jimbo era. And they talked a lot early about the necessity to adapt as things unfold. We didn’t see it against t.u. Hopefully they learn from that. You can always use more talent. Recruiting will be important. We just want to see improvement. They can’t be stagnant at 8-4 for long.
I hate seeing fellow Aggies being doom and gloom. Many of us thought with the portal exodus this was a busted season. We went 7-1 and it became championship or bust?! Mike Elko is the future and is building relationships in high school coaches like Jimbo never did. Yeah the loss was Texas but so what 🤷🏽♂️? Adjustments are needed but they finally have a full off season to build the program the way they want it. Please breathe. Thanks and gig’em
Unacceptable play on every level. The Offense scored ZERO points, despite being handed the ball in the red zone twice. 4 attempts to run it up the middle, dumbest series of play calling ever, and yeah Klein is the OC but Elko is the HC and he could have said no, lets try something different, His lack of leadership in that moment is why he will not succeed at A&M. He went 4-4 in the ACC, not sure why we even wanted that, its NOT impressive. This will be a total failure, the recruiting is about to dry up for him because who would want to come to this train wreck and next years schedule is FAR worse than this years with ALL the toughest games on the road. Sorry but its a disaster waiting to happen, already has.
@@Drewtamu Really like the coaches we have for Baseball and Basketball, I thought the Elko hire really rounded out those 3 nicely from a character standpoint. Looking forward to this content!
Thanks, Drew. This game was more frustrating than any game I can remember. So many mistakes and missed opportunities. Ugly... so ugly. Oh well. Life goes on. tu is really good, but Ewers is not elite. He crumbles under pressure.
I disagree with “a game they have no business being in”. Texas was favored by 4.5 points. “No business being in” = a double digit spread, not 4.5 points…..
I am a huge Longhorn fan. Completely agree with your perspective. Aggies had a very good first year under Elko. Remember, we had a frustrating 5-7 first year under Sark in 2021.
Four years ago when Sark began Year 1 for Texas, Texas had a losing year. That sucked but he was laying down a foundation and Texas has been getting better and better with each passing year. Keep the faith Aggie faithful, you all are going to finish this year with a winning record in Year 1! You have a heck of a Coach that seems perfect for your program and culture. Your program is on the way up! It just takes time to put in place all the pieces you need to build something sustainable.
@@TxLonghornsFan except we won't have the benefit of a down LSU, a down Arkansas, a down Mississippi State, a down Florida, and a down Missouri next year. Auburn and South Carolina will pass A&M next year as well. We are staring 0-8 in conference in the face.
@TxLonghornsFan You also don't understand the dynamic between the two schools. For over 100 years for one to be successful the other has to be bad. It is not possible for both to be good at the same time.
Longhorn fan here….. I’m glad the rivalry is back…..it’s great for college football! I think Elko is going to do good things for A&M.
@@ozneroll2132 Sorry to disappoint you, but A&M will never win this game again. Elko is a disaster and he’s busy burning the program to the ground.
@ I’m not disappointed…..this is the guy’s first season…..think you ought to give him a chance. We didn’t give up on Sark after his first season!
@@ozneroll2132 This is literally Costco Jimbo Fisher. Things will get much worse going forward.
Elko will be fine. Klein? Why the ags hired I'll never understand. We played against him, we knew his playbook. Strange hire.
@@kevinwright5106 I'd bet you that A&M never wins the SEC in my lifetime, but wouldn't be able to collect because I'd be dead.
Longhorns fan here. Totally agree with Aggies should have kicked a FG on the first drive. I breathed a sigh of relief when it was turnover on downs.
Me too
I think, as Aggie fans, we need to temper our expectations. The Aggies have always been anywhere from eight to ten wins (including the bowl game) per season. Keep expectations low and allow the team to exceed said expectations.
I still believe in Elko. It’s only year one. Culture change requires more than one season. I feel great about the developing defense, but that offense has me leery going forward. We shall see.
Drew, keep up the great work. You’re the ONLY podcaster I follow regarding our Aggies. Your assessments are always top-tier.
@@GetRightGetLeft You must work for the Athletic Department because that is their bullshit mentality that perpetuates this endless cycle.
Elko could only get 8 wins with the best roster he will ever have. Wait until he has his own one and two star recruits.
We won’t win four games.
Remember: Duke improved after he left.
@@FarmerShane-e7zone star recruits? This is hyperbole
@ Agreed. I was trying to be optimistic. But who are we kidding, no players with any stars will want to play for us.
@@FarmerShane-e7z Mega hyperbole
I’m a Longhorn fan and I believe that bringing back this rivalry will bring you better recruits because Texas and Texas A&M now play each other in the best conference together. That game was basically as expensive as the national championship game. Think about that.
@@mockingslur6945 not a single part of that rambling mess is true. Nothing good can ever come from having the Longhorn virus on our schedule.
You’re wrong. They had a chance to recruit nation wide and they did nothing in the SEC for 12 years. Now all eyes are on Texas AGAIN.
@@mockingslur6945 agree 💯 Rivalry games are the most exciting and most profitable things about college football. When they’re taken away…..college football loses out.
@mockingslur6945, the exact opposite will happen if you have done any research into the history of the series. Both schools have finished ranked in the same final AP poll a total of 13 times. They have never both finished in the same top 5, finished in the same top ten once (1941), and finished in the same top 15 5 times (1941, 1957, 1975, 1990, 1995, and 1998). It is not possible for both to be successful.
@davidfranz. so what is your definition of successful…..winning a championship every year! 🤣
I took my little cousin to the game, it was his first big college football game so as much as it was a disappointing result it was still a great time and great atmosphere. I wish Klein would have post game conferences just to help us understand what he saw or thought when he made his mystery playcalls.
Klein hasn't beaten Texas since 2014. He's not the right guy to play call against the horns.
Longhorn lifer here....honestly y'all over achieved. Collin Klein is from the Dan Snyder system. Achieved more with less. Did a good job this year. He will get better. Best team won. Year one...kicking ass with Elko. Hoping y'all get better and better. Why? Makes us better. I said Texas and OU would eventually take over. The Aggies are better as a by product. Let's keep the SEC 🏆 among us 3. If not, Vandy. See y'all next year
OMFG!! I am an Aggie born and raised in Virginia and you just said a name I hate more than anyone else in football. Dan Snyder was and still is a greedy, morally bankrupt buffoon and every Redskin fan hates him in the D.C. area.
Anyway, I like the sound of a three way takeover and quite frankly, that would be absolutely epic, but I'm afraid that's not going to happen anytime soon on our end. It's up to you guys and Norman for the foreseeable future.
Bussey is your most talented player. Yall don't use him enough.
That is just one of many examples of why we have a new and incompetent coaching staff.
Your game preview "keys to the game" were spot on. You know ball. The team that won on the ground was always going to win the game. As a Longhorn, I feel that Klein was in over his head in this matchup. He had no contingency plans for the Aggie offense with Texas dominating the trenches. Should have used Marcel on the outside more IMO, but Texas has elite edges and LBs so easier said than done. Also how about a trick play to create a spark? Stubborn stuff from Klein last night I thought. Have to be creative against Texas' defense.
Longhorn fan here and very glad the game is back. It should have never stopped being played. Elko is going to get yall where you want to be.
Klein is an ass. He refused to do anything but run it up the middle until he was forced to throw at the end of the game or on 3rd and long. He needs to go coach army or navy with his play calling.
I was mad. Then disappointed. Now I’m just sad man. That was rough to watch.
It's only going to get worse.
Texas is just a far superior team. This has been going on forever it
Seems like Texas is 9-3 vs atm in the
Last 12 meetings
Mack
Brown was 10-4 against
Atm.
Texas has won 5 of the last 6 in college station.
Elko knows what he wants the team to be, just doesn't have the talent to do it yet.
@@shawnweaver4567 and he never will
This is the best roster he will ever have.
So what is it he wants the team to be, 2-10?
@@FarmerShane-e7zis that just your guess or do you have some kind of data that indicates that?
Culture+talent takes time. Give Elko time to wash the used car salesman stink of Fisher off the program.
@@Educated2Extinction Give Fran time to wash the stagnant RC stink off. Give Sherman time to wash the Franchione used car salesman stink off. Give Sumlin time to wash the inept Sherman coaching stink off. Give Fisher time to wash the inept Sumlin coaching stink off. Sound familiar?
Longhorn fan here, and the Truth is that the end times prophecies of the Bible are coming true as we speak, research it! They have even found Noah’s ark RUclips Ron Wyatt…. I’m so glad the rivalry is back… had to chase u guys down and make y’all play us tho. 😂…. U know what y’all and us have in common? We all applied to go to Texas… HOOKEM
Every Aggie football season begins with optimism and promise. Then November happens. It’s been the same way for most of my fifty years as an Aggie.
Texas A&M could have Nick Saban as Head Coach and a backfield consisting of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost and still finish 8-4.
Call it the Aggie Ceiling. I have no explanation. That’s just the way it seems to be.
@@LashLeRoux.1 Remember the heady days of the late 80’s and early 90’s when we had hope?
@ I do indeed. R. C. Slocum was the best coach we’ve had in my lifetime but still never won anything more than a few conference titles. The bowl record was mediocre.
Drew. You are one of the first SEC Pods I subbed for content when the horns joined. respect. Hook em!
Some of you horns are real class thanks
@@Play2Win1958good truthful football talk is good talk no matter what time we route for
Great game!
100% agree.
Cheers mate! You guys were on point and did a heck of a job. Meanwhile, we have a new coaching staff making excuses just like the other ones did.
Longhorns here. Excellent, realistic analysis of the game. You have a very good channel.
The more things change, the more they stay the same.
New coach with scary same result. Not capitalizing on opportunity, not winning in November, 8-4 season with collapsing at the end part of the season, going to a mediocre bowl as a win. Aggie Football culture is still the same.
@ThePinoyAggie I'm convinced that the athletic department is built so that it prevents success. Championships come with expectations and we can't have a fanbase that is unwilling to accept mediocrity.
Longhorn fan here. I feel your pain, but be patient. This is a new coaching staff's first year. Once they get their players, and their culture established, the Aggies will be in better shape.
@@theoriginaldashriprock we have been hearing that same bullshit since 2003
@@davidhfranzA&M isn't unique in this regard. I don't know why people feel like if there is a longer time since the last championship, another one is due. It's the gamblers fallacy.
@@GridironMasters It's not that another is due it's that we haven't even been close. ROI is almost a net negative this century.
Year 4 vs year 1 coach and it showed in a big big way
How does Elko deserve a second year? He should have been fired at halftime.
@ if that wasn’t a bad take on its own, do you really want to a continuous loop of firing coaches and paying buyouts every year when we go 8-4? Not to mention player turnover, new coaching hires, new player acquisition, new relationships to be built? In short, you don’t fire a year 1 coach
@@FarmerShane-e7zHow many seasons does a coach get?
@@FarmerShane-e7zSark went 5-7 in his first year. Guess Texas should have fired him.
@@FarmerShane-e7z No coach should ever be fired in year one unless there is some kind of egregious, off the field scandal that goes on.
Texas fan here. Pretty honest, fair-handed analysis. I will probably watch more of your videos.
You're one of those Inside Texas dudes. I hate that site. They kicked me off for asking people to stop being pricks and posting memes and other sick crap. Eric can blow me.
As a Longhorn fan, I came into this game really concerned about Reed because I had seen him beat teams both with his arm and his legs. I was very worried Texas would let him run around. I don't understand why the Aggie staff didn't call his number near the goal line on some kind of roll out or sweep to the corner. He's got great speed. Texas has a great defense and had a great game plan, but I can't help but think the Aggie play-calling made their job easier. But give your defense credit: They kept you in the game and they are the only reason it was 17-7 instead of 38-0.
Y'all have a dedicated fan base, deep-pocketed alumni, and a good coach. Your program is going in the right direction. I'm glad the rivalry is back. Hook'em Horns!!!
This was a game that A&M couldn’t afford to lose at all costs. Texas can now say they made it to the SEC Championship in their first season in the SEC. That means A&M will be only be getting the recruits that Texas doesn’t want. The last 13 years in the SEC were for absolutely nothing after last night. That’s what last night meant. I’m still awaiting the announcement of Colin Klein being fired this morning. And whoever the tackling coach is. That guy is right behind him. And our offensive line coach. Gone! We were on the goal line and couldn’t just push it forward with the QB up the middle for the score.
Also can we quit playing Mo Bamba… a song about a Longhorn Basketball player…
I’m a Longhorn fan and I believe that bringing back this rivalry will bring you better recruits because Texas and Texas A&M now play each other in the best conference together. That game was basically as expensive as the national championship game. Think about that. Who cares who went to the SEC championship game first? Texas just came off of a decade of crap before Sark came, but you could actually see what the entire program was trying to do.
@@mockingslur6945 What you said is the exact opposite of what will happen. If that were the case, A&M would have won at least one Big 12 South Title between 1999-2010.
We can sing Mo Bamba when we have earned it, which is winning a conference championship, not beating Texas.
@ what is ironic is that Mo Bamba was a Longhorn, so that made me chuckle
@@acidbubblebath77 How about we go back to the way Kyle Field was before Malon Sutherland, Ted Hopgood, Ray Bowen, and the other idiots running things in the mid-90's decided to change things for the sake of change.
Should have been 34-0.
Came across your channel as a Longhorn looking for ATM assessment. I think you’re being very fair in your post game assessment.
I don’t think any honest Longhorn fan is happy in the win. No need to go into the details as we were reminded of the same deficiencies in this game we have had all season that we are running out of time for fix. I’m just hoping we can get these chronic issues sorted because we have a real shot at a run for a national championship this year.
I’m just happy Sark got our players off the ATM at the end of the game and that when he told them to get off they quickly responded. Good to see the players respecting Sark. Did not see a single player give any pushback. I prefer to win and to do so with class.
Best of luck next year.
Is THAT why your fans were wearing shirts depicting a fallen bonfire with the caption "What's the matter Aggies, can't get it up?" outside Austin before the 2000 game? CLASS?
@@davidhfranz24 years ago. All aggies are history buffs apparently cause you wouldn’t know any of their achievements otherwise 😂
@davidhfranz it's been 24 years man.
@andym2345 So I should tell the families of Charles Whitman's victims "It's been almost 60 years, man"?
I was at the game, the energy was electric. Most of the aggies I encountered were awesome folks but all of the younger frat guys were overly emotional lol. Good game 🤘
roger that. most were great but the young frat guy types i cane across were jackssses
@@DalonCole Sorry to hear that. That never happened when I was there 20 years ago but I guess times have changed. We even stepped off the bleachers if one of your players was hurt. I don't know if they still do that. Good luck in the post season, we'll meet again in your back yard.
Yes, OC let this team down. He owes the team an apology.
Nice game Aggies. Thankful the rivalry has returned.
Texas A&M you’ll have a good thing you’re going in the right direction just like Texas was three years ago it takes time to build a team. Your coach is a good coach that was a rival game last night. We played Smash Mouth football, our coaches, built the culture and also the the players 3-Deep everybody said we were overrated the whole year. We can play nobody when we play somebody last night and we’ve been winning every game since Georgia. Hopefully we can give Georgia a good game this time and I think we will I think we have a chance to beat them Georgia is beatable, so good luck Aggies and we’re glad we’re back playing with y’all again what a great rival it is
We're going in the right direction...for YOU, which means that we'll lose between 6-7 games every year from now until Elko is fired in 2026 or 2027.
Need another Johnny Football for 10+ win season.
We need a serviceable quarterback. Even another Kellen Mond will suffice.
Didn’t see the A&M offense being shutout.
Thank goodness for a tipped pass.
Wow, actually refreshing to see Longhorn fans in here with good nature and not a bunch of bs
Great review and captures my feelings 100%.
QE gave the Aggies the game with turnovers. And a blocked kick return. 12th man, etc. etc. What is does it take for the Aggies to WIN?
Texas tried to keep A&M in the game but your coaches decided to be stubborn over practical. Great perspective and insight on your part. I have been to a few game at Kyle Field but it looked like nothing I have seen to start off Saturday.
The collapse in the last third of the season was not a good sign. This years schedule was very favorable. No tennessee, Georgia, ole Miss, or Alabama. Tough finish
Man y’all need to understand your atm and have never been a great program..
Learn to appreciate y’all win 8 games that’s pretty much
The Aggies ceiling.
So
Don’t worry be happy sway around do y’all odd traditions and enjoy the football games but don’t expect too much
They just break yalls hearts every year.
@ Who the fuck is yall?
The A&M twitter fans should be more like you. Just take the damn L
@@Isuckatvideogames210 We've been taking the fucking L for almost 85 years. At some point it has to stop.
Elko will have some elite defenses at A&M. He can really recruit defense. I think Marcel Reed is gonna be a really good QB. A&M's future is bright and makes me nervous as a Texas fan. I'm so glad to get this game back on the schedule. Really good take, Drew. Honest and reality from an Aggie fan is very refreshing. When Texas was bad for the better part of the last 15 years, I admit it. Look for some great matchups between these schools over the next few years.
I think you will be pleased with how terrible A&M will be over the remainder of Elko's short tenure.
Losing Moss was critical. A good power runner and a reciever. Hurts offense when you lose your go to Player. But A&M offensive line could not physically move Texas D line.
That was the best front 7 A&M saw all year
Texas fan here, not to bash your team but to say that I was freak'in out being in your stadium with the 12th Man behind your team. It was as aintense as I expected. Glad to be back as adversaries it was a sorely missed college tradition.
That said, I disagree with what you said about the coaches decision on the fourth down tries. When they showed the lineup of your offensive line, all over 300 pounders, I thought, uh oh. And I'm sure your coach thought the same.
Good luck in the future...
Except when playing us.
Hook'em &
Gig'em
Enjoyed the recap. I think you did a great objective breakdown given how disappointing this is for the Aggies. I was really surprised, especially after watching the Auburn OTs and the play calling there vs that late 4 plays down on the goal line. Like let Marcel run an RPO or 2. Stretch out the Longhorn defense. At least try something different. At that point though our D was so locked in they would have probably crushed anything. But to your point, from a score perspective the Aggies were always in that game. See y'all next year in Austin.
Lots of thoughts after this game. The outcome wasn't a total surprise though I didn't expect the offense to get totally shut out. Success doesn't come easy and I think we saw with past coaches that when it does come easy, it leaves all the same like in the Manziel years. I also appreciate that the coaches want to be aggressive, but this was definitely the game to get points on the board during 4th and 1 instead the turnover on downs let Texas control the pace of the game all day and didn't force Ewers into having to put more points on the board which looked like their most vulnerable point on offense.
I think things get better as Marcel matures and Elko gets to build on the culture that was started this year. I also have to point out that even Sark took a couple of years to get Texas to its current status and unfortunately it just so happened that Texas joined the SEC and restarted the rivalry game when they are on a high note and we are rebuilding after the Jimbo years. Sucks but hopefully fixable.
Forever lil bro
The injury to Moss coupled with the inability of Klein/Elko to change up the offensive scheme was a major factor in the game. It seemed like all the runs were between the tackles. ?????
The inexplicable poor tackling of the past few games was another factor. We also did not blitz as much as usual. ??????
Nothing is going to change until we make some changes!!! From the top down.
Longhorn fan here. Nice recap Drew.
Really fair viewpoint on the game. I think in the 4th, you’ve got to go for the TD and not take the FG.
That’s likely your best chance to get the TD as you’ve not done anything on arguably the best defense in the country.
The game as you hinted at, likely should have ended like 35-3 or something like that.
Texas played their best game of the year & you guys were right there but just couldn't get over the hump. Still this shouldn't be regarded as a typical Fisher style 8-4. Think your future's bright & you can still finish with 9 wins which isn't bad for a new coach.
Very fair and classy analysis. Hook em ; see you in Austin next year!
The O line was man handled all night Long..this was not the same O Line that stuffed LSU but failed in these last 3 losses(SC,Auburn and UT) Coac Kline is doing a good job for his 1styr in our system.
Longhorn fan. Your defense made the turnovers to keep Texas from scoring. Even scored with a pick six. Blocked punt also. Besides that the Longhorns completely dominated. Ewers made a questionable pass even without the tip on the pick six. Then he tried to do so much and fumbled. A& M took advantage of these to get the turnovers at least. The. 4th and 1 at the end of the game. The best choice was to go for it. Maybe some type of option outside with the QB would have been a better call. The RBs had no chance on the plays that were called.
We together have to keep Texas state pride. Will we play each other every year, even though SEC has 16 teams?
Like your the sky is not falling perspective. Year 1 Elko is what it is. I’m all for Team Texas football. while I’m a Longhorn fan, I’m hoping A&M comes back strong next year.
Nothing said in this post is in good faith.
It wouldn't surprise me if the Aggies go back to the Big12 to avoid playing against the real Texas team. Hook 'em!
Aggies need a quarterback in the portal that’s just a cold reality
But, but, but Weigman is the best QB in the SEC. Meh, meh, meh.
@@robertalexander-tm2mi Don't worry, we will sign a lemon like Miller Moss.
Klein pulled a guard on the 1ft line. That is such a bad football decision from a scheme standpoint vs a goal line gapped up look it's hard to even rationalize a reason he thought that was a good decision. I thought 3rd and 6 speed option into the boundary vs Auburn was his worse play call. Nope this was. He has a horrible tendency to needlessly pull linemen when it doesn't help the play develop. He has a very heavy tendency of running the ball into the boundary. He doesn't attack the middle of the field and Texas knew that and voided the middle of the field daring us to attack it and we never did. Coach Klein is fairly young and hopefully if he is still here next year he does a lot of self scouting and progresses as a play caller.
Defenses main issue is we are stuck in the weak eagle 4-2-5 front. Which means we are going to try to defend a run game of 7 guys with 6... that is a hard ask against a talented team and our adjustment this season was to make the weak safety step up and fill (didn't work vs south carolina). If we are going to be a 4-2-5 defense without too many adjustments ..... then we need to go find an Antonio Johnson type to player... that can fill the "Star" position. This year we didn't have one... so we played a 4-2-5 with a true nickel and the issue there is...... a true cover nickel isn't going to be able to play the C gap like a sam linebacker vs a pro set... We had BJ try to do that last night and that's just not fair to that kid ... to ask him to do something he wasn't recruited to do. So we are either going to have to adjust the scheme to fit our personnel better or find a player in the portal, high school, or develop one this offseason who can fit that missing position. Every good team we played attacked the nickel and the weak side run because of our inability to bump the backers weak since they had to play strong side run... because the nickel was pass first in responbility. Once teams found that inflexiblity they made us pay for it over and over.
We Played a Great 2ndhalf and shut UT Down in the 2ndhalf. "D" was the best unit last night..
Need a QB and need players who just physically can overpower. In all A&M loses we're due to physical play. Also losing Moss hurt to some degree. He was all purpose player, running and recieving
Oh, and I want some DB’s that will turn around and PLAY THE BALL. ALL YEAR LONG we have been torched with DB’s running around, never looking at the ball. Just a joke.
Also, if we want to play in December in the playoffs, we need to win these hard road games next year. Mizz and Ark shouldn’t be hard games. Not to the program that WE deserve.
Texas played another sloppy offensive performance with turnovers when we were about to score. Obviously Texas was just too dominant and overmatched A&M at every level. But disappointed how sloppy we played on offense. I need to see Quinn have a clean game again.
Hey sark went 5-7 his first year so yall are doing better than we did
Klein had a year to prove himself as an up and coming standout OC but his offense playcalling was boring and predictable. Also he is supposed to coach the QBs but he apparently gave up on Conner and in my opinion did a disservice to Conner, the team and Aggies.
You have a good coach. Hang in there.
Aggies might score on offensive td next year in Austin… baby steps
You said everything I've been telling people.
Need defensive backs and quarterbacks from recruiting and the portal.
We didnt end up where we wanted and yes it sucks and yes it brings back bad memories. If ya listen to york this season is a change and there is no circus in the locker room anymore. Maybe this was a season for elko to see where he was and if he could make a change to the mess he was left with. We by some reason were put in the position to go a little further than what we expected and just wasn’t in the cards. In my heart i feel elko and this team will come back strong next year and with a killer mentality after this sour season. Gig’em 👍🏾
What is SAD the tu tried to let A&M they couldn't take advantage What he was trying to do
Bro, I hate to say this but falling short is what we have been doing for 25 years, not just this game.
After 25 years of hundreds of millions of dollars spent and even more expensive excuse making for a handful of cheap, Chinese made plastic bagel bowl trophies, going forward we either get into a conference championship game or consider the entire season a failure, regardless if we win against the horns or not.
This is just purely ridiculous and pathetic, we need to get a conference championship game first, then we can worry about the horns. Either this coaching staff wins games the last administrations promised they would get or they can get the hell out of College Station.
Mike Elko will be fired before Donald Trump leaves office.
Our offense has been horrible all year long. The best games our offense has had involved playing QB’s that teams hadn’t game planed for..
Im out on Klein, I don’t think he’s crazy special. He was an OC at a Kansas State program that was stale as well in the Big 12. I think we should move on.
The fans and city deserve a program that makes the playoffs. It’s a joke that SMU is in and we aren’t. We had all the opportunities in the world and we shit the bed. Thats offense, defense, and offensive play calling.
Klein was up there pissing his pants in the press box.
Easily one of the most painful losses in awhile. I said after SC they would be 8-4 and here we are. Elko is just Jimbo like i said before and nothing will change that til the results change. Elko should be on the hot seat next year. This was a failure of a year and I don’t wanna here some BS about culture or whatever other crap people wanna claim, results are what matter. Standard bowl game means absolutely nothing. Need to fire OC, DC and find a real QB in the portal as Marcel just cant handle a full meaningful game. Recruiting will take a hit like it already had under Elko. This team will not be any better next year as you could see 4-7 losses easily with all the away games. I really hope boosters and Aggies stop giving money to this disaster of a program. The players don’t deserve their NIL money and coaches don’t deserve their salaries
My only disagreement with you is that Elko should have been fired at halftime.
Im sure coaches will line up to be a part of that 😮
@ Exactly. Why would anyone want to coach at A&M when the talent cupboard is bare and there is no hope for the future?
And that’s my optimistic take….
@@FarmerShane-e7zthere is actually plenty of talent leftover from Jimbo. That won’t be the case next year though
@@FarmerShane-e7z programs need stability. If it were up to me Jimbo would still be coaching but with some major stipulations to delegating certain things. People want to fire a coach but dont want to hear that a new staff needs to blossom. Even if a coach wins 10+ games that doesnt mean its going to be like that forever. See Michigan State. Football is a world of mostly numbers, strategy, technique and some emotion but people attribute magical properties as to why A&M or anyone else don't have sustained success.
A reasonable and self-aware take. If all Aggies thought like you I'd have a lot more Aggie friends, and TAMU would enjoy a lot more athletic success.
I have no use for t-sips as friends or family and am grateful that I have neither.
Are you over 12 years old?😅@@davidhfranz
@@tinman2635 Are you? When someone from A&M says that "Charles Whitman should have finished the job", that person is denounced. When your fanbase wears tshirts depicting a collapsed bonfire with the caption "What's the matter Aggies, can't get it up?" you celebrate it.
The only redeeming quality of your fanbase is as mulch.
🚨 🚨 🚨 BREAKING NEWS!: Texas A&M in talks with BIG12 about possibly rejoining the conference.
They thought they could fix the game by playing at Kyle Field. Didn’t work! But u had your crying towels to dry
The problem isn't the playcalling. The problem is that Reed cannot throw the ball accurately past 15 yards. He is NOT a dual threat quarterback as he can only throw short passes and run the ball. The longhorns kept him in the box and mitigated his running. They should have put Weigman in. He at least would have given them a chance. Weigman might have taken a few sacks but he would have also made some deep passes. The TAMU receivers were getting separation and open but Reed couldn't make those passes. Also, now that everyone knows Reed can't throw accurately, other teams are going to game plan accordingly next year. This team is talented and can win it all but they need a better quarterback. The same goes for UT. Ewers sucks and is easily baited into bad decisions. They need to go all in on Arch Manning. Ewers is going to get them destroyed against Georgia and if they make it into the CFP they will be 1 and out with sorry Ewers.
If i told you at the beginning of the season you'd lose your starting RB , be a few plays from playing in the SEC championship ( something you haven't done in the 13 years you've been in the SEC ) and beating your rival, all with a new first year coach and a freshman QB would you believe me? Head high Aggies. Horns just had a few years head start on yall. See ya next year. 🤘
The difference is that Elko will parley this into a 6-7 and 5-7 season before he's fired in 2026. This is literally reverse Franchione without the 2 wins over t.u.
The "film guy" youtube analysis after Auburn game was right on. A&M has been misapplying their DLine talent. They run too many stunts instead of taking advantage of their raw athletic ability. It is very instructive if you aggies want to understand analytical critique of your defensive play, I highly recommend watching his film review.
Colin Klein is not a terrible OC but I honestly don’t think he is a championship level coordinator at all. I think there is a ton of improvement potential with Marcel getting a year older and getting more time to learn the offense, but it doesn’t matter if the play calling is as bad as it was in the last few games.
@@tracekoenning2459 You should see what Will Howard really thinks of Klein. Remember, when Klein was the QB of the #1 ranked team he lost by 4 TDs to an unranked Baylor.
He most definitely is a terrible oc. He’s the most predictable oc I’ve ever had the displeasure of watching.
@@mr.absolutelynobody440 Ok then, who would you hire to replace him. I think he is very mid, but i don’t think he’s terrible. Personally i would like Jordan Davis from UNT but i don’t think he’s SEC ready either.
@@tracekoenning2459 It doesn't matter. Any candidate that we truly need will be undermined by Liucci and his cult and we'll be stuck with someone worse. Remember that Chin Pubes went out of his way to prevent Doug Meachem from being the OC so we ended up with Noel Mazzone going in to 2016, then he tried to claim he knew all along it was a bad hire.
I've posted this somewhere else buttttt....
Aggie's Legacy is measured by big losses while Horn's Legacy is measured by big wins.
HOOKEM baby
Wasn’t that close. Texas could’ve scored 30 if it weren’t for some mistakes.
Watching Elko go for it on fourth down and not taking the guaranteed points infuriated me to no end. I can't put any blame on the players because the coaching was easily the worst I've seen all season. It's still Elko's first year and no one should lose faith in him yet, but man this game was so concerning.
Edit: I also think the hate for Collin Klein is unwarranted. I don't know why people are expecting a 2019 LSU offense from him. The offense in my opinion, outside of ND, Texas, and second half South Carolina, has been good enough to win every single game this year.
People complained about Jimbo kicking FGs instead of going for it. Im very much in the FG camp. Jimbo was absolutely correct that not every 4th and short is the same. A&M had a decent QB sneak there with Max Johnson but it wasnt automatic. Those 6 point would have helped immensely.
The offense was good when our running game was lethal. Against DL that we could push around with a growing OL and had Le’Veon.
Losing Le’Veon hurt Klein and that’s not his fault. And I think this OL will be really good next year.
But we have to have more than that.
@@GridironMasters yeah. Early chip shots from ~5-20 yard line. I’m taking points.
It’s the 4th and 1s that aren’t gimme fgs that I like going for, especially when we’re talking early game risks.
I understand going for 6 in the second 4th down scenario at the GL
They knew the trips down deep in the red zone were going to be limited and you're not beating Texas kicking field goals all night. You're at home and all you need is a yard? Elko is right you should manage a yard against anybody.
It makes me laugh that there is always an excuse for the loss. It wasn’t play calling or coaching. The talent isn’t there. The Aggie culture isn’t appealing to young kids and they have no history of success. It’s only going to get worse for you.
That sucked we still had the plays to make to win. I don’t have a problem with Colin but I do with Bateman and his calls.
I made a post on TexAgs but Ags were not trying to hear it despite being scathing just because I pointed out the positives. Agree on Elko. I wanted the points as well
Im a Bama fan, yalls team is good. They shouldnt have fired Dukes coach that was the problem
Bro what you're saying they should have done more with rees in the running game.
They did in the first half and Texas stuffed it. And also reed hurt himself , so they found other ways.
Texas just kept taking it away. Disabling there offense
I know play calling is always going to be a question when things don’t turn out the way we want. And I wouldn’t say Klein has done great but I think he has done some pretty good things at times this season. I want him to stay. Hopefully he learns from this season. That is how this group of coaches will separate themselves from the Jimbo era. And they talked a lot early about the necessity to adapt as things unfold. We didn’t see it against t.u. Hopefully they learn from that. You can always use more talent. Recruiting will be important. We just want to see improvement. They can’t be stagnant at 8-4 for long.
They'll separate themselves from the Jimbo era. That's for sure. Jimbo went 8-5 after going 9-4 in year one. This group will go 6-7 in year 2.
Klein is 0-8 the last 8 times he has played UT
Hey drew I’ll be in SA Friday for a spurs game
Do you guys have any good pop up bars? Haha
Extremely disappointed in the D-line was hyping them all year and they ended up being a weakness this year
TBH. What did You expect???
Longhorns on the right track but so are the aggies.longhorns are just further ahead. imo
Revisit this comment after A&M finishes with 6-7 losses in 2025.
I hate seeing fellow Aggies being doom and gloom. Many of us thought with the portal exodus this was a busted season. We went 7-1 and it became championship or bust?! Mike Elko is the future and is building relationships in high school coaches like Jimbo never did. Yeah the loss was Texas but so what 🤷🏽♂️?
Adjustments are needed but they finally have a full off season to build the program the way they want it. Please breathe. Thanks and gig’em
This is the same shit with a different coaching staff. Things will never get better.
Unacceptable play on every level. The Offense scored ZERO points, despite being handed the ball in the red zone twice. 4 attempts to run it up the middle, dumbest series of play calling ever, and yeah Klein is the OC but Elko is the HC and he could have said no, lets try something different, His lack of leadership in that moment is why he will not succeed at A&M. He went 4-4 in the ACC, not sure why we even wanted that, its NOT impressive. This will be a total failure, the recruiting is about to dry up for him because who would want to come to this train wreck and next years schedule is FAR worse than this years with ALL the toughest games on the road. Sorry but its a disaster waiting to happen, already has.
Drew will you only be covering aggie football during the off season?
I’ll do some basketball and baseball stuff too
@@Drewtamu Really like the coaches we have for Baseball and Basketball, I thought the Elko hire really rounded out those 3 nicely from a character standpoint. Looking forward to this content!
Thanks, Drew. This game was more frustrating than any game I can remember. So many mistakes and missed opportunities. Ugly... so ugly. Oh well. Life goes on.
tu is really good, but Ewers is not elite. He crumbles under pressure.
6:32 silence the crowd? You were at home.
He’s saying that the int by Reed quieted the crowd
I disagree with “a game they have no business being in”. Texas was favored by 4.5 points. “No business being in” = a double digit spread, not 4.5 points…..
@@manytrickshots7302 that’s not what I mean by that.
I mean, with the way we were largely getting handled, we somehow still had chances in the game.
@@Drewtamuagree! The stat line was a bloodbath. Yet, we were still in it.
Still a W year one under Elko, but man DISAPPOINTING