I'm certainly happy with the record this team has but this team really needs to put together a game against a quality opponent where the defense and offense play well together. We haven't really had that yet. Against ND, we had offense, but defense was challenged.

Not talking about a blowout but a game where we control the entire game and it is over mid way through 4th quarter.

Arky could have been it but we let them back in the game the last 2 minutes of the 1st half. LSU at home can certainly be the game we turn the corner and the team gets overall confidence to ride the rest of the year.

I've been loving the way this team has been playing, but I wouldn't just assume we'll be 11-1 or 12-0 just yet. 8-5 is still very much on the table. As is 9-4, 10-3, etc.

Although, if we can win in dominating fashion, I do think the national narrative about A&M changes and they start talking about us the way they are talking about Bama right now.

Just look at all the playoff projections right now. Pretty much all of them have Bama as a Top 4 with a bye even with their embarrassing performance in their opening game and we are shown as a lower seed even though we are undefeated.

A resounding victory would change that. But, of course, if you don't follow that up with a win at Mizzou, then it will be short lived.

LOL
Thanks for the laugh.

1957

Finished 9

But, Ohio isn't real!

Agreed. This team can win but to compete with Ohio, Bama, and maybe Oregon or Indiana, we need to be hitting on all cylinders. I don't think we have done that against a quality opponent yet. I'm hoping the turning point is this weekend. I think this weekend is where we see what we really have.

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I've been loving the way this team has been playing, but I wouldn't just assume we'll be 11-1 or 12-0 just yet. 8-5 is still very much on the table. As is 9-4, 10-3, etc.

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Im not assuming 11-1 at all and yes 10-2 and 9-3 are still certainly on the table. Barring catastrophic injuries 8 wins total is not. Just as winning last week eliminated 8-4 as an outcome, winning this weekend probably eliminates 9-3 too.

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I've been loving the way this team has been playing, but I wouldn't just assume we'll be 11-1 or 12-0 just yet. 8-5 is still very much on the table. As is 9-4, 10-3, etc.

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8-5 is very unlikely. 9-4 is probably worst case scenario. I'm leaning towards 10-2 after tu.

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A statement win against LSU in a night game at tiger stadium could give us some discussion as the #1 team in the country. We'd certainly be deserving with two huge road wins on the resume. When was the last time we were AP #1?

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You would think, but a loss puts LSU at 5-3 with an away game at Bama two weeks later. They'll be fighting for their lives just to finish the season 8-4. 75% chance that the narrative after a statement win would be along the lines of "LSU just turned out to not be as good as everyone thought, so A&M only did what it was supposed to."

RoadkillBBQ said:

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Emilio Fantastico said:

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Although, if we can win in dominating fashion, I do think the national narrative about A&M changes and they start talking about us the way they are talking about Bama right now.

Just look at all the playoff projections right now. Pretty much all of them have Bama as a Top 4 with a bye even with their embarrassing performance in their opening game and we are shown as a lower seed even though we are undefeated.

A resounding victory would change that. But, of course, if you don't follow that up with a win at Mizzou, then it will be short lived.

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Whoever wins the SEC will be the team that's gets a first round bye. It doesn't matter what the talking heads predict right now.

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It isn't clear that a first round bye is an advantage.

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TecRecAg said:

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boyfriend said:

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A statement win against LSU in a night game at tiger stadium could give us some discussion as the #1 team in the country. We'd certainly be deserving with two huge road wins on the resume. When was the last time we were AP #1?

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No one is passing Ohio St because the schedule is hot garbage and Big 10 media.

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Fixed it.

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Ohio State didn't win it all last year or 2014 because of the Big10 media. Its because they are an elite program and have been for decades. Just look at their record and the NFL talent they have produced. Credit where credit is due.

Every week "we need a statement win" because we've never won 6, 7, 8, a Top 10, 20, on the road, off the road, since we were an all boys school, against this coach, in that stadium, at this time, in these uniforms, since cell phones were invented, etc.... We need a statement win next week... But OMG then comes "Trap Games" which we always lose...

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RoadkillBBQ said:

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Emilio Fantastico said:

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Although, if we can win in dominating fashion, I do think the national narrative about A&M changes and they start talking about us the way they are talking about Bama right now.

Just look at all the playoff projections right now. Pretty much all of them have Bama as a Top 4 with a bye even with their embarrassing performance in their opening game and we are shown as a lower seed even though we are undefeated.

A resounding victory would change that. But, of course, if you don't follow that up with a win at Mizzou, then it will be short lived.

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Whoever wins the SEC will be the team that's gets a first round bye. It doesn't matter what the talking heads predict right now.

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It isn't clear that a first round bye is an advantage.

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A great part of that last year was created by the seeding guidelines. The #12 ranked team Az St was seeded #4 and the #9 ranked team Boise was seeded #3. Those lower ranked teams getting 1st round byes are always going to skew the results. Heck even the #16 ranked team Clemson was included while the #11 ranked team Bama was left out. That's a complete mess. A 12 team playoff should include the top 12 ranked teams with the top 4, no matter what conference getting the 1st round byes.

Doesn't matter, just win

This game has pretty massive implications. This years team has been fun to watch and I'll be the first to say has exceeded my expectations. Even though the stress they give me every Saturday (defense this past Saturday, OC Klein every other Saturday) has been excruciating. it has been exciting thinking about the ceiling and all that this team can still achieve.
This Saturday is an opportunity for this program IMO to finally get over the hump that we stumble over somehow every year, especially in a Primetime match-up (see SaCarolina last year)
With a win, we could also cause huge ripple effects through the CFB landscape with the job security (or lack there of) for BK at LSU.

Trying my best not to count my chickens before they hatch but damn I am getting excited about this game

I kind of agree with OP.
If we want to beat LSU and Mizzou we're gonna have to play better than we did in our first 7 games.
So far we have not played a complete game. Yet we've still won (albeit against lesser competition) .

NoahAg said:

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I kind of agree with OP.
If we want to beat LSU and Mizzou we're gonna have to play better than we did in our first 7 games.
So far we have not played a complete game. Yet we've still won (albeit against lesser competition) .

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Notre Dame is a better team than LSU. Doesn't mean we'll win.

At some point (especially since you're normally wrong) a blind squirrel will find a nut with these posts.

A&M will likely lose one between LSU and Missouri.

Hope they beat LSU more than Missouri.

There doesn't need to be a "statement" win all that much in this era. All that matters is winning and making the playoffs. There, statements are made.

Every win we get in the 2nd half of the season will be a "statement win" for us because of how badly we have routinely collapsed in the 2nd half of the season over the last decade. We just need to take care of business and "do what we are supposed to do" and win, by whatever means and margin it takes. Just win and all the other things people worry about will take care of themselves.

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No. We just need to win.

Ugly or clean, it doesn't matter. Keep winning and the rest takes care of itself.

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F that.

I want an absolute beating of a win. I'm talking a game was never in doubt and swamp kitty fans are largely leaving by mid 3rd quarter. The kind where the media gets mad at us for being so mean to the poor home team by not being "sportsman".

I honestly can't remember the last time A&M absolutely destroyed the other team when it wasn't a DivII team at Kyle. Can remember plenty of times when it was done to us though.

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NoahAg said:

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I kind of agree with OP.
If we want to beat LSU and Mizzou we're gonna have to play better than we did in our first 7 games.
So far we have not played a complete game. Yet we've still won (albeit against lesser competition) .

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Notre Dame is a better team than LSU. Doesn't mean we'll win.

At some point (especially since you're normally wrong) a blind squirrel will find a nut with these posts.

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Hmm, ok. ND is better today than they were when we played. Point remains that if we play like we did against ND we will not beat LSU. Certainly not Mizzou.

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Wolfpac 08 said:

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No. We just need to win.

Ugly or clean, it doesn't matter. Keep winning and the rest takes care of itself.

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F that.

I want an absolute beating of a win. I'm talking a game was never in doubt and swamp kitty fans are largely leaving by mid 3rd quarter. The kind where the media gets mad at us for being so mean to the poor home team by not being "sportsman".

I honestly can't remember the last time A&M absolutely destroyed the other team when it wasn't a DivII team at Kyle. Can remember plenty of times when it was done to us though.

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Probably 48-3 over USCe in 2020. Before that it was probably 63-21 over Auburn in 2012. We all want those kinds of wins. But we don't need to "make a statement" when we are undefeated. Winning the games speaks for itself.

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AgLA06 said:

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NoahAg said:

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I kind of agree with OP.
If we want to beat LSU and Mizzou we're gonna have to play better than we did in our first 7 games.
So far we have not played a complete game. Yet we've still won (albeit against lesser competition) .

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Notre Dame is a better team than LSU. Doesn't mean we'll win.

At some point (especially since you're normally wrong) a blind squirrel will find a nut with these posts.

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Hmm, ok. ND is better today than they were when we played. Point remains that if we play like we did against ND we will not beat LSU. Certainly not Mizzou.

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Just like how Arkansas was going to beat us, and how the Florida was going to be close, and Auburn was going to win, and ND was going to blow us out.

You've been wrong pretty much the entire year.

Misery loves company

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schmellba99 said:

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Wolfpac 08 said:

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No. We just need to win.

Ugly or clean, it doesn't matter. Keep winning and the rest takes care of itself.

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F that.

I want an absolute beating of a win. I'm talking a game was never in doubt and swamp kitty fans are largely leaving by mid 3rd quarter. The kind where the media gets mad at us for being so mean to the poor home team by not being "sportsman".

I honestly can't remember the last time A&M absolutely destroyed the other team when it wasn't a DivII team at Kyle. Can remember plenty of times when it was done to us though.

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Probably 48-3 over USCe in 2020. Before that it was probably 63-21 over Auburn in 2012. We all want those kinds of wins. But we don't need to "make a statement" when we are undefeated. Winning the games speaks for itself.

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It's not a "need" to make a statement. Winning is winning, I get that.

It's a "want" to make a statement more than anything. Just because a soul crushing victory, especially against lsu in their house, would be one of the sweetest types of victories possible. And like it or not, it still is a factor when votes are cast on Monday. Making the playoff is good, but seeding is also important. As would be a first round bye by being top 4.

schmellba99 said:

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txags92 said:

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schmellba99 said:

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Wolfpac 08 said:

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No. We just need to win.

Ugly or clean, it doesn't matter. Keep winning and the rest takes care of itself.

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F that.

I want an absolute beating of a win. I'm talking a game was never in doubt and swamp kitty fans are largely leaving by mid 3rd quarter. The kind where the media gets mad at us for being so mean to the poor home team by not being "sportsman".

I honestly can't remember the last time A&M absolutely destroyed the other team when it wasn't a DivII team at Kyle. Can remember plenty of times when it was done to us though.

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Probably 48-3 over USCe in 2020. Before that it was probably 63-21 over Auburn in 2012. We all want those kinds of wins. But we don't need to "make a statement" when we are undefeated. Winning the games speaks for itself.

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It's not a "need" to make a statement. Winning is winning, I get that.

It's a "want" to make a statement more than anything. Just because a soul crushing victory, especially against lsu in their house, would be one of the sweetest types of victories possible. And like it or not, it still is a factor when votes are cast on Monday. Making the playoff is good, but seeding is also important. As would be a first round bye by being top 4.

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If we just keep winning, there is zero chance we are dropping below #4. "Statement wins" are for teams that lost a game they shouldn't and have something to prove.