re: If aTm joins the SEC next season, they will be missing a lot of playmakers...

DeRuyter might make progress, but I believe you'll miss your two playmakers.

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For the past two years, I have personally thought A&M was "us, only a year behind".

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Agreed. But I think we are on equal footing this year. I actually think A&M is slightly better than Arkansass this year. But no games have been played so we get to find out soon! See you October 1st. It'll be a fun one

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They were worse than Arkansas while playing in the same conference

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They have a large h2h advantage but we won more conference titles in the SWC than they did. I'll take the hardware and say we were the better team


As far as this season I'm expecting 10-2 or 11-1 and then a bowl game. Hopefully BCS. And the following year in the SEC I would expect something in the 7-5 or 8-4 area with a young team. Unless DeRuyter leaves for a HC job then I wouldn't be surprised with a losing record adjusting to a new DC

DeRuyter is gone sooner than later. That's common sense. He's a damn good coach that has saved Shermans arse.

Aggies will benefit from being in SEC. The lure of playing in the SEC will help keep a lot of the top prospects at home. They have out recruited Arkansas the last two years having beaten them head up for several Louisiana players. Don't kid yourself,they will compete very well in SEC. With the exception of Florida and Georgia,they have more blue chip talent within one hundred miles of them than any other SEC schools. The addition of Aggies and Noles will hurt Arky and the Mississippi schools the most in my opinion.