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

They're going to come in after like a 10-3 season and go under .500
Bet on that shite.

There really isnt any team that would come in to the SEC and succeed in the first year of football

That's a good point. THIS is supposed to be A&M's year. I think they'll be tough at JerryWorld. If we can beat them, they might go 0-5 against us in the Southwest Classic.

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

I view them as sort of like that this season.

This thread really isn't talking about expansion in specific, but more along the line of their football team when they actually get here. They're coming, and there's nothing we can do about it.

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There really isnt any team that would come in to the SEC and succeed in the first year of football

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You're right but theres a chance they bury themselves.. Seems like they've turned their shite around (maybe) and can compete in the Big 12(10) now.. why come to the SEC for money and risk the chance of becoming a bottom feeder.

Some insight from an Aggie:

1) Ryan Tannehill - Starting QB - guy's a stud and will be missed, and while 2012 may be rough we've got some outstanding QB talent in our stable.
2) Cyrus Gray - Best and starting RB - He'll be sharing carries with Christine Michael. We will certainly miss Gray but he was 2nd behind Michael before Michael broke his leg.
3) Jeff Fuller - By far their best WR - Our WR corps is the strongest it's ever been. Fuller will be a 1st or 2nd rounder but WR is not a weak spot for us whatsoever.
4) Evan Eike - Starting OG - Eike is a grinder but Sherman is an o-line coach at heart and we've got a good group of young o-lineman that will likely be playing on Sundays.
5) Tony Jerrod-Eddie - Starting DE - 5-7 we will miss these guys.
6) Johnathan Mathis - Starting DE
7) Eddie Brown - Starting NT
8) Garrick Williams - Starting LBer - he's getting pushed by underclassmen for his starting role right now.
9) Terrence Frederick - Starting CB - our DB depth is as good as it's ever been right now.
10) Coreyell Judy - Starting CB - I'll miss this dude. He's a beast ... especially in our return game.
11) Trent Hunter - Starting S - I'm gonna miss having Trent Hunter around. He's been laying big hits since his sophomore year. Can't replace a dude with that much experience, but again our defensive back field has a lot of talent.
12) Randy Bullock - Starting K - had a pretty good year last year, but we pulled in one of the nation's best kicking recruits.
13) Ken Wood - Starting P - Our punting has not been good. Not sure if this guy will be starting this year.

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That's why I made it clear that I got the info from Rivals, I wasn't sure about who would actually be starting for sure and competing for a starting spot

aTm has yet to beat arkansas in dallas.....this means that on the normal year for them they should expect 3 losses in their division minimum.

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Then, after next season, aTm will be losing 8 more starters. The year after the join the SEC, they will have an entirely new team that they will have to compete with.

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Yea, no shite. That's the nature of college football, have you never watched it?

if there was one team to do it I would bet it would be FSU