Texas A&M Football: Elevating Past the 7.5 Win Mark

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00:00Here's Elka wants the team to finish strong this year.

00:03You have to go through some of that sometimes.

00:06And as painful it is and as painful it was for us and our fans and everyone involved,

00:11we had never been in that position before.

00:13We had never been the hunted team.

00:15We had never been in November competing for an opportunity to get into Atlanta with our destiny in our own hands.

00:22And I think you learn how you have to elevate your game in those matchups when you become that team.

00:29And, you know, going on the road in back-to-back weeks and we didn't play the football that we needed to play to finish it.

00:36And it's been our mantra the entire offseason.

00:38Mantras don't turn into wins.

00:40But I do believe our kids have a really strong chip on our shoulder to change that story and finish this thing the right way.

00:49Yeah, listen, I think they're better than Arkansas.

00:52I'll give you that much.

00:53They're a tough team.

00:54They always are.

00:56You know, what's their win total?

00:57The Texas A&M win total right now is sitting at seven and a half.

01:05Now, look, they've got, again, it's SEC, so they've all got a pretty tough one.

01:11But I always do take a note if there's a team that doesn't have either Alabama or Georgia on the schedule.

01:18Texas A&M does not play either of them this year.

01:21So that's usually a little helpful.

01:23Now, they do play Texas, obviously.

01:26They get them every year now in the rotation with the rivalry game at the end of the year.

01:31But, you know, Missouri, South Carolina, Arkansas, Florida, Miss State, Auburn, you know, they're not getting all the heavy hitters there.

01:40But they do play Notre Dame on the road.

01:42Remember, Notre Dame beat them there last year.

01:43They got to go to South Bend and return the favor now this year at a night game in mid-September.

01:50So, tough schedule.

01:52But I think they can get over it, actually.

01:54It will be a loss in South Bend, yes.

01:56But I think we can maybe get them to eight wins this year and get over that seven and a half.

02:01I like that over.

02:02I do.

02:03And I think your thought about them not having to play the heavies is a perfect opening.

02:09The door's open for them to go get it.

02:12I think the guy can coach.

02:14I think they have talent.

02:15I think they have a shot at it.

02:16I like that schedule you just talked about.

02:19They're not winning the SEC.

02:22That's not happening.

02:23I don't believe.

02:24But, you know, like I said, the handing of this conference to Texas because of what they did last year is, I think, absurd.

02:35That doesn't, you know, that doesn't cut it for me.

02:39I don't care what you did last year.

02:42You know, I don't deny that they have a loaded cupboard and a great young quarterback, right?

02:50But, you know, they've only let him play a couple times.

02:55I need to see the guy play on the road in all those hostile environments every week.

03:01I want to see what he does every single week.

03:03He's going to be their quarterback now.

03:05None of this, you know, two games and then he doesn't play again.

03:09So we don't know what they're going to be like.

03:12And I guarantee you, George is hungry and licking their chops because they didn't get it done.

03:18And Alabama, in my view, stunk.

03:23Nine and four, to me, stinks for that, right?

03:26Like, and LSU, this guy Kelly, he's angry.

03:30I mean, let's face facts.

03:32He keeps losing openers.

03:33He's in a foul mood from the jump every year.

03:36That LSU team is loaded and dangerous and ready for bear.

03:41So, you know, you look at those three, George, Alabama, and LSU.

03:46I think it's coming out of that chunk.

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