I wouldn't get too comfortable, Mike.Mike Sherman had an inauspicious debut as coach of the Aggies when he lost what appeared on paper to be a cupcake game: the Arkansas State Red Wolves (I had no idea there were such things as red wolves, let alone red wolves in Arkansas, but I digress...)
As we all know, upsets happen all the time in college football. But it is the way that A&M lost that should be noted. The Wolves outscored the Aggies in the second half 15-0. The Wolves also had more first downs (23 to 15), more total yards (415 to 303), more rushing yards (255 to 133), more time of possession (33:21 to 26:39) and far fewer turnovers (one versus four for A&M).
In short, not only was Arkansas State competitive, but they pretty much had the upper hand. And all of this despite playing on the road with 78,000 hostile "12th men" breathing down their necks.
Now, I'm no Lee Corso, but if Texas A&M is getting dominated in the trenches by Arkansas State, imagine what the future opponents of the Aggies will be able to do. Those future opponents? No less than Miami (Fla.), Texas Tech, Colorado, Oklahoma and Texas.
Hmmm... Are the Atlanta Falcons still hiring coordinators?
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Keep up the good work.
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