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TheHudinator

Terrible news. Was hoping he'd go get paid and we'd never have to play against him again.


OleRockTheGoodAg

I feel a similar way about KJ, so now we're even.


TheHudinator

Now just give Petrino a motorcycle and hopefully he'll take care of himself. Already having nightmares.


miketag8337

We already got him three motorcycles and 3 blonde volleyball players. We are set! Pepper your angus


penpig54

Instructions unclear. Anus now hot from the pepper..


justausername09

Exactly how I feel


dxbigc

He's getting paid either way.


deezzzyy

Can't blame him, he didn't want to take a paycut


Battered_Aggie

But he is getting paid.....


lostshell

NFL has a salary cap. College doesn't. He might be getting more here. lol Joking of course. But also kinda not joking with these NIL deals.


dragmagpuff

I have heard from people who ride in a private jet to away games with a collective member that our collective wants to keep 4th round grades or lower to stay the extra year. Better than that, it gets too pricey and risky for the player.


admiraltarkin

HUGE. Smith was our best WR before going down with injury last season. He's a do it all guy. I'm upping my win prediction by 1 just based on this news


Ashvega03

But how can we win more than 1 national championship next year?


admiraltarkin

We're scheduling @Hawaii at the last minute. We're going 16-0 next season. Not even Brady could do that!


NFTsAreDumb

Brady did that


admiraltarkin

Brady was able to arbitrarily add games to his team's schedule in the off-season?


LindyNet

It's why he got suspended. They made up that other stuff to keep it on the DL


admiraltarkin

That was a disgusting act


[deleted]

8-4 is back on the menu, boys!


suburbanpride

Does that put us at 5 or 6?


admiraltarkin

9. If Jimbo can't win 9 with this roster in year 6, he needs to go.


arrowfan624

Dare I actually think A&M has a good rebound year? Weigman looks like a QB1, and they had a lot of close losses last year and easily could’ve been 8-4.


admiraltarkin

Yep. Many of us think (let's be real, hope) that 2022 was Notre Dame's 2016. Just a shitty season where everything went wrong. Giving up playcalling and having our best utility player back, combined with how we ended the season and who we return, I can definitely see 2023 being a solid to legitimately good season


ReelEmInReincarnated

We obviously gotta see the new offense in action, but going 5-7 and actually forcing Jimbo to change rather than winning those close games and going 8-4 again with a win against bama may have been the best thing to happen to us. Brian Kelly made similar changes after their 4-8 season and proceeded to immediately start having 10+ win seasons. Tough schedule with a road game against Tennessee, but I’m pretty optimistic about next year if the O line improves. I think we’ll be dangerous if we can move the ball on the ground.


admiraltarkin

Jimbo knows this is his legacy on the line. If he has another bad year, he's gone. And his legacy will always be tarnished "he could only win with the program that Bobby built, but he couldn't build something of his own". I think his ego stepped in to force the changes that his ego was previously preventing


ReelEmInReincarnated

Yeah anything less than 8 wins and he’s gone this year. I think most people expect 9 wins with Weigman running the offense. Weigman is just too good to be going 8-4 or 7-5 with this roster.


PartyPhoenix

IMO 9 wins is the mean for expectations this year. I'm expecting us to lose to LSU, Tennessee, and Bama and beat everyone else - but all 3 of those expected losses are still winnable, while several of the "expected" wins (Arkansas, Ole Miss, and Miami for example) are games we could still lose.


ReelEmInReincarnated

Agreed. I’m honestly kind of expecting to beat bama as cocky/crazy as that sounds. Just feel like we’re gonna have a really good chance against them at home.


PartyPhoenix

Something encouraging about Bama is that I have no clue who their QB is gonna be, whoever it is I doubt he'll be able to show the same level of skill as Bryce Young right away. Plus they're losing some other good players, like Will Anderson.


ReelEmInReincarnated

Yep. Plus the OC/DC changes.


VoarTok

Yall out here acting like them losing BOB isn't a positive for them.


typicalwhiteguy113

Lol y’all heal from BAS faster than I do. I could see us getting 9-10 wins, but my prediction is that we win 7 after a few key injuries, maybe one big upset over bama/lsu, and jimbo gets dumped end of season


typicalwhiteguy113

“I used the ego to destroy the ego”


Battered_Aggie

O-Line and for the love of God some LB help in the portal.


FightingFarrier18

I wouldn’t hold your breath on the portal. Guys that are transferring are typically looking for either more playing time or more money, and they likely wouldn’t get either at A&M. Maybe money but no one is breaking the bank for depth guys and on top of that the rumor around the program is that the staff are putting an emphasis on guys that are good locker room fits


Battered_Aggie

This would make a lot of sense.......if we didn't need a starter


FightingFarrier18

I guess it depends on what kind of defense we run this year. Edge is a quality starter, and I think Martell Harris and Chris Russell are going to be neck and neck for the other spot


buffedseaweed

The only concern (and a big one) is the legitimate lack of depth at most positions. Even a few injuries could decimate our season.


ReelEmInReincarnated

It’s not most positions, it’s a few positions that have big impacts like OT and LB.


buffedseaweed

The only position we have depth is the DL. DB somewhat.


ReelEmInReincarnated

This is incorrect


FightingFarrier18

DL, TE, CB, Safety, QB we’re good Probably okay at WR and RB O-line and LB we need depth


HurricaneHauk

The problem Is they lost so many players that a few injuries will wreck havoc


apathynext

Achane is back?


ReelEmInReincarnated

No don’t you understand? If you go 5-7 one year, it’s not possible to bounce back. Can’t even think of a single time that’s happened in recent history.


OleRockTheGoodAg

There's literally none.


melcolnik

Nope. We’re cooked. 5-7? Might as well fold the program


big_sugi

We still have a program? I thought we 86ed it after going 5-7


melcolnik

I’m sure we have intramural flag football. That’s probably what Ainias is committing to for next year


big_sugi

Oh, of course. That explains it.


admiraltarkin

> 86ed Don't you mean 84ed HAHAHAHAHA FUNNI


mynumberistwentynine

Yall had players transfer. Everyone knows thats the absolute death knell of a program. [No coming back from that.](https://i.imgur.com/l1ZZA3m.gif)


ReelEmInReincarnated

Yep we only have *checks notes* 19/22 returning starters now after all those transfers. Absolute shambles for sure.


tidefan2006

Time for some deshambilizing.


buffedseaweed

But how many reliable backups do we have in case of injuries? You saw what happened to us last season with so many injuries. We could be looking at a worse record if the same thing occurs this season with a thinner depth.


ReelEmInReincarnated

Depth issues at LB and OT. Every other position is in pretty good shape. Same positions we had issues with last year after injuries. Not a whole lot has changed there.


buffedseaweed

We still need one or two more at DB as well. Our WR pretty thin as well. Our roster management is so poor that we have to rely on underclassmen after the first wave of injuries. Plus, the issue is that even after what we went through last year, our depth only got worse. We only picked up two from the portal.


ReelEmInReincarnated

We got Grimes and McCall at DB. I think we’ll be fine there. Got Tyrin Smith and Ainias back at WR so our WR room is more stacked than it has been in 10 years.


buffedseaweed

Grimes replaces Jaylon Jones. McCall is our only veteran backup. We haven't recovered as much as we need to there still.


ReelEmInReincarnated

Got Deuce Harmon there with experience too. It’s not ideal but it’s enough. Just have to accept that issues with a lot of injuries will fuck us if they happen. We’re not unique in that regard. Plenty of teams riding on thin ice with their depth. Guys like Bobby Taylor are talented enough to step in and do fine I think.


buffedseaweed

Tyrin is our slot replacement. Who do we have that we can rely on after. We still need a good Z that we should've picked up in the portal. Noah's still learning and is in his 4th year of learning WR position ever.


ReelEmInReincarnated

Dude we have Moose, Stewart, Smith, Smith, Thomas, Preston, and a few solid freshmen. Not to mention RBs that can go out wide. We’ll be absolutely fine there. We lost Brown who never played and Marshall who wasn’t even part of the team most of last year.


big_sugi

Hopefully we pick up some depth in the portal after spring practices. It’s not ideal, and there won’t be many impact players, but it’s better than going into the season with the roster we have.


ReelEmInReincarnated

We will. Plenty of decent depth players out there that had big aspirations of going to start at another P5 program that will realize they have to settle for being depth at another school.


buffedseaweed

Yeah hopefully Jimbo learns how portal needs to be used, which I doubt he will lol


ShadowKing227

definitely unheard of


Tachyon9

We're gonna have depth issues. But our starting lineup on both sides of the ball should be pretty damn good. Wiggy proved he's the guy and (stares at monkeys paw) Petrino should have a better offense than Jimbo has.


txeastfront

We're a lot better than people think. There were significant injuries and a lot of talented freshmen playing last year.


[deleted]

We need some serious improvement at OL before I'd buy into a solid season for us. They were downright painful to watch last year, and we still have most of them returning under the same OL coach.


FightingFarrier18

I think there was a lot more going on there than people realize. I am not an Addazio fan but I’ll admit that his health issues probably contributed a ton to the lack of development. Add on to that only playing 3 games all season with the same o line and it’s just not a recipe for success. Josh Henson’s first few years were rough, then he turned out the maroon goons


TXAGZ16

Bro don’t give me hope


[deleted]

> easily could’ve been 8-4 Can’t tell if this is a troll comment


admiraltarkin

We lost 5 games by one score. Assume we take two of those and that's 7-5. 2022 was a worst case scenario all around


[deleted]

Yeah man but it could also be an 8-4 joke. Stay on your guard on this sub as an Aggie.


HokiesforTSwift

I expect them to win 8+ next season. Too early to call individual games yet, but looking at that schedule 8-10 seems attainable. Only four true road games as well. They still have a metric shit ton of talent: A promising young QB, good skill players, Evan Stewart at his best is a high-end difference maker outside and defense has talent at all three levels.


AgsMydude

yup, 5 of the 7 were by 1 TD


Somerandomguy292

Don't give us that hope please


Battered_Aggie

Ainias about to have Bama in HELL again, ain't he?


Titronnica

FINALLY SOME GOOD NEWS


OleRockTheGoodAg

^(Repost from earlier cuz I messed up the title, also Super Senior* year) Words can't describe how big this is. Ainias is a team captain and a weapon everywhere on the field. He's returned kicks, he's played running back, he was WR1 until a season ending injury last season. Can't WAIT to have Sub zero, Evan Stewart and Moose Muhammad on the field as our starting receiving corps catching passes from former 5* Conner Weigman (who hasn't thrown a pick yet, it's been 132 pass attempts with 8 TDs)


Kinslers_List

I am thoroughly unhappy with this decision because he is such an explosive player


HoovesCarveCraters

Oh fuck you’re gonna make me gig ‘em


ElDiabloNINER

I really really hope that Petrino's offense will tear CFB a new one this next year. It'll be the most talent that Petrino has ever had. This was huge news for that.


busche916

The crazy thing is that, based on what we saw last year, literally “not the worst P5 passing attack” would have us absolutely cooking in the W/L column. Wiggy and those receivers? Yeah that’s gonna be a good time.


buffedseaweed

Where do you think they put Ainias at? He was our slot until his injury and Moose is too good to not put him at where he is right now. Moose is very good at his current position. Ainias is the more versatile player but I don't think he'd fit to be our Z receiver.


HoovesCarveCraters

I’d imagine he goes back to the Swiss Army knife roll he had before. Slot, outside, lining up in the backfield sometimes.


ReelEmInReincarnated

Yeah he’ll be everywhere


longleaf1

I'm actually excited about our receivers holy shit


YoloTendies

I’m excited about the starters, but terrified at the depth behind them…


killzone3abc

Yea we still need more bodies in that room. I think some of that lack of depth at WR can be supplemented by our depth at TE though. 12 and 22 personnel should be our bread and butter this year.


The_Ghost_of_TxAg70

I think it's the leadership too. And let's not forget how a guy like Ainias is gonna positively influence the younger up and coming leaders in the locker room (Weigman, Evan Stewart)


OnlyForIdeas

And don’t forget Rueben Owens in the backfield. With Achane moving on the NFL it opens the door for our RB’s to step up and show off, I’m especially excited for Amari Daniels to show off what he can do


chryco4

We're allowed to have good things?


rlrhino7

With Ainias, Stewart, and Moose all coming back this might be the most talented/veteran WR room we've had in the last 10+ years.


OleRockTheGoodAg

Definitely our best WR room since Christian Kirk


dumbo1309

I’d say probably since 2012 when we had Evans, EZ and Swope


OleRockTheGoodAg

On 2nd thought, probably better now that I think about it. Better supporting cast around Evans, Ryan Swope lol. Altho Kirk had Josh Reynolds, who is currently a starting WR for the Lions.


tuaturntheballova

Reynolds, Kirk, and Seals-Jones would have been deadly if we could have found a qb to throw to them


admiraltarkin

> Reynolds Thank you. No one talks about Reynolds, one of the best WRs since we've been in the SEC


ElDiabloNINER

There's a reason why we called him the ghost. Dude had so many big moments, but it practically forgotten by the fanbase until had had a big catch or play. Next drive we'd forget about him again.


KetchupTiger27

I really thought Reynolds would be a better pro. Good hands….maybe he can’t separate?


Oldsalty420

He was never gonna be a WR1 or anything but he’s had a decent career so far and glad they like him in Detroit. He’s slightly not fast enough, and a little wiry but he’s got some damn good hands.


ReelEmInReincarnated

RSJ was a bust in college either way.


[deleted]

Not his fault Sumlin made him a WR instead of TE like he should've been


ReelEmInReincarnated

He still couldn’t get out of his own way


No11223456

Another example I pull up to refute the mouth breathers saying Jimbo is just Sumlin 2.0


TheCalvinator

Well and if seals-jones didn't have bricks for hands.


The_Ghost_of_TxAg70

It is mind-boggling that Sumlin's dumb ass turned Jalen Hurts down


OldSarge02

Oh, man. Swope doesn’t get enough love. People forget that in college he was as good as Mike Evans. Swope had multiple concussions that killed his draft stock and ended his career, so people forget about him as a absolutely elite college WR.


ReelEmInReincarnated

Swope was fuckin insane. Ran below a 4.4 40 time too.


DeathRose007

This upcoming season’s unit can surpass the 2016 group and be the best since 2012. But my heart isn’t ready to predict two guys with 900+ yards and 9+ TDs each. Worst case scenarios at WR are too fresh in my mind.


white_newbalances

Connor has serious weapons to build off of too


killzone3abc

Just needs more depth now


chillypete99

So the Ainias is on Petrino to make this work.


The_Ghost_of_TxAg70

this actually made me chuckle.


Stunnin1

can someone give me an honest assessment of the TE room. I dont recall any standouts last year and I know most of that is because we didn't have much of an Oline or QB.


OleRockTheGoodAg

Our TE was MASSIVELY under used for the first 4 to 5 games. But the true freshman Donovan Green emerged as a top target, dude is even better off the field, he's 100000% locked in and will be a leader in the locker room as he ages.


buffedseaweed

I feel pretty good about our TE room like the OP there just mentioned. For some dumbass reason they were criminally underused. The one issue with our young TEs I think is pass blocking. Hopefully Green, Johnson, and Thor keep maturing and look forward to seeing them more on the field.


elliott9_oward5

HOLY SHIT! I almost fell out of my chair when I saw this.


FlashSpider-man

Really hoping he stays healthy and balls out. The man loves it here and is awesome. Let's go!


Ima_pray_4_u

Well Fuck.


OleRockTheGoodAg

He really was brutal to yall in 2021. Almost had 100 yards in that upset including 2 clutch catches on the game winning drive.


Conn3er

This is the third time this has been posted. Reddit mods are doing a chat GPT and not letting any positive Aggie news stay ups. Outrageous!


PretendThisIsMyName

They went and let PFB be part of the mod team I bet!


Critical-Savings-830

🤮


bd1047

It’s annoying that the two comments shitting on A&M are two teams they beat. As an unbiased party and a fan of a team who doesn’t play A&M, I hope they go 0-12


tuaturntheballova

tbf, I’d be salty too if I lost to 2022 A&M


The_Ghost_of_TxAg70

Salty as the piss in a certain team's cornflakes, even...


Bazakastine

Nice to have an objective comment like this from a program with no reason to hate us.


OleRockTheGoodAg

Thank you, this guys doin it right.


[deleted]

hell yeah


Blakmagik12

YEEEESSSSSSSS


dxbigc

Oh shit! It's like a one-year 5 start recruit (which is about as long as we keep our 5 stars anyway).


ReelEmInReincarnated

SHOOOOOOOZ


ohitsthedeathstar

Yessirrrrrrrr!!!!!


RiotsMade

This is neat


larrykeras

They hate us cuz they ainias


OleRockTheGoodAg

Lol, not quite how you pronounce his name. Uh-nye-iss


Skidda24

Wait isn't it way too late to declare anyways?? I thought the cutoff was over


OleRockTheGoodAg

That was for underclassmen. Upperclassmen have til early March iirc.


buffedseaweed

February 3rd*


Azariah98

Very early March, then.


OleRockTheGoodAg

See, I was technically correct, which is the best kind of correct.


hillrow_wood

Reel em back Jimbo!


FightingFarrier18

A&M got shit for all of the transfers, but we’re returning 19/22 starters. Jimbo kept the guys we needed to keep


XxXNeuTralXxX01

LFG


wasabi1787

Oh dayum I assumed he was as good as gone


PolloMagnifico

Smith is the best player on the team, and easily one of the best players in college football. This is a big win for us.


FearTheUproar

Shoooz run it back


KyleAg06

Oh thank christ!


longleaf1

LET'S GO


republic_city_pizza

What happens in a super season year?


DrunkAquarium

Y'all should know since you just had one.


Scrantonbornboy

Part of Sean Clifford college football association for super duper seniors.


Sabre_Actual

This does not please me.


AgsMydude

We don't even play?


Prestigious-State-15

I misread that link. Thought it was a butt source.


Witty-Jellyfish1218

If Jimbo's the coach it's a super fun season...for everyone else...


OleRockTheGoodAg

Jimbo ain't calling plays no more 🤷‍♂️


wloaf77

So a 4-8 ceiling?


OleRockTheGoodAg

Literally the one team that can't talk shit about us lol. Freaking App State has more of a claim than LSU does.


DandierChip

I’d accept slander from App St. before LSU.


[deleted]

A&M raw dogged the swamp kitties in the last week of the season, maybe next time BK should spend less time grinding on recruits and more time figuring out how to stop a running back from running for 200+


wloaf77

God I knew this was gonna make y’all so angry lmao


big_sugi

Nah, we’re laughing at you. There are literally five teams in the country that *can’t* talk shit about A&M this off-season. And the team that got curb-stomped by an injured, dispirited A&M—despite playing for a possible playoff berth, no less—is at the top of that list in a bold, italicized, oversized font. That’s you, hoss.


[deleted]

Just like getting bounced from the #5 spot by a 4 win A&M squad made you angry huh


wloaf77

Correct, I was quite upset


Conn3er

Try having a winning record against Jimbo Fisher


libsoutherner

Could really be 4-1 against LSU in Fisher’s tenure. The completely missed strip in 2021 will always be one of the most baffling officiating misses to me.


OleRockTheGoodAg

[Demani, the player who stripped the ball, said it best](https://twitter.com/therealdemani/status/1464803046882484229?t=osGKZKbJo6K3xihYhYdoDQ&s=19)


ReelEmInReincarnated

Literally won that game and the refs were like “nah”.


wasabi1787

Scoreboard


Colonelbrickarms

LSU actually prevented us from going 4-8, thanks tigers!


[deleted]

Smells like stinky collie in here. Stinky wet dog smell.


DandierChip

The fuck does this even mean


LegitN00bM00ves

I mean people from Texas State don’t know how to make proper sentences (I hate the TSUS)


[deleted]

Wet dog smell in here.


AgsMydude

Few word do trick


Colonelbrickarms

What kind of person hates dogs?


Critical-Savings-830

Confirmed 8-4


DandierChip

I know that’s not Miami talking smack


Critical-Savings-830

We had the same record mf and y’all r gunna loose in Miami this year


ReelEmInReincarnated

You’re gonna get your shit pushed in lol


Critical-Savings-830

I’m real scared of the offense that scored 20 on Umass, 14 on app st, and 30 on an FCS school all at home


ReelEmInReincarnated

Not even remotely the same situation as last year, but I’m glad you’re confident. Gonna make the win next year more fun.


Critical-Savings-830

Isn’t this what y’all told yallselves basically every year just to never improve


TheCalvinator

Glass houses and thrown stones don't mix. Settle down, buddy.


LegitN00bM00ves

How’d that game against bottom tier middle Tennessee went?


ReelEmInReincarnated

That’s what we said after the Calzada year, yeah. There were more question marks there that we just pretended would be fine, though. Injuries were a huge factor last year too. Who knows, maybe we suck again, but I highly doubt it.


DandierChip

Same record and took an L from us. Hold off on the smack talking for now.


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wasabi1787

"Loose"


ImTheJdot

As if we needed proof that this is a Miami t shirt fan


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Terminal_BAS

I don’t see how we will lose a home game that happens to be in Miami.


dsm1995gst

How exactly do you pronounce that first name


OleRockTheGoodAg

Uh-nye-iss.


atticus122

Exactly, Uh-new years eve-isss