SEC Football: Takeaways for Each Team from Week 8

Oct 22, 2016; Nashville, TN, USA; Vanderbilt Commodores wide receiver Trent Sherfield (10) reacts after scoring a touchdown against the Tennessee State Tigers with teammate Commodores running back Josh Crawford (22) during the second half at Vanderbilt Stadium. Vanderbilt won 35-17. Mandatory Credit: Jim Brown-USA TODAY Sports /

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Texas A&M Aggies

It really wasn’t fair to Aggie fans all week. Texas A&M hasn’t had a chance against Alabama since Johnny Manziel left to be more famous, and Saturday was no different.

All week I proclaimed my doubts. This team needed two overtimes to dispose of Tennessee AT HOME, only beat South Carolina by 11 and needed everything they had to knock off UCLA by 7 points.

Why so many in the media hyped this matchup is beyond me. Maybe now we can all recognize that SEC football is experiencing a down year and Texas A&M is just better than a lot of mediocre teams.

I doubt it though, as LSU will be the next team to get the pre-Bama hype treatment. But dang those Tigers look good.

Impact Moving Forward

-Little to none

No one really expected TAMU to knock off Alabama. The Aggies represented themselves well, though, even taking the lead for a brief sting. Texas A&M has games with New Mexico State, Mississippi State, Ole Miss, UTSA and LSU. As a result, 10 wins and a New Year’s Six Bowl game is not out of the realm of possibility.

With preseason expectations being what they were, I believe almost any Aggie would call that a successful season.

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