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Texas A&M Football: 5 reasons why Aggies are doomed in 2017

By Connor Muldowney

PASADENA, CA - SEPTEMBER 03: Josh Rogers #13 of the Texas A&M Aggies is unable to catch this pass as Darnay Holmes #1 of the UCLA Bruins defends during the first half of a game at the Rose Bowl on September 3, 2017 in Pasadena, California. (Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images)
PASADENA, CA - SEPTEMBER 03: Josh Rogers #13 of the Texas A&M Aggies is unable to catch this pass as Darnay Holmes #1 of the UCLA Bruins defends during the first half of a game at the Rose Bowl on September 3, 2017 in Pasadena, California. (Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images) /
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AUBURN, AL – SEPTEMBER 17: Running back Kamryn Pettway #36 of the Auburn Tigers is pushed out of bounds by defensive back Justin Evans #14 of the Texas A&M Aggies as he carries the ball during the second half of an NCAA college football game on September 17, 2016 in Auburn, Alabama. (Photo by Butch Dill/Getty Images)
AUBURN, AL – SEPTEMBER 17: Running back Kamryn Pettway #36 of the Auburn Tigers is pushed out of bounds by defensive back Justin Evans #14 of the Texas A&M Aggies as he carries the ball during the second half of an NCAA college football game on September 17, 2016 in Auburn, Alabama. (Photo by Butch Dill/Getty Images) /

3. Grueling SEC schedule

Man, things just don’t get easier for a team that was just deflated like a balloon three weeks after a birthday party. The Aggies look like a defeated boxer seconds after getting knocked out in a heavyweight fight.

Despite the lumps and a major black eye, the Aggies must move forward and treat Week 2 like it’s the first game of the season — no matter how cliche that might be. Nicholls State is on deck and the Aggies will surely get a nice rebound victory before facing UL-Lafayette for another walk-in-the-park, on paper, in Week 3.

That’s when things get tough. Hosting Arkansas, South Carolina and Alabama in back-to-back-to-back weeks won’t yield much success. The Aggies could easily lose two of those games and fall to 3-3 on the year heading into their first SEC road game at Florida.

Mississippi State will be tough at home, Auburn will likely be a top-10 team on Nov. 4 when the annual November slide begins. They will finish the season at Ole Miss and LSU. Things will not get any easier for this team after a grueling SEC schedule.