What are the chances of Texas A&M football winning big in the near future?

Texas A&M football has a lot of good to go off of for the coming seasons, but how much winning will ultimately stem from it all?

The 2021 college football season saw a Texas A&M football team that was not to be trifled with, amassing a solid eight wins on a season that was headlined by a stunning upset of the infamous Alabama Crimson Tide.

The good news didn’t stop there, though, as the Aggies found themselves back in the spotlight this off-season with an outstanding recruiting class. The class was so outstanding, in fact, that it officially cemented itself as the greatest ever obtained.

Such a lethal combination of formidability and recruiting prowess has been enough to give A&M some serious consideration as a postseason dark horse for the foreseeable future. However, are those visions realistic when taking surrounding circumstances into account?

The short answer is not really, as those who firmly believe in the chances of a Texas A&M run have seemingly paid next to no attention to the league that the Aggies play in, along with just how drastically it plans to change within the next few years.

It doesn’t exactly take a rocket scientist to know that the SEC is the toughest conference in the nation today, currently possessing 13 bowl teams and the last three national champions. And of its two divisions, one clearly has an advantage in the strength department — the SEC West, which just so happens to be the one that the Aggies play in.

The SEC West sets A&M up with annual doses of Alabama, Ole Miss, Arkansas, and LSU. Beyond that, the conference’s best team — Georgia — could pop up in league play on a periodical basis, while also continuing to make SEC title game appearances. So yeah, not much of a cakewalk.

This goes without even mentioning the upcoming inclusion of both the Texas Longhorns and Oklahoma Sooners — two of college football’s greater powers — that are each known for their domination of A&M (especially in the 21st century). And even with the questionability regarding the quality of their programs right now, they will still rarely be comfortable sights.

Lastly, to make matters worse, the Aggies don’t exactly give themselves a break with their out-of-conference slates, either. Between 2022 and 2025, they are scheduled for home-and-home play dates with both Miami (FL) and Notre Dame. While calling them up is quite an admirable move, the chances of those matchups ultimately being counterproductive are rather large.

When it comes to the pieces that Texas A&M has put together, there is the capability to rip off a very dangerous stretch of seasons. However, an SEC school needs a lot to go right when attempting to break through the walls that its league consistently erects.

Despite A&M’s recent success, it fails to seem like enough to truly consider them a contender for their conference, much less the College Football Playoff.