Have not seen anyone talking about this but people were getting crushed trying to get into their seats on the 300 level. It was the dumbest thing i've ever seen in Kyle field. We had to walk up and walk through the student section to get across to 343. Not sure the reason for this but one girl fell down and got stomped on.

Will they bring Jimbo home?

At last night's press conference, Elko said that things were night and day from a year ago in this program. And that anyone who is familiar with the inside of the program knows that. So sincere question, what has actually changed that gives us some belief that the future is brighter than these last few games? Mark and a number of posters on this site have inside access, so I'd be grateful to hear from you. Because what we saw the last several games feels very familiar in the worst kind of way. I'd like to think Elko can get on trajectory like Sark has at Texas--some very bad seasons and then some very special seasons.

For this guy.

Now, maybe you can further analyze our redzone plays and relying on short yardage runs (the Dan Campbell effect without their o-line and D Montgomery and J Gibbs)

but saying we "always" run on 2nd down is not a true statement

Any and all runs by Reed, either designed or tuck and run, will be considered a run



Last 3 SEC games,

31 runs out of 62 second down plays (50%)

31 passes out of 62 second down plays (50%)



vs South Carolina

Excluding the last drive of game of just running out the clock with 5 straight runs on all downs:


8 runs (47%)

9 passes (53%)



vs Auburn

All second plays in regulation

13 runs (48%)

14 passes (52%)



vs Texas

10 runs (56%)

8 passes (44%)

If I'd wrote this earlier today it would've been a lot more brutal. For 8-4, off a chance to go to Atlanta, it is harsh enough. So, was 7-1 just a maroon mirage? Well, yes and no. I, and many others on this board, said way before the season, that we had to get about three principal objectives met to become a better football program. They were, and are, (1) better culture (2) better coaching and (3) better play in the trenches. Number one, I think resoundingly yes from what Mark and others have stated. Two and three, only marginally so, and I that's what I'll discuss as part of my grades, beginning with coaching.

• Offensive Coordinator (C+) - I'm on record as being a pretty big Coach Klein fan so I'll take the hit from those of you pouncing on me for giving him a little a grace. Still, when you lose your top two RBs, center, best guard and change QBs midstream, a little grace is called for. On the flip side, I've seen what Coach Klein's more imaginative offense looks like and that's not the one he brought a lot of the season. His offense showed flashes but we can't work with flashes. The two red zone turnovers last night were a microcosm of his stubbornness, lack of creativity of key situations and failure to see past bad matchups this season. The SEC is not the Big 12. We are a more finesse than line'em up, run over'em O Line right now (more on that later). We did improve in scoring and running the ball, so kudos there. Given the injuries, changes and lack of explosiveness in the passing game, I think my grade is fair.
• O Line Coaching (B) - After last night, I believe some of you would really wish I'm going to lay a lot of struggles at Coach Cushing's feet, but I'm not going to. First, a lot of those sip players will play on Sundays and secondly, the line, despite last night, has been markedly better overall. Without a true passing game for much of the season, we ran the ball very, very well until Moss went down. Do we realize how hard that is?! Just getting the "right" 5 guys on the field was a serious upgrade from the last staff. Crownover's improvement had to take some really good teaching. Losing Nabou, who was just starting to get things, hurt, a lot. Piecing together the unit the rest of the year was good work. Penalties, however, demonstrated lack of discipline. Needs cleaned up. I know Coach Klein wants to be more physical, but again, I think Coach Cushing taught technique well.
• RB Coaching (B+) - It's really not on Coach Taylor we lacked depth or we had the injuries we did. The former is on on the HC and the latter, just bad luck. I came close to giving him an "A" just based on the production and how his kids carried the offense. They could still block a bit better, though Daniels was much better this year. No complaints.
• WR Coaching (C-) - Well, we did get warned Coach Wiggins was a much better recruiter than field coach. Appears so. While it's true we just don't have the dudes at wideout, not much has changed in the teaching, at least from my armchair point of view. To have an effective passing game, we need three elements. Protection, a QB who can deliver the football and guys who can get open. How long have we lamented about our guys not getting open?! Sure, we've had guys running open that our QBs have missed. We've all seen it. But generally, 80% of the passing game, imo, is about those plays where guys have to fight to get open and make a catch. Those plays, my fellow Ags, are where excellence in coaching comes in. We haven't had it for a long time and we didn't have it this year (sigh).
• TE Coaching (C-/D+) - I bounced back between "C- & D+" on this one because there was improvement at times then critical whiffs/mistakes also. When our TEs did their jobs, in the pass or run game, we were a very effective offense. When they didn't, they blew up the whole scheme. That simply can't happen and it did way too much. That goes back to coaching. Thor improved catching the ball, but did have a couple drops. The missed blocks/assignments/penalties by him and all the other TEs were more concerning. Back to coaching.
• Defensive Coordinator (F) - Hmmm...by all accounts a top flight D Line, a stack of DBs who should've been much better than who you had previously, if properly coached and put into better schemes, a freshman All-American LB amongst some other very talented young LBs, how can you screw that up?! Well, yes, you can, Coach Bateman. Other than the LBs, every unit regressed significantly as the season wore on. Every opponent appeared to catch on to your calls as the season wore on. Your team regressed in every basic fundamental of football i.e. tackling, assignments, run fits, coverage, penalties, you name it...as the season wore on. Tell me that is not coaching. I rest my case.
• D Line Coaching (D) - I simply cannot understand this one at all. Talent handed to these coaches on a silver platter and the play fell off a cliff. These kids did not forget how to play football overnight, but the last half of the season, it sure looked like it. I don't know how much was the schemes Coaches Spencer and TJE were given to coach and implement. Or what it was. But our D Line was atrocious for the talent we had and a lot of that has to be put on the unit coaches.
• LB Coaching (B-) - I'll have to put this in two buckets. First, York. True, he played next to an All-American himself last season. Yet, I don't think he was utilized properly this year. It hurt him and the team. The emergence of Scooby, however, was a revelation. I also believe the unit could've been even better with better schemes. We have the chance to be really good if most kids stick around.
• DB Coaching (C-) - The talent appeared to be better. The coaching was not. Missed assignments galore, poor tackling and an inability to play the ball. Coach A and Coach Peterson rolled out a secondary that looked little improved over the last staff and that is sad. We had more experience and should've taken a step forward...a small one at least. We didn't... Goes back to coaching.
• Specials (A) - See what having dedicated coaching means?
• Overall (C+) - I can't give Coach Elko much more after the huge fade down the stretch. I think Coach Bateman ends up being a bad hire. The defensive flaws will bother Coach Elko more. I'm not sure on Coaches Spencer, TJE, Aristide and Peterson, though I believe the D Line's terrible underperformance makes them on the chopping block first. Coach Wiggins' recruiting probably causes him to stick. As for Coach Klein, I don't see changes there, especially given the injuries and lack of weapons at WR. Everyone else, safe for now.

Gig'em!!!

If he is going to have any chance of being a big time coach, he will have to make big time decisions.

His coordinators are not up to the task.
If he doesn’t move on from Klein and Bateman, he will be fired following the 2026 season.

it’s gonna get bad, really bad.

I think he's still at A&M, or left sometime this afternoon. He's up to the #4 receiver in the nation.
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2025 Commits:

1. Cobey Sellers - Shadow Creek CB
2. Kelvion Riggins - Forney LB
3. Tyler Thomas - Dickinson OL
4. Rashad Johnson - Bushnell (FL) South Sumter S
5. Adonyss Currie - Lancaster (CA) Quartz Hill CB
6. DJ Sanders - Bellville DT
7. Ryan Gilbert - 2026 North Forney CB
8. Jamar Beal-Goines - Phoenix (AZ) Desert Edge CB
9. Kelshaun Johnson - Hitchcock WR
10. Deyjhon Pettaway - Katy Paetow NB
11. Tristan Norman - Montgomery (AL) Carver WR
12. Marco Jones - Danville (CA) San Ramon Valley OLB
13. Kiotti Armstrong - Jasper TE
14. Landon Rink - Cy-Fair DL
15. Noah Mikhail - La Verne (CA) Bonita LB
16. Colton Chmelar - A&M Consolidated K
17. Gray Evans - Bellaire Episcopal LS

2025 Prospects/Targets:

1. Wyatt Herbel - Cy-Fair HBack/TE (Houston commit)
2. Nick Townsend - Spring Dekaney ATH (Texas commit)
3. Lamont Rogers - Mesquite Horn OL (Missouri commit)
4. Michael Fasusi - Lewisville OL (Oklahoma commit)
5. Memphis (TN) Melrose RB Jamarion Morrow - Missouri commit
6. DD Murray - Bellville RB
7. Jerome Myles - Draper (UT) Corner Canyon WR (USC commit)

2026 Prospects/Targets:

1. Jett Washington - Las Vegas (NV) Bishop Gorman S
   Devin Carter - Douglasville (GA) Douglas County WR
   Jireh Edwards - Baltimore (MD) St. Frances Academy S
   Ryan Mosley - Carrollton (GA) WR
   Tank King - Port Arthur Memorial LB
   Hudson Woods - Smithson Valley DE
   Braden Bach - Argyle TE
   Kenny Darby - Bossier City (LA) Airline WR (LSU commit)
   Zaden Krempin - Prosper OL
   Caden Carter - Barnesville (GA) Lamar County LB
   Javon Osborne - Forney RB
   Carsyn Baker - Fairburn (GA) Langston Hughes RB
   Pupungatoa Katoa - Euless Trinity OL
   Kosi Okpala - Katy Mayde Creek LB
   Madden Williams - Bellflower (CA) St. John Bosco WR
   Valdin Sone - Dyke (VA) Blue Ridge School DL
   Devin Jackson - Orlando (FL) First Academy S
   Tylan Wilson - Pascagoula (MS) S
   Lamar Brown - Baton Rouge (LA) University Lab
   Zion Elee - Baltimore (MD) St. Frances Academy DE
   Jayden Petit - Naples (FL) First Baptist Academy WR
   KJ Ford - Duncanville DE
   Dorian Barney - Carrollton (GA) CB
   Victor Singleton - Toledo (OH) Central Catholic CB
   Jalen Lott - Frisco Panther Creek WR
   London Smith - Waco University WR
   Caleb Tafua - Lakewood (CA) TE
   Brandon Arrington - Spring Valley (CA) Mount Miguel ATH
   Anthony Jones - Mobile (AL) St. Paul's Episcopal DE
   Jaimeon Winfield - Richardson DL
   Devin Carter - Douglasville (GA) Douglas County WR
   Blake Stewart - Atlanta (GA) Woodward Academy S
   Ryan Mosley - Carrollton (GA) WR
   Madden Williams - Bellflower (CA) St. John Bosco WR
   Jamarion Carlton - Temple DE
   Kenny Darby - Bossier City (LA) Airline WR (LSU commit)
   Samuelu Utu - Orange (CA) Lutheran OL
   Amante Martin - Port Arthur Memorial RB
   Carthage - KJ Edwards RB

2027 Targets/Prospects:

1. Peyton Miller - Anna OL
2. Trey Haralson - Tyler WR
3. Micah Rhodes - Klein Oak RB
4. Albert Simien - Moss Bluff (LA) Sam Houston OL
5. Larry Moon III - Pittsburgh (PA) Aliquippa CB
6. Raylaun Henry - Baltimore (MD) St. Frances Academy CB
7. Quinton Cypher - Raleigh (NC) Millbrook LB
8. Amari Vickerson - Cy Ranch DL
9. Weston Nielsen - Bastrop QB
10. Cameron Kruse - Olathe (KS) West QB

2028 Targets/Prospects:

1. Terrell Stinson - Clear Lake ATH
2. Micah Rhodes - Klein Oak RB
3. JD Edwards - Carthage ATH
4. Terrance Evans - Tulsa (OK) Union DL
5. Sam Houston OL Albert Simien - Moss Bluff (LA) Sam

2029 Targets/Prospects:

1. Brock Anderson - Beaumont West Brook WR

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My dad did not attend A&M or tu, but actually obtained his degree from UHV after his first retirement from Halliburton said this after the game:

“Your head coach isn’t going to make it at A&M. From what has happened the second half of the season to you and especially tonight, this stage is too big for him. I just don’t see a confident coach.”

My dad is a very proud Aggie father and grandfather, but he pulls for all Texas universities in sporting events. He’s one of the very few people that I know that is not tied to any specific team at any level, so I always welcome his non-emotional perspective.

I don’t post this to bash Elko, only to give an opinion on what a true non-biased observer sees. It will be interesting to see if he’s right or Elko makes him eat shit. Time will tell.

His team mathematically eliminated mine from the FFFB playoffs today. I feel that we all should know who we are reading every day. A heartless SOB!!!!!!

... you should be watching the 49ers at the Bills.

I know people around here want staff fired…but let’s be honest, that is not happening after year 1.

These guys came in in the middle of the recruiting cycle last year, which is hard. They MUST, however, crush this recruiting cycle and the portal. We need talent, significant talent, before next season. If next year is like this season, or worse, we will never get back up.

Quick peek at our current recruiting class. Ranked 12th, but only 1 RB, 1 TE and 2 WR. That’s not going to cut it. Also, even though we are 12th, we are currently 8th in the SEC and barely ahead of Florida and Ole Miss.

We need to step up recruiting or we are in danger of falling so far behind, we will never recover.

I'm not going to beat on specific players. That is just tacky. I am going to give my grades based position groups. Here goes...

• QBs (B) - The change had to be made. Reed is electric but still inexperienced. He still struggles to come off his first read and trusts his playmaking more than the call a lot of the time. Helps at times, hurts at others. Accuracy can still be issue but I'm seeing improvement. He just needs more weapons to throw to and more backs not hurt to keep the pressure off him. 15 just lost his confidence. It happens. Enough said.
• RBs (B+) - I wanted so much to give this group an "A" but the injuries knocked it down a peg. Not their fault, but it did bring down production. This group just plainly produced when at full complement.
• O Line (B-) - Okay, here comes our first disagreement and that's fine. But first, I have a question for y'all. Do you recall how bad our line play has been the last few years? If so, honestly compare it to most of this year. Do I think we were out-physicaled and run over in a few games? Yes I do. Happens to even the best of lines. Do I think we can be much better with another year of top flight S&C? Yes I do. We were certainly better coached. I'll take it...for now.
• WRs (C-) - My grade equates to slightly below average. Part of that is personnel and partly coaching. Coach Wiggins has the chops as a recruiter, no doubt, but his coaching acumen is a question mark. We don't have the 5 stars he had at Bama and it showed. We also had an inexperienced QB so that didn't help, either. Perhaps with better players, the coaching comes along, too. We'll see.
• TEs (C) - Pretty easy grade for me. When they were good, they were pretty darn good. When they were bad, pretty much the same. This is a position group that has to improve in this offense. It is key in the run and pass games.
• Overall Offense (B-) - Pretty much what you would expect from an 8-4 team.

Gig'em!!!

🙄

Fvck you. I hope you lose every dollar you made on the sale you broke ass motherfvcker.

Do us all a favor and don’t renew your tickets.

That is inexcusable that we have repeatedly attacked and failed the same point when it mattered. His play calling has absolutely costs us this game.

UNTIL PROVEN OTHER WISE!!! FVCK YOU ELKO!!! #DISGUSTINGFACTS

Team could not adjust without him. Last 4 games were bad football.

Looks like Lee, Hill and Owens are all go-s.