Who is more of a REAL contender in the SEC - Missouri or Texas A&M? | Always College Football

On Always College Football, Greg McElroy debated whether the Missouri Tigers or the Texas A&M Aggies are a more likely threat in the SEC.
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[@VictorMarines06]

How do the Aggies have one of the 3 weakest schedules remaining?!? They have Top 10 Missouri, Top 15 LSU, and Top 5 texas remaining!

[@lumberjack0805]

@VictorMarineso6 How does Texas have THE weakest schedule?!?

[@jamesclarke1568]

Just shows how tough the SEC really is.

[@JaredCavazos-l1p]

McElroy is a Texas fanboy. Hard to say A&M has an easy remaining schedule with LSU and Texas left on it. Texas had an easy schedule. No doubt.

[@JDogg1971]

Yep. Aggies have the tougher schedule left between the two. Just more motivation. Ags by 13. Gig Em 👍🏼

[@cloudsynth08]

Who's here after the game? 👍🏾

[@CYota91]

Before and after

[@JoshIsFootballCrazy]

Who won 😂 a&m by a lot

[@bigdawg4620]

A&M still have a gauntlet of a schedule left

[@dragonfruit9593]

Not really. Our hardest road game is at night against USC, and we have LSU and Texas at home.

[@HiiPower]

I think nationally, sure. Actually feels lite for an SEC schedule. No Bama. LSU at home. Rivalry game that everyone wanted. I'll take that any day.

[@davidshortfitness]

They only play Texas haha

[@kenlandgren4701]

Everything lined up for the Aggie offense. The OL is infinitely better than they were in the last two seasons and gave Weigman enough time to throw the ball against Missouri. What A&M desperately needed was a QB who is accurate passing the ball. Weigman's body of work was an indicator that he is a good passer and he would bounce back after the Notre Dame debacle. He accomplished this despite being pressured a lot because of the poor OL in the last two seasons.

[@jamesclarke1568]

I don't think that Aggie stat against the spread is true. I remember Weigman led them to a large victory over #5 LSU at home 2 years ago. Last game of the season. I think D. Achane had like 250 yards in that game as well. Plus A&M has beaten #1 ranked Alabama twice since joining the SEC as well as top 10 ranked opponents in Auburn, Arkansas, Kentucky, Tennessee, and I believe they beat a highly ranked Florida team somewhere in there. Anyway.

[@BentleyReel-cl4lf]

They were dogs the last 3 times vs Top 10 teams and won outright. They are 0-7-2 when a favorite vs Top 10.

[@kevinak-d1x]

​@@BentleyReel-cl4lf *1-7-2

[@BentleyReel-cl4lf]

@@kevinak-d1x you got it.

[@mr.absolutelynobody440]

@@BentleyReel-cl4lf 1-7-2

[@dreamshakejunya]

Yeah it’s the “favorite”

[@Beyoukennels]

Missouri hasn't played not one SEC game, therefore they do not have the 4thbest rushing defense in the SEC

[@kevinak-d1x]

Only advantage Missouri has is they had 2 weeks to prepare.

[@treykaiser8704]

Better QB, Better WR Core, and better secondary

[@BrendonCovilli]

Only advantage Missouri has is they are a far better team

[@JoseReyes-nq3iu]

@@treykaiser8704Game is won in the trenches, Aggies O and D line will show itself in the 4th qtr

[@mr.absolutelynobody440]

@@treykaiser8704better secondary? No.

[@cblack3737]

@kevinak-d1x 😂😂😂😂😂...you can't even convince yourself that's true.

[@chopkong]

Missouri's stats are misleading since they've only played 2 high school teams and 2 perennial bottom dwellers in their respective conferences, and barely beat them. I'm not saying A&M wins, but the level of arrogance here from Missouri rivals that of the Longhorns...LOLOLOL

[@alexott8258]

Mizzou people aren't used to being in the news, so they're super excited. I always forget they're even in the SEC. Lol

[@BrendonCovilli]

​@@alexott8258 Mizzou has been far more newsworthy than A&M the last several years

[@alexott8258]

@@BrendonCovilli ok

[@danmcmahon6405]

When has A&M ever been relevant outside of Manziel when we beat you to go to the SEC Championship? back to back years btw womp womp no one cares about A&M. You came in with us and you already want to leave since Texas is here

[@mr.absolutelynobody440]

@@danmcmahon6405we ain’t leaving what?

[@zourah2]

Yeah BC wasn't committed to the run 🙄

[@JoseReyes-nq3iu]

Well the Aggies answered that question

[@theback9236]

A&M is going to rush for 200 yards

[@Agg1E91]

Wow! Prescient! And you actually undersold it! Well done!

[@TexAgs1988]

Should've put money on it lol

[@TexAgs1988]

Where all the people that predicted Missouri to win? Most of yall had em by double digits. Not surprised by the win but 41-10 just shows Missouri has no backbone and gave up early. A&M never let off the gas. Top 15 enter Texas A&M.

[@cblack3737]

How is A&M any different from Boston College? Same game plan. Soft rush and make the QB beat you passing

[@RightSaidFredo]

Talent, that’s how. BC

[@chopkong]

Here's how Texas A&M is different from Boston College: 247 Sports ranks Texas A&M 7th in composite roster talent. According to ESPN, Texas A&M Ranks #1 in the SEC in returning production at 72%. 247Sports ranks Texas A&M #4 in portal transfers. A&M is #4 in CBS Sports’ ranking of BCR (Blue Chip Roster) with 79% of their roster made up of either 4* or 5* ranked athletes, only behind Ohio State, Alabama and Georgia. What a silly question...

[@cblack3737]

@chopkong bro your squad barely beat Bowling Green. Tell me other than the Dline what do yall do better than BC? They have a better running QB and thrower if Marcell starts. They have 2 NFL dends too. Yall are like what to what.

[@RightSaidFredo]

@@cblack3737 and your squad almost lost to BC and Vandy. The consensus is that we’ve played a much stronger schedule and your squad has looked like 💩 against bad teams. Not saying we’ll dominate but where are you drawing this confidence from?

[@chopkong]

@@cblack3737 "Bro", talk about a bruised ego...Even the national media is saying that Missouri hasn't played anyone. It's no secret, everyone knows that....LOLOLOL

[@rustybaylor5591]

Other than bama mizzou should be favorites in every game. Even this one. Can't believe we are dogs.

[@Agg1E91]

Wut?

[@remytherat2175]

the favorites? lol

[@i-primeproductions1517]

I don’t know what people are smoking. I know home-field advantage matters, but A&M couldn’t even score very well on Bowling Green. I know there’s going to be a lot of running in this game so it’s not going to be as high of a scoring game but Missouri 34 A&M 18.

[@hudedwards8943]

You watch the penn state-bowling green game?

[@RightSaidFredo]

@@i-primeproductions1517 but your team struggling against BC and Vandy at home inspires confidence?

[@Agg1E91]

I sure hope UM thinks exactly like you do.

[@brianscott691]

It takes 2 overtimes to beat Vandy?? Lol...

[@TheBarndoor]

​@@RightSaidFredodayum. Doubt he responds to that one.

[@TheOs90]

Is this really a conversation that needs to be had??

[@knockout9446]

This channel creator motorboats the SEC.

[@josecuellar3620]

No !

[@AggieBand04]

You clicked on the video, didn't you?

[@BentleyReel-cl4lf]

They are 0-7-2 as a favorite against Top 10 teams. They were underdogs the last 3 times vs Top 10 teams and won outright. It's not that hard to understand.

[@Agg1E91]

1-7-2! Wee!

[@whydoineedachanneltocommen8755]

Gee, do I think the team that struggled against Boston College is a more of a playoff threat, or is it the team who struggled against Bowling Green? Is there a point to answering this question?

[@jamesclarke1568]

Considering Bowling Green is one of the best Group of 5 team out there and A&M sort of looked like they slept through that one, id say A&M.

[@IsaacBruce88]

Yeah it’s crazy, but look around the nation at everybody else. There’s not more than 3-4 teams that have actually looked good. Week in and out . There is so much parody with all the transfers now and teams are clearly not gelling early in the season…. With that being said, Mizzou should not have much of an excuse for their offense looking so horrible. They do have a new offensive line, but outside of that they have almost the exact same offensive roster when it comes to skill players.

[@Dean-TLS]

By your logic then, should Penn State, who also barely got by Bowling Green, not be considered a playoff team? Sometimes teams just don't match up well. It's how the game goes.

[@whydoineedachanneltocommen8755]

@@Dean-TLS If Penn State can't get by one of either USC or Ohio State, I'm going to be deeply skeptical of their ability to compete in the playoffs.

[@CYota91]

WELL, what about now 😂

[@Supportingtruth8258]

38 - 27 mizzou 2024 seems to be shaping up like 2014... mizzou beat A&M then, and also in 2013. Don't be stupid and bet against mizzou.

[@hudedwards8943]

Have you noticed the O/U? You might be a little high.

[@i-primeproductions1517]

That’s hilarious. They couldn’t even score that many points on Bowling Green.

[@CYota91]

😂😂😂

[@CYota91]

So because they beat A&M 10 yrs ago.... 😂😂😂

[@clanc433]

And in 2021, which is much more recent, A&M beat Mizzou 35-14. What's your point? I don't think either of these teams will score in the 30's unless there are a lot of turnovers and short fields.

[@JoshIsFootballCrazy]

A&M

[@EllisNewman-g6l]

😂 not

[@JoshIsFootballCrazy]

@@EllisNewman-g6l Missouri almost lost to Vanderbilt 😂

[@teamstl9932]

And A&M needed all 60 minutes to beat Bowling Green… then got lucky to escape the Arky game despite turnover machine Green handing them 3 turnovers 🤣🤣

[@JoshIsFootballCrazy]

@@teamstl9932 Missouri barley beat Vanderbilt so haha back, you're team is overrated

[@JoshIsFootballCrazy]

Who won today 😂

[@jonjones2520]

MIZ

[@taylorjames2886]

MIDZOU

[@SadBrokeLame]

@@taylorjames2886come on man be nice no need for the name calling 🙁

[@Supportingtruth8258]

Zou

[@desitrujillo1556]

Mizery mizery mizery

[@CYota91]

Well that comment didn't age well now did it? LOL. Definitely not the football expert you think you are, huh?! 😂

[@Joelong579]

You have no life sound so dead and not interested at all in talking about A&M or Missouri. Give us someone that doesn’t sound like they don’t give af at all

[@knockout9446]

Neither.

[@williamcroy8261]

Missouri is a huge favorite to make the playoff with an 11-1 record when their schedule basically consists of basically 2 games against quality opponents

[@FrontDoorPLZ]

No they arent 😂

[@CYota91]

As long as keep playing the nobody schools they had been playing. I think A&M showed they shouldn't even be a ranked team, much less a bowl game contender lol

[@FrontDoorPLZ]

@@CYota91 They destroyed missouri what are you talking about

[@TexAgs1988]

A&M put that to rest. I doubt missouri can go even 10-2. 9-3 at best

[@AndrewStang]

Neither

[@jesusfelan604]

Eff the corrupt sec.

[@franquil85conn]

Dumb take, marcel reed is a liability

[@HiiPower]

Freshman 2nd string QB with 6 TDS and 0 turnovers in 3 starts....in a new offense. Do you know what liability means?

[@franquil85conn]

@HiiPower he is a redshift freshman, he has had several that should have been picked, and he misses wide open receivers that haven't cost us yet because we are playing weaker teams. Do you know what liability means?

[@HiiPower]

​@@franquil85conn "should have been picked"....You could say this about every QB. Redshirt freshman...either way he hasn't played and just became a starter this year. Dumb take How many college football games have you started in? You're a liability to the A&M fan base.

[@franquil85conn]

@HiiPower Yeah you can make that statement, but some are truer than others. Also he played and started last year He throws inaccurate passes into tight windows or he misses wide open players by a mile. He hasnt learned touch, he feels every pass has to be a rocket which is common with freshmen. That said he has played the number 114th (Fla), 118th (BG), and 20th (Arky) interception defense, and Arky would have been 109th if shitty Auburn didn't turn the ball over 4 times. I wonder how well he would have faired against the #11 int defense (ND) or will fair against the #14 int defense Texas if A&M stupidly keeps him in. Also he didn't start last year, but he basically did against OK St, Jaylan Henderson was in 1 play. He threw 1td 1int. He isn't ready and anyone who objectively watches the game knows this fact

[@franquil85conn]

@HiiPower also have you ever watched a movie and thought the acting was bad? Well I guess STFU because you aren't a professional actor....that's the equivalent of your "how many years did you start in college football" comment. Now YOU have the dumbest take I've heard today

[@RT22-pb2pp]

Lol 4 teams are tops bama georgia Texas and tenn, all others have no chance

[@Foggydidwhat]

I appreciate how innocent you are and how naïve your bias is rt22

[@TexAgs1988]

Tennessee and Bama lost lol roll tide roll 😂

[@Foggydidwhat]

This aged well for me and terribly for you!

[@RT22-pb2pp]

@@Foggydidwhat 1 loss I stand by this in the end of yr those will be top 4 sec teams

[@Foggydidwhat]

@@RT22-pb2pp in that case, how do you defined the top 4 sec teams? (Post championship game rankings, dpi, conference rank, etc?) Because I disagree. I think you have three of the four.

[@TheTonyb45]

aTm hasn’t won anything in football since 1998. They are what they always have been, mediocre. Hook’em

[@clanc433]

C'mon bro, if you're going to troll do better. We won the Orange bowl in 2020 and the Cotton bowl in 2012 and been in the top ten more than you in those last 10 years, we were doing so well you had to follow us and steal our baseball coach. Have fun being the follower, little brother.

[@chrisfrazier5197]

Did you even step inside a classroom in Austin? Nah, you're just a fan probably. I used to be mad, but I get it. People in the state of Texas who couldn't get into a big school or any college need a major team to root for, I finally get it.

[@TexAgs1988]

See you in November t-sip

[@TheTonyb45]

@@chrisfrazier5197 Who is the T-sip now? Get off your high horse Frazier. Are you even a CFB fan? Probably not or you would know that the sheep humpers suck.

[@TheTonyb45]

@@clanc433 The fact that you state those as aggie football accomplishments is exactly why aggies sucks. C’mon bro!!

[@kbrewski1]

This game is only relevant if the CFP decides to let 16 teams in. Only SECESPN would make anything out of this SEC mediocrity.

[@josecuellar3620]

No one but mizzou and A&M fans care about this game that’s why they are playing at noon .

[@followword6452]

Disagree

[@bloom8191]

Texas vs Michigan was at noon. No one but Texas and Michigan fans cared about that game.

[@BrendonCovilli]

What a ridiculously stupid thing to say lol

[@chopkong]

OK, I guess that's why SEC Nation is rolling into College Station...LOL

[@josecuellar3620]

Texas v Michigan drew 9.3 million viewers and the game was basically over at halftime… fox is gambling and hoping they can get 2.3 million viewers for mizzou v A&M and a good game !

[@scottrick5190]

MIZ

[@CullenRTerry]

❌

[@scottrick5190]

@@CullenRTerry Sadly I agree…bad performance…not done yet though!

[@TexAgs1988]

A&M