I'm not looking forward to aTm being our rival

[GamecockStud]

Too much talent, Too much money

[tkousc]

Bring back Arkansas please. I'm not sure we will ever be able to stop that spread offense consistently in next 10 yrs.

[Lose a few]

Aggies looking forward to playing the gamecocks annually.

[TAFC 5 1981]

Not if they can get a defense like the 2012 team. We (Clemson) had a very good offense and it was shut down.

[Blackland]

TAM will beat us worse next year at their place. They will be worse than Albarn and Ark combined.

[Order 66]

Sumlin will be gone in less than 2 years. Bank on it, the NFL will come calling quickly.

[Gamecocks321]

What's with us and those west teams? Can never seem to beat LSU or Auburn, struggled for a while against Arkansas and now it looks like we're going to have problems with A&M.

[Order 66]

Moving us to TAMU made no sense to begin with. At least we came in with Arky.

It would make more sense to have one of the Mississippi schools, considering distance.

[USCNowAndForever]

Originally Posted by tkousc

Bring back Arkansas please. I'm not sure we will ever be able to stop that spread offense consistently in next 10 yrs.

That's nonsense. The Air Raid doesn't work in the SEC. It's just a gimmick offense.

[CockyLifer]

Well they do have a lot of money which will give them the best talent but playing against them I think it will make us better. Sure we may not beat them right away but we get footage on them every year against our guys and we can figure them out. WE had no idea what to expect and a new defensive scheme with too much inexperience against their stud recruits tonight but we still could have made it a shoot out ard gets that ball and we don't drop that td pass and it would have put more pressure on them and score would have been much closer.

[Aggie96]

Originally Posted by Gamecocks321

What's with us and those west teams? Can never seem to beat LSU or Auburn, struggled for a while against Arkansas and now it looks like we're going to have problems with A&M.

West is stronger hands down the past few years, doesn't look like that will change anytime soon

[GamecockInHell]

The defensive teams we had the past two years would have owned the aggies last night. And Shaw and Ellington as well. While they were considerably better than us last night, I don't think that game was indicative of the teams we've been able to field in the past or hopefully in the future.

[ABATTBQ11]

Originally Posted by GamecockInHell

The defensive teams we had the past two years would have owned the aggies last night. And Shaw and Ellington as well. While they were considerably better than us last night, I don't think that game was indicative of the teams we've been able to field in the past or hopefully in the future.

But what would they have done if we'd had our 2012 team?


I don't think you guys are going to have trouble, you just have a young defensive squad. They will get better.


I also don't think Sumlin will leave. He got offered the Eagles job and turned them down already. An NFL job would require much more time, and he and his wife seem to be quite comfortable in College Station. Money can only make you so happy, and I think he'd rather coach college football and live in a smaller college town than uproot and move to the NFL and spend more time away from his family. He's already making $5 million a year, so what could another $3-4 million a year buy him that he can't already get? With SECN money, we'd also be able to offer an even more competitive salary.

[SCBLACKDOG]

If you can't beat them join them (at least in recruiting). We need to set up shop in Texas and make a big push to recruit there. Screw geography and the financial requirements. Those boys were bigger, faster, stronger, etc.