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  1. Liucci is an idiot This is interesting. Kyle Field is ranked at No. 11. I understand these stadium rankings, and you are never the person ranking them. The stadium rankings are always weird, and I don't get worked up, but with Oklahoma, I did, and I don't think that place is loud or intimidating. When I look at these rankings, it doesn't bother me because how do you rank atmosphere, intimidation factor, how loud it is, their success rate... Do you combine them? I've been all over the SEC, and people come visit 10 games with me, and all over sports, whether it's MLB, music, pro entertainment, NFL, NBA, people that have never been to Kyle Field and never been to college football. Kyle Field is as unique, loud and daunting as any place in college football. The problem is when you tank these when you aren't winning as much... You're not ranking Kyle Field and the 12th Man. It's the success at home. How much of that atmosphere affects the other team? That's how it goes. When people say, “They aren't winning at Kyle Field.” That sounds like Longhorn logic. They've won massive games over the years, not enough though and lesser teams like Mississippi State and Appalachian State. The truth is, A&M hasn't been a top 20 program in the last 25 years. Based on their success on the field, they would not be in the top 20. I'm of the opinion they should be there, but we haven't seen it. When you're that, you get upset by overwhelming advantage on the field. If you look at the number of upset wins A&M has had since joining the SEC, it's impressive against the teams we've played. It's the truth. We are one and whatever against Alabama, but every Alabama team is always better. If you look at the last few big games, A&M tends to win. A&M beat LSU four straight times at home, and three times they were in the top 10. A&M beat No. 1 Florida, No. 1 Alabama and came close to No. 2 Clemson, which won the national title. They beat No. 11 Auburn and another highly ranked Auburn team. There have been some nice home wins. I don't count Josh Rosen and UCLA, but when you come in here in a big setting, and you leave the Appalachian State jokes aside, that does, and probably takes away from the talk about home-field advantage. Miami won 50 games in a row and broke a record against Oklahoma in the Barry Switzer era. Those teams are great. If you're ranking how loud it is during big games and excitement, Kyle Field is up there. If I'm ranking the SEC outside A&M, Knoxville is No. 1, and LSU is No. 2. Knoxville during the day was better. Alabama is outside the top five, it's underrated, and people act like it's not a tremendous atmosphere. The problem is that the games I saw were at 2 p.m., and there wasn't much excitement. In 2012, in the fourth quarter, Johnny Manziel and A&M held off A.J. McCarron. The Haynes King 2022 was a great game. I've been to two games at The Swamp, and it's good, but Florida has not had elite years in the last 10. They had a couple under Dan Mullen, and A&M had one, and Florida had two. One year, I went to Florida vs. A&M, and the night game was fun. Texas’s game day, and I haven't been in a long time, but people who don’t understand that there will come a day where I'll go to maybe neutral, but I like to go in our bye weeks. I want to go see Texas vs. Oklahoma, but just watching it and here's what I know, the Longhorns will tell you our atmosphere hasn't been that good and not what it should be. There are usually more talented teams at home, but in the last few years, the people who say they've done great things there, and say, “It's gotten better.” Those are the people I believe. Look who they are getting at DKR. I don't care about rankings by their name, how much did Aggies really care? That was Rosen calling out the 12th man. Brady Cook did it last season, not smart to do. In Austin, they were playing Baylor, Kansas State, Kansas, even Oklahoma State, a rival of Texas and beat them under Mike Gundy. It's so much different with the powerhouse teams, they get Texas, Alabama, Georgia, Arkansas and the Aggies. Think about the last three years when they went to Alabama, Georgia and A&M. They got Florida, and they go, “Oh, it's not great, but look at the history they have.” That's one of the benefits they will get. I tried to tell Texas and Oklahoma fans I've been in the Big 12. It had Bob Stoops, Mike Leach, Matt Brown and Bill Snyder. That league was up. It still doesn't come close to the atmosphere, what you see year in year out now. I knew the first year A&M played in the SEC, and the first game was Florida at Kyle Field, and LSU came that season, and you went to Bryant-Denny Stadium and all those great places. It is awesome. In Starkville, it's a college football environment. It's one of the worst stadiums, but there's an atmosphere. It's going to bring up the environments in Austin and Oklahoma. Moreso, if Texas enters a game thinking they can beat Alabama or Georgia, they have all season to think about it. It's interesting because I do think there's a week offseason to think about it. Florida, South Carolina and Auburn are all massive games, but my point is none of those teams are rivals, and I'm circling this the whole offseason like Notre Dame or when Texas was coming. I go, “Oh, that's at least two ranked football teams, Auburn TBD, South Carolina with a potential Heisman candidate in LaNorris Sellers and Florida with a Heisman candidate with DJ Lagway.” A&M will play at Notre Dame, Auburn at home, at Arkansas and home vs. Mississippi State. You look at the first three games Florida plays before A&M, they play at LSU, at Miami and host Texas. They got a tougher road start, maybe. Do we know Auburn is not going to be as good as Miami this year? For Payton Thorne, I don't hate him, but they lost to such a bad quarterback last year. The year before, Thorne got benched, and Robby Ashford beat A&M. So, do we know Auburn will be better than Miami? Notre Dame and Texas are very comparable. Texas fans think they are above hearing that. One of those teams went to the national championship, beating Indiana, Georgia and Penn State. Segment 2 (20:05
  2. Hell yeah 🤘🏼🤘🏼
  3. Three Things: Aggies reel in four commits, still cooking in June & more By Jason Howell 1. What a week Saturday, June 14 - ATH Kaeden Johnson‍, Missouri City (TX) Fort Bend Marshall Monday, June 16 - OL Samuel Roseborough‍, Clearwater (FL) Tuesday, June 17 - RB KJ Edwards‍ , Carthage (TX) Thursday, June 19 - ATH Brandon Arrington‍, Spring Valley (CA) Mount Miguel ...and still cooking... 2. Here’s some thoughts Remember when Jamarion Carlton‍ “canceled” his visit and Paris Melvin Jr‍ changed his final OV weekend from Texas A&M to Texas…. Boy, last week sure feels like another lifetime. That prediction of a top 4-8 class sure looks well within reach right now, too. Shoot, it may have been too conservative. Sure, you don't want to start celebrating too early. There’s still a long way to go before Signing Day, but even the biggest doubters have to be impressed right now. It also looks like the Aggies are heading for a strong group of in-state standouts in this class. I’ve been saying I expect the class to have a strong Texas flavor, and I’ve been predicting double-digit Texans in the class. With five currently committed, I feel pretty good about the Aggies hitting that mark. I heard some snickering when Mike Elko said, “Kids still get recruited off relationships and feeling. It's such a misnomer that all of the recruits out there are looking for top dollar.” It’s really not that hard to believe. When the numbers are similar, it’s going to come down to other things like relationships, development, facilities, playing time, etc. 3. Thoughts going into the final June OV weekend Buckle up for another fun one... Five commits, some top targets on the offensive and defensive lines and a dynamic athlete... Yep, it’s a pretty big weekend for the Aggies. Over/under for commitments over the weekend from this weekend’s visitors, let’s go with 1.5. The Aggies have some momentum. I can see one, maybe two, this weekend, and more than that wouldn’t be a complete shock. However, I will go with 1.5 as the line, and my prediction is one
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