October 3rd:
University of Arkansas Razorbacks at Jerry’s World in Arlington
This is Texas A&M’s first true test of the season. The Razorbacks ended the season on a pretty high note last year, defeating LSU at home.
But Arkansas is a hard team to figure out.
Last season they barely won games against teams they should have rolled over. They defeated No. 20 Auburn. Yet they played Ole Miss, Mississippi State, and Kentucky down to the wire. If they had any consistency last year, this team could have been 8-4 and played in a respectable bowl game.
A&M will be 3-0 coming into Arlington to face a Razorback team that will be 1-2. A deceiving record considering those two losses will be at the hands of Georgia and Alabama. For A&M to win this game they must to keep transfer QB Ryan Mallett and Arkansas offense of the field. They can only do that by running the ball against the Razorbacks suspect rushing defense that finish last in the SEC. This is a swing game for the Aggies and unfortunately it will swing in favor of Arkansas. It will be close but chalk this one up as the Aggies first loss of the season.
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I agree with this assessment. The Hogs will be 1-2 coming into this game, and after beating A&M, which appears to be in even worse shape than Arkansas, the fans will start talking big, setting themselves up for a big letdown later in the season.
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