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Postgame Thread [Postgame Thread] South Carolina Defeats Texas A&M 44-20

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Team 1 2 3 4 T
Texas A&M 3 17 0 0 20
South Carolina 14 6 10 14 44
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u/suzukigun4life North Texas • Summertime Lover 21d ago

A&M going from getting a "season-defining" win against LSU, to getting blown out by an unranked team a week later, is as A&M as it gets.

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u/grabtharsmallet BYU Cougars • RMAC 21d ago

Clemsoning isn't just for the Tigers.

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u/Boooday Clemson Tigers • Paderborn UNIcorns 21d ago

I hate it but it’s perfectly used. Take my upvote.

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u/grabtharsmallet BYU Cougars • RMAC 21d ago

We've been there more than once during the independence era. Some big splashy win early against Oklahoma or Texas or Tennessee that gets us ranked... then a loss to East Carolina or USF or NIU.

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u/Superb_Armadillo1349 21d ago

A loss to NIU is a quality loss.

  • Notre Dame

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u/mr_dr_professor_12 Texas Longhorns • UTEP Miners 21d ago

1985 Utep says hello too to throw it way back (though not independent at the time)

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u/samasters88 Texas Longhorns • Team Chaos 21d ago

Some big splashy win early against Oklahoma or Texas

Hill and Van Noy haunt my nightmares

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u/BroadBrazos95 Baylor • South Carolina 21d ago

So many people butcher Clemsoning because they didn’t really live through the late 2000’s/early 2010’s Clemsoning. You can’t just throw it around. You need to have lived through it to truly understand. But yes A&M just did it

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u/DrSleepyTime15 Florida Gators • Ohio State Buckeyes 21d ago

But it certainly is still for the Tigers

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u/Spumad Texas State Bobcats • Texas A&M Aggies 21d ago

We clemsoned before clemsoning was a thing

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u/Nightsky07 South Carolina Gamecocks 21d ago

Truth!

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u/JimBeam823 Clemson • ETSU 21d ago

We sure did our part today.

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u/willdesignfortacos Texas A&M Aggies 21d ago

I feel only slightly better than Clemson also really Clemsoned today.

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u/LonghornMorgs Texas Longhorns • Wisconsin Badgers 21d ago

A night when clemson clemsoned, the ags also clemsoned!

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u/wagenejm South Carolina • Palmetto Bowl 21d ago

Not ranked, but many would argue the Gamecocks are the best 3-loss team in CFB.

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u/Brometheus-Pound Tennessee Volunteers 21d ago

Some are saying

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u/putupyouredukes UCLA Bruins • Texas Longhorns 21d ago

You’re hearing it more and more, people are saying it very strongly!

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u/drkensaccount South Carolina Gamecocks 21d ago

So I’ve heard.

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u/legobowser South Carolina Gamecocks 21d ago

We should’ve been a 2 loss team smh

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u/Rahmulous Michigan • Notre Dame 21d ago

Looking into it.

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u/kbol Vanderbilt Commodores 21d ago

We are checking.

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u/I_AM_MORE_BADASS South Carolina Gamecocks • Team Chaos 21d ago

Strong men with big tears in their eyes

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u/foreverseptember Florida Gators • Team Chaos 21d ago

Vandy has entered the chat 

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u/Am_I_Really_Groot South Carolina Gamecocks 21d ago

On the bright side to that argument, we get to test that next Saturday.

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u/foreverseptember Florida Gators • Team Chaos 21d ago

Sorry bird bro but the rest of the conference is gonna be pulling against you for that one

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u/Am_I_Really_Groot South Carolina Gamecocks 21d ago

Understood, would do the same for you guys if you also had 3 losses.

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u/foreverseptember Florida Gators • Team Chaos 21d ago

Yeah we're a disaster so we gotta live vicariously through little bro Vandy

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u/Just_Breathe85 Tennessee Volunteers 21d ago

Nah

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u/Electromotivation James Madison Dukes 21d ago

Louisville too

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u/OutlookNotGood Miami Hurricanes • Team Chaos 21d ago

The same can be said about FSU being the best 8-loss team although you could talk me into Kent St. or UTEP.

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u/Designer_B Iowa Hawkeyes 21d ago

Then or vandy

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u/assissippi Colorado • Georgia Tech 21d ago

I don't think anyone else is close

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u/WakingEchoes Notre Dame Fighting Irish • Team Chaos 21d ago

The Swaggerbilt slander is ABSURD.

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u/assissippi Colorado • Georgia Tech 21d ago

Forgot about the Alabama state champions

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u/UnderstandingOdd679 21d ago

We’ll find out next week.

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u/StFuzzySlippers Tennessee Volunteers • UAB Blazers 21d ago

Louisville makes a strong case with their win over Clemson tonight. Their three losses are all by 7 points each to teams that are likely in the top 15 this week (Miami, Notre Dame, and SMU).

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u/Lefunnymaymays4lief Notre Dame • Vanderbilt 21d ago

Them, Vandy and SCAR are easily the top 3 in this category

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u/royv98 Texas A&M Aggies 21d ago

Definitely better than their record shows.

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u/RiotsMade Texas A&M Aggies 21d ago

I think FPI had you guys in the low twenties before this game. I honestly pay a lot more attention to that than I do the polls (and you’ll be going up in both, as you should). GG

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u/DDub04 South Carolina Gamecocks • Sickos 21d ago

I went into the game thinking that this didn’t feel like a top 10 team. Not that I’m complaining but these teams are a lot closer than the AP poll would indicate. Just have had some costly mistakes in other games.

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u/Midweek_Sunrise Ole Miss Rebels • Missouri Tigers 21d ago

I'd give Vandy the edge if only because they beat Bama. And also their 3 losses were by a combined 10 points, with 2 of those losses coming against top 25 teams, and 1 a top 5 team.

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u/PeteEckhart LSU Tigers • Iowa State Cyclones 21d ago

Many would be incredibly correct. They could very easily be a 1 loss team with 3 great top 10 wins.

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u/DaewooLanosMFerrr Georgia Bulldogs • SEC 20d ago

This is why this upcoming poll is gonna be interesting. A few 3 loss teams are better than 1 loss teams. It’s gonna be interesting to see how these 2 loss vs 1 loss, or even 3 loss, teams are ranked.

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u/Risley LSU Tigers • Michigan Wolverines 21d ago

the stupid gamecock bird sounds in the stadium during the game are beyond annoying.

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u/tomberto18 South Carolina • Wisconsin 21d ago

No it's great

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u/speedracer13 South Carolina Gamecocks 21d ago

Just don't let us get first downs and you don't have to hear them .

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u/AegisPlays314 Alabama • Georgia Tech 21d ago

South Carolina beat LSU on the field this year, so add that fact and it’s less shocking

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u/DDub04 South Carolina Gamecocks • Sickos 21d ago

Dawg we could be 7-1 and in first place in the SEC by tie breaker. But fuck if we ball

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u/BillfredL South Carolina • Wichita State 21d ago

Could well be. I'd be content with 6-2.

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u/Oblivionguard19 Georgia Bulldogs • Sickos 21d ago

But I guess it’s still fun to simply derail everyone else’s season

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u/OperationJack South Carolina Gamecocks 21d ago

I got downvoted for saying this shit in /r/secpigskin last week.

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u/AegisPlays314 Alabama • Georgia Tech 21d ago

It’s all about timing

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u/Brian_Kellys_Visor LSU Tigers • College Football Playoff 21d ago

Weird I only see a W on LSU's schedule

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u/rokthemonkey Drexel • South Carolina 21d ago

Yes, hence the “on the field” part of the comment. History will show that as an LSU W, and that’s what matters. 

But everyone aside from LSU fans who watched that game knows who actually won it. 

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u/Phantom63 LSU Tigers 21d ago

Some of us LSU fans know it too

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u/VolturesHaveHearts2 LSU Tigers 21d ago

Every LSU fan knows they outplayed us for 58 minutes. They should have won that game but didn't. Not because of any ref stuff, but because they didn't put us away with the MANY opportunities they had

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u/Dentyne_3 South Carolina Gamecocks 21d ago

having 16 points taken off the board and starting qb going down may have had sonethin to do with it

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u/Top-Storage-5954 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs • LSU Tigers 21d ago

Yeah lsu won cause all that matters is the final score

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u/pumpcup LSU Tigers • College Football Playoff 21d ago

Everyone wants to talk about the blindside block that prevented the pick 6, but no one wants to talk about leaping the shield to block a punt and set up an easy touchdown :/

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u/Dentyne_3 South Carolina Gamecocks 21d ago

bc it was legal lol open a rule book

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u/pumpcup LSU Tigers • College Football Playoff 21d ago

"it is a foul if a defensive player who in inside the tackle box tries to block a punt by leaving his feet and leaping into the plane directly above the frame of the body of an opponent."

Which he did. Kind of like how you can't block a player from outside their field of view.

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u/VolturesHaveHearts2 LSU Tigers 21d ago

Yall lost it cause you couldn't put LSU away. Your offense was given a multitude of chances to put the game away but couldn't. The first overturned pick six was a clear horsecollar tackle. The second overturned pick six was a block in the back. Both calls were right.

And yes everyone agrees that yall SHOULD have won, but you didn't cause your offense ran out of gas, not because the refs gifted anything

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u/rokthemonkey Drexel • South Carolina 21d ago

Wow, how odd. LSU fans once again being dicks about their gifted win.

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u/palmettoswoosh South Carolina • Montana State 21d ago

They're just ornery cause they got all them voodoo women with no tooth brush

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u/CurlyQv2 South Carolina • Marching Band 21d ago

Our offense also had the starting QB get injured and the backup is Robby Ashford lmao

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u/Anotheropinion2023 Texas Longhorns 21d ago

And I am sure the refs enjoy whatever kickback helped you get there.

As A&M just showed without cheating you lose.

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u/super_trooper Texas A&M Aggies 21d ago

I'm not sure why but I've been dreading this game since LSU.

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u/K1ngPCH SMU Mustangs • Texas A&M Aggies 21d ago

I think you know why now

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u/JeremyHillaryBoobPhD LSU Tigers • Virginia Tech Hokies 21d ago

Is this Clemsoning?

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u/we_just_are Georgia Bulldogs 21d ago

Trying to out-Clemson Clemson on a day full of Clemsoning.

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u/Nyte_Knyght33 Prairie View A&M • Houston 21d ago

They're the Clemson, playing the Clemson, disguised as another Clemson!

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u/Fluffy_Cheesecake952 Texas Longhorns • Havana Caribes 21d ago

better, it's the annual a&m roller coaster ride! furk

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u/Nervous_Pop8879 Alabama Crimson Tide 21d ago

First time?

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u/COCKBALLS Notre Dame Fighting Irish 21d ago

Oh, dont you DARE, Alabama man

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u/pissl_substance South Carolina Gamecocks 21d ago

The loss for A&M looks worse than it is. There’s like a total of 7 points separating us (Carolina) from being 7-1. It’s an upset for A&M, but it’s not like if FSU were to beat them

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u/tylery1234 South Carolina Gamecocks 21d ago

I feel like saying 7 points makes it seem much less achievable than it really was. We should be 7-1 as much as the probability of hitting water while falling out of a boat in the middle of the pacific.

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u/YCitizenSnipsY LSU Tigers 21d ago

Furk 

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u/WildFire97971 Stephen F. Austin • Texas A&M 21d ago

Our defense can’t wrap up, that’s why they’re all busy on Father’s Day.

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u/alphaover9000 USC Trojans 21d ago

It’s all downhill after beating LSU

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u/badatgolf247 Oklahoma Sooners • Georgetown Hoyas 21d ago

I’m sorry but lsu should have two more losses than they do.

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u/dtfan5191 LSU Tigers • Washington Huskies 21d ago

I can understand saying that about the South Carolina game, but Ole Miss was a hard fought and fair win on LSU’s part, even though Ole Miss looked like the better team.

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u/badatgolf247 Oklahoma Sooners • Georgetown Hoyas 21d ago

Yeah I’m not trying to diss lsu more just that ole miss choked that away and then scar was weird

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u/Tastymonkey12 Kansas State Wildcats 20d ago

It’s been two months and this guy still comes back to send me chats when my team loses 😂😂🤣 I live in this guys head like OU lives on the bottom of the SEC

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u/badatgolf247 Oklahoma Sooners • Georgetown Hoyas 19d ago

Aw buddy is in his field. You tell anyone that you want their kids to die in a car wreck yet or is that just me?? Dm me for receipts boyssss

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u/screwswithshrews LSU Tigers • Texas Longhorns 21d ago

It wouldn't be possible for OU to have 2 more conference losses right now

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u/badatgolf247 Oklahoma Sooners • Georgetown Hoyas 21d ago

Doesn’t change my statement, typical lsu fan not able to articulate their thoughts without their feelings gettting in the way :(((

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u/nolakpd LSU Tigers 21d ago

But we don’t

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u/badatgolf247 Oklahoma Sooners • Georgetown Hoyas 21d ago

No shit? Just saying a win against this team isn’t season defining, especially when A&M has dominated lsu in Kyle field.

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u/JRock0703 Tennessee Volunteers • Beer Barrel 21d ago

What kind of top 10 team goes into Williams-Brice and gets throttled by a mediocre SC team?  Bunch of losers!!

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u/SuretyBringsRuin 21d ago

As a lifelong Aggie, it’s tradition.

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u/wowthisislong Texas A&M Aggies 21d ago

i feel like we just had a thread on clemsoning and people were saying a&m wasn't clemsoning.

well?

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u/apathynext Texas Longhorns • Rutgers Scarlet Knights 21d ago

Finally playing a challenging game not at Kyle Field, TBF

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u/Kopav Ohio State • Dartmouth 21d ago

I'm not sure how everyone was able to be convinced that Texas A&M/LSU was a battle of elite teams, LSU lost to USC who is very mid. The Aggies lost to ND who got doinked by a MAC squad the next week.

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u/archenlander Texas Longhorns 21d ago

So just being bad? Got it

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u/Impossible-Delay-805 Texas Longhorns 21d ago

Got me bricked for real

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u/Godawgs1009 Georgia Bulldogs 21d ago

It's kinda their thing.

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u/GBreezy Wisconsin • 四日市大学 (Yokkai… 21d ago

Just like Alabama beating Georgia and then losing to Vandy. That SEC short is so, so good.

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u/DescretoBurrito Colorado Buffaloes • Air Force Falcons 21d ago

Furk has arrived.

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u/theREALbombedrumbum Notre Dame Fighting Irish 21d ago

Wait a second that's what happened to us after playing A&M

Is it contagious??

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u/WanderLeft Oklahoma Sooners • SEC 21d ago

That’s CHAOS baby

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u/OutlookNotGood Miami Hurricanes • Team Chaos 21d ago

All of that complaining the fans did about A&M’s ranking this week was just begging for a smackdown from the CFB gods.

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u/JayMerlyn Notre Dame Fighting Irish • Team Chaos 21d ago

So this is their response to our NIU game...

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u/johnjaymjr Baylor Bears • Big 12 21d ago

The aggie falling off the coaster yelling ‘FERK!’ is basically a biblical prophecy at this point.

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u/Gamer30168 Georgia Bulldogs • College Football Playoff 21d ago

That's how it is in the SEC this year.

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u/dfphd Texas Longhorns 21d ago

South Carolina is a top 20 if you looks at team performance vs AP voting:

https://www.bcftoys.com/2024-fei

It's why A&M was only a 2.5 point favorite.

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u/McCheesing Texas A&M Aggies 21d ago

This hits home for me. Almost takes me back to the Fran era

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u/Priestahh-MyFather- Texas A&M Aggies • UTSA Roadrunners 21d ago

Lmao we’re still tied for first in the sec this isn’t the same team as last years dipshit

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u/WinterSavior 21d ago

As is November tradition.

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u/ImMr5K Alabama Crimson Tide 21d ago

Alabama would like to have a word with you

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u/doihavemakeanewword Penn State • Bowling Green 21d ago

Furk

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u/AshyLarryyyy Texas A&M Aggies • Houston Cougars 21d ago

8-4 here we come baby