Where the pulse of the program is at Texas A&M

Texas A&M gets it. They understand as well as anyone that their last season was a disaster as they free fell from playoff hopeful to a tie for last in the SEC West.

That’s why, to On3’s JD PicKell, he believes the Aggies will be so motivated to flip the script this fall. When checking the pulse of the program around Kyle Field, PicKell realizes how tired everyone is of talking about 2022. After going 5-7 overall, it’s something that they’ve been attempting to put behind them ever since things got off the rails.

“The pulse at Texas A&M is ‘We know’. And, listen, I understand what it’s like. I worked at KBTX for all of about three months, I had many friends that went to Texas A&M. I’ve been to Bryan – College Station many times,” PicKell said. “There is a lot of talk about what happened last year at Texas A&M.”

“A lot of folks on the outside looking in are saying, ‘Well, y’all underachieved’. We know. ‘Well, you have a roster that’s so good. How did you only win five games? That is not up to the standard!’. We know. ‘You’re paying Jimbo Fisher how much money?’. We know. We know all these things,” continued PicKell. “Everything that you’re already saying about Texas A&M? Everything that you’re saying about what they didn’t do a season ago? Everybody in College Station – they already know. They’ve heard it ad nauseam for the last couple of months, if not for the last calendar year. We know, we know what you’re talking about. We understand that.”

However, the only way to erase it is to make the next campaign more memorable for the right reasons. With that in mind, PicKell believes people aren’t focusing enough on what Texas A&M could be in ’23 because of what they weren’t in ’22. It did not go well but, from time to time, the Aggies showed life that could lead to positive things this upcoming season.

“Now, the fanbase in Aggieland? They also know that this roster is one of the top-five rosters in the country based on how many four and five-stars they have,” said PicKell. “They also know that they also almost beat Alabama a season ago. Also, they understand that they have Conner Weigman, who finished the season pretty strong. They also know that Jimbo Fisher has a track record of winning (and) has a national title ring to show for it. They also know that they beat LSU last year, who played for an SEC title, and they beat them pretty soundly.”

“So they hear all that you’re saying about what Texas A&M didn’t do a season ago. But they also have a pretty good feel as to what they’re capable of within that roster and what they can be in 2023,” PicKell stated.

The finger pointing around A&M was evident throughout last season. No one at the school, from head coach to players to fans, were very happy about how it all shook out. Even so, PicKell sees this upcoming season as a way for them to set things straight and rewrite their last narrative with a much improved finish.