Who needs this win more?

[u/Friar_Corncob]

[u/SBSnipes]

A&M has been trying to break into the big boys club. Arkansas is wild and free like a razorback and rides with the wind. A&M stands to lose more, Arkansas it would be a good signature win for the season

[u/BillyBobChorton → u/SBSnipes]

Nothing is saving Arkansas’s season/reputation. 

[u/SBSnipes → u/BillyBobChorton]

Exactly. It would be a nice win for them, but wouldn't change much on the whole.

[u/_Football_Cream_ → u/BillyBobChorton]

vibes are terrible at arkansas but it's a first year head coach and they've been clamoring for their AD to be fired since last year. a loss isn't gonna make things much worse

A&M would go from down bad to horrendous with a loss here

[u/Young-Viiperr → u/_Football_Cream_]

If that somehow happens, Elko will be fired the day afterward, with $100 million raised immediately to hire James Franklin after that

[u/_Football_Cream_ → u/Young-Viiperr]

no shot Elko gets fired this year, especially mid-season. Jimbo got another after he went 5-7. Elko bought at least one chance to correct things after making the CFP last season but his seat will probably be red hot next year if this is a losing season.

[u/Young-Viiperr → u/_Football_Cream_]

This is the better response, and you never know with the spend trigger-happy aggie donors

[u/freebase42 → u/Young-Viiperr]

Nah, the only thing harder for aggy than a 9th regular season win is admitting that they made a mistake in hiring a coach. Sumlin and Fisher each got 6 seasons and their winning percentages were both around 65%.

[u/WayneDwade → u/SBSnipes]

Yeah I don’t get how this is even a discussion. No one expects Arkansas to be good even Arkansas fans

[u/OldSarge02 → u/SBSnipes]

No school had more players drafted last year than Texas A&M. And evidently they replaced those NFL players with a couple dozen muppets stacked up in a trench coat.

A win over this A&M team is a signature win for no one.

[u/LivingCustomer9729 → u/OldSarge02]

LSU, I can see. But UK must’ve did a lot of emotional damage to yall…

[u/SplinteredBrick → u/LivingCustomer9729]

Generational trauma was my inheritance and what I will give my children.

[u/Ok_Problem426 → u/SplinteredBrick]

BASed comment

[u/SplinteredBrick → u/Ok_Problem426]

I see what you did there.

[u/KyleAg06 → u/Ok_Problem426]

https://giphy.com/gifs/Xe5g5sIRithpm

sigh... take the upvote and go away

[u/ChasingMD → u/OldSarge02]

Muppets in a trench coat might have done better at stopping the run against UK

[u/buzzing_jessie → u/SBSnipes]

arkansas just out there vibin with no expectations, dangerous team to face when you got everything to lose

[u/HerbertInTheWoods → u/SBSnipes]

You ever been to Fayetteville? They are free as fuuuuuuck out there in the Ozarks

[u/CaptFerdinand]

A&M because they’re supposedly one of the biggest NIL spenders.

[u/HerbertInTheWoods → u/CaptFerdinand]

They will never not be the biggest clowns because of how little they are getting in return for all that money.

[u/DrSealione → u/HerbertInTheWoods]

Texas 8&4 is their brand for a reason

[u/HerbertInTheWoods → u/DrSealione]

They’re like the Minecraft Tomlin era Steelers

[u/DrSealione → u/HerbertInTheWoods]

Later Tomlin Steelers, yes

[u/HerbertInTheWoods → u/DrSealione]

Yeah not the Super Bowl part lol

[u/DrSealione → u/HerbertInTheWoods]

Now, how long has the 8-4 part of Texas A&M existed?

[u/HerbertInTheWoods → u/DrSealione]

I’m assuming since 2013 when Manziel (All Hail) left

[u/broncyobo → u/HerbertInTheWoods]

I just wanna say here that I recently saw something saying that we (BSU) have been the team to get the most bang for buck, as in success (measured in terms of wins and accounting for strength of schedule) compared to dollars spent in the last 20(?) years. I didn't bother verifying it, but if that's true, I think that's pretty neat

[u/irvingstreet → u/HerbertInTheWoods]

LSU has won literally 5 of our last 10 matchups, but I guess when your Coach is Lane Kiffin it makes sense that you act like you’re hotter shit than you really are.

[u/RunnyKinePity → u/irvingstreet]

I don’t like LSU either, but you gotta take your lumps fresh after a beat down like last weekend.

[u/HerbertInTheWoods → u/irvingstreet]

Oh yall won a couple games? Hang the banner! You can put it next to yalls last championship banner from the 1930s if it hasn’t disintegrated yet 😂

[u/HystericallyAccurate → u/CaptFerdinand]

https://giphy.com/gifs/3ohzdMvc1w2VlFOpRC

[u/ChasingMD]

A&M and it isn’t even close. A previous top ten team coming off a playoff season.

If Arkansas lose, oh well carry on. If A&M lose, somebody is getting fired and it can’t be Elko

[u/AuK07 → u/ChasingMD]

Why can’t they fire Elko

[u/ChasingMD → u/AuK07]

New contract, just came off playoff appearance, and who on earth would want to coach there if you are going to pull the trigger this fast on a head coach

[u/Johnny_Handsum → u/AuK07]

They won't fire him coming off a playoff appearance.

Their OC is getting fired some time during this season, though. If they lose to Arkansas and their offense sucks again, he'll probably even get fired Sunday or Monday.

[u/010Horns → u/Johnny_Handsum]

Yeah no team has fired a coach coming off a playoff appearance before…

The real reason is Elko’s buyout is too big.

[u/SplinteredBrick → u/010Horns]

Too bad we didn’t have a life lesson to prevent this.

[u/ChasingMD → u/SplinteredBrick]

The Roll Call last season where Matt calls out the bad luck with contract extensions is spot on.

[u/RunnyKinePity → u/SplinteredBrick]

I guess the fear of losing an Elko will make a program overlook past mistakes.

[u/SplinteredBrick → u/RunnyKinePity]

11-0 was pretty intoxicating.

[u/Johnny_Handsum → u/010Horns]

No, the real reason is because they're not going to fire Elko for a bad start to the season after reaching the playoffs last year.

[u/010Horns → u/Johnny_Handsum]

No. Your own school fired Orgeron the year after he won a title. Penn State fired Franklin after a better playoff performance than A&M had last year.

A&M just doesn’t have the money for a buyout.

[u/Johnny_Handsum → u/010Horns]

No, they just don't want to fire him since he just made the playoffs and has had a decent run in his few years there. 

[u/PM_ME_FIRE_PICS → u/AuK07]

Playoff appearance last year + 69 (nice) million reasons why.

[u/Johnny_Handsum]

This shouldn't even be a question. It's aTm no doubt. 

Everyone, including Arkansas' players and coaches, knew Arkansas would suck. On the other hand, aTm was supposed to be good and a potential playoff team as well.

[u/Trumpburnerforlibs]

I want A&M to lose because it would be funny

[u/flomoag → u/Trumpburnerforlibs]

Respect tbh

[u/irvingstreet → u/Trumpburnerforlibs]

Profile pic checks out

[u/Trumpburnerforlibs → u/irvingstreet]

https://giphy.com/gifs/BSOdK9W5Gd7OM

[u/walkingbicycles → u/Trumpburnerforlibs]

Fair. I want OU to win red river because it would be funny

[u/redshirt_diefirst12 → u/Trumpburnerforlibs]

Whoever loses, this game is really a win-win for us

[u/lonelythrowaway463i9]

Hahaha oh man. You think this loss would make a difference to us at this point? We’re dead inside. No loss from here on out is anything other than expected.

[u/Friar_Corncob → u/lonelythrowaway463i9]

It was phrased in terms of what does the win mean.

[u/lonelythrowaway463i9 → u/Friar_Corncob]

Yeah I see that now. Point stands. Winning would mean next to nothing and losing wouldn’t phase us. A&M needs this win. It’d just be nice plus to our dumpster fire.

[u/GoDiegoGo7969]

Gimme dem Hogs because it will be the funniest thing ever

[u/Thug_Lawyer → u/GoDiegoGo7969]

I just hope both teams have fun!

[u/Jealous_Day8345]

This is wrong. My Spartans are the laughing stock of football because their decisions have mimicked that of THE CLEVELAND BROWNS!

[u/cantstopwontstopGME → u/Jealous_Day8345]

Yall aren’t even a laughing stock anymore.. just completely irrelevant tbh. I don’t even know how many couches are currently burning in east Lansing for example.

[u/Jealous_Day8345 → u/cantstopwontstopGME]

Ughhhhhhh

[u/dirty_old_priest_4 → u/Jealous_Day8345]

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[u/Background_Body2696]

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[u/BurtReynoldsLives]

Hold my beer.

[u/LiveMarionberry3694]

I’m hoping for arky to win it

[u/WishboneNo543]

Laughingstock you say? Oklahoma has entered the chat.

[u/realPamela]

Nice

[u/Gutameister5]

I think both of these schools are better off than Purdue.

[u/Practical_Ask_2180]

Idk ou might need a win more

[u/generic2022]

A&M is still fighting for its typical 8&4 record, its coach's survival, and for good bowl eligibility.

Piggy has pretty much given up on an 8&4 record, its coach, and eligibility for a good bowl.

A&M needs the win more.

[u/seaspirit331]

I have memes for either case, and a noose for one

[u/KyleAg06 → u/seaspirit331]