The No. 18 river Razorbacks status the No. 14 Texas A&M Aggies 42-38 Saturday, after A&M permit added bounteous advance artefact absent in the ordinal half.

Just same terminal hebdomad against Oklahoma State, the Aggies blew added easy halftime lead. A&M led 34-17 at the half against Arkansas, then were outscored 25-3 in the ordinal half.

The Aggies are today 2-2 overall, 0-1 in the Big-12, and their hopes of activity in a BCS structure mettlesome in Jan hit seriously diminished.

What Loss Means for A&M

Saturday's finish to the Razorbacks is apparently a field expiration to Texas A&M's hopes of making a BCS bowl, but the expiration goes such deeper than that.

A&M has today forfeited their terminal heptad games against teams from the SEC, which is the word they will tie incoming season.

The SEC is a such meliorate word than the Big-12, and there are some more calibre teams. Each hebdomad is a actual test, and the Aggies hit to exhibit up for quaternary lodging to endure in the SEC.

Who's the Biggest Winner from A&M Loss?

For starters, river is a bounteous succeeder today because their intend against the Aggies gives them a calibre non-conference intend that will support their BCS ranking.

Texas Tech is A&M's contestant incoming hebdomad in a rivalry game, and the Red Raiders strength be healthy to verify plus of an Aggies aggroup absent in confidence.

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No. 15 Baylor, No. 16 South Florida, No. 17 Texas, and No. 19 Newmarket will every move A&M in the polls if apiece of them wins their Week 5 matchup, so they sure goodness from the upset.

Does Texas A&M Have BCS Chance?

Texas A&M ease has a artefact to remember for a BCS structure game, and that's by success the Big-12 word championship.

To do that will be rattling hornlike however. The Aggies endeavor in the South sectionalization of the Big-12, and ease hit to endeavor No. 15 Baylor in digit weeks, No. 2 Oklahoma in November, and a flavour finish against No. 17 Texas on Nov 24.

The Aggies hit sufficiency calibre opponents to attain a separate at rise the BCS rankings after in the season, but success the word and earning the semiautomatic BCS structure fittingness that comes with it is their prizewinning chance.

Biggest Thing to Fix

Texas A&M's large damage that needs sterilisation is their calibre to stop bounteous leads against calibre opponents.

The Aggies intend soured to enthusiastic starts, but whether they intend complacent, or bored, they can't be letting teams lie them in the ordinal half of games.

Blowing a 20-3 halftime advance terminal hebdomad and a 34-17 halftime advance this hebdomad is unacceptable.

This is a work difficulty as such as it is a players issue. The coaches hit to be healthy to intend the players to fisticuffs with a flooded try for quaternary quarters. Not exclusive staleness they do that his season, incoming assemblage when the Aggies are in the SEC they'll hit to endeavor with flooded try for quaternary lodging or they will rattling struggle.

 

Pivotal Turnaround Game

In digit weeks the Aggies patron No. 15 Baylor, and this is the mettlesome that could permanently smash their BCS and Big-12 hopes.

If they crapper vex Texas Tech incoming week, the Aggies will hit a beatific quantity to vex a calibre hierarchical contestant that they're competing with in the South division.

Beating the Baylor Bears and earning a important intend against a sectionalization contestant who is hierarchical will support both their BCS and word chances.

Who the Aggies Play Next

Texas A&M travels on the agency to Big-12 in-state competition Texas Tech incoming week, which is a important Big-12 South sectionalization matchup.

Every mettlesome is a must-win for the Aggies now, but South sectionalization games are of the most importance. The Red Raiders are 4-0 and are averaging 48 points per game, which ranks ordinal in the nation.

Texas Tech's expiration mettlesome is digit of the prizewinning in the country, and is full confident of erasing a bounteous deficit.

The Aggies staleness alter their "A" mettlesome incoming hebdomad if they poverty to intend their flavour backwards on road and acquire a bounteous word win.

 

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