Three Key Moments that Decided Texas A&M Football vs. Alabama

Biggest Turning Points in Texas A&M Football vs. Alabama

I think there’s a mix of frustration and hope among Texas A&M football fans this morning. Frustration because that was such a winnable game—even considering how close the game between these two teams was last year, this is as close as the two squads have ever felt in quality as they match up on the field. For stretches in the game, it felt as though the Aggies were moving the ball and stopping the Tide with relative ease—and then for a few drives, it felt as though they couldn’t get anywhere themselves and were completely unable to stop Alabama’s offense.

This up-and-down nature only served to be more and more infuriating for Texas A&M football fans as the game wore on, and then ultimately as the result went final. The fact that the game was so close yet the Ags still failed to attain the desired result—especially given that the offense for the Maroon and White put up 17 points in the first half—was frustrating for many Aggie fans. That frustration played out and is still playing out in a lot of ways: blaming the coaching decisions, the quarterback, the offensive line, the secondary, and whatever else may happen to fall in the crosshairs of a given narrative.

I don’t say this to intimate that none of these groups or people deserve blame for the outcome. I guess I just think that losing this game isn’t exactly the end of the world; in other words, ‘Bama would have been more debilitated by a loss than would have the Aggies.  That’s not an excuse for any position group or coach not showing up, it’s just some perspective moving forward.

For now, though, we are left to analyze what exactly happened in this game. Let’s take a look at the biggest turning points from Texas A&M vs. Alabama.