This wasn't the Texas A&M Aggies team that fans thought they were going to see against Auburn. There were plenty of heroes throughout the game, (and mostly on the defensive side), but nonetheless, a win is a win.
Mike Elko didn't mince words when talking about his offense and how one side had to carry the load of work. To put it nicely, the offense wasn't great against Auburn. It didn't have to do with lack of talent, just silly mistakes.
Elko directed that as one of his first points to clean up the offense and especially the mistakes, because there were way too many of them.
Mike Elko on the Aggies' mistakes:
"We created too many penalties. It's got to get fixed. It's way too many penalties that kill drives, it's way too many penalties that send us behind the sticks."
Mike Elko on winning an ugly game:
"We can't be mad when we win high scoring games, and then mad when we win low scoring games. We made a lot of mistakes today. We didn't do things that we needed to do on offense to be successful, but defensively, we played lights out."
Mike Elko on shutting down Cam Coleman:
"Obviously, he had a huge night against us last year. That obviously creates a sense of pride to not allow that to happen again. I thought the way we executed the plan on defense was really good, and if we do that, we have a chance to be really good on defense."
Mike Elko on Texas A&M's penalty problems:
"I don't know what the root of the cause was. If I did, we would fix it."
Mike Elko on the performance of the offensive line:
"We are just making lazy mistakes, and that is what is killing us. When they get their pads down, they can move people... They did it for the most part today."
Mike Elko addressing the media on the Aggies' successes:
"Does anybody want to ask a question about us being 4-0 for the first time since 2016? Or, how did the defense bounce back? I don't mean to sound like someone else, but my gosh. Will you guys stop being so dreadful and gloomy?"