The Texas A&M Aggies have more than one reason to celebrate following their win against McNeese.
The Aggies dominated in a game that came with very little surprise to A&M fans. They know their team needed to make a statement against McNeese after falling 0-1 on the season.
The Aggies will be prepared for next week, but they need to stop and take a moment to realize that at the end of this week, the Aggies feel an extra sense of relief following their week one loss.
Texas A&M football thankful for no letdown following huge game vs ND
Of course, it's only week two. You never know who's going to crack early or late into the season. As of now, Notre Dame's low scoring victory against Texas A&M almost seems irrelevant to Aggie fans now.
Notre Dame has a lot to work on following their upset loss to Northern Illinois. It turned out to be the first win against a top 10 team in school history. They might as well add "top five" to that list as well.
Notre Dame looked the same way they did against A&M. They really didn't look too confident on offense, and when they did, we only saw quick spurts of it. Northern Illinois looked like a team that was ready for battle, especially on the defensive end. That's where we saw the difference of just a few plays toward winning and losing for the Aggies in week one.
Especially when sophomore linebacker Taurean York blamed himself for that Notre Dame touchdown in the third quarter.
The 10-point win for Notre Dame looks a lot closer in the box score. But by the fourth quarter this week, regardless of a win or a loss, Notre Dame looked like they weren't up to par with their number five ranking against Northern Illinois.
This could end up making the Aggies' first game less of a quality loss, but after seeing Notre Dame lay an egg against an opponent that they were supposed to be far superior to, A&M should be thankful they came out with an increased intensity in week 2. The Aggies did their part in that category today, but Notre Dame did not.