Texas A&M baseball is officially out of the NCAA tournament field of 64 and will miss the 2025 postseason, becoming the first preseason number one to do so since at least 1991. This is not a surprise, if you've been following closely, but there were still a few fans that were holding out hope for the Aggies.
That hope was only ever faint and flickering once the Aggies lost in the SEC tournament quarterfinals. Beating LSU would have helped A&M's chances, but they likely would have had to go even further to secure a bid— maybe even have won the SEC tournament.
Now, the Aggies are faced with some serious questions. The chatter around their coaching position coming open has been steadily growing louder, as it has been ever since the Aggies got swept by otherwise-winless-in-conference Missouri a few weekends back. Texas A&M has a chance to pull in a big name, as well as some other solid options, but there are still some fans who want to give the current coach another chance.
Texas A&M missing NCAA tournament should seal Michael Earley's fate as Aggie coach
However, this eventuality, as well as some of the other dubious distinctions the Aggies have garnered over the course of the year, have made it clear that "standing pat," as Kendall Rogers put it, cannot happen. The Aggies need to make a move in order to avoid another setback, as their momentum has completely stalled on the trail and in the national scene more broadly.
The Aggies came into this year as one of the hottest names in the sport, and they can still harness some of that cache if they admit what this year clearly is: a failed experiment. It was not a bad decision for them to hire Earley when they did, but it would be a bad decision to stick with him through what has gone on this year.
Especially when you consider that the Aggies will be without players like Jace LaViolette and Ryan Prager next year, it becomes clear that this was the best roster that A&M will ever have under Earley. If these are the results, then a move is more than warranted.
Texas A&M needs to move, and move quickly. If my hunch is correct, they have been making some behind-the-scenes moves for a little bit now, and those need to manifest sooner rather than later.