Texas A&M football has come in at the 19th spot in the initial AP Poll of the season, showing just how long of a road they have before they can get the kind of belief they deserve. The Aggies have a really solid team for the upcoming year, not to mention one of the most experienced in the nation, and under Mike Elko's tutelage, this will no doubt be an impressive, if not elite, squad.
The pollsters have yet to see that, of course, which is why they have the Aggies so low— far lower than most computer rankings have them. Of course, Texas A&M is still even being shortchanged some by those computer rankings, which are dinging them for the lack of returning production at the QB spot since Conner Weigman left, but given Reed's improvement down the stretch of the year, this is really not a worry for fans.
There are also plenty of interesting placements for the Aggies' rivals and upcoming foes. We already knew the Ags had some really tough road games ahead of them this year, but this just highlights how difficult of a slate this is.
Texas A&M's AP ranking is a snub, but fans shouldn't be worried
Preseason polls can shape perception far too much, of course, but the Aggie faithful know that A&M will have plenty of opportunities to show their quality. It took a while for the inertia to begin to wear off for the Aggies in the polls last year; after the loss to Notre Dame, A&M eventually rose to 7-1 and undefeated in the SEC, but only got to 10th in the polls somehow.
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But if they can vanquish the Irish in South Bend this year, they have a shot to enter November undefeated. Therein, they'll have three straight road games against conference opponents, including LSU. That's a recipe for a rocky road late in the season, but if this A&M team really is one that can compete for a championship, they'll weather the storm.