Three takeaways from Texas A&M football's ugly & disheartening loss to South Carolina

A game lost on the margins does not ruin the season

There were a lot of woeful proclamations following this game—the season is over, our goals are nixed, et cetera. I understand the quick switchup can be destabilizing in a certain sense, but I think that's probably an overreaction.

First of all, this was—by the advanced numbers—a game that ended up as a draw outside of some key plays.

This is no moral victory, of course, as, talent-wise, that game should have been nowhere near a draw, and those key plays are the type that swing every single football game. When all of them go to the opponent, then that's a problem.

But that said, this does not ruin the season outlook going forward. This was a low-end performance for the Aggies and a high-end performance for the Gamecocks. You hope not to see that kind of thing happen to your team, but sometimes it does.

It would be nice to wash this away with an easy victory next week, but the Ags are on their second bye week of the season. We'll have to wait until November 16 to see the Maroon and White play again.