New York Times on Texas A&M's 2009 football prospects

Regardless of how poorly equipped Mike Sherman may be to handle the job of head coach, or how inept the defense was a season ago, the Aggies should be able to roll out of bed and reach six wins this fall. Why? A 3-0 start should be a guarantee, for starters, despite last fall’s slip-up to Arkansas State. From there, Arkansas may be a toss-up, but A&M will have momentum and probably a pro-Aggie crowd in its favor. Let’s say, for argument’s sake, the Aggies lose to the Razorbacks, leaving them 3-1 as it enters Big 12 play. I give the team one win over Iowa State, one out of Kansas State and Colorado, and a third win over Baylor. Yes, the Baylor team that pushed the Aggies around a season ago. But this game is in College Station, where the Bears haven’t won since 1984. So that’s my prediction: 6-6, but no better. One thing is clear: A&M is as far off the two big dogs – Oklahoma and Texas – as it has been in some time.