College baseball analyst believes Texas A&M has a 'talent' issue this season

Before No. 19 Texas A&M (10-7, 0-1 SEC) takes on No. 17 Alabama (17-1, 1-0 SEC) in Game 2 of this weekend's SEC opening series, the Aggies are still reeling from Friday night's disappointing 6-4 Game 1 loss behind head coach Michael Earley's highly questionable decision to pull redshirt sophomore pitcher Luke Jackson during a 4-4 tie in the top of the ninth.

Replaced by sophomore Kaeden Wilson for a clean half inning, veteran Brad Rudis took the mound. He immediately allowed consecutive solo home runs as the Crimson Tide's sudden offense silenced Blue Bell Park to a dull roar after what looked like a potential Aggie comeback in the works.

Overall, this was a poor coaching decision that deserves some grace, but sitting at 10-7 and 0-1 in SEC play won't allow much leeway from an Aggie fan base that experienced immense success during the 2024 season.

Still, games like this usually result in overreactions from the media, including college baseball analyst Jake Mckeever, who provided one of the odder takes regarding Texas A&M "talent" on the roster compared to what former Texas A&M head coach Jim Schlossnagle has inherited/built with the Texas Longhorns, who are currently 15-1 on the year.

"Texas, this year, is what everybody thought A&M was going to be"

What the Longhorns have accomplished in 16 games under a new coaching staff is impressive. However, one game into SEC play and declaring Texas as a College World Series Championship contender is farfetched. In his final statement in the video, Mckeever shared his opinion that Texas A&M doesn't possess enough talent and that Schlossnagle and former pitching coach Max Weiner were the primary reasons Texas A&M excelled in 2024.

"It's kind of showing how little talent Texas A&M actually has and that most of it was Jim Schlossnagle and Max Weiner"

This is what we call a "hot take" that will result in engagement across social media. Still, knowing that nearly every starter from the championship returned this season, talent across the board is not the central issue. However, referencing Max Weiner has to do with A&M's bullpen issues, which are based more on youth than talent.

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"Texas, this year, is what everybody thought A&M was going to be"

"It's going to be a 'what could've been'"

"It's kind of showing how little talent Texas A&M actually has and that most of it was Jim Schlossnagle and Max Weiner"

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