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‘that SEC podcast’ compares Texas A&M coach Mike Elko to a poor magician after loss to USC

“Elko is like that guy that has got that magic trick, but he’s done it so many times you kinda catch on to what he’s doing.”

After the Texas A&M football team lost a 17-point lead in the Las Vegas Bowl against USC, everyone had something to say about head coach Mike Elko, including the hosts of ‘that SEC podcast.’

“I thought one thing about Elko coming over here was we would have that tough, tenacious defense again, which we did up front. They did create mistakes, they had three picks in this game. It’s like if they didn’t get those, what would’ve happened? This could’ve been a blowout,” Cousin Shane said. “It was a close game and came down to the wire.”

“Elko is like that guy that has got that magic trick, but he’s done it so many times you kinda catch on to what he’s doing.”

The program’s other host tried to spin it forward in a positive manner, but that didn’t last long.

“They’re adding all these guys in the portal, they’re bringing back the quarterback, maybe five starting offensive linemen. They need the running backs to be healthy and could have a really dynamic offense,” Michael Bratton foretold. “I’m tired of it, i’m not doing it anymore, I’m not hyping them up if they win a damn game. They fooled us this year, 7-1, we have the coach of the year here. Biggest dud coach of the year.

“Watch Conner Weigman become a Heisman winner at Houston, how awful would that be?”

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That SEC Podcast ranks the Top 10 SEC matchups in 2024

Texas is in three of the Top 10 SEC matchups according to this podcast.

We near the start of spring football on the Forty Acres. Ahead of the spring, Texas is one of the stories of the offseason.

The Longhorns have reloaded this offseason adding six starter caliber players and more talented depth. Despite losing eight starters, the team returns 14 from its Big 12 title and 12-win squad from a season ago.

The team appears to be involved in the featured game of the year nationally, and certainly within the SEC. Texas faces the Georgia Bulldogs on Oct. 19 in a game with significant title implications. The game is the No. 1 matchup in That SEC Podcast’s rankings of SEC games.

Georgia at Alabama takes the No. 2 spot in the rankings although there is justification for ranking the game at No. 1. The rematch of last season’s SEC championship will be the first matchup between the teams since Alabama head coach Nick Saban’s retirement.

Ranking as the No. 3 game in the conference, Tennessee hosts Alabama this season in a game I have tabbed as an upset in favor of the Volunteers. Georgia at Ole Miss follows that game at No. 4 with the Longhorns and Oklahoma Sooners tiering at No. 5 in the annual Red River shootout.

The Lone Star Showdown between Texas and the Texas A&M Aggies ranks ninth on the list. The uncertainty surrounding the Aggies with changes in the coaching staff might have something to do with the lower ranking. That said, the game stands as perhaps a Top 10 in-state rivalry in college football.

The Longhorns’ SEC slate kicks off Sept. 28 against the Mississippi State Bulldogs in Austin.