re: Power Rankings thread? Yep, it's time.

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4. Texas A&M

Was the defensive front really that horrific or was it just the missing starters? Is Manziel becoming a distraction and too big for his own shoes or is it just media bashing? Time will tell, but for now a team that had the loftiest of preseason aspirations should certainly be concerned.

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When you're running a 3-man front and your starting nose is suspended, it shows. Throughout much of the game, the young players were out of position and in the wrong gap. Alonzo Williams is a decent 3-tech, but he is COMPLETELY out of position at nose. Kirby Ennis was the anchor of the interior last year and it will show on Saturday when he's back. I think much of this will be fixed by Sam Houston and the complete rotation should be fully established by Alabama.

Claiborne, by far the best freshman on the field Saturday, has to grow up quickly, as Donnie Baggs is a decent outside linebacker but is not a quality signal caller in the middle. Since the light hasn't come on for Sanders yet and Askew is a complete waste, we'll have to rely on raw talent at the SAM position.

As far as Manziel, he's just the same as he was last year, only now the pantywaists at ESPN are whining about it.

Today, Dennis Dodd had an article basically calling for him to get critically injured during a game. Many sportswriters are angry at A&M because we refused to "accept our place as little brother" and dared to jump to the SEC without their permission.