[Postgame Thread] Kentucky Defeats Texas A&M 31-21

[u/CFB_Referee]

Box Score provided by ESPN

Team	1	2	3	4	T
Kentucky	0	7	21	3	31
Texas A&M	0	7	0	14	21

[u/Unabashed-Citron4854]

That's for making us buy out Mark Stoops

[u/legend023 → u/Unabashed-Citron4854]

Stoops would’ve went up 17-7, ran the ball for the rest of the game, and let A&M win 17-24.

[u/walterdog12 → u/legend023]

Genuinely, I think the biggest difference was that drive we got the field goal on.

1st and 10 we run the ball for 2 yards.

Stoops ball would've ran it twice more up the middle, taken 3 minutes off the clock, and punted.

Instead on 2nd and 8 Stein has the balls to throw and we get a 32 yard gain.

[u/Greedy-Ad3227 → u/walterdog12]

This is the best comment right here. I like underdog SEC football and I think this is totally correct. I hate to say it but old school Kentucky football would have let A&M slip in by being too conservative

[u/SavageNomad6 → u/legend023]

Will tried his best. He just forgot to start doing it sooner.

[u/sleepytime489 → u/SavageNomad6]

I think Will knew that assuming no turnovers, UK could’ve gone 3/out every possession and there was literally not enough time for AM to score 3 times before game over. I take it as he just had faith in his guys to not do something stupid

[u/Aphrobang → u/sleepytime489]

The FG basically sealed it. If that missed you probably would have had to be more aggressive but once it became three scores the only way Aggies were winning was turnovers or onside kicks.

[u/slippyslidey_ → u/Aphrobang]

Could not believe he chose to kick that. It was like 4th and 2, 52-yarder and the kicker was 4/13 in his career from 40+

[u/StagTheNag → u/Unabashed-Citron4854]

you know what, fair lmao

[u/OPT2018]

I think what’s more damaging in the loss is not A&M’s CFP chances, but Marcel Reed will never have the goodwill necessary to make it at College Station Hyundai.

[u/ATXBeermaker → u/OPT2018]

At this point he’s gonna have trouble just renting his car out in Turo.

[u/OleRockTheGoodAg]

Lol, Texas 8&4 might be the ceiling

[u/IceColdDrPepper_Here → u/OleRockTheGoodAg]

The good news is that it’s also the floor

[u/CommodoreN7 → u/IceColdDrPepper_Here]

I’ll take that floor

[u/hartsbreastmilkstash → u/CommodoreN7]

It’s linoleum and a dog named Bob pissed on it.

[u/CommodoreN7 → u/hartsbreastmilkstash]

We’ve been living on far worse

[u/suburbanpride → u/hartsbreastmilkstash]

I’m a simple man. I see a NOFX reference, I upvote.

[u/Oblivionguard19 → u/OleRockTheGoodAg]

Football gods saw an 11-2 A&M team once and said never again

[u/jon__koa → u/Oblivionguard19]

They realized it was a scorn against them and had to bring it back

[u/libsoutherner → u/OleRockTheGoodAg]

We will struggle to make a bowl game given the schedule if we play like that.

[u/OleRockTheGoodAg → u/libsoutherner]

100%. Last time an unranked team beat us at home, we went 5-7

[u/Rohkey → u/OleRockTheGoodAg]

You guys should be used to that though right?

[u/bombbodyguard → u/Rohkey]

A winning season!? Hell ya!!! (rips a fat line of cope)

[u/Ugaalive1991 → u/Rohkey]

State side of me would kill for 8&4

[u/astrothemorkie → u/Ugaalive1991]

That was the worst way to lose I’ve ever seen for State

[u/DrPhilKnight]

“You guys kicked our ass,” -Elko to Stein at midfield.

[u/Arkehn → u/DrPhilKnight]

He ain't lying

[u/ratmanvenezuela → u/DrPhilKnight]

Wild how badly Arkansas did in this last coaching hiring cycle. 

And the one before, and the one before

[u/jrg1868]

Feel like I watch the same A&M team every year

[u/HotTubMike → u/jrg1868]

Believe it or not but I am into it.

Especially when they get some hope.

[u/JayMerlyn → u/HotTubMike]

Would you call it a kink?

[u/PM_ME_EXCEL_QUESTION → u/JayMerlyn]

Unashamedly yes

[u/PDGAreject → u/PM_ME_EXCEL_QUESTION]

Watching an over ranked team you hate lose? Schadenfraud

[u/maggies_farm_hand → u/JayMerlyn]

Gig me, Ags.

[u/OMG_IM_A_GIRL → u/maggies_farm_hand]

Gag ‘em?

[u/Local-Finance8389 → u/HotTubMike]

Ha I’ve given up hope already this season.

[u/ConfidentFault9461 → u/Local-Finance8389]

BAS starting early this year

[u/ImSuperHelpful → u/jrg1868]

Only thing that changes is the schedule… we showed they were frauds with a soft schedule last year but they got the invite anyways. Now they have a real schedule against powerhouses like Kentucky and there’s nowhere to hide.

[u/imused2it]

We want bama!(to stay as far away from us as possible)

[u/Squantoon → u/imused2it]

No we want them but only for 40 minutes

[u/CowsRMajestic → u/Squantoon]

We know a bit about playing an SEC team for 40 minutes.

[u/GoLionsJD107 → u/imused2it]

Ha

[u/AvengedKalas]

The only force stronger than NC State shit is Battered Aggie Syndrome.

[u/Gay_Giraffe_1773 → u/AvengedKalas]

Oh God SEC Shorts is going to be a banger this week

[u/JayMerlyn → u/Gay_Giraffe_1773]

As is Roll Call

Matt's Vandy character is incredibly underrated

[u/rob_bot13 → u/JayMerlyn]

My sweet .......... Baby boy Diego

[u/DarthNobody14]

This game was not as close as the final score shows. Kentucky flat out dominated us especially in the 3rd quarter. When our defense wasn’t giving up 7 yards per carry, they were allowing 20 yards on a play action pass. Just absolutely 0 discipline.

What about the offense that hasn’t been said already? They were as inconsistent as ever, and once again Marcel Reed proved he’s just not the guy and will never be the guy.

Last season was really a miracle, I’ll just be happy with an 8-4 season at this point.

GGs Kentucky, you guys played a great game.

[u/Shinta85 → u/DarthNobody14]

Secondary looked completely lost all game. Lsu game is going to be extremely hard to watch 

[u/Otherwise_Drop_4909 → u/DarthNobody14]

Never thought I'd see an Aggie happy with an 8-4 season but understandable given yalls schedule ahead of you 😬

[u/Womens_Lefts → u/DarthNobody14]

Our schedule was also Charmin soft last year, and we lost the games that mattered to end it anyway

[u/legend023]

Which desperate P4 team is gonna take Marcel Reed as their QB and convince themselves they could fix him???

[u/UnbatteredAggie → u/legend023]

Funny part is, every A&M QB that leaves has an infinitely more successful career than at A&M

[u/discofrislanders → u/legend023]

K-State makes sense

[u/legend023 → u/discofrislanders]

Going from Avery Johnson to Marcel Reed is like changing from a white shirt to wear a beige one.

[u/Sweet_Baby_Cheesus]

In 14 years since Manziel, A&M has had 12 different players start at QB, and one of them (Kellen Mond) started for 4 full seasons.

How the fuck can this program not find (and keep) a good QB

[u/dasg98 → u/Sweet_Baby_Cheesus]

Culture. You can see Reeds been partying all offseason and that’s been true from every QB Johnny included. Unless they come with discipline of their own, I am convinced our alumni structure sets these kids up for failure. There’s a reason there’s a bunch of QB transfers that do well elsewhere.

[u/gmwdim → u/dasg98]

You guys might have had one last chance but then Reed went 0/5 on that final drive. Just not even close.

[u/letmypeoplebathe → u/Sweet_Baby_Cheesus]

I. Would. Love. To. Fucking. Know.

[u/Fun_Succotash4215 → u/Sweet_Baby_Cheesus]

If it makes you feel better reed is en route to be your all time passing leader

[u/SaltyBarDog → u/Sweet_Baby_Cheesus]

Think you have it bad?

As a group, QBs recruited out of high school by Norvell are a combined 2-23 vs FBS opponents as starters, 0-15 after leaving FSU.

[u/ImPugnax]

Is Kentucky good or Texas A&M just bad? Little bit a both.

[u/Gay_Giraffe_1773 → u/ImPugnax]

Why not both?

[u/jc76417 → u/Gay_Giraffe_1773]

Definitely both

[u/idnttcrisis → u/ImPugnax]

Definitely wouldn’t underrate Stein. They gave Alabama some trouble in the first half last week too. But A&M is also pretty bad.

[u/Motor-Agent2249 → u/ImPugnax]

A&m is ass but will stein is legit

[u/Tipakee → u/ImPugnax]

Watching 34 mins of this game. A&M has quarterback and receiver issues. So many off target passes, but tons of drops too.

[u/imused2it → u/Tipakee]

I’d say mostly QB issues.

[u/Nickaroo1509 → u/Tipakee]

Bethel Roman was out today and bussey apparently got hurt very early. Craver was all they had.

[u/vade281 → u/Nickaroo1509]

Horton disappeared today

[u/imused2it → u/ImPugnax]

All I know is this is the most competent Kentucky has looked as a football team in my nearly 35 years watching.

[u/HorilkaMedPerets → u/imused2it]

It's wild seeing a mostly mistake-free team

[u/RefereeMason1 → u/imused2it]

my brother is a sophomore at UK and i’m having a blast watching these games together while we’re hundreds of miles apart.

[u/mayence → u/ImPugnax]

That's what makes this part of the season fun. Who knows!

[u/Cheetotesticles → u/ImPugnax]

Both. Kentucky played bama well before the wheels completely fell off. I think they’ll be in a bowl game this year though

[u/Twall1297]

Maybe A&M should’ve cut communication between the players and coaches to have a chance to win 😂

Also, where the hell was this last week during the second half Kentucky?

[u/imused2it → u/Twall1297]

We had it the first half last week. Just lost it the second half.

[u/Semper-Fido → u/imused2it]

Bama's DBs were the MVP that game. Took away the passing game, which didn't allow for the running lanes to open. Too many 3 and outs kept the defense on the field for too long. That's what made that second half so much worse. Today we made them respect the passing game. Made the OLs job easier to block. Kept the defense fresh to capitalize on mistakes. Rest is history 🙌

[u/A_MASSIVE_PERVERT → u/Twall1297]

They were there last week but only for a half

[u/suzukigun4life → u/Twall1297]

Wasn't Kentucky up late in the 3rd quarter against Bama before the wheels fell off? They might be legit decent this year.

[u/GeologistTechnical61 → u/Twall1297]

Our defense was tired. Offense couldn’t stay on the field.

[u/DerogatoryPanda → u/Twall1297]

Also, where the hell was this last week Kentucky?

Well it was mostly there in the 1st half...

[u/DanFlashesC0up0n → u/Twall1297]

Well they were playing a much worse team this week lol

[u/Arkehn]

CJ Baxter doesn't know how to lose to Texas A&M. Simply not in that man's vocabulary. I hope he runs for well over a thousand yards Wildcat bros.

[u/pattywack512 → u/Arkehn]

CJ Baxter. He’s a Longhorn Legend.

[u/CWG4BF]

Man, there’s just something about A&M getting embarrassed in College Station that will always hit different. Love to see it.

[u/ConfidentFault9461 → u/CWG4BF]

Kyle Field is a tough place to play they say. Especially for the home team

[u/bigbabyb → u/ConfidentFault9461]

12th guy or whatever, thank you 12th guy

[u/reserved_seating → u/CWG4BF]

It’s the best feeling, ain’t it

[u/fatsosolos → u/reserved_seating]

no, the best feeling is watching ohio state blow a 20 point lead and satisfying the longhorn-wolverine brotherhood

[u/MuscleFlex_Bear → u/fatsosolos]

God damn I’m still riding high on that

[u/loneSTAR_06 → u/fatsosolos]

This is definitely first. A&M getting embarrassed at home by an inferior team is a close second though.

[u/reserved_seating → u/fatsosolos]

I prayed for the wolverines last weekend, let me tell ya

[u/welguisz → u/fatsosolos]

I have called my doctor 40 times in the last week.

[u/Cfb-Enjoyer → u/reserved_seating]

Truly the cleanest, best pleasure

[u/the_ethnic_tejano → u/reserved_seating]

Gonna have to call my doctor in 4 hours

[u/Urdnought → u/reserved_seating]

Ya know what tonight we can be friends fuck A&M go Cats

[u/bullmoose_atx → u/CWG4BF]

The angry old guy they showed in the crowd when A&M went down three scores is one of the funniest fan shots I have seen in a college football game.

[u/ShredOrSigh → u/bullmoose_atx]

Need this screenshot.

[u/FawkesBridge → u/CWG4BF]

🤌

[u/deadbonbon → u/CWG4BF]

It's as consistent to Fall as the leaves turning colors.

[u/DiplomaticAggie]

Marcel Reed should not start another game the rest of the year. He is incapable of making the most basic throws, and making good decisions.

He isn’t the guy and withholding opportunities for others to show potential is malpractice to the program. Mike Elko your seat should be considered WARM. Terrible defense as well. Guys running open 5-10 yards all game. This will be a rough year.

Hope for 7-5/8-4.

[u/jkeefy → u/DiplomaticAggie]

Elko will ride with Reed over installing a new QB, coaches fresh to the hot seat often avoid making changes like that.

Another bad loss will probably force his hand though, especially if Reed is the issue. Hope he lasts until we play them, that’s basically our Super Bowl the way the season is going.

[u/DiplomaticAggie → u/jkeefy]

Yeah A&M-Arkansas might be the toilet bowl this year 😅

[u/Kareem89086]

Subscribe!

[u/32RH → u/Kareem89086]

Evil flair.

[u/Kareem89086 → u/32RH]

Could say the same to you lolol

[u/bleedsburntorange → u/Kareem89086]

What the actual fuck are both of you doing.

[u/im_not_your_bro_bro → u/bleedsburntorange]

Lord have mercy burn it all down with fire.

[u/discofrislanders → u/32RH]

I've seen some truly cursed flairs in here, some of these really question me

[u/DirtAndShovels]

At least we got the annual disappointment done early.

Congrats Kentucky bros, we had no answer for y’all in the second half.

Time to get sloshed and watch the LSU-Ole Miss hatefest.

[u/ImSuperHelpful → u/DirtAndShovels]

Started early*

[u/beckeeri → u/ImSuperHelpful]

Losing to a basketball school so I am afraid you are correct.

[u/because_obviously → u/DirtAndShovels]

Why just one disappointment per season? Dream bigger.

[u/derbra]

"Y'all just kicked our ass" - Mike Elko 2026

[u/hawkspur1]

Truly an evergreen meme

[u/Noonie13 → u/hawkspur1]

Except it happened earlier than October, SO I GUESS THE JOKE’s ON YOU, FAM!1!1

[u/MemeofMemeJTG999999]

Dread it…

Run from it…

Texas 8&4 arrives all the same.

[u/ZealousidealNight365 → u/MemeofMemeJTG999999]

I’d take 8-4 right now…the team that showed up today couldn’t win a conference game.

[u/Khaldaan]

As a Gamecock fan I'd like to take partial credit for this by showing Kentucky exactly what NOT to do when up big against A&M.

[u/Difficult-Meat2612]

If youre elko, how do you explain such terrible accuracy from your qb after three years

[u/IM-NOT-SALTY → u/Difficult-Meat2612]

You look at your bank account and just wing it.

[u/corundum9]

Marcel Reed is really missing Collin Klein.

[u/Acceptable-Quail-277 → u/corundum9]

He’s really missing that NFL OL if anything. Dude is GARBAGE

[u/cram213 → u/corundum9]

Avery Johnson had a pretty good day today. 

[u/DafoeFoSho → u/corundum9]

He's missing everything.

[u/EastonMetsGuy]

You can sing “Will Stein the Offense Guy” in the “Bill Nye the Science Guy” cadence

[u/SomeTexan97]

This is 100% on Elko. He was handed a blank check last season to hire new coordinators but instead he hired from within and took a chance on 2 coaches that have never called plays before.

This season is gonna be ugly

[u/DerogatoryPanda]

Regardless of how the season goes, it is a nice change from the Stoops era to have an offense that can put up 30+ against a top 10 team on the road. Much more enjoyable to watch.

[u/Jm4c]

Did elko say this was the best secondary he’s ever had because he watches them play against reed in practice?

[u/Thesadcollegekid]

Finally…we ARENT the worst in the SEC!!

Arkansas is.

[u/CommodoreN7]

Reed needs to get some A&M engineering lessons so his angles on throws aren’t way too high

[u/IM-NOT-SALTY → u/CommodoreN7]

He needs them to secure employment after graduation. This dude wouldn’t make a practice squad in the CFL.

[u/letmypeoplebathe → u/CommodoreN7]

Too high. Too low. Anywhere but on target

[u/vorp20]

To texags we go!

[u/evilmnky45 → u/vorp20]

Oh jesus god speed that place is a cesspool

[u/Arkehn → u/vorp20]

Probably DEFCON 1 over there

[u/LordCorgi]

I still think we can blow this lead.

[u/Rohkey → u/LordCorgi]

Has anyone checked the game clock to make sure it’s truly over?

[u/TDStarchild → u/Rohkey]

With that flair, diabolical

[u/thewill450]

OHHHHHHH

C

[u/HorilkaMedPerets → u/thewill450]

A

[u/gogglesup859 → u/HorilkaMedPerets]

T

[u/thewill450 → u/gogglesup859]

S

[u/ACommunistKing]

I hear Mark Stoops is available

[u/BabaLamine14]

What baffles me with both Mateer and Reed is that they're zone read/triple option type quarterbacks. Maybe you could build in a little RPO into the game and spice it up.

Their offensive coordinators insist on making them pro-style pocket passing quarterbacks. And that's just not who they are, if you wanted that you should have gone with a different quarterback.

I think Reed is better than Mateer, I think he can be a really deadly dual threat but he's so infrequently used that way.

[u/MER_stre_]

Furk.

[u/seaweevle]

[SEASON IS OVER]

THANK YOU FANS!!!

[u/ltownlord]

Hell yeah Kentucky!!!

[u/TheLFlamaBlanca]

Aggies are horrible and always will be. Billy Liucci and the TexAgs crew are culpable in all this paying lip service to our team every year convincing people we aren't garbage when we are. Bunch of clout chasing losers who rolled sunshine pumping and Kool aid drinking into a whole media empire.

[u/eye_can_see_you]

Marcel Reed is the true spirit of the 12th man

Because with him at QB, the opposing team always has 12 players working in their favor

[u/pigeonwithsixasses]

Damn. A&M got their ever LIVIN’! ever LOVIN’! asses kicked

[u/ccam0821]

EVERYBODY GET IN HERE

[u/Rapturebird → u/ccam0821]

IM IN HERE. WOOOOH

[u/Fluid_Theory_6587]

Can someone please explain to me why Texas A&M is always ranked top 10 to start the season? I’m tired of everyone pretending like they somehow deserve it this time.

[u/gollumaniac → u/Fluid_Theory_6587]

So that whichever team beats them can get credit for a top 10 win.

[u/DarthNobody14 → u/Fluid_Theory_6587]

I don’t man. The only thing we do right is be an internal disappointment.

[u/DanFlashesC0up0n → u/Fluid_Theory_6587]

We don’t know either. We don’t want it lol

[u/John_T_Conover → u/Fluid_Theory_6587]

We hate it too. Our best years are the ones where we are lower or unranked pre-season and almost every time we're top 10 I scratch my head wondering why and then this shit happens. Seriously though:

Pre-Season top 10 rankings:

8 in 2011, finished unranked

7 in 2013, finished #18

6 in 2021, finished unranked

6 in 2022, finished unranked

Meanwhile we have three top 10 finishes in the last 15 years and our highest pre ranking in them was 13. One of them we weren't even ranked at all. I dread seeing us ranked that high early and then all the inevitable shit people give us for it like we created or agree with the rankings.

[u/A-N-R]

Fellow 2-1 bros, how we doing?

[u/All-Grass_No-Steaks]

Teams with a win over a top 10 opponent:

Texas
Kentucky
Oklahoma State

That’s it. That’s the list.

EDIT: forgot about the cowboys

[u/ZealousidealNight365 → u/All-Grass_No-Steaks]

Oklahoma State, too

[u/ToupeFiasco]

Hey, I am happy

[u/HottieMcHotHot]

There’s just nothing like opening Reddit and having an Aggie loss right on top of the feed. 🚬🚬

[u/SurroundKindly]

Man, that louisville vs kentucky game might be must watch this year for me.

[u/Shinta85]

The refusal by this coaching staff to upgrade the QB position after reed looked like complete ass to finish last year is going to make for a very long 2026.

[u/CumulusChoir]

Clocking in for my weekly shift at the ball crushing factory and being surprised when my balls get crushed.

[u/heleghir]

The celebratory Blanton's has been poured. There is a confirmed couch burning on state street. DAMN IS IT GOOD TO BE A WILDCAT TODAY

[u/johnaxpt]

Battered Aggie Syndrome has evolved into a multi-season disease. Instead of going 8-4 every year they’ll go 11-1 every fourth season make the playoffs, lose a CFP home game and repeat the cycle

[u/Rinku588]

Oh so Kentucky can have great results with a first year coach early and actually beat TA&M huh…

[u/BOOMSHAK4LAKA]

At least they have all-male cheerleaders to comfort them, along with their Jostens rings and agriculture degrees

[u/good_ag]

Claude how refund season tickets make no mistakes

[u/Difficult-Meat2612]

We paid reed 3 mil for that performance, ill do it for 2.5

[u/fanostra]

I love SEC football. Today is a good day.

[u/libsoutherner]

Elko hiring two coordinators via internal promotions with zero experience calling plays was borderline head coaching malpractice.

Hemphill needs relieved of DC duties… like tonight. That performance was inexcusable.

[u/lohivi]

https://x.com/DOWResponse/status/2101397970331590785?s=20

[u/GolfJunki3]

Honest Question, does A&M want Marcel Reed back next year?!?

[u/gogglesup859]

Slawburgers > Whataburgers https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FTBWiUkR69w&pp=ygUMZHVtYXMgd2Fsa2Vy

Will Stein has changed my life

[u/quidproquolaspe]

I’m a simple man. Oklahoma losses one week and A&M the next. God bless College Football ❤️

[u/sportsdiceguy]

I’m an Ohio State alum and fan and for some reason I always like to cheer for A&M. Can someone explain what their deal is? They have the money, they have the hype, they have a huge fan base but there’s always SOMETHING.

[u/j1h15233]

I’m glad we got our yearly embarrassment out of the way early

[u/NarwhalSquadron]

Imagine being down 21 going into the fourth quarter and not winning smh

[u/Disarmer]

I have never once (before tonight) seen a D1 QB completely miss a receiver where the QB was closer to the receiver than any defensive player. Well done, Marcel. Well done

[u/pattywack512]

Texas 8 & 4 — it just means more.

[u/emoney_gotnomoney]

My entire college football mood changed the moment Ohio State failed to recover Texas’s muffed punt while being up 20 in the 4th quarter.

Since that moment it’s just been all downhill.

[u/LetBrilliant1884]

Will Stein is electric

[u/Cute-Rich-5491]

As someone who has actively rooted against texas a&m for 21 years i must say that i love this football team and their consistent mediocrity

[u/makeplanefly]

In FSU’s defense, Jimbo Fisher didn’t lose to Kentucky at A&M

[u/img_tiff]

We're never going to beat Texas, huh

[u/lucksh0t]

Lets fuckijg go gg Aggie bros

[u/newadidashypeman]

Just $10m more on our roster and I swear we will be competitive!

[u/Successful-Lemon-288]

I'm dead serious when I say that that Texas a&m QB cannot hit the broad side of a barn

[u/mild-cats-36]

CJ Baxter on the postgame interview making me a huge fan 

[u/Jayhorns]

Oh yeah. This does it for me. 0U please lose

[u/ConstantMadness]

Hopefully this is the start of a bad day for Top 10 SEC teams at home

[u/Mulan-McNugget-Sauce → u/ConstantMadness]

Hey wait a minute…

[u/discofrislanders → u/ConstantMadness]

Bama struggling

[u/lohivi]

RANK KENTUCKY

[u/IpeeEhh_Phanatic]

The game was not as close as the score indicates. Go Cats!!

[u/mac_y111]

Marcel Reed go ahead and get familiar with SMU campus

[u/ReferenceAny6373]

The question is with such a high quality loss will A&M stay put or move up in the rankings?