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Stat nerds, it’s time to immerse yourselves in this rich and bubbling vat of pure formulaic bliss, because SB Nation’s own Bill Connelly is breaking down the 2018 Aggies in amazing detail.
Just gonna hit a few high points here.
Here’s a list of the seniors who will play key roles on Fisher’s first Aggie offense:
Guards Keaton Sutherland and Connor Lanfear
Maybe Arizona tight end transfer Trevor Wood
WHOO! Upside: already have built-in youth excuse. Downside: who the hell’s gonna block SEC West front seven monsters?
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Looks like a child aboard the Titanic was drawing a perfect star shape until they struck the iceberg. Ironic that “Explosiveness” would distort the perfect starburst pattern, or is that...by design?
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Wow...always fun to be the outlier on one of these cluster line thingys. Nowhere to go but up. And to the right. Quite a bit.
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Ouch. Looks like the Wake Forest Demon Deacon mascot wearing a plague mask. Anyone else get a chilling flashback to Charlotte, December 29th, 2017?
Look, it’s not all gloom and doom. The preview is high on potential, particularly on the defensive side of the ball. And he’s giving us a 14% shot at beating Bama in T-Town. Anything in the double digits is gravy.
Scope it out. It’s the best prognosticator we’ve got until September 8th rolls around.