"THE TIMING SHOULD have been perfect. It was the bye week, just four days after one of the biggest wins in Texas A&M history, a 41-40 comeback win in South Bend over No. 8 Notre Dame. Marcel Reed marched the Aggies down the field on a 13-play, 74-yard drive that ended with an 11-yard fourth-down touchdown pass to Nate Boerkircher with 13 seconds left."
"There's a condition that has developed around Aggieland, the fan says, and she admits they've got it bad. The fans have been burned so many times after getting their hopes up that they can only see futures in which things go wrong. So, coming off this historic win, Elko is asked how they can believe the bottom's not going to drop out any day again."
A 41-40 comeback victory at Notre Dame provided a rare, historic breakthrough for Texas A&M, capped by Marcel Reed's 13-play, 74-yard, game-winning drive and an 11-yard fourth-down touchdown to Nate Boerkircher with 13 seconds remaining. The win marked the program's first ranked nonconference victory since 1979 and its first road win over a ranked opponent in more than a decade. Coach Mike Elko appeared at a high-priced fan event in Houston and received a standing ovation, but fan pessimism persisted. Supporters described repeated disappointment and asked how they could trust the program's stability going forward, prompting Elko to begin a motivational response.
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