Did the SEC Make Texas A&M Better, or Did Texas A&M Make the SEC Better?

When Texas A&M joined the SEC last year, its fans heard the warnings from SEC fans. Welcome to big boy football, they'd say. The Aggies came, saw and conquered (almost) the entire conference. Texas A&M went 11-2, including a 29-24 victory over No. 1 Alabama and a 41-13 spanking of Oklahoma in the Cotton Bowl Classic. Its only two losses were against Florida and LSU by a combined eight points. Not bad for a former Big 12 team that was expected to have minimal success by most SEC fans. Texas A&M's...