In 2012, Texas A&M came into the SEC along with Big 12 buddy Missouri to try and take over the conference.
Missouri was the brash, cocky child. I remember distinctly that their wide receiver TJ Moe classified the SEC as “slow” and “antiquated” at SEC Media Days that year. The Tigers promptly had a losing record in their first season in the league.
Texas A&M on the other hand, came in quietly. They lost the opener against Florida, and then rolled through the SEC thanks to a jitterbug quarterback named Johnny Manziel. He beat Alabama, won the Heisman, and set conference records in the Aggies’ first year in the fold.