I think it is safe to say that no one outside the players, the coaches, and their parents expected what transpired in College Station. The loss was certainly expected, but the 17-12 final score was shocking. The difficult part about assessing a week 1 game is figuring out how much of the game was due to one team doing something well or the opposition being poor. The oddities of the unknown in first games can also mean the results are not repeatable. In light of these factors, this will mostly be Topics for Further Study with no Lessons We Know Well.
Lessons in Vanderbilt Football: Texas A&M
