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Texas A&M 52, Rice 31: Defense in review

Two. At the outset of Saturday's game, that was the amount of starters with significant previous reps A&M was able to put on the field. Is what followed the precursor to rapid improvement, or cause for concern?
By Billy Liucci
September 2, 2013
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This one is tough. Not because I’m having a hard time determining whether A&M’s defensive performance was good or bad (here’s a hint: it wasn’t good) but because I’m having a difficult time figuring out what the realistic expectation level was entering Saturday’s opener.

The Aggies gave up a lot of yards, they gave up a lot of points and, for extended stretches of the game, the Rice offense made it look easy.

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