As Kevin Sumlin settled in for a news conference on Tuesday -- nearly a month removed from Texas A&M's ugly regular season finale vs. LSU and eight days before the Aggies' appearance in the AdvoCare V100 Texas Bowl vs. Kansas State -- he was asked where he thought his program was after going 8-4 in the regular season for the second consecutive year.
The answer was a bit surprising. Sumlin touted his program's stability.
"Without a doubt, we are the [best] combination of stability and winning in the state of Texas," he said.
Considering how the Aggies finished the regular season (losing three of their last four games) and their trend of starting hot and limping to the finish that's on year three, that assessment seems curious on the surface.