For yet another perspective on the Pitt win over Texas A&M, it is time to look at what is being said in Texas.

Well, here’s the positive spin on allowing 5 touchdown passes:

Here’s the good news: You can’t call Texas A&M’s secondary untested any longer.

Most of the blame for this loss went on the offense blowing it in the red zone.

Texas A&M enjoyed lots of big plays, gaudy stats and momentum-building moments in the first half Saturday against No. 17 Pittsburgh. Everything except lots of points on the scoreboard.

So the Panthers capitalized on the Aggies’ inability to capitalize by running away with a 37-26 win in front of 79,116 at Kyle Field.

Though some knew who was really to blame.

A remarkably mediocre defense, [former head coach] R.C. Slocum’s legacy to A&M, buckled in the second half again. Two quarters from an upset, the Aggies allowed four second-half touchdowns in a 37-26 loss to No. 17 Pitt at Kyle Field.
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On defense, the Aggies have nothing close to their skill level.

Given A&M’s tradition and recruiting base, that should not happen. Blame it on the talent drain that began on Slocum’s watch.

Of course part of the problem seems to be a second consevutive game where there is a total meltdown in the second-half.

Four games into the season, A&M’s finishing kick has been more like a kick in the teeth.

Continuing a season-long trend, the Aggies melted in the second half Saturday. This time, No. 17 Pittsburgh overmatched Texas A&M and eased to a 37-26 victory before 79,116 at Kyle Field.

The Aggies were ahead 13-9 at halftime, but that lead vanished in the third quarter. The Panthers had two consecutive 80-yard drives to start the quarter and added a third touchdown after an A&M turnover to go ahead 30-13.

Pitt quarterback Rod Rutherford passed for five touchdowns, three of them to Larry Fitzgerald. Although the Aggies had 544 total yards, they were outgained 295-241 in the second half and outscored 28-13.

In four games, Texas A&M (2-2) has been outscored 83-44 in the second half. In the Aggies’ last three games, it is 75-27. Both Virginia Tech and Pittsburgh had long drives to open the second half, setting the tone for a defeat.

Give the sportswriters in Texas credit. They didn’t sugarcoat the loss. They didn’t make excuses. They came out and wrote that Pitt beat A&M .