Paul Finebaum Believes Texas A&M Could be Auburn's 'Waterloo' Battle

Heading into a hostile Kyle Field environment as already a tall task for most to get the job done, but for the Tigers, the stakes are even higher after suffering a loss to Oklahoma to begin conference play. Moreover, the stretch of games ahead for coach Hugh Freeze will only continue to get more difficult.

“I think Texas A&M is a top-ten team, and this could be the Waterloo for Auburn,” Finebaum said. “You can’t go on the road and lose both of these games, because they still have Georgia in three weeks and Alabama after that.

Winning in the SEC is a uphill battle no matter who is opposite the line of scrimmage, something that Elko has hammered into his players since arriving in College Station a season ago. With such a long rest time given after such a monumental win against Notre Dame, the Tigers should be expecting the Aggies best come game time on Saturday.

“There’s a lot left for them to deal with, and what was otherwise a fair schedule looks a lot tougher," Finebaum went on to say. "They also have Vanderbilt, which we can talk about another time, but they’ve looked really good, so that’s a big game.”

The Aggies have been used to seeing teams play in desperation mode already so early in the season, as the Fighting Irish fought tooth and nail to the end before falling short in the final seconds of the game. Having already lost to Miami to kick off the season, Notre Dame was making its best effort to stay alive in the race to the College Football Playoff.

Auburn will be attempting the same, though time will tell if this battle with A&M will already be the door closing on its postseason dreams.