Texas A&M Aggies head coach Mike Elko. Maria Lysaker-Imagn Images

Mike Elko asking Texas A&M fans to have some perspective about 8-0 season

By Andrew Kulha | Last updated Nov 6, 2025 11:03 PM ET

Mike Elko is in his second season as the head coach of the Texas A&M Aggies. He went 8-5 in his first season, but the Aggies have exploded in year two.

Elko has them at 8-0 and ranked No. 3 in the nation. It hasn't been a perfect season in terms of on-field play, but the results have been ideal, and that's all that matters.

Weeks ago, after going 4-0 after a 16-10 win over Auburn, Elko called out the media for being "dreadful and gloomy" about the Aggies' play despite their perfect record at the time.

Now, on Thursday, Elko reapproached that topic while speaking on "The Pat McAfee Show."

“Listen, the media is the media. You guys are a big part of it, too,” Elko said. “No, it’s, listen, everybody wants to figure out how come this part’s not perfect, that part’s not perfect. I think the biggest thing that I’ve tried to get our fanbase and our media around is the fact that it’s hard to win football games.”

"It's hard to win football games..

Let's enjoy the fact that we're winning"@CoachMikeElko #PMSLive pic.twitter.com/OZE2zi1IHh
— Pat McAfee (@PatMcAfeeShow) November 6, 2025

Mike Elko is celebrating the 2025 season the Texas A&M Aggies are having

Elko's point is sound. Sure, you'd like to blow out every team on the schedule en route to a championship run, but this is the SEC. It's the toughest conference in college football, so even a 45-42 win at Arkansas that was closer than it should have been, or the aforementioned 16-10 win over Auburn, is a big deal.

Ultimately, Elko has a lot to be excited about when it comes to his third-ranked Aggies. The last time the Aggies started the season 8-0 was in 1992. The last time they beat a Top 10 opponent on the road was on Sept. 13 against No. 8 Notre Dame in a 41-40 win. Before that, you had to go back to 1979.

Have some perspective. That's basically Elko's message.

“So let’s just take a step back and let’s enjoy the fact that we’re winning and not just focus on the play in the second quarter that we didn’t do the right way and how that’s going to kill us if we move forward and we keep making those mistakes,” Elko said.

Andrew Kulha

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