Here is a team that is "moving on up, to a deluxe ranking in the sky"…sing it with us now, c'mon. True, the Aggies lost three of their last four regular season games. But two of those were versus top five rivals Texas and Oklahoma, with the Aggies playing well in both close losses. A&M has not closed the gap on these lofty adversaries in the Big XII South, but they return enough talent to merit a solid top 20 slot this preseason. A large part of that reasoning falls on the back, or should we say legs, of (now) senior Reggie McNeal. McNeal is one of those QBs who can run like the wind. More importantly, he can throw as demonstrated in the conference pass rankings (#2 behind only Texas Tech, which says a lot because Tech throws about 70% of the time compared to 44% for A&M). Offensive success will be found in all facets. The key will be how much this 61st-ranked (total) defense improves. The secondary, outside of Jaxon Appel's tackling ability, leaves much room for improvement. In particular, new replacements have to be found on the corners, which can actually be a blessing in disguise as seeing how the secondary ranked 93rd in 2004. The front lines should be fine. All of the sudden, due to his advances, the expectations are greater for Coach Dennis Franchione. We promise, Texas A&M will receive a good bit of preseason hype.