The Texas A&M Aggies are the No. 5 team in the country, but they likely need some help to make the College Football Playoff.

The Aggies also need to make a statement against Tennessee on Saturday afternoon to show they can pass the “eye test.”

A&M’s only loss came by 28 points to No. 1 Alabama, so it’s not like the Aggies have been a disappointment. Still, on ESPN’s College GameDay, analyst Kirk Herbstreit drew some criticism for saying the Aggies weren’t “elite.”

Aggie fans, who have been quick to defend their team on Twitter as the Playoff approaches, jumped all over Herbie’s comments when he said Oklahoma and Iowa State were better teams that A&M:

https://twitter.com/Glutton_Maximus/status/1340313785836421121

https://twitter.com/LotteryHornets/status/1340313213162954752

For the Aggies, the path to the Playoff is actually pretty simple. If Notre Dame beats Clemson for a second time this season in the ACC Championship Game, the Aggies could jump into the field.

We’ll see what happens in that game, but A&M fans will want to pay close attention.