Texas A&M begins the roughest part of its schedule tonight with a home game against LSU (ABC at 6:30 PM Central). The Aggies have been playing games against LSU off and on for decades, and have lost most of them (23-36-3 overall). Both teams have 6-1 records, with LSU ranked 8th and A&M ranked 14th. The Aggies are a 2.5 point favorite, presumably due to home field advantage?
College Football News forecast? LSU holds the advantage with a better DL pass rush and better OL pass protection. In SEC West games against LSU since 2012, Texas A&M has struggled to win three times (3-9 overall), with all three wins at Kyle Field. CFN expects LSU to achieve a minor 27-26 upset, possibly with a late field goal.
I usually dislike Aggie night games on TV because the only ones worth watching generally run long and interfere with my bedtime routine. If A&M is going to lose tonight, I hope it doesn't happen on the final play in the third overtime period.
Updated 10:53 PM Saturday: My usual procedure is to stay with the Aggies in each football game until they fall behind on the scoreboard by more than ten points. In the first half, A&M stumbled around and was behind LSU 17-7 at halftime. I decided to stick with them in the second half as long as they stayed within ten points. By the time I got back to the game, Conner Weigman was on the sideline and Marcel Reed was playing quarterback. All of a sudden, the Aggies were on fire, making big plays on offense and defense, and they outscored LSU in the 3rd and 4th quarters 31-6, for a final score of 38-23. The Aggies are the only SEC team that hasn't lost a conference game yet, and I'm just glad I didn't stop watching the game at halftime.
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