Texas A&M football irreparably broke the 2024 LSU Tigers

Texas A&M football utterly destroyed the psyche of the LSU Tigers

Sometimes in life, you witness a moment with no idea of the massive ripple effect it is about to have. You may have a grasp of something of the significance, but the fullness you cannot yet grasp—that can only come with time.

Texas A&M football fans should be well-acquainted with some of those kinds of moments. Johnny Manziel scrambling to get to the end zone against Florida in the Aggies' first-ever SEC conference game. Or, on the negative side, Caden Davis completely shanking a kick against Appalachian State.

Well, I think Aggie fans all saw a decisive moment in Kyle Field three weeks ago. It was decisive, though, for the team across from the Aggies.

When Marcel Reed was inserted against the LSU Tigers and began to tear up Blake Baker's defense, there was some kind of shift that happened. Obviously, we all sensed the change in the way the game was going as the momentum inexorably began to move towards the Aggies. But now, three weeks on, it feels like something more has happened.

It was well-known that running quarterbacks could dice up LSU, and that's a big part of why Reed had such success. But even the Tigers' star QB, Garrett Nussmeier, looks like a completely different guy ever since coming out of the half in Kyle Field.

The Tiger offense hadn't been held under 20 points in a game up until that point in the season. In the second half against A&M, they managed only 6. They had only 13 against Alabama at home, and a mere 16 in the Swamp today.

What's more, they look completely out of sorts all the time. After giving up only two sacks all year coming into the game against A&M, they've allowed twelve since. Their defense is chasing shadows and their offense is running aimlessly all over the field.

LSU is now on a 3-game losing streak and 6-4 overall. Brian Kelly's screaming antics, excusable by Tiger fans when he's winning, now look even uglier.

Something changed on that late night in Kyle Field for the Bayou Bengals. There was some kind of vibe shift.

9-3 seemed like an inevitable ending record for the Tigers after their loss to Alabama. Now, though, the games against Vanderbilt and lowly Oklahoma look a lot more intimidating than previously.

Texas A&M broke something in the Tigers three weeks ago. And we're just now beginning to see the full effects.