re: Who thinks the LSU playing in the Texas Bowl actually happens?

If you've ever heard a coach talk or watched the celebrations at the end of a bowl game, you'd see that the team customarily has a GREAT time at the event. They cite the hospitality, the swag, and they got to play another football game. They don't care if the game was sponsored by Cheez-It or Weedeater, and they sometimes don't even care if it was in Birmingham or Boise.

So let the kids play. Coaches like having the extra practices, even when a lameduck or makeshift staff is running the team.

All in all, Houston isn't a bad place to play a bowl game. The stadium is great. LSU has a lot of alumni in Houston -- and the visibility in the Texas recruiting area helps, too.

If LSU is playing, I'm watching. I don't figure I have another 30-40 years on this earth where I can be selective about which LSU games I should watch and which I should skip. I want to see the Tigers play every time.

I think people would respect our decision to honor our commitment and play the Texas Bowl, even with a depth chart filled with walk-ons. We wouldn't be the quitters that the Aggies clearly are. (12th Man tradition, what a fraud)

Anybody who thinks the game will be cancelled is just guessing at this point. The NBA and CDC just shortened their quarantine requirement period. The Omicron variant isn't causing fevers or loss of smell or heart problems. People are saying it's like a bad cold.

We need to play the game because that's what LSU agreed to do when it was invited.