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LSU Footall: Tigers can put an end to three head coach’s jobs

By Ryan Micklin

TUSCALOOSA, AL - NOVEMBER 04: Head coach Ed Orgeron of the LSU Tigers looks on during the game against the Alabama Crimson Tide at Bryant-Denny Stadium on November 4, 2017 in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)
TUSCALOOSA, AL - NOVEMBER 04: Head coach Ed Orgeron of the LSU Tigers looks on during the game against the Alabama Crimson Tide at Bryant-Denny Stadium on November 4, 2017 in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images) /
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(5-4, 3-3 SEC) Texas A&M Aggies 

To round out the season, the LSU Tigers play host to Kevin Sumlin and the up and down Texas A&M Aggies.

This one is interesting because according to a report from FootballScoop.com earlier in the week, Sumlin’s fate has already been decided for him.

Sumlin has been at A&M for six seasons now and he has yet to beat the LSU Tigers in that span despite having the chance to play the Bayou Bengals head to head every single season.

Even with Johnny Manziel and Mike Evans, Sumlin could never get it done against the Tigers, and to be quite honest, Sumlin’s luck against LSU will likely remain as bleak as his chances of retaining his head coaching position past Christmas.

Texas A&M is no doubt the toughest team that LSU has on its remaining schedule, but if the past two weeks are any indication, the Aggies shouldn’t pose much of a threat after losing to Auburn and Mississippi State in decisive defeats.

In typical A&M fashion, the Aggies got off to a hot start with five wins in the first seven games that featured impressive wins over South Carolina and Florida. And again, in typical A&M fashion, once the schedule flips to the back nine, the Aggies crumble and completely fall apart.

Kevin Sumlin’s six year stint in College Station resembled that of a roller coaster ride — many ups and downs, mostly downs — but one thing typically remained the same. There was always an aura of displeasure in College Station, like a thick fog that blanketed Sumlin’s entire tenure and constantly left fans and boosters wondering about a multitude of “what if’s”.

“What if we got one more win?”

“What if Kenny Hill and Kyler Murray and Kyle Allen stayed?”

So many “what if’s” and yet so many ho-hum eight win seasons.

Sumlin, for the most part, kept the program afloat, but fans continue to grow restless. Even before the season, you got the sense that this was Sumlin’s final chance at redemption.

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Unfortunately for Sumlin, a seven or eight win season isn’t going to cut it.

And based on the Aggies’ remaining schedule, seven wins is certainly obtainable, but even if Sumlin can notch an upset victory over LSU, it still won’t be enough to provoke second thoughts within the hearts and minds of A&M’s brass.

Sumlin’s fate is doomed and now LSU has a chance to send Sumlin packing with a nasty, nasty taste in his mouth.

If Derrius Guice can replicate his 285-yard rushing performance from last year against the Aggies, Sumlin might as well get a jump-start on his packing at halftime.

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