They have done well in their first 6 games, and I'll give credit for the ND win, even though they have a new QB and lost two good OL, and D starters, but a win is a win, and they did return Jeremiah Love, Greathouse, and Faison. Do I think they're good. Absolutely. Do I believe they're going to the playoffs? No. Nor the CCG. They're fool's gold, imo. It's roller-coaster season. They just aren't because history doesn't lie. They'll drop at least 2 before getting to us. LSU (it's going to be close because Nuss is average, but so is Reed).
LSU D is pretty stout, as they rank #14 in run stopping D, at a 2.9 clip. Rueben Owens is somewhere laughing at that 0.1 drop, and they lead the league in PBU's, so we'll see how they fare against Concepcion/Craver. He's a dude (Concepcion). Craver is pretty good, but not as talented. Their scoring defense is ranked 5th in the country at 11.8 PPG, but 21st in overall defense.
Aggies are 7th in pass D, and and 19tn in run D. Overall, they're 20th in defense, while LSU is ranked 21st in overall defense. After looking deeper, as the conference games just began, they rank fouth in pass protection, and 6th in pass plays over 20 yards.
The difference in the game for LSU will be if Nuss can just be above average, and if Durham, who is averaging 4.2 ypc, but 4.4 against top 25 teams, is playing they're in good shape (even though he only has 286 yards). He was limited against their scrub game for an injury, but came back strong against USCe. Their leasing WR is A-aron Anderson, but Barion Brown, when he decides not to have brick hands, is better, but Nic Anderson the real threat. Nuss has only thrown 9 TD's, and has 5 INT's. To say he's inconsistent would be an understatement.
The difference for aggy will be Concepcion/Craver if they're not blanketed, and Moss, who is a stud at the college level with a 5.6 ypc,and 6 ypc in conference, but only 386 yards for the season (don't let that fool you). It'll be an interesting game, which I will watch, and I hate watching them play. Reed has thrown 10 TD's to 4 INT's, so they're both average.
This will either be a UGA/Auburn rock fight (hopefully without the blatant cheating refs or the print the cups game), or it will be a back and forth scoring from either their FG kickers or playmakers.