Peter Burns, Chris Doering debate whether LSU or Texas A&M is the bigger surprise in 2022
Both LSU and Texas A&M have caught the college football world by surprise in 2022 — just in very different ways.
The Aggies were expected to be a dominant team based on what they showed on paper, while LSU got off to a rough start with the season-opener loss to Florida State and Jimbo Fisher’s team hasn’t quite looked as expected — especially offensively.
College football analysts Chris Doering and Peter Burns recently weighed in on which team was the bigger shocker so far this year.
For Burns, it was Texas A&M.
“We both knew they were overrated going into the season,” Burns said. “But to be this bad, to have this amount of issues, to be 3-6, they have to win their last 3 games to become bowl-eligible. No one saw that.”
Doering had some other thoughts.
What has been the bigger surprise this CFB season?
►LSU's climb to the top of the SEC West
►Texas A&M's fall to the bottom of the SEC West@PeterBurnsESPN | @ChrisDoering | #SECThisMorning pic.twitter.com/K4sMMGMzEr— College Sports on SiriusXM (@SXMCollege) November 11, 2022
It will be interesting to see if Texas A&M can stifle a bowl appearance after a lost season and how much LSU continues to rise through the College Football Playoff rankings in the final stretch of the season.