Texas A&M QB Marcel Reed throws shade at LSU following massive SEC win over Brian Kelly and the Tigers
Marcel Reed not impressed by the LSU Tigers home environment following huge SEC win for the Aggies
The Texas A&M Aggies are 8-0, following yet another incredible win on Saturday, as they defeated Brian Kelly and the LSU Tigers 49-25. Marcel Reed put up another 300+ total yards and four touchdowns. The ground game dominated with over 220 yards. The Aggies’ defense sacked LSU QBs seven times. It was a splattering in Death Valley in favor of Texas A&M.
After the game, Reed addressed some comments that were blown out of proportion in regards to the stadium atmosphere at LSU. Still, instead of correcting the issue, he hilariously decided to double down after taking care of business against the Bayou Bengals Saturday night.
Marcel Reed was underwhelmed by LSU Tigers’ Death Valley atmosphere
Playing against LSU in Baton Rouge at night has become a critical part of college football and SEC lore. Facing off against the Tigers in Death Valley is supposed to be one of the most intense, brutal, untenable situations to enter into in all of sport. However, Reed wasn’t too impressed with Saturday following the game:
“Yeah, it fuels me,” Reed said. “I love playing in away environments. They tried to put a quote out there that I said that Death Valley was underwhelming. And shoot, I guess it was [underwhelming]. It didn’t do much to me (he said with a smile). But I love playing in environments like this, and I think my teammates do too. Being able to go out there and get a W–and shut the opponent’s crowd up–is something I look forward to doing whenever we play away games.”
It seems Reed was only slightly joking when it came to the LSU Tigers stadium atmosphere on Saturday, but it really didn’t have a hugely negative impact on him.
Yes, Reed threw two interceptions against LSU on Saturday, but one wasn’t really his fault (on a tipped ball), and the other came on a simple missed read from in tight space, not anything special the Tigers’ defense did. He still scored four touchdowns, scampered for over 100 yards on the ground, and added 200+ yards through the air in the blowout win.
LSU fans were all-in early in the game, with the noise and intensity cranked up to 11. Unfortunately for Kelly and the Tigers, after Texas A&M scored touchdowns on its opening two drives, it was as if the wind got knocked out of the Tigers’ stadium. The LSU fans clawed their way back into the game, as they luckily found themselves ahead going into halftime, but the second half got ugly for the entire stadium, and fast.
Reed and the Aggies scored three touchdowns in a row, plus the punt return touchdown from star wide receiver KC Concepcion to start the second half. With each passing touchdown, the “intimidating” Death Valley atmosphere died down. As the end of the game approached, Texas A&M fans were pulling together, chanting as they do at home games, drowning out the sad few remaining LSU Tigers fans left in the stadium.
Death Valley might still be an intimidating atmosphere when LSU is on fire, but it seems that Kelly’s failures and Reed’s dominance shut them down on Saturday.
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