If you bet on college football, there may be no safer play than Louisiana Tech +23 at Mississippi State. Take Louisiana Tech and the points. Thank me later.

State has scored a total of 7 points or less in 3 of their most recent 5 games. LA Tech and State have one common opponent --- LSU. MSU lost to LSU by 16, LTU by 17. However, LTU outgained LSU and at one point in the third quarter it was anyone’s game with LSU clinging to a tenuous 24-21 lead.

LSU dominated State in pretty much all phases and was never really threatened in a dominating 19-3 victory. 

Both teams played LSU in Baton Rouge. However, all things considered, LA Tech played a far, far more competitive game than did MSU against their lone common opponent.

An additional factor is that MSU’s #1 strength as a team is their run defense. LA Tech throws for 100 more yards per game than they pick up on the ground, so MSU’s secondary may have to carry more of the load than usual.

Louisiana Tech was given only a 7.3% chance of victory according to ESPN’s FPI Matchup Predictor. This quite frankly is insane. In addition to LTU being better against their lone common opponent to whom they both lost, LA Tech’s only other defeat came at the hands of a 7-1 UAB team. Louisiana Tech does have a quality win against North Texas, 7-2, whose only other loss was to UAB.

Because Mississippi State is ranked, plays in the SEC (North Texas - the same one that LA Tech beat - hammered SEC West Arkansas, 37-14) and is coming off a win against a Texas A&M team with a suspect secondary; and because LTU is a CUSA school about whom most bettors know very little, the result is the most lopsided line I’ve observed in recent weeks.

I would be very surprised if Mississippi State will be able to score enough to win by more than 23. I don’t think they’ll shut out LTU, and I don’t think they’re able to score 40+ on one of the best Group of 5 teams being a nearly entirely one-dimensional offense.

I will be betting LA Tech and taking the 23 points.

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Good Friday #Crawfish Boil with the #Egan and Gonzales families. http://peteregan.net/ #goodfriday #easter #holyweek #crawfishboil #Louisiana #food #seafood (at Covington, Louisiana)

Roses in bloom in Covington, Louisiana Photo compliments of Peter Egan of http://peteregan.net/

Peter Egan: Dog Food as Catfish Chum

Expert fisherman Peter Egan

discusses the pros and cons of using dog food as chum when fishing for catfish (video) and accompanied article about using dogfood as catfish chum.

Peter Egan is an avid recreational fisherman. While he has never fished competitively due to his career demands, he has fished with and out-fished Louisiana fishing legend, the late William "Bill" Schilling, whose garage while he was alive was wad lined wall-to-wall with trophies from fishing tournaments won, as well as the largest speckled trout (spotted sea trout for anyone not from the Gulf Coast) I've ever seen in person. At the time (27-28 years ago), it was one of the top-3 heaviest of its type ever caught in the waters off Louisiana's coast. My understanding is that larger fish have been caughy and officially confirmed since, so his name may no longer be in the record books.

#Snow in Southeast #Louisiana - https://gab.ai/PeterEgan #Snowing #egan #peteregan #south #deepsouth #Covington (at Covington, Louisiana)

@anthonydavis.23 attempts a shot as the @pelicansnba take on the @raptors at the @smoothiekingcenter in New Orleans. Raptors lead 110-96 with 7:01 remaining. @antdavis23 @_antdavis.23_ @neworleans__pelicans #nba #basketball #pelicans #pels #sports #sportsphotography #raptors #neworleanspelicans #torontoraptors #toronto #neworleans #nola #boogiecousins #demarcuscousins #louisiana

#Senior Dance Team from #Health #Insurance Firm performs during #TV timeout at @pelicansnba vs @raptors #NBA #basketball #game @pelicansdance #sports #NewOrleans #neworleanspelicans #nola #torontoraptors #toronto #Egan #peteregan #dance #dancer #dancers #seniors #healthcare #elder #eldercare #murdabirds

@petereganjr & Sarah Johnson would like to thank @humana for inviting us to enjoy the @saints.game vs the @tbbuccaneers in their box suite. It Is both a pleasure and honor to serve your patients, and we're delighted to be able to enjoy the game with such quality people. Score: 15-3 Saints over #Bucs, 0:55 remaining in 2nd quarter #Saints #NFL #neworleanssaints #NewOrleans #NOLA #football #footballseason #buccaneers #Florida #Louisiana #americanfootball #superdome #mercedezbenzsuperdome #geauxsaints #humana #insurance #healthinsurance #Egan #peteregan #HomeHealth #homecare #homehealthcare #PhysicalTherapy #nursing #caregiving #Hospice

Peter #Egan catches #catfish in the #Tchefuncte #River. http://peteregan.net/blog/ #Fishing #fishing #fishingfun #fishingtrip #PeterEgan #channelcatfish #channelcat #peteregan #Covington #covingtonla #tchefuncteriver (at Tchefuncte River)

I caught this fish with my bare hands while kayaking today. http://peteregan.net #fish #Fishing #fishingfun #Bass #bassfishing #largemouthbass #kayaking #kayak #kayakfishing #tchefuncte #tchefuncteriver #River #Egan #peteregan #Covington #covingtonla #Louisiana (at Tchefuncte River)

EGAN Home Health and Hospice is in the process of launching four new websites, two of which are live, albeit still under development.

EGAN Hospice, EGAN Caregivers and EGAN Home Health are each getting a unique site (as opposed to all being lumped together on the main site), and Egan.Healthcare will be the fourth site added to the family of companies to serve as a parent site to all the new child sites.

Catfish Chumming Results

By: Peter Egan

Results from Catfish Chumming Experiment

Back in the Spring, Peter Egan wrote a lengthy article and filmed a series of four videos instructing fishermen how to catch more catfish by using chum.

The article was entitled How to Chum for Catfish. In the article, which features all of the first four videos (and all of the how-to videos), Peter outlines various methods of chumming and teaches the reader what conditions dictate which method of chumming.

Peter spent approximately six months changing the contents of the chum bucket weekly, and fishing at least once or twice a week to get a feel for the results. While on the topic of results, the results were nothing short of astounding. Peter could walk onto the balcony of his weight room (the room over the boat slip), cast and within 30 seconds have a catfish between 1-5 pounds. Larger fish require going down the stairs onto the deck and fishing from there, as reeling a large fish up to a balcony is a recipe for disaster.

The good times lasted about six months in terms of fishing for catfish.

Then Hurricane Matthew dumped a ton of water on SE Louisiana. Right as that water was receding, a strong southeast wind drove the water levels back up to flood stage and kept them there for about five days. When they finally receded, Hurricane Nate was lurking just a few days behind, so the water was higher than normal for about a month, and my neighborhood was flooded about three weeks out of that month.

Gators Move In, Catfish Move Out

When the water was high and moving fast, the contents of the chum bucket attracted more creatures than the usual blend of snakes, turtles and of course, catfish. Sometime during that second flood an 8-9′ alligator made its way into the bayou and chased all the fish away. When it left, a 5′ gator took its place, and today was the first day he wasn’t seen in the bayou. It was also the first day catfish had returned to the bayou. For the record Peter strongly suspects that there is a direct correlation between the gators and the absence of catfish and vice versa. Maybe it’s nothing, but he suspects that there is in fact a correlation between the two phenomena.

The complete collection of photos and video can be found on the blog at PeterEgan.net in the article entitled Chumming for Catfish - The Results.

Those appearing here are just a sampling of the fish and gator photos. Read the article linked directly above to see the full collection of photos and videos.

The above is the fifth video in the Chumming for Catfish series, entitled “Results.”

The complete video series can be seen here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tIn525rw8fY&list=PL0zx-iwZdcpDBd0ipStsvoY-HWYAzBHaQ

Peter Egan Appears in TV Ad for EGAN Healthcare

Peter Egan appearing in his first ever TV commercial for his family’s business, EGAN Home Health and Hospice.

While this was his first television commercial to receive substantial airtime on a major network during premium programming, it will almost certainly not be his last.

Peter will be launching an exciting new venture in the upcoming weeks and months that is expected to lean heavily on TV and radio advertising during related programming. Peter is quietly having conversations behind the scenes with these media entities to determine how to best allocate the advertising budget for the first three months following the initial launch.

The below ad for the Egan family’s home health care and hospice agency ran during the fall of 2015 and 2016 on the local network that broadcasts all of the New Orleans Saints football games. In fact, the ad has appeared during the course of a game on numerous occasions.

Whether you like the face below or not, you’ll likely be seeing more of it in mass media programming. While he’s been tight-lipped about the nature of this endeavor, Peter is confident that, as the President would say, it’s (it being the new venture) going to be Yuge.

Peter #Egan (http://peteregan.blogspot.com/ ) with a 4 lb #catfish caught during a #flood of the #Tchefuncte #River in #Covington #Louisiana . This #channelcat took a #Canadian #Nightcrawler about 4.5' below a #plastic #bobber. It was a #female carrying #eggs , and was released within seconds of this #photo. #fishing #fishingfun #fish #channelcatfish #nightcrawlers #bait #baits #worms #PeterEgan #tchefuncteriver #chum  #chumming #flooding (at Tchefuncte River)

Peter #Egan (http://peteregan.net/blog/ ) with nice sized #catfish caught in the #Tchefuncte #River. The approximately 4 lb Blue Catfish bit on a #Canadian #Nightcrawler about 30" below a round hollow #plastic bobber while the river was high and #flooded in low lying areas. #fishing #fishingfun #fish #chumming #chum #bluecatfish #Covington #Louisiana #fisherman #fishermen #outdoors #bigfish #nightcrawlers #bait #baits #worms #flooding #flood (at Covington, Louisiana)

Peter #Egan of http://peteregan.net/ catches a #catfish on his first cast after #chumming the #water he was #fishing. He caught it using Magic Bait's "King #Cat #Chicken #Blood). #fish #Fishing #peteregan #people #tchefuncte #tchefuncteriver #river #recreation #outdoors #magicbait #bait (at Tchefuncte River)

Friday, August 04 Peter Egan witnessed his tenth 311 concert. While it wasn’t the best 311 show he’s seen, it was in the top 5 and was a quality overall musical experience.

In my personal opinion, the high-point of the show was when the band performed Freeze Time, the opening song from the Soundsystem album. If I had to pick out a low or drawback of some sort, the first thing I’d do is complain about the band only performing 24 songs, or roughly two albums worth of work.

I a huge 311 fan, as you might have guessed by the fact that I know every lyric to every song they've ever written as a band, and have seen them in concert ten - TEN - times. To put that into perspective, the next closest bands for whom I've seen live performances, are Pearl Jam with three and No Doubt with two. I've always wanted to see an Incubus show, but the logistics have never worked out.