COLLEGE STATION, Texas — When asked about playing an overmatched opponent in what is essentially a glorified practice, Texas A&M coach Jimbo Fisher gave a standard answer. Or, more to the point, he said A&M must play to its standards in Thursday night’s season-opener against Texas State.



“Your opponent doesn’t matter,” Fisher said. “What matters is yourself. Who you play doesn’t matter. I know people don’t believe that. It’s the truth. There is a standard in which you have to play. You have to play to your standard.”



Last we saw, Texas A&M’s standards were relatively high. The Aggies won their last four games of 2018 to finish 9-4, including a 74-72 seven-overtime victory over LSU to close out the regular season and a 52-13 romp over North Carolina State in the Gator Bowl.



Meanwhile, Texas State finished 3-9 and last in the Sun Belt Conference West Division. The Bobcats were...