re: Why our D isn't like those of the past

Not a flamer -- but LSU team did NOT quit against FL, in fact I have had several people that are not LSU fans tell me - LSU got down, but they kept fighting... a break here and there and it would have been very close or LSU wins it.

This is true... and I know -- it happened, we lost, I accept that. But... if the tipped ball the first series goes to the ground, UF punts and we then go 3 and out and punt rather than 3 and out after they scored it's a different game. If Lee hits Bird or LaFell for the first down a few series later we don't go down by 17 and if those things happen we go in at half tied 7-7 in my opinion.

If we then score to start the second half we are up and not so far behind and down on momentum that we have to throw every down and force the pick 6, etc. LSU makes a real game of it IMO.