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re: Call me an idiot but....
Posted on 3/31/10 at 1:12 pm to DunbartonTiger
Posted on 3/31/10 at 1:12 pm to DunbartonTiger
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they were very close to winning 10-11 games.
On the flip side, they were very close to losing a total of 7 games. I hope I'm wrong about my 6-6 to 8-4 prediction, I really do.
I'm not sure I'd bet the farm that LSU will be better at the QB spot than they were last year. Also, I don't think it will matter how much the O-line improves... if a team in the SEC is determined to stop the run, more times than not, it will. LSU will have to get better than better production from the QB spot for the team to improve as a whole. If you're one-dimensional in the SEC, you're likely no better than a 6-6 team.
Even though the defense wasn't half-bad last year, their capabilities were limited due to the time spent on the field. I don't see how that will change this year (without good QB production) even if there is improvement there, as well. LSU's offense must be able to sustain drives; a constant stream of 3-and-outs will kill the best of defenses.
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Posted on 3/31/10 at 1:17 pm to Bluethought
and bama was very close to losing to lsu and tenn and auburn....but they didn't. Also, I don't see seven games they were close to losing. they only won 9 games, and i know for a fact they were comfortably ahead of washington, tulane, auburn, ULL and Vandy. Yes they were close against tech, but that game was not in doubt at the end. Also, they were close against State and didn't lose, as they were georgia and arkansas. To me that is four games they won that they could have lost, and there were 4 games they lost that they could have won.
Posted on 3/31/10 at 1:20 pm to Bluethought
and yet lsu was one dimensional last year and went 9-3 and should have been even better......you are not making sense. they will be a lot better on defense this year due to a much better pash rush. Sheppard and Randle will come up big time this year, as will ford. sheppard will be a game changer either at slot, wild tiger, or special teams.
Posted on 3/31/10 at 1:32 pm to DunbartonTiger
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and bama was very close to losing to lsu and tenn and auburn....but they didn't. Also, I don't see seven games they were close to losing. they only won 9 games, and i know for a fact they were comfortably ahead of washington, tulane, auburn, ULL and Vandy. Yes they were close against tech, but that game was not in doubt at the end. Also, they were close against State and didn't lose, as they were georgia and arkansas. To me that is four games they won that they could have lost, and there were 4 games they lost that they could have won.
Any team worth their salt will have roughly 6 close games throughtout the year that are decided in the final minutes. Whether they end up as W's or L's is a fine line, but with QB being arguably the weakest link on the field, I would have to bet that LSU loses more of those close games than they win.
My personal opinion is that LSU has become too predicatble (partly through coaching, and partly do to shotty QB play). My hope is that QB production will solve this problem. If SEC coaches see that QB production has not improved from last year, I think most of those close games will not go LSU's way this year. Again, nobody hopes I'm wrong more than me.
Posted on 3/31/10 at 1:36 pm to DunbartonTiger
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and yet lsu was one dimensional last year and went 9-3 and should have been even better......you are not making sense. they will be a lot better on defense this year due to a much better pash rush. Sheppard and Randle will come up big time this year, as will ford. sheppard will be a game changer either at slot, wild tiger, or special teams.
I hope you're right; there's still plenty of time for improvement.
Posted on 3/31/10 at 1:39 pm to Bluethought
but they were the same last year...teams' knew they couldn't pass...etc.....they play a little tougher out of conference this year with washington/unc being a tradeoff, and west virginia upgrading.......but i believe the SEC schedule will be a little softer as bama, florida and definitely ole miss will not be as good. Auburn will be about the same imo and arkansas may improve slightly, but we always have trouble with them anyway.
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