re: Desmond Howard picks LSU to win championship

I'll take our "young" but motivated D over our overhyped D we had last year. We had all of the names last year that believed their own press clippings. This D is full of a bunch of players that don't have press clippings yet and are tired of hearing about how they're going to take a step back.

We have the most experience at the positions where we need it most, in the back 7. The D line is far more stout in the middle than last year, and those boys on the ends will be able to pin their ears back and rush the passer. It all seems like it should mesh perfectly. This year's D will be better than last year's. I have no doubt.

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Either Alabama exposed us or something went very wrong on the field or in the coaching booth upstairs that never got fixed for the rest of the year.

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Exposed what, LSU had two freshmen starting in their secondary and still came a whisker away from playing in the sec title game. It was LSU who exposed Alabama by lighting up Bama's defense and shutting down the Tide, LSU looked far superior in that game. Should have just let Mett continue torching Bama's secondary, instead Les played conservative. I respect coach, but he goofed.