re: what I think les needs to do

I don't recall LSU players ever fearing the "stature" of Bama. In fact, they had Bama beat last year. Played them mano a mano. In the BSC championship game, the defense played as well as Bama's defense. The offense never made any adjustments to a losing game plan. The coaches have tended to let the players down in the Bama series, including last year.

This year there appears to be a talent disparity on defense for the first time I can remember, which will put a larger burden on the coaches' shoulders to win this game. Let's hope they come through this time. They owe the players one. I believe we have the coaches to do so if Les will trust them and stop playing to not lose.