re: Preview: Vanderbilt (9-6,1-2) @ LSU (10-5,1-2) - Sat 8:00 - ESPNU

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If you look at our schedule it sets up nice for a run for the next 5 games or so. I feel like these guys have to have some pride in them.

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After Vandy LSU gets Mizzou at home who is talented but a team that has been VERY up and down. When they're on, they're tough. When they're not, you get last night. After that is a trip to Bama where even in LSU's recent good/great years has been a place where the Tigers simply do not play well. You follow that up with UK and Ark at home. We know about UK, and Ark is talented as well (though they generally struggle mightily on the road) Finally, LSU is at UGA (another generally tough spot for LSU) who has already shown they can win as an underdog in the SEC.

I wouldn't say the next 5 games set up for a nice run, as none of them will be games where LSU is a susbtantial favorite. However they are 5 games that will present this team with the opportunity to change the current perception of the team in a hurry. Run the table in the next 5-6 games and people will quickly forget the OM and UT losses.