re: Our two league losses are against the two worst teams we've played.

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I agree. Huge game. The all are I suppose, but wins @WVU, Ole Miss, UF, and Vandy would be pretty damn solid at this point in the season.

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Vandy is probably a better team than their 1-4 indicates. In those 5 games their only real "bad" loss is by 3 @ MSU. They battled two of the better teams in the SEC (UGA and @UK) in tough losses and lost another one @ Ark which is always a tough place to play. Plus their funky gym can give road teams fits. That said, LSU is still the better team on paper.

Road wins, especially in conf., are always huge come selection time. If LSU can win at Vandy then the schedule sets up for potentially a nice run. After Vandy, LSU only has 1 road game in the next 5, at cellar-dwellar MSU. Although there are no certainties with this team, 3 of the four home games in that stretch aren't "daunting" on paper: USC, AU and Bama before UK rolls in.

Last night was LSU's best game of the season. I don't expect them to play THAT well again in the next 5. However, if they bring that same energy and focus again there's no reason to think they won't be in every game.

The down side is that LSU lost tight games to A&M and Mizzou because they continued to shoot themselves in the foot. The upside is that LSU lost tight games to A&M and Mizzou even though they continued to shoot themselves in the foot

We've seen this before from Jones' teams, maddening inconsistency. Good wins followed up by terrible losses. Hopefully that trend starts to end.