re: Reasons for Optimism in 2015 (Not for the Faint of Heart)

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Les is still the coach. 

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He was the coach when we won the sec twice, playing the two hardest schedules in the history of the program. So yeah, the best coach in LSU history is still our coach.

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Anway, our QB play was so bad last year, anything short of the single greatest offseason improvement in history, we can still expect at least 2 losses solely due to qb play.

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While I do believe Jennings is a lost cause, players who post a completion percentage below 50% rarely turn into good QB's, this is a wild overstatement.

Heck, TCU ranked 2nd in scoring last year (46.5). The previous year? 88th (25.1). This was based on the passing offense going from 73rd to 7th. Their total offense went from 106th to 5th. Looking at yards/play, TCU went from 105th (5.03) to 11th (6.68).

Meanwhile, LSU went from 7th (6.94) to 62nd (5.62). LSU is only one season removed from having one of the best offenses in the country. Improvement is not guaranteed or anything, but it would hardly be without precedent. And it's not like an effective LSU offense is something that hasn't happened very recently.