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1-12, rank the level of difficulty of LSU's 2012 opponents in your opinion

Posted on 3/26/12 at 1:20 pm
Posted by Papa Purple and Gold
Baton Rouge, LA
Member since Dec 2006
11197 posts
Posted on 3/26/12 at 1:20 pm
1. Alabama: Obvious reasons

2. @ Florida: The Gators will be hungry this year in the Swamp. Will have a very good D and now more experience at QB.

3. South Carolina: Good defense to go along with Lattimore

4. @ Arkansas: Tyler Wilson and Knile Davis will make for a very dangerous attack

5. @ Auburn: Mett's first road start in Jordan-Hare

6. Washington: Week 2, Keith Price is very dangerous with his arm and with his legs.

7. @ Texas A&M: Hostile atmosphere in Kyle Field

8. Miss State: Dan Mullen is tricky, and they'll probably have a solid D

9. Ole Miss: New coach not inheriting very much

10. North Texas

11. Idaho

12. Towson
Posted by duboisd
Palestine, Texas
Member since Jan 2006
2504 posts
Posted on 3/26/12 at 1:26 pm to
I think I'd put Arky as #2 and @Auburn ahead of Carolina at home.

1. Bama
2. @ Arky
3. @ Florida
4. @ Auburn
5. Carolina
6. @ A&M
7. Washington
then the rest like you have.
Posted by Boh
Baton Rouge
Member since Oct 2009
12357 posts
Posted on 3/26/12 at 1:28 pm to
Bama
@ UF
@ Arky
@ Aub
@ aTm
USCe
Moo St
Wash
NT
Idaho
Towson
Piss
This post was edited on 3/26/12 at 1:29 pm
Posted by brewhan davey
Audubon Place
Member since Sep 2010
32790 posts
Posted on 3/26/12 at 1:32 pm to
Good list, only change I would make is swap South Carolina and Arkansas. Playing in Fayetteville this year will certainly be more challenging.
Posted by Toughcrittercrumb1
Houston
Member since Apr 2011
1084 posts
Posted on 3/26/12 at 1:35 pm to
Bama - top 5 opponent
Arkansas - has been a tough game since the Right Rev. Nutt
USC - has a ton of defense, Latimore coming back
UF - they still have talent
A&M - not ready for SEC ball just yet
MSU
Washington
Ole Miss
North Texas
Idaho
Towson
Posted by LSUfan2K14
LSU campus / Sarasota, FL
Member since Mar 2011
237 posts
Posted on 3/26/12 at 1:52 pm to
1. Bama -there shall be t-bagging....
2. @ Arky - golden boot game may decide who wins the SEC West
3. @ Florida - I am from Florida and I know everyone wants payback especially since we may stop playing them every year
4. USC -great RBs...
5. @ Auburn - I was there last time we played at auburn... No Cam Newton, no chance of victory
6. @ A&M - A welcome to SEC beat down
7. Washington - last time we played them it was far too close. Jake Locker is gone though so should be an easy win
Posted by chalupa
Member since Jan 2011
6757 posts
Posted on 3/26/12 at 2:05 pm to
quote:

7. @ Texas A&M: Homosexual atmosphere in Kyle Field


FIFY
Posted by Elleshoe
Wade’s World
Member since Jun 2004
143616 posts
Posted on 3/26/12 at 2:12 pm to
1) @Ark
2) Bama
3) @SC
4) @UF
5) Washington
6) @AU
7) State
8) @A&M
9) Ole Miss
10) Idaho
11) UNT
12) Towson
Posted by BayouBengals03
lsu14always
Member since Nov 2007
99999 posts
Posted on 3/26/12 at 2:12 pm to
quote:

4. @ Arkansas: Tyler Wilson and Knile Davis will make for a very dangerous attack

Absolutely no justification for having this game 4th.

It's either 2nd or 1st.
Posted by BayouBengals03
lsu14always
Member since Nov 2007
99999 posts
Posted on 3/26/12 at 2:15 pm to
1a) Alabama
1b) @Arkansas
3) @Florida
4) @Auburn
5) South Carolina
6) @Texas A&M
7) State
8) Washington
9) Ole Miss
10) Idaho
11) North Texas
12) Towson

We aren't losing to South Carolina at home. Even though I feel we are 14 points better than Florida and Auburn on the road, it's still a game away from Tiger Stadium.

I like my list.
Posted by Elleshoe
Wade’s World
Member since Jun 2004
143616 posts
Posted on 3/26/12 at 2:16 pm to
SC is at home? I thought it was away for some reason due to a switch
Posted by LSUbase13
Mt. Pleasant, SC
Member since Mar 2008
15060 posts
Posted on 3/26/12 at 2:18 pm to
1. Alabama
2. @ Arkansas
3. South Carolina
4. @ Auburn
5. Washington
6. @ Florida
7. @ Texas A&M
8. Mississippi State
9. Ole Miss
10. Idaho
11. North Texas
12. Towson
Posted by BayouBengals03
lsu14always
Member since Nov 2007
99999 posts
Posted on 3/26/12 at 2:19 pm to
Nope, very much at home.

We lose our return trip to Lexington, which sucks.
Posted by Elleshoe
Wade’s World
Member since Jun 2004
143616 posts
Posted on 3/26/12 at 2:21 pm to
quote:

We lose our return trip to Lexington, which sucks.


frick lexington. been there twice. sucked in 2007 for football and had a great time in 09 for basketball until it snowed for half of the drive home
Posted by BayouBengals03
lsu14always
Member since Nov 2007
99999 posts
Posted on 3/26/12 at 2:28 pm to
Never been. I wanted to win in every SEC stadium while I was in college. Would have happened if A&M and Missouri didn't frick everything up.

Only missing Kentucky and South Carolina on the East side, which would have happened in 2012 (UK) and 2013 (USC).
Posted by GeauxWarTigers
Auburn
Member since Oct 2010
18046 posts
Posted on 3/26/12 at 2:39 pm to
1/2) Alabama/@ Arkansas - Alabama will have the better defense and a good offense. Arkansas will have a good offense and homefield. Both will be the toughest games of the regular season.

3) USCe - More stability at QB and Latt

4/5) @UF/@AU - both teams are rebuilding and have big coaching changes. both teams have QB issues. Both games are on the road, in very hostile environments, against big name teams that have been recruiting well. They may have been average last year, but they could be entirely remade teams this year.

6) @ aTm - Road game against a team that should have the talent and got rid of the choke artist HC.

7) Washington - home game for LSU against a 2nd tier PAC school.

8) MSU - home game against a team we own. May be a good team, but just isn't quite on LSUs level.

9) Ole Miss - I'd put them lower, but the rest of our OOC is a joke.

10/11/12) NTU/Idaho/Towson - doesn't really matter. arrange them in any order you like. LSU wins big.
Posted by billybobtiger
mississippi delta
Member since Jan 2012
180 posts
Posted on 3/26/12 at 2:44 pm to
1. ARK. 2. BAMA 3. FLA 4. AUB 5. SCe 6. A&M 7. WASH 8. MSU 9. OM 10. IDAHO 11. N. TX 12. TOWSON
Posted by TexasTiger1185
New Orleans
Member since Sep 2011
13070 posts
Posted on 3/26/12 at 2:48 pm to
@ arkansas at #2 (or as bayoubengals03 put it 1a)

Part because of their want after last year, part because it is away, part because of the pressure this game will have at the end of our undefeated run up to that point.
Posted by Gravitiger
Member since Jun 2011
10395 posts
Posted on 3/26/12 at 2:50 pm to
quote:

Bama - top 5 opponent
Arkansas - has been a tough game since the Right Rev. Nutt
USC - has a ton of defense, Latimore coming back
UF - they still have talent
A&M - not ready for SEC ball just yet
MSU
Washington
Ole Miss
North Texas
Idaho
Towson
I agree with this list. Though once you get past #4, I really don't think anyone else can beat us.
Posted by wheelz007
Denham Springs, LA
Member since Jan 2010
3361 posts
Posted on 3/26/12 at 2:57 pm to
I'll put them into groups in order of difficulty :

1.)Top Ten opponents where we better have our best day in order to beat:

'Bama and @Arky

2.)Top 25 teams who can beat us if we turn the ball over 2 times or more:

South Carolina/ @Aub/ @Florida / @ATM (I feel like LSU is better right now than these 4 teams but not 21 points better)

3.)Descent teams that could screw up a great season:
Miss State and Washington (Both teams have given us a tough game recently)

4.)We won:
Ole Miss/ Towson/ Idaho/ NTU

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