Rivals and Media Vantage point...

Blast me if you want, I could care less....

I am a huge sports fan, and I don't follow anything else other than LSU.

NFL: kind of like ''oh yeah ! it was Sunday yesterday'' (on Monday)

MLB: love it, but what's the standings been like the last month?

Just to say, that I don't just bleed purple and gold, I digest, engulf, swamp, immerse myself in LSU sports

So this is from a fan, who CAN take off his purple and gold glasses....

And I am exicted about the season as well, and I have hopes of greatness, but just for some perspective, so expectations are not blown up


WHY THEY ARE 'OVERLOOKING US'

Simple: The last three years we have been radically defensive driven,
Last year was a bit ho-hum defensive year, solid, solid, but not as much Tiger in the bite as 2010 and 2011. i.e. softer in the 4th and gave up more scoring drives.

So we lost several guys to the pros, when our defense took a miniature step back from the previous two seasons,

Why wouldn't we continue that way this year, when we lost so much.

Simply put, a defensive driven team, is likely not to have as good a defense. Added the schedule, and it looks daunting in respect to championship football.

WHAT they are 'OVERLOOKING'

LSU's offense is only a better red zone % away, a second year QB, NFL caliber OC, a 6'4 juco receiver, possibly a very valuable freshman at TE should be expected to solve this issue.

LSU could potentially have a better secondary with the freshman arrivals: making for potentially a better defense.

The schedule is a killer, but you may think, a solid defense with an efficient offense as in 2012 would be a nice remedy for the schedule.

All in all, biggest difference from 2011 to 2012 was the 2011 offense was more effective in the red zone, and thus we saw BLOW OUTS

What a season it was in 2011, 2013 could potentially be more like that than 2012.

Regarding 2012, hindsight is always 50-50, LSU was not a national championship team, primarily due to the opportunities lost in the red zone... YET! they were one defensive stop away from playing for another NC... THAT's Why TIGER NATION SHOULD HAVE HIGH HOPES

HIGH HOPES and not overblown expectations


Quoting the man: I like us