What gives? It's not just the Rant, it's local and national media, other LSU and SEC websites, it's all over the place. This was a great win and it lampshades a really bright future for the program, with all of our spectacular freshmen stepping up and showing not only their incredible talent but their insurmountable motivation. Last year a more experienced, veteran team struggled to put away an opponent like this. In the years before that, we struggled to pass the ball at all against these types of opponents.

But we finally do all the things that we need to do right, and put together a complete game against an opponent that's easy to overlook, our youngsters show the drive we need to see out of them... and all anyone can talk about is a Heisman pose after a touchdown.

Is that how far we've stooped as a fan base? Are we all so mired in the years of UNJUSTIFIED pessimism about the program's future from the recent past that we let faux outrage over a tongue-in-cheek pose define our reaction to what should be a happily-celebrated win?

This is just pathetic. There's so, so much good to take away from this game.

Let's talk about Anthony Jennings throwing for over 12.5 yards per attempt so far this season, averaging 2.5 TDs per game, throwing the longest pass in LSU history and averaging over 200 yards per game.

Or Brandon Harris hitting 80% of his passes with a TD in limited playing time last week.

Or Leonard Fournette showing the talent we've been waiting to see and finally getting going on the ground in his second game.

Or Darrel Williams going out as the fourth running back on the depth chart and getting his.

Or Travin Dural having no problem filling Odell Beckham's shoes, averaging nearly 50 yards a reception and bagging a touchdown on two thirds of his touches.

Or Malachi Dupre catching a sick TD in his first college game.

Or the offensive line paving the way for over 300 yards rushing and nearly 6 yards per attempt after having a rough start to the season against Wisconsin.

Or the front seven holding Sam Houston State to 50 yards rushing and under 1.5 yards per attempt.

Or the secondary averaging two picks a game and holding opponents to a completion rate under 33%.

I don't care that it's "just" Sam Houston State. Like I said earlier, we struggled to get up against these kinds of teams last year, and especially in the years before. This is exactly what we needed to see.

It's a disgrace that we can have such an excellent performance and a showcase of our bright future and all everyone can do is complain about the pose. Please. If that got you riled up, you need to reevaluate why you watch college football. The whole point of the sport is to watch talented young men grow up as players, improve upon an elite craft they've worked hard for years on, and have some fun while doing it. If you're gonna get upset because they kid around a little bit while they do it, you're watching the wrong sport.

This is a talented young team with a bright future. I haven't been this excited for an LSU team in years. This group is gonna be special, so instead of getting upset about something trifling like that, why don't we just sit back and enjoy the ride?