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

Meh. I'll give you UGA for A&M but we had no business losing to Mizzou.

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Meh. I'll give you UGA for A&M but we had no business losing to Mizzou.

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It's a fine line. LSU had UGA beat in regulation and couldn't make the FTs to put them away. On the flip side, Mizzou had LSU beat in regulation. Hornsby just made a tough 3 to get the game to OT.

It seems like the team and coaching staff shows up a lot more focused for the "better" teams. Notice that even Jones coached with a bit more emotion against UGA, OM and UF. Hopefully A&M was a turning point for all involved to learn that this team is not good enough to win an SEC game by just "showing up." Though it may not be his style, Jones has to have a bit more energy on the bench. His team feeds off of that. Likewise, there cannot be a lapse of focus for LSU in any game. They're too undisciplined at times to add unforced errors due to lack of energy to the mix.

You can hang those on the coach

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This next game will be telling.

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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.

The rhetorical down side of last night is that now you have a benchmark--this team is capable of winning by 18 at a decent Florida team. Expectations should stay high and laying eggs won't cut it anymore.

Could say the same thing about the 2007 football team, and that worked out ok.


#tryingtostaypositive

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Coaching makes a big difference in college ball and we don't have it

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Sure had it last game

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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.