Recipe For Victory

Let's look at the facts:

On Offense:
1. LSU and Alabama are both averaging 32 pts per game.
2. LSU is 3rd in the SEC in passing yards behind Georgia and Florida.
3. Bama is second to last in the conference in passing yards.
4. Bama is leading the conference in rushing yards. LSU is not far behind as the 4th best rushing team in the conference.

On Defense:
1. Bama is the second most stingy defense in the conference, LSU is second to last in Points Per Game allowed.
2. Bama is 9th in passing yards allowed, LSU is 5th (Surprising, isn't it?)
3. Bama does lead the confernce is rushing yards allowed, but LSU is not far behind with the 4th toughest rush defense in the conference.
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So what does all that mean?

The Offenses are about the same. We're both scoring the same amount of points and we're both running the ball well. However we're allowing way too many points. Not all of which are given up on Defense! But there are enough positives to put together a good gameplan.

1st Half gameplan:
Keep the game tight through the first half. The closer this game is, the more pressure will be on this YOUNG Bama team. How do we do that?
Don't throw the ball in the 1st Qtr. Feed Scott, Williams and Murphy the ball. The point is to chew up the clock and limit early possessions for Bama. If we can just limit the mistakes in the passing game, we can keep this game close. The objective is to get to the 2nd half with the game within 7 points either way.

If we can keep the game close until the 2nd half, we've got a shot.

2nd Half Gameplan:
Run the ball and limit mistakes on Offense.
Also, turn up the pressure on Bama to try and stay perfect. How do we do that??????

We capitalize on the BIGGEST advantage in this damn game. TIGER STADIUM!!!
We need to make that place rock! All the pressure is on Bama, not us! No one even expects us to win. Make it as uncomfortable as humanly possible!

Has our Defense given us much confidence this year? No. But when a bully comes and messes with you, you don't back down just because you might get your arse kicked.

Might we lose this game? Yea, we might. But let's give our boys the best possible advtange they can have. THEY NEED IT!!!

They have practiced damn hard, and its time for us to show them the same dedication to LSU football. Do your part and make Tiger Stadium ROCK!!

And let's send that prick home with a loss and squash their Championship hopes!!!!