I think we will see substantial improvement this year, especially on defense and at the QB position (including Lee when he gets in there behind Jefferson).

That said, however, I don't expect a huge improvement on our overall record. 9-3 is realistic, and I think most fans would be happy with that or better.

We have a very difficult schedule this year relative to the teams that are suppose to compete for the title. Not only do we play Alabama and Ole Miss on the road (the two teams besides LSU supposed to compete for the West), but we also play Georgia AND Florida (the two teams that will likely compete for the Eastern title).

That's a tough schedule, so I will be ok with winning at least one of those games and beating everyone that we'll be favored over. If we can somehow win two of those four "tough" games and win the ones we'll be favored in, then I will be thrilled with the season.

9-3 is what I expect. Anything better and I'll be really happy about how the season went.

This post was edited on 7/27/09 at 12:46 pm

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Posted by The Eric

Louisiana

Member since Sep 2008

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Posted on 7/27/09 at 12:42 pm to JPLSU1981

If our defense plays decent last year, we could have won 2 maybe 3 more

Alabama could have been a win
Arkansas could have been a win
Ole Miss could have been a win (but difficult)
Georgia could have been a win (yes lee sucked it up but we still scored alot of points in that game and with a few stops it could have been better.

Florida could have been closer but probably still a loss

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Posted by LSU Patrick

Member since Jan 2009

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Posted on 7/27/09 at 12:44 pm to JPLSU1981

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Everyone is saying our LB's are average at best (as a LB corp), but remember P. Riley is a beast.

Yeah. After recently watching some of last year's games, I came to realize how good Riley was last season. I was too distracted by the turnover and coverage woes to notice.

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Posted by TigerPanzer

Orlando

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Posted on 7/27/09 at 1:06 pm to JPLSU1981

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9-3 is realistic

Agreed. Among other things, I don't see how JJ can avoid having a down game or two this season, which I look at as a September-to-bowl season learning curve for him. Hell yes, he's a talented dude, but it's asking a lot for an underclassman with two games of experience to play like fifth-year senior. Of course I hope he throws 24-for-30/300 yds/4 TDs every game—but I'd wager there's less than a 50-50 chance of that happening.

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