re: LSU #11 AP Poll

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We won two national titles with unproven quarterbacks.

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One of them was already 5-1 as a starter, and the other was a 5th year SR; Bama is choosing between a RS Freshman and a JR with zero starts, who between the two of them total 16 pass attempts at the college level. How'd we do the last time we had that kind of experience at QB?

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Yet I (and I am assuming you) do not follow those teams close enough to know each detail about the program. What if there was a minor change on coaching staff we do not know about, what if the back up is out for season.

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If that is the case, it seems that you are filling in the blanks for other teams with optimistic presumptions (like Bama's QBs with 16 pass attempts between them managing key plays vs. SEC defenses, and them coming up with 3 top flight SEC-caliber offensive linemen when 8 months ago they couldn't come up with one and a quality backup). From what I can tell, if you fill in the questionmarks for LSU with speculation as optimistic as that used to fill in the question marks for other teams, we come out very close to the Tide. They were better last year, but they also have more (and more significant) holes to fill. Remember, with their intact OL, 5th year veteran QB and great defense, and with our struggling freshman QB and keystone kops defense, we still took them to OT last year. So it's not like there's some huge gulf in talent or ability, or even the teams in general. And, unlike Bama, we have hugely upgraded our coaching staff over last years.

I'm not usually the type to get all worried about whether I'm being "a homer" or whether my predictions are "realistic (i.e.; negative) enough". But even when I try and get pessimistic about this I just can't see much reason to believe Bama will be any better than LSU this year.

Alabama has a much softer schedule than LSU.
That's one very good reason to rank Bama higher than LSU.

Bama . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . LSU

I like it. Gives us a chance to prove we are a top 5 team without the pressure of living up to the hype. Remember our 2003 season we started out 12th (I think).

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Aaron Corp.

I think others like you posted the same thing at this time last year.

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Explain to us again what last year has to do with this year.

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Alabama has a much softer schedule than LSU.
That's one very good reason to rank Bama higher than LSU.

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Actually, thats fricking stupid. Teams should be based on how good you think they really are, not how shitty their schedule is. Well, deep down inside we think LSU is better than Bama, but we think Bama's schedule is a little easier, so we'll rank Bama higher. Thats just fricking stupid.

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Actually, thats fricking stupid. Teams should be based on how good you think they really are, not how shitty their schedule is

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Considering schedule will dictate how good they look? You don't think North Texas was put on schedule just to inflate our record?

Always better to start off lower than your potential than to start high and have no where to go but down.

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King Joey

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As I stated earlier, Bama returns almost their entire #3 defense, they have a 4th Year Junior taking over at QB, and offensive line is really only issue.

The QB debate to me is a wash, QB with 2 starts or a QB that has been in system for 4 years and seen field in limited duty.

LSU also needs to fix special teams which so many fans tend to over look and I am not sure why.

Just to say we hired Chavis, Jefferson is starting so we are better is absurd to me at least. LSU does not know how the offensive line will play, how the defense will play, and like I said LSU is easier to evaluate because I am closer to team.
I do not think LSU magically repaired everything and there will be growing pains.


As for the first thing, if you read I stated my reasons also. I said that I believe early polls are an indication of where pollsters believe teams will finish. That Bama having an easier schedule should finish higher.