re: Are we LSU fans disrespecting Oregon?

Another way to put this is that it takes a number of games for teams to get up to speed. The defenses usually get going pretty quickly, but the offenses can vary. LSU doesn't have too much to replace on offense and the OL is mostly in tact. They will be ahead of the curve. Oregon had too much changeover on the OL so they will be out of sync and behind that curve. And this will only be exacerbated by their hurry-up.

So, if they met week 4, I be calling LSU by 3 and I'd be nervous. In week 1, I'm not worried and I expect LSU to win by close to 20 (I'll say 17).