re: Question about the 2012 LSU Football team

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This team should be better than last year.

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I agree.

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There are very few spots on the team where we are weaker

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Agreed, but DT is one of them and that's a pretty big spot. We have question marks there and at WR (and let's face it, QB until we actually see it). Also, as crazy as this would have sounded a few months ago, DB depth. Still, we have very few weak spots compared to most years and most other teams.

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and most we are arguably stronger.

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Even though we return basically the same guys, I think the extra year of development is going to make our OL and RBs pretty fricking awesome. Add to that Mett's ability to make--not the deep throws (we actually did that well last year)--but the 15-25 intermediate throws, and I think our offense is going to be extremely dangerous. We just need 1) Mett to stay healthy, and 2) a couple of WRs/TEs to step up.

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10-2 would be under performing for this team.

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Hard to say that without knowing how good everybody else is. You can't just say, we are better than last year, last year we went 13-1, so this year, we should also go 13-1 or better. We don't play last year's teams. I know on paper it appears easier, I can't imagine both Auburn and Florida won't be much improved. And we go to the Jordan-Hare and the Swamp. And we swap Kentucky and Tennessee for A&M and South Carolina. Not to mention going to Arkansas. Our schedule may be easier than last year, but it ain't easy.

That said, I think we go 14-0 and frick 'erbody up along the way.