re: Mandel: lsu pasting of Washington means nothing

I will say that there are some trends with this team (LSU) that are a bit concerning, particularly the O-Line play. That said, it isn't a mystery why, they lost Faulk and are adjusting. Once the O-Line gets right, and they will, the other offensive flaws will correct themselves.

On the Auburn win, it was a WIN AT AUBURN. No matter how down they are are how strong LSU is, this game is always tight when they play there. Remember 2006? LSU averaged over 36 ppg outside of the Auburn game, but that Auburn game was an ugly 3-7 loss. 2008? 26-21 win for LSU. Stanford would have loved a 12-10 win last night.

On the PAC 12, it is a good league with parity, but there's a reason that when the rankings come out next week, HALF of the top 10 will be SEC schools. Noticed last night that the announcers talked about how teams in the PAC 12 had either size or speed on the D-Line. Most SEC teams have both.