re: "The 2012 LSU team will be better than the 2011 team"

I definitely thought we'd go 14-0. Pretty crazy how doom and gloom it is around here, and we're still #5 7-1. Just goes to show how huge the expectations were around the team going into the year.

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Give us your #1 reason why LSU isnt the LSU of last year.

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1. By far the biggest thing is leadership. Whether it be on the field play, locker room presence, off the field camaraderie, whatever. We miss guys like Taylor, Claiborne, and Mathieu. Our team isn't as close knit as it was last year from an outsider's perspective.

2. Injuries/Suspensions. Injuries are part of the game, but it's tough to lose perhaps your most important offensive player (Faulk) and defensive player (Mathieu). We want to run the ball nonstop, yet our line is patchwork at best. We want to cause turnovers and have big special teams plays, but our top defensive player/returner is off the team.

3. Passing game. I don't want to say Mett, although he certainly has something to do with it, because it's a group effort. Our QBs aren't developed enough, and our coaches aren't confident enough in our QBs to have effective balance.