re: TCU picked to finish 3rd

quote:

---

However if you look at what we lost last year, including a game changing heisman candidate, an all American tackle, and various other starters to injury, along with breaking in a guy that had hardly taken a snap since 2010, all while finishing with only one loss in the west,

---

No doubt we did very well considering the circumstances, other than the bowl game. I think that is the one thing that has people so down on LSU this year. It's a fact that bowl performance has a lot to do with the perception of a team going into the next season. Why we decided not to show up for ours is a mystery to me.

quote:

---

I don't see Patterson as being this genius he is made out to be

---

Considering what he had to work with, he did a very good job last year.

quote:

---

First season in a decent conference and won 7 games.

---

Against an unusual amount of adversity, and was very competitive in four of the six losses.

quote:

---

They just don't scare me

---

Nobody is scared of them. LSU should win. I think most people think that.

quote:

---

if we come prepared and hungry. The media has taken care of the hunger part. Les, Cam, and Chavis will take care of the prepared part.

---

One would hope, but we will really have no idea until we see it. The defense has to replace a lot of people, but our recruiting and past history suggest that that is a manageable challenge for LSU. The offense, as always, is a question mark. A problem that has persisted for five years, I won't believe it's fixed until I see it's fixed.