Jennings was pretty bad, although as many have said some/most of it could be contributed to the following:

1. The field was wet.
2. Iowa isn't really a familiar opponent.
3. It was his first start.
4. He's just not ready.

I don't care who you are playing, 7 of 19 for 82 yards is just not good, and his inability to feel the rush and maintain awareness in the pocket was really bad. If you thought he was good yesterday then you are one of those people that just cannot see the truth or refuse to say it. That being said, I agree with some of the other posters that have said it doesn't necessarily say anything about next year.

I did have some JJ flashbacks and him getting ready to snap the ball and give it back to Iowa at the end of the game with time on the clock was bad situational awareness.

He carries himself pretty well, but I recall a lot of people saying the same things about JJ after the Georgia Tech game, and we know how that turned out. I know it is a different day with a different quarterback, but I cannot help but think about the misses we've had over the years at QB and be concerned that next year could be a long year.

One thing is for sure, there are LSU fans that would stand by the QB if he was 0-20 with 10 picks and they would defend it to the end. Going back to 2000, it is bizarre how we continue to have such highs/lows at the QB position:

2000-Bad
2001-Good
2002-Bad
2003-Good
2004-Bad
2005-Bad
2006-Good
2007-Good
2008-Bad
2009-Bad
2010-Bad
2011-Bad (1st half good, 2nd half bad)
2012-Bad
2013-Good
2014-?

There are always hundreds of reasons/excuses, but 5 out of 14 bad years (my opinion) tells me where I would bet the farm if I had to.

This post was edited on 1/2/14 at 12:18 pm