re: About.com 2014 LSU Tigers Preview

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Pretty spot on accurate imo.

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Not in terms of leaving out Wisconsin and then going on to say,

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The first month of the season is basically a waste, as the Tigers will spend their September rolling past a series of almost entirely meaningless opponents—Sam Houston State, UL-Monroe, Mississippi State and New Mexico State.

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Then I don't find it accurate for them to say,

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Auburn will be looking to prove that they are for real again this season, while LSU will be looking to make a statement about being back among the contenders.

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When, if beating Auburn makes one a "contender", LSU is already among the contenders with their victory last season.

The final prediction is pretty spot on, IMO. But if you look at Saban's era at Bama, he averages 11-2 per year. IOW, that's a pretty elite average. That's what vexed me about the article, it looked like a hatchet job at first, but then came up with a respectable 10-2 prediction.