re: Who thinks LSU will lose at least 3 games?

L at Auburn: LSU's defense does a good job against the AU offense. However, I don't think anyone can "shut down" AU's O. They will score at least 21. JHS is an underrated and tough place to play. It might be AU's biggest home game of the year, so the crowd will be into it all game. AU's defense will be (though not great) better than last season. Tight game, but a big LSU TO and big AU play late gives AU just enough to win (think 2010)

L at UF: I thought UF was the worst 11-1 team I had ever seen two years ago, and wasn't surprised at all to see them have a horrible year last season. That said, there are still a lot of good players on that team. Defensively they'll be good, and offensively they have to be better than last season. Like JHS, the Swamp is a tough place to play. This will be the game that haunts LSU fans. Like 2010 and 2012, LSU will jump on UF early but fail to put the nail in the coffin when they have the chance. UF will stay in the game and make just enough plays to win in the 4th.

L at A&M: No JFF, but A&M will still have an upper-tier SEC offense. The defense can't be any worse, and they have recruited well. If this game were in Sept or Oct. I think LSU wins. However, there always seems to be that one game where LSU lays an egg (generally it's been against Ark.), this is it. With the game on Thanksgiving night, there will be a general malaise over the team. A&M jumps on LSU early, but the Tigers respond to make it a fight in the 4th quarter. Unfortunately, at home, A&M makes a few big plays late to win the game.

i do.

I could easily see 9-3 or 8-4. Or, 11-1. It all depends on how quickly the young guys gell and step up - something that NONE of us know, not even the coaches. Not even the players themselves.

A young team is an inconsistent team. We could beat Alabama and lose to Florida and Missississippi State. There is no way to predict what will happen. We have a challenging schedule and all of our skill position players on offense are brand new. There is no way to know which direction things will go.

This team could run the table or end up 7-5 - or anywhere in between. It is a mystery, which is why LSU is ranked #13 and all of the experts are hedging their bets.

If the QB under performs and the freshmen don't make a big splash this year, we could easily lose any combination of:

Alabama
UF
Ole Miss
Auburn
Wisconsin

I'm predicting 10-2. I'll say we beat Bama, but lose to Auburn and someone we're not supposed to. 3 losses would be a bit disappointing, but not entirely unexpected with our youth. I don't think we'll lose more than 3, though.

I honestly have no idea.
Qb play and defensive play is an unknown at this point.

10-2 possible but I am going 9-3.

Florida has a vet qb and solid d. That is a tough one.

Tamu on thanksgiving in college station. Even when they couldn't win 6 games they always stepped up on thanksgiving

Bama

Auburn at Jordan hare is always tough.

That's 4 toss up games there without even taking the annual miles ole miss/ arky blunder into
account

I say 9-3 or 10-2. That is pretty much the bench mark most years.

An ultra-talented, inexperienced bunch like this year's Bayou Bengals have the ability to defeat the best, but usually are inconsistent enough to lose to a couple of teams with lessor talent. That's where my personal prediction of 10-3(with a bowl victory) stems from. I could see this team defeating either Auburn or 'Bama but not both due to the inexperience factor. Maybe clubbing Wisconsin but inexplicably losing to MSU. That kind of thing. If they overcome inconsistency by mid-season, as some of Les' teams have done, they could wind up with more than 10 victories; maybe even vie for the West title a year early. Hope so.

Can't stand all of this hedging. Fricking state what you think the team will do, at least that's my opinion. If you think we'll underachieve, so so. If you think we're going to the ship, say so. Pick a side.

People want to play both sides, be the "realist" fan that's not a homer, but when the team does great it's "I always believed in them." Frick all of that, that's no way to be a fan IMO. It's short for fanatic, so be a fanatic.