re: Predicting the rest of the season and the future of the program...

LSU - 49 New Mexico State - 7
LSU - 17 Auburn - 38
LSU - 21 Florida - 28
LSU - 31 Kentucky - 27
LSU - 24 Ole Miss - 35
LSU - 17 Alabama - 28
LSU - 23 Arkansas - 28
LSU - 21 A&M - 45

LSU is just not very good this year. Trust me, Michigan is a dumpster fire and I feel for you all, but LSU is just not a good team. The lines are weak. Aside from #4, the linebackers are slow and weak. LSU has a young, inexperienced quarterback. I do like the upside of the Harris kid. The wide receivers look pretty good and the secondary looks solid as a whole. The SEC West is stacked with A&M, Alabama, Auburn. That could legitimately be the best 3 teams in the country. Mississippi State and Mississippi are not the teams of old. They are legitimate top 15 teams. Arkansas is strong and physical and could pose serious problems to LSU just due to their scheme and strengths.

It says more about the SEC West than anything.