re: My take on the season after this loss...

There's never been a question that LSU could play with anyone. Assuming TQ gets drafted, he will be the 5th guy coached by Jones to reach the NBA. That's significant talent.

The problem is that Jones' tenure has be marked by absolute inconsistency. I would not have been surprised at all to see LSU win today. Conversely, I would not be shocked to see them lose @ Auburn or to Miss. St. Good/great teams find ways to get up for most games, even those against lesser opponents. LSU hasn't been one of those teams over the last 2.5 years and it starts at the top, sorry.

Jones is a much more animated and invoked coach against good teams (UK, OU, etc) from the get go. Against teams like UGA, he's casually putting on his coat and standing idly by while his team's big lead slips away.

You can't just get up for the "big" games. So while today reinforced the fact that LSU can play with anyone, there's nothing in the past 3 seasons to make you think they'll keep that level of intensity up in some of the 3/4 full arenas they'll step into the rest of the season. I hope I'm wrong