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On the Tigers, ESPN said “Ed Orgeron has told everyone to geaux away this preseason, perhaps to give a new offense as much of a surprise element as possible. “No SEC program has more top-end talent to compete with Alabama, but the Tigers' offense can't simply be Derrius Guice carrying the ball. Matt Canada has reshaped offenses at several programs, and if he can give LSU a schematic edge it lacked, look out in the Bayou.”

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Posted by Alt26

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Posted on 8/3/17 at 11:32 am to jrodLSUke

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No. 12 is a good place to be preseason. Me likey.

If past history is any indicator, then it's not a "good place". Generally when LSU has started the season ranked outside the top 10, they finished the season ranked outside the top 10. LSU hasn't "come from the back of the pack" to be a championship contender since 2010. With last year being the big exception, generally when LSU finished in the top 10, they started the year in the top 10 (2005, 2006, 2007, 2011).

HOWEVER, this season marks the biggest change in LSU football since 2005. Frankly, I don't see how anyone can realistically predict what LSU will do this season. There are just too many unknowns.

Looking at the poll, once you get past #3 there are questions about everyone. USC and PSU finished hot, but they were ugly early. Do they pick up where they left off in 2017. Or do they regress to the mean a little bit? How good is Clemson without Watson? Hell, you could legitimately argue for LSU being ranked anywhere from 4th to 15th

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