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LSU being underestimated
Posted on 8/8/17 at 9:02 pm
Posted on 8/8/17 at 9:02 pm
I am liking that most of the country is underestimating LSU this year. We will come out looking different with a new swagger!!!
I can't wait!!!
I can't wait!!!
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Posted on 8/8/17 at 9:05 pm to LSUDAT79
Ranked #12
Preseason prediction of 10 wins by most publications.
Underestimated ?
In what sense ?
Preseason prediction of 10 wins by most publications.
Underestimated ?
In what sense ?
This post was edited on 8/8/17 at 9:06 pm
Posted on 8/8/17 at 9:09 pm to LSUDAT79
I'm not getting my hopes up.
Posted on 8/8/17 at 9:09 pm to LSUDAT79
I think this is the first year I have real expectations honestly. I like having real expectations honestly. I see a 9-3 year.
I think Oline is a real issue. Not the coaches fault, it's the hand we were dealt.
Homer wants me to believe coach O is trolling us on things but I think our OLine and ok QB play gets us 9 wins
Let's see us against BYU then we can decide what our expectations our. I just want to beat Bama
I think Oline is a real issue. Not the coaches fault, it's the hand we were dealt.
Homer wants me to believe coach O is trolling us on things but I think our OLine and ok QB play gets us 9 wins
Let's see us against BYU then we can decide what our expectations our. I just want to beat Bama
This post was edited on 8/8/17 at 9:13 pm
Posted on 8/8/17 at 9:29 pm to LSUDAT79
Honestly, LSU has underwhelmed every year since 2011.
Posted on 8/8/17 at 10:06 pm to LSUDAT79
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LSU being underestimated
LSU being a puzzle. Will the OL hold up, with little back-up? How much will the offense improve from last year, a little or a lot?
How good will Etling be, is this the year LSU plays a freshman, Alabama did? How many weeks will it take for LSU's offense to hit its stride?
LSU can be very dominant, all that depends on the offense.
This post was edited on 8/8/17 at 10:18 pm
Posted on 8/8/17 at 10:13 pm to LSUDAT79
I think this is the season where if you say the team will get into the playoffs, you will get downvoted. At the same time if you say they will have a 9-3 season like last year, you will also get downvoted. So the best option is to enjoy the ride and hope for the best.
Posted on 8/8/17 at 10:20 pm to LSUDAT79
Seems like most of the country IS NOT underestimating LSU. They are the second ranked SEC team to start the season despite being picked to finish 3rd...in the West...at SEC media day.
They lose three 1st round draft picks from last season along with both starting LB's and WR's (3 of them drafted). They also lose their most experienced O lineman. Along with all of that their new HC is a guy who was almost universally thought to be a poor hire. Yet......despite all of that they start the season a the second ranked SEC team.
Some LSU fans are DESPARATE to play the underdog, "no respect" role. But the reality is that the country sees LSU as a great program even though LSU hasn't exactly lived up to expectations for 3-4 years now. Sorry to burst your bubble, but LSU's days of "no respect" are well in the past...and that's a good thing
They lose three 1st round draft picks from last season along with both starting LB's and WR's (3 of them drafted). They also lose their most experienced O lineman. Along with all of that their new HC is a guy who was almost universally thought to be a poor hire. Yet......despite all of that they start the season a the second ranked SEC team.
Some LSU fans are DESPARATE to play the underdog, "no respect" role. But the reality is that the country sees LSU as a great program even though LSU hasn't exactly lived up to expectations for 3-4 years now. Sorry to burst your bubble, but LSU's days of "no respect" are well in the past...and that's a good thing
Posted on 8/9/17 at 7:54 am to LSUDAT79
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I am liking that most of the country is underestimating LSU this year. We will come out looking different with a new swagger!!!
How many years now have we been saying this? Not last year, I know, because we were highly (over)rated in preseason, but every time we're not in the top 10 to start the season, people make this point about being underestimated or under the radar, etc., but it never seems to work out to our advantage. When was the last time we started a season out of the top 10 but finished in it? 2010?
Posted on 8/9/17 at 8:02 am to LSUDAT79
Seems to me we're estimated pretty fairly. No one actually knows how LSU will look this year and we have a big question mark at offensive line.
Posted on 8/9/17 at 9:17 am to LSUDAT79
Again, I am not talking about what we are ranked in preseason polls, which personally I think doesn't even matter. I am just saying in discussions with other fans of other schools they have us marked down as a "W".
Was not trying to second guess anybody expert knowledge on our team. Just making a comment about what others are saying.
I hope we win all of our games!!
Was not trying to second guess anybody expert knowledge on our team. Just making a comment about what others are saying.
I hope we win all of our games!!
Posted on 8/9/17 at 9:24 am to LSUDAT79
we lost a ton to the NFL and our new HC is a huge question mark. that we're as high as 12th is amazing honestly.
Posted on 8/9/17 at 11:04 am to LSUDAT79
I have always thought the underdog mentality is just what Louisiananians gravitate to naturally. Being the favorite and having high expectations feels too much like pressure and this state can only see an opportunity to fail with such praise.
Instead , as the underdog , only the opportunity to have a pleasant surprise exist. No pressure to meet lofty goals. Hell , you can only be disappointed when something/ someone fails to come through.
But to see yourself as off the radar with no real belief you "should" succeed ...well that is much much easier to live that way. No pressure . No disappointment . Only pleasant surprises.
Instead , as the underdog , only the opportunity to have a pleasant surprise exist. No pressure to meet lofty goals. Hell , you can only be disappointed when something/ someone fails to come through.
But to see yourself as off the radar with no real belief you "should" succeed ...well that is much much easier to live that way. No pressure . No disappointment . Only pleasant surprises.
This post was edited on 8/9/17 at 11:04 am
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