re: Coach O “New team with new players in this bowl game”

I think people are reading too much into this. Why does everyone hang-on to every statement Coach O says? Sometimes it's just "coach talk".

As a fan, obvious I hope we win, but how much does bowl games really matter? Will it hurt recruiting? Will a recruit who is strongly considering LSU watch the bowl game and say "they lost I am not going"? Or will he say "they lost, I can really go there and have an impact"?

This game will not tell us much about 2019. We need to get stronger in two areas. Offensive line and running backs.. And if our offensive line gets stronger, that will help the running game.. And we seem to have a few good RBs coming in...

We need to be able to control the clock better and allow our defense to not stay on the field as long. As long as Aranda is our D-Co, if build a stronger line, establish a better running game and at least have a pretty good QB, we will be in the NC discussion every year.