re: Florida has played LSU nearly dead even over the years.

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It's gonna be a slugfest in Death Valley next Saturday.

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Oh no doubt. It usually is (between LSU and Florida), if you take the Spurrier years out of the series history.

I really like LSU's chances to win pretty soundly for three reasons:

1. LSU's offense this year is unprecedented. You really can't compare this offense to any other they've ever had, because this has never happened. We haven't ever had a quarterback and passing game as efficient as this one. So Florida has never seen this version of LSU.

2. They beat us up pretty good last year, enough to where our team has a chip on their shoulder about it. I'd award LSU as having the emotional edge.

3. This thing is setting up to be classic Tiger Stadium. Night game, ESPN Gameday, the "A" crowd will be in attendance (the people who actually own the season tickets will more than likely be going to this one), and with beer being sold in the stadium it will only add fuel to the rowdiness. This game will be the TRUE indicator of how loud the stadium can get now with the expansion and now beer being sold.

In years past I'd be worried about Florida bringing pressure on Burrow. This year, I almost hope they do. Because at that point, Brady will dial up screens to CEH and Emery where the little short dump off passes gain us 20, 30 yards a pop. This is where having Brady is going to end up being the best hire LSU has made in quite a while. Everybody says that Mullen is so good, but we have a guy who was a coach in the NFL. I like our guy better. Professional trumps good at the college level any day of the week.