Over-confidence vs Mississippi State

Personally...
I think a combination of things happened:
1)early injuries in the game(should be able to pug in other players w/out too much change)
--the leadership - aggressiveness got affected.
2)Poor tackling...too many "try to knock-them-down hits" instead of wrapping them up hits.
3)We forget this is Lee's first real start...some passes were a little off...he will get better.
4)We are one game behind in experience for this season...we will get better.

MSU game was the most boring game I've ever watched. I could tell the players were tired, not to mention some key defensive injuries. And even though we played like crap, we still had MSU under our thumb. Not an impressive win but after this weekend, it could have been much worse. LSU has a week off and we will be ready!

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MSU game was the most boring game I've ever watched.

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If that was the most boring game you've watched, you haven't watched much football my friend.

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And even though we played like crap

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Maybe, but isn't it possible that Miss. State played a good game?
This isn't the same Miss. State that looked so bad in their first 3 games. The addition of Lee to their backfield added a spark to the previous nonexistent offense. It'll be interesting to see what State does from here on out.
Added info: Tyson Lee is a better than average QB. In fact he was a 4 star JC transfer player. I believe our Lee was a 4 star player as well.

MSU = classic trap game. Coming down from the Auburn win, looking ahead to Florida next. We've gotten past the trap, we should be fine from here on in.

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A little off? He completed 67% of his passes! He made two really bad throws that I can remember ... the INT and the almost INT to KW on the swing pass.

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His great % does not change that it was his first true start.
Do not read BAD or CRITICISM into a little off.
I saw a few passes miss their target....just an observation. I think he is doing a terrific job. In our level of competition, a few off plays can make the difference.

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Tyson Lee is a better than average QB. In fact he was a 4 star JC transfer player.

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His mechanics are good. The only reason he was overlooked by a lot of teams was his size. I believe the only two BCS teams that looked seriously at signing him was us and K-State. He moved the team against Ga Tech. We just froze up in the red zone in that game.

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isn't it possible that Miss. State played a good game?

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No, they aren't capable of it. They're slow, lack athleticism, and had a brand new quarterback who's never played before, or at least hasn't played much. They have no playmakers other than a couple of running backs, no offensive line, and no imagination whatsoever in their offensive play calling. This was piss-poor defense by LSU, nothing whatsoever to do with Mississippi State.

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This isn't the same Miss. State that looked so bad in their first 3 games.

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Yes, it is, and they will show it in their next game and thereafter.

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The addition of Lee to their backfield added a spark to the previous nonexistent offense.

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Wide arse open receivers were an even bigger spark.

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It'll be interesting to see what State does from here on out.

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Watching them lose pretty much all their games isn't all that interesting. Try talking to one of their fans about that.

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Tyson Lee is a better than average QB. In fact he was a 4 star JC transfer player.

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Then why wasn't he on the field against Auburn or Louisiana Tech? Why couldn't he get anything done against Georgia Tech until the game was over? If he was any good, he'd have been on the field and State would have managed more than 23 total points in their other three games against FBS opponents.

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I believe our Lee was a 4 star player as well.

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Our Lee is a hell of a lot better than any quarterback MSU has had since...well, since I can remember. If the two teams had traded quarterbacks on Saturday night, we very likely would have lost the game.

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In the end, this may be a good thing for the team going into the open date. Instead of spending the week patting themselves on the back, they will be focused on correcting mistakes and listening to the coaches

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We can only hope this is true. Maybe the defense just didn't try to play well against Mississippi State and are actually capable of playing much better. Our chances at Florida depend on that being true.

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As far as Lee goes, he was the least of my worries. He looked a lot more like the Lee from the 2nd half of the Auburn game than the one from the 1st. He made some good blitz reads and some big plays. Anybody remember how bad Mauck look until the UF game in 02? Lee is well ahead of that pace now.

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Absolutely. Of course he may have an off game somewhere down the line, as every quarterback does, particularly as a freshman. But we absolutely could not have asked for a first-year starting QB to come in and play any better than he has. The fact that he's only four games and one start into his career and is already playing this well should be a matter of serious concern to our SEC rivals.