Am I the only one who thinks this year could really go either way?

The worst case:

We get stunned by App. State. We can't move the ball because of our inept young QBs and Armanti Edwards scorches us with his legs. We drop out of the Top 25 after one game.

We bounce back and get wins over Troy and over North Texas, but we are hobbling into Auburn without a trusted starter. Once again, our offense looks inept and Kodi Burns torches our D. We stand at 2-2.

We come back home and defeat a somewhat talented Miss State team but then we head off to Florida KNOWING we will lose, which of course happens. The next week we walk into Spurrier's house, and he burns our unconfident secondary. Next up? Georgia. The surging Dawgs are in the middle of a MNC run, and Miles has already lost this team. We get toasted at home and we are 3-5.

We regain a little confidence by killing Tulane at home, but then Nick Saban comes to town and his defensive schemes are just too much for our poor crappy QBs. We are 4-6.

We pull out a season saving victory over Ole Miss before stomping a depleted Arkansas team. We end up 6-6 and barely make the Independence Bowl, where we meet the vaunted Purdue Boilermakers and win (barely), finishing 7-6 and unranked.

The best case:

We rip App State a new one. All THREE QBs look great and each displays unique abilities. The faster defense shuts down Edwards. We go on to cream Troy and North Texas, starting the season 3-0 and entering the Auburn game with a lot of confidence.

We start the Auburn game with Hatch, but the smart and speedy D of Auburn proves too much for him. Next up is Lee, but Auburn just pins their ears back and plays pass. Fortunately our defense keeps the game close setting up a 4th quarter comeback led by Jordan Jefferson, who beats Auburn with his arm and feet in a JR-like game winning drive.

JJ starts the Miss State game and tears them apart. We are 5-0 going into Florida.

The Florida D unnerves JJ in the Swamp. We go to Hatch, who is the most calm under pressure. He gives a great effort but we fall short. We're 5-1.

We bounce back with Hatch as the starter against S Carolina, improving to 6-1 and regaining our confidence before coming home to face Georgia.

Georgia's speedy D is too much for Hatch, and LSU ends up pulling out another one in the 4th, this time behind the arm of Lee. Lee hits D. Byrd for the game winner to cap off a drive that reminds a lot of people of the Mauck-led drive in 2003 that beat the Dawgs. We are 7-1.

We rest the starters against Tulane and JJ gets his first official start. He does fine and we roll the Wave. Next up Alabama. Lee gets the start and the Tiger's offense begins to roll. We down the Tide to move to 9-1, then smoke Ole Miss and Arkansas and earn a rematch against FLorida in the SEC CCG. We stand at 11-1.

The CCG is on neutral ground, not the Swamp, and LSU's QBs have matured a great deal since October. Lee gets the start but is injured in the 2nd quarter. Hatch comes on first but proves ineffective, leaving JJ to come on a lead the surging offense to victory, exacting revenge over Florida. We're 12-1 and headed to the MNC game against USC.

JJ gets the start because JL is hurt. We mix up our offense nicely, keeping USC guessing and staying in control of the game from the beginning. Chad Jones mans up on Joe McKnight and takes him out of the game. JJ is voted MVP. LSU repeats as MNC, going 13-1. The prospects of a TRUE 3-peat are looking good.