re: Back to back road games

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But I'd also say that I'd not choose to play Arkansas on the road after coming off a big win, where one often sees a let down, going to play a team coming of a bye with 2 weeks to prepare for me. I was very worried about that and we managed.

Hoping we can be a trend buster Saturday as well.

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We had gone something like the last 4-5 games vs Arkansas being decided by 3 points. A 34-10 final later and it looks like this team doesn't care about trends or historical precedent.

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In the SEC, playing back to back road games usually does not favor those teams.

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True, but this includes the entirety of the SEC. Including Vandy, MSU, etc. And trends are simply trends. They don’t have specific influence on individual games.

How do the top teams fair?

If LSU can hold Texas A&M to 21 points and LSU scores 24 points..... then LSU wins.

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You may be right, but Brian Kelly's past also shows he can't win the big game either



This isn't that big of a game. Kelly wins this type of game all the time. Ole miss this year, Bama in '22 (that game was bigger).

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He also beat LSU twice in Bowl games - over 2 coaches who won national titles over here, but not sure if those count as big games?

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Brian Kelly's past also shows he can't win the big game either

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The only reason people think this is because when he does win a big game the narrative changed that it wasn't really a big game. When he loses then people pump their chest saying he can't win a big one. It's a tired narrative that isn't true.

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Now look at who has won the home game in the past, what, 7 years?

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And the last 4 games vs. Arkansas were decided by 3 points. 5 of the last 6 by 7 or less.

What bearing did that have on the game this year? None. Each season is generally independent of the one that preceded it.

Is LSU at a larger disadvantage this week because they won on the road last week?

Since 2008, LSU played back to back conference road games (without a bye) in 7 seasons. They are 6-1 in those 2nd games and the only loss was in the COVID season.

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ell that certainly changes this narrative don't it?

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Not really as it doesn’t account for the times they lost the first game.

But the larger point remains that historical trends don’t have any impact on future events. It’s also not really revolutionary to say that winning on the road is hard.

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Since 2008, LSU played back to back conference road games (without a bye) in 7 seasons. They are 6-1 in those 2nd games and the only loss was in the COVID season.

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Saved me the research.

So yes, the SEC as a whole is bad in the second game of back to back road games, but LSU (and i would wager Alabama and Georgia as well) have been solid in those games.

Geaux Tigers