Don’t set yourself up for a massive letdown

I feel that it’s only appropriate to take this wonderful day to ponder how much progress we’ve made as a team and staff under coach O this season. Preseason expectations were anthing but glamorous. Many said we would finish 5th in the West and 7-5 was the predicted outcome by most of the so called “experts”. Anyone who follows our recruiting close enough should’ve known that we weren’t gonna suck that bad! We are LSU! We breed 1st round draft picks and consensus All Americans year after year. However, I myself was in the 9-3 or 10-2 camp. I made bets with all my friends that we would finish the regular season with at least 9 wins. I believed in Burrow and knew we had too much talent to fall by the wayside.

BUT I have to admit I didn’t think we would beat Georgia by 20 and that Grant Delpit would be this good! It’s been a great ride this year! And college football is fun again in the Red Stick. It’s always fun for me but you guys know what I mean. When your team continues to steal the spotlight and inch it’s way into a playoff spot after starting the season ranked twenties it makes for a great year!! It sparks memories of the good old days and the good old days are here again my friends!

Now consider Alabama: this is the strongest offense I have ever seen assembled at Alabama and we all know it’s mostly because of the ultra talented Tua Tagovailoa. Aside from him they have what they always have: a strong Oline, good running backs, and a strong defense. Heck they always have everything and their speed at receiver is certainly a problem this year. Tua can flick his wrist 3 times and score 21 points. It would take 3 sensational drives for LSU to put up 21 against the tide. Like it or not we just aren’t as good as the red team.

Enter Saturday night in Death Valley and the biggest stage in college football. A raucous crowd and a big play early could spark a war that Bama most likely won’t find anywhere all year. The crowd could actually be the difference in the end. #1 Alabama against #4 LSU (I’ve seen playoff polls suggest we’ll be #2) on a Saturday night in Death Valley is exactly what college football should be. Let’s face it the whole sport is better when we are nationally relevant. And we are right now!

This could be the best college football game all season- including the national championship game. It is for this reason that many love purple, live gold die hards shouldn’t consider it a failure if we lose this game. We’ve made great strides this season Tiger fans, and I really feel the best is yet to come under coach O. Savor the moments, enjoy the ride, and make it the best Saturday of the season! We are back in the national spotlight where we belong and still have a lot of muscle to flex. Even without a win next weekend, we’re still well on our way! “we comin! .. we comin! and we ain’t backing down!!