ESPN moves LSU up from 15 to 9 in preseason 2017 football after signing day!!

I wish Bama wasn't PS #1

We goin' to the 'ship!

LOL

One thing you notice is the lack of LSU opponents on that list. Bama and Auburn are the only ones.

I've seen so many people over the last few months saying LSU has no chance to do well with "next year's schedule" and it completely baffles me. Yes, LSU plays Bama there. Yes, LSU plays 5 SEC road games, but are there any that really terrify you outside of Bama?

MSU may be better, but this isn't the 2014 team

Ole Miss lost their QB and other solid players from a team that had a losing season. Plus, they are in the early stages of becoming a train-wreck once again

Florida has benefited from being in an awful Eastern division, and while they've been good, I don't think they've been a "great" program under McElwain. They are losing a lot from a terrific defense and the recent recruiting seems to leave a lot to be desired.

Tenn. shot their wad this season. All the stars aligned, experience and as much talent as they've had in a while. In the end, the season was a giant dud which could have been worse had they not had a few miraculous finishes. Are they supposed to be BETTER next season? I don't see it.

Syracuse and BYU don't scare me. Auburn should be solid, but they haven't won in BR in nearly 20 years. There's no "short week" vs. A&M and Arkansas comes here.

On paper, in February, I don't see this as a murderer's row schedule at all.

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On paper, in February, I don't see this as a murderer's row schedule at all.

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Sure, in a vacuum where you only look at each individual games (granted, that is how there played). But there is a significant cumulative effect when you play physical teams each week. There is also a psychological effect where you can never take a game off. Sure, we may be better than most teams, but getting 85 18-22 year olds to focus every single week for 12-15 weeks cannot be easy.