re: Honest assessment taking off our purple and gold glasses…

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What’s your expected outcome of the ole miss game, putting aside emotions and trying to rely on pure.facts? Hard to keep emotions out of this and I go back and forth but at the end of the day I just think we have a better team and coaching staff. No score predictions but just that we win!

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It looks like our run defense is fine, but we don’t really know how good our secondary can be, because they haven’t been tested.
Our lack of a robust running game, minus the QB runs, is troubling.
Our receivers also seem to have trouble separating from defenders.
What concerns me is Levitt’s problems with turnovers.
If we can limit those, I think we win.
I certainly don’t want Chambliss with time left on the clock and us up by only 2, similar to the Louisville game.

OM averaged a little over 8 pass plays over 15 yards per game last year. Louisville was dead even with them until OM was able to stretch the field in 2nd half. We limit them to 6 of less and I have to think we stand a good chance.

Don't think OM is going to drive the ball with any regularity on this defense.
Think we win by 10 or more if we can have a good red zone offense.

After 2 games LSU has best D in CFB. OM is ranked last in the SEC. They have a better QB and starting RB but we are better at every other position. We play our A game we beat the spread.

I think the team that contains the QB better will win this game. Both QBs thrive from exiting the pocket.

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their crowd / atmosphere will be an issue.

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VH hold 64k. You have to think there will be 6-8k LSU fans there. That leaves 56k OM fans. That stadium isn’t imposing at all. Bleacher report has them sandwiched between Cal and Boston College as loud stadiums.

Better blocking by OL (run and pass), and we win by 10.

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How would that be a heartbreaker if we win

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for them not us.

Tigers will dominate IF the OL has their shite together.

IF they dont have it together, the game will closer than it should be.

One thing I'm certain of is that Kiffen (Weis) have only shown/used maybe 35% of their cards/plays!! They did'nt need to in games 1+2, and absolutely Did Not! They are both sneaky-supreme strategists and think/work/coordinate very well together using the same unique "system" that allows their talented players/offense to effectuate, run countless new, creative, ingenious plays! Notice how you hav'nt seen even a "hint" of any of the "trick plays" you know they have and can dial up when the "time is right". In fact, I think these highly original, surprise type plays is what defines Kiffen (what he's known for) and is how/what/why he is so unique & successful. We will perhaps "see" some of these ingenious plays against Ole Miss - IF Necessary! If Not - we Won't!

And for the same reasons as mentioned above, and the same vitally important, game-specific reasons...... I'm also certain that Coach Baker has withheld whatever defensive tricks/coverages/options he could so as to surprise, confuse one of the very best QB's & offenses Baker's defenses have ever encountered! There is NO WAY extraordinary, highly detail oriented coaches like Kiffen/Baker have NOT withheld their most brilliant, best options. You can be certain that THIS game against Ole Miss has been "front-center" in all their preparation, planning to date.

Perhaps the most cherished, unique traits I've noticed (seen, heard) with Lane Kiffen is his ingenious skill + ability to think/see/plan FAR ahead. He is many, many Steps Ahead of his competition!! And on All Fronts/Aspects!

COACHING.....will be the deciding difference in this game, which "should" create a convincing win for LSU. I AM worried about the Sankey/SEC officials! It was abundantly clear that he has/had a personal & professional vendetta against Kiffen, LSU and now Louisiana!

That misdirected, prideful spite was attempted in numerous, very serious manners/methods! But it did not, has not extracted the revenge, punishment upon the intended target his deflated ego/pride/hate demands, salivates over......Yet.

If and/or when that Sankey "doubles down" yet again..... and target sics his SEC referees on to LSU/Kiffen (there is plenty, obvious, historical evidence that Sankey WILL do/try again)......it will Monstrously Fail. For enough of the true, real Facts about the actual situation (faux spectacle/outrage) has been released. Sankey & SEC et al's reputation, and their personal/institutional pride, power, ego has been exposed and greatly tarnished.

** Fair, Unbiased or Reasoned leadership IS Not & HAS Not been utilized/directed from the SEC Office or Commissioner. Before Sankey is Fired, he will seek to punish, harm and even destroy Kiffen and/or LSU in any way he can - legally or illegally! ***

But the "Script has Flipped" in the Mainstream/Network & Social Medias awareness of the overall facts regarding the recent, undeserved and targeted spectacle/outrage against LSU & Kiffen! This is HUGE and both has & will put a microscope on any/all of Sankey + the SEC's future dealings, decisions against LSU! ANY poor/obvious calls, penalties against LSU or their players will be front/center across ALL sport's media outlets/networks/podcasts/interwebs!! They will do it not so much as Love for LSU, but because it sells newspapers/clicks/views/etc. But also because they DO love LSU, for IT IS the undisputed, biggest, most fun + exciting "ticket" (brand, ratings, atmosphere) in ALL of college sports!!

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Our lack of a robust running game

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