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

Posted on 9/15/26 at 8:43 am to
Posted by skullhawk
My house
Member since Nov 2007
28099 posts
Posted on 9/15/26 at 8:43 am to
Chambliss seems to have the will to make that team win. Somehow, LSU has to put this game away mid second half.

If LSU gets into a one possession game late, I think they will lose.

It will be important to weather the emotional storm early. Don't do anything stupid. Turnovers, giving up a big play, drive extending penalties, etc. Make them and their fans doubt they are up for this.

If you avoid those stupid mistakes, I think this LSU defense will eventually tip the scales.
Posted by Revelator
Member since Nov 2008
62557 posts
Posted on 9/15/26 at 8:59 am to
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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!


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.
This post was edited on 9/15/26 at 9:00 am
Posted by skullhawk
My house
Member since Nov 2007
28099 posts
Posted on 9/15/26 at 9:01 am to
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Ole miss scored 24 on LSU last year.


Yes, but they had almost 500 yards of offense. That score is a little misleading because OM had a turnover going into the end zone and salted away the last 5 minutes.

Their offense had way more success than those 24 points indicate.

That said, this LSU defense is better than last year's group. Chambliss is playing better ball now than he did then, too. What I would like to see Blake and this defense do a better job of is limiting Chambliss' scrambles. He rushed for 71 yards last year. Need to cut that in half.
Posted by dljtigers
Sulphur, LA
Member since Feb 2012
2224 posts
Posted on 9/15/26 at 9:10 am to
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.
Posted by Prominentwon
LSU, McNeese St. Fan
Member since Jan 2005
95120 posts
Posted on 9/15/26 at 9:15 am to
Defense is on an another level.

Doesn’t matter what the offense does. This team isn’t a superstar offensive team. It’s the defense as a whole who is the absolute superstar of this team.
Posted by lsufan1971
Zachary
Member since Nov 2003
24484 posts
Posted on 9/15/26 at 9:31 am to
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.
Posted by TigerStick
Dallas, TX
Member since Aug 2005
1216 posts
Posted on 9/15/26 at 9:46 am to
I think it's going to be really close. We're going to get their best shot and their crowd / atmosphere will be an issue. Leavitt is going to have to be better.

Tight game, late turnover in either direction will most likely win/lose it.

Posted by LVag1997
Member since Jun 2021
1325 posts
Posted on 9/15/26 at 9:49 am to
I think the team that contains the QB better will win this game. Both QBs thrive from exiting the pocket.
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