re: I honestly have no idea what to expect this year.....

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get excited or temper expectations

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Since A) neither of these actions on your part will have any effect on the outcome, and B) there's no way you can know in advance what the outcome will be, why not just do whichever of your options you want and not worry about whether it's right or wrong?

And by the way, I have no idea how we'll do this year, either. I could easily see us winning every game except Alabama or losing 5+.

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Since A) neither of these actions on your part will have any effect on the outcome, and B) there's no way you can know in advance what the outcome will be, why not just do whichever of your options you want and not worry about whether it's right or wrong?

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Ok, heady stuff there. Just trying to come up with something to talk about

I'm going to be blunt, I have no confidence for LSU to win more than 9 games total with Etling at QB. I've been saying this for months, but one of the younger guys needs to get the go ahead. If it's Scott or Narcisse at the very least you get another rushing threat to confuse defenses like Bama, Auburn, and UF. Ed O had good things to say about Narcisse after the spring game (I didn't see much praise about the other guys), noting that he just needs to learn the offense. If it's true about Brennan being around 190 right now (from some poster here), then he should also get a chance. Strong arm, accurate, decently mobile, and played in a wide open offense. With true freshmen like Jake Bentley, Jalen Hurts, Shea Patterson, and Jacob Eason each starting multiple games at different SEC schools last year, I don't see why LSU can't do the same. These guys not onky got year one experience, but all of them will be very successful in the years to come. I don't want LSU to fall even further behind. I don't want LSU to try to run an offense in 2018 with no Guice, no Clapp, likely no Teuhema, and a brand new young QB. LSU has amazing talent to throw to, we have amazing rushing threats, we just need a playmaker under center.

Etling had 11 passing TDs in 11 games last year. He doesn't have a cannon like Mett or experienced NFL level returning starter WRs like Beckham and Landry, so expecting anything other than his continued mediocrity is setting yourself up for disappointment. I doubt Etling is still the starter by midseason.

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I expect 9-3. Last year I thought we had a championship roster and we played in the Citrus Bowl, so what the hell do I know.

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The home schedule is laughable. I'm just worried about the away trips to bama, UF and Tenn. Tenn might not be very good, but they should still have a solid defense and are at home.

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Id rather have a bum year and have Brennan get experience. I'm jumping on the hype train. Edit: Because we will not beat bama or get to a national championship with Etling. He's a 5/10 on a good day.

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With you all the way. we've had trash passing for 3 straight years and have still won at least 8 games. In those years only once was the defense a usual good LSU defense. I mean we had a true sophomore QB in Jennings who only had one game of starting experience, 7 returning catches from our entire receiving unit, an OL running a new blocking scheme, arse for defense in the first half of the season, and a mediocre run game the first half of the season. LSU still finished with 8 wins. The next year we had true sophomore Harris with about 2 games total of experience the season before with a crappy defense pretty much win 10 games if you add in the rained out rent-a-win.

With a back like Guice, good returning run blocking unit, new OC that utilizes a lot of misdirection and focus on getting speedy players out on the perimeter, a defense ran by Dave Aranda, this is the perfect time to let a young QB grow up.

I was all on the Scott train before the spring, but now I am very intrigued with Narcisse and/or Brennan getting a chance as well. all of them are more talented than Etling, and just maybe we strike it rich like several teams have done in the past.

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agree, but I'd also like to not kill Myles' confidence in his freshman year. Let's not go through another Jarrett Lee situation..

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Jarrett Lee was an exception. Not every freshman QB gets PTSD after one year.

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I'm tired of LSU settling for mediocre at best QB play.

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Does LSU currently have someone on the roster that is better than Etling?

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 I can say with 100% certainty that Lock, Allen, Bentley, Hurts, Fitzgerald, Stidham, Patterson, and Eason will be better than him.

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Zaire most likely as well.

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The bright spot is the QB

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Not sure if serious or just talking out your arse.

We've just had 3 decommits from this year's class. I'm not sure how you can put much stock in next year's class. That's a year and a half away.