LSU held MSU to 3rd highest point total in their last 11 sec games.

The defense did what they needed to do to get the W.

The offense could mot sustain drives.

We need Brennan back now.

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We need Brennan back now.

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Definitely.

Max is improving, but Brennan opens up the entire field.

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Defense wasn’t the problem yesterday

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No, it wasn't, per se. But people are falling all over themselves about what a great job we did "keeping them in check", with our 4 quarters of prevent defense. Sure, it was better than last year. Last year was a comedy of errors in the secondary. But the fact is that no one else in this league has had any trouble stopping them, and yet we have to treat them like they are Alabama, and people are celebrating the fact that we "only" gave up 25.

I'm glad we won the game, because I hate losing way more than I enjoy winning. But I'm not kidding myself about what I saw yesterday. I actually think think the defense can be decent this year, when they rush the passer. We've seen that they can do that. But if we're going to play scared against any offense that we think has a pulse, and use a 3 man rush, we're not going to have cupcakes like MSU to be able to get away with that.

Clearly, however, our biggest problem is we can't block, and our QB is either indecisive the few times that he has time, or he's throwing the ball into the dirt whenever he's on the run, too often. Not much happening to inspire confidence.

They got 2 TDs in complete garbage time. I was a lot more concerned about the offense than defense yesterday.

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Go back and look at their offensive roster from last year to this year. Rogers wasn’t the QB until well into the season and half the team left during or after it. Their offense is a complete rebuild, so the comparison to last year doesn’t mean much.

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I'm not sure if a bunch of people leaving translates to them being better. They didn't bring in some great recruiting class. But, ok, forget about SEC teams. Let's just consider who they've played this year. They scored 24 against NC State, 29 against a horrible Memphis defense, and 35 against perennial juggernaut, LA Tech.

If this were a typical Mike Leach "air raid" offense, you'd expect against those kinds of teams for MSU to be averaging at least 40 points per game at this juncture, before getting into the meat of their schedule. I'm sorry, MSU just isn't good, on either side of the ball. I'm not trying to ruin anyone's fun. I want to be excited just as much as anyone, but I'm also not blind. There was really nothing about that game that changed the way I feel about this team's chances. They still have the talent, but I'm looking for a lot more than this to say that we're improving, yet.

If our offense sustains one more drive and finishes it with points, or sustains two or three more drives for just another set of downs, this game looks completely different than. Remember, the score was 21-3 at one point. Then the offense let up. You HAVE to smell blood in the water at that point and keep scoring and chewing up clock.

Shitty take. Defense played well

Wow, at least there is something to be upset about regarding the defense. Two TD’s were late clean ups but they still had to drive for a dozen plays. Add in a couple of blatant bad/no calls. Through that whole 4th quarter I had the feeling that there was a couple notches that were left to turn if we got in bind. Without watching a replay, I think the defense did pretty much what it wanted to.

I think it is no e of the above. I think we need more creative running plays. I’ve watched football every weekend mini mini games and it seems that everybody can run the football except the Tigers. From what I’ve seen so far there is absolutely no imagination in the running gang it’s handball off right tackle or up the middle. We just need to have more creative running plays. Submits directions some delay draws also a screen pass or two would also illuminate some of the duress that the quarterback is Under from the pass rush.