LSU vs. Notre Dame

it will be a really close game. LSU hasn't played nearly the schedule the irish have. Im looking forward to it.

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. I ll usually read other threads, and maybe mention them in here, but ill leave my comments here. I do get that this is an LSU board, so if people want me to bounce, i will.

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no stay around your input is welcomed.

WAAAAAY too soft to be coming in here! There are a few well versed in football here, most are just jackasses though. Enjoy!

haha, just showin some respect, not worried about bein soft, can hold my own. I can chat with all kinds.

i never really bought ND has a top 5 team, i think when we played georgia i told them i felt like ND was a 14-15 ranked team, which is where they ended up. i was surprised at how unprepared they were for the miami game, i do not think the talent gap is as large as the score indicated, it was poor preparation. After that, i think they got mentally drained.

Ill start in easy with some offensive thoughts. This team has struggled with the passing game all year, but thrived off of its running game early. I have never been able to figure out all the love that this offensive line gets, even the last years. Against size and strength, they do well, but do not do well with speed - especially on the edges. The right side is younger, and they are coming along, i actually feel like they are a little better at pass blocking then run. McGlinchey is.... frustrating haha. So much talk about how good he is, but put a speedy defensive end on him, and he will be chasing him the whole game. I saw it last year and he hadn't gotten any better this year. Nelson (LG) is the real deal. This kid is good in run/pass. He is deserving of the hype. A solid rotation of running backs. adams runs hard, but has not been the same since miami. Not sure if he has been quietly nursing an injury, but not the same back who played against USC.

Wimbush (QB) has shown a lot of different things this year. He can run well, can throw it a mile, but manages to overthrow a guy 10 feet in front of him. I think the biggest hurtle for him is the mental game. He is overthinking everything he is doing. The receivers have been the biggest headache in my opinion. Most people are quick to put all the blame on Wimbush, but the receivers have done nothing to help a first time starter. They don't fight for the ball, have a bad case of alligator arms, don't know when to break on routes and have had zero toughness. I put so much more on them then on wimbush.

Honestly, Aranda is the biggest issue for ND. He has a month to game plan for ND and that's dangerous with the talent he has.

LSU will compliment the planning with a fully healthy dline rotation that features a lot of high shelf talent. ND has a very good oline, but that will be matched on the LOS.

On offense, Danny Etling has come a long way and has improved gradually to compliment a good running game.....with a healthy Guice, it'll be tough. Danny is also very careful with the ball, so free bees will be few.

I honestly expect a 27-17 LSU type game.

I expect a relatively low scoring game. Whoever can consistently run the ball will win since that is each team's strength. We will be the healthiest we've been all year. Guice will play, but Key is uncertain. Guice battled injuries the first half of the season and that mixed with a new OC have hurt his numbers. He's healthy and he's pissed. Not a good sign for ND.

Etling won't likely put up big stats, but he protects the ball so unless ND can generate a lot of pressure he's not going to make many mistakes. Expect a few jet sweeps with the WRs, some deep passes and throws to the sidelines. We rarely test the middle.

Aranda can dial up a serious defensive game plan when given this much time. Just ask Lamar Jackson. MLB Devin White is the enforcer. I can see a lot of run blitzes from Aranda with our DBs playing man.

It should be a good game.

It will be a much tougher game than last year's Citrus matchup.


That turned out to be a beat down against the Heisman winner.

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