MSN writers and "Herby" say we lose today....

They can say whatever they want but the Tigers are hungry and ready to feast!!!

I've never understood why fans care so much what the national media says. It's not really a criticism, I just don't give a shite what they say. It only matters what happens during the games. It always sorts itself out.

quote:

---

What say you Tiger Droppings loyalists?

---

I say football is played on the field, not in people's mouths.

I thought a "trap game" was a potential upset due to the game being sandwiched between two much tougher opponents. For example, if LSU played Oklahoma, then Miss St, then Bama - it would've reasonable to call the MSU game a trap game.

But that isn't the case here. MSU is clearly the toughest opponent through 5 weeks. If LSU loses, it isn't gonna be because of looking ahead at next week's game

So what

A) I've seen many here on this board that think we stand a better chance of losing than winning
B) I've seen a couple here on this board that outright think we'll lose
C) One can not assume they did more than look at stats, not the games, and say the BYU offensive numbers looked like the avg for the last 5 yrs and extrapolate that into predictable results
D) They WANT Fitz to be the next Tebow. That bias is playing into their expectations. He hasn't shown that yet.
E) That D has made some good plays, but actually had some bad games. For that D to have an impact LSU has to make some mistakes. The spectacular "sports center" plays bias them more than the body of work.

Me, I'd rather make assumptions about their poor preparation and logic (as above) and watch it come true.

This has a silver lining though. When they have egg on their face they tend to "vote it away". In other words many in the media, who vote in AP Poll, who think this way are, in a way, forced to reverse course when they swing so far to one direction and make bad assumptions. That reverse course is in their votes.

Every analyst/expert wants to be the one that makes "the call" that makes them look like they know what they're talking about. So, they look through the list of games and find one that has a chance of happening and then spin it to fit their narrative. You see the same thing weekly in fantasy football.

quote:

---

MSN Sports

---

They should stick to soccer. I can't see LSU losing today.

quote:

---

Classic trap game

---

I don't think you know what that means