re: Passing Offense woes (From SI.com's College Football Mailbag)

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LSU (26). Reason to like: Destroyed Pac-12's Washington, survived SEC road opener against desperate Auburn. Reason to doubt: The 12-10 struggle past Auburn revived questions about whether LSU has the quarterback play and overall offensive sophistication to win a national title. Zach Mettenberger's passer rating is just barely better than Jarrett Lee's was at this point last year. Next major test: Oct. 6 at Florida. Toughest schedule stretch: Oct. 6-Nov. 10. Four of the five opponents in that stretch are currently undefeated. Current Dash ranking: No. 9. Dash prediction: If the Tigers are 11-1 and everyone else has a loss, we could have another LSU-Alabama title game rematch – but The Dash thinks someone else gets through unscathed.

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I'm a little scared that my tamale-buying privileges at Pimanyoli's in Baton Rouge will be revoked for dropping the Tigers three spots this week after a win at Auburn, but that scare on the Plains threw up some serious red flags. Quarterback Zach Mettenberger, who certainly seemed an upgrade over the Jarrett Lee-Jordan Jefferson platter through LSU's first four games, lost two fumbles and failed to lead the offense on many scoring drives against a defense that gave up 28 points in regulation to Louisiana-Monroe on the same field a week earlier. Don't give me the LSU-Auburn-is-always-a-close-game excuse, either.

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