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Posted on 7/29/10 at 10:25 am to JYD
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I would be pretty surprised personally if LSU wins any of these 3. I think they’ll beat Alabama before they beat Auburn. JMO
I was just discussing this on the SEC rant.
I'd like to know why someone would pick Auburn, who wasn't even in the game last year at LSU - to the tune of 31 - 10 (and the AU TD came on basically the last play of the game), didn't even break a 100 yards PASSING, but now is expected to have a 3 TD swing in their favor.
I don't think the homefield advantage is quite that much.
It seems that everyone is expecting Auburn to improve by leaps and bounds, yet LSU is expected to decline or at least not improve at all.
I just don't see it. I think Auburn could win, but I wouldn't pick them to beat a team that destroyed them last year, and returns more than a lot of other teams.
Posted on 7/29/10 at 10:27 am to WildTchoupitoulas
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I get more right than I do wrong.
You say this every time.........but in fact you don't ........your prognosticating abilities are on the level of Kige.......actually Kige gets way more right than you.
Posted on 7/29/10 at 10:28 am to L S Usetheforce
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You say this every time.........but in fact you don't ........your prognosticating abilities are on the level of Kige.......actually Kige gets way more right than you.
Posted on 7/29/10 at 10:30 am to L S Usetheforce
I am not going to make any predictions, but here are three reasons why I am optimistic about this season and am more excited right now than I was at this time last year:
Every team in the SEC has talent. As far as the contenders, it's pretty equal across the board. But what seperates a "good" team (LSU in 2009) from a "great" team (Alabama in 2009)?
It's 3rd down. An offense that can sustain a drive on 3rd down and a defense that can get off the field on 3rd down are what win national championships.
1. Our offensive line is definitely bigger and more aggressive than last season, and this cannot be debated. JD has gained 20 lbs., and Will Blackwell and Alex Hurst will give us size and attitude on the right side that we sorely lacked. This will result in better push for 3rd and short. We have a heavy short yardage back in Steven Ridley and a great cut-back back with vision in Ford that will net us 1st downs on 3rd and shorts.
2. The pass rush on defense will be night vs. day from 2009. We've heard that Chavis will blitz more, but lets just say for the sake of argument that he doesn't.
Even just with the front four we will get more pressure on the QB. Our defensive ends last year were slow and couldn't shed blocks. This year, there is an influx of speed and athleticism on the edge that we haven't seen in a while. Mingo, Montgomery, Adams and Francois getting after the QB = getting off the field on 3rd down and getting the ball back to our offense.
3. We've heard about the renewed attitude of this team. Kelvin Sheppard and Jordan Jefferson spoke about taking leadership roles, and with the nation's opinion of us right now, there is plenty of fuel for motivation. If we aren't full of piss and vinegar for this season given what happened last year, then something is innately wrong. But I think we will be.
Every team in the SEC has talent. As far as the contenders, it's pretty equal across the board. But what seperates a "good" team (LSU in 2009) from a "great" team (Alabama in 2009)?
It's 3rd down. An offense that can sustain a drive on 3rd down and a defense that can get off the field on 3rd down are what win national championships.
1. Our offensive line is definitely bigger and more aggressive than last season, and this cannot be debated. JD has gained 20 lbs., and Will Blackwell and Alex Hurst will give us size and attitude on the right side that we sorely lacked. This will result in better push for 3rd and short. We have a heavy short yardage back in Steven Ridley and a great cut-back back with vision in Ford that will net us 1st downs on 3rd and shorts.
2. The pass rush on defense will be night vs. day from 2009. We've heard that Chavis will blitz more, but lets just say for the sake of argument that he doesn't.
Even just with the front four we will get more pressure on the QB. Our defensive ends last year were slow and couldn't shed blocks. This year, there is an influx of speed and athleticism on the edge that we haven't seen in a while. Mingo, Montgomery, Adams and Francois getting after the QB = getting off the field on 3rd down and getting the ball back to our offense.
3. We've heard about the renewed attitude of this team. Kelvin Sheppard and Jordan Jefferson spoke about taking leadership roles, and with the nation's opinion of us right now, there is plenty of fuel for motivation. If we aren't full of piss and vinegar for this season given what happened last year, then something is innately wrong. But I think we will be.
Posted on 7/29/10 at 11:06 am to dukke v
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I won't be. It will be the same as last year.No offensive firepower, and a decent D!!!!!
Please see post above...
Posted on 7/29/10 at 11:14 am to L S Usetheforce
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When will all the dumb arse sports writers stop predicting a bowl that hasn't taken an SEC West team since when?
THE GATOR BOWL
The Gator Bowl has been aligned with other conferences until this year.
Posted on 7/29/10 at 11:20 am to L S Usetheforce
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post LSU's last September non SEC lost in Tiger Stadium.....
UAB in 2000. The history since then is basically one game. Virginia Tech in 2007 is the only real non-conference opponent we've played in Tiger Stadium since then. Three games if you want to count Oregon State and Arizona. So, basically, you're pointing to three games against three different opponents three, four and six years ago as evidence of what will happen in one game this year against yet another different team.
I'm not disagreeing that we should beat West Virginia, but the 2007 VT game, the 2006 Arizona game and the 2004 Oregon State game mean absolutely diddly. No other non-conference September game in the last 10 years was on the level with West Virginia.
Posted on 7/29/10 at 11:21 am to Party At LSU
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. Our offensive line is definitely bigger and more aggressive than last season, and this cannot be debated
Sure it can. Can't make any prediction onthat until the 1st game.
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and with the nation's opinion of us right now, there is plenty of fuel for motivation
They should have been this way last year. But what happened.
Posted on 7/29/10 at 11:24 am to secfan123
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ya'lls front seven aren't exactly elite
Holy shite I can't wait for the WVU game.
Posted on 7/29/10 at 11:31 am to dukke v
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Sure it can. Can't make any prediction onthat until the 1st game.
Maybe not the aggressive part in hard, tangible terms, but the personnel for this year's line is percieved to be mentally tougher.
The size differential cannot be debated. We have added beef on the offensive line.
Posted on 7/29/10 at 11:33 am to Party At LSU
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The size differential cannot be debated. We have added beef on the offensive line.
Thats fine. Its the execution of said beef I am worried about.
Posted on 7/29/10 at 11:35 am to bayoubengal225
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First off, a team from the SEC west WILL NOT play in the Gator Bowl.
Nobody knows that. The Gator Bowl might not be like the Outback Bowl in that respect.
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Secondly, to pick a non SEC school to come in to Baton Rouge and win? HIGHLY unlikely.
A little unlikely, but not "HIGHLY unlikely". They will likely be the 2nd best non-conference team to visit Tiger Stadium in over ten years.
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And to drop Alabama, Auburn AND Florida? Even in our last two seasons we didnt lose ALL three of those.
Well, Alabama and Florida might as well already be in the books, so this prediction is really just about the Auburn game. It's on the road, in a tough environment, and the consensus on Auburn is that they will be improved this year. The only time we've ever won at Auburn in this millenium was by the skin of our teeth in the final minute against the worst Auburn team of the last 10 years. It's certainly not implausible that we would lose this game. In fact, I think someone posted the preseason Vegas odds on our games earlier, and we are underdogs to Auburn.
Whether you think we will lose to Auburn or not (I think we will, but that's beside the point), it is certainly never ridiculous or stupid to predict a loss on the road in the SEC against anybody other than Vandy and maybe Mississippi State, and even they sometimes sneak up on favored teams.
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This dude knows absouletly nothing, what a shite for brains.
Well, of course. He's a sportswriter. That's almost a definitional thing. But, shite-for-brains though he is, the prediction of a 9-4 season with losses to Auburn and West Virginia is not evidence of it. I didn't read his prediction, but I'm assuming he must be picking us to beat Arkansas (4 losses, to AU, WVU, UF and Bama). If you ask me, that's the biggest evidence of his stupidity in the whole prediction.
This post was edited on 7/29/10 at 11:37 am
Posted on 7/29/10 at 11:39 am to CharlesLSU
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Some of these folks are going to be mightily surprised when this team suits up.
Some folks are alright. I just don't think it's going to be the folks you think it's going to be.
Posted on 7/29/10 at 11:43 am to Tigerbait337
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Who did LSU play the week before Troy?
Who did LSU play the week before La Tech in 09?
Who started at QB both of those games?
Posted on 7/29/10 at 11:45 am to The Boat
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Alabama 39, LSU 31:
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What a dumb score prediction. 39? When's the last time somebodies scored 39? Stop being cute and say 38.
His reasoning is dumb, too. Alabama had all those weapons and struggled to get to 24. Now LSU will be at home and have another year in this defense.
I agree his score prediction seems a little high. He expects it to be an offensive-dominated game, and I agree with him on that, at least for Alabama's offense. But, I still don't expect a score that high because their offense will dominate us with the running game which will eat up clock and mean fewer possessions, reducing the point totals for both teams.
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Picking LSU to lose to Auburn is just stupid. Along with West Virginia.
Previously addressed by other posters, but this statement is stupid. A road game against a credible SEC opponent always has the reasonable potential to be a loss. It's never stupid to pick the home team in a game between comparable SEC teams. As for West Virginia, they probably won't beat us, but a loss to them would not be that big a surprise.
Posted on 7/29/10 at 11:47 am to L S Usetheforce
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The Gator Bowl's conference tie-in this season is SEC-Big 10.
Isn't it always?
No, this is the first year.
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I'm just saying a team from the West hasn't played in the bowl in over 12 years
No SEC team period has played in it for that long. It was aligned with two other conferences during that time, while the SEC was aligned with the Outback Bowl.
Posted on 7/29/10 at 11:48 am to Nuts4LSU
Negatigers just really don't want this team to succeed? Why do you guys call yourselves fans?
Posted on 7/29/10 at 11:50 am to secfan123
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he does have a losing record to both arkansas and houston nutt
He doesn't have a losing record to Arkansas. He's 3-2.
Posted on 7/29/10 at 11:51 am to saintsfan92612
Les Miles has lost a grand total of one OOC game in his entire time at LSU. Give the guy a break when it comes to OOC play.
This post was edited on 7/29/10 at 11:51 am
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