re: The 3 main reasons LSU Football 2018 gets no Pre-Season Love

1) O
2) Eaux
3) Zero

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Agreed. But the main reason is Coach O

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that was #1 on the list and should be

Ed fell from heaven and landed on a golden spoon

It is up to him to prove his worth - no one else

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He seems more at ease this off-season. Hopefully that translates to on-field success. Miami is huge game in terms of seeing if team plays up to potential.

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As usual, I couldn't agree more with your take. I think where I would be concerned is if they lose to Miami and the QB throws 3 or 4 picks in the first two games and the offense looks sloppy, do they come out conservative against Auburn like last year? Or do they stay the course? How long is the leash for the starting QB in that scenario?

I hope it doesn't come to that, but I wonder if they panic or not and try to change things up too much as they did in the Troy game last year. There's no shortness of intrigue going into the first quarter of the season this year.

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I know your agenda, and don't want this to be true, but we had several players that started several games that were an upgrade over the "assumed" starter.

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Of our 22 full time starters last year, 10 of them will be returning this year. I’m not sorry that fact hurts your feelings

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The media makes it out as lsu being highly inexperienced, and that just isn't the case

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Yes it is. This isn’t an opinion.

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But hey, we know what the "watcher" has predicted and wants to see happen...and a good team wouldn't go well with that agenda.

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I haven’t predicted anything except that you will continue to not comprehend what a returning starter is

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Lsu is likely an upgrade at every single position group other than rb

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I think what you're referring to is the media saying were 120th in returning offensive production. And they can't count Giles because he played at tech. That's not agenda.

And because we believe every position are upgrades doesnt mean anything. Were LSU fans. It's not hard to see why the media and outside LSU people are down on LSU there are a lot of unknowns.

And regarding returning starters being 10, and you stating we have 8 on defense...Devin White, Rashard Lawrence, Delpit, greedy, and Battle are returning STARTERS...everyone else you claim is not a returning starter but a key contributor.

Doesnt mean they wont be an upgrade but you cant lump them into starters if they started a game. They didn't start the majority of the games so they can't be classified as a returning starter.

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I hope it doesn't come to that, but I wonder if they panic or not and try to change things up too much as they did in the Troy game last year.

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Panic last year derived from O's lack of trust and confidence in Canada's system. So, I don't expect wholesale changes in offense regardless of Miami result. But like you, I hope the disaster scenario you painted does not come to pass.

So Ed Alexander and chiasson aren't starters? Fehako? Yeah ok. That doesn't even include some of the others that started games.

I assume malone is considered lt starter.

Lsu is fine. But, I realize where I am and who the posters in this thread are, for the most part.

You have a poster in this very thread that openly hopes lsu loses every game, and you say you don't disagree with his thought process. You are nothing but a POS troll that tries to play both sides but always fall back to your hater roots.

You are fkn stupid. You'll be on suicide watch when lsu is kicking arse.

Fehako is a proven p5 starter that aranda himself says is unblockable...but yeah...roll with your inexperience card. I assume you think Malone and key were the men last year too.

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So Ed Alexander and chiasson aren't starters? Fehako? Yeah ok. That doesn't even include some of the others that started games. 

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They are starters this year, Ed was behind Gilmore

Chaisson* was behind Key

Fehoko* wasnt allowed to play

So they cant be classified as returning starters.

Dude I believe we will have a top defense. I'm not hating but you can't classify someone as a starter when they didn't start or started a couple games when the others were out.

They were key contributors. That doesnt mean they arent upgrades but you can't just call them a returning starter because you believe they're better.