There is a lot at stake Saturday vs A&M

Saturday Down South

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It’s an opportunity to show that Ed Orgeron’s program is farther along than Jimbo Fisher’s, which it should be because Orgeron had a headstart.

It’s an opportunity to show the best high-school players in Louisiana, Texas and elsewhere in the neighborhood that they’ll be joining a better program and they’ll have more success if they choose to become a Tiger instead of an Aggie.

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The first step is to establish yourself as the primary competitor to Alabama. Then you can focus on catching the Crimson Tide. Besides, separating yourself from the other competitors is part of chasing the top dog.

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A win against A&M puts LSU a full two games ahead of its nearest competition in the division.

But if the Tigers lose this one, A&M will tie LSU for second and LSU will be the de facto third-place team because of the head-to-head loss.

Yeah, a win would give LSU 10 this season and send the Tigers to some notable place like the Fiesta Bowl, Sugar Bowl or Peach Bowl.
That’s all good stuff.
But so is providing evidence that it’s climbing the SEC West ladder and its next target is the top.

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Right now A&M is 3rd behind LSU and with a win LSU moves to 10-2 and 6-2 in the SEC. A&M would drop to 7-5 (4-4). LSU would finish 3rd overall behind Bama and UGA which is not bad considering some analysts had us finishing 5th in the West.

Finish strong and win the recruiting battles at home and raid Texas for some choice players. Fix the offense. We will have a better roster, but we need a better playcaller. If the LSU brain trust really want to beat Bama and take the next step they need to pull the trigger on a dynamic OC and the pieces should start to fall in place.