re: to those saying LSU will go 6-2 in conference

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Where are your 'goal posts'

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I expected us to be at 8-0 or 7-1 going into Bama and in to top 10.

While I pleased the team responded after those terrible L's, I wouldn't say going 3-1 with W's over 2 SEC teams having really bad yrs., a wire to wire L to Bama with us being down 11-14 from the 2nd qt. on, and a nice home win over Aub. would be "unfathomable".

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severely lacking in upperclassmen experience

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I am not going to research it, but as I recall we started like 15-18 Sr. and Jr. vs. Bama. I wouldn't call that severely lacking experience.

LSU for yrs. has had players bolt. Nothing new in that, it is the 1st some are using it for an excuse.

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'goal posts'

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Before the storyline was, 10 wins is nothing special for LSU football. Now, 10 wins is not only acceptable, but a "unfathomable" result cause we played so poorly to start. I don't get that, but each to our own.

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Link? You are too stupid for words. This isn't even fun anymore.

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funny coming from you lunchbucket

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Coach O gets praised

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Laugh out Loud

im not sure whats so "lol"

300 downvotes and 15 pages of people saying that it doesnt matter that the SEC is in a down year, 6-2 is 6-2 is 6-2.

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I expected us to be at 8-0 or 7-1 going into Bama and in to top 10.

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I was right there with you my man. At the beginning of the season I expected 7-1 going into the Alabama game this year.

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While I pleased the team responded after those terrible L's, I wouldn't say going 3-1 with W's over 2 SEC teams having really bad yrs., a wire to wire L to Bama with us being down 11-14 from the 2nd qt. on, and a nice home win over Aub. would be "unfathomable".

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I guess this is where we differ. After losing to Troy at home I didn't know what to think and obviously my expectations for the rest of the season were lowered because it would've been easy for the players to give up. I'm crediting O for keeping them in the (shrimp) boat. One (just as yourself) could definitely argue that we should expect O to turn the team around after that if we have the right coach and that is fine. I lost a lot of faith in O's perceived ability to coach after that game and he is starting to win me back over now because keeping the team together and rallying them after that loss was pretty remarkable in my mind. But like you said, to each his own.

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I am not going to research it, but as I recall we started like 15-18 Sr. and Jr. vs. Bama. I wouldn't call that severely lacking experience.

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What I was referring to here is that the amount of playing time our upperclassmen have under their belt is far less than in years past. You've got guys like Donnie Alexander, Kevin Toliver, John Battle, Greg Gilmore, Garrett Brumfield, Russell Gage, etc... who haven't started many games before this year and now they are expected to be major contributors. It's not like we could roll Kendall Beckwith, Dwayne Thomas, Tre White, and Jamaal Adams out there to lead.

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LSU for yrs. has had players bolt. Nothing new in that, it is the 1st some are using it for an excuse.

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Absolutely agree that we usually have a exodus of juniors to the draft. The difference I've observed is that for the first time in 2016 we had a bunch of junior STAY. Because last year we were supposed to be special (preseason #5, generational running back, etc...) and then when they graduated, the incredible junior class went pro as well, leaving us in a unique position for this year with our now seniors not having as much playing time as they would have if they had gotten on the field more last season.

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Before the storyline was, 10 wins is nothing special for LSU football. Now, 10 wins is not only acceptable, but a "unfathomable" result cause we played so poorly to start. I don't get that, but each to our own.

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Overall I expected 10-2 on the year before the season. This season is a disappointment.
All I was talking about was how the team rallied after the Troy loss. If you asked me after that game what our record would be at the end of the year I would've told you 6-6. I do find it unfathomable that we are staring down the barrel of a 9-3 season after losing to Troy. At home. Don't you?

TL;DR

Ed O getting ready to face off against his second interim coach this season. fortunately Ed O has the best interim record in the country at 12-4, so he should be heavily favored this weekend.