re: Weaknesses of the 2026 Team

Not talent.

Culture
Chemistry
Team

This is what creates the winners in today’s world of team building when you essentially have a new roster every year.

How quickly can the staff make the team pull in one direction.

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If Pickett or Woodland goes down, we have a weak secondary.

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I assume they feel incredibly confident about Jackson, Anding, and even Turner as otherwise there were a number of guys with experience.

At least you’re going to 2nd and 3rd year, highly thought of players, if something like that happens. In years past we are starting unproven guys or at least 1 unproven guy.

A nasty DL is a young corners best friend if we have to get to that point though.

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Brutal schedule. Don’t be surprised if this is a 9-3 team.

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Don’t get me wrong, I’m not saying it’s a cupcake schedule or anything but it’s not as bad as it may seem.

Clemson
La Tech
@ Ole Miss
A&M
McNeese
@Kentucky
Miss State
@ Auburn
BYE
Alabama
Texas
@Tennessee
@Arkansas


I think LSU beats Clemson, Tech, McNeese, Kentucky, Miss State, and Auburn fairly easily as none of those teams will be very good. I also do not buy Ole Miss at all under Golding and think LSU wins that one fairly comfortably as well. A&M hasn’t done well against top competition and they come to Baton Rouge again this year. Don’t see them winning in Death Valley in back to back years. I think LSU gets to 8-0 going into the BYE.

I don’t think Tennessee will be good or Arkansas for that matter but I hate that they’re back to back on the road but I think LSU should at least be able to split November and get to 10-2.


All in all, drawing road trips to Auburn, Kentucky, Arky, Tenn & Ole Miss isn’t bad. Your toughest games are all in Baton Rouge which helps a ton. Like I said, not an easy schedule but at least it’s not like the Florida schedule from this past season. That to me was brutal.

The schedule

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Only concern I have is 3 of the first 4 games being Clemson, @ Ole Miss and A&M. Then playing Bama and Texas back to back. And that’s not counting road trips to Tennessee and Auburn.

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I hear ya but also, I wouldn’t get too stuck on the names and instead look at them for who they are.


Is there anything about Clemson this offseason that makes you think they’ll be good enough to come to Baton Rouge and win after how last year went?

Ole Miss survived on their offense this year and they’ve lost the entire offensive staff. Do we think Pete is going to have the rebels winning with defense, especially after losing his green dot and best pass rusher?

A&M didn’t play well at all against top competition last year. Do we see them coming to Baton Rouge after how last year went and doing it again? I think the A&M spot is the trickiest of the 3 but I’m not sure I’m sold on any of those 3 teams.


As far as Auburn, they’ve lost a ton and are breaking in a new coach off of a team that wasn’t good last year either. Auburn will be in full rebuild mode.


See what I mean? The names are big names but they each have nuance.

This! CB depth is my biggest concern. If we would have gotten one more proven corner instead of the 11th WR, I would feel so much better.
I’ve seen too many years (as an LSU and Saints fan) were bad corners can nullify an otherwise great roster

Hopefully, some of those new safeties are versatile enough to move over to cornerback if needed to give a little depth, there. Also, we have a whole lot of OLs but how good are a lot of those guys.

I agree with the piped in music. It was toned down but us on the radar
The band couldn’t even play last year

Piped in music situation