What were/are you more confident going into: wiscy 16 or Texas 19

So confidence seems unwarranted yet you say we blow doors off Texas lol. Ok

I said it in my op but edited because it did indeed sound contradictory

I meant I think LSU d will probably overwhelm Texas Oline, but that doesn’t mean tex can’t find ways around that.

I was super confident going into that Wisky game.

I thought there was no way in hell we qould lose to a Wisconsin team that was that young. But ..les miles.

We have a QB that can duel now though.

Outside of Bama 2012, you could argue that was one of the turning points.

I was confident in 2016 because we had Fournette and a promise from Miles that the offense would be improved/different.

I am confident this year, because we will have a week under our belts, we have a real leader at QB in Burrow, and a defense that should be close to 2011 levels. Also, Texas just needs its arse whipped.

Texas.

Almost completely because I thought higher of Wisconsin that year than I do of Texas this year.

I was equally as optimistic about LSU's chances both years, so that is a wash. Dear god, we better not shite the bed like 2016. I don't think we will because of Burrow.

Wasting that 2016 defense was an absolute fricking travesty.


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Wisconsin was criminally underrated preseason that year. They climbed into the top 5 the last week of the season I believe. I was really bearish on them preseason because of their lines.

Texas is replacing, what 8 or 9 senior starters on defense? That is a huge loss of leadership and experience, regardless of talent replacing them.

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I don’t remember a bunch of confidence going into 2016.

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wow, bad memory. This board was saying we'd blow out Wisconsin, and I cautioned that it would be a tight game.

Texas will be a tight one too.

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I don’t remember a bunch of confidence going into 2016. Granted, I’ve been drunk since then so I may be wrong about that.

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Ummm

Lots of people had their eyes on a national title that preseason, me included.

We had a shite ton of experienced talent coming back on both sides of the ball and that was our best defense under Aranda to date. Not to mention Fournette being a beast. Brandon Harris was just a complete bust and Miles refused to open up the offense.

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Preseason this team looked fricking STACKED. Experience and talent across the board.

QB - Harris - Jr
WR - Dupre - Jr
WR - Dural - Sr
WR - Chark - Jr
RB - Fournette - Jr
RB - Guice - So
FB - JD Moore - Sr
OL - Pocic - Sr
OL - Clapp - So
OL - Boutte - Jr
OL - Brumfield - So
OL - Malone - Jr
OL - Teuhema - So


DB - Tre White - Sr
DB - Dwayne Thomas - Sr
DB - Jamal Adams - Jr
DB - Rickey Jefferson - Sr
DB - Donte Jackson - So
DB - Kevin Tolliver - So
DB/LB - Corey Thompson - Sr
LB - Kendall Beckwith - Sr
LB - Duke Riley - Sr
DL - Lewis Neal - Sr
DL - Davon Godchaux - Jr
DL - Christian Lacouture - Sr
DL - Frank Herron - Jr
DL - Greg Gilmore - Jr
DL - Travonte Valentine - So


K - Delahoussaye - Sr

What? 2016 Wisconsin by a mile. I thought LSu was going to win it all this time back in 2016. I believed the rumors, Manning camp's etc... that the light had finally turned on for Harris. But, Harris' and Cam Cameron's incompetence along with all the backstabbing led by alleva and "others" led to a very disappointing year, especially after losing to Florida at home as a 2 TD favorite.

I see LSU having their hands full in Austin this year.

Wisky... that is when we were going to introduce our new unstoppable passing attack.

I'm as confident as I was for Miami '18. I predict it gets ugly fast.