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You people act like LSU was more talented than fla.st especially in that 1st game.Yall can blame BK all you want but the OL/DLs had 0 depth for3 years and this is football not Basketball where 3 decent players make you competitive.Ed left this roster in a shambles and if you don’t see that you just hate BKs hire

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That game, as has been the case in pretty much every opening game over the last 3 seasons, came down to LSU consistently failing to execute a capitalized on opportunities. LSU was PLENTY talented enough to win every one of those games.

In 2022 LSU took the opening possession and marched right down the field. Boutte can't hang on to a would be TD in the endzone. The, on 2nd and goal from the 4 the center snaps the ball 16 yards past the QB. It doesn't take immense talent to get the snap to the QB. Just execution. LSU is forced to settle for a FG. The 1st quarter ends 3-0.

FSU scores a TD in the second quarter not because the LSU DB is physically unable to guard the WR. It was because the DB looking in the backfield when FSU fakes a reverse, letting the WR run right by him for a TD. Again, execution. Not lack of talent.

LSU comes back and gets inside the FSU 10 again. Daniels throws a slant/post that if Boutte is looking, or at least willing to catch the ball would have led him right into the endzone. Instead, he doesn't even attempt to catch the ball. The subsequent 27 yard FG gets blocked because no one decides to black Jared Verse. Again, execution...not talent.

Nabers, who I don't think anyone would say isn't talented, drops two punts. Regardless, despite ALL of that, "untalented" LSU goes 99 yards in roughly a minute to score what looked like the game tying TD...except the ST, which was a problem all season, again, doesn't block a rusher.

LSU left points on the board in 2023 because they failed to execute. The USC game in 2024 is OVER if Nuss, who had a pretty good game leading up to the final drive, doesn't through his worst pass of the night.

LSU has been PLENTY talented enough to win every opening game under Kelly. They have just consistently failed to execute in sports that could have changed the game. To act like LSU has been running up against opponents with a roster the talent level of a ULM or similar is just a baseless excuse.

No.

No program's fanbase has higher expectations than LSU's. Thats the "price" of success. Now, will the disappointment be slightly less should LSU not win the NC because they won it just two years ago? Probably. But in the world of CBB, LSU is not flying under the radar...even if they aren't being talked about as much. I suspect most, and the betting lines confirm such, think either LSU or Arkansas will win the NC.

The days of playing the "disrespect" card, or low expectations are LONG gone for LSU baseball.

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we don’t even have to do anything

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Except pay for the toys used in the attack…and then the subsequent rebuild of Iran in a few years when a new POTUS is in office.

We are ALWAYS involved. Even if indirectly

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In all seriousness, McMahon has killed this program.

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You can't be boring AND lose.

The LSU marketing dept has a tough job. There's no optimism to sell and the HC doesn't really want to promote the program (at least in terms of generating interest).

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There was really no justification for bringing him back after last season so we’re just in the time wasting stage.

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Yep. This season feels like the final seasons of the Johnson and Jones eras. You knew the inevitable conclusion, but fans still had to go through the waste of time to get there.

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The point is that Arkansas is currently playing well enough to win the whole thing, IMO.

LSU is not.

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That might be a bit of a stretch.

Arkansas went 2-3 in their final 5 SEC series (including a series loss to LSU)
LSU went 4-1 in their final 5 SEC series

Arkansas lost its first and only game of the SEC Tournament. One where their ace went 4.0 innings, giving up 5 runs on 7 hits, only K-ing 4 and walking 2. Their offense scored 2 runs on 5 hits. LSU beat A&M in their opening game with Anderson having one of his most dominant performances of the season.

The only host team that had a weaker regional than LSU was Arkansas. Still, they didn't exactly dominate the 4 seed (ND State) in game 1...only wining 6-2. LSU outscored its first two opponents 19-0.

In the SR Arkansas beat a better team than LSU did. No one will argue otherwise. But you also have to take into account LSU thoroughly dominated WVU themselves with an average margin of victory of +7

It's seems the basis for your argument is LSU struggled with UALR. That's true. But LSU won't be starting an inconsistent bullpen arm on Saturday. They will be starting one of two top pitchers...each of whom K'd at least 10 Arkansas batters in their games a month ago and only allowed a, combined, 3 runs over nearly 12 IP.

Finally, for Arkansas's part, they haven't exactly been dominant in Game 1 of series this year. They were 5-5 in game one's in SEC play. Compare that with LSU who was 7-3 in such games. And even if you want to throw the postseason in the mix (including the SECT) LSU is 3-0 in game ones by a combined margin of 27-12 vs. Arkansas who is 2-1 by a combined margin of 12-10

In a one game setting the past doesn't carry all that much weight. But to say Arkansas is currently playing well enough to win while LSU isn't seems contrary to a months worth of data (not just a couple of good games against a team they got to play 5x at home in 3 weeks)

Only 12 of the past 77 champions lost their first game. I'd say winning game 1 is REALLY important

From the first photo it appears even the Cajun Navy assisted with their unmistakable PFG shirt uniform

It’s hard to see where any of that list is incorrect

Here's the optimistic post

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Drake lost their head coach and the good players from their team to Iowa.

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True. But they hired S. Dakota State's HC, who has been pretty good there. Made the NCAAT 2x in 6 years...likely would have been 3x if not for 2020). The last two HCs at Drake were really successful. DeVries (now at Indiana) and McCollum (now at Iowa)

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DePaul has a new head coach from Ohio State, so they are a bit of a wildcard. But they have been bad for a while as a program.

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Last season was his first at DePaul...and they weren't good. However, they were slightly better than the truly awful they have been for quite a while. I guess that is something.

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Coming from a position of ignorance, Georgia tech didn’t make any splashes in the portal and lost their leading scorer.

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They improved from bad in year 1 to mediocre in year 2 under Stoudimire. Some fanbases would be overjoyed with that level of "success". Maybe the upswing continues?

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Honestly this seems like a bad tournament in a small venue that you could have scheduled random local schools and a mediocre power conference school and gotten the same results.

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On paper it is a very weak field. One solid mid-major program with a lot of question marks and three bottom-dwelling power conf. programs.

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I think we should win this.

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It should be an early season barometer, for sure. If this new (allegedly) well-funded roster is what some think it is, then it should definitely be more talented than Drake and DePaul, and at absolute worst, at talented as GT. Thus, if LSU struggles in what will probably be their first step up in competition that will send up some real red flags that this season won't be much, if any better than last year.

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Why you think he isn’t ? Cause he was a 5 Star ?

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No. Because LSU only has two scholarship RBs with experience on the roster (Durham and Jackson). They aren't going through the whole season with those two guys getting every snap (outside of 4 games). Berry and Lindsey are going to play. They aren't redshirting.