Explain Mark Murphy's, Auburn beat writer, comments I heard on radio today

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Just curious if you take it that at least Mark Murphy does not regard LSU as any good.

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Sounds like he is just using an extreme to show anything can happen, which is true. I doubt any players or coaches are taking their game at LSU lightly.

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Just curious if you take it that at least Mark Murphy does not regard LSU as any good.

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Umm yeah. Does any regard LSU as any good?

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I don't believe Auburn coaches and players think they can just walk into Death Valley thinking they will have a cake walk and chalk it up as an auto win based on beating GaSouthern/Mercer/Mizzou/MSU/OM.

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I hope not, at least.

As a fan, I wouldn’t dare count it as a definite win.

Auburn has the better team and coaching, but that doesn’t always equate to a win.

I know Mark, and he respects LSU's talent and physical play. He doesn't expect it to be a cakewalk for Auburn. That said, it is the best chance Auburn's had to come into Death Valley and pull out a win in quite some time.

Auburn is going to roll

Exactly I would like to think Gus knows this game is huge for his seat to not get warm again on top of the losing streak we have there. If he loses Jacobs won't be there to save him at the end of this year so I'm expecting a well focused team led by Gustav.

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It is just not something you'd say if you're about to play a highly regarded opponent.

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I took is as any team can win on any given Saturday, and AU shouldn't take LSU lightly in Death Valley.

Murphy is a pretty good writer and pretty level-headed. That comment is pretty surprising. I think that's the type of comment you make when you are about to play a cream puff. I hope to God that the coaches and team don't feel the way he does...if so, we will lose. I doubt very seriously LSU is just going to lay down and let Auburn run over them. All things being equal, Auburn is the better team and should win....but attitude is the great equalizer... or maybe that's rain...I dunno

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I doubt very seriously LSU is just going to lay down and let Auburn run over them. All things being equal, Auburn is the better team and should win....but attitude is the great equalizer... or maybe that's rain...I dunno

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Depends. It's a day game, and if LSU falls behind early, especially by more than one score, it could get ugly.

I'm still not convinced this LSU team has that much heart, and I know the talent level is down. There's been a lot of bad blood between LSU and Florida in the last year, and I think LSU's players wanted that game (plus Florida is the same combo of depleted and terrible that LSU is). I'm not sure they can muster that emotional level two weeks in a row. And LSU is limited in some way, shape or form by either injury or subpar talent at just about every position on the field.