re: Just a Bama vs LSU no smack football talk thread

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But what if LF gets his one long run in the first quarter? I can see that happening. He breaks one for 60-80 yards, scores then grinds out another for the rest of the game. I like LSU's chances in that scenario.

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I would be much more concerned if Brandon strikes with a long play action TD in the first quarter and LF benefits from our defense being forced to defend the whole field.

The Bama Fan base on game day is awesome

Never one time have I had a issue at a Bama game

Not once !!

I try to post on Bama forums but they have NO LSU fan rules - I understand - some of my Cajun brothers can get a little crazy - hate is the reason

We love to hate on Bama - We love to pull for anyone playing Bama - We love to Beat Bama

We will talk about this game for 2 weeks but we all know already what he game will be about

LF7 rushing and what Bama does to stop him
B Harris and how he handles the game

Coker playing smart and not holding onto the ball
Bama rushing the ball and moving the sticks

I have to say if it comes down to a kicking game again - LSU wins

kiffin has to call a great game, and I'm not just saying run the ball the whole time. He needs to call play that makes your front 7 pay for being overly aggressive and hopefully slow down your pass rush a bit. I M curious to see how your safety's line up against us.UT put theirs very deep and it stopped out long bombs and limited our offense but the middle of the field was open on a few plays that Coker didn't see.

This one will come down to turnovers

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Well never fear if LSU can't stop our run Kiffin will be sure to throw it until you can stop our run

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Was coming here to post nearly the exact same thing.

If Kiffin will just stop trying to be cute and run the ball with Henry, Bama will be in the game until the end.

If he tries to get cute and sling it, he's got about a 50/50 shot with the way our guys have been playing in the secondary this year.

The high percentage play is for both teams to run the rock with their studs and play field position. That's always how these types of games shake out.

Slow him down...maybe. You won't shut him down

There should be three fears for LSU fans;

1. Not being able to stop the Bama run game. We haven't really encountered a team with a dedicated power rushing attack.
I'm not saying we can't shut it down but it will be a long day if we can't slow it down.

2. Bama's over the top passing attack. The LSU defensive backfield has been terrible with blown coverages due to mental breakdowns. On nearly every drive, they blow a coverage...it isn't exposed every time but it's happening. In a game where points could be hard to come by, cheap chunks of yards and points off mental break downs could be the swing factor.

3. This is my real fear, what I think will determine the game. Special Teams - LSU has arguably the worst special teams unit in college football. Our kicker has been accurate but we haven't asked much out of him. Outside of that, we are just terrible. It really is pathetic how many short fields we've given opposing teams.

The Florida game could be an indicator of what may happen in the Bama game. Florida almost won the game on our special teams screw ups.

Honestly, I think LSU has the better team v. Bama. It's close but we are really starting to bring things together.

IF the special teams units hold their own against Bama, I think LSU wins.

IF the special teams units continue with the same crap...LSU will lose.

Bama will try to hit us over the top 2-3 times. Can our secondary communicate better and be prepared? The fear is real. We can slow down the run if Henry is the back. Drake on outside runs is scary though

We can't sling it over the top. Cokers release is too slow and/or he doesn't have enough time to set his feet and throw it. We have an elite defense with a very pedestrian offense.