re: LSU how did you only beat LOLburn by 2?

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LSU's program peaked in November of 2011, it has been a downhill slide since then.

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Nice attempt at a troll.

But, to answer the OP, it's a combination of several factors.

1) At that point in the season, our OL was really all over the place. We had just lost Faulk for the year and we put in Josh D to replace him (who had only been a OG his entire career). He had some issues keeping Lemonier out of the backfield.

2) It was our first road game with a new QB, who had yet to be tested at that point in his career. His inexperience showed in his pocket presence. He was god awful at feeling the pressure from his backside; moreover, those 2 fumbles in the red zone didn't help his cause either.

3) Because of the above-mentioned point, Les was ultra conservative with the offense. Luckily, we escaped JHS with a win, but we had an eerily similar performance in the Swamp a couple weeks later against a better Florida team, and that costed us.

4) At that point in the season, Auburn wasn't completely out of it yet, so they still had a lot to play for.