My lurking here is over. Im sure that will be much to the dismay of some. I want to give my non-homer status of what I think LSU is right now.

While people may argue that our schedule has been less than impressive (no arguement here), there are a few things to point out.

Mettenberger has looked great this year.
But he hasnt played anyone with a pulse?

While this may be true. He has taken huge strides under Cam Cameron, and has looked better in his 4 games (cupcakes or not) as he did in any cupcake games last season. Im not ready to crown him SEC QB #1. I still dont think he is even in the same ballpark as Johnny Manziel, but he is much improved and gives us fans something to be excited about.

Our running game is looking great. Maybe we arent statisically better than WILCO and you could argue Gurley is better than Hill, but Hill has been solid. Very impressed with his AU performance. Will hold judgement until we play a great defense (TCU was not a great defense no matter what my fellow fans say)

The defense is looking good. We lost alot of speed and power hitters to the NFL last year, but the deep recruiting has lead to another good class. Not saying they are better than last year. Just saying the dropoff was not signifcant enough to be noticable up to now.

Coaching: Bringing in Cam might be the best hire in the SEC this offseason (sorry Arky). It amazes me how improved the offense has been thus far (i realize we havent played any "good" teams) but obvious strides in the right direction arent hard to see.

Les is Les. Love him or hate him. Hes entertaining.

This week is the first true test. On the road against a stout UGA offense. Should reveal alot about this year's team.

Sorry my first thread was so long. Just had alot to say.

Also, while this my be Tiger board material. I wanted to see what other SEC teams thought. This is my opinion and dont mind hearing others as to why I am wrong.

This post was edited on 9/24/13 at 5:11 pm