I don't think it was a fluke because at the time the game was played LSU was a better team.

AU was still finiding its legs after the disaster that was 2012 and weren't sure they could compete on that stage.

It was our quarterbacks first road game after being in the offense for about a month and a half at that point.

We had a lot of young guys playing up front who had never faced that level of opposition and were still learning and growing.

The 2nd half of that game, even if LSU did let up, showed that AU was not going to be the same type of team they were in 2012 where they just rolled over for everyone and the team gained a lot of momentum from it.

The win at College Station a couple of weeks later showed the team they were good enough to compete against the best and they never really looked back.

Marshall grew into the offense and the young guys up front got better and better and by the end of the year they were as good as anyone in the country.

So while I don't think 35-21 was a fluke I think if AU and LSU played in late November AU probably wins by a similar scoreline.

ETA: I know it's become a joke now but the rain excuse was stupid. Before the game a lot of AU fans were acting like it was a good thing for AU then it became a convenient but lame excuse afterward. Rain had nothing to do with it.

This post was edited on 2/8/14 at 5:52 pm