Why Level-Headed LSU Fans Are Optimistic:

Alabama fans are 100% right to roll their eyes at LSU fans and their “delusional optimism”. Bama’s teams have been machine-like lately and this years team is no exception. However there are a few intangibles this year that have added to the usual, annual delusion:

-LSU has improved DRASTICALLY offensively. Albeit against inferior competition (Mizzou, Southern Miss, and Ole Miss… I get it. Scrubs.) But any person with half a brain can see that this team is better with the staff currently in place than the staff that started the season.

-Ed Orgeron knows that he is coaching for his dream job. If he beats Alabama, the public sentiment will be so swayed in his favor that Joe Alleva will be forced to hire him. He no doubt sees this as a one game audition to become head coach at his dream school. Will that make him more willing to pull out every stop? Does that even help LSU? Maybe.

-The game is in Death Valley. Alabama hasn’t won by more than 7 points in Tiger Stadium since 2002 (when Saban was coach). 2/3 of Bama’s wins in that span went to OT. These games have been CLOSEEE when they are played in Baton Rouge. LSU fans would argue that with better coaching, LSU could have won in 2012 and 2014- and now we get to see if Coach O is that better coach.

Honestly, I wouldn’t be surprised in the least to see Alabama win. Moreover, I wouldn’t be surprised to see LF7 struggle to find holes and be frustrated trying to run the ball.

But- I’m an LSU fan. And we have had Alabama on the ropes with lesser teams in the recent past. So, I’m all in. I’ll be in Tiger Stadium as delusional (and loud) as ever.