re: Do State fans really think they can win against LSU?

Absolutely. Yes on paper LSU is better.
Yes since 1985 they are like 26-5 against us.
They have dominated the series over the last 30 years.
Some of those games have been blow outs i. e. 1986, 98, 2001, 03-07.
However, a number of those games could have gone either way (credit to LSU for winning the close ones) i.e. 1985, 93, 96, 2000, 09, 11, 15, 16.

I don't count the game in 2013 as a blow out because we missed the tying FG in the 4th quarter and then the wheels fell off. The final score does not reflect the actual competitiveness of the game for three and half quarters.

So yes I believe we can win this game against LSU. More importantly, our players do. Whether we win it or not, I have no idea but my expectation is to win this game.

Im a vols fan bruh. But i think this is the most cordial discussion me and a gator have ever had on this website. So theres that!