re: LSU fans, honest questions about how you feel about the game...

Because mentality has almost as big of a factor as talent... and they have broken us. I’m sure the players believe they can beat them but I don’t think I could say the same about our teams the last few years.. also not to mention Bama I feel gets up and more pleasure from beating our arse then any other regular season game. Not to mention if it’s a close game no matter how good or offense has been playing I have way more faith in Saban and his staff to make adjustments then a non x’s and o’s Coach like Orgeron and a 28 (or however young he is up and comer). If you think experience and mentality don’t have a huge factor I don’t know what to tell you. Plus a good portion of the time the past is indicative of the future... if you see us winning by three I’m sorry to inform you that or freshman kicker has the confidence of a middle school girl who just had her first period in the middle of class. If we win it won’t be by a field goal. Dudes got the shakes... kicking is all mentality.. imagine how low his confidence is now, then think about how much lower it will be playing nick Saban in Alabama...

I understand the mental part of the game, however, for you to pretty much guarantee that LSU will be somehow intimidated by bama bc we have lost 8 straight is kinda assuming or guessing what you believe to be the case. I don't think they're worried about that at all and know that we have had our opportunities to win some of those games even with a shitty offense. This team isn't like the past tiger teams, we have a legit offensive attack. They're not gonna be worried about the past and what happened then, they're going into Tuscaloosa to win the game just like bama is. Just because you or some of our fans have that in their heads and let it affect them doesn't mean our team and coaches will. So, I believe they aren't going to let the past influence how they perform on the field in the present. Just my opinion, like you have yours. The only difference is that with your mindset, you've already lost the game, you can win a game of this magnitude with a mentality like that. You have to be confident and block out everything going on around you (much less the outcomes of previous games) and focus on the task at hand and doing your job to the best of your ability, every down. I trust this team and have confidence in them and their abilities. I think LSU wins this game. Geaux Tigers.

The plays will get up and excited for two weeks and if Alabama goes up on us I don’t see us coming back. Of course a player has confidence he can beat a team.. wouldn’t be a d1 athlete if he didn’t. But also if you think cade York hasn’t lost every ounce of his confidence I’ll send you my address. I’d love whatever you are smoking. My original post was talking about our delusional fans who are some of the most irrational in sports. You realize someone like you argues this every year and that this is the year we win it all.. it’s literally the running joke on this board. I’m all for positivity. I’m rooting for us to win. But to say I’m confident? That’s just not objectively looking at the facts. We have as good as a chance as we’ve had in 8 years but I’m still not confident.

Also my mindset has nothing to do with winning the game. I’m simply a realist who manages expectations. If we happen to lose, all the positivity of the fan base will simply evaporate. They will look for someone to crucify and pin the loss on. LSU fans project themselves as the most arrogant and confident fans until we lose one game and then it’s like all the fans stopped getting their anti-psychotic medicine

Its our best chance to win in a few years, certainly not overly confident but I do like our football team and how we have played to date. We finally have the ability to score multiple touchdowns and hopefully we play up to that ability.

Bama should still be favored but I like our chances. I think Bama fans are much more worried about LSU this year than the previous 8 and for good reason. Bama is a very good football team and so are we it should be a very fun game to watch.

We lost by 21 points that game.. wouldn’t say that was a good shot

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I would hate to see them have more motivation then in the past that’s a scary thought

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They have always had motivation but really don't need it. One of Saban's better qualities is getting his team to play up no matter the opponent or situation.

He has always been open to be beat with 15 plus yard pass plays but you have to have the athletes to do it. This year his DL is not as stout as previous and injuries have taken some of his depth away. We will need to be able to run and throw and I really like our chances. On the negative side he has the best WR core we have faced from them--if we give the QB time we will get beat and often.

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after the past eight years

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The past eight years mean nothing in this game.
Any reasonable fan on either side should anticipate a close game. Unless turnovers alter the game dynamic I would anticipate it being decided in the fourth quarter.
There is no praying. Two evenly matched teams will play and one will come out on top.
I like the Tigers chances.

My feeling is at least this year we are brining a real gun to the gun fight and not a dull butter knife.....hard to say we will win in Tuscaloosa....if this game were in BR I'd put the house on LSU to win outright.

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Its our best chance to win in a few years, certainly not overly confident but I do like our football team and how we have played to date. We finally have the ability to score multiple touchdowns and hopefully we play up to that ability

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We need to play the game like the underdog we are, and come out guns blazing and never let up.

It's no good wishing that our coaches and team will see this as just another game so that we aren't at a disadvantage mentally. The losing streak will be a big factor until it's broken.

Now I will say, in contradiction to that, that I can see the losing streak not being a negative factor for Joe Brady and our offensive game planning. He doesn't have a history with Alabama, and is used to being in the NFL so probably has a different perspective on this. Hopefully he can use that and attack Bama more effectively than we have in recent years.

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