re: Predict LSU / Brian Kelly's first year win loss record

6-6 or 7-5 with that schedule
Beat fla state
Beat southern
Lose to ms state
Beat new mexico
Beat auburn
Split with tenner and Florida
5-2
Lose to ole miss Bama and Arkansas
Beat Uab
Toss up with Texas am

16-0

#16 is a Super Bowl win.

couldcareless so long as we beat aTm

LSU's worst team this century won in starkvegas last year. auburn is not sure if head coach will still be there next year. vols in tiger stadium, I'm going with the home team.

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16-0

#16 is a Super Bowl win.

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Nah, we'll take a knee to give Joe his second consecutive Lombardi.

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The short answer is your hired Notre Dame's coach to coach in the SEC.

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You mean the winningest coach in college football.

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The longer answer is you will lose to Auburn, Tennessee, Florida, Ole Miss, Alabama, and TAM.

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We'll beat half those teams.

Unless LSU can score TDs 4 out of every 6 possessions, you will lose by multiple TDs to the Vols. Death valley won't matter. Vols would have boat raced you last year towards end of the season much less in year two of the Huepal/Hooker offense.

Split Tenn Ark Aggies and Bama and you get 10 wins. All those other teams suck.

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Unless LSU can score TDs 4 out of every 6 possessions, you will lose by multiple TDs to the Vols. Death valley won't matter. Vols would have boat raced you last year towards end of the season much less in year two of the Huepal/Hooker offense.

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Although I agree with you about Tennessee would’ve boat raced us last year; your other predictions just aren’t reality. You realize that Tennessee when playing SEC opponents, rarely scored more than 21. So it being a shootout is not going to happen. Decent defenses were able to keep that “explosive” offense in check. Plus Hooker is hot garbage for a Qb on a SEC team. And last but certainly not least; Tennessee will most likely see a drop off in offensive production this year and going forward. Why? Because now teams have tape to study and teams with decent D coordinators will be able to gameplan accordingly around Huepels gimmicky offense. Last year teams only had tape of Huepel from UCF, Mizz, etc. but didn’t have much tape of what he was trying to do with Tennessee. Although that old tape of him and his offensive scheme was probably very similar, d coordinators still didn’t know for sure if he was using that same scheme at Tennessee. And not being certain means you have to take a more “conservative” approach just to cover for any suprises that you might not have seen from his old tape. And a conservative, soft D against that type of offense is an absolute dream scenario for Huepel. But give credit when credit is due; Huepel did capitalize on that, which is what good coaches do… but jsut think abt an aggressive D, and how much trouble that would give Hooker. Idk if the May’s brothers are still enrolled or if they declared for the draft; but other than those kids, that O-line is suspect. Hooker would be rattled and rushed and under pressure constantly and he isn’t a playmaker type Qb. He is the kind that is reliable enough to execute a play when everything goes right; but if a play breaks down he isn’t the kind that can improvise to make something out of nothing… plus that spread, ginormous splits, scheme wouldn’t really be a huge disadvantage for a team with a Defense like LSU’s. A team that has the talent to be able to man those WR’s and aren’t worried about their CB’s being on an island; that type of D isn’t ideal for Huepel… so I promise you, it will be a tough game, and it being in BR is why LSU will win it. You do remember the heart break Vols faced last time y’all came to BR, right? Derek Dooley. LSU’s fumbled snap as the clock hit 0; UT players, fans, coaches erupt in joy, preparing mentally for the victory celebration of defeating a top 10 team on the road, about to go down in the locker room… but wait, what’s that? Illegal substitution, 14/15 men on the field on the defense; half the distance, replay 3rd down??… You know the rest I’m sure, no need for me to rub it in.

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If we stay healthy 9-3. Top line guys on the depth chart are solid. Just won't have a ton of depth.

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Wow!
Kelly couldn't get it done at N.D. and he could do it in his first year at LSU? I think he will need time to get to know the SEC teams and with the new players. Normally will take a year or 2 to gel and get the right players on the field as the starter. Then maybe get key players after first year after evaluating the current roster. That is why LSU isn't ranked in that latest poll for 2022. Same with Florida. Yes, maybe some teams will be higher than others and others lower than where they stand in the ranking. Some is a wait and see approach so after the Spring game we will know where each team will be ranked at before the season starts.