re: Thoughts on LSU-Bama?

I think those stats are pretty misleading simply because Bama has played the tougher schedule thus far. Both teams have holes, but both can be very difficult to beat if they play a complete game. It should be a good game.

Probably a good call on the score. Ga has shown how to beat this version of Bama. Your d coordinator should copy it 100%.

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I think this is a terrible matchup for us, honestly. As you say, unless we magically transform back into the team we were four weeks ago, our best bet is for Leavitt to throw several interceptions to keep us in it. Barring that, this is one we could lose by 2-3 scores.

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We'll definitely be closer to the team we were 4 weeks ago, but it won't be from magic, but from getting back important pieces on both sides of the ball from injury.

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Commit blatant PIs, facemasks, and targeting and hope it doesn't get called?

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You can't blame officiating and/or injuries.

Only LSU fans are allowed to do that.

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Barring that, this is one we could lose by 2-3 scores.

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This seems highly unlikely.

LSU isn't going to be able to pound you in the running game like Tennessee. LSU is more of a finesse team on offense.

And, I think Bama's offense has plenty enough firepower to get to 30.

I think this is a pickem type of game if both teams play well. If we get bad Bama or bad LSU it's possible the other team runs away with it. But, LSU has been playing better and both teams are coming off a bye week. I just think it's going to be a war.

I think there's a decent chance this game might display the best football we've seen this year in the conference.

Agree with all of that.

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Good thing we have much better and much more capable players now!

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True, but our DC that night ,who is also the current DC NEVER adjusted his defense that night. NEVER. And this was two weeks after we helped introduce the SEC to Marcel Reed.

If Alabama gets hot early I hope Baker will adjust his defense this go around.

Baker is like that nursery rhyme, "when he is good he's very,very good. When he's bad he's horrid." I like Baker but sometimes he's "too clever" for his own good. I'm sure you were watching the Ga-Ala game but on Kentucky's last possession of regulation they had the ball on their own 35 or so with 3rd and 10. Of course they were going to go for it on 4th down,but he hold them here I like LSU's chances. Baker comes out with some insane defensive "Power-I' with 4 guys lined up single file behind the NG. Then the defense on the two point try for UK goes without saying. I know he didn't signal in "part the Red Sea," but part of being a DC is getting your players to understand what do.

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but from getting back important pieces on both sides of the ball from injury.

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This game will come down to one thing, Bama's injury report later this week.

If you see these names off the report: Ryan Coleman-Williams, Racin Delgatty, Terrance Green, Zabien Brown, EJ Crowell, London Simmons, it'll be a tight and entertaining game.

If most of them are on the Injury report, LSU should win by 2 or 3 possessions.