AlaTiger

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You and at least 100,000 LSU Fans and probably 1.3 million people watching. Yay.

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Which is what I said in the post.

I was very upset last night, but we need to see the big picture here. It was one game in year one. We know Lane is a good coach. But, if the fanbase turns on him now, this early, it could cause the whole thing to come off the rails, which is what the SEC wants, what other fanbases want, what other coaches want, what the media wants.

I said when the whole thing happened with the SEC that we better win games by 2 TDs or the SEC refs would cheat us every time in a close game. I’m not saying we got outright cheated, but there were a lot of questionable calls and no calls. We played the villain, so we have to back it up, but part of that means that fans need to be loyal.

The play calling last night on the 4th and 1 was a bad sign. Lane might be feeling too much pressure. We need to rally and calm down and let him build this program.

Benefit of the doubt is gone. Excitement is gone. Now, he’s got to climb out of a hole. He burned through all the good will.

This is Brian Kelly-esque.

Between new coaches and this roster, how is this team any better than Missouri or Mississippi State or any other average to middling team?

He almost went to Chicago the year before. If he didn’t go to Miami at the end of 2004, he would have gone somewhere else the next year. Or the next. Skip knew that. Everyone knew it. If he had been at Alabama, it would have been the same thing. He had to try the NFL as a head coach. It is what it is.

If he had come back to anywhere but Alabama, I would have been fine with it. The fact that it was at Alabama really stung. But, after we beat them in 2019, I stopped caring about it. Now, I just appreciate how great he was and I’m glad we had him for part of that.

I’m glad to see LSU fans embrace Saban again. Rejecting him is like rejecting part of our own history. I hope we have him back in Tiger Stadium one day with the 2003 team to properly thank him. 2028 for the 25th anniversary would be a great time and I can see Lane making it happen.

I feel really confident about this game. I think we should be 5-0 right now, but ran into a weird buzz saw at Ole Miss that affected us in the first half way more than it should have. We came back strong and should have won by two TDs in the 4th. It is what it is.

But, I think this is a much better football team than then, sans the injuries.

And then, you met the Honey Badger in Tiger Stadium and that was that.

We need a Watch Board.

It looked like the Raiders had 13 players on defense on that play. Went sent 3 receivers out and they were all covered.

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Shough fumbled before he started throwing. Goff still had possession when his arm was moving forward. The issue w the Goff play is the “intent to throw it forward”. Goff did not lose possession, he threw it backwards

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This is total garbage. You do realize that, right?

Leavitt was so bad, it’s amazing we had a chance to win. He made some great throws here and there, but he missed so many easy throws in key situations, I don’t know how he can have a long leash.

If Leavitt struggles on Saturday against A&M, I can see Clark getting a series or two to see how he does. I think Lane will have them ready for that possibility. I hope Leavitt can figure things out and play better, but what we saw on Saturday can’t continue.