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I get we are missing on a lot of LA guys, but we do have like the second highest rated recruiting class based on per player committed. Lots of high level talent committed in a small class, like last year.

O line stepped on his foot and tripped him.

Actually, the offense was fricking incredible. However, red zone play calling was questionable, and our offensive line was offensive. We also had multiple drops and tipped passes in the redzone. Even the interception was tipped at the LOS.

Our entire defense has been exceptional in all aspects. That's why they are the #1/2 power ranked defense in CFB.

Coverage grades are per position based. A corner with an 80 coverage grade and a safety with a coverage grade of 80 arent equally good at covering a player in man/zone. It just means relative to their position, they are an 80 in coverage. A DE with an 80 coverage grade means for his position he is great at coverage, but he would be a 30 in coverage as a CB.

The OSU team that got blown out by USC isn't the same team as the one that beat Indiana.

Losing Julian Saiyan was catastrophic, it was a heisman caliber QB loss with a backup that is nowhere near the current skill level of Saiyan.

Losing your starting QB in 2026 is a death sentence for most playoff caliber teams, because there is rarely a similarly skilled QB on their roster with NIL willing to wait on a QB that talented to leave.

LSU could definitely drop 1 of Bama, Texas, or Tennessee. Especially is Ole Miss, and Kentucky, and who they lose to wins out. But it is a hard ask. Bama and Tennessee definitely can't get in with 3 Ls, they won't have enough good wins/losses.

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Yeah it has me thrown off too. I am stupidly confident about winning this game.

LSU defensively is almost identical statistically to Tennessee at all 3 levels. Most computer models have LSUs defense as good or better than Tennessee, which is top 3-5 in the country. We have an elite top 2 defensive line, very good linebackers, and good-elite secondary players.

LSU offensively is light-years ahead of Tennessee, and is getting better each week.

Tennessee easily handled Bama, and Tennessee has no offense.

LSUs offense is slightly better as a whole. LSUs defense is a good bit better than Bamas, though both are very good.

Bama is not good at running the football this year and they are extremely weak at the tackle position sitting at 130+ in FBS for giving up sacks. LSU has one of the best Edge tandem/trio in the country and is killing QBs on edge rushes, without losing contain. LSU also has one of the best run defenses in the country, and every elite run defense bama has played (Tennessee and Georgia) has forced Bama to one dimensional passing, which we have elite DBs and the best secondary bama has played all year.

They have like half of their starters injured as well, they might get some back but most won play.

Also it's in Death Valley.

LSU is a brutal match up for Bama.

For some it is advertisement. Others goodwill in the community. Those that want to show their rich friends they spend more money.

But for a lot of them, they just have so much spare money that spending millions of dollars on helping the sports team they love to win is an entertainment expense.

Think of it this way. If you bring home $100,000 per year and spend $1000 per year on LSU football (tickets, concessions, donations, merchandise, etc.) That is 1% of your bring home income. Well if someone else brings home $1,000,000,000 per year and they spend $10,000,000 per year on LSU, that is 1% of their income. The biggest difference is the billionaire's bills and daily expenses take up a fraction of the $100,000 learner's, so the $10M per year donation is even less of a burden on their expenses, it's like buying a Playstation for them.

shite legitimately happens.