stephendomalley

they both have stout front 7's and so far we have lost every game against stout front 7's, losing in the same fashion each time.

the only explanation for the other consistency in losses is that our defense, which looks great for most of the game, all of a sudden can't stop a pee-wee offense, has to be the coaching, and by that it means we change our defensive posture, scheme, etc., basically switching to prevent defense.

we keep trying to run in the red zone with scant success. Trey Dez is never tried down there, even as a decoy.

our coaching staff doesn't seem to learn anything with experience this year. I like Kiffen, but not so much our coordinators.

I am pessimistic about the rest of this season. I expect to see no changes and the same old script the next 2 weeks. I hope i'm wrong. At least we get arkansas to close the season on a positive note, unless we are totally demoralized by the time we get there.

To paraphrase Clarice speaking to Rudolph, "there's always "next season!"

I am behind our team 100 per cent, just trying to be realistic so I don't get too depressed. Geaux Tigers!

you say the juice will be gone from the tenner game if they lose to kentucky, but think again. nothing would make them feel better than to beat us at home. And it should be a big must win game for us as well.

fathoming the polls is really no great mystery. the voters are looking at future opponents left on everyone's schedule.. LSU is really a top 10 team today. But, our next game is alabama. Look at these cupcakes ranked ahead of us. then look at their schedules. their chances of losing against their weak opponents is not strong.

we beat alabama and everything falls into place for us.

so much depends on the offensive line. LSU's line is playing well. Kentucky is blessed with a good Oline. Ole MIss, Alabama are 2 teams where the injury bug is biting the hell out of their oline. You just can't run an offense without a good oline.

Or qb, LSU has one. it's interesting to me the contrast between Marcel Reed and LaNorris Sellers. Both are very extraordinary athletes, who are sandlot qb's. Not insulting them or trying to, just pointing it out. What we are seeing though is that Art Briles is working with Sellers to make him a trained qb and Elko has done nothing with Reed. Sellers is starting to function on a higher level, and Reed is dissolving into nothingness. Sark has not done a good job with Manning either. coaching.

Has LSU improved into a very good football team? Have they got some chemistry going? Has the Oline improved by now? Is Sam Leavitt settled in? Has the staff figured out we can't play zone and/or soft defense?

I think so. We find out tomorrow. Geaux Tigers!

you're overthinking this. Sankey is just a moron. A petty imbecile.

it's good that we play at home. if taylor plays, you cannot count on blake baker to play aggressively. if we've learned anything, that's it.

i definitely have confidence that we win at home. but if taylor plays, it will be close. look at all those plays we gave up against kentucky. this defense generally plays well but we are having multiple big gaffes every game.

i'll take a one point win. If taylor can't go or is hobbled, then we should beat the spread.

If we go for it and don't make it we are forced to play aggressively on defense, enhancing our chances to win. i don't think kiffin's personality is soft, so it's a mistake for him to play safe. there are times to play it smart, but that's not always the same as playing it safe.

Of LSU's 9 SEC opponents, only one, poor Arkansas, is not quality. Auburn is the next least of the teams we play. Everyone else has a good to really good team. This is great except for the playoff format, where 2 teams seem to get in every year that have no business being there. 9-3 SEC teams should be treated like 10-2 teams in the process. but they won't be.

Stankey Sankey really let us down. As did the Big 10 commissioner

this doesn't look like his year. I expect him to be better by the end of the season, but he doesn't look capable of leading Texas to the promised land this season.

If he comes back, next year, I can see it if he still has a good team surrounding him. I'm thinking he's like a lot of players, they are just a little behind the curve until their final year and then it clicks.

and he knows he needs a good passer to run his offense.

based on leavitt's play thus far, it seems a little strange. Leavitt is missing a lot of opportunites downfield No coach is perfect in assessing talent, and you have to remember that Chambliss wouldn't have gotten his chance if Austin Simmons doesn't get hurt. Austin Simmons is not impressive from what I've seen.

I'm not saying it's time to dump Leavitt, I just wish we would get a look at our second stringer for a few series. Not going to happen, I get that.

so i sure hope we see some improvement from our oline and QB.

LSU football is still a lot more fun to watch. I'm just tamping down my expectations for this year.