Rocco
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First off, what a difference in the football board's morale after a win last week. There were talks of doom and gloom after the loss to MTSU (some of them very warranted), so it's been nice to read the board since Saturday. That win was not perfect by any means, but it was exactly that... A WIN. 2-1. Onto LSU...
I don't actually think we're going to win, but I also don't share the same "it's gonna be a beatdown" mentality as others either. I absolutely DO think there's a small chance (better than Lloyd's 1 in a million talk, too) we could sneak one out on Saturday. I was very surprised when LSU hired Eddie O as the HC. To me, he is Shafer-esque in that he is a great assistant coach, but just doesn't have "it" to be the top guy. Especially the top guy at a football powerhouse school like LSU. How much does that impair the LSU gameplan and in-game "strategerie"? I don't know, but him being the HC doesn't hurt us IMHO.
Their players are bigger, faster and stronger than ours. Absolutely no questioning that. The talent gap is quite evident, so we need to make up for that with nearly perfect execution and game-planning. I still think that Babers is going to leave it all out on the field this week and show a few things that no one has seen before. This is their exclamation mark game. No doubt. People have mentioned that he would've opened it up if he needed to against MTSU, but I don't know. I'm sure he didn't actually think we were going to lose that football game while he was standing there on the sidelines in the second half. MTSU clearly out-coached and executed better than we did. Cannot have even a semblance of that against LSU to have a chance.
We've heard the infamous "it all clicks in the 2nd season usually between games 4 and 6" countless times. I don't really buy into all of that, especially inheriting a bottom feeder program in a much more skewed football conference like the ACC. We saw some glimpses last week in the 2nd half against CMU, but I don't think we're there yet. Frankly, not even close IMHO. That doesn't mean however that we can't shock LSU. From a conditioning perspective, I'd like to think we can possibly outrun them over 4 quarters. Our defense is much improved and other than the DL, we have quality depth at LB and CB. Fresh legs in those units can hopefully mask, to an extent, the razor thin depth we have across the DL. I'm really, really looking forward to seeing Alton Robinson and Chris Slayton (2 potential NFL picks at some point) line up against quality big uglies across the LOS. Our running game HAS to make a big improvement this week. I'm hoping we utilize Moe and Strick in the open field more. They can both make people miss there, but not in-between the tackles.
Last, but not least, why the heck not? LSU is coming off of a brutal loss to a rival and are staring at a daunting SEC schedule ahead. A possible overlooking scenario? If you're Eddie O, you absolutely have to win this one. If you're Babers, a win here would REALLY rejuvenate and amp up this fanbase. Big games for both teams, I cannot wait.
I give us a chance, not a great chance, but I think we have a slightly better than the 8% chance of winning the odds say. Time will tell soon enough.
LGO!
I don't actually think we're going to win, but I also don't share the same "it's gonna be a beatdown" mentality as others either. I absolutely DO think there's a small chance (better than Lloyd's 1 in a million talk, too) we could sneak one out on Saturday. I was very surprised when LSU hired Eddie O as the HC. To me, he is Shafer-esque in that he is a great assistant coach, but just doesn't have "it" to be the top guy. Especially the top guy at a football powerhouse school like LSU. How much does that impair the LSU gameplan and in-game "strategerie"? I don't know, but him being the HC doesn't hurt us IMHO.
Their players are bigger, faster and stronger than ours. Absolutely no questioning that. The talent gap is quite evident, so we need to make up for that with nearly perfect execution and game-planning. I still think that Babers is going to leave it all out on the field this week and show a few things that no one has seen before. This is their exclamation mark game. No doubt. People have mentioned that he would've opened it up if he needed to against MTSU, but I don't know. I'm sure he didn't actually think we were going to lose that football game while he was standing there on the sidelines in the second half. MTSU clearly out-coached and executed better than we did. Cannot have even a semblance of that against LSU to have a chance.
We've heard the infamous "it all clicks in the 2nd season usually between games 4 and 6" countless times. I don't really buy into all of that, especially inheriting a bottom feeder program in a much more skewed football conference like the ACC. We saw some glimpses last week in the 2nd half against CMU, but I don't think we're there yet. Frankly, not even close IMHO. That doesn't mean however that we can't shock LSU. From a conditioning perspective, I'd like to think we can possibly outrun them over 4 quarters. Our defense is much improved and other than the DL, we have quality depth at LB and CB. Fresh legs in those units can hopefully mask, to an extent, the razor thin depth we have across the DL. I'm really, really looking forward to seeing Alton Robinson and Chris Slayton (2 potential NFL picks at some point) line up against quality big uglies across the LOS. Our running game HAS to make a big improvement this week. I'm hoping we utilize Moe and Strick in the open field more. They can both make people miss there, but not in-between the tackles.
Last, but not least, why the heck not? LSU is coming off of a brutal loss to a rival and are staring at a daunting SEC schedule ahead. A possible overlooking scenario? If you're Eddie O, you absolutely have to win this one. If you're Babers, a win here would REALLY rejuvenate and amp up this fanbase. Big games for both teams, I cannot wait.
I give us a chance, not a great chance, but I think we have a slightly better than the 8% chance of winning the odds say. Time will tell soon enough.
LGO!
