Quote Originally Posted by Cooterpoot View Post
LSU was our "it's going to be a great season" test. We failed. But it can still be a good season. So, we've got to make up that game some how by winning our next 3 SEC games. We win vs A&M, Ark, & KY and we're good.
Totally agree.

My concern is that LSU is the worst out of those 4 teams. Now, I thought we would go 3-1 in those 4 games and honestly I thought LSU was our easiest. So we haven't made it easy on ourselves, but that doesn't make it impossible.

My biggest issue is that I really thought we had turned the corner and started to run the ball more, but we stopped. Johnson and Marks combined for 16 carries for 100 yards and that includes two of the dumbest 4th down calls i've ever seen in my life.

That is over 6 ypc. We ran the ball a total of 4 times in the second half. F-O-U-R. That is despite having a lead until the 4th quarter.

All of those wanting to replace Will are just being irrational. If this is the offense we are running, he is perfect for it. I'm still not sold on it, but I'm giving Leach more rope this season. The concern i have is that the swing passes that will net us 7-8 yards this weekend, only got us 2-3 yards at best this past weekend. Teams weren't getting consistent pressure only rushing 3 or 4. LSU got pressure with both. I think KY and A&M have better defenses than LSU. Arkansas not so much, but Arkansas' offense is miles better than KY and A&M.

Very rarely do I think we were simply the better team in a game that we lose by 15 points, but I just think we are better than LSU. We simply made crucial mistakes and couldn't take advantage of the fact that LSU could not pass the ball until the 4th quarter.

We had 6 punts and 3 turnovers on downs and a pick. So 10 times out of 13 we either punted or turned it over, or failed to get it on 4th down. That is simply terrible offense. To put in context, FSU punted twice against the same team.

The defense did all they could in this game. Yes, I would have preferred a faster player to spy Daniels to end the half, but overall they did what they needed to do, until the end when they understandably quit. I am worried that A&M will be basically the same as LSU except with more defensive talent. If we can score 24 points, I think we beat A&M. If we can't, the season could go sideways.