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Interested to see how ole Joe Burrow fares against a big-boy defense.  

Interested to see how long it will take LSU fans to get Trask's phone number.  

LSU is a 13.5 point favorite.  Wow...why did we bother beating Auburn?  


I'm not going to sit here and say Florida will win or that LSU won't score plenty, but I'm amazed that the pedestrian, defensive team is once again being looked down upon vs the high-scoring machine that hasn't played anyone lately.  LSU has a sound offensive plan, I'm sure...but how will they fare when they get punched in the mouth and the Plan A doesn't work with ease?  




I don't doubt Burrow's ability and the home crowd will help if the offense faces a valid resistance...but LSU's Plan B is an unknown.  They haven't had to go to it yet this year.

Odd rash of injuries and defections has left LSU pretty thin in the defensive backfield.  Safety Todd Harris lost for the year against NW St.  CB Flott injured last week against Utah St. and won't be available.  CBs Kelvin Joseph and Kenan Jones entered the transfer portal, both would have played this year. 

Kary Vincent struggled so far this year after playing very well last year, so last week they moved him to more of a safety role which looked to suit him better.  The shuffle allowed Fulton to move to a slot corner position where teams have been lining up their best WR on us.  The result was nice, but can they do it now with all the injuries? 

With Flott out and assuming Jones is red-shirted, LSU is down to Stingley, Fulton and Ward for scholarship CBs.  Hope nobody gets hurt.  

That includes the UF QB.  I really hope they're not rolling the dice with that kid's knee.  If he gets hit and hurts it, that's not gonna be a good look.  

Good news is we may be getting some defensive starters back who have been out since the Texas game.  They're not 100% and may not even play, but the staff says a couple of them are "available" this week.  

Florida wouldn't have put Trask back in the Auburn game if he was hurt-hurt.  And the guy behind him will play vs LSU as well - as planned.  He's not a run-first guy with a limited playbook, either.  He'd be fine if pressed into full-time duty.  We have actual QB depth!


Trask is decent at knowing to get the ball out quickly on a blitz, but his biggest weakness is feeling pressure around him.  He holds the ball when there isn't a blitz and hasn't been scooting up when there's a big open area in the front of the pocket.  The DL gets behind him and causes fumbles because he doesn't feel it yet.


But he's a new starter and if that's his biggest problem, he's doing something right.  IF - big if - LSU is one-dimensional, and either can't run or abandons the run, that will play into Florida's hands.  We're among the national leaders in both sacks and picks.  

Well I just wrote a bunch of stuff on my phone and then it got magically deleted.  There's 15 minutes I'm never getting back. 

Basically the key matchup for me is LSU OL vs. Florida DL.  That will determine the pace of the game and maybe the winner.  

Gators wear jorts. 

They were healthy for Georgia State and they started healthy for Texas.  So this wouldn't technically be healthy for the first time, although I think he's overstating it a bit. 

One of the guys hurt in the UT game is back for sure and looks fine.  Two others "may play" according to the coach, but all indications say they're not 100% if they do play.  A fourth guy is still definitely out.  

We also lost a CB for this week, tho he wasn't hurt in the Texas game.  It's going to be a bit before I'd term the defense "healthy," or, back to its original lineup.

We can go with the guys we have.  They just need to tackle and not do stupid stuff.