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I think they are a good team with a tough schedule who played a vastly overrated Miami team in the first game. I don't think LSU will be competitive with Auburn, Alabama or Georgia. That's three losses. Florida, Miss State, Ole Miss and A&M are toss ups. I see 8-4 but a better team than the record.

Helluva lot better than I thought. I still don't see them having a winning season.

I don't know, they've only played one game.

So... You're saying UT might not be that bad? 

As everyone agrees, hard to tell off one game but Miami doesn't suck and that was nearly a demolition until LSU coasted to the whistle. Also, I'm not sure dem Tigahs had to be anything other than vanilla in that one so, it's hard to gauge just how diverse they might be on offense. 

I think the LSU defense is elite and the special teams looked great, too--that will win the lion's share of games but two big injuries in the opener could cause attrition to be a factor. In any case, they've got a good un in Brossette to compliment that defense. If the QB can proof himself versus top flight Ds it would, in my mind, elevate the ceiling to say, 10 wins.  

Bottom line, they 'appear' to have the pieces in place to play with anybody, provided they protect the ball. But, just like Auburn, their schedule draw will probably limit the upside. 

I know what you mean, rtf. Live, the eye test was a solid pass but post-game, it dims a bit. There were some easy, dropped passes but the awful 3rd Conversion rate is what jumps out of the box score (3/16) to me. When he's allowed to set his feet, he's absolute money. When flustered or flushed, he was generally non-productive, less two plays. That said, I do think he played better than the stats indicate as he protected the ball and avoided some near-sacks. I'd call Burrow's game, against a good Canes D, a quality first start--but his performance will need to improve in chunks as the season progresses. 

I see what you did there.