I think you are spot on BB. IMO LSU eventually wore down MSU on both sides of the ball. Also IMO, #11 is the best RB LSU has had in several years. I made a statement before the season that my worst fear was that Lee or Mettenburger would start, because I honestly believe Jefferson was their weak link. Say what you want, but right now Jarrett Lee is playing at a very high level. The LSU defense is, at this point, equal to ours. Coming into Tuscaloosa is a hell of a lot different than coming into Starkville and MSU is still a mid tier, at best, team so November 5th will be judgement day in the SEC West.
LOL! And if you read and/or talk to LSU fans on message boards or in person they say the same thing about our offense. They are very unimpressed with our offense. I've read and been told "Bama has OL problems" and "Bama's offense is average at best...". Very similar comments to what I'm reading on here about their team. That is why I'm saying the two teams mirror each other. If LSU's defense were to line up against our offense I personally think, based on how our OL is performing now, I think LSU's defense would get the best of our offense. Hopefully, with each game the chemistry with our OL and offense will get better and by the time we play our game with the who's we'll be clicking on all cylinders.
We haven't played common opponents so it's hard to tell...I think both Oregon & Mississippi St. would wipe the floor with our "toughest" opponent to date, Penn St. Well..maybe not Miss. St. but Miss. St. could beat them. So you know...my hat's tipped to LSU. As I said, their offense is built to play with a lead. If they ever get down by 2 TDs, I'll be interested to see how they perform. Likewise, with our secondary, I'll be interested to see how we respond when we play a team that takes advantage of the mental lapses that we STILL have in our secondary...So we'll see..the season's young.
I agree that Alabama and LSU mirrors each other very much so, but I know LSU fans are prolly not going to agree with it, but I think Bama has been offensive skills players then LSU. But I think the biggest difference between Bama and LSU is that, IMO, Bama has settle on their QB (regardless of what Saban says), I think AJ is the QB here on out. LSU can't say that. Lee is the QB for now, and then they have to see where they are at when or if Jefferson returns.
I was trying to figure where out MSU's offensive incompetency ended and LSU's defense dominance started all game. And lo and behold I couldn't distinguished one from the other.
LSU's defensive speed is less than ours,IMO, our running backs are better, and with Darius Hanks, I like our receivers better, no question if Duron Carter qualifys, again IMO.
I think Lee has progressed past the red shirt freshman that threw pick sixes on a regular basis. He was 21-27, 213 yds with 1 td and 1 int. He's shown he has the ability to make big plays in big games. Look at our game last year. He put the nail in the coffin with his big pass.
Same here. Was State completely lost out there, or did LSU just look that good? I think the reality may fall somewhere in the middle.
I with you. You homers not wanting to give LSU their props are being overly homeristic, not that there's anything wrong with that, but just realize it. If it walks like a duck, it's probably a a duck. When I watched that game last night I saw a duck.
Just curious (and don't have time to look), what were the Trot's stats against the dogs?
The who's play the lizards soon...we'll find out all we need to know about their D. It looks pretty good, but they haven't played any offensive powerhouses.
Haha I was going to say the exact same thing. And if you listen to the talking heads they have been talking Miss St up as a powerhouse.
