Sure this scenerio is possible, so is an undefeated season, but neither is going to happen. I don't know who it is that likes to pull up old threads, but I remember lurking back in 2007 and many threads like this one were popping up at around this same time. I even think this same poster headed some of them up, and look how that season turned out.
LOL, you certainly have high expectatations for LSU!:dis: We have a good football team, and they are getting better. I expect the same as I did before the season that they'll probably drop 3 games. Its a young team with a new defense, I can deal with it. :geaux:
Besides my interest in how we look against a pretty good ULL team, I'm going to be REALLY interested in the Arkansas - Georgia game. I think we all feel that UGA is going to be a tough game for us but if Arkansas looks really good or beats UGA then our already tough schedule is going to look even tougher. To answer the question though, I think we lose 3 this year barring some major injuries.
Almost certain loss = Florida. I've seen nothing that says we can play with these guys. Potential losses = Bama, Ole Miss, Georgia. It's very hard to win on the road against the SEC upper tier. Trap game = Auburn. Sometimes a lower tier opponent catches you after a disappointing loss and hangs one on you. Sure wins = all the rest. We blow one of these and we don't deserve to be ranked. I'm thinking 9-3 with losses to Florida and 2 of the three big road games. 8-4 or worse if any of last year's problems return.
I think by the time Florida rolls around this will be a better team. How much better is anyone's guess. I will count that as a loss along with possibly Alabama and Miss.
ULL - W MSU - W UGA - W UF - L Auburn - W Tulane - W Alabama - L Louisiana Tech - W Ole Miss - W Ark - W Florida is the only team we play that has looked like a great team thus far. Ole Miss, Bama & even Auburn have had their moments, but they are all beatable. I'm calling Ole Miss & Auburn as close victories because we should be able to get enough points against their defenses (this is assuming that our offense improves), while I'm saying we lose against UF & Bama due to their defenses. That would put us at 10-2, which I'll take. If we don't have quite a bit of improvement in our offense, we're either 9-3 or 8-4. I honestly believe our offense will come around. We'll start to see it today, and it will be much improved by the UGA game. I think we're starting to develop an identity on offense & will know what works for us. I don't expect us to be a great offensive team, but a good bit better than we've been.
I will not pick a record, it is difficult enough picking winners each week. My expectation for LSU, however, is a team that will fight, scratch, claw every game and will not yield. Stylish or not, LSU finds a way to win. It is hard for me to believe folk have so easily given up on this team. Beyond talent, the team has heart.
These are my exact thoughts on this season. I believe we will be a 3 loss team this year and I'm actually ok with that. We have a tough schedule this year with the srength of the teams we play on the road and I think coming out of it with only 3 losses will be a success. With that said, teams get better as the year goes on barring injuries. I could just as well see this team being a 1 or 2 loss team. It's just way too early to judge how the rest of the season will go. Have patience, relax, be a fan and enjoy this team and season.
