Foxsports on LSU chances to Repeat

Injuries will play a big role next year. Most NC teams get lucky & go mostly un-injured through the season. LSU was not so lucky last year (best WR out 5 games, starting QB for 2, 2 starter-quality DT's for the season, a preseason All-SEC Oline for the season, among others).

I don't think LSU has the depth to overcome those sort of injuries this year. Hopefully we'll get luckier.

If we stay mostly injury-free, the only questions about this team are QB, CB, and leadership. These all come along fine & we've got a great shot at repeating.

 

We've grown so used to the even year schedule being brutal, but although we catch UF and AU on the road this year, it's not as bad as it usually is. This is the best even year schedule we've had in a while...best schedule period, really...with no real OOC games that are scary.

I believe we beat AU this season, with the UF game being the one I'm worried about. (on the road) At home, obviously UGA is getting all the hype...and rightfully so. But there are of course other teams could surprise us...if we let 'em. It's the SEC...that's the way it is and has been.

 

auburn on the road will always be tough.

bama, UF and UGA will be tougher than theyve been for several years.

 

UF had a little downturn last season, but I believe they were pretty stinkin' tough the year before. I think Bama will be tougher than they were the last two seasons...but not as good as the '05 squad. UGA will be better than last season, but I don't know if they'll be any better than the UGA teams of the early 2000's...like '03 and '05.

AU on the road will be tough...but not as tough as it has been.

 

true on both counts. i am glad ga is at home. (and not just so i can go to the game.)

and on the second part, kentucky is a perfect example.

 

I think one of the biggest question marks going into this year is the performance of the new DC's. Scheming was a major problem for us last year. Pelini's D's were very susceptable to the spread. Evidently, there was some key flaw in it that allowed it to be exploited against the spread. AU's new OC will be incorporating the spread, and we already know that UF lives and dies by it. And the only two teams to beat us last year both used ONE guy to bring us down. How we weren't able to key-in on these guys when we knew what was coming is beyond me. Nevertheless, the SEC has a lot more offensive firepower nowadays than we're used to seeing, and it is critical that we make adjustments a lot better than we did last year. Otherwise, we'll end up dropping a game or two that we're not supposed to.