Okay....maybe it's just me, but I'm not getting the LSU love -- at least not to the level it's currently at.
At the beginning of the season, many were picking LSU to go 9-3 or 10-2 and finishing 3rd in the SEC West....but, most were thinking that they would be 7-1 with a lone loss to Auburn. Hindsight shows us that Auburn's pre-season hype was based on smoke and mirrors (but that's a different thread)....
So, for the most part, LSU has done what they were predicted to do.....
They barely beat State by 2....they clobbered Auburn......they struggled with Syracuse. Took them a while to beat Eastern Mich.....struggled with USCe for a bit...and pulled away.....and won a tough fought battle vs Florida (with a first time starting backup QB)....
My point is - they've been as good as they should have been up to this point. So, what's changed to make everyone think that they still won't be going 9-3 or 10-2? Everyone knew about Fournette.....and their Defense has given up 19, 21, 24, 22, 24, 28, 28........
Are we saying that LSU can beat us because of Brandon Harris? Because if that's your main reason for picking LSU -- I'd say that is a shaky reason for doing so....
LSU is ranked #116 in passing offense....I'm guessing Kirby is licking his lips on that one....
Our Defense was built to beat this offense.....
I think most people had LSU pegged at the start of the season as a 10-20 ranked team nationally - 3rd in the SEC West -- and a 9-3 or 10-2 team....that was supposed to be 7-1 at this point. They are 7-0 instead (with a cancelled game) - and that is more due to Auburn being bad instead of LSU being better.....
I think that's where they are.....right where everyone thought they should be....so now why are they being pegged as a Top 4 Playoff team? There isn't any evidence to support why -
It might be tough - the LSU games always are....
But....I don't see any reason why LSU should beat us....