tigerfan said:LSU fans would be very upset. Always are after a loss. A lot more so here. Don't think we want this game any more than we wanted to beat Auburn or UF. If it weren't for Saban there may not be that much emotion at all. I don't understand it. The man did what he thought was in his best interests and he brought a lot to our program.
As far as Tulane goes, MF could not move that helped Tulane. In the second half, LSU quit messing around and just ran it down their throats. LSU can and will run the ball. AU had not allowed over 100 yards rushing until they played LSU. UF had not allowed the number of yards rushing before or since they played us.
As far as the UF game goes, that is the hardest hitting game I have ever seen. It was intense emotianally and physically. I will not take anything away from UK, but had we played them any other week, it would not have turned out the way it did. Ask UK how they felt after two physical games against LSU and UF. Why do you think they laid an egg against MSU?
This conference is brutal. Bama has only lost one conference game. That gets your attention regardless of the past. How did fans feel after you lost to a horrible FSU team? Why did you lose to a team that you are superior to (talent wise, coaching, etc)?
This game is going to be extremely hard hitting, trust me. Nick knows it as this is how he developed our program and what he is now bringing to yours. He helped establish our identity. And Miles (whether people like him or not) is a smash mouth coach having learned under Bo S. This will be the main difference between LSU and UT. Everytime UT gets punched in the mouth, they fold. They did it against Cal, UF and you guys (even against PSU last year).
If we lose you will hear some grumblings, but personally losing to a storied program and a fine football team to me would not be a disgrace. If we were to lose, of more interest to me would be how we lost. A fluke play where the kids fight their butts off. NEVER a Disgrace. If they laydown like UT, I'll throw up.
Solid post, with some wisdom behind it. I don't expect either team to just lay down. If we get by yall we have accomplished something, no doubt.