BEAT PENN ST!!!

The Mummy vs. The Dummy.....

GEAUX TIGERS!!!

Lions, Tigers and Divots!

-lsual

LSU 31 PSU 13

LSU vs. Penn St.

Well okay... that's an interesting matchup. And probably the best thing to watch on New Years Day.

LSU goes for 10 wins.

LSU and Penn St. have played only once... PSU won in 1974 ... with the same coach. Wow!!

2009 LSU/Arkansas Overtime Ending

LSU vs Arkansas(2009)

9-3

It's Gameday by Jill...

Thanks to our Seniors

Brandon LaFell, Keiland Williams, Trindon Holliday, Richard Dickson, Harry Coleman, Patrick Lipoma, R.J. Jackson, Joe Maltempi, Chris Hawkins, David Impastato, Charles Scott, Daniel Graff, Orlando Gunn, Danny McCray, Ace Foyil, Jacob Cutrera, Perry Riley, Lyle Hitt, Ciron Black, Rahim Alem, Chris Mitchell, Al Woods, August Mangin, Charles Alexander

I love my Fighting Tigers
It's bigger than the score
It's greater than the W-L column
When it leaves you wanting more

I cheer my Fighting Tigers
Sometimes a bit too loud
We're passionate and serious
And always very proud

I miss my Fighting Tigers
I'm much too far away
I envy every Saturday Night
I'm not there to see them play

I'm thankful for my Tigers
And my days at LSU
Coaches come and coaches go
But we are forever true

I'll always be a Tiger
Like those that take the field
And those that watch around the world
Our hearts will never yield


GEAUX TIGERS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

WTF?

Well Leslye... you lost me. WTF? was that? Nice Clock management.

What an unprepared looking lot that was.

I guess Aleva will have to up the TAF fees next year to pay off your 18.75 Million dollar contract.

Wow... you lost me.

Loser.

-lsual

Williams, LSU Run Away With 24-16 Victory

wow...looks better on the highlight reel than it did in person.

Key Stat for you... Lee had 7 more completions than I did... I didn't even get to play.

It's Gameday by Jill...

Thanks #32...We love ya, Chuck!


Is it conspiracy or incompetence?
The replay controversy isn't fleeting
Are they dirty or just blind?
I mean...
It's not like Bama has a rep for cheating.

One more- Charles Scott for Heisman!
Or maybe 2010 rookie of the year
We wish you the best on Sundays, Chuck
Wherever you are, we'll cheer

So we're again down a quarterback
Bite your fingernails, steel your nerves
Good thing we're playing the Techsters
And Boise State already set the curve

Crowns, corsages and tissue paper
It's Homecoming week again
Rant if you must about the particulars
Your Fighting Tigers will chalk up another win


GEAUX TIGERS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Saban sure is tiny...

This Week's Tiger Bait... La Tech....

How to get over Refgate and the Loss to Little Nicky.... simple... BEAT DOWN LA. TECH coached by Little Nicky disciple Derek Dooley.

Yes the Tiger are banged up and we'll get to see J. Lee ,Ridley and KW take care of a 3-6 Tech Team..... it could be the last night game in Tiger Stadium for 2009 and the weather will be spectacular... so get your Tailgate Game on.... grab some food, beverages and few friends and spend the day brainstorming on what you would do to fix the SEC Ref problem....then head into Death Valley and cheer the Tigers on to a beat down of Tech .... and I don't care what they say... they...TECH isn't even the 3rd based Engineering School in the state.... they are saved from having the bottom spot...by Tulane... which K-O'd it's engineering school it was so bad.......

What's gonna happen.....

D. Dooley's team will have for a quarter then the BEAT DOWN BEGINS!!!
Shepard for over 100 yards rushing, KW for 75, Ridley for 150 and J. Lee for 200 yards of passing and NO Pick SIXES!!!


LSU 57 La Tech 13


GEAUX TIGERS!!


oh and as an added Bonus... Little Nicky's bunch loses a close one to Miss St. Holding will be called all day on Nicky's crew as the SEC Refs are under the microscope......

CFN Prediction..

Louisiana Tech (3-6) at LSU (7-2), 7:00 EST, Saturday, November 14, ESPNU

Why to watch: Both teams are coming off of crushing conference losses, with LSU losing a battle at Alabama as hard hitting and as rough as any SEC game this year, and with Louisiana Tech roaring back to give Boise State a hard time in the second half in a 45-35 home loss. The Bulldogs have to win out to be bowl eligible, and that’s not going to happen with a trip to Fresno State up next week before closing out with a near-certain win against San Jose State. LSU is beaten up and is way due to come up with a mediocre performance in a meaningless game. The Tigers can’t go to the BCS, Alabama and Florida will take up the SEC’s two spots, and the rest of the league is just bad enough that they can go through the motions and end up with a New Year’s Day bowl. The real work comes next week at Ole Miss and closing out against Arkansas, and if LSU suffers an upset, nothing will be bruised but a few egos.

Why Louisiana Tech might win: Does LSU really have the SEC’s worst offense? Yes, and it’s not going to get a lot better with star RB Charles Scott out for the year with a broken clavicle and with QB Jordan Jefferson hobbling with an ankle injury. The team’s focus is going to be almost completely on Ole Miss, and the last thing it can afford is to not have Jefferson over the final two games. Does that mean more Jarrett Lee under center? If so, Louisiana Tech, with its ability to hang on to the ball, has a good chance to make this interesting. The mediocre LSU attack won’t get any freebies; it’ll have to score on long drives.

Why LSU might win: LSU’s defense might not be getting into the backfield and it might not be hitting the quarterback, but it should be able to tee off on the Bulldog running game. Against WAC teams, having a few speedsters like Phillip Livas and Daniel Porter can make all the difference, but that’s not going to work this week against the ultra-athletic Tiger D. Louisiana Tech’s wins have come against Nicholls State, Hawaii, and New Mexico State, all at home. This has been a disappointing year for the Bulldogs, and they have yet to prove they can beat someone with a pulse.

Who to watch: So now what is the LSU running game going to do without Scott? He ran for 83 yards against Alabama averaging 6.4 yards per carry, and now it’s going to take a slew of players to try to get the ground game going. Stevan Ridley got two carries and came up with a nice score against Alabama, Russell Shepard went nowhere, but will keep getting the ball, and Trindon Holliday will likely be used in a variety of ways. Ridley will likely be the main man now, with good size, nice power, and nice moves considering he’s coming off a knee injury. This is the sophomore’s chance to shine, and he needs to make the most of the opportunity.
What will happen: LSU will be uninspired, will want to get several backups in early, and it’ll still win without too much of a problem after Tech comes up with a few early scores.
CFN Prediction: LSU 34 … Louisiana Tech 6 ... Line: LSU -24.5

Commercial LSU vs. Alabama (Refgate 2k9)

Seriously ...that was an interception...

To the bama morons claiming it was down because Julio Jones touched the ball first and was out of bounds.... give me break... WEAK argument.
Interception.

Bama refs.....

GEAUX TO HELL ALABAMA!!

block in the back...

Julio Jones great reception helped by.... BLOCK IN THE BACK.....

falsestart

WHAT?

listen to Daniels... "Penalites Have Really helped Alabama... 9-1 at tennessee and 7-1 here..." isn't that special....

More bad calls...

So LSU gets called for Pass Interference on this...a ball clearly not catchable....double standard huh refs?

Jordan JEfferson 1st Down

watch the Refs foot..... watch the spot.... THE FIX was IN

WELCOME To WWE.... THE SEC is a sham.

loss marred by missed-INT call

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If this cleat mark could talk ... it'd confirm that Patrick Peterson's fourth-quarter interception should've counted for LSU.
Andy Staples/Special to SI.com



TUSCALOOSA, Ala. -- With 5:54 remaining in Alabama's 24-15 win against LSU, Tigers cornerback Patrick Peterson appeared to intercept Alabama quarterback Greg McElroy between LSU's 31 and 32-yard lines. At the time, LSU trailed Alabama by six points.

Officials initially ruled that Peterson caught the ball out of bounds, but the immediate reaction along the LSU sideline suggested another look was in order. Referee Thomas Ritter announced the play would be reviewed. While replay official Gerald Hodges reviewed video of the play, CBS showed several replays that appeared to show Peterson getting not one, but two feet down before falling out of bounds. After several minutes, Ritter announced that Hodges had upheld the call on the field.

"When I caught the ball, I tried to get two feet in. I believe I got two feet in," Peterson said. "Definitely, the foot mark was left on the field. Not even on the white. It was on the green."

After interviewing Peterson, I returned to the field, where I snapped a few photos of a small gash in the field between the 31- and 32-yard lines. A video replay confirmed that this was the same spot where Peterson caught McElroy's pass. There is no way to confirm that Peterson's foot made the mark; it could have been made at any point during the game. But judging by video replays, Peterson's left foot --which landed first -- would have made an identical mark on the disputed play.



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Jordan Jefferson 1st Down

Watch Jefferson Make a first down.

Watch the Bama ref move his foot back two yards...

Patrick Peterson Interception blown call Alabama

What do you believe? Your own eyes? Or the eyes of the SEC Referees headquartered in Birmingham Alabama.

LSU trailed by 6 and would have had the ball near midfield. What would have happened...we will never now.

GEAUX TO HELL REFEREE!!

Rule 2 Section 2
ARTICLE 5

1. If one foot first lands inbounds and the receiver has possession
and control of the ball, it is a catch or interception even though a
subsequent step or fall takes the receiver out of bounds.

Section 3:
1. The above does not apply if any negative ramifications come upon the Florida Gators or Alabama Crimson Tide.

..well folks..this does it for me this season...the SEC has now turned into the equivalent of WWE for me. I've never seen such blatant officiating control of games in my life. Okay.... So the SEC wants UF vs. Bama all season and they got ...congratulations.....

GEAUX TO HELL SEC!!

It's Gameday by Jill....

BEAT BAMA

Familiarity breeds contempt
And in certain circumstances leads to hate
When everything is on the line
Isn't SEC Football great?

The Tiger offense is moving
They can do what it takes to get the job done
Somebody throw that ball to Jo Jo
Another trip to the end zone for #1

The tide touchdown troubles will continue
When the Tiger D lowers the boom
when Ingram meets Rahim Alem
And his little brother, The Dreadlocks of Doom

How's that Kool Aid, bammers?
Does it taste so sweet, at long last?
Don't raise those cups too quickly
Your glory days are still in the past

Another season of disappointment
Those dreams just won't come true
Poof! there goes your momentum
You're welcome. Love, LSU

GEAUX TIGERS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Beat BAMA!!

Beat Bama!!

Stop Ingram, sack McElroy, shut done Julio, Block Cody, don't punt to Arenas...and put Saban in a position to blame his players Sunday morning.

Run Shepard, Pass to Tolliver and Lafell, Run Trindon run, intercept that ball Peterson and the Dreadlocks of Doom, and BLOCK for JJ, Scott and Keiland!!....put Miles and LSU in a position to shut up the talking heads on ESPN and make the BCS Cinderallas nervous!

GEAUX TIGERS!!

DESTROY BAMA!! DO IT!!

The BEAR is DEAD, Saban is not our Coach, long LIVE LSU!!

MAKE MIKE THE TIGER STAND UP AND ROAR!!!!!!!!!!!

Nice stadium..bruh!

CFN Prediction... BOOO HISSS...

Game of the Week

LSU (7-1) at Alabama (8-0), 3:30 EST, Saturday, November 7, CBS

Why to watch: Alabama still has a nasty, scary road rivalry game at Auburn to deal with, along with a road trip to Mississippi State, and LSU has to go to Ole Miss and has an always tough (for LSU) game against Arkansas, but for all intents and purposes, this should decide the SEC West title and it will go a long way to further the national title discussion. Either Alabama will win and will keep careening to a clash with Florida for the SEC title, and the BCS Championship game, or LSU will pull off a huge road victory and will suddenly be in the hunt for the national title.

LSU blasted Tulane 42-0 last week getting huge production on the ground and an efficient day from the passing attack, but that was Tulane. One of Conference USA’s lowest bottom-feeders wasn’t going to have a chance against the Tigers’ second team, much less the top players, and that wasn’t necessarily a great indication of what LSU could really do. However, the 31-10 win over Auburn a few weeks earlier showed that things might be jelling and coming together at the right time, and this might be the perfect chance to catch a Bama team that’s been begging to be tagged.

With two weeks off, the Tide will be rested and ready coming off the scary 12-10 win over Tennessee thanks to a blocked field goal. The 20-6 win over South Carolina wasn’t impressive, the offense sputtered a bit in a 22-3 win over Ole Miss, and Kentucky was the better team for roughly 40 minutes in a 38-20 Tide win. Style points don’t matter, Alabama will play for the national title if its 13-0, but it’s time for the team to start playing more like a true national title contender. Florida flexed its muscles last week against Georgia, and now it’s Bama’s turn. If not, LSU will go from being an afterthought in the SEC title chase to being in the thick of the national title discussion.

Why LSU might win: The Alabama passing game went from excellent, to mediocre, to awful. QB Greg McElroy threw for over 200 yards in each of the first four games, with his high moment the 17-of-24, 291-yard, three touchdown day against Arkansas. Ever since then, the offense has had to rely only on the running game, which isn’t a bad thing, and the great defense, but McElroy has become a liability and the team has had to hide him. Sound familiar, LSU fans? It’s not like last year for the Tigers, when they had to do everything possible to keep their quarterbacks from throwing thanks to Jarrett Lee’s penchant for giving the ball to the other team, but Bama isn’t exactly letting McElroy take any chances. The LSU defense has been the real deal, even though the line isn’t playing anywhere close to the high standards the program usually sets. The Tide isn’t going to find its passing groove this week.
Why Alabama might win: The Alabama offensive line has a huge advantage over the LSU defensive front. LSU doesn’t get to the quarterback, ranking last in the SEC in sacks, is mediocre at making lays behind the line, and is average against the run. Overall, the LSU run defense hasn’t been awful, but when push has come to shove, teams like Florida, Mississippi State and Auburn were able to shove. Alabama should be able to control the game with the ground attack and with the great pass rush. The Tide defense leads the SEC in sacks and tackles for loss, while LSU is shockingly poor in pass protection allowing a whopping 23 sacks so far.
Who to watch: LSU can’t win this game, or even stay in it, unless QB Jordan Jefferson comes up with a whopper of a performance. The sophomore has been good so far, completing 64% of his passes with 11 touchdowns and just four interceptions, but he hasn’t been special. He hasn’t been bad, and he certainly hasn’t been the reason the offense has lacked a consistent pop (the offensive line is to blame), but he’s being asked to carry the offense when the ground game doesn’t work. The ground game isn’t going to work. Jefferson is going to have to challenge the Tide secondary and he can’t play it close to the vest and hope for the best. That didn’t work against Florida and it’s not going to work against Bama. The Tide can be beaten, but it’s going to have to take a few risks for LSU and Jefferson to make it happen.
What will happen: This will be a clash of two defensive heavyweights. Each team will challenge the other to come through with the passing game, and while Jefferson and the Tigers will throw better, Mark Ingram and the Tide will run more. The major advantage up front for the Tide will be the difference.
CFN Prediction: Alabama 23 … LSU 13 ... Line: Alabama -9
Must See Rating: (By The People 5 … The Men Who Stare At Goats 1) … 5

BREAKING NEWS......

Crowds..

To the Fan Police... I present to you... Miami vs. Clemson 2009....taken right as thug "U" takes the field... check out that crowd.... wow..... and they were #10 at the time. Looks like a Tulane game in the dome.....

Bama Week Ramblings....

Bama Week Ramblings....

Tigers did well Saturday and have now scored 72 points in two games. Not bad. Russell Shepard and getting the ball to Tolliver and Lafell will be key. Defense is primed for great things Saturday. I like our new rushing attack with the new Fullback…he can actually block…that should help as well. …and Saban is primed for his annual totally brainfartgame.



How bout Southern Cal…. Awesome performance…. How are they just 3 spots behind us in the BCS ???



We will win out… otherwise we’ll be greeted to IOWA or TX or UF vs TCU … or some combination thereof as the NC game.



Saban’s weakness…offense and arrogance. He’ll blame his team on Sunday morning for not being in position to win. Then they lose to Miss St and Auburn.



Off to Penn St. or Florida St. or the Raiders he goes in December. Why not…since I’m in prediction mode….


Team says they’ve been waiting for this one since the loss last year. They have looked like it. The close we get the better we play. JJ was quoted as we are playing this one like it is our National Championship game. UF was big but this is oooo soo much bigger in reality. … we can get UF again…this is the shot to take Bama out of the NC hunt and win the West. In the grand scheme of goals…this is the bigger rung in the ladder



1. SEC West – Win the west – beat Bama, Ole Miss, Arky

2. SEC Championship Game – Beat UF

3. BCS National championship Game – Beat Tejas or TCU


Saban is 11-10 (or maybe 10-11?) after an open date. Who did they play last week? A typical sign of the way Saban over analyzes everything and makes his players tight after 2 weeks of pounding. How does Les do when he has time to prepare (i.e. Bowl Games)?

Heard clips of the press conferences this morning.

Saban: This is a big game because it is the next one on the schedule….. blah…blah….blah….

Les: This is a big game. This is why you play football. Two quality opponents fighting with all the excitement an emotion.


GEAUX TIGERS!!

LSU Plows Through Tulane, 42-0

ESPN Highlights...and a commercial...

42-0

Bye Bye Green Wave.

It's Gameday by Jill.....

It was a dark and stormy night...

/It's Halloween night on the bayou
Haunted by traditions that used to be
Shuffled around and rendered meaningless
By the brain trust at the SEC

Hey there little greenie
Why so serious?
We know why you're here
It's not at all mysterious

The big scary Tiger
Has a fat bank account
And after he eats you for dinner
He'll throw you a small amount

Let's hang 60 on the wave
It'll be our sweet kiss goodbye
Thanks for playing, we enjoyed the beating
And now...we've got bigger fish to fry

GEAUX TIGERS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Tulane rant

Holy Toledo...Bob Toledo's coming to Town and he's bring with him the fearsome Green Wave. Tulane 2-5 sets foot in Death Valley for the last time. The series is facing a merciful end... and it's time for the TIGERS to hang 62-0 on these jokers once again.

Tulane

It is Halloween Night and LSU should be playing Ole Miss...but instead what we get are 11 Tulane students wearing costumes to make them look like an actual Division 1 football team.
They'll look the part early. That would be as in pregame early. Bob Toledo has recruited a few to the Big Easy but not enough to get the job done. What is a Green Wave anyway? The only thing I like about Tulane is that they play in the superdome where the sell beer..which you need if you are in the superdome to watch a Tulane "game"

TIGERS

The crowd will be light due to Halloween, but the air will be electric as the Tigers do their best to continue the offensive firepower that suddenly showed up against Auburn last week. Russell Shepard may have another breakthrough run or two or three.... JJ will continue to improve and will mark his best stats of his career and only play through 2 and half quarters prior to Lee coming and getting some much needed scrub work. and kudos to Les and Crowton for realizing that Russell Shepard is actually on scholarship at LSU!!!!

What will happen...

Seriously this is a bad Tulane team by Tulane standards. The LSU offense has discovered that abandoning the run and going with the passing game ain't a bad thing and the Tiger defense is starting to resemble ...well a DAMN STRONG TIGER DEFENSE.... UGLY early and often for the 12 Tulane fans that make the trip. And for traditions sake.....for the fourth time....

LSU 62
Tulame 0

GEAUX TIGERS!!!!!!!!!

50th Anniversary of the Halloween Run

I know it's Tulane week....but you gotta rub this in to Ole Miss Fans for the 50th Straight year.

Geaux To Hell Ole Miss!!!

GEAUX TIGERS!!!

oh and bye the way... WHAT THE HELL WAS THE SEC THINKING??? Shouldn't they have pulled all the stops to get the LSU vs. Ole Miss matchup this week on Halloween night on the 50th Anniversary of that run??? Instead we get Tulane?? Enjoy the Scrimmage....

Tulane by the numbers...

Date / Score / Overall Record

November 22, 1980 Baton Rouge LSU 24 Tulane 7 LSU 51-20-7
November 28, 1981 New Orleans Tulane 48 LSU 7 LSU 51-21-7
November 27, 1982 Baton Rouge Tulane 31 LSU 28 LSU 51-22-7
November 19, 1983 New Orleans LSU 20 Tulane 7 LSU 52-22-7
November 24, 1984 Baton Rouge LSU 33 Tulane 15 LSU 53-22-7
November 30, 1985 New Orleans LSU 31 Tulane 19 LSU 54-22-7
November 29, 1986 Baton Rouge LSU 37 Tulane 17 LSU 55-22-7
November 21, 1987 New Orleans LSU 41 Tulane 36 LSU 56-22-7
November 26, 1988 Baton Rouge LSU 44 Tulane 14 LSU 57-22-7
November 25, 1989 New Orleans LSU 27 Tulane 7 LSU 58-22-7
November 24, 1990 Baton Rouge LSU 16 Tulane 13 LSU 59-22-7
November 23, 1991 New Orleans LSU 39 Tulane 20 LSU 60-22-7
November 21, 1992 Baton Rouge LSU 24 Tulane 12 LSU 61-22-7
November 20, 1993 Baton Rouge LSU 24 Tulane 10 LSU 62-22-7
November 19, 1994 New Orleans LSU 49 Tulane 25 LSU 63-22-7
November 23, 1996 Baton Rouge LSU 35 Tulane 17 LSU 64-22-7
September 1, 2001 Baton Rouge LSU 48 Tulane 17 LSU 65-22-7
September 23, 2006 Baton Rouge LSU 49 Tulane 7 LSU 66-22-7
September 29, 2007 New Orleans LSU 34 Tulane 9 LSU 67-22-7


THE AWESOME 2009 GREEN WAVE!!!!

That's 2 Wins... and 5 losses....


DATE OPPONENT W-L (CONF) RESULT
9/04 Tulsa 0-1 (0-1) L 37-13
9/12 No. 9 Brigham Young0-2 (0-1) L 54-3
9/26 McNeese State 1-2 (0-1) W 42-32
10/03 @ Army 2-2 (0-1) W 17-16
10/10 Marshall 2-3 (0-2) L 31-10
10/17 No. 23 Houston 2-4 (0-3) L 44-16
10/24 @ Southern Miss 2-5 (0-4) L 43-6







LSU is a 38 point favorite. The Tigers have not scored above 31 all season.... wow...Green Slime is bad....

31-10

DOMINATION!!!

Biggest win ever over Auburn by LSU?!!

3 straigt against Auburn.

LSU 6-1 and bowl elligible!!

Hey Auburn..Is this new coach supposed to be an upgrade from Tuberville?

GEAUX TIGERS!!!

It's Gameday by Jill.....

mmmmm...corndogs

Just can't muster the anger?
No love for that old familiar hate?
Oh well, we can always talk about the weather
Pat is psyched! He says will be just great!

Ding, dong, Tubby's long gone
But this new guy is also a tool
He thinks he can make us wear Purple jerseys
Dude. Grow up. Read the rule.

Would you like a few little reminders?
Some ghosts of transgressions past
Cigars, Chop Blocks, and Wold Class Whiners
Their poor fictional Grannies, so abused. So harassed

There's an old, tired football adage
It says you gotta score more points to win
"No major changes" from the last game
Doesn't sound like the right place to begin

Let's wave our pom poms and cheer our Tigers
Remember it's the students that take the field and play
They're not the ones being overpaid millions
Well...not yet, anyway

GEAUX TIGERS!!!!!!!!!

Allbarn Rant

#10 LSU vs Unranked Auburn



Earthquake Game, Cigar Game I, Cigar Game II, Ciagar Gamme III, Refgate I, Refgate II, The shank,shank,shank,shank game, and THE CATCH ..... this year something is a little different...

What? no Tuberville on the sideline... that takes some of the fun out of it... BUT I still HATE AUBURN!!

All bets are off on this one.. but seriously... BEAT AUBURN

LSU 5-1
Auburn 4-2 Losers of two straight...can they bounce back under their new coach...
HECK NO!!

Tigers have had two weeks to prepar Jordan Jefferson and now he knows Four Plays!! Look out Auburn...one of those plays is the Deep Ball and Lafell will take it to the score.

Also the Tigers have been working on a little bit of that newstyle Wildcat formation with Shepard at QB... finally we get to see flashes of the future... and it's GOOD!!

TIGERS ...LSU that is... WIN!!!

LSU 28
Auburn 13

GEAUX TIGERS!!!!

CFN PREDICTION

Game of the Week

Auburn (5-2) at LSU (5-1), 7:30 EST, Saturday, October 24, ESPN2

Why to watch: LSU still controls its national title destiny … sort of. There might need to be losses from Iowa and Cincinnati, and … whatever. That’s 17 steps down the road, and for now, LSU just needs to take care of itself, improve on the lines, get more production from the passing game, and find a way to go on a run. And yes, if LSU wins out, it’ll play for the SEC Championship and will get a rematch against Florida, and then the chips would fall from there. However, there’s still a trip to Alabama to deal with and there’s still a road game at Ole Miss to play, and first, the Tigers have to beat the other Tigers, who are trying to get back their mojo after losing two straight. Losing to Arkansas was one thing, it was a road game and there were a few key turnovers, but losing 21-14 at home to Kentucky has all but soured the 5-0 start that had everyone so excited. The passing game has struggled and the defense has failed to come through clutch, but there’s still time to turn things around and win the West by winning out and getting a second Alabama loss. After this it’s three home games in the final four, and a win in Death Valley would show that Gene Chizik has Auburn back to being Auburn.
Why Auburn might win: 295 yards per game. That’s what LSU’s offense, the worst in the SEC, is averaging. The passing game is efficient, but not consistent, and the running game has been all but non-existent at times. This isn’t a team equipped at the moment for a firefight with all the top players failing to produce, and if Auburn can win the battle on the lines all game long, it has a chance. Florida challenged LSU’s manhood by running dive play after dive play on the way to 195 hard rushing yards, and while Auburn won’t be looking to power the ball Tebow-style, it has the ground game, and the O line, to rip off at least 200 yards on a defense that’s getting by more on reputation than production.
Why LSU might win: The Auburn passing game has gone bye-bye. So efficient and so dangerous at the beginning of the season, Chris Todd has completed just 25-of-52 passes for 213 yards with an interception over the last two games. By comparison, he only threw for fewer than 218 yards once in the first five games. LSU doesn’t generate a pass rush, but the secondary has done a very nice job against a slew of mediocre passing games. Auburn doesn’t have the wide receivers to throw anything scary at the Tiger corners, while the front seven should be able to force a few turnovers. LSU doesn’t give the ball away, while Auburn lost three fumbles against Arkansas two weeks ago. Auburn doesn’t turn the ball over on a regular basis, but even being -2 in a game like this could be disastrous; LSU will win the turnover margin.
Who to watch: Auburn RB Ben Tate suffers from being in the same conference, and the same state, as Alabama’s Mark Ingram, but he has been every bit as effective and even more consistent. The Tiger senior has rushed for 100 yards or more in five of the first seven games, and even in defeat he was able to carry the offense with 184 yards and two scores against Arkansas and 132 and a score against Kentucky. However, he has shouldered a massive workload, carrying the ball 150 times so far with 31 carries against Kentucky. Star freshman Onterio McCalebb will start to get more work.
What will happen: It’s the 12th Annual CFN lame line lock of the year … the Tigers will win. Neither offense will be consistent, but there will be a stretch in the second half when the two teams will break through the defensive struggle to trade some big punches. Auburn will start to play better and will be sharper than it was against Kentucky, but LSU QB Jordan Jefferson will answer the call to start doing more for the offense and will lead the way to two fourth quarter scoring drives to finally put the game away.
CFN Prediction: LSU 23 … Auburn 17 ... Line: LSU -8
Must See Rating: (Monty Python: Almost the Truth (The Lawyer’s Cut) 5 ... This Is It 1) … 4

Any of you watch football like this...

...this is funny...

I'm still angry.....

Ah yes... Auburn time of year again... the picture above still ticks me off 2006. No TD's scored by the Tigers that day and no flag on this play. That non call no doubt prevented the Tigers of a shot at BCS Glory in 2006. ...and added more fire to the hatred that has become the Auburn game. Remember... the lack of production of Jimbo's offense???? It was said that Les was holding back Jimbo from throwing the ball... sounds kind of like this year so far?????....


UNLEASH THE SLEEPING TIGER!!! Throw the BALL!! Down the field!! Setup the run with the pass!!!

GEAUX TIGERS!!


(p.s. - REF U SUCK!!)

LSU Pregame from the field...

this'll get you in the mood for the game saturday...

Offensive Struggles....

With this playsheet I can't possibly see what the problems are for the Tiger Offense??

-lsual

Where's Shep?

Florida Vs LSU 2009 -the lowlights

...still hurts... where's the offense?? Someone please put the O-Line pics on a milk carton.... cause they are missing.

LSU vs. Florida 1997

1997 Undefeated UF goes down.

Make it happen again.

It's Gameday by Jill.....

Victory for LSU...

Step right up, Tiger Fans
The Show has already begun
The props are up for the ESPN clowns
The stage is set to take down #1

The dawgies won't stop whining
Let's rip off the gators, too
Make the SEC East our doormat
They're a very deserving crew

Hey there Timmy, Timmy
You're not getting a bye
Even if you only play cheerleader
We're still gonna make you cry

There's no such thing as invincible
There's no better time than now
It's Saturday Night like nowhere else
Death Valley, take a bow


GEAUX TIGERS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Tebow Concussed

seriously.... I don't think Superman is going to play...

Gator Rant...

BRING IT!!

#7 is waiting....

BRING IT!!

Whether it's the backup -Brantley...

(below)

Or Captain Concussion....


The Tigers are bringing the A-Game!

No Need for a full blown rant here.....you know the stakes...

• SEC Bragging Rights,
• 1 vs. 4, National Title implications
• national television, night game in Death Valley,
• East vs. West,
• Meyer vs. The HAT,
• the winner of the last 3 has gone on to Win the National Championship.

It's LSU Vs Florida

BRINT IT .............MAKE THE VALLEY SHAKE AGAIN!!!!!!!

TIGER STADIUM 28 UF 17

GEAUX TIGERS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Wear Gold Saturday...

Friendly friggin reminder... wear gold saturday!!! not this shirt...although quite funny and in delightfully bad taste...maybe.... nah... WEAR GOLD!!

CFN prediction... wrong again...

Game of the Week

Florida (4-0) at LSU (5-0), 8:00 EST, Saturday, October 10, CBS

Why to watch: Almost no one has questioned whether or not Florida is the No. 1 team in the country ever since almost the entire team decided to come back for one more big push, and now it’s time to prove it and show why. The Gators are 4-0, and they haven’t been threatened, but if it’s possible to be No. 1 in the nation in rushing, No. 2 in scoring, No. 1 in total defense and No. 2 in scoring defense and be underwhelming, they’ve done it. Check that. They haven’t been underwhelming by the ridiculously unfair and unattainable standards they’ve set for themselves. Players like Tim Tebow and Brandon Spikes have publicly and privately stated several times that they want to make an all-timer of a statement this season, but in the one game against a halfway decent team, Tennessee, the Gators struggled a wee bit too much to grind out the win. If the 2009 Florida Gators want to be in the discussion among the best teams to ever play college football, it’s time to flex some muscle and it’s time to do some stomping. Beating LSU at LSU on a Saturday night in the primetime CBS slot would do that. However, if Florida can win big, it might not be as impressive as it appears on paper.

LSU is 5-0 and is 3-0 in SEC play. Ranked No. 4 in the country, it has its national title destination in its own hands. But to make the trip to Pasadena, and to get through this showdown alive, there has to be some improvements. Major improvements. LSU’s win at Washington to start the season, but it took too much work to beat Mississippi State, the wins over Vanderbilt and Louisiana-Lafayette weren’t exactly of national title caliber, and it took a very bad call to bring new life in the comeback win over Georgia. The lines have been mediocre to awful, the offense has been sputtering, and the defense isn’t anywhere near as good as the national title level LSU teams, but 5-0 is 5-0. The Tigers are coming up clutch when they absolutely have to, and they have the talent, speed, and athleticism to hang with Florida stride for stride. Can years of top-shelf recruiting classes, five games of experience, and a night game, with the fans certain to be out of their minds, be enough to beat the best college football team in America? Maybe. This might be a team that does what it has to do to win.

Why Florida might win: The LSU defensive front has been awful. There was a time not that long ago that the Tigers had the best front four in America, and it wasn’t even close. But the days of Glenn Dorsey and Tyson Jackson are long gone, and now there’s no pass rush whatsoever, registering an SEC-worst five sacks in five games, while the stats make the run defense look better than it actually is because there hasn’t been anyone on the schedule so far who can pound it. The last thing the Florida quarterbacks need, whether it’s Tebow or his tremendously talented backup, John Brantley, need is time. Give these two four seconds and they’ll pick apart the New York Giants. Tebow is expected to play, but coming off his bad concussion he’s not likely to be the 25-carry bull in a china shop that he was before; at least not right away. Fortunately for him, he has the speed around him in the backfield to make the nation’s No. 1 running game produce, and he has the line in front of him to dominate the struggling Tiger line.

Why LSU might win: The secondary has been excellent. Yes, the Tigers are giving up 205 passing yards per game, and yes Georgia’s A.J. Green came up clutch last week, but with little to no pass rush to help the cause, the corners have done a nice job and the safeties have been productive. Washington’s Jake Locker was excellent in comeback mode, and it’s not like Mississippi State, Vanderbilt, or Louisiana-Lafayette can throw, but the Tiger defensive backfield should be able to erase the mediocre Florida wideouts for long stretches. If Tennessee can make the Florida offense, with a healthy Tebow, one dimensional, then so can LSU. Troy quarterback Levi Brown has been on a hot streak, but he’s not an elite player. He’s the best quarterback Florida has faced so far, meaning …

Who to watch: … Jordan Jefferson, you’re up. All the focus and all the discussion will be surrounding Tebow’s bruised brain. He was able to practice this week and has been cleared to give it a go, but the game and the focus could quickly shift over to Jefferson, who has quietly had a very nice sophomore season considering the running game isn’t providing much help. Unlike last year when the LSU quarterbacks couldn’t stop throwing the ball to the other team, Jefferson has been stingy throwing just two picks and seven touchdowns. However, one of those interceptions came last week against Georgia, the one true test on the slate so far, and he didn’t throw any touchdown passes. He can’t make mistakes against Florida, he’ll have to spread the ball around, and he’ll have to keep the tempo up to keep the speedy veterans on the Gator D moving. That means the future NFL pass rushing duo of Florida’s Carlos Dunlap and Jermaine Cunningham need to be woken up and told the season has started. Dunlap has been fine, making two sacks and doing a decent job of making things happen in the backfield, while Cunningham is just now getting his legs back after having problems with the flu early on. He’s overdue for a big performance.

What will happen: Florida will be Florida, and it will be because of the defense. Brantley will end up playing a role, but this game is on the shoulders of Brandon Spikes and a lightning-fast Gator D that will keep the inconsistent LSU running game under wraps and will pick off Jefferson three times.
CFN Prediction: Florida 26 … LSU 16 ... Line: Florida -8.5
Must See Rating: (A Serious Man 5 … Couples Retreat 1) … 5
-Free Expert Football Predictions

boohisss hiss... these jokers picked UGa last week bye the way.....

GAMEDAY ADVISORY FROM LSU

BATON ROUGE – Due to the large number of people expected to be on the LSU campus Saturday for the football game between No. 4-ranked LSU and No. 1-ranked Florida, LSU has issued an advisory to fans on a number of issues:

PRE-GAME

• Fans are encouraged to arrive early and to carpool when possible to reduce the number of vehicles on the LSU campus. Fans are advised that some grass lots may be unusable depending on the amount of rain prior to game day. Grass lots with gravel travel lanes such as the Levee Lots on River Road and the Hayfield Lot on Gourrier Avenue should be usable on game day.

• Fans should beware of counterfeit tickets which are common for major sporting events such as Saturday’s game between two Top Five teams. Fans should only purchase tickets from family or close personal friends or the LSU Ticket Marketplace at LSUsports.net. Tickets can be authenticated by taking them to the LSU Ticket Office.

• ESPN GameDay will originate from the LSU Parade Ground beginning at 9 a.m. Saturday. Fans are encouraged to attend and be vocal. Glass containers are not permitted on campus and broken glass can be particularly dangerous on the Parade Ground.

• Zatarain’s Tiger One Village, LSU’s hospitality and entertainment village in front of the Pete Maravich Assembly Center, will get underway with a band starting at 1 p.m. followed by local favorite Cowboy Mouth starting at 2:45 p.m.

• The Tiger Athletic Foundation Party in the Maravich Center starts at 3:30 p.m. for TAF members.

• The LSU football team will arrive on Victory Hill at 5 p.m. and the Tiger Band will march down the hill at approximately 5:15 p.m.

• LSU students should enter the stadium early to avoid long lines.

TAILGATING

• Fans are reminded to leave travel lanes open in parking lots when tailgating. Tents are not permitted in travel lanes or on sidewalks.

• No grilling should take place on ornamental concrete, brick pavers or exposed aggregate, building entrances, patios or covered walks where drippings can stain surfaces.

• Tailgaters are encouraged to bag their trash for pickup by LSU Facility Services.

• Buildings on campus that are available for restroom use will open at 11 a.m. Not all campus buildings are open on game days and fans should not attempt to enter buildings that are closed.

SECURITY

• Fans should arrive early to their seats as heightened security measures may cause delays at the gates as bag checks and other security procedures are enforced.

• Backpacks, coolers and other containers are not permitted in Tiger Stadium. Bags larger than 8 ½ by 11 inches are not permitted for security reasons.

• Backpacks, coolers and other bags should not be left unattended. These items will be confiscated if left unattended.

• Fans are encouraged to minimize the number of personal items they bring into the stadium to reduce the waiting time at gates.

GAME

• Kickoff is scheduled for approximately 7:10 p.m. LSU encourages fans to use good sportsmanship, no foul language and to create a positive atmosphere for families and young people attending the game.

• Fans are encouraged to wear gold to the game. The LSU-Florida game has been designated as the annual “Gold Game” for Tiger fans as the game will be nationally televised by CBS. Gold LSU shirts can be purchased at retailers throughout the region, as well as the LSU SportShop next to Mike the Tiger’s habitat daily and on game day.

• The Pete Maravich Assembly Center will be available for a free view-in of the game for fans without tickets to the game. Concession stands and restrooms will be open and cheerleaders will be on hand. Doors open at 6 p.m.

• The jersey of LSU All-American Tommy Casanova will be retired between the first and second quarters of the game.

POSTGAME REMINDER - SOUTHBOUND TRAFFIC

Nicholson Drive

• Vehicles leaving campus via Nicholson Drive are encouraged to use Burbank Drive to proceed south. Vehicles can reach I-10 by proceeding south to Bluebonnet Blvd. or Siegen Lane.

• Local Traffic only should proceed south on Nicholson Drive.

River Road

• Vehicles leaving campus via River Road are encouraged to stay in the right hand lane of the contra-flow traffic on River Road and turn left on Gardere Lane to reach Nicholson Drive. Vehicles can then reach I-10 by turning right onto Nicholson, left onto Bluebonnet, then right on Bubank to Siegen Lane.

• Local traffic only should stay in the left hand lane of River Road to turn left onto Brightside.

Superman?

TEBOW = SUPERMAN?

KRYPTONITE!!!!!!!!

WELCOME TO DEATH VALLEY!!!

(at NIGHT!)

(on a Saturday!!!)

Here’s some useless stats for you … LSU has won 32 straight Saturday NIGHT kickoffs in Tigers Stadium.

Urban Meyer has never won in Tiger Stadium

Tebow has a concussion, the backup has not started a game

Highest ranking of teams in Tigers stadium since 1959

Les Miles is a genious…or insane….

The Winner of the last three LSU vs UF games has gone on to win the National Champhionship

50% change of rain Saturday outside the stadium

Chance of rain inside the stadium, NEVER!!!!

GEAUX TIGERS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

A message to Mark Richt

Hey UGA fans... remember this video? It's because of stunts like this that the SEC cranked up the rules on celebrations after touchdown. So quit your whining about the 15 yard penalty in you latest SEC loss. (that's LSU 20 Uga 13 bye the way)..and look inward to place blame where it lies... ON YOUR COACH.

20-13

This game reminds me alot of the 2003 LSU vs. UGA game in Tiger Stadium. Close... UGA scores ...LSU Answers! AND WINS!!

GEAUX TIGERS!!!

UGA Reaction...

LSU Tigers vs Georgia Bulldogs 2009

20-13!!! Take that UGA!!

LSU vs. Georgia Highlights

20-13 BI-OTHCES!!!

It's Gameday....by Jill...

/Chad Jones for Heisman!/

In the wild and wacky world of college footballYour Fighting Tigers are ranked #4We'll see this week if we belong in the clubOr if we'll be shown the door Chad Jones is an absolute beast of a manHis heads up play again saved the dayHe blocks! He scores! He breaks up passes!And there can't be anybody in Division 1 football with a lower ERA That dirty little word is being bandied aboutCries of "Overrated" are loud and clearOur buddies at ESPN have us on upset alertJust remember they've been wrong about LSU all year So what should we do about it, smart guy?Just close up shop and stay home?Fire the coaches, players and the guy that paints the end zones too?I mean, it's been, like, /100 years/ since we've beaten Georgia at home! No matter if your glass is half full or half emptyThere's one thing that can't be deniedHang on to your drinks and your expectationsIt's gonna be a bumpy ride

GEAUX TIGERS!!!!!

BEAT JAWGA!!

#4 LSU vs. #18 UGa

For the love of God!! Just Win!!

Just beat the everliving CRAPOLA out of someone!

I cannot take these games anymore LES!

The Hat is not feared this year.

That Hat is getting no respect.

The Hat has Never Beaten Georgia.
We haven't beaten Ga. since the 2003 season.
Lost miserably bad 45-16 in the last year of Saban (yes Saban lost games and lost some badly) .. next up was the 2005 SECCG - Les Lost 34-14.

Last year was the Lee throwing the wrong way in another loss game 52-38.

DAMMMIT!! Just WIN THE FRIGGIN GAME TIGERS!! BEAT THE DAWGS!!!

March Richt - tired of hearing about this guy. One SEC championship in 8 year as Ga. coach. Twice favored to win the NC..and they pull a chokelahoma... not scared of this guy! Tigers shouldn't be either.

Tigers...stop screwing around with us... throw the freaking BALL!! Run Shepard more than twice a game!! Go for the touchdown... Go for the score!! Make Mike the TIGER Standup and ROAR!!

More Points by the dreadlocks of doom....

WIN THE FRICKIN GAME!!!!!

GEAUX TIGERS!!!!!

LSU USC 1979 Offsides or Facemask

30 yrs ago today.. .we was robbed!!

Collegefootballnews.com prediction...booo!!!

the CFN prediction... BOOOO HISS!!! blah blah blah...

Game of the Week
LSU (4-0) at Georgia (3-1), 3:30 EST, Saturday, October 3, CBS

Why to watch: LSU has worked its way up to No. 4 in the nation, but that’s almost by default and name recognition. The team hasn’t played all that well and needed a goal line stand to escape an upset at Mississippi State. Is this the latest high-profile team to take a major hit? It has certainly been playing like it, but with a win at Georgia, the stage would be set for the biggest game of the year so far when Florida comes to Death Valley next week. For Georgia, it has been a shaky run so far, needing odd shootouts to beat South Carolina and Arkansas and needing a late field goal to get by Arizona State, but the team is finding ways to win. It’s a wildly inconsistent Dawg team, but for good and bad, it’s able to pull production from various places after losing the opening day game at Oklahoma State. With two road games up next followed up with the Florida party, taking advantage of a home game like this is a must.

Why LSU might win: The Georgia defense has gone bye-bye. The Dawg lines can challenge LSU’s for the most disappointing in the conference with no rushing production, little pass rush, and not nearly enough big plays coming against the run. LSU’s offense hasn’t clicked yet, but the passing game has been efficient and the offense has scored when it has absolutely had to. The biggest key will be turnovers. LSU, after spending last year pitching the ball to the other team as a habit, has only lost three turnovers this season and is fifth in turnover margin. Georgia is 115th in the nation in turnover margin having only taken the ball away three times.

Why Georgia might win: The LSU offense has gone bye-bye. For all the supposed NFL talent and all the great recruiting classes, it’s not happening. The running game has been stunningly poor, the passing game, while efficient, hasn’t been coming up with big numbers to put games away, and the O has basically gone through the motions while hoping for the defense to take care of getting the wins. Georgia’s offense has shown far more spark and has been far more productive once it gets on a roll, and LSU hasn’t shown the same type of explosion despite playing against four teams that likely won’t go bowling.

Who to watch: It’s NFL wide receiver scouting time. LSU senior Brandon LaFell is on everyone’s short list of top pro prospects, and he’s considered a sure-thing first rounder, but he’s just now playing like it. He has scores two touchdowns in each of the last two games with six grabs for 101 yards and two touchdowns in the win over MSU. LaFell is good, but Georgia’s A.J. Green has been better. The sophomore has caught 25 passes for 428 yards and four scores, catching seven passes for 137 yards and two touchdowns against Arkansas and eight grabs for 153 yards and a score against Arizona State, and he also came up with a key blocked field goal. The two offenses will revolve around these two, and it’s not a stretch to say the one who has the better game will get the win.

What will happen: Another top five team will bite the dust, but not without a fight. The Tigers will stay alive by converting two turnovers into points, but the offense won’t be consistent enough and the defense will give up two late scoring drives for a thrilling Bulldog win. CFN Prediction: Georgia 24 … LSU 20 ... Line: Georgia -3 Must See Rating: (Kourtney & Khloe Take Miami 5 … The Jay Leno Show 1) … 4 -Free Expert Football

Gameday trashes LSU

Herbstreit what a moron

2009 LSU vs. Mississippi State Highlights

What ESPN couldn't show the Goal Line stand?

30-26 - Ugly....

Miss. State = an exercise in futulility.

Chad Jones = Game Winner, clutch man, game ball.

Tigers win a sloppy one on the road and are now 2-0 in Conference Play and #4 in the nation. Next up a Battle Between the Hedges in Athens.

GEAUX TIGERS!!

Ole Miss...and Brett Favre

Q: What's the difference between Ole Miss and Brett Favre?


A: Brett is sill #4!

It's Gameday by Jill...

If you can't be an athlete, be an athletic supporter...

In the race for the SEC
Things just got a whole lot more fun
The Ball Coach has still got it
And Ole Miss is still a runt

So our stats are mediocre
And our games have been a yawn
And now we have the privledge
Of the game at the crack of dawn

You'll need Vodka and of course Zing Zang
Pickled green beans and celery
Consider these the major food groups
You will need to kick start your day

Take a peek at College Gameday
To catch up on the craziest coach in the south
The Hat is out of the hot seat
Thanks to Lane Kiffin's mouth

This Saturday, will your burning questions be answered?
Will the offense make your world turn?
Don't count on it, Mr Internet 2nd Guesser
We win. Your opinion is of no concern

GEAUX TIGERS!!!!!!!!!

CFN Analysis..

LSU (3-0) at Mississippi State (2-1), 12:00 EST, Saturday, September 26, ESPN GamePlan

Why to watch: LSU has been quiet. Very quiet. It might seem strange for a program with two recent national championships to be flying under the radar, but LSU isn’t being talked about when it comes to possible BCS title contenders. That’s partially because the team has been underwhelming, there isn’t the dominant defense of past seasons and the offense isn’t particularly special, but the results have been solid. Beating Washington in the season opener wasn’t seen as any big deal, but now, winning in Seattle is looked at in a whole new way after what the Huskies did against USC. Dominant blowouts over Vanderbilt and UL Lafayette also aren’t going to bring too much notoriety, and beating Mississippi State won’t, either. The Bulldogs aren’t supposed to make too much noise in the SEC West, but Dan Mullen has helped make the team more competitive with a strong running game and a tremendous pass defense. With two SEC road games under its belt, losing to Auburn and beating Vanderbilt, MSU gets a nice run of four home games in five weeks starting with LSU. A win over the Tigers would jumpstart the program under Mullen and create a buzz around Starkville.

Why LSU might win: Mississippi State doesn’t have enough scoring punch. LSU’s defense might not be the killer you’d expect, but it has done a great job against middling offense holding Vanderbilt to just nine points and Louisiana-Lafayette to three. The Bulldogs need to come up with a few key turnovers to help out their mediocre offense, but LSU doesn’t give the ball away with just three turnovers in the first three games, to go along with six takeaways. If LSU is stingy with the ball and doesn’t take a slew of big risks, it should be fine if it gets up early.

Why Mississippi State might win: LSU’s offense isn’t exactly rocking and rolling. It’s doing what it needs to do to get by, and it has been efficient, but it hasn’t been dominant. The offensive line isn’t playing up to its talent and its potential, and the running game is suffering having not rushed for 200 yards per game yet. MSU was gouged by Auburn, but the defensive front seven is just good enough to hold its own against the LSU ground game that’s not exploding, and there isn’t a passing game to pick up the slack. LSU has an almost perfect balance on offense, but it’s only averaging 162 passing yards to go along with 164 yards on the ground.

Who to watch: The Bulldogs will go with a two quarterback system to try to find the hot hand, and to provide different looks. Chris Relf ran well, rushing for 44 yards on nine carries, and while he’s the future, he’s not the passer and he doesn’t have the veteran experience of Tyson Lee. Lee hasn’t been consistent over the course of his career, and he has had a tough time putting points on the board, but he came up a touchdown run against Vanderbilt and completed 8-of-12 passes for 66 yards without any mistakes. To beat LSU, there will have to be more downfield passing from both Lee and Relf, but that’s not their game. If MSU is one-dimensional, like it has been from the start, LSU will come up with another easy win. What will happen: Mississippi State won’t be able to throw the ball and LSU will come up with another easy win, but the points aren’t going to be flying off the board. There will be a few chances for the Bulldogs to take over the momentum of the game, and they won’t be able to capitalize.


CFN Prediction: LSU 23 … Mississippi State 12 ... Line: LSU -13Must See Rating: (I Hope They Serve Beer In Hell 5 … Tyler Perry’s I Can Do Bad All By Myself 1) … 3

No more Cowbell!

Mistake Rant 2009

okay no more Sly Croom...no more Jackie 'the man with two girl names' Sherill. What can we rant about... COWBELLS!! WE HATE COWBELLS!! Why isn't Misstake state ever penalized for the artificial noisemaker use in Starkpatch?? Why? Is it just out of sympathy or confusion on why anyone supports that place ....I dunno?? Tell me why?

Well anyhow...I want to hear no cowbell....

Bulldogs

Okay..new era ...new coach...heck they're 2-1 and just beat Vandy... what to make of them?? Dunno... they can run ...they can't pass. They are in Starkpatch... they are Mississsiissppssi State

Tigers

3-0 and I dunno. Either Les is pullin' some serious genious stuff on us... or we got issues. We also have the bar set so high we dunno what to do.. Seriously... we covered the spread two weeks in a row, beat the last opponent by 4 touchdowns, beat the team that beat the Trojans and everyone is in a foul mood. Come on Tigers... channel our foul energy and destroy somebody.. .seriously...Like Nike said.. JUST DO IT!!!

What's gonna happen

The Tiger Fog is lifted in an early morning kickoff. Keiland Williams, Russell Shepard and Jordan Jefferson have a stellar day. Some early passes to Tolliver seal the deal early and the TIGER D joins in on the fun with some serious hits and plenty of forced turnovers.

TIGERS 38

Miss State 10

..cowbells get silenced early...

GEAUX TIGERS!!!

LSU dominance against ULL and Sunbelt conference

The Wave...not the green kind..

from MN tiger on tigerdroppings... I AGREE!!!

I hate The Wave (Posted on 9/22/09 at 9:01 p.m.)

I am back home in Minnesota after attending the Vandy and ULL games in Baton Rouge. I was thinking about how distressed I was in the second half when most of the fans in Tiger Stadium were participating in the stupid "Wave" that some fools started somewhere. What distressed me is that the fans totally distracted from the game and continued to do the wave as ULL drove the ball all the way down to the three. They stopped it, then, and finally started to support the Tiger D. The D responded by stuffing ULL on four straight plays to keep them out of the end zone. I can't believe that the football players enjoy the fans doing the wave. It is very distracting from the game, and all support for the team goes out the window. Please boycott the effen Wave, discourage the fools around you who are enthusiastic about it, and support yout Tigers on every play! There, I got it off my chest! Geaux Tigers!

31-3 Tigers win the Battle of the Basin.

"Offensively, here I am. I've come off the game, and I'm mad. I didnt think we rushed the football well enough. I always like to rush the football. We rushed for 175 yards. I'm sitting there going 'Wow, when did we do that? I was there' " - Les Miles

It's Gameday by Jill....

/Our gumbo is better than yours...

/Boudreaux and ThibodeauxWalked up to the bar
Boudreaux looked at Thibodeaux
He said - brah, where we are?
Thibodeaux eyeballed Boudreaux
Said dude, what you say?
We in Baton Rouge, cher
We where dem Tigahs play
Thibodeaux said to Boudreaux
Man, we got dis made
We got dis super hot offense
And dey ain't looked so great
Boudreaux squinted at Thibodeaux
Said man, you really tink?
Thibodeaux nodded, yeah cher dat's rite
He shot Boudreaux a coonass wink
When the alma mater was sung
And the trouncing was said and done
Boudreaux glared at Thibodeaux
Said man, you said we was gonna won!
Thibodeaux shook his head at Boudreaux
Said, brah you're my brother, it can't be true
A USL grad and you're so dumb you didn't knowI went to LSU

GEAUX TIGERS!!!!!!!!

Carl has issues...but it is funny....

An open letter to LSU football coach Les Miles:

Hey, Les, you don't want to be the one to let it happen. You don't. I'm here to tell you some of what to expect if you do.

Someone would repurpose "Help Mac Pack" bumper stickers and superimpose your first name in the meat position of that word sandwich.
You would find the obligatory "For Sale" signs in your yard. You would suddenly have a lot of nicknames that aren't as respectful as the Mad Hatter, Lesticles or The Hat. Those old enough to remember the old high school cheer would be referencing you when they'd holler, "Take your Hat, your coat and leave!"

Knowing that Mike is reluctant to come out of his habitat these days, there would be a grassroots movement to assign you to his quarters and let him have your house. You would have to relinquish forever the use of the term "a good go" and cede it to the Ragin' Cajuns, who would make "a good geaux" of it, trademark it and claim hard-won ownership of one of your favorite expressions. Geaux is their word. LSU stole it.

Didn't you know that? Hmm. Probably not. It's one of those arguments that goes round and round and will never end. It's like who had Death Valley first, LSU or Clemson. It's like who had The Swamp first, UL-Lafayette or Florida. Les, I know the LSU athletic department has people on the payroll who peruse these sites.

Find the resident historian and ask about ULL and LSU. Ask about the school formerly known as the University of Southwestern Louisiana, or USL. Ask about the push to be called, simply, Louisiana.

Ask about the "Kiss our 'S' Goodbye" movement. Whether you realize it or not, you are part of the LSU/Baton Rouge conspiracy to keep UL-Lafayette down. When LSU dropped the Cajuns from its baseball schedule after the 2002 season, a member of the Lafayette media told me, "Methinks big brother is threatened that little brother has become too successful, that little brother is growing up, that he's too close for big brother's comfort." Les, whether you realize it or not, you and LSU are the big brothers who stole little brother's lunch money. The details are in Alvin Dark's autobiography. Or somewhere on the Internet. So, I'm here to tell you what to expect if you let it happen Saturday.

Les, you don't want to let it happen. The last time I looked into my crystal ball before a football game between the Cajuns and Tigers, I saw in the near future a pregame conversation between Boudreaux and LSU Al. You can read a transcript if you click this link and scroll to the top of the page. It contained slices of some of the heated (and friendly) arguments that resurface when teams from the two schools are scheduled to play against each other. Two days later, Hurricane Lili hit the Acadiana area. There were few fatalities, but the storm and its aftermath prefaced an understandably subdued atmosphere in Tiger Stadium for the game three days later. LSU won 48-0. You were the LSU coach for the next game between the schools, a 45-3 rout of ULL in 2006.

In the 21 games played between the Cajuns and Tigers, LSU has a 957-22 advantage in points scored.

That field goal you allowed three years ago ended a streak of 10 consecutive LSU shutouts against ULL.

Sixteen of the Tigers' 21 victories in the series are shutouts. So you can see why you don't want to be the one to let it happen. But here's what your most passionate LSU fan probably won't tell you:

For the most part, the Ragin' Cajuns and their fans are fun, fiercely loyal people you'd enjoy having a cold one with during the offseason. You'd be crazy to skip a crawfish boil at one of their homes or camps, and they'd probably be happy to invite you and your family to an authentic fais do-do. They have a different kind of energy than LSU fans, but it's a blast in its own way.

If you get a chance to go to a baseball game between the Cajuns and LSU in Lafayette, which hasn't happened since 2002, you'll feel a certain, special joi de vivre indigenous to one of the South's most culturally alive cities. When you hear the crowd make a statement at a football game in Tiger Stadium, you feel a monolithic tsunami of a roar. Two sides of the same Mardi Gras doubloon, if you ask me. So, with that in mind, you should probably pull out all the stops.

Let the good times (and exciting plays) roll. Be the Les Miles who likes to let 'er rip. Pass a good time with the Cajuns in your house, even if every pass isn't the deep ball your fans are dying to see. If you win the coin toss, elect to score. After that, release the hounds. You don't want to know what would happen if the unthinkable happens. Les Miles would be the updated name of The Headless Man when "Polycarp and Pals" is finally made into a movie. In Ascension Parish, where today is "Paul Mainieri Day," Monday would be "NOT Les Miles Day."

Buddy Songy would get on the air and say, "Not a very good Mundee here in the Capital City of Baton Rouge." Matt and Josh on "The Fastest Hour" would have their fastest hour ever. It would be a blip. Richard Condon would get on the air and say, "Look, I'm just a New Orleans boy from the Irish Channel, but this is amazing to me.


How in the world can LSU and Les, I guess, Miles let this happen? It's amazing to me. How can Les Miles let this happen? You know where I'm going with this." (Richard, usually by the time you say "You know where I'm going," you've already been there and back. Twice.) But back to you, Les. Skip Bertman would recommend you step aside and let Paul Mainieri coach the Tigers. Joe Alleva would remind Skip he's not A.D. anymore, then he'd recommend you step aside and let Paul Mainieri coach the Tigers. Some of your biggest fans who live in Acadiana would have to move away from the Lafayette area, and they'd bill you for the moving expenses. Keiland Williams would never be able to go home again. After Sept. 19, 2009, any LSU fan who uses the word "Geaux" spelled like that would suffer a sting of shame upon remembering that night and, for using a Cajun derivative, would feel like a big bowl of wrong.

With Cayenne pepper. Baton Rouge would have to change its name to Red Twig. You've heard the name Bayou Bengals? In this town, you'd be Bayou Self. So, Les, you've got to let 'er rip. You don't want it to happen.

What, you think I'm talking about what would transpire if you let UL-Lafayette get its first victory in the series with LSU? Hey, I'm just imagining what might occur if you allow the Cajuns to score a touchdown in Tiger Stadium for the first time. I thought someone should prepare you. See ya. .


Carl Dubois has written or blogged about LSU sports since 1999. He apologizes to his French teachers for the bad pun in the headline, but he suspects a few of his Cajun cousins and friends might grin upon reading it. You can contact him at carl1061 'at' gmail.com.

Ragin Pepper Rant

Battle of the basin? The ragin peppers of ul lafayette are heading to Baton Rouge. And what's in store? Bedlum? Or a exercise in futility? History states the latter. But....

Okay....uh to ensure domestic tranquilty with mrs. Lsual (proud USL grad) I need to be on my best behaviour with this one.... WTF? is with that mascot. It scaring me......

ULL is 2-0. This we know

LSU is 2-0 and less than stellar in two games. Are U Dub and Vandy better than southern and k state? Of course. Are the cajuns better than LSU...no. Vegas says LSU is 28 point better.

What we know for sure...tailgating will be far more entertaining than the game. LSU has the speed and will open things up weather permitting...this will be the day the nation will get a dose of Russell Sheppard on dry grass and Holiday will get some yard on a lot of punt returns. The Bustle hustle crew will get a reality check.. ULL will bring their best to Tiger Stadium but speed kills and kills quickly.

Tigers 38. ULL 10

ESPN Top 10 Saturday September 12th 2009. - #6 K. Williams

LSU Opens SEC Play With Win Over Vandy

23-9

Rainy game... and remember this isn't the dinardo vandy of old.

Tigers have work to do ...yes...

Mike the Tiger

Vandy rant

#9 LSU vs. Vandy

Okay... LSU two years removed from a National Championship and vandy two years removed from being...well Vandy. Vandy's getting all excited that they had their first winning season in 50 odd years or so and a bowl game...but reality will come crashing down Saturday in Death Valley.

Time for LSU to play like the Champions of Knights of Olde and Vandy...to well...play like Vandy Again.

Vandy
Led by Coach Bobby Johnson..fresh off of a shutout of Western Carolina. Star Running back is out for this game but they have a true freshman who went over the century mark last week.... A decent offense and a semi-veteran D. This isn't your Dinardo coached vandy of old...


LSU
the longest road trip of all time is passed and the Tigers are 1-0. Defense needs to have a serious redemption game this week. Offense... not too shabby scoring 24 points in 40 plays.... LES!! LES!!??? where's this Russell Shepard kid we've heard so much about???? #1 ranking in recruing means nothing if the 5 stars are on the bench?

What's this Mike the Tiger doesn't want to get in the travel cage? Suck it up Mike... Get in the GAME! It's SATURDAY NIGHT IN DEATH VALLEY!! Where the chance of RAIN IS NEVER!! And the Hall of Fame Golden Band from Tigerland will lead the way...with a slight detour to some TAF party....

What's going to happen?
It's the first home game... it's a night game... it's an SEC opponent. ... the earth will shake...rattle and roll......
Tigers are back home... SEC Race gets kicked off with a vengeance!!!

LSU 38
Vandy 17

GEAUX TIGERS!!!

CFN prediction and analysis

from collegefootballnews.com

Vanderbilt (1-0) at LSU (1-0), 7:00 EST, Saturday, September 12, ESPN GamePlan

Why to watch: 2005 was the last time Vandy and LSU has faced each other, and the two have only faced each other five times since 1990, the last Commordore win over the Tigers. While Vandy is far better than it has been over the last several years, it’s still in for a tall task to not only win in Death Valley, but to buck history. The Commodores haven’t won in Baton Rouge since 1951, but they were razor-sharp last week in a 45-0 blasting of Western Carolina while LSU is coming back from a dogfight in Seattle. The Tigers have the longest road trip in school history facing a game Washington squad, but there’s no time to let down in what should be the light and breezy part of the slate. If they can get through the SEC opener, they should get to Louisiana-Lafayette and Mississippi State to follow before going to Georgia. Vandy gets Mississippi State at home next week.
Why Vanderbilt might win: Larry Smith. While he might not be the talent that Washington’s Jake Locker is, the Vanderbilt starting quarterback has the potential to give the LSU defense a few fits. A nice passer, who completed 10-of-18 passes last week for 153 yards and a touchdown, and with 66 rushing yards, he’s a dual-threat playmaker who could move the ball in a variety of ways. The LSU defense that’s getting by on reputation at the moment gave up 321 passing yards and 51 on the ground to Locker.
Why LSU might win: The Tigers didn’t necessarily go through the motions against Washington, but Charles Scott and the ground game were held in check and Jordan Jefferson had to be the one who carried the offense. That’s not a bad thing. Vandy’s defense should have a decent pass rush, but it’s not going to make as many big plays as it came up with last year and it’s not likely to make Jefferson screw up. To beat the Tigers, Vandy has to win the turnover battle by a large margin, and even though the Huskies tried to rattle Jefferson last week, the big mistakes didn’t come. Locker was fantastic and the UW offense put up big numbers, and it was still an LSU win in a pumped up environment. Now the Tigers are back home.
Who to watch: The NFL types are ready to hand millions of dollars to LSU WR Brandon LaFell, but it was junior Terrance Toliver who turned into the star on Opening Day. He came up with just four catches, but they went for 117 yards and two touchdowns as he became the type of playmaker who’ll force defensive coordinators to roll a safety over his way. Any attention taken off of LaFell could create a problem for the Commodore secondary. For Vandy, with top running back Jared Hawkins out for another week as he’s recovering from a foot problem, that means the ball will go to freshman Zac Stacy again. He came up with a big first week rushing 20 times for 133 yards and a score, and he needs to have another strong performance to take the pressure off of Smith.
What will happen: LSU isn’t going to be sharp and its offense will be in for a bit of a struggle, but a few early scores will force Vandy to scramble. The Tigers should stay comfortably ahead all game long, but they won’t be able to coast. However, the Commodores don’t have the firepower to pull off the upset.
CFN Prediction: LSU 27 … Vanderbilt 13 ... Line: LSU -15