College Football Top 10: No. 7 LSU
College Football August 18th. 2008, 1:30pm
We confess that this probably is a bit high. You don’t lose your defensive coordinator, the best lineman in the country, three quarters of your secondary, enter the season with zero experienced QBs and expect to contend for the National Title against a challenging SEC schedule.
Les Miles (34-6 in the last three years) still has a ton of talent left from last year’s National Championship team, but we’re just not sure how this team doesn’t lose at least three games.
If Ryan Perrilloux had cleaned up his act and not been booted from the team, then sure, another title is within reach. But asking a new QB to navigate through a rough five-week stretch that includes trips to Auburn, Florida, and South Carolina, and a game against Georgia, is impossible. Plus, we’re not sure the young Tigers defense will be able to withstand monster offenses like Georgia and Florida. We do, however, really, really like RB Keiland Williams, who should be a major breakout star running behind an experienced line – if he gets the carries.
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August 18th, 2008 at 1:35 pm
TBL I still like the defense watch out for sophmore safety Chad Jones. No proven quarterbacks means they will have to rely on the defense and running game alot. Keiland Williams, Ronald Murphy and Charles Scott are gonna be busy this year. I do see this team losing at least 2 maybe 3 games though.
August 18th, 2008 at 1:36 pm
damn…perrilloux fucked shit up bad. they wouldve been favorites had he not sprouted his retard wings and flown away.
August 18th, 2008 at 1:37 pm
The loss of Perrilloux won’t be as big, given that he rarely trained with the team due to his suspensions.
What will hurt is the number of defensive defections. Last year’s title was won on the back of Glenn Dorsey and Ali Highsmith and it’s going to hurt to not have them when they go into the Swamp and into Auburn.
Still, 9-3 or 10-2 is a possibility and either a Sugar Bowl or major bowl slot.
August 18th, 2008 at 1:38 pm
Spence he fucked up his chances at a 2nd National Championship and being a first round draft pick.
August 18th, 2008 at 1:38 pm
watch out for Appy State!
/Michigan
August 18th, 2008 at 1:39 pm
it’s LSU…they’re loaded from top to bottom. they’ll be more than fine, plus ricky jean-francois is beastmode.
yea, because auburn chop blocks.
August 18th, 2008 at 1:41 pm
I was REALLY surprised that didn’t get any more play than it got. It looked pretty blatant.
August 18th, 2008 at 1:41 pm
auburn chop blocks.
You know it.
BTW, early game of the year candidate: Saturday November 8th, Alabama at LSU. Nick Saban returns to Death Valley.
August 18th, 2008 at 1:41 pm
They’ll be good. Not No. 7 good, but good.
August 18th, 2008 at 1:44 pm
Ricky Jean Francois > Glen Dorsey
LSU will struglle to score against good teams, but will likely get 10 wins and an SEC West title in a weaker Western Division.
August 18th, 2008 at 1:44 pm
Auburn > LSU.
August 18th, 2008 at 1:44 pm
I don’t know about #7, prob more like 10-12 range with no QB.
Someone’s smoking with Les & Snoop at 7 though.
August 18th, 2008 at 1:45 pm
game of the year? over OSU/USC, Auburn/LSU and the cocktail party? shit, it’ll be an awesome asswhooping those cajuns put on ‘bama.
August 18th, 2008 at 1:47 pm
true that. Bama will have already lost 4 or 5 games by the time this one roles around so it won’t be that big of a deal.
August 18th, 2008 at 1:51 pm
Auburn > LSU.
This year probably. This is a home team wins series.
shit, it’ll be an awesome asswhooping those cajuns put on ‘bama.
While I’d like to think so, don’t think for a second that Saban doesn’t want to win this. Outside of the Iron Bowl, I can’t imagine he won’t have his time ready for a game more than this one.
August 18th, 2008 at 1:53 pm
I don’t know about #7, prob more like 10-12 range with no QB.
They go 10-2 and win the Sugar Bowl they’ll end up #7.
August 18th, 2008 at 1:53 pm
So what, they will have lost them to SEC opponents, so its basically equal to beating 4 or 5 big ten teams.
August 18th, 2008 at 1:55 pm
/sarcasm
August 18th, 2008 at 1:55 pm
The LSU defense is loaded again. Most reports say they could be better than last year’s team. I have my doubts, mainly because we lost our top two corners in Chevis Jackson and Jonathan Zenon.
But Ricky Jean-Francois, Chad Jones, Tyson Jackson and Derry Beckwith are going to make names for themselves this year, and the Tigers likely will rely on the defense to win a few games.
The running game should be solid with Williams, Charles Scott, Richard Murphy and speedster Trindon Holliday back. Watch out for receiver Demetrius Byrd … dude is a burner and if the quarterbacks can get him the ball, he could be a first-round NFL pick next year.
I think nine wins, maybe 10, including an upset of undefeated No. 1 Georgia in Death Valley
August 18th, 2008 at 1:56 pm
if — i know, big if — lsu gets any kind of decent qb play, no. 7 isn’t that far of a reach.
August 18th, 2008 at 1:58 pm
ive heard that hatch looks good at QB…plus, recent history has shown that LSU doesnt need crazy good QB’s to win, just look at Mauck and Flynn.
August 18th, 2008 at 1:59 pm
100 Perrilloux dollars that LSU doesn’t finish top 10.
August 18th, 2008 at 2:00 pm
Shrute buck >> Perrilloux dollars
August 18th, 2008 at 2:00 pm
clown…youre just salty that he spurned texas.
August 18th, 2008 at 2:00 pm
The [insert almost any SEC team] defense is loaded again.
I’m just going to put this in a document to copy and paste into team previews every year…
August 18th, 2008 at 2:02 pm
Can we stop with pre season college football rankings? You don’t know shit until at least week 3…
August 18th, 2008 at 2:03 pm
youre just salty that he spurned texas.
He should have gone there. He’d have inherited VY’s spot and the folks in Austin would have covered his mental lapses.
August 18th, 2008 at 2:05 pm
Mags…no dice, we gotta talk about SOMETHING. if we didn’t talk about NCAA football previews what would we talk about? baseball? HAHAHAHAHA, good one.
August 18th, 2008 at 2:05 pm
dearest maggs,
it’s fun to talk shit about everybody’s team! the best way to do that is with preseason rankings. simmah down big boy. it’s all for fun.
XOXO,
mizerle06
August 18th, 2008 at 2:06 pm
Maggs, are you gonna complain about rankings in every CFB post? It’s not like TBL’s rankings are a part of the BCS formula*.
*thank goodness
August 18th, 2008 at 2:06 pm
XOXO,
mizerle06
Mrs. miz is gonna be pissed…
August 18th, 2008 at 2:07 pm
The only loser in an SEC game is the Big Ten.
August 18th, 2008 at 2:07 pm
i prefer watching mack brown try and fit a square peg (colt mccoy) into a round hole (spread option QB).
/mack brown = worst coach in NCAA football…well, mike stoops coaches, so nevermind. but seriously, mack brown sucks.
August 18th, 2008 at 2:07 pm
guy code, August. you can’t say anything.
August 18th, 2008 at 2:07 pm
Can we stop with pre season college football rankings?
Well, we can go back to talking soccer…or Olympics…or Favre…
August 18th, 2008 at 2:08 pm
I’ll agree with Mags to the extent that it’s insane that pre-season lists have any influence at all on the first rankings… every year at least 2 teams get screwed because everybody missed the ball in the off season and start them out far too late.
August 18th, 2008 at 2:09 pm
or puts michigan at no. 5
/ooo yea, that’s a good one.
August 18th, 2008 at 2:10 pm
But August, if we didn’t have preseason rankings LSU would have never had the chance to lose twice and still play for the title. Luckily for UGA they are also given a two loss cushion because it has been determined they are the best, already, somehow.
August 18th, 2008 at 2:10 pm
I agree that the preseason polls/rankings have too much influence on the final standings. but, I completely disagree in the sentiment that we should stop ranking the teams in a setting like this.
August 18th, 2008 at 2:14 pm
sick burn bro! honestly though that only goes to prove my point. this hsit should not count for or against any team. Last year people were saying “Oh, but they beat Michigan in week 2″ trying to advance Oregon, but in actuality Oregon beat a team that should never have been in the top 25… that is my point, these rankings are forecasts that only go to artificially heighten one team or artificially screw over another team by ranking them too low to begin with. They shouldn’t even have a poll until the start of week 3.
August 18th, 2008 at 2:14 pm
He’d have inherited VY’s spot and the folks in Austin would have covered his mental lapses.
Yes, because VY lacked the focus and mental toughness to achieve real success at Texas. Good thing they drug him to that championship.
August 18th, 2008 at 2:14 pm
Jordan-Hare > Death Valley
August 18th, 2008 at 2:14 pm
Amen. Keep ‘em coming TBL.
August 18th, 2008 at 2:15 pm
I think they were talking about Perrilloux’s lapses, August.
August 18th, 2008 at 2:15 pm
They shouldn’t even have a poll until the start of week 3.
if not later… I’d be all for no polls until weeks 4 or 5 since most teams have only played 1 conference game by week 3. I completely agree with ya, though.
August 18th, 2008 at 2:16 pm
@ clown: I thought there was an implied parallel there…
August 18th, 2008 at 2:17 pm
in case maggs hasn’t figured this out, one of the main reasons there are preseason rankings is it gets people talking which in turn creates a buzz which in turn gets people to buy shit.
it’s also the same reason, for example, baseball spreads out it’s postseason awards to keep people talking about baseball through the winter months until spring training starts.
now, no one is forcing you to read these threads. if you are satisfied with european soccer and olympics and nfl preseason games (which are more idiotic than preseason polls), feel free to read about those lesser subjects at will.
August 18th, 2008 at 2:18 pm
t’was sick, t’wasn’t it?
August 18th, 2008 at 2:19 pm
LSU has so much talent–albeit young talent–that it would not be a shock to see them finish in the top 10. It just depends of your way of thinking about a preseason poll. You either start out with the best teams or you try and predict how it will look in January.
August 18th, 2008 at 2:20 pm
@ clown: I thought there was an implied parallel there…
Nope. The only parallel was in terms of playing style. Perrilloux wanted to start immediately and thought he’d have a faster shot at LSU than at Texas. Oops.
Now, would Mack Brown have done what Les Miles just did and dumped Perrilloux going into his season as a starter? I don’t think so.
August 18th, 2008 at 2:20 pm
thank you jimmy.
August 18th, 2008 at 2:20 pm
I like how the BCS poll doesn’t start until sometime in October but I think the AP and Coaches polls should start in October and the BCS wait until mid November. That way, the true strength of schedules are more accurate and teams aren’t given more credit than is due by beating up on another team that was incorrectly ranked too high at the beginning of the season (Michigan 2007, Tennessee 2005, etc).
August 18th, 2008 at 2:27 pm
ahhhh. I got ya BFF…
August 18th, 2008 at 2:37 pm
Death Valley >>>>>>>>>>>> Jordan Hare its not even close.
August 18th, 2008 at 2:39 pm
and neither are close to the Horseshoe, so no point in arguing.
August 18th, 2008 at 2:41 pm
Neyland > (name a stadium; any stadium. go ahead.)
/homer
August 18th, 2008 at 2:42 pm
Vince Young loves the Horseshoe
August 18th, 2008 at 2:46 pm
troy smith loves DK Royal Stadium…lets call it a wash.
August 18th, 2008 at 2:47 pm
@clown & spence
Why don’t we just wait and see what jimmy has to say about it.
August 18th, 2008 at 2:49 pm
purdue is not in recession
/purdue matt
//these things getting old yet?
August 18th, 2008 at 2:50 pm
Not even close? I mean, I’ll give you close…I’ll give you Death Valley by a hair. But not even? Please.
August 18th, 2008 at 2:50 pm
never! I’ve been waiting to drop a “charliewade” on somebody for a while to wear that out a little bit too.
August 18th, 2008 at 2:52 pm
Who has a title?
/s/ Vince Young
Notary: Matt Flynn
Witnesses: Tim Tebow, Chris Leak
August 18th, 2008 at 2:52 pm
/purdue matt >>>>>>> First!!!1!!
August 18th, 2008 at 2:57 pm
i don’t think any of those guys went to auburn…
bragging license = revoked
August 18th, 2008 at 2:58 pm
Bo did.
bragging license = reinstated
August 18th, 2008 at 3:00 pm
I’ll defer to my lead counsel, Magglio, as per 3rd party shit talking license.
August 18th, 2008 at 3:06 pm
Bo went to Auburn? i call bullshit.
August 18th, 2008 at 3:08 pm
Oh, Bo Jackson not Glenn Edward, to be clear.
August 18th, 2008 at 3:10 pm
Schembechler went to Miami of Ohio and got his masters at o$u.
August 18th, 2008 at 3:14 pm
yea…i knew he went to Miami, which was why i was confused.
fuckin’ bo jackson was the shit back in the day, i shouldve realized that when talking about auburn and hearing “bo” but at the same time, a michigan man was saying it…you can see how i could’ve been confused.
/party on
//licence reinstated
///fuck work
August 18th, 2008 at 3:15 pm
Bo Jackson and Charles Barkley were at Auburn at the same time.
August 18th, 2008 at 3:19 pm
Yeah but I bet those two guys weren’t at the same parties, Hef.
August 18th, 2008 at 8:24 pm
THen why the hell do you have them at #7?
August 18th, 2008 at 8:30 pm
this list is where we think everyone will be ranked at season’s end. we’re projecting post bowl games and everything! Feel free to mock this Top 10 around Jan 10.