Initial Impressions: LSU 47, WVU 21

but I really enjoyed his blatant trolling of Urban Meyer. The defense has a lot of work to do, but there’s no reason to think they can’t get it done. We just got through the toughest month of the schedule unscathed.

It should have been a lot easier than this. On the opening drive of the second half, LSU marched down the field with apparent ease. Jarrett Lee found Reuben Randle wide open in the end zone, delivered the ball right between the numbers, and Randle promptly dropped the pass. Drew Alleman compounded the error by missing a short field goal.

This will be the top retort for when opposing fans decide to play the “what if” game.

My biggest gripe with the defense was the poor tackling, but I expected WVU to move the ball some.

This was the No. 16 team on the road. I expected a tough game and LSU got one. And STILL won by well over double-digits.

You guys are one hell of a team. The score doesn’t show it, but we played you hard and killed ourselves with turnovers, but more than anything, LSU is just an absolutely rock solid team. Hats off to you. I’m really disappointed though, so if you guys don’t run the table from here on out, I’m gonna be pissed.

Here’s to the rest of our seasons. In my mind, LSU is easily the #1 team in the country. I hope you guys enjoyed the game, I’m sure you did more than I, haha, and here’s hoping we don’t see you in the post season. (Because you goddamn better be in the Championship game!)

was that 1) the D-line got no pressure at all and 2) Lee looked like a different quarterback.

Part of me thinks that WVU’s O-line was just that good. It didn’t really even matter who was in there rushing (even though the Freak looked good), or where the blitzes came from (including T-Rex), they pass blocked like NFL players. I hope that that is the case anyway because the team needs the D-line to make plays in the backfield in the rest of the season.

And Lee….just wow. I mean, that one cornerback for WVU was pretty poor, but that was a different performance. There were a number of plays that I saw him check his first, second, and even third option. He did have a few scary throws, but he had some great plays and that will definitely help the running game down the road. If teams have to respect the play-action (even I was totally sold on the run fake on the long TD pass) and the passing game in general, the 8-men-in-the-box will become more rare.

Yeah, LSU could have played better, but cruising the interwebz I’m a little amazed at how many people are mad about a 26-point win over a ranked opponent on the road.

They also passed the ball something like 65 times. I’m not saying the defense played great or anything, but watching this game I go the impression we were slowing down a team that would steamroll most defenses. The biggest problem in my mind was the lack of pressure. That really surprised me — apparently those WV boys could block! Seriously, they are good.

I like to think that we will learn a lot from this game, and the defense will get even better.

with Karnell Hatcher in pass coverage. He can bring the big hit but his coverage skills could improve….Not worried though Wildcats for breakfast next week..

Ok, we gave up a lot of yards but only 21 points thanks to field position and turnovers. Also it looked to me the dline was playing not to rush the passer.but to disrupt passing lanes. All bull rushes and nothing else. I’m guessing it was a coaching move.

When you cause turnovers, avoid turning it over yourself, have great special teams and take advantage of turnovers and field position, you tend to win no matter how many yards the other team rolls up. Let’s be honest- Holgorsen is a statistical glutton first and foremost, and when it comes to offenses like his, read the box score with a grain of salt.

I’ll admit I got a little worried when WVU pulled within six, but I knew that LSU was going to respond well, because that’s the theme of this season. Sure enough, Mo went and scored, and that was all LSU needed to get back into gear.

Love the balance on offense; I hope T-Bob and Hurst injuries are not bad respectively. Poor tackling in space a lot of the time. WVU picked up the tempo and the qb was on the money with his receivers and got the ball out quick.

Front four did have trouble getting pressure at times and the drop by Randal was big for momentum, but a very good win over a good team on the road. Ty is awesome; heal up Tigers, beat UK

he hasn’t used a redshirt year, so he’s still eligible to receive one. Let Jarrett Lee continue his redemption season, and JoJeff can get his chance at redemption next year. It’s a perfect opportunity for LSU to save some QB depth, and, at the very least, give Mettenberger some real preseason competition.

1. Their qb had as many incompletions as we had attempts. Arizona had a similar stat line against Oregon with a similar result.

2. I’m seeing two stat lines, one says Austin had a 38 yard rush, one that doesn’t include it, bringing their rushing yards down to 70. This is the number I will use. Go D!

3. They had 20 more plays than us though we out possessed them by 7 minutes. Not only were they doing a lot of short passes but that many plays that quickly would gas any defense. This is what Oregon tried to do to us and it is certainly effective but WFV pulled it off.

4. Live I was very impressed with Lee but he only went 16 for 28, or 57%. I don’t recall that many drops. I see this as room for improvement and a point where a qb competition could improve overall play if JJ makes it back.

5. WFV’s defensive stat line is blank. No sacks, no forced or recovered fumbles, no picks. That will win every game all year if every defense does that.

6. Wing’s net punting yards was equal to the total offense at the half but I ain’t even mad. That kid is a beast. It’s even more obvious we missed him against MooU.

I can accept their total yards and passing yardage but I know it will be something brought up by the pundits. All year I’ve been pleasantly surprised at the positive press the team gets in the national media and I hope it doesn’t change after this.

Just my two cents after reading stat lines at work. Though not terribly insightful, feel free to steal any of these for By the Numbers.

Well, I had fun last night. Got to meet a bunch of really gracious fans. (Woulda been better had I snagged a boudin recipe. Maybe next time.) Yes, we all have our boorish side. Guilty as charged.

I know there’s doubts, but I’d love to make a trip every other fall down to Baton Rouge as an SEC member.

Until then, safe travels.

To LSU on a well deserved Win! You have a great defense and many elite game changing players on you team. My hat’s off to you!
I noticed many here were disturbed by the booing of LSU injured players, but no one advocated a solution.
Perhaps, if the injury is severe enough to stop the game, it is also severe enough that the player should be held out of the game for one-half hour for observation. After all, when it comes to player safety one can not be too cautious.

I’m sure the booing would stop!

was really not that bad. I disagree on your take on them. Yes poor tackling and blown coverage happened quit a bit but lets be honest here, they were held to 21 points and got big stops when they needed to. I think it was apart of the gameplan. We were gonna be burned badly if we blitzed too much simply cause of the high percentage passes WVU was calling.

Also, people compaling about “That won’t work when we play Bama! Florida!” Lets not worry about that until it comes to that game.

I agree that teams get up for big games. But, when playing good teams, you can’t squander the opportunity to put them away (RR’s dropped TD).

I don’t think anyone can overstate the importance of Mo’s kickoff return. The momentum had completely shifted back to WVU at that point and the return just sucked the air out of the stadium.

On a side note: I love the blog and it is very well done. To all the editors and writers: keep up the great work. I look forward to following it all season and in the future.