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LSU, amidst swirling coaching rumors (as of this morning likely answered), travels to Atlanta today for its 2nd SEC Title Game appearance in 3 years, this time against the Tennessee Volunteers. Here's hoping we have better success than we did in 2005. Rocky Top Talk has been covering this all week long from the Vols' perspective, so head over there for some of their thoughts.

We LSU fans are wildly disappointed after having controlled our national title destiny a week ago. All isn't lost though; a win tonight givses us our first outright SEC Title since 2003, and a win in the Sugar Bowl (over, say, Hawaii?) will deliver us a second consecutive Top 5 finish. Not bad for a coach riding off into the sunset.

Tennessee has had an up and down season, but it's been all up for the last five games after a 4-3 start to the year. The current stretch includes a 34-13 demolition over the very Hogs who ran roughshod through our defense last week. If Erik Ainge is healthy, expect him to pick apart our defense, which has proven itself over the past month to be rather overrated. Injuries have taken their toll, and some coaching decisions have been questioned (i.e. wherefore art thou, 4th and 10 blitz against Casey Dick? If only we could have you back!!), but on the whole ours is still a respectable unit.

Ryan Perrilloux will start, giving us a view towards the future and yet again more jitters about how this team will come out in the first half. It's been a string of excruciatingly flat first halves that dates back to the South Carolina game; even against Louisiana Tech (a 58-10 victory) we didn't really roll up the numbers until very late in the 2nd quarter. This week, with RP at the helm, it'll be as important as ever that we at least come out strong enough to keep him from having to play from behind all game. Despite his talent, a signal caller as inexperienced as he would have all sorts of problems executing under those circumstances; at least the crowd ought to be roughly neutral!

I'll be at a friend's place watching, so won't be commenting during the game. I'll have more thoughts afterwards.

GEAUX TIGERS!!!!

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by GeauxTigers on Dec 1, 2007 11:26 AM CST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

well
even with all of the pressure TN is putting against the run, they're still not stopping the run very well.
Go Big Red Nebraska!
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by Cornnation on Dec 1, 2007 3:41 PM CST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Happy For Once I Was Wrong
was in the car for the last three hours and only had ESPN radio. The report there changed about 10 times. He was going. Not going. Les has a contract extension on his desk from LSU. The ESPN report was erroneous. Who cares. Happy I am wrong -- or appear to be wrong.

Now I just wonder how my father can live w/ a dial up connection. I couldn't even check my Gmail account without it timing out.

Let us not forget New Orleans. Visit Project Katrina.

by tommyguniii on Dec 1, 2007 3:43 PM CST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

LSU
offense seems limited with Perriloo starting.

I guess here's where we get to see whether or not Bo Pelini is worth Nebraska's hire, eh?

Go Big Red Nebraska!
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by Cornnation on Dec 1, 2007 4:23 PM CST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Yeah, A Little
I just don't think they want Perrilloux to lose the game for them. So run, run, and throw in a high percentage pass.

Of course I'd prefer to be ahead, but pretty comfortable with where we are now.

BTW: How about that 58 yard punt. We really needed that.  

Let us not forget New Orleans. Visit Project Katrina.

by tommyguniii on Dec 1, 2007 4:58 PM CST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

there it is
after a big loss, Perrilloux makes that TD throw look like a walk in the park.

beautiful.

Go Big Red Nebraska!
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by Cornnation on Dec 1, 2007 5:13 PM CST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

yuo know
Perrilloux is showing how good he is in this game. Man... that kid has some growing to do, but he's beautiful to watch.
Go Big Red Nebraska!
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by Cornnation on Dec 1, 2007 5:30 PM CST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I've Always Been Pretty Impressed
And w/ the way college is going I like that he can both run and throw.
Let us not forget New Orleans. Visit Project Katrina.

by tommyguniii on Dec 1, 2007 5:35 PM CST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I appreciate what Hester can do
but the way LSU uses him often baffles me.

by Man Mountain on Dec 1, 2007 5:49 PM CST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

LSU takes it
look at the team, the athletes and the rapid support y'all have. Michigan is not a step up from here.

I doubt les Miles leaves LSU. Bo Pelini might be coming north, but both of them aren't.

Go Big Red Nebraska!
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by Cornnation on Dec 1, 2007 7:10 PM CST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

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