Fishhead Posted October 20, 2018 Share Posted October 20, 2018 It is now...SATURDAY NIGHT IN DEATH VALLEY!! LSU and MSU meet for the 112th time tonight under the lights of Tiger Stadium. That's a lot of history and in fact, it means LSU and MSU had met many times prior to the "Silent Season" of 1918. The Tigers will be wearing special uniforms that, if not for the historical undertones, wouldn't be my favorites to say the least. But I do appreciate history, especially when it involved The Ole War Skule!! Tonight the Tigers that ARE on the field representing LSU will be in a battle of their own. The Bulldogs trail heavily in the series, holding the record for the team LSU has beaten more than any other...even Tulane! 73 times LSU has beaten the dawgs, including an amazing 7 of 10 times in the dark days of the 90s. Sure, every dawg has it's day, but John Bond isn't running out of that tunnel Saturday night. On the surface, this game actually concerns me. LSU coming off a HUGE win against #2 UGA last weekend, and has THE game coming up next on the schedule. But....... Last year the Bulldogs beat the Tigers mercilessly. They could do no wrong amidst a legion of clanging cowbells. The Tigers could do no right. SURELY the Tigers, the coaching staff AND the players, remember this embarrassment! It's one I won't soon forget, and I hope the team doesn't either. With that said, it's PAYBACK TIME!! I'm hoping LSU beats the Bulldogs worse than we did their cousins from the SEC East. It's time for victory #74 in this series. It's time to........ GEAUX!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dachsie Posted October 20, 2018 Share Posted October 20, 2018 TIGERS!!!!!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dachsie Posted October 20, 2018 Share Posted October 20, 2018 Last year was the worst loss to Moo U in history so hopefully the team will be out for revenge Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Herb Posted October 20, 2018 Share Posted October 20, 2018 GAMEDAY!!!!! I'm guessing we'll see lining up in shotgun formation a lot more than usual. MSU has a DL that ranks up there with Florida's. They have the best scoring defense in the nation. In addition, Nick Fitzgerald already holds the rushing record for a QB in the SEC (he's no slouch). The question is which Bulldog team will show up? Will it be the one that upset Auburn or the one that got beat by Kaintuckee. Our OL is still a fluid patchwork of chessmanship due to injuries, but I think we can have success with QB draws, RB screen passes, and downfield shots to keep the LBs and Safeties honest (and not stacking the box). Most os all, we need to own the clock with a solid and sustained rushing game, which includes Burrow rushing for key 1st downs. Defensively, we need to force Nick Fitzgerald to beat us with his arm and not his legs. Containment of their running game is key. Overall, I think everything will boil down to roster depth. With MSU, there are 3-4 difference makers on their team as opposed to: Greedy Williams Cole Tracy Joe Burrow Nick Brossette Devin White Clyde Edwards-Helaire Grant Delpit Stephen Sullivan Justin Jefferson And that's just scratching the surface of our roster. If any single player for LSU has a statement game, we'll win. If 2 or more above have an above average game, it'll likely be a long bus ride back for MSU. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herb Posted October 20, 2018 Share Posted October 20, 2018 Oh...my prediction...after the Tigers manhandle MooState tonight, MSU is going to try to blame the loss on "field conditions" after LSU fans stormed the field last weekend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fishhead Posted October 20, 2018 Author Share Posted October 20, 2018 Regarding msu and their impressive stats defensively this year, they don't look so good when playing some team with a pulse. Also their rushing offense IS Fitz. Contain him, contain them. Agree best way to win is own time if possession. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Swamp Angel Posted October 20, 2018 Share Posted October 20, 2018 Just a little fun for the day's trash talk. . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wsgeaux Posted October 21, 2018 Share Posted October 21, 2018 State’s pass defense was very good and I think that contributed to Burrow having an unproductive (by his standards) night. Fitz often looked like a one-man team out there. But any time he dropped back, he got rocked. That limited him to having to run dang near every play, and LSU adjusted to that very well after a while. Three cheers for our kicker (again). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
houtiger Posted October 21, 2018 Share Posted October 21, 2018 State's defense was very good, all 11. Their offense was all Fitz legs, his arm sucks and our DB's really made some excellent jumps on the ball. The rain affected the game, the passing in particular. I think all the field goals came because the play calling was adjusted to the rain conditions and the fact that State may not score again. There were times where we would have thrown in the red zone in a normal game, but we chose to run and just set up a field goal, after we had a decent lead. The fact that Tracy is so dependable is another reason. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herb Posted October 21, 2018 Share Posted October 21, 2018 Our offense opened up once the rain stopped. You could see on one throw (during the rain) where the ball slipped a bit in Burrow's grip as he was releasing the ball. Luckily, the ball wound up in an area where it could not be picked off. I was fine with the run dominated approach. It was the strategy that this game required. This was dictated by both the weather and MSU's defense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nutriaitch Posted October 21, 2018 Share Posted October 21, 2018 thoughts on the game. that was not pretty football. but LSU did the right thing and hit went out and won the game. it it became evident early that Miss St. was not a threat to move the ball and score. So we adjusted out gameplan around that and began to play for FGs. it was wet and windy. no use forcing the issue throwing it downfield. just do what you have to do to move the chains. our kicker ain’t missing anything. Nick Fitzgerald turned in possibly the worst QB performance i have ever seen in Death Valley. Which is really impressive considering we’re the team that made terrible QB play famous. also, what was that dipshit thinking bringing ball out of the end zone on Burrow’s pick? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nutriaitch Posted October 21, 2018 Share Posted October 21, 2018 please tell me someone got a video of the flyover i didn’t video it, but that was the lowest and loudest i ever saw. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herb Posted October 21, 2018 Share Posted October 21, 2018 2 hours ago, Nutriaitch said: also, what was that dipshit thinking bringing ball out of the end zone on Burrow’s pick? When he did that, I literally laughed out loud and called that dude the equivalent of "poop's exit door". You only get to see that level of eff up about once every 2-3 seasons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nutriaitch Posted October 22, 2018 Share Posted October 22, 2018 Congrats to Grant Delpit for leading all MSU receivers with 2 catches. and to Michael Divinity for leading MSU in receiving yards with 31. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fishhead Posted October 22, 2018 Author Share Posted October 22, 2018 1 hour ago, Nutriaitch said: Congrats to Grant Delpit for leading all MSU receivers with 2 catches. and to Michael Divinity for leading MSU in receiving yards with 31. I regret that i have but one upvote to give... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchertiger Posted October 22, 2018 Share Posted October 22, 2018 21 hours ago, Nutriaitch said: please tell me someone got a video of the flyover i didn’t video it, but that was the lowest and loudest i ever saw. \ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nutriaitch Posted October 22, 2018 Share Posted October 22, 2018 2 hours ago, Hatchertiger said: \ got a link to that so i can text it to someone? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchertiger Posted October 22, 2018 Share Posted October 22, 2018 12 minutes ago, Nutriaitch said: got a link to that so i can text it to someone? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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