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2022 SEC football preseason media poll order of finish

First place votes in parentheses

SEC East

1. Georgia (172)

2. Kentucky (4)

3. Tennessee (1)

4. Florida

5. South Carolina (3)

6. Missouri

7. Vanderbilt (1)

SEC West

1. Alabama (177)

2. Texas A&M (3)

3. Arkansas (1)

4. Ole Miss

5. LSU

6. Mississippi State

7. Auburn

SEC Champion

Alabama (158)

Preseason All-SEC team

First team All-SEC

Quarterback: Bryce Young, Alabama

Running back: Tank Bigsby, Auburn

Running back: Jahmyr Gibbs, Alabama 

Wide receiver: Kayshon Boutte, LSU 

Wide receiver: Jermaine Burton, Alabama 

Tight end: Brock Bowers, Georgia 

Offensive line: Emil Ekiyor Jr., Alabama 

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OL -  Warren McClendon, Georgia

OL -  O'Cyrus Torrence, Florida

OL -  Nick Broeker, Ole Miss

C -  Ricky Stromberg, Arkansas 

Second-Team

QB – Hendon Hooker, Tennessee

 

RB -    Chris Rodriguez Jr., Kentucky

RB -   Devon Achane, Texas A&M

WR - Cedric Tillman, Tennessee

WR - Jonathan Mingo, Ole Miss

TE - Cameron Latu, Alabama  

OL -  Layden Robinson, Texas A&M

OL -  Kenneth Horsey, Kentucky 

OL -  Darnell Wright, Tennessee

OL -  Javion Cohen, Alabama

C -  Sedrick Van Pran, Georgia 

Third-Team

 

QB – Will Levis, Kentucky

RB - Zach Evans, Ole Miss

RB - Kenny McIntosh, Georgia

WR - Ainias Smith, Texas A&M

WR - Josh Vann, South Carolina  

TE -  Jaheim Bell, South Carolina

OL -  Brady Latham, Arkansas

OL -  Tyler Steen, Alabama

OL -  Javon Foster, Missouri  

*OL - Jeremy James, Ole Miss

*OL – Kendall Randolph, Alabama

 

C - Cooper Mays, Tennessee

DEFENSE

First-Team

DL - Jalen Carter, Georgia

DL - BJ Ojulari, LSU 

DL - Derick Hall, Auburn 

DL - Byron Young, Tennessee

LB -  Will Anderson Jr., Alabama

LB -  Nolan Smith, Georgia

LB - Henry To'oTo'o, Alabama 

DB - Jordan Battle, Alabama 

DB -  Kelee Ringo, Georgia

DB -  Eli Ricks, Alabama

DB -  Jalen Catalon, Arkansas

Second-Team

DL - Zacch Pickens, South Carolina

DL - D.J. Dale, Alabama

DL - Ali Gaye, LSU

DL - Colby Wooden, Auburn 

LB - Bumper Pool, Arkansas 

LB - Dallas Turner, Alabama 

LB - Brenton Cox Jr., Florida

DB – Cam Smith, South Carolina 

DB - Antonio Johnson, Texas A&M 

DB - Christopher Smith, Georgia 

DB - Emmanuel Forbes, Mississippi State 

Third-Team

DL  - Gervon Dexter, Florida

DL -  Justin Eboigbe, Alabama

DL - Maason Smith, LSU 

DL - McKinnley Jackson, Texas A&M

LB - Owen Pappoe, Auburn 

LB - Ventrell Miller, Florida   

LB - Jeremy Banks, Tennessee

DB - Kool-Aid McKinstry, Alabama

DB - Trey Dean III, Florida

DB - Trevon Flowers, Tennessee 

DB - Malachi Moore, Alabama 

SPECIALISTS

First-Team

P -  Nik Constantinou, Texas A&M

PK -  Will Reichard, Alabama

RS  -  Kearis Jackson, Georgia

AP - Jahmyr Gibbs, Alabama 
  
 

Second-Team

P -  Oscar Chapman, Auburn

PK - Anders Carlson, Auburn  

RS - Ainias Smith, Texas A&M 

AP - Devon Achane, Texas A&M

Third-Team

P - Paxton Brooks, Tennessee 

PK - Harrison Mevis, Missouri 

RS - JoJo Earle, Alabama  

AP - Ainias Smith, Texas A&M

* - Indicates a tie

 

 

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I think preseason polling is goofy.  It seems to me they look more at last season's record, and not at the players returning, and what players the other teams lost.  I think LSU is hard to pick this year.  We lost a lot, lots of turnover, transfers out, transfers in, total coaching changeover (has to be a plus).  There are a lot of unknowns, but I think a lot of them will work out.  My base case was 8-4 going into the spring, now I think it is 9-3.

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I think 9-3 is reasonable. I'd be happy with 8-4 for Kelly's 1st year, though.

The last product the public saw was the bowl game debacle last year. We upgraded the coaching staff who did the best they could in terms of recruiting and portal usage.

The wild card that I think helps us is the new attitude, focus, and culture Kelly's staff is implementing.

I'm optimistic about what the future recruiting looks like...LSU made a lot of notable headway over the last 4-5 weeks for both the 2023 and 2024 classes. A lot of people are taking notice about that...the 1st thing my niece's husband said to me - who I met in person for the 1st time last week and was on one of Bill Snyder's teams at K-State teams - "man...LSU is tearing up recruiting right now".  He's a native Texan and has no skin in the game wrt LSU (my niece grew up in Chicago and went to Michigan on a softball scholly, so she's not an LSU fan either.)

That recruiting traction won't help us this year, unfortunately, but the attitude and culture that I mentioned previously will. 

The question mark is what that will translate to for the 2022/2023 season. It appears that the players are genuinely positive about it and I have to wonder if the players recently off of the roster for "medical reasons" might not have been positive about it and are getting processed out.

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I'm getting excited for the season!  I remember back in the spring, sports writers talking about how some of the players looked physically different, more chiseled.  They mentioned Will Campbell who reported at 300 in Jan. and was 315 by March, and not fat.  Several other players mentioned the strength and nutrition program.  That can help.

The other thing is, what can these coaches do to develop the players.  I don't recall being any more embarrassed for an LSU football team than the poor play of the o-line against UCLA in the first game of last season.  UCLA employed a confusing scheme, loading the line of scrimmage with 6 guys and bringing any number, 4, 5 or 6, and you never knew where they were coming from.  But as an offense you have to figure out what you are going to do about it, but we never did.  Part Brad Davis, part Jake Peetz.  We've got to develop the players technique, and the smarts to run a scheme and play together, and we didn't have it last year.

At least Denbrock has been an OC, and he has taken a Cincinnati team to the playoff.  He can play Gumps this year with our guys, and I hope he does better. 

Edited to add: "  I don't recall being any more embarrassed for an LSU football team than the poor play of the o-line against UCLA "

............................  Well, except for the Bo Pelini pass defense in 2020 that looked clueless................  pretty much the whole season.

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18 hours ago, Herb said:

I think 9-3 is reasonable. I'd be happy with 8-4 for Kelly's 1st year, though.

 

Looking at the schedule, i see 6 teams that we absolutely "should" beat:
Florida St.
Southern
Landmass State
New Mexico
Tennessee
UAB

Only 1 that most would say is simply better than we are:
Alabama

that would put us at 6-1 with 5 more to pick.

Auburn
Florida 
Ole Landmass
Arkansas
Texas A&M

Auburn and Florida may even belong in the first group i mentioned, but both games are on the road.
and let's face it, Jerks-in-Here Stadium and The Slop aren't typically very friendly for us.

I don't see us going 0-5, and even 1-4 would likely be a disappointment, for that group, so yeah 8-4 is extremely do-able.

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On 7/26/2022 at 9:10 AM, Nutriaitch said:

 

Looking at the schedule, i see 6 teams that we absolutely "should" beat:
Florida St.
Southern
Landmass State
New Mexico
Tennessee
UAB

Only 1 that most would say is simply better than we are:
Alabama

that would put us at 6-1 with 5 more to pick.

Auburn
Florida 
Ole Landmass
Arkansas
Texas A&M

Auburn and Florida may even belong in the first group i mentioned, but both games are on the road.
and let's face it, Jerks-in-Here Stadium and The Slop aren't typically very friendly for us.

I don't see us going 0-5, and even 1-4 would likely be a disappointment, for that group, so yeah 8-4 is extremely do-able.

I’m at the casino, the total is a 6.5. I’m going drop a few on it! 
 

 

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4 hours ago, Herb said:

CBS has LSU ranked 31st in their preseason poll.  LOL.

That’s higher than Phil Steele, LSU didn’t make the top 60, in fact, Fla St. is the #60 team. 
 

Too add, Steele has the Tigers last in the SEC West. 
 

But then again, Phil has fallen off over the map so much lately. 

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O'Gara: Why LSU is America's most unpredictable team in 2022

Connor O'Gara | 5 hours ago

“I don’t know. Maybe 7-5 or 8-4?”

That’s typically my answer when someone asks what I think Year 1 of the Brian Kelly era at LSU will look like. It’s a hedge. I’m straddling the fence because admittedly, the Tigers’ 2022 outlook is as puzzling as they come.

There are a handful of reasons LSU enters 2022 as the nation’s most unpredictable team.

Sure, most teams with a first-year coach are tough to project. They’re tough to project going into a season, and as South Carolina and Auburn reminded us last year, they can be tough to project from week to week.

But it’s not just that LSU has a first-year coach in Kelly. His stable track record actually skews how we’d typically think of a first-year coach. Why? How many coaches with 5 consecutive seasons of double-digit wins against a Power 5 schedule leave for new surroundings? Not many. Not even Lincoln Riley was part of that club because he had 9 wins in a COVID-shortened 2020 season.

As my guy Peter Burns brought up recently on ESPN Radio, what complicates LSU’s outlook is the likely possibility that Kelly could already have more talent on his 2022 roster than any he had with those 10-win teams at Notre Dame. What’s the difference? Well, the SEC West. Burns called it “the ’27 Yankees.” I’ll maybe pump the brakes on that and just say the West is undoubtedly the best division in America heading into 2022.

LSU knows all too well that a team full of talent doesn’t mean a 9-win floor in the West. Shoot, last year’s team had 10 players drafted on a roster that ranked No. 5 in the 247sports talent composite rankings … and it won 6 games. Think about that. That’s a wealth of next-level talent out the door from a team that needed a last-minute drive to upset A&M just to earn bowl eligibility.

As wild as it sounds, that’s why there’s a 5-7 path for the 2022 squad if the demolition phase of LSU’s roster continues into the season.

We’re no longer living in a world in which LSU is the “set it and forget it” team to reach 8 wins like it did for the first 20 seasons of the 21st century.

In the past 3 seasons, LSU:
 

  • A) Won a national title
  • B) Had a last-place finish in the SEC West
  • C) Tied w/ Georgia for most players drafted (31)
  • D) Had its 2 worst seasons of the 21st century
  • E) All the above

It’s “E.” It’s always “E.”

No other team in America has a range of outcomes like that in the past 3 years.

Let’s also not forget the timing of Kelly’s arrival. It’s the first time that FBS programs could sign undergraduate transfers knowing that they all had a 1-time exemption (that rule went into effect last summer). We really haven’t seen what it looks like when a team replaces 10 NFL Draft picks with 10 Power 5 transfers (and 15 total). Why? Teams with 10 NFL Draft picks usually have a bevy of blue-chip recruits ready to step in.

To be fair, LSU has plenty of returning talent. One of those returning former blue-chippers is Kayshon Boutte. In many ways, he sums up the unpredictability of LSU’s 2022 outlook.

You could make a pretty convincing argument that he’s the Tigers’ top returning player. If he’s on the field, a Biletnikoff Award is within reach. But as LSU fans know all too well, that’s a huge “if.”

It’s not just that Boutte had 2 ankle surgeries since he last appeared in a game in October 2021. It’s not even just that Boutte flirted with the transfer portal until Baton Rouge-based attorney Gordon McKernan stepped in at the 11th hour with a new NIL deal. Kelly made headlines in March when he was asked about his relationship with the star receiver.

“I would say I know his last name right now,” Kelly said, via Billy Embody of The Bengal Tiger. “I say that only because we are in that process of, he’s re-engaging. He’s been injured. He’s had a second surgery, but we are getting more acquainted every day.”
 

That was, um, not great. Kelly tried to quiet any lingering doubt about Boutte at SEC Media Days, but the great unknown remains. Boutte is getting first-round love in early mock drafts. What happens if LSU gets off to a slow start and he isn’t being force-fed targets like he was with Max Johnson as the starter? Could he shut it down instead of risking a re-injured ankle? Or could Boutte simply suffer another ankle injury that cuts another season short? We don’t know.

We don’t even know who’ll be the guy throwing to Boutte.

Jayden Daniels was brought in as a coveted transfer from Arizona State, though he’s coming off 2 disappointing seasons after he had a 17-2 TD-INT ratio as a true freshman. Myles Brennan is the guy entering Year 6. If he’s the guy, there’s reason to believe he’s ready to capitalize on his long-awaited opportunity, though that’s not even a stable option considering injuries kept him out of all but 3 games the past 2 seasons. And if Kelly thinks that Garrett Nussmeier is his next Ian Book, remember that spring accolades aside, the redshirt freshman still appeared in just 2 games against Power 5 competition.
 

Kelly did a remarkable job of making sure he had several potential QB options in Year 1, which included retaining the commitment of in-state 4-star QB/dance partner Walker Howard. And even if Boutte doesn’t become a star in 2022, LSU is stacked at receiver with the likes of Jack Bech and Brian Thomas Jr. One would think that’s more promising than LSU’s ground game, which added Penn State transfer Noah Cain and returned former 5-star recruit John Emery from academic suspension but ranked No. 114 in FBS.

You could make the case that LSU’s sudden unpredictability stems from the recent defensive issues. The group will have its 4th defensive coordinator in as many seasons. Not surprisingly, LSU hasn’t had a top-25 defense since 2017. From 2009-17, the Tigers had 8 top-25 defenses.

New defensive coordinator Matt House inherited one of the top edge-rushing duos in the country in BJ Ojulari and Ali Gaye, who should pair well with promising defensive tackle Jaquelin Roy. Unfortunately for House, he also inherited a defense that ranked No. 10 in the SEC in scoring that just lost 5 players to the NFL Draft and 2 starting corners (Eli Ricks and Dwight McGlothern) to SEC West teams via the transfer portal. LSU is in the middle of the pack in percentage of returning defensive production, too.

Of course, 7 of those 10 Power 5 transfers came on the defensive side. Will they mesh and give LSU it’s best defense since 2017? It’s possible when you consider House had less talent to work with when he led Kentucky’s historically dominant 2018 defense. But even that feels like a “wait and see” situation.

That’s what this entire season feels like for LSU. You can be all in on Kelly long-term and still think Year 1 is a total crapshoot. Nick Saban and Kirby Smart are living proof of that based on their Year 1 losses to Louisiana-Monroe and Vandy, respectively. A coach’s Year 1 record doesn’t reveal much of anything, which is important to remember with Kelly.
 

Every time LSU loses in 2022, we’ll inevitably see clips of his viral dancing ways or his ill-fated attempt to slip in a Southern accent. Shoot, we’ll probably also see those when he wins. SEC West victories should be celebrated. After all, Kelly is walking into a division with 4 or 5 preseason AP Top 25 teams.

Maybe that suggests LSU is more likely to hover around 6 or 7 wins and not really threaten for a New Year’s 6 bowl. FanDuel has LSU’s regular season over/under at 6.5 wins with a -115 payout for the over. The consensus SEC Championship odds have LSU at +6652, which ranks No. 9 in the conference.

But then again, will anybody be truly surprised if a team with top-10 talent and a top-10 coach in the sport reaches a New Year’s 6 bowl? The only instance in which LSU should be a significant underdog is obviously the home tilt against Alabama … which held on for dear life to win last year’s baffling thriller in Tuscaloosa.

Perhaps LSU’s 2021 unpredictability creeped into my 2022 outlook. That’s fair, I’d argue. Given the changes on the Bayou in the last year, it’d be strange if anybody felt confident in what to expect in the immediate future. Eventually, we’ll have LSU figured out.

For now, though, there’s no shame in not knowing.

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LSU game-by-game predictions: ESPN’s FPI projects Tigers’ 2022 season

LSU finished with a disappointing 6-7 overall record in 2021 and are a combined 11-12 in 2 seasons since winning the 2019 title in dominant fashion.

Entering 2022, things are changing in Baton Rouge. Gone is coach Ed Orgeron. In his place is Brian Kelly, who came to the Bayou State via Notre Dame.

He’ll have his work cut out for him to get LSU back. 
 

Tigers favored to win 9 of their games during the regular season. Here are the projections for every game:

  • Sept. 17 vs. Mississippi State — 68.2% chance of winning
  • Sept. 24 vs. New Mexico — 98.6% chance of winning
  • Oct. 1 at Auburn — 42.6% chance of winning
  • Oct. 8 vs. Tennessee — 67.7% chance of winning
  • Oct. 15 at Florida — 55.3% chance of winning
  • Oct. 22 vs. Ole Miss — 63.0% chance of winning
  • Nov. 5 vs. Alabama — 18.5% chance of winning
  • Nov. 12 at Arkansas — 54.2% chance of winning
  • Nov. 19 vs. UAB — 88.4% chance of winning
  • Nov. 26 at Texas A&M — 44.5% chance of winning
  • Sept. 4 vs. Florida State (in New Orleans) — 71.0% chance of winning
  • Sept. 10 vs. Southern — 99.5% chance of winning
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The only one that I think they are missing the mark on is Auburn. Bryan Harsin will likely get fired in the middle of the season...LSU might be the team to seal his fate.

LSU has a much greater chance of beating Auburn than 42.6% in my opinion.

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13 hours ago, Herb said:

The only one that I think they are missing the mark on is Auburn. Bryan Harsin will likely get fired in the middle of the season...LSU might be the team to seal his fate.

LSU has a much greater chance of beating Auburn than 42.6% in my opinion.

there is a reason we don't see many blowouts in this series. no matter how good/bad one team or the other is.

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Anonymous SEC coach trolls Jimbo Fisher, Texas A&M: 'They're every bit an 8-4 program'

Crissy Froyd | 2 hours ago

Jimbo Fisher has received a lot of praise for the way he’s built Texas A&M up and the way the Aggies are so highly talked about in just about the same way as the top powerhouses in college football are.

And there’s plenty he’s done to deserve that positive attention, especially with the way his team was able to pull off an upset victory over Alabama last season. But not everyone seems to believe that Fisher and his team should get the type of attention that they do.

One anonymous coach who was quoted in an Athlon Sports article made that clear.

“Jimbo Fisher might be a mad genius when it comes to media because they get talked about alongside Georgia and Alabama, and they’re every bit an 8–4 program,” the source said. “He knows it, too, but I think that’s part of the plan.”

The Aggies finished out last season with an 8-4 record that they’ll look to expand upon in 2022. One of the biggest things to watch is the quarterback situation with an ongoing battle between Max Johnson and Haynes King that isn’t expected to be decided until the end of fall camp. How well the winner performs this season will have a lot to do with the ceiling of what the offense as a whole can accomplish.

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On 8/13/2022 at 10:14 AM, houtiger said:

  Another explanation.

 

it baffles me that to this day people are looking for excuses and explanations for that night. 

there is only one explanation. and it covers everything. 

we ran a ridiculously predictable and one dimensional offense against one of the most talented defenses the game has ever seen coached by one of the best defensive minds in history of the game. 

that’s it. 

we ran that same offense all season long. 
against every other team ever created we could force feed it to our opponent and win. sometimes it took us half a game, but we eventually ate everyone else’s souls. 

except one team. and truth be told, that one team out played us the first time we played too. minus a couple plays, the beat us in November. 

 

that’s it. 

there was no locker room fight
it want because Moffit had us soft
it ain’t because JJ was gambling all night at Harrah’s 

or any other dumb excuses i’ve heard tossed around. 

without at least a semblance of a threat to accidentally throw a forward pass to somebody wearing the same color jersey as us, we weren’t winning. 

Jarrett Lee was terrified of Alabama’s D and would have yakked all over himself. 
Jefferson was one of the worst throwing QBs i ever saw and was in because he could at least take a beating while scrambling for -2 yards or so. 

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Ok Folks, this one looks like a good one to revisit.

 

On 7/22/2022 at 11:48 AM, LSUDad said:

2022 SEC football preseason media poll order of finish

First place votes in parentheses

SEC East

1. Georgia (172)

2. Kentucky (4)

3. Tennessee (1)

4. Florida

5. South Carolina (3)

6. Missouri

7. Vanderbilt (1)

SEC West

1. Alabama (177)

2. Texas A&M (3)

3. Arkansas (1)

4. Ole Miss

5. LSU

6. Mississippi State

7. Auburn

SEC Champion

Alabama (158)

Preseason All-SEC team

First team All-SEC

Quarterback: Bryce Young, Alabama

Running back: Tank Bigsby, Auburn

Running back: Jahmyr Gibbs, Alabama 

Wide receiver: Kayshon Boutte, LSU 

Wide receiver: Jermaine Burton, Alabama 

Tight end: Brock Bowers, Georgia 

Offensive line: Emil Ekiyor Jr., Alabama 

 

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On 8/4/2022 at 12:10 PM, LSUDad said:

That’s higher than Phil Steele, LSU didn’t make the top 60, in fact, Fla St. is the #60 team. 
 

Too add, Steele has the Tigers last in the SEC West. 
 

But then again, Phil has fallen off over the map so much lately. 

Yep, in the West, Phil had 

Gumps

aTm

Ark

Ole Miss

Barn

MooU

LSU TIGERS

 

EAST

 

UGA

Tenn

Fla

Kent

USCe

Missouri

Vandy

 

Not to be outdone, here’s how the others done with the Tigers. 
 

Athlon’s had LSU #26 in the Nation. 4th in the West.

 

Lindy’s 29th in the Nation. 5th in the West

 

Dave Campbell’s Texas Football, only did a top 25, LSU wasn’t in that number. He did pick LSU 5th in the West. One thing I did see, they pick the Texas College’s records. Each game, they picked aTm to go 9-3, with losses to Gumps, Ark, and LSU. 

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