bigdog1982

@GeauxTigers8 - tell me preparations was required? Just faced 2 in the previous games the lack of any adjustments was troubling and to say didn’t prepare as EVERYONE (coaches & players) is just a weaka** excuse! Tigers fan but call a spade a spade!

@voltrainconductor - you lost to Arkansas and beating Bama not what it used to mean. Non-conference schedule is embarrassing as well, CFP will determine if attempting to play anyone relevant will weigh as a tie breaker?

Embarrassment is last NC being in 1998! It is nice to see the Vols relevant again. Revisit after GA game.

Really? Nuss (LSU) is #5??? Have you even been watching the games? Not sure what else to say about this list except Nuss is carrying an undefeated SEC conference team with outstanding OL line protecting him and just now any semblance of a running game yet #5! Dart and Milroy have 2 losses each.

ESPN needs a new computer system unlike some teams where you perennially give the benefit of the doubt despite Kelly getting a dumpster fire, he won 10 games and beat Bama yet ND & Penn State get benefit of doubt until they collapse again. 10 wins is minimum with bye weeks before home games with Ole Miss big upside and underdog to OK at home is frankly insulting!

Very simple, talent that couldn’t get on the field, plays now. You don’t think the defensive coaching staff needed to be gutted like a fish. Talent there and Ness (QB) has waited his turn, just turn on 2nd half of SEC Championship game with GA to see his potential. With the best OL in the country tell me what you think after Bama game.

The alliance is the reason which FL State can thank their commissioner otherwise this year would have been a 12 team playoff but the alliance wanted to stop SEC yet turned around and gutted PAC 12, Blame committee cause they picked the 4 most talented! Ohio State QB already bailed & FL State had opportunity with their 3rd string QB to do same as Ohio State did except to watch them v Louisville and be sober and in good conscience believe they can beat any of the current 4 really????

To anyone who thinks they will hire Div 1 coach in his first year regardless how well the media adores him, have success first like Kansas & Duke coaches who inherited bad programs then consider him? He seems to be unraveling so to expect him to handle SEC really?????

Listing Kingsbury like darts at the wall versus a true list of candidates! Never was successful as a head coach. Being an LSU fan, sure hire half in that list, bring Urban back, in 4-6 years, program will be a train wreck again!

Head coach sets the tone, note Saban’s track record, and not a Bama fan, but protecting them so unnecessary! Where is the accountability, yes, everyone or almost everyone deserves a 2nd chance, but some offenses are inexcusable!

Obviously Kirby didn’t learn everything from Saban, and having a daughter, all these colleges hide their dirty laundry, and the athletes are especially gregious, and I hope the media actually grows a pair and calls him out during SEC Meida Days, talking to you Paul! WR ranking are a joke, having LSU this low when others have done nothing, time will tell, I hope Matt revisits this ranking mid-season.

As usual, the guy who comes across as genuine and not follows the program, gets canned! Have no doubt he will land on his feet, would suck to see him covering Big 10 though v SEC! As someone else stated, “substance takes a back seat to theatre!” Will watch more of SEC Network pregame now versus “Game Day!” Not watching only way to truly make your voice heard.

While I agree with context of the article, you should have acknowledged the 5 teams that clearly stated they were in favor on 9 games versus treating this as all 16 objected. You should know by now how the vote goes when there is dissent, publicly it is unanimous to show everyone is together. Some was no surprise but unless you a homer, Bama and Saban was the biggest Hippocrits of all! Sankey is right that money follows, and ESPN knows not to piss off SEC, long memory will pay dearly if they do nothing. 10 year contract was a mistake, poor judgement. One year of 9 game schedule and tv ratings thru the roof, ESPN would have ponied up, definitely a bad look, lets hope bare minimum gets in playoffs, THEN the wimps will vote in 9 game schedule.

TrueLefty & TheOracle, you both are dillusional, and I clearly attributed to jealousy, envy, and not having a home team worth a flip! Kelly inherited a dumpster fire since Coach O preferred the young blonde to the team! 40+ scholarship players and converted WR had to play QB yet the man righted the ship and won the SEC West! If decent special teams, ranked around 50’s versus 125, would have won at least 2 more games. To even think they will be worse is just ludicrous! After AL spring game and QB play, expect LSU to be picked to win the west as we have 2 QB’s that at least 80% of the teams would love to have as a starter.

Baylor ran that offense cause QB wasn’t a legitimate passer just check completion % & QBR, not attacking, Baylor had great season and Aranda the real deal, but offenses designed to strengths and limitations of QB & OL, similar to LSU & Brennan. If healthy entire season, watch out. Bash Kelly all y’all want but Saban was unknown without any southern experiences and Kelly has won everywhere, ND had limitations will never be more than they are. Kelly ran toward the challenge, Riley tucked tail and ran, say what you want, he ran, saw that buzz saw weekly defense he knew would expose him.

Had someone in the hierarchy not been so stubborn (i.e. Les mode) to wait so long to give Johnson a fair shot sooner, LSU would have beat A&M! When the O-line struggles to block their own shadow, having an oak tree (TJ) QB is not the best plan, and why it took 4-5 games to finally give him (Max) his fair shot baffles the h*ll out of me! Brennan’s the starter next year, and I expect to see TJ transfer cause he won’t beat out Max again, better mobility and better touch! Ole Miss and Lane Train will be a handful!

These sources and writers printing this crap is dillusional! To continue to be promoting this BS is poor journalism!