Battle of Champions

LSU looked very sharp to start the 2008 season. The half time score was 31-0 and LSU could have won 60-0 had they kept their foot on the pedal. But the Tigers treated the second half as a scrimmage and worked on a passing game that is still developing. The same could be said about the defense. LSU completely dominated Armanti Edwards and the ASU offense. Only after multiple substitutions which resulted in a few blown coverages in LSU’s secondary did ASU move the ball in the second half.

A few other observations:

· Both lines looked VERY GOOD. But we won’t REALLY know anything for sure until after the Auburn game.

· CB Patrick Peterson is the real deal. Rated the #1 CB coming out of high school last season, he looked ready for the big time.

· I liked Hatch. He doesn’t have a gun, but he’s not going to kill you and his decision making looked good.

· I thought Lee struggled a bit. At times he looked a little confused and he threw an ugly pick which led to three points by ASU. He looked like a red-shirt freshman playing in his first college game.

· LSU came out ready to play which is a credit to the staff. The Tigers were focused and put the game out of reach by halftime.

· Did you notice that Jordan Jefferson didn’t see the field? All the talk about him playing amounts to a bunch of nothing.

· I liked the blitzing by the defense. But the mental errors need to stop. WAY too many blown coverages when LSU blitzed.

I listened to the radio briefly on the ride home. Jimmy Ott uttered the dumbest line of the day in saying, “there’s no need to press the panic button yet, but…” He was referencing the QB play in his comment. Say what?! Panic button? Then he went on to lament the loss of Ryan Perillioux. As most of you know, I can’t stand Ott. Stupid comments like that just reinforce my opinion.

Needless to say, there is no panic in the Hit Parade camp. The Tigers look to improve in week two against a Troy team that managed only 300 yards of offense against Middle Tennessee State in week one. LSU will roll once again and get plenty of playing time for the young guys.

LSU 37 - Troy 10