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Not a lot to talk about this week.  Jennings looked great, Fournette showed some ability and the defense threw a shutout for the first time since 2010.  The Tigers did what you expect versus an outmatched opponent, get up early and stay focused. 

The Fournette Heisman pose is no big deal.  He’s a young guy with a ton of expectations and pressure on him.  I’m sure he was very excited to score his first TD so I can excuse him for a little youthful exuberance.  He gets a complete pass in my book.  Having said that, if he scores the game winning TD versus Alabama, he can do any pose he wants.

Maybe I’m just getting old, but the music in the stadium was too loud.  More LSU band, less piped in music.

 A few numbers for you:

 * Anthony Jennings leads the league in QB rating and is fifth nationally.  He is #1 in the country in yards per attempt at 12.6.

* Travin Dural is averaging an insane 48.5 yards per catch with 4 TD’s this season.  For his career, Dural has 13 catches and 6 TD’s averaging 34.3 yards per catch.

* LSU is also #1 in the nation in pass efficiency defense. The Tigers are #2 in the SEC in total defense and #1 in sacks.

Let’s hope for continued attention to detail this week. 

Three things to look for Saturday:

1. Still need to get Jennings completion numbers up.
2. Develop the short and intermediate passing game.
3. Quality reps for defensive backups.

LSU 45 – ULM 3

 

 

 

Final Four: Week 2

Each week I will be posting my Final Four based a combination of games played thus far and predictions about the eventual participants.  My four is a combination of what has actually happened on the field and my evaluations projecting out to the end of the season.  Each week may see significant changes, but that’s the nature of the game we love.

Semi-Finals

(1)   Florida State v. (4) Auburn
(2)   Oklahoma v. (3) Oregon

National Championship

FSU v. Oregon