I say 50/50, legit.
No way we should get blown out. We have the age, talent (on paper), system in place, and we’re playing against a young, Bama team. No way we shouldn’t, AT A MINIMUM, make this game respectable. If I see another LSU type performance in 2018, Imma be ****ed. They have a scrawny *** Freshman QB that we should be smoking at every chance! Their star RB is now in the NFL! Both star WRs gone! Lost 2 big pieces to the OL!
We return **** near everyone, except, Brevin, Phillips, Rochè, and “technically” Rousseau.
-The entire OL (ALL VETS) are back.
-QB (Super Vet) back.
-RB (1 Vet, 2 pups) back.
-2nd star TE (Vet) back.
-All WRs + a former future star WR (Rambo) back (All Vets)
-2ndary (All Vets w/ the exception of Tyrique)
-LBs (All Vets....oy vey)
-DL (3/4 Vets)
No F’ing excuses!
Love it. **** of a post.
And that LSU game everyone always points to, we more than anything beat ourselves. We know what 2019 LSU turned into, but they weren't that good in 2018. I think we had a penalty on just about every drive, Bandy gets kicked out immediately, the QB play was absolutely terrible (shocker) with a pick 6, we get a kick blocked, and Feagles was comically bad.
When you say "if I see another LSU performance", for me, that means just playing your D- game. We know Rosier was a D- QB, so that doesn't help, but the rest of the team was terrible that night too. I just want to see us play a good, fundamental, smart game. No kicks blocked. Hedley booming 50 yarders. A reliable FG kicker. No guys getting kicked out. No pre-snap penalties. No post-play penalties. No dropped passes. You know, the things we can control. If we go out there and play smart ball and guys catch and tackle and we don't give them anything totally unforced and they whip our ***, so be it. But just for once I want to see a game like this where we go play our A game or at worst like a B+ game. I know that's asking a lot in Game 1, but literally the ENTIRE team is back. This is more like Game 12 than it is Game 1, literally the whole staff and whole roster is back, minus Brevin and the edge kids.
So, just play well. Block, tackle, and catch. Make easy plays. Don't jump offsides on 4th and 2. Don't have 22 yard punts. I think if we do that, I see no reason why this game can't be close in the 4th quarter. I expect their defense to be better, but there is NO WAY their offense can be as good, especially in Week 1. Remember, they were only up 7 on Ole Miss last year at the end of the 3rd quarter. They were losing to Georgia at the half. They were only beating the gator by 4 at the end of the 3rd, and wound up giving up 46 points. In the same stadium we're playing them in. Nobody is saying 2020 Bama is one of the best teams ever, and they just lost 6 first rounders off that squad. It's doable to play them close, but for Christ's sake, for once, just go out and play some good football. If we don't have many mistakes and lose by 4 scores, I'll tip my cap. But go toe-to-toe with them and see what happens, don't just give them the game before it really gets started like we always seem to do in these spots.