Last season, LSU flirted with the #1 ranking all season, only to once again fall just agonizingly short of a national title. This year, the mission is the same: win the whole the friggin’ thing.
LSU opens this season ranked fourth in the nation which under the new postseason format, would barely clearly the bar to make the final grouping. No longer the Super Six, the championship round will now consist of only four teams, and LSU clearly expects to be one of them.
Gone is longtime anchor Myia Hambrick and beam specialist Erin Macadaeg. Who’s back?