Let’s start with the obvious: it’s just Central Michigan. You are supposed to beat MAC teams like a drum. You’re supposed to get out to a huge first quarter lead and then slowly kill clock for the bulk of the game.
You can say those things, and not be entirely wrong. But this was an LSU team that didn’t exactly blow the doors off of McNeese, which raised the levels of concern throughout Tiger Nation. LSU needed a game like this, if not only for their own confidence, but our own.
And you know what? Who is putting forth dominant performances in college football this year?