As the sun set on September, LSU’s season looked on life support for the second straight opening stanza. Unlike last year’s narrow heartbreakers that led to Les Miles’ firing, this particular brand was embarrassing. LSU barely loses to State. They definitely don’t lose to them by 30. And LSU barely loses non-conference games. They definitely don’t lose them to non-P5 teams at home. Things looked dire.
Perhaps worse than the losses, this team didn’t at all seem to reflect the energy and passion we’d come to expect from an Orgeron-led squad. Post the Troy loss I wrote:
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