Losing to Mississippi State and Missouri in a three-game span would send any coaching staff scurrying back to the drawing board in search of answers.
That LSU has lost to the Bulldogs and Tigers on the heels of last year's national championship leaves the Tigers' season teetering on the brink even before encountering the meat of the conference-only schedule.
Missouri, which had six scoring drives of at least 75 yards, took a 45-41 lead with five minutes left in the fourth quarter and made a goal-line stand with seconds left to pull off the upset as roughly two-touchdown underdogs.