Taking stock of LSU bowl projections

http://www.2theadvocate.com/blogs/tigertracks/105260223.html

Sharper, Ingram expected to practice Wednesday

http://www.2theadvocate.com/blogs/blackandgold/105272278.html

LSU Football News....

Football: Senior linebacker Kelvin Sheppard takes production to next level in senior campaign

http://www.lsureveille.com/sports/football-senior-linebacker-kelvin-sheppard-takes-production-to-next-level-in-senior-campaign-1.2373507

Football: Freshman players make an impact

http://www.lsureveille.com/football-freshman-players-make-an-impact-1.2373411

Football: LSU ranked No. 6 in BCS standings

http://www.lsureveille.com/sports/football-lsu-ranked-no-6-in-bcs-standings-1.2371788

Football: Ford's Focus

http://www.lsureveille.com/sports/football-ford-s-focus-1.2371791

Ground game, defense lead the way in LSU's slow 32-10 win against McNeese

http://www.lsureveille.com/sports/ground-game-defense-lead-the-way-in-lsu-s-slow-32-10-win-against-mcneese-1.2371668

LSU football team moves up to No. 6 in AP poll

http://www.nola.com/lsu/index.ssf/2010/10/lsu_football_team_moves_up_to_2.html

AP Top 25
RK	TEAM	RECORD	PTS
1	Oregon (39)	6-0	1471
2	Boise State (15)	6-0	1433
3	Oklahoma (3)	6-0	1355
4	TCU (3)	7-0	1340
5	Auburn	7-0	1279
6	LSU	7-0	1132
7	Alabama	6-1	1121
8	Michigan State	7-0	1062
9	Utah	6-0	1019
10	Wisconsin	6-1	920
11	Ohio State	6-1	895
12	Stanford	5-1	828
13	Iowa	5-1	768
14	Nebraska	5-1	684
15	Arizona	5-1	619
16	Florida State	6-1	615
17	Oklahoma State	6-0	575
18	Missouri	6-0	552
19	South Carolina	4-2	372
20	West Virginia	5-1	346
21	Arkansas	4-2	343
22	Texas	4-2	267
23	Virginia Tech	5-2	122
24	Mississippi State	5-2	111
25	Miami (FL)	4-2	85

Dropped from rankings: Nevada 19, Florida 22, Air Force 23, Oregon State 24

Saints News.....

MICKLES: The mystery that is the New Orleans offense

http://www.2theadvocate.com/sports/105006264.html

Is something wrong with Brees?

http://www.nola.com/saints/index.ssf/2010/10/whats_wrong_with_drew_brees_ne.html

LSU Football News.....

A safe victory

http://www.2theadvocate.com/news/105125654.html

RABALAIS: LSU never does it the easy way

http://www.2theadvocate.com/sports/105125824.html

LSU's Ford tough

http://www.2theadvocate.com/sports/105126684.html

LSU looks unimpressive in 32-10 win over McNeese State

http://www.nola.com/lsu/index.ssf/2010/10/lsu_looks_unimpressive_in_32-1.html

LSU football teams secures victory in ragged fashion: links
http://www.nola.com/lsu/index.ssf/2010/10/ragged_lsu_accomplishes_main_o.html

Ragged LSU accomplishes main objective vs. McNeese State

http://www.nola.com/lsu/index.ssf/2010/10/ragged_lsu_accomplishes_main_o.html

LSU football video: Les Miles' comments after the win over McNeese State

http://www.nola.com/lsu/index.ssf/2010/10/lsu_football_video_les_miles_c.html

LSU's defense - as usual - comes on strong vs. McNeese State
http://www.nola.com/lsu/index.ssf/2010/10/lsus_defense_-_as_usual_-_come.html

No. 9 LSU runs past McNeese State 32-10
http://www.nola.com/lsu/index.ssf/2010/10/lsu_vs_mcneese_state_in-game_u.html

McNeese State v. LSU - October 16, 2010 - My Thoughts

All week leading up to the McNeese State v. LSU game, I was reading where Coach Miles was warning the team not to take the Cowboys lightly.  

Well, I'm afraid that they did - to begin with.  I think that after a couple of series - specifically after McNeese State scored - first - to take the lead 7-0, that LSU "woke up".  It reminded me of the game with Tulane in the Superdome in the 2007 season where Tulane actually led LSU at halftime, then when they came out to start the second half, LSU took over the game and dominated the Green Wave and won - en route to winning the National Championship under Les Miles.  This is basically what happened then, too.

I think that when they got in the locker room at halftime, they were able to regroup and decided to try to get some pressure on the McNeese State QB.  They succeeded several times - and even got to him to the point of a couple of sacks.  

Then Kelvin Sheppard causing a fumble by McNeese State and recovering it for LSU lifted the Tigers.  Additionally, Derek Helton's trick play - pretending he was about to punt the ball and instead, seeing that the McNeese State defense wasn't coming after him, but was instead heading towards their end zone, pulled it down and tucked it and ran - gaining enough yardage to get LSU a first down - that had to buoy the Tigers too.

I saw a couple of instances where the referees blew calls - they penalized us a couple of times where it was questionable; then they "failed to see" an instance of tripping by McNeese State against Terrance Toliver and another instance of pass interference committed by McNeese State.  

Okay, LSU won the game 32-10 - by 22 points, when, once again, they should've blown McNeese State out - by 30 or 40 points.  They let McNeese State hang around until almost the end of the game - till the start of the fourth quarter, anyway.  

Our remaining games are:

Auburn
Alabama
UL-Monroe
Ole Miss
Arkansas

We do have an open date between Auburn and Alabama.  I consider all of these games to be of the "must win" variety.  The two SEC games that I believe are the most crucial "must win" are Alabama and Ole Miss.  Alabama - in order to beat Nicky Saban and Ole Miss - in order that I can tell the Rebel Black Bears fans around here to shut up!  We must dominate Ole Miss - not win in the final minute of the game - play like we did against Florida, but have the game in hand much earlier - like at the start of the fourth quarter!

LSU is 7-0 and 4-0 SEC.  The Tigers are 7-0 for the first time since 1973.  I'm not sure what their SEC Record in the 1973 season was at this same point in the season.  Obviously they would be undefeated in the SEC, but the question is how many of the first 7 games of the 1973 season had they played against SEC opponents.  I'll have to see if I can find that information out.  

Auburn is next week; the game is in Auburn, Alabama  and will be on CBS at 2:30 PM.  One thing's guaranteed about that game:  the Tigers will win - but the question is....which team of Tigers?

We'll see what happens....