Ah, tonight’s game was a great game. I was unable to see the first half of the game due to work, but I got the gist of it from the announcers. Jarrett Lee played great. He had 27 attempts for 21 completions, with 1 interception. The one mistake when he was pressured quite a bit and threw it into a well played zone coverage. The two RB’s, Ware and Ford, are just machines.
Defensively, the Tigers are almost too scary. In the half that I saw, they were getting really deep penetration to the QB. The Miss. St. QB was sacked something like 3 times and the offense had over 13 plays for loss. Claiborne had 2 interceptions. One was just a beauty. In the 2nd half. Like I said, scary.
The only problem that I really had was during the 3rd quarter when both LSU’s offense and defense were becoming penalty prone. It was one after another. Roughing the passer, offsides, holding, etc. The team needs to build a little more discipline and cohesion. Or, Miles needs to chew the hell out of them. Both of these options may work.
On to a personal issue that I wish to address. I am a bad sport, by which I mean that I like to gloat. In Conan the Barbarian, Conan is asked by a nomad leader, “What is best in life?” He gives the ultimate response: “To crush your enemies, see them driven before you, and to hear the lamentation of their women.” I cannot describe the joy that I feel when I see the tears and despair on the faces of a crowd whose team is about to be beaten by LSU. This is especially true of Alabama, Auburn and Florida. Mississippi State, Old Miss and Arkansas also warm the cockles. I know this gloating is not the best response because I have felt the same emotions they feel in years pass and will feel them again when LSU eventually loses. Yet, is it really a bad thing?