LSU's really hasn't been tested against top tier team this season.
As far as their strength of schedule so far, they haven't played a top 15 ranked team.
Defensive ranking of the teams they have played so far:
(out of 128 FBS teams)
Defensive Rankings of LSU's opponents:
Defensive Points Allowed per Game
-South Carolina #85 (29 PPG)
-Auburn #64 (25.7 PPG)
-Eastern Michigan #119 (40.7 PPG)
-Syracuse #60 (24.6 PPG)
-Mississippi State #23 (17.7 PPG)
-UF #10 (14.3 PPG)
Defensive Yards Allowed per Game
-Eastern Michigan #117 (495 YPG)
-South Carolina #100 (428 YPG)
-Auburn #98 (426 YPG)
-Syracuse #71 (395 YPG)
- MSU #48 (361 YPG)
-UF #16 (296 YPG)
Defensive Rushing Yards Allowed Per Game
-Eastern Michigan #128 (360.3 RushYPG)
-South Carolina #106 (207.7 RushYPG)
-Auburn #101 (197.7 RushYPG)
-MSU #72. (170.2 RushYPG)
-Syracuse #42 (138 RushYPG)
-UF #13 (99.2 Rush YPG)
Offensive rankings of LSU's Opponents:
Offensive Points per Game
-South Carolina #110 (20.7 PPG)
-Auburn #91 (25.5 PPG)
-Eastern Michigan #67 (29.7 PPG)
-Syracuse. #58 (31 PPG)
- Mississippi State #47 (32.3 PPG)
-UF #48 (32.2 PPG)
As far as offensive yards per game, LSU's opponents to date are all ranked between #50 and #109, with Syracuse ranked #109, South Carolina ranked #108, Auburn ranked #98.
Bottom line we have played a tougher schedule so far this season and I'm just not sure how good LSU is because they haven't really been tested by a top tier opponent. Syracuse, Eastern Michigan, Auburn and South Carolina are awful this year.
Mississippi State is a good but not great team and LSU only beat them by 2 points, 21-19.
I believe if we had Grier, we would of won by 7. Now I think it's a toss up, with us still having a good chance to get the W. It will come down to turnovers defense, running games, and perhaps special teams and specifically field goal kicking which is not in our favor.
As far as their strength of schedule so far, they haven't played a top 15 ranked team.
Defensive ranking of the teams they have played so far:
(out of 128 FBS teams)
Defensive Rankings of LSU's opponents:
Defensive Points Allowed per Game
-South Carolina #85 (29 PPG)
-Auburn #64 (25.7 PPG)
-Eastern Michigan #119 (40.7 PPG)
-Syracuse #60 (24.6 PPG)
-Mississippi State #23 (17.7 PPG)
-UF #10 (14.3 PPG)
Defensive Yards Allowed per Game
-Eastern Michigan #117 (495 YPG)
-South Carolina #100 (428 YPG)
-Auburn #98 (426 YPG)
-Syracuse #71 (395 YPG)
- MSU #48 (361 YPG)
-UF #16 (296 YPG)
Defensive Rushing Yards Allowed Per Game
-Eastern Michigan #128 (360.3 RushYPG)
-South Carolina #106 (207.7 RushYPG)
-Auburn #101 (197.7 RushYPG)
-MSU #72. (170.2 RushYPG)
-Syracuse #42 (138 RushYPG)
-UF #13 (99.2 Rush YPG)
Offensive rankings of LSU's Opponents:
Offensive Points per Game
-South Carolina #110 (20.7 PPG)
-Auburn #91 (25.5 PPG)
-Eastern Michigan #67 (29.7 PPG)
-Syracuse. #58 (31 PPG)
- Mississippi State #47 (32.3 PPG)
-UF #48 (32.2 PPG)
As far as offensive yards per game, LSU's opponents to date are all ranked between #50 and #109, with Syracuse ranked #109, South Carolina ranked #108, Auburn ranked #98.
Bottom line we have played a tougher schedule so far this season and I'm just not sure how good LSU is because they haven't really been tested by a top tier opponent. Syracuse, Eastern Michigan, Auburn and South Carolina are awful this year.
Mississippi State is a good but not great team and LSU only beat them by 2 points, 21-19.
I believe if we had Grier, we would of won by 7. Now I think it's a toss up, with us still having a good chance to get the W. It will come down to turnovers defense, running games, and perhaps special teams and specifically field goal kicking which is not in our favor.
