LSU Football: Time to figure out the offense
By Matt Green
There are 37 days till college football season, and today we focus on one of the best teams in the SEC, even though they also happened to be one of the most flawed.
The LSU football program has been one of the best in the SEC over the past decade, but for all of their success, they’ve struggled to have a consistent offensive attack, which is likely what decided the fate of Les Miles.
The 2016 LSU Tigers allowed 15.8 points per game, which ranked second in the SEC and fifth in the country, so clearly the defense was not the reason for their 8-4 record a year ago. That blame should be reserved for the offense. And that leads us to no. 37 on the Southbound and Down College Football Countdown.
LSU Tigers scored 37 points in their four losses in 2016
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LSU lost to Wisconsin, Auburn, Alabama, and Florida last season, and scored a combined four touchdowns in those four losses, and one of those touchdowns was a 21-yard interception returned for a touchdown by Tre’Davious White against Wisconsin.
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The defense was the constant for the Tigers last season. In their eight wins last season, LSU allowed 16.1 points per game, while they allowed 15 points per game in their four losses.
The offense was a different story. In LSU’s eight wins last season, they scored 33.1 points per game. But in their four losses, the Tigers scored 9.3 points per game.
With 42 days on the countdown, we discussed that the offense did take a step forward when Ed Orgeron took over for Miles, but they still have a ways to go.
The fans down on the Bayou should gain comfort in the fact that they have one of the best defenses in the country. If LSU Football is going to return to where they belong on the SEC hierarchy, they must figure out the offensive side of the ball. And if they do, they could be one of the few teams that can dethrone the Crimson Tide in 2017.