| The LSU Tiger fans are growing impatient with | | | | the 2010 college football picks season. |
| head coach Les Miles, 3 years removed form a | | | | The 2010 Tigers must replace leading rusher |
| national championship. That was then and this is | | | | Charles Scott on the offensive side, Russell |
| now, it doesn't help that former LSU head coach | | | | Shepard could be a do everything type of player |
| Nick Saban has already won a College Football | | | | for the team on offense. Stevan Ridley and |
| Picks title at Alabama in just his second season at | | | | Michael Ford each rushed for 100 yards in the |
| the school. LSU finished 9-4 in 2009 and ended | | | | spring game. Quarterback Jordan Jefferson who |
| the season with a bowl loss to Penn State. In | | | | struggled with consistency last year but the LSU |
| 2009 the team finished 2nd behind Alabama in he | | | | coaching staff thinks he will be much better in |
| SEC West, the Tigers went 5-8 against the | | | | 2010. Jefferson will have plenty of weapons to |
| spread, going over the total 5 times and under 8 | | | | throw too in Terrance Tolliver who had almost |
| times. The 2009 team was ranked 111th nationally | | | | 750 yards receiving and Rueben Randle will start |
| in total offense, ranked 76th in scoring with 24.6 | | | | opposite Tolliver. |
| per game, 97th in passing yards with 181.8 yards | | | | The defense made some huge strides last year |
| per game and 90th nationally in rushing yards | | | | under 1st year defensive coordinator John Chavis. |
| averaging 122.9 yards per game. Statistics like | | | | Chavis will have hi work cut out for him, the |
| that will not win in a conference like the SEC, that | | | | defense returns only 4 starters. The defense will |
| is totally unacceptable. The Defense was a little | | | | be led by pre season All American candidate |
| better, giving up over 327 yards per game, the | | | | Patrick Peterson at the corner and the other |
| teams rush defense was a little suspect giving up | | | | corner will be Brandon Taylor, the secondary will |
| 133 yards per game which ranked 46th in division | | | | be very good. Despite the lack of starting |
| 1 football. LSU had better get improve | | | | experience LSU will be tough up front. The school |
| dramatically on both sides of the ball if they want | | | | always produces great defensive lineman, Drake |
| to compete with Alabama and Florida. The Tigers | | | | Nevis will anchor the line. The linebackers will be |
| 2010 schedule has home games against Alabama | | | | suspect early in the season but will come into |
| and Tennessee in the SEC and non conference | | | | their own as the season goes. This sports |
| games against West Virginia at home and North | | | | handicapper has LSU finishing behind Alabama and |
| Carolina in Atlanta on September 4th opening up | | | | Arkansas in the SEC West. |
